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This collection houses previously published articles published in traditional scholarly and scientific journals when allowed by the copyright holder and/or publisher. You may see the following versions of articles:
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Motivating older adults through immersive virtual exercise (MOTIVE): A randomized pilot study
(Elsevier, 2023)Background: This study aimed to: 1) determine the feasibility of a virtual reality physical activity intervention among older adults and 2) test the preliminary effectiveness of the intervention at increasing physical ... -
Scoping review of factors affecting Philippine nurse licensure examination outcomes
(Philippine Nurses Association, 2022)Aim: This scoping review synthesized the existing literature on factors affecting Philippine nurse licensure examination (PNLE) outcomes. Background: Studies about the nurse licensure examination in the Philippines had ... -
Influence of self-esteem, psychological empowerment, and empowering leader behaviors on assertive behaviors of staff nurses
(Belitung Raya Foundation, Indonesia, 2021)Background: Being assertive is essential skill nurses need to learn and develop. While many studies exist on nurses’ assertiveness, there is limited research on the factors associated with Filipino nurses’ ... -
Nursing students' views of using virtual reality in healthcare: A qualitative study
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2021-07-22)Aims and Objectives: This study explored nursing students’ views of using virtual reality in healthcare. Background: The popularity and use of virtual reality in healthcare delivery and education is on the rise. ... -
Incorporating virtual reality in nurse education: A qualitative study of nursing students' perspectives
(Elsevier, Ltd., 2021-10)Background: Recent challenges to nurse education have resulted in an increased use of virtual reality which serves as an immersive and effective medium for skill and knowledge acquisition. Virtual reality technology is ... -
Nurse motivation, engagement and well-being before an electronic medical record system implementation: A mixed methods study
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(5), 2726., 2021-03-08)Implementation of an electronic medical record (EMR) is a significant workplace event for nurses in hospitals. Understanding nurses’ key concerns can inform EMR implementation and ongoing optimization strategies to ... -
A practical guide for frontline workers during COVID-19: Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory
(Sage Publications, 2020-10-22)Researchers from China, Korea, and France have warned the public of the additional psychological and mental health risks of COVID-19 on frontline workers globally. The aim of the article is to propose using the theoretical ... -
Gen Z nursing students' usage, perception and satisfaction with Facebook for educational purposes: Tool for learning or distraction
(Association of Indonesian Nurses Education Center (AINEC), 2019-06)Introduction: Gen Z has started to enter the portals of nursing classrooms. They are technology and socially-savvy consumers who grew up in the world of internet and smartphones. However, little is known about this generation, ... -
A qualitative description of millennial nurse administrators' perspectives on leadership and their practice environment
(Association of Indonesian Nurses Education Center (AINEC), 2018-12)Introduction: Millennial nurses are beginning to accept leadership roles and will soon take over governance in the nursing profession and healthcare industry. This study aimed to describe the perspectives on leadership and ... -
Perceived competence and transition experience of new graduate Filipino nurses
(Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia, 2020-03)Recruitment and hiring of new graduate nurses is seen as a potential strategy to mitigate the problem of nurse shortage. However, previous studies disclosed that new graduate nurses are inadequately prepared to enter ... -
Value conflicts in evidence-based practice
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2010-04)Ethical dilemmas about care arise when the persons involved in care decisions have conflicting values. Evidence-based practice clarifies the nature of some ethical concerns about care because it sets three explicit values ... -
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: Appraising evidence for therapy questions
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2012-01)Evidence to support the effectiveness of therapies commonly compares the outcomes between a group of individuals who received the therapy and a group of individuals who did not. Nurses must be able to determine how well ... -
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: Understanding and using systematic reviews
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2010-10)Systematic reviews are comprehensive reviews of quantitative research literature conducted according to explicit guidelines established in advance. The strengths of systematic reviews as sources of evidence for practice ... -
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: Strength of evidence
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2009-05)The strength of the evidence to answer any clinical question depends on the quantity and quality of the evidence and the consistency of findings across studies. The nature of the clinical question determines what study ... -
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: Statistics for therapy questions
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2010-01)Evidence to support the effectiveness of therapies commonly compares the outcomes between a group of individuals who received the therapy and a group of individuals who did not. Nurses must be able to interpret the statistics ... -
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: Appraising qualitative research
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2014-04)Research from qualitative traditions is often ignored as a resource for evidence-based practice. Findings from qualitative research, however, are of particular benefit to generalist nurses. Human responses to health concerns ... -
Essential skills for evidence-based practice appraising clinical practice guidelines
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2013-07)Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines allow generalist nurses to benefit from the scholarship and clinical expertise of others. Guidelines summarize the available evidence about a clinical problem and make recommendations ... -
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: Evidence access tools
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2009-09)In an efficient search for evidence to address clinical questions, clinicians consult trustworthy collections of critically evaluated evidence when those resources exist. The “5S” hierarchy organizes these resources in ... -
A model for applying evidence to nursing practice
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2012-04)All clinicians who wish to apply evidence to practice should consider how to do so most effectively and how to incorporate patient preferences into their decision-making. Because nursing practice is commonly embedded in ... -
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: How to ask a clinical question
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2009-01)Nurses who wish to apply evidence to practice must be able to ask questions about clinical problems in a format that allows those questions to be answered with evidence. This article contains a discussion of the nature of ...