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New Advances in Nursing and Health

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Nursing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2023) | Viewed by 3160

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Daniel Fernández-García

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Health Research Nursing Group (GREIS), Department of Nursing and Physioterapy, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
Interests: critical care; pediatrics; emergency care; nursing care; development care
Dr. Inés Casado-Verdejo

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Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
Interests: aging; cognition; frailty; personal autonomy; elder abuse; quality of life

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

As the largest element of workforce in the healthcare system, nurses play a crucial role in the provision of frontline care (WHO, 2020). The management and execution of nursing care must be supported and justified by scientific evidence and, therefore, it is necessary for nurses to develop research to improve their professional practice and thus improve the health of patients. Nursing research develops knowledge about health and the promotion of health over the full lifespan, care of persons with health problems and disabilities, and nursing actions to enhance the ability of individuals to respond effectively to actual or potential health problems. Papers addressing these topics are invited for this Special Issue, especially those combining the effect of high-quality care, economic aspects of care, timeliness of care and service provision, prevention of disease and promotion of health.

Dr. Daniel Fernández-García
Dr. Inés Casado-Verdejo
Guest Editors

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Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • nursing
  • care
  • research
  • health promotion
  • advances
  • public health

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Development and Validation of a Meta-Instrument for the Assessment of Functional Capacity, the Risk of Falls and Pressure Injuries in Adult Hospitalization Units (VALENF Instrument) (Part II)
by David Luna-Aleixos, Irene Llagostera-Reverter, Ximo Castelló-Benavent, Marta Aquilué-Ballarín, Gema Mecho-Montoliu, Águeda Cervera-Gasch, María Jesús Valero-Chillerón, Desirée Mena-Tudela, Laura Andreu-Pejó, Rafael Martínez-Gonzálbez and Víctor M. González-Chordá
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(6), 5003; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065003 - 12 Mar 2023
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The nursing assessment is the first step of the nursing process and fundamental to detecting patients’ care needs and at-risk situations. This article presents the psychometric properties of the VALENF Instrument, a recently developed meta-instrument with only seven items that integrates the assessment [...] Read more.
The nursing assessment is the first step of the nursing process and fundamental to detecting patients’ care needs and at-risk situations. This article presents the psychometric properties of the VALENF Instrument, a recently developed meta-instrument with only seven items that integrates the assessment of functional capacity, risk of pressure injuries and risk of falls with a more parsimonious approach to nursing assessment in adult hospitalization units. A cross-sectional study based on recorded data in a sample of 1352 nursing assessments was conducted. Sociodemographic variables and assessments of the Barthel, Braden and Downton instruments were included at the time of admission through the electronic health history. Thus, the VALENF Instrument obtained high content validity (S-CVI = 0.961), construct validity (RMSEA = 0.072; TLI = 0.968) and internal consistency (Ω = 0.864). However, the inter-observer reliability results were not conclusive, with Kappa values ranging between 0.213 and 0.902 points. The VALENF Instrument has adequate psychometric properties (content validity, construct validity, internal consistency and inter-observer reliability) for assessing the level of functional capacity, risk of pressure injuries and risk of falls. Future studies are necessary to establish its diagnostic accuracy. Full article
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Factors Influencing Pre-Cardiopulmonary Arrest Signs among Post-General Surgery Patients in Critical Care Service System
by Chunthana Chinawong, Ketsarin Utriyaprasit, Siriorn Sindhu, Chukiat Viwatwongkasem and Sirilak Suksompong
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(1), 876; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010876 - 03 Jan 2023
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Health service system factors can lead to pre-cardiopulmonary arrest signs (pre-CA), which refer to a critical condition in the body leading to a circulatory and respiratory system disruption. The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence rate of an event leading [...] Read more.
Health service system factors can lead to pre-cardiopulmonary arrest signs (pre-CA), which refer to a critical condition in the body leading to a circulatory and respiratory system disruption. The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence rate of an event leading to pre-cardiopulmonary arrest signs within the first 24 h, and also to analyze the factors influencing the health service system in critical post-general surgery patients in the intensive care unit. These results of the study found the incidence rate of pre-CA was 49.05 per 1000 person-hours, especially 1 h after admission to the ICU. Hemodynamic instability, respiratory instability, and neurological alteration were the most common pre-CA symptoms. The patient factors associated with high pre-CA arrest sign scores were the age from 18–40 years, with an operation status as emergency surgery, elective surgery compared with urgent surgery, and the interaction of operation status and age in critical post-general surgery patients. The organization factors found advanced hospital level and nurse allocation were associated with pre-CA. To improve quality of care for critical post-general surgery patients, critical care service delivery should be delegated to nurses with nurse allocation and critical care nursing training. Guidelines must be established for critically ill post-general surgery patient care. Full article
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