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Aim

To evaluate the reliability of the ECOEnfSM scale as a tool to assess the professional competencies of Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (MHNP) in their clinical practice.

Method

A pilot study, observational, descriptive and cross-sectional, focuses on MHNP who have completed their Specialized Health Training Program (SHTP) in Spain. The data were collected by general and collaborators mentors of the Multiprofessional Teaching Units (MTUs). The Mental Health Nursing Competency Assessment Tool (ECOEnfSM) was used, which consists of three subscales and eight Competence Units (CU). A reliability and validity analysis were conducted (Cronbach's alpha and Spearman's correlation coefficient).

Results

The Rotation Assessment subscales showed excellent reliability (r > 0.90) with high and very high correlations (r > 0.6) in all UCs with high levels of significance (p < 0.01). The Annual Assessment subscale showed good reliability (r > 0.80) with a medium and very high correlation (r > 0.4) with high levels of significance (p < 0.01). All UCs showed a good to excellent consistency (r > 0.80). The “Home Visits” assessment criterion showed heterogeneity of data due to there are few MTUs that fully develop it.

Conclusion

The ECOEnfSM scale showed very high reliability in MHNP during their training program in Spain. The ECOEnfSM is considered the only objective tool in Spain to assess the professional competencies in this population.

Objective

Considering methodological difficulties and inconsistent results of previous studies on it, the objective was to describe the change in nursing student self-esteem over time and its predictors, using a sound theoretical framework and relevant tools to measure and analyse the data.

Method

Cohort study. Self-esteem and related factors were assessed in nursing students in a 4-year bachelor's program at the beginning of each academic year from 2017 to 2019 and at the end of the academic year in May 2020, using he revised version of Self-liking/Self-competence scale of Tafarodi and Swann. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed via generalized linear mixed modelling.

Results

Self-esteem was moderate at the beginning of the program: 50.40 (9.10). It increased slightly over time: 51.15 (9.11) at T1; 51.64 (0.49) at T2; and 51.39 (10.79) at T3 (p = .002). Baseline variables that predicted self-esteem change were gender, secondary school graduation level, state anxiety, intent to continue, and self-efficacy. Assessing and improving those last variables via a strong career plan could boost student achievement and increase retention during and after training.

Conclusion

Nursing student self-esteem can be assessed using a bidimensional model, with a two-factor scale like Tafarodi & Swann's self-liking/self-competence scale. Generalized linear mixed model is a useful way to correlate large sets of longitudinal data.

Objective

The incidence of falls in elderly patients in the hospital environment is three times higher than that in the community. The aim was to determine the characteristics of patients who suffered in-hospital falls and their complications.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study with patients ≥ 65 years old, admitted between 2018 and 2020 to four clinics in Colombia who presented a fall during their stay. Clinical data, reasons for the fall, complications and use of drugs with a known risk for causing falls and with an anticholinergic load were reviewed.

Results

A total of 249 patients were included. The mean age was 77.5 ± 7.4 years, and there was a predominance of males (63.9%). The patients were hospitalized mainly for community-acquired pneumonia (12.4%) and heart failure (10.4%). Falls occurred most frequently in hospitalization wards (77.1%) and emergency departments (20.9%). Falls were related to standing alone (34.4%) and on the way to the bathroom (28.9%), with 40.6% (n = 102) of falls resulting in trauma, especially to the head (27.7%); the incidence of fractures was low (3.2%). Ninety-two percent of patients had polypharmacy (≥ 5 drugs), 88.0% received psychotropic drugs, and 37.3% received drugs with an anticholinergic load ≥ 3 points.

Conclusions

Hospitalized adults ≥ 65 years old suffered falls, mainly in hospitalization wards and emergency departments, especially during the process of solitary ambulation. Most had received psychotropic drugs and medications with a high anticholinergic load. These results suggest that it is necessary to improve risk prevention strategies for falls in this population.

Objective

To assess the effectiveness and safety of a topical silicone gel (BE + Gel reductor y reparador de cicatrices) and a polyurethane dressing (BE + apósito reductor y reparador de cicatrices) on the evolution of scars of patients who were previously recruited in the emergency care unit while seeking wound care.

Method

A single center, stratified observational, open label study was performed in the emergency care unit of Donostia Universitary Hospital (recruitment) and in the Biodonostia Health Research Institute (intervention). Scars located in unexposed body areas with the dressing, and scars located in exposed areas with either the gel or the dressing. Investigators assessed interventions at day 1 and on weeks 4, 8 and 12. Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) and a photographical assessment were used to determine the scars evolution, and the subjective perception of the scar was evaluated by means of a questionnaire administered to the patients.

Results

Patients whose scars were treated with the silicone gel had an average initial VSS score of 5.4 ± 2.08. This value was reduced to 0.86 ± 1.17 after 90 days of treatment. Patients treated with the polyurethane dressing had an average initial VSS score of 5.8 ± 2.29. After 90 days of treatment, this average score was reduced to 0.33 ± 0.66. Positive evolution of scars was also supported by photographs and by a patient questionnaire.

Conclusions

Both treatments appear to be safe and effective, objectively, and subjectively, in the context of scar evolution.

Case report is a narrative description of the problem of one or several patients. The CARE checklist (Case Report) is the consensus document for reporting clinical case reports and through adaptations to the different CARE disciplines is used to define standards for authors in scientific journals; however, the specificity of the nursing process makes it difficult to adjust nursing case reports to CARE. The aim was to analyze the publications of clinical cases with a nursing perspective in scientific journals, as well as the quality standards and evaluation systems used. Few journals reviewed agreed to publish nursing case reports or stated standards for authors to adjust to CARE. Preliminary results indicated average or poor adherence to CARE, with the most reported elements being: Keywords, patient information and introduction. Adherence was lower for the elements: Timeline, therapeutic intervention, follow-up and outcomes, and patient perspective. The characteristics of the nursing process implies a low adherence to CARE, so it is necessary to unify criteria to guide researchers, authors, reviewers and editors of scientific journals, as well as to improve the rigor and quality of the reports. Currently, there are no specific guidelines for reporting clinical case reports with a nursing perspective available. These normative gaps could be solved by developing a CARE extension adapted to the methodological characteristics of the nursing process.

Objective

To analyze the current available evidence on non-pharmacological interventions for increasing the withdrawal of patients with substance use disorder.

Method

a systematic review of randomized clinical trials with a control group has been carried out where a non-pharmacological intervention is carried out in which nurses participate. The search was carried out in Pubmed, Cinahl, Web of Science, Scopus and Cochrane. Randomized clinical trials with a control group published between 2018 and 2023 were selected.

Results

15 articles were selected. A longer abstinence time was observed in the interventions that proposed a personalized telematic follow-up with a health worker, the establishment of the figure of the care coordinator or financial rewards based on the abstinence time. No significant differences regarding abstinence were observed in the formative interventions or with relaxation techniques only. However, relaxation techniques combined with other interventions could be effective.

Conclusions

The identified interventions can be incorporated into nursing practice. They present encouraging results, although it would be advisable to study their long-term effectiveness.

Objective

To analyse the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of nurses in Spanish out-of-hospital Emergency Services, identifying predictor factors of greater severity.

Method

A multicentre cross-sectional descriptive study was designed, including all nurses working in any Spanish out-of-hospital Emergency Services between 01/02/2021 and 30/04/2021. The main outcomes were the level of depression, anxiety and stress assessed through the DASS-21 scale. Sociodemographic, clinical, and occupational information was also collected. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to determine possible associations between variables.

Results

The sample included 474 nurses. 32.91%, 32.70% and 26.33% of the participants had severe or extremely severe levels of depression, anxiety and stress, respectively. Professionals with fewer competencies to handle stressful situations, those who had used psychotropic drugs and/or psychotherapy on some occasion before the pandemic onset, or those who had changed their working conditions presented more likelihood of developing more severe levels of depression, anxiety and/or stress.

Conclusion

Nurses in Spanish out-of-hospital Emergency Services have presented medium levels of depression, anxiety and stress during the pandemic. Clinical and occupational factors have been associated with a higher degree of psychological distress. It is necessary to adopt strategies that promote professionalś self-efficacy and mitigate the triggers of negative emotional states.

A valid and reliable nursing assessment is essential for identifying required care and ensuring patient safety. The convenience of conducting a comprehensive assessment of the patient has led to a significant increase in assessment tools that may slow down the process. Nevertheless, the possibility of consolidating various instruments that measure common or similar constructs into a meta-instrument is considered an alternative that could enhance assessment efficiency.

A meta-instrument can be defined as a measurement tool that consolidates other instruments based on measuring related constructs and sharing dimensions or items, aiming to achieve a more parsimonious measurement. Literature on such assessment tools is scarce, and there are numerous options for their construction and initial validation. Additionally, it is advisable to confirm their psychometric properties and ensure that they maintain, at the very least, the same diagnostic capacity as the original instruments.

This article presents a proposal for the phases to follow in constructing meta-instruments, along with various methodological alternatives that can be employed based on the characteristics of the original instruments and the purpose of creating the meta-instrument. Furthermore, special attention is given to the checklists that should be used to study the psychometric properties and diagnostic capacity of the meta-instruments. Finally, future lines of research and challenges in the development of nursing assessment meta-instruments are discussed.

Objective

To establish the construct validity of the Spanish version of the BARRIERS scale.

Method

Methodological study of validation of a measurement instrument based on data from previously published studies. The study population consisted of nurses from the Basque Health Service and the Canary Health Service. The following variables were extracted and unified: Years of professional experience, possession of a specialist nursing degree, possession of a doctorate, type of activity performed by the professional and field of work. For construct validation, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed based on the initial model proposed for the scale and Rasch analysis. A polychoric correlation matrix, factor extraction by unweighted least squares and PROMIN oblique rotation were used. For the Rasch analysis, the Joint Maximun Likelihood estimation (JMLE) method was used; the fit of the items and persons were estimated by means of outfit - Unweighted Mean Square fit statistic (UMS) and infit -Weighted Mean Square Fit Statistic (WMS), as well as the reliability and separation of items and persons.

Results

A total of 1200 nurses and midwives made up the final validation sample (n = 1200), with a mean professional experience of 21.22 ± 9.26 years. The CFA presented a good fit to the data (KMO = 0.935 [95% CI:0.921-0.945]), changing the factorial assignment in 6 items, while 5 items received factorial scores in more than one factor. The fit values for the 4-factor solution were RMSEA = 0.026 [95% CI:0.026-0.027] and GFI = 0.991 [95% CI = 0.986-0.991]. In the Rasch analysis most items presented infit-WMS and outfit-UMS values with a good fit.

Conclusions

The Spanish version of the BARRIERS scale has adequate construct validity although there are changes in the assignment of items to the dimensions compared to the original model. The Rasch analysis indicates adequate fit for both persons and items.