PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To explore perspectives on music therapy as a nursing intervention in adult cancer care and to expand and integrate knowledge and understanding about music therapy as an adjunctive intervention in adult cancer nursing care. DATA SOURCES Published nursing articles. DATA SYNTHESIS Medical and nursing journals have reported on research related to music and its effect as a nu...

OBJECTIVE To observe the influence of psychological intervention on pain, immune system and adrenocortical functions of patients receiving lung cancer surgery. METHODS We selected 124 patients who received surgery for treating stage I or II lung cancer and divided into experimental group and control group. The experimental group received comprehensive psychological intervention while the cont...

A computer-based nursing process documentation system was developed through NNN Linkage to create standardized nursing care plans and nursing records. The nursing care plan was developed by linking the nursing diagnosis, desired nursing outcome and suggested nursing intervention based on NNN linkage. The fetched sentences linked with each nursing activity supports nursing documentation. The mai...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to describe the factors affecting successful nursing care intervention on sexuality. METHODS A one-group pre- and post-test design was used. Fifty-three cervical cancer survivors and their spouses were administered with nursing care intervention on sexuality in three sessions and evaluated after 6 weeks. RESULTS Sexual intervention reduced dyspareunia symptoms, imp...

BACKGROUND Challenging behavior exhibited by people with dementia can have adverse outcomes, like stress, low morale, low work satisfaction and absenteeism for nursing staff in long-term care settings. Training nursing staff to manage challenging behavior may reduce its impact. Although much of the research into training nursing staff shows methodological limitations, several studies find some ...

Effective communication by nursing home staff is related to a higher quality of life and a decrease in verbal and physical aggression and depression in nursing home residents. Several communication intervention studies have been conducted to improve communication between nursing home staff and nursing home residents with dementia. These studies have shown that communication skills training can ...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To identify the most comprehensive approach to developing complex interventions for nursing research and practice. BACKGROUND The majority of research in nursing is descriptive and exploratory in nature. There is an increasing professional and political demand for nurses to develop and provide evidence to support their practices. Nurses need to explore current practice and...