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{"title":"Curriculum, Theory, and Practice: Exploring Nurses' and Nursing Students' Knowledge of and Attitudes towards Caring for the Older Adults in Canada.","authors":"Amany Farag Hassan Mohamed,&nbsp;Isha DeCoito","doi":"10.1177/08445621221113734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621221113734","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Caring for older adults is among the most challenging issue of public health and social care systems in modern societies. By enhancing the nursing curriculum, nursing students will be qualified to provide gerontology care, and they will be acknowledging and working to eliminate ageism from the health care system.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study explores nurses' and nursing students' knowledge and attitudes in caring for older adults and addresses the factors contributing to nurses' perspectives. It also examines the nursing curriculum's contributions to nurses' knowledge and attitudes and provides suggestions aimed at reconfiguring the nursing curriculum for comprehensive gerontology nursing care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A mixed-method research design was utilized, and quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 90 nurses and nursing students through an online questionnaire. Data were analyzed via SPSS and NVivo 12 software programs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results revealed that most nurses possess neutral attitudes toward caring for older patients, and their knowledge ranged from average to above-average levels. Statistical analysis revealed no statistically significant difference between gender and nurses' attitudes or between gender and knowledge. Similarly, there was no statistically significant difference between work status and nurses' attitudes. Results showed a statistically significant positive correlation between nurses' attitudes and knowledge level. This study demonstrated the positive impact of the Canadian nursing curriculum on nurses' knowledge and attitudes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The current study recommends providing gerontology nursing courses as a mandatory separate course in nursing education to enhance nursing students' knowledge and skills for high-quality gerontology nursing care.</p>","PeriodicalId":46661,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Nursing Research","volume":"55 2","pages":"216-229"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/96/40/10.1177_08445621221113734.PMC10061616.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9228423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effect of Perceived Organizational Support of Nurses on Their Resilience: A Cross-Sectional Study From Turkey.","authors":"Ayse Karadas,&nbsp;Özlem Dogu,&nbsp;Seda Degirmenci Oz","doi":"10.1177/08445621221118800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621221118800","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Throughout and following the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak, there is an urgent need to focus on organizational support strategies aimed at improving the resilience of nurses.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This research aims to <b>examine</b> the relationship between the nurses' perceived organizational support and their resilience levels, and to reveal the characteristics that make a significant difference.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The data of this descriptive and cross-sectional study were collected from 722 nurses in February 2021 using the web-based survey method. The study followed the STROBE guideline. The data collection tools included the Introductory Information Form, the Survey of Perceived Organizational Support, and the Psychological Resilience Scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nurses were concluded to have perceived a moderate level of organizational support and their psychological resilience were found to be higher than average. A positive relationship was determined between the organizational support perceived by nurses and their psychological resilience. The gender, position/title of nurses, their work experience in COVID-19 treatment services, and having been infected with the COVID-19 virus were found to affect their perception of organizational support and resilience.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Organizational support perceived by nurses significantly affects their resilience. Resilience programs should, in particular, prioritize permanent clinical nurses who are in the risk group in terms of resilience, female nurses, nurses who had been infected with the COVID 19 virus, and nurses who have been assigned to COVID-19 treatment wards.</p>","PeriodicalId":46661,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Nursing Research","volume":"55 2","pages":"241-249"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9254298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"\"The Average Counsellor Wouldn't Know\": Exploring How General Health Practitioners Understand and Respond to Domestic Violence.","authors":"Nicole Loncar,&nbsp;Katreena L Scott","doi":"10.1177/08445621221107296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621221107296","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Individuals experiencing and perpetrating intimate partner violence (IPV) are frequently in contact with general health and mental health services. Health service providers, including nurses, thus have a key role in identifying and responding to initial indicators of IPV risk.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The present study provides descriptive information about current assessment and intervention practices of health and mental health service providers when patients are presenting with concerns about IPV.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A secondary data analysis of interviews with general health practitioners (n = 17) were coded and dominant themes analyzed through thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The present study uncovered ways in which IPV-related risks are, and are not, recognized and responded to. A metaphorical visual display in the form of a \"domestic violence supply room\" depicts the level of access and degree of competency described by practitioners in respective areas of practice. Within reach for all practitioners is the knowledge of factors that increase risk and vulnerability to IPV. Out of reach is a comprehensive understanding of the needs of children and perpetrators as well as the consistent ability to consider intersectionality and be reflexive when working with culturally and linguistically diverse populations. The step ladder to improved IPV response, including formal supports such as training and procedures, is frequently described as lacking.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A consistent and empirically supported approach to IPV assessment and response is rare to find across generalist service provision. Although service providers possess basic knowledge of risk factors, organizational direction is needed to allow providers to address IPV confidently and effectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":46661,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Nursing Research","volume":"55 2","pages":"153-164"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/78/53/10.1177_08445621221107296.PMC10061613.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9603869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Service Providers' Perspectives: Reducing Intimate Partner Violence in Rural and Northern Regions of Canada.","authors":"Nicole Letourneau,&nbsp;Dawn Lorraine McBride,&nbsp;Sylvia S Barton,&nbsp;Keira Griggs","doi":"10.1177/08445621221128857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621221128857","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Intimate partner violence (IPV) persists as a serious challenge, globally, with regions in Central and Northern Canada reporting the highest rates of shelter use to escape abuse, of sexual assault, and of IPV in the country. Despite research into IPV, barriers and gaps exist in understanding what an effective response to IPV in rural and northern communities should look like.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To enhance this understanding, qualitative interviews and focus groups with a total of 55 participants were conducted with service providers, including shelter services, victims services, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, counselors, and others (e.g., psychologists). A grounded theory approach was used to analyze data, with findings illustrated in a schematic that conceptualize the challenges service providers experience.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The findings reveal how an IPV environment, characterized by oppression, abuse, and illness, requires transformation into an IPV-free environment, characterized by empowerment, positive social connections, and wellness. As service providers work to influence this transition, they become experts in understanding the sociocultural context, formal services, and informal supports accessible or not for women experiencing IPV. Service providers encourage social media use into service delivery to improve communication; lobby for rural-specific IPV specialists; and recognize isolation as a barrier to seeking out safe shelter and housing, transportation, and economic assistance.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In order to reduce rates of IPV, the results suggest we must support service providers, document service gaps, and maximize policy change and community action based on IPV as it is experienced in rural and northern regions of Canada.</p>","PeriodicalId":46661,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Nursing Research","volume":"55 2","pages":"165-175"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10061610/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9276222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nurse Preceptors' Experiences of an Online Strength-Based Nursing Course in Clinical Teaching.","authors":"A Arnaert, M Di Feo, M Wagner, G Primeau, T Aubé, A Constantinescu, M Lavoie-Tremblay","doi":"10.1177/08445621211073439","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08445621211073439","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Online educational programs for nurse preceptors have been created based on various theoretical frameworks; however, no programs using a Strengths-Based Nursing (SBN) approach could be located. <b>Purpose</b>: This qualitative descriptive study explored the nurse preceptors' experiences in using a SBN approach to provide clinical teaching to nursing students after completing an online SBN clinical teaching course. <b>Methods:</b> Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six nurses. Data was thematically analyzed. <b>Findings</b>: Although their levels of familiarity with SBN varied, all preceptors acknowledged that using a SBN approach in clinical teaching benefits both students and educators. They reported that it empowered students and that it allowed them to discover their strengths. Getting to know their students helped the preceptors provide tailored learning experiences and feedback. Using the SBN approach simultaneously enhanced the preceptors' self-confidence and created opportunities for shared learning. <b>Conclusion:</b> Using a strengths' approach offers nurse preceptors a powerful tool to facilitate student learning and skills development in clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":46661,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Nursing Research","volume":"55 1","pages":"91-99"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/2d/cd/10.1177_08445621211073439.PMC9936431.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10743894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Impact of Canadian Medical Delays and Preventive Measures on Breast Cancer Experience: A Silent Battle Masked by the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Justine Fortin,&nbsp;Marjolaine Rivest-Beauregard,&nbsp;Clarisse Defer,&nbsp;Mélissandre Leblanc,&nbsp;Lunie Anne Thamar Louis,&nbsp;Carol-Anne Roy,&nbsp;Isabelle Lapierre,&nbsp;Alain Brunet,&nbsp;Marjorie Montreuil,&nbsp;Marie-France Marin","doi":"10.1177/08445621221097520","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621221097520","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic led to the prioritization of breast cancer services towards patients who are currently in treatment or diagnosed with advanced stages of breast cancer, and the self-assessment of both tumor growth and treatment side effects. Alongside the stress associated with cancer itself, delays and complications due to COVID-19 may impact patients' mental health.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To describe the experiences of Canadians living with breast cancer who received a diagnosis and/or treatment during the pandemic, and to identify their recommendations for improving patients well-being during future pandemics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eighteen women living with breast cancer who also completed the Distress Thermometer questionnaire. The transcripts were analyzed using a descriptive thematic content methodology.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Women who started their breast cancer screening or treatment before the pandemic reported fewer delays and less psychological distress than those who started during the pandemic. Participants reported feeling dehumanized while receiving their medical care, being unable to be accompanied during medical visits, and fearing treatment interruption during the pandemic. Patient recommendations for improving care and psychological support included the presence of family caregivers at consultations to receive the diagnosis and for the first treatment session.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Study findings provide new insights on how healthcare restrictions during the pandemic impacted on patient experiences and their well-being during screening and treatment for breast cancer. The need for cancer nursing practices and care delivery strategies that promote the delivery of compassionate, patient-centred care and the provision of psychological support during future pandemics are identified.</p>","PeriodicalId":46661,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Nursing Research","volume":"55 1","pages":"55-67"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9086203/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10743903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effectiveness of an Online Learning Strategy on Changing Physical Activity Counseling Practice in Nurses.","authors":"Kristina H Karvinen,&nbsp;Treva Reed","doi":"10.1177/08445621221075157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621221075157","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Nurses may be well poised for providing physical activity guidance and support to patients.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purposes of this study were to examine the effectiveness of a concise, evidence based online learning modules strategy (OLMS) for improving nurses' physical activity counselling.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>68 nurses were randomly assigned to either an OLMS group or control group. The OLMS group completed a series of six online learning modules aimed at improving physical activity counselling practice.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The OLMS group, compared to the control group, showed a trend for improvement in Physical Activity Counselling Practice (<i>p</i> = .063) after controlling for baseline values, and significant improvement in (a) Self-efficacy for Physical Activity Counselling (<i>p</i> = .001), (b) Knowledge of Physical Activity Guidelines, (<i>p</i> = .031), and (c) Perceived Benefits of Physical Activity Counselling (<i>p</i> = .014) over the course of the intervention. No significant change was found for Barriers for Providing Physical Activity Counselling (<i>p</i> > .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The OLMS tested may be an effective means for improving self-efficacy, knowledge, and perceived benefits of physical activity counselling, suggesting the utility of online learning strategies for improving nurses' physical activity counselling practice. Given barriers to providing physical activity counselling were not affected by the intervention, future interventions and policy change could target these barriers specifically in order to give nurses more tools and time for reaching patients and addressing physical activity counselling in practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":46661,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Nursing Research","volume":"55 1","pages":"100-109"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9302185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Priority Nursing Populations for Mental Health Support Before and During COVID-19: A Survey Study of Individual and Workplace Characteristics.","authors":"Farinaz Havaei,&nbsp;Maura MacPhee,&nbsp;Andy Ma,&nbsp;Yue Mao","doi":"10.1177/08445621221098833","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621221098833","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Nursing is a high-risk profession and nurses' exposure to workplace risk factors such as heavy workloads and inadequate staffing is well documented. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated nurses' exposure to workplace risk factors, further deteriorating their mental health. Therefore, it is both timely and important to determine nursing groups in greatest need of mental health interventions and supports.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study is to provide a granular examination of the differences in nurse mental health across nurse demographic and workplace characteristics before and after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This secondary analysis used survey data from two cross-sectional studies with samples (Time 1 study, 5,512 nurses; Time 2, 4,523) recruited from the nursing membership (∼48,000) of the British Columbia nurses' union. Data was analyzed at each timepoint using descriptive statistics and ordinal logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Several demographic and workplace characteristics were found to predict significant differences in the number of positive screenings on measures of poor mental health. Most importantly, in both survey times younger age was a strong predictor of worse mental health, as was full-time employment. Nurse workplace health authority was also a significant predictor of worse mental health.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Structural and psychological strategies must be in place, proactively and preventively, to buffer nurses against workplace challenges that are likely to increase during the COVID-19 crisis.</p>","PeriodicalId":46661,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Nursing Research","volume":"55 1","pages":"68-77"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9118006/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9307898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"New Graduate Nurses Navigating Entry to Practice in the Covid-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Kim McMillan,&nbsp;Chaman Akoo,&nbsp;Ashley Catigbe-Cates","doi":"10.1177/08445621221150946","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621221150946","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly impacted organizational life for nurses, with known physical and psychological impacts. New graduate nurses are a subset of nurses with unique needs and challenges as they transition into their registered nurse roles. However, this subset of nurses has yet to be explored in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To explore the experiences of new graduate nurses entering the profession in Ontario, Canada, during the Covid-19 pandemic approximately one year after entering the profession.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thorne's interpretive description method was utilized.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>All participants identified as completing second entry nursing programs, offering a unique perspective on new graduate nurse transition. Four themes emerged in the data: '<i>Virtual Didn't Cut It,' 'Go Where You Know,' 'Picking Up the Pieces,' and 'Learning When to Say No and Let Go.'</i> Participants felt ill prepared to enter the profession and were cognizant of the various challenges facing the nursing profession, and how these pre-existing challenges were exacerbated by the pandemic. They acknowledged the need to protect themselves against burnout and poor mental health, and as such, made calculated early career decisions - demonstrating strong socio-political knowing. Half of the participants had already left their first nursing job; citing unmet orientation, mental health, and wellbeing needs. However, all participants were steadfast in remaining in the nursing profession.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Second entry new graduate nurses remain a unique subset of nurses that require more scholarly attention as their transition experiences may differ from the traditional trajectory of new graduate nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":46661,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Nursing Research","volume":"55 1","pages":"78-90"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9843155/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10743593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the Perceptions of Nurses on Receiving the SARS CoV-2 Vaccine in Palestine: A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Souad Belkebir,&nbsp;Beesan Maraqa,&nbsp;Zaher Nazzal,&nbsp;Abdullah Abdullah,&nbsp;Ferial Yasin,&nbsp;Kamal Al-Shakhrah,&nbsp;Therese Zink","doi":"10.1177/08445621211066721","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621211066721","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Uncertainty about vaccination among nurses are major barriers to managing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic worldwide.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To explore nurseś perceptions about receiving the SARS CoV-2 vaccine to inform the upcoming Palestinian Ministry of Health (MOH) vaccination efforts.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Four focus groups were conducted with nurses between January 18 and 30, 2021, before MOH launched vaccinations in Palestine. Participants working in government and private facilities were invited to participate and completed an online or paper form to provide demographics, review the study purpose, and give consent. Meetings were facilitated in Arabic either online via the Zoom platform or face-to-face using the same interview guide. Transcripts were translated into English and coded using a template analysis approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty-six nurses, with a median age of 29.5y (range, 22-57) from across Palestine participated. Three major themes emerged: uncertainty, trust, and the knowledge needed to move forward. Uncertainty related to the evolving nature of COVID-19, the rapidity of vaccine development, the types and timing of available vaccines. The need for trusted experts to share scientific information about the vaccines to counteract the misinformation in social media. Moreover, reliable vaccine information may help vaccine-hesitant nurses move to vaccine-acceptors and to convince others, including their patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The negative perception of nurses towards vaccines is problematic in Palestine and uncertainty about which vaccine(s) will be available adds to the lack of education and mass-media misinformation. Other countries with vaccination efforts that are not wholly planned or implemented and may be struggling with similar concerns<b>.</b></p>","PeriodicalId":46661,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Nursing Research","volume":"55 1","pages":"34-41"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10729479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}