{"title":"Commentary: Reconsidering nursing resilience as an outcome of informal peer support.","authors":"M Ischaq Nabil Asshiddiqi","doi":"10.1177/17449871261421170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871261421170","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"17449871261421170"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13095999/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147785488","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":"Enhancing nursing practice for United Kingdom armed forces veterans: an integrative review.","authors":"Donna Harewood","doi":"10.1177/17449871261421159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871261421159","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Armed Forces veterans in the United Kingdom (UK) experience complex physical, psychological, and social needs shaped by military service. Civilian healthcare services often lack cultural competence, relational continuity, and organisational structures that translate veteran identification into coordinated assessment, referral, and follow-up, contributing to reduced help-seeking, delayed disclosure, and moral distress.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To synthesise UK evidence on veterans' experiences in civilian healthcare and identify strategies aligned with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code (2018) and UK legal duties to strengthen adult nurses' capacity for culturally responsive care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An integrative review of five UK primary studies was conducted using Whittemore and Knafl's framework. A multi-database search was undertaken, and studies were appraised using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme Qualitative Checklist and the Mixed-Methods Appraisal Tool. Thematic synthesis was guided by Military Transition Theory, trauma-informed care principles, and the person-centred nursing framework.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three themes were identified: transition and identity disruption; stigma and low military cultural competence deterring disclosure; and gaps in veteran identification, training and trauma-informed practice. National initiatives improved recognition but did not sustain relational continuity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Veteran-focused continuing professional development, Veteran Link Nurse roles and structured reflective practice may strengthen cultural competence, ethical resilience, and delivery of veteran-centred care.</p>","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"17449871261421159"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13096060/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147785464","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":"Factors influencing participation in nursing research among clinical nurses in Nigeria: a qualitative study.","authors":"Emuejevoke Fuafugo, Evans Appiah Osei, Awube Menlah, Isabella Garti, Sa-Ada Sadique, Edward Obeng Amoah, Ophelia Serwah Nkansah, Zainab Seidu","doi":"10.1177/17449871261421134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871261421134","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Research is essential for evidence-based nursing practice. However, in low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria, clinical nurses face multiple barriers to engaging in research, emphasis on research-informed care, and recognition of the need for culturally specific nursing research.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examined factors influencing clinical nurses' research involvement in Nigerian practice settings, guided by Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) approach was used. Data were gathered via in-depth semi-structured interviews with 28 clinical nurses at a Nigerian tertiary hospital. Thematic analysis was informed by Social Cognitive Theory.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three major themes were identified: (1) lack of cultural recognition and structural barriers, including systemic constraints and weak organisational leadership; (2) profession-related barriers, such as low research confidence, perceived irrelevance to clinical work, and motivation tied to academic demands and (3) practice-related barriers, involving peer influence, a weak nursing research culture, and shift work challenges. These factors impact nurses' attitudes, motivation, and ability to participate in research.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Clinical nurses' research participation is hindered by structural, personal, and organisational barriers. Enhancing institutional support, research training, mentorship, and accommodating work environments can improve engagement. Building research self-efficacy and fostering a culture that rewards research may further sustain involvement.</p>","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"17449871261421134"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13096055/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147785483","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":"Beyond the scrub suit: the heart and resilience of Palestinian nurses.","authors":"Ibrahim Aqtam, Ahmad Ayed, Mustafa Shouli","doi":"10.1177/17449871251403357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871251403357","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"17449871251403357"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13096062/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147785516","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":"Linking nursing preceptors' clinical teaching confidence with competence: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Minerva Pingue-Raguini","doi":"10.1177/17449871261422659","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871261422659","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A wealth of literature reports nursing preceptors' and novice or licensed nurses' experiences of preceptorship programmes. However, there is a paucity of nursing literature examining the association between clinical learning confidence and competence among nursing preceptors.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To investigate the association between clinical learning confidence and competence among nursing preceptors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional, correlational design was used. Nursing preceptors (<i>n</i> = 208) were consecutively recruited between April and June 2025 and completed two self-report scales. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants had moderately high clinical teaching confidence and high clinical teaching competence. The clinical teaching competence was significantly different across age. Overall clinical teaching confidence and various teaching competence dimensions were statistically associated. The strongest predictor of teaching competence was the teaching confidence dimension of <i>relating theory and practice</i>.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Preceptors' age was associated with clinical learning competency. Preceptors' clinical teaching confidence was directly correlated with teaching competence. Nursing preceptorship programmes must be cognisant to the inextricable link between clinical teaching competence and confidence and create programmes to cultivate their development.</p>","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"17449871261422659"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13095998/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147785505","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}
Jennifer Hamilton, Simon Cooper, Irene Ngune, Amanda Cole, Richard Bostwick, Debbie Louise Massey
{"title":"A case for qualitatively driven mixed methods in nursing research: a methodological discussion.","authors":"Jennifer Hamilton, Simon Cooper, Irene Ngune, Amanda Cole, Richard Bostwick, Debbie Louise Massey","doi":"10.1177/17449871261421123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871261421123","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mixed methodology continues to grow as a rigorous and respected research design. However, the value of qualitatively driven mixed methods research within nursing is underrepresented. Qualitatively driven mixed methods, where qualitative data dominate meaning-making, have the potential to capture critical experiential elements pertinent to nursing research while supporting empirical rigour. This methodology paper argues for the importance of qualitatively driven mixed methods approaches within nursing research to enable greater understanding of complex phenomenon. Through discussion and case example the role of qualitatively driven mixed methods, including within a sequential explanatory design, are presented. Nurses and midwives are well placed to design and conduct health research, and this paper provides methodological guidance and advances epistemological understanding of qualitatively driven mixed methods within research to improve staff and patient outcomes. For health and social care policy, these methods provide rich contextual data that can inform policy development and evidence-based practice. This methodological discussion piece highlights how qualitatively driven mixed methods enable greater understanding of complex phenomenon and experiential insights.</p>","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"17449871261421123"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13091901/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147729995","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":"Staring briefly at the sun: reflections on hope, grief and nursing.","authors":"Pernilla Garmy","doi":"10.1177/17449871261438350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871261438350","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"17449871261438350"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13076449/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147692769","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":"Commentary: Advancing nurse practitioner autonomy in workers' compensation-policy and practice implications from an Ohio needs analysis.","authors":"Joash Ngeno","doi":"10.1177/17449871261426943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871261426943","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"17449871261426943"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13070116/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147677682","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":"Commentary: Bridging the gap- the German IPNG as a catalyst for empowered nursing practice.","authors":"Ibrahim Aqtam","doi":"10.1177/17449871261427306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871261427306","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"17449871261427306"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13070115/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147677684","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":"Commentary: Exploring the potential of ChatGPT as a learning tool for psychiatric nurses.","authors":"Yumna Ali","doi":"10.1177/17449871261429737","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871261429737","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"17449871261429737"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13070106/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147677665","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}