{"title":"Prudence and Living the Art.","authors":"Karen Carroll","doi":"10.1177/08943184261497059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08943184261497059","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article considers the philosophical underpinnings of prudence and the role of prudence in nursing practice. This exploration will also center on living true presence with an end-of-life decision-making example that demonstrates the value humanbecoming paradigm provides in guiding nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"8943184261497059"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149197325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Burnout Relates to Authentic Leadership and Work Engagement in Nursing in Italy.","authors":"Elsa Vitale, Rocco Mea, Steven L Baumann","doi":"10.1177/08943184261488977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08943184261488977","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores the relationships between nursing burnout, work engagement, and authentic leadership in Italy. It was a cross-sectional study in which the participants completed an online survey comprising three instruments. We found a significant and negative correlation between Personal Accomplishment (PA) and the Internalized Moral Perspective (<i>r</i> = -.108, <i>p</i> = .022) and Vigor (<i>r</i> = -.095, p = .043). Significant differences were assessed in PA levels according to the Internalized Moral Perspective (<i>F</i> = 5.261, <i>p</i> = .022), and lower PA levels also had lower mean scores in Internalized Moral Perspective compared with those reporting moderate or higher PA. The same trend was registered in the Vigor dimension, since lower PA levels reported lower Vigor scores (<i>F</i> = 4.112, <i>p</i> = .043). The findings indicated that reduced feelings of PA could be associated with reduced moral internalization in leadership and lower investment in work engagement.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"8943184261488977"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149138960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arefe Fattah, Hamid Reza Khosravizade Tabasi, Eman Al-Awabdeh, Richard Mottershead, Hasan Forouzanfar, Hadi Ahmadi Chenari, Alaa Jawad Kadhim, Steven L Baumann
{"title":"Investigating the Ethical Challenges and Quality of Care for Patients on Psychiatric Units With Aggressive Behaviors in Iraq.","authors":"Arefe Fattah, Hamid Reza Khosravizade Tabasi, Eman Al-Awabdeh, Richard Mottershead, Hasan Forouzanfar, Hadi Ahmadi Chenari, Alaa Jawad Kadhim, Steven L Baumann","doi":"10.1177/08943184251398988","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08943184251398988","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patient aggression is a global health care problem. This study examined the impact of patient aggression on the quality of care that patients receive as perceived by their family members and the ethical challenges involved from the nurse's perspective. A descriptive-analytical method was used. The participants of this study were nurses working on psychiatric units and family members of patients in Iraq. Two questionnaires were used: one on nursing care quality and one on ethical challenges in clinical situations. The results showed that the quality of care for these patients was reduced, with a <i>M</i> ± <i>SD</i> score of 115.65 ± 11.23. The mean score of the ethical challenges questionnaire was 42.35 ± 3.23, which shows a high level of ethical challenges in working with aggressive patients. The study concludes that ethical challenges in providing care for aggressive patients are common, and the quality of care with these patients is negatively affected.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"304-308"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145783418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elsa Vitale, Yun-Chen Chang, Ching-Hsu Yang, Rocco Mea, Steven L Baumann
{"title":"Sharing Talents With Others: Reducing Burnout in University Students in Italy.","authors":"Elsa Vitale, Yun-Chen Chang, Ching-Hsu Yang, Rocco Mea, Steven L Baumann","doi":"10.1177/08943184251389798","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08943184251389798","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Managing educational and career stress requires skills and knowledge. Success in higher education also requires the ability to overcome various obstacles and challenges. The research question that guided this study was as follows: Do nursing and other university students in Italy who share their talents with their classmates have more career adaptability and burnout than their classmates who do not share their talents? The research was the statistical analysis of the results of an online survey of Italian university students. The sample was 448 nursing and other university students from all regions of Italy. In all aspects of career adaptability, significant differences were found for each of the four subdimensions: concern (<i>p</i> < .001), control (<i>p</i> = .003), curiosity (<i>p</i> < .001), and confidence (<i>p</i> < .001). The participants also reported that they had a higher willingness to share their talents with their classmates and had fewer symptoms of burnout than their peers who shared their talents less.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"315-319"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145716464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thiago Augusto Soares Monteiro da Silva, Victor G Petreca, Ann Wolbert Burgess, Jacqueline Fawcett
{"title":"Analysis of Rape Trauma Syndrome Guided by Roy Adaptation Model: Scoping Review.","authors":"Thiago Augusto Soares Monteiro da Silva, Victor G Petreca, Ann Wolbert Burgess, Jacqueline Fawcett","doi":"10.1177/08943184261436131","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08943184261436131","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Rape trauma syndrome (RTS) is a phenomenon that refers to a recognizable pattern of psychological, physical, cognitive, and relational responses following a sexual assault.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To reassess the evidence base for RTS as a valid nursing diagnosis and to offer a conceptual-theoretical-empirical (C-T-E) structure for RTS based on the Roy Adaptation Model (RAM).</p><p><strong>Data source: </strong>A scoping review of the literature, following JBI guidelines, was conducted by two reviewers in databases and gray literature. Conflicts were resolved by a third reviewer. Studies published between 1974 and 2024 involving individuals with a nursing diagnosis of \"rape trauma syndrome\" treated in healthcare settings were included.</p><p><strong>Data synthesis: </strong>The analysis of the 34 articles, guided by RAM, revealed that the person who experienced rape needs to be understood as a holistic, dynamic, and complex adaptive system. RTS is a phenomenon of ineffective adaptation to rape trauma that emerges from the person's interaction and contextual environmental stimuli, such as the pressure of secrecy after rape, the circumstances of the rape, and verbal exposure of rape. Nurses can identify RTS through the adaptive modes, focusing on physical trauma, sleep pattern disturbances and nightmares, self-blame, impaired self-image, loss of interest in previous life activities, social interruption, and loneliness.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There is a need for more research in different population groups and contexts, as well as for the validation of nursing interventions tailored to the specific needs of people who have experienced rape. Applying RAM broadens the understanding of the rape trauma phenomenon, offering a robust theoretical framework for autonomous assessment, clinical reasoning, and nursing care planning.</p><p><strong>Implications for nursing practice: </strong>The RTS nursing diagnosis, guided by RAM, offers a flexible framework for recognizing behaviors resulting from rape trauma, anticipating needs, and identifying recovery points.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"285-303"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148158719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Human Dignity and the Words We Speak.","authors":"Karen Carroll","doi":"10.1177/08943184261462336","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08943184261462336","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Within nursing, words are never merely informational. Words bring to light a disciplinary worldview. Words reflect intention, and they are relational and ethical in nature.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"241-242"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148609491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial: \"Move On\": A Reflection.","authors":"Mario R Ortiz","doi":"10.1177/08943184261486563","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08943184261486563","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over the past year, as the new editor of <i>Nursing Science Quarterly</i> (<i>NSQ</i>), I have thought much about and have been \"living\" with the notion of \"Move On.\" I move on knowing the helm of NSQ is moving forward, facing gentle waters and turbulent tides. I move onward, closing my first year with this issue, while already shaping something new with the first issue of 2027-\"you keep moving on.\"</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":"39 4","pages":"237-238"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148957059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Conceptual Foreknowings: An Integrative Review of Feeling Afraid.","authors":"Jun Ryan Carreon","doi":"10.1177/08943184261444115","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08943184261444115","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this paper is to illuminate the conceptual foreknowings of the universal humanuniverse living experience of feeling afraid. A period of dwelling with printed materials from diverse disciplines fostered deeper insight into the essence and meaning of the phenomenon under inquiry. The humanbecoming paradigm of Rosemarie Rizzo Parse serves as the guiding framework and interpretive lens for this exploration. The synthesis of the literature led to the crafting of three themes, arranged as paradoxes that reflect the inherent rhythmical patterns of humanuniverse living described in the humanbecoming paradigm. The crafted themes are (a) feeling afraid surfaces with the known-unknown, (b) feeling afraid emerges with sureness-unsureness, and (c) feeling afraid arises with trust-mistrust.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"250-257"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148102054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Margaret A. Newman and Her Theory Live in Our Nursing Practice.","authors":"Mari Mitsugi, Maki Ikeda, Mitoko Senzaki, Satoko Imaizumi, Tsuneo Nagai, Emiko Endo","doi":"10.1177/08943184261446202","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08943184261446202","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It has been 20 years since nursing practice based on Margaret Newman's theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness (HEC) began to take root in Japan. Marking this year as a time of blessing, we reflected on our journey and concentrated on the core of HEC: \"liberation and freedom accompanying pattern recognition.\" We selected meaningful passages from Newman's works and sought to relate their meanings to our everyday nursing practice through deep exploration and careful examination. Consequently, we confirmed that HEC is alive within our practice and that it truly embodies the principle that theory lives within practice, and practice gives life to theory, and vice versa. We report here.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"258-265"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148354277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comfort Beyond Ease: A Humanbecoming Perspective on Feeling Comfortable.","authors":"Edwin-Nikko R Kabigting","doi":"10.1177/08943184261461130","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08943184261461130","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this paper is to explore Doe's newknowings on feeling comfortable and to deepen understanding of feeling comfortable as a universal humanuniverse living experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"239-240"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148809282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}