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Introduction: Hypertension is a serious public health issue. It is a significant but controllable factor in the emergence of cardiovascular disease. Controlling hypertension is a main target for individuals to prevent further illness. Objective: This study aims to explore the level of self-care behaviors, motivation, and self-efficacy among individuals with hypertension. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational design was used to recruit (n = 121) participants utilizing the Hypertension Self-Care Profile (HTN-SCP) questionnaire. Results: The analysis revealed that the mean score of self-care behavior was 49.7 (SD = 10.0) out of 20–80, which indicates that they are likely to have good self-care behavior. The mean score of motivation for self-care was 59.7 (SD = 11.8) out of 20–80, reflecting that individuals with hypertension have a good level of motivation for self-care, and the mean score of self-efficacy was 70.0 (SD = 9.8) out of 20–80, which means that individuals with hypertension have a high level of self-efficacy. Also, there was a significant positive correlation between self-care behavior and motivation for self-care (r =.527, p <.001), between motivation for self-care and self-efficacy (r =.554, p <.001), and between self-efficacy and self-care behavior (r =.572, p <.001). Conclusion: The study revealed that Jordanian patients with hypertension have good self-care practices, motivation, and high self-efficacy. Patients should therefore be strongly recommended to be compliant with self-care practices. The government should prioritize hypertensive patients by making it easier for them to receive information about self-management practices to improve their quality of care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Young mortality is prevalent among patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). To develop prediction models for CVD mortality in young adults, it is crucial to assess CVD risks. Early detection of cardiac disorders using machine learning algorithms, a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) is crucial for preventing more damage to coronary arteries and saving lives. Aims: To predict mortality versus a life outcome among young adults (18-45 years) with CVD using AI technique known as Chi-squared automatic interaction detector (CHAID) algorithms. Methods: A large-scale dataset was extracted from the electronic health records of 809 young adult patients diagnosed with CVD using a retrospective design. Information was retrieved regarding young adults from Jordan who were admitted to public health institutions between 2015 and the end of 2021. Results: CHAID algorithms were chosen among seven prediction models based on accuracy and area under curve to predict mortality vs life in young individuals (18-45 years old) with CVD. The mortality prediction algorithms started with pulse pressure, then diastolic blood pressure, then ischemic heart disease, and last geographical location. Conclusions: CHAID model used in our study indicated how the death rate was classified and distributed among a variety of parameters. As a result, we may argue that AI model could provide additional information on how many aspects are articulated in connection to CVD patient fatality situations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pertains to the family of Herpes virus and is DNA double-stranded virus that affects around 70% of people worldwide. Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to determine how a learning package guidelines affected patients' knowledge, severity of symptoms, and quality of life with CMV colitis. Methods: A quasi experimental research model (pre-post test & follow up) has been utilized to conduct such study. A purposive sample of 60 adult subjects confirmed with cytomegalovirus colitis have been recruited in the current study. The following four data collection instruments were utilized: Instrument I: Interview assessment questionnaire composed of 2 parts; Part I: Patient's demographic characteristics data; Part II: Patient's knowledge questionnaire about CMV.Instrument II: Cytomegalovirus virus colitis - severity symptom scale. Instrument III: Cytomegalovirus virus colitis -QOL questionnaire. Instrument IV: L earning package and non-pharmacological regimen. Results: Post implementation of learning package enhanced patients' knowledge of CMV colitis, with significant variations pre/post and pre/follow-up scores (P<0.001*). Furthermore, there were very statistically significant differences in mean scores of symptom severity for CMV colitis patients pre, post, and follow -up learning package. Post and follow-up learning package guidelines implementation resulted in significantly higher mean scores on CMV colitis-QOL subscales compared to preimplementation (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Patients with CMV colitis have noticed a decrease in the severity of their symptoms and an improvement in their quality of life after applying the learning package is implemented. Recommendations:Patients' awareness of the CMV colitis symptoms and its related factors should be raised which support its development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The training of nursing staff to deliver extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in Lebanon has recently attracted attention. It is important to comprehend the background of nurses who take on this new duty. Objectives: The main objectives of this study were to (1) explore the experiences of intensive care unit nursing staff who work with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, (2) identify the psychological and physiological challenges experienced by intensive care unit nurses while managing patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and (3) determine the roles assumed by intensive care unit nurses while managing patients utilizing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Methods: A qualitative phenomenological design utilizing semistructured interviews utilizing a purposive sampling of 15 intensive care unit nurses using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation devices. Interviews were audio recorded, verbatim transcribed, and thematically analyzed. Results: Three themes emerged, namely (1) nurses' role in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, (2) skills and training, and (3) challenges faced by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation nurses. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that nurses play a crucial role in providing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patient care, placing them under significant occupational stress due to the intensive care unit's routine workload and the demands of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Additionally, role confusion brought on by a lack of professional practice norms and emotional exhaustion made occupational pressure worse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nurses with a high level of digital health literacy (DHL) play a key role in providing high-quality patient care and promoting self-care activities. This study assessed DHL among nurses in Jordanian hospitals. A cross-sectional, descriptive study design was used. Data were collected targeting 238 nurses conveniently from both public and private hospitals. A standard pre-designed tool was used to collect DHL data composed of 21 questions divided into seven subscales, each one having three items. These subscales are operational skills, navigation skills, information searching, evaluating reliability, determining relevance, adding self-generated health content, and protecting privacy. Participants mostly achieved very desirable results in operational skills, information searching, and navigational skills, with a percentage of total scores of 82.5%, 90.6%, and 81.7%, respectively. None of the demographics were significantly different from the total DHL score (p>0.05). This study provides essential insight into healthcare professionals' DHL in Jordanian hospitals and their approach to seeking health information, determining relevancy and content, and maintaining privacy during the search for required information. Healthcare providers, including nurses, were at the frontlines in managing patients' information effectively. These results indicate that a program to promote DHL level and skills in healthcare providers would be useful. Policymakers, health educators and public health practitioners engaged in health literacy programs might use the results of this study for informed decision-making, as well as to improve and enhance DHL levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Why you should read this article: • To increase your knowledge of the McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale, used to measure job satisfaction • To find out about the job satisfaction of migrant nurses working in critical care in Saudi Arabia • To consider strategies for enhancing nurses' job satisfaction and increasing nurse retention Background: Nurses' job satisfaction is a crucial component of a safe and efficient healthcare environment. Aim: To understand the level of job satisfaction among migrant nurses working in intensive and critical care in Saudi Arabia. Method: This study used a quantitative descriptive design. A total of 421 migrant nurses working in intensive and critical care units in two teaching hospitals in Saudi Arabia completed a questionnaire based on the McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale. Findings: Participating migrant nurses had moderate levels of job satisfaction overall, except for salary, holiday allowance and maternity leave, which attracted low satisfaction scores, and nursing peers, which attracted a high satisfaction score. There were no statistically significant differences in job satisfaction scores according to demographic variables except marital status, with a significantly higher job satisfaction among married respondents. Conclusion: Promoting job satisfaction among nurses could improve the efficiency and quality of nursing care. There is a range of strategies that can be used to enhance nurses' job satisfaction, including improving working conditions and promoting career development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article stresses the need for ethical recruitment and migration of nurses in Jordan. Factors that resulted to shortage of nurses include poor transportation and working conditions. It emphasizes the need for transparent and fair ethical recruitment policies, as well as the need to ensure protection of human rights related to migration of healthcare professionals. It calls for the establishment of moral and legal standards to guide human resource management regarding the hiring of nurses.

Background: Nurses are the most qualified judges for quality of nursing care (QNC) because they have the greatest experience with standard care. It is vital to examine QNC from the perspective of nurses who have experience as hospitalized patients or as caregivers in order to perform an accurate assessment of the nursing care that is delivered to meet the needs of patients. Aims: To examine the predictors of QNC from the perspective of nurses as patients and/or as caregivers for hospitalized relatives. Methods: This study aimed a cross-sectional correlational design that utilized a convenience sample of 231 registered nurses recruited from eight hospitals in three health care sectors in Jordan. Data were collected using caring behaviors inventory, nurse professional competence scale, and using a single item rating scale that asked nurses to respond to the overall QNC. Results: The hierarchical multiple regression showed that QNC scores was predicted with a high variance (61%) explained. The strongest predictive contribution was from nursing competencies. Only 34% of the participants gave positive scores for the overall QNC, and their perception was moderately positive. Conclusion: It is necessary to examine QNC from the perspective of nurses who have experience as hospitalized patients or as caregivers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background Methods Results Conclusion Providing care for people with dementia incorporates a level of burden which can affect quality of life for both the caregiver and the recipient of care. This study measures the level of burden experienced by Jordanian caregivers for people with dementia and explore related predictors.Through a cross‐sectional survey, participants were invited through convenience sampling to participate in a structured interview.A total of 406 participants completed the survey. According to Zarit Burden Interview, the mean burden score of the sample was 26.2 (SD = 16.2). This score falls under the mild to moderate burden level. Older age of the patient, severe dementia, lower number of caregivers, if the caregiving negatively affected family relations, and if the caregiving negatively affected jobs, were significant predictors of burden.Caregivers in the current study reported no burden to a minimum burden. This result does not mean that these caregivers have no or minimal stress or that they do not have psychological needs; on the contrary, these results call for more attention to providing extra psychological and emotional support to caregivers of patients with dementia in order to decrease the burden level and maintain their efforts in caregiving. Future studies are required to discern the shape and context of unmet caregiver needs, assessment, and support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Nurses' job satisfaction is a crucial component of a safe and efficient healthcare environment., Aim: To understand the level of job satisfaction among migrant nurses working in intensive and critical care in Saudi Arabia., Method: This study used a quantitative descriptive design. A total of 421 migrant nurses working in intensive and critical care units in two teaching hospitals in Saudi Arabia completed a questionnaire based on the McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale., Findings: Participating migrant nurses had moderate levels of job satisfaction overall, except for salary, holiday allowance and maternity leave, which attracted low satisfaction scores, and nursing peers, which attracted a high satisfaction score. There were no statistically significant differences in job satisfaction scores according to demographic variables except marital status, with a significantly higher job satisfaction among married respondents., Conclusion: Promoting job satisfaction among nurses could improve the efficiency and quality of nursing care. There is a range of strategies that can be used to enhance nurses' job satisfaction, including improving working conditions and promoting career development., Competing Interests: None declared, (©2023 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers.)

Aim: The study aimed to assess the level of practice of nursing leadership characteristics during the implementation of electronic health records as perceived by nurses., Method: A cross-sectional survey design was used in this study. The study recruited 213 nurses from five hospitals which had recently implemented electronic health solution. Data was collocated using self-administrated questionnaire composed of three sub-domains. The study was granted from the Ethics Committees of the investigators universities and the Jordanian Ministry of Health. Descriptive and correctional statistics were used for data analysis., Results: Data were collected from 213 nurses, the majority of participants (72.3%) were female. Of them, 45% reported receiving full support from their leaders in using electronic health records. Classroom-based training was the most frequently used teaching method during the implementation of electronic health records (59.6%)., Conclusion: The study demonstrated that diverse leadership styles were practiced during the implementation process of the electronic health records: setting directions, developing people, and redesigning their organizations. The most commonly practiced item was clarifying the reasons for using electronic health records. Such information could enhance the effective adoption of electronic health records by nurses.