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Nursing professionalism: a key to sustainable and quality health care

Katarína Žiaková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2025, 16(4):2285-2286 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2025.16.0026  

Empathy (non)erosion: a cross-sectional study of empathy levels and trait emotional intelligence in Slovak medical students

Miroslava Galasová, Nikola Ondrík Andreánska, Lucia Konečná

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2025, 16(4):2287-2296 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2025.16.0020  

Aim: Empathy is a vital component of medical and nursing practice. However, research on empathy erosion among healthcare students has produced mixed findings, potentially due to measurement-related limitations. This study is the first to examine empathy erosion among Slovak medical students within the framework of trait emotional intelligence (TEI). Design: Quantitative, correlational-comparative, cross-sectional study. Methods: Data were collected from 545 medical students across all six years of study (57% women; M_age = 22.3, SD_age = 2.1) via an online questionnaire assessing empathy (Empathy Quotient; EQ) and trait emotional...

Administration of patient education in nursing: perspective of nurse administrators in Finland

Elina Linnavuori, Milka Virmajoki, Heli Virtanen, Helena Leino-Kilpi

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2025, 16(4):2297-2305 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2025.16.0024  

Aim: To analyze administration of patient education in nursing from the perspective of nurse administrators to provide new information and support for evidence-based practice and development. Design: A descriptive study. Methods: Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews. The informants were nurse administrators (n = 6) working in primary health care in two large Finnish cities. The data were analyzed using inductive qualitative content analysis. Results: Two main categories were identified: administration of patient education and areas for improvement in the administration of patient education. Each category was further...

Psychometric analysis of the Register – Connectedness Scale for Older Adults in the context of older adults in Croatia

Jadranka Plužarić, Marija Barišić, Nikolina Farčić, Željko Mudri, Ivana Barać

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2025, 16(4):2306-2316 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2025.16.0025  

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Croatian version of the Register – Connectedness Scale for Older Adults (R-CSOA). Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: The study included 698 older adults; the median age of respondents was 73 years (range 65–94). The Register – Connectedness Scale for older adults (R-CSOA) was used. Results: The results indicated satisfactory psychometric characteristics, high overall reliability of the scale (α > 0.959), and high reliability across subscales (from α = 0.885 to α = 0.935) with a clear five-factor structure. Confirmatory...

The impact of study on the professional development of nurses through the perception of nursing students

Vedrana Iveta, Snježana Busančić, Sanja Zoranić

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2025, 16(4):2317-2327 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2025.16.0027  

Aim: The aim of the paper was to determine students’ perceptions on whether they improve their knowledge and skills through their studies, to determine their attitude towards their chosen profession, and to investigate whether they are considering leaving Croatia. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: The instruments used in this study were a structured questionnaire of demographic data and a questionnaire constructed for the purposes of this research. In total 106 students from two study levels participated in the study. Statistical analysis showed frequencies and percentages, the arithmetic mean, and the standard deviation....

Preceptors’ perceptions and experiences of clinical birth education: a qualitative study

Gözde Gökçe İsbir, Meltem Aydın Beşen

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2025, 16(4):2328-2340 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2025.16.0023  

Aim: This study aimed to explore preceptors’ perceptions and experiences of clinical birth education. Design: A qualitative descriptive design was employed. Methods: The study involved 22 preceptors engaged in clinical birth education. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using conventional content analysis. Results: Analysis revealed four overarching themes: (1) causes of fear, (2) sources of motivation, (3) deficiencies in clinical midwifery education, and (4) characteristics of high-quality education. Conclusion: Optimizing clinical learning in birth wards requires effective management of students’ emotions...

Analysis of medication administration safety in hospital settings

Patrícia Bečková, Zuzana Slezáková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2025, 16(4):2341-2349 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2025.16.0028  

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess medication administration safety from the perspective of nurses working in standard inpatient care units at a large regional teaching hospital in Slovakia. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: For data collection, we used the validated Patient Safety Assessment in Medication Administration (ASPAM) tool to detect risk-generating conditions for the occurrence of adverse drug events in nursing practice. The sample consisted of 211 nurses from a selected teaching hospital in the Slovak Republic. For data analysis, we used descriptive and inferential statistical methods. Results: The mean ASPAM score was 4.30...