Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2023 (roč. 14), číslo 3

Strengthening moral courage in nurses

Andrea Solgajová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2023, 14(3):905-906 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2023.14.0013  

Maternal self-efficacy in newborn care: influence of maternal variables

Catarina Sousa Silva, Sónia Brandão, Ana Rita Azevedo, Ana Paula Prata

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2023, 14(3):907-914 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2023.14.0003  

Aim: To analyze the influence of sociodemographic, obstetric, childbirth, and breastfeeding variables on maternal self-efficacy in newborn care. Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: The study was conducted in three hospital units in the Northern region of Portugal, with a non-probabilistic sample composed of 340 women recruited at postnatal wards on the day of hospital discharge. A questionnaire including the mother’s sociodemographic, obstetric, childbirth, and breastfeeding data was used. For the analysis of maternal self-efficacy in newborn care, the Scale of Perceived Parental Self-Efficacy in Child...

Nursing students’ perception of the clinical learning environment during the Covid-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study in the Czech Republic

Lenka Mazalová, Elena Gurková, Lenka Machálková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2023, 14(3):915-923 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2023.14.0006  

Aim: The study aimed to describe how undergraduate nursing students evaluated the clinical learning environment of their studies during the Covid-19 pandemic. Design: Longitudinal cohort study. Methods: The research sample of 49 full-time students who completed their first year clinical practice in the academic year of 2018/2019 was followed over three years of study. The Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher evaluation scale (CLES+T) was used for data collection. Quantitative data were evaluated using descriptive and inductive statistics. Results: Overall, students evaluated the clinical environment...

“In harmony” or “disoriented”: Italian midwives struggling with epidural analgesia, an interpretive description

Elena Tarlazzi, Dila Parma

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2023, 14(3):924-933 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2023.14.0007  

Aim: The study aimed to describe the various ways in which Italian midwives reconcile their profession’s philosophical views about labor with the use of epidural analgesia in clinical practice. Design: Interpretive description. Methods: A purposeful sample of 41 midwives and 12 midwifery students participated in the study. Information about their perceptions and experiences of the use of epidural analgesia and how this practice aligns with their professional values were explored through in-depth  interviews (n = 10 focus groups; n = 1 one-to-one interview). The constant comparative method was used to analyze the data....

Attitudes and barriers to evidence-based practice: point of view of Portuguese nurses specialized in medical-surgical nursing

Ana Catarina Pereira Pinto, Pedro Filipe Azevedo Moutinho, Liliana Andreia Neves da Mota

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2023, 14(3):934-942 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2023.14.0010  

Aim: To identify attitudes and barriers to evidence-based practice from the perspective of Portuguese nurses specialized in medical-surgical nursing. Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: Data collection in 2022, via a digital form comprising a questionnaire on socio-professional characterization and the Portuguese version of the “Barriers to Evidence-Based Practice in Primary Care”. Non-probability convenience sampling. Data analysis performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 24. The checklist used was “Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology”....

I’ll do everything for him / her: the experiences of family caregivers caring for a dying patient at home (a phenomenological qualitative approach)

Lenka Štureková, Šárka Šaňáková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2023, 14(3):943-955 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2023.14.0011  

Aim: The aim was to understand the lived experiences of family caregivers caring for a dying patient at home. Design: A qualitative phenomenological approach was used. Methods: Data were collected between September and December 2018. Data collection was took the form of in-depth interviews with family caregivers (n = 4), followed by the use of interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Results: Five main themes were identified in terms of which family caregivers described their experience: the Role of caregiver; I’ll do everything for him / her; Support; “Time out” after death; and Benefits...

Preventing mobbing of nurses: a scoping review

Klára Václavíková, Kristýna Šoukalová, Michal Kopecký, Lucia Molnárová

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2023, 14(3):956-964 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2022.13.0027  

Aim: The aim of this study was to search for and describe current scientific knowledge about preventive measures and programs used to prevent mobbing in the workplace. Design: A scoping review. Methods: In February 2022, searches were performed in selected licensed and free databases (EBSCOhost, Ovid Nursing, Scopus, and Taylor & Francis) based on keywords according to a PCC question using Boolean operators. Results: A total of 573 sources were found, of which 23 were subjected to critical analysis. Nine sources were included in the final review. The majority of studies confirmed the effectiveness of prevention programs...

Retraction notice: “The effect of aromatherapy with orange essential oil on anxiety and pain in patients with fractured limbs admitted to an emergency ward: a randomized clinical trial“

Davood Hekmatpou, Yasaman Pourandish, Pouran Varvani Farahani, Ramin Parvizrad

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2023, 14(3):965 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2023.14.0015