Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Nurses

Nurses are licensed healthcare professionals responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of patient care across the full range of clinical and community settings. Educated in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and the behavioral and social sciences, they provide direct clinical care, administe…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 27× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 3070-5835 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Nurses are licensed healthcare professionals responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of patient care across the full range of clinical and community settings. Educated in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and the behavioral and social sciences, they provide direct clinical care, administer treatments and medications, monitor and document patient status, coordinate with the wider care team, and deliver patient and family education and support. The nursing role extends beyond bedside care to leadership, advocacy, and the organization of services, and is central to patient safety, quality, and continuity of care. Research on the nursing workforce examines professional knowledge and attitudes, scope of practice and delegation to assistive personnel, recruitment and retention, workplace conditions, and the theoretical foundations that guide practice. The peer-reviewed studies indexed under this topic examine nurses working with unlicensed assistive personnel, nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward organ donation, registered-nurse turnover, social competence among health professionals, video-based support for oncology home-care nurses, workplace incivility and intent to quit, contextual action theory in nursing, and holistic and intensive-care nursing practice. Together they reflect investigation of the nursing profession spanning clinical practice, workforce dynamics, professional competence, and theoretical frameworks, with direct relevance to the quality and organization of patient care.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2019

Contextual Action Theory in Nursing

Ladislav ValachCorresponding author
Lindenstrasse 26, 3047 Bremgarten, Switzerland
Exact topic Clinical and Practical Nursing doi:10.14302/issn.3070-5835.jcpn-19-2741

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 27 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Nurses, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Clinical and Practical Nursing (ISSN 3070-5835).

Journal editorial board
Laurie Duckworth · United States Muili Lawal · United Kingdom Kristen Altdoerffer · United States

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