... nurses’ competencies in offering care to the community during a disaster. Design/methodology/approach A correlational descriptive design was used to assess nurses’ competencies in offering care for the community during a disaster. Findings A total of 370 nurses (55 % males) aged 25−55 agreed...

...Ayşe Arıkan Dönmez; Funda Aslan Purpose Implementing physical activity in nursing homes (NHs) can improve functional capacity, quality of life and well-being and even control symptoms associated with chronic diseases in elderly people. Taking into consideration the increasing in number of NHs...

...Watchara Tabootwong; Chonticha Chantakeeree; Boonyapa Pokasem; Kanchana Piboon; Jaturada Jariyarattanakul Niemtest; Sasithorn Karuna Purpose This paper aims to explore the perspectives of registered nurses towards communication with family members of older people with a tracheostomy. Design...

...Sajeda Alhamory; Inaam Khalaf; Jafar Alasad Alshraideh; Suhair Al-Ghabeesh; Yasmeen Abu Sumaqa; Salam Bani Hani; Iyad Salameh; Hasan Abu Alruz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the level of nurses’ competencies while providing care to COVID-19 patients. Design/methodology/approach...

...Isabel de Jesus Oliveira; Flávio Filipe Sousa Ferreira; Licínia Vanessa Rodrigues Fernandes Purpose This paper aims to disseminate the results of research aiming to identify the prevalence of dysphagia and related clinical factors in nursing home residents. Design/methodology/approach A cross...

...Mohammad Rababa; Ammar M. Hammouri; Sami Al-Rawashdeh Purpose This study aims to examine the association between nurses’ ageism and their knowledge about aging and socio-demographic and professional characteristics in recent international nursing research studies. Design/methodology/approach...