Introduction: Withdrawing life-sustaining measures involves complex legal and ethical considerations, and few healthcare providers have received specialized training in this area. This study explored critical care nurses' perceptions of withdrawing life-sustaining treatment. Methods: A qualitative phenomenological design was used, a purposive sample of 15 individuals of both sexes for nurses…
Introduction: This study aimed to acquire students' perceptions of the assessment items used by instructors implemented in the community-based Interprofessional Education (IPE) program during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study also compared the students' perceptions of the instructors' assessment items regarding student characteristics. Motivation for joining the IPE program and a comparison betw…
Family assistance with palliative care for advanced cancer patients is very important in optimizing patients’ quality of life. The purpose of this study was to explore family perceptions of palliative service provision to advanced cancer patients at home. The study adopted a qualitative research design with a phenomenological approach based on in-depth interviews with six participants. The ma…
Cervical cancer is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) but it can be reduced by HPV infection. The aimed of this study was to explore perception and knowledge about HPV, cervical cancer and HPV vaccine in Ciranjang West Java, Indonesia. This was a cross sectional study of 90 adult female in Ciranjang, West Java, Indonesia. A 31 item self-report questionnaire was completed in this study. The re…
Background: The middle range theory Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing (TCCN) guides nursing practices. The TCCN Instrument (TCCNI) measures perception dimension of the theory and has been revised and translated into the Japanese language (TCCNI-R). Testing the translated version of the TCCNI-R to English language with the inclusion of a practice dimension is warranted. Purpose: Thi…
Background: While previous studies explored the implementation and barriers to evidence-based practice (EBP), there is a dearth of literature on the causative factors such as demographics that affect the implementation and barriers to EBP. Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the factors affecting the implementation of EBP and determine its barriers as perceived by nurse practitioners. Me…
Evidence-based practice (EBP) that is supported by the availability of the best literature can improve the quality of health services. Information and communication technology (ICT) usage may provide the evidence in timely-manner. However, literature on the factors related to EBP and ICT of doctors and nurses in Indonesia is scant. This study aimed to describe the factors related to the doctors…