Introduction: Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy often experience physical and psychological side effects from treatment. Virtual Reality (VR) is emerging as a non-pharmacological therapy to alleviate these complaints. Objective: This systematic review evaluates the impact of VR interventions on physical and psychological complaints in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: A sy…
Background: Conflicting evidence exists on the effectiveness of routinely measured vital signs on the early detection of increased probability of adverse events. Purpose: To assess the clinical relevance of routinely measured vital signs in medically and surgically hospitalized patients through a systematic review. Data Sources: MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trial…
Background: In addition to a global shortage of nurses, there is also a shortage of academically qualified faculty available to teach in schools of nursing. Methods: A systematic review examined proposed solutions to the global shortage of nursing faculty. Metasynthesis was used to compare and critically appraise strategies offered for solving or ameliorating the global nursing faculty shortage…