Background: Migraine is a common and often debilitating neurological condition characterised by recurrent primary headaches lasting 4 to 72 hours. During university life, students often report increased stress, depression, anxiety and irregular sleep, all of which are associated...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1431
Background: Nutritional status during pregnancy is relevant to maternal health, and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) offers a practical assessment measure. This study examined factors associated with MUAC-based nutritional status among pregnant women attending primary healthcar...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1429
Workplace bullying remains a concern in nursing because its implications extend beyond individual nurses to professional communication, teamwork and the conditions supporting patient safety. Although bullying is sometimes regarded as an interpersonal issue, it is also associated...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1430
Background: Childhood immunisation remains essential for preventing vaccine-preventable diseases, yet household, sociocultural and health-service factors may hinder uptake. Understanding community experiences and perceptions is important for developing contextually appropriate in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1428
Background: This study examined workplace violence, coping strategies and burnout among emergency room nurses in two United Arab Emirates hospitals, including the potential mediating role of coping strategies. Methods: A quantitative descriptive-correlational design was used. Fro...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1427
Background: Hospital nurses in disaster-prone areas require competencies that support effective emergency preparedness. Evidence on the relationship between disaster management competence (DMC) and disaster preparedness (DP) among nurses in Quezon Province remains limited. Aim: T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1425
Background: Newly graduated nurses entering emergency departments may experience transition shock while adapting to professional responsibilities, workload and high-acuity clinical demands. This study examined transition-shock levels, group differences and associations with selec...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1426
Aims: This study explored how nurse middle managers perceived effective leadership, supervised nurses with differing levels of clinical competence, and developed preferences for standardised or personalised leadership through managerial experience. Methodology: A descriptive qual...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1423
Nursing education requires the safe acquisition of technical procedures. In nursing technical schools, such acquisition depends on access to and pedagogical use of mannequins, models, clinical equipment and audiovisual resources. This study examined the influence of teaching mate...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1424
Aims: This study evaluated changes in colonoscopy-related knowledge and clinical competence among perioperative nurses after a Structured Endoscopy Training Program and explored participants’ explanations of these changes. Study Design: A sequential explanatory mixed-methods stud...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1419
Aim: Anaesthesiophobia, an excessive fear of anaesthesia, is an important component of preoperative anxiety and may adversely affect perioperative outcomes. Evidence on anaesthesiophobia among patients undergoing elective surgery in Nigeria is limited. This study assessed the pre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1421
Background: Burnout is an occupational health concern worldwide, particularly in resource-constrained settings, where increasing healthcare demands, workforce shortages and inadequate resources contribute to work-related stress. Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses care for criticall...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1422
Background: Improving quality in healthcare is important for improving patient care, service efficiency and health outcomes. Staff nurses have good knowledge of what needs to be improved. However, barriers may limit their engagement in quality improvement (QI) activities. Aim: Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1415
Background: Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) requires the active engagement of nurses in promoting the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents and reducing antimicrobial resistance. Aim: This study aimed to determine the levels of nurses’ AMS knowledge, perceived institutional pol...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1416
Aims: To describe perceived nurse leaders’ conflict-resolution management, structural empowerment, and intention to stay, and to examine the indirect association between conflict-resolution management and intention to stay through structural empowerment among staff nurses in sele...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1417