Background: Health care ethics encompasses autonomy, beneficence, non-malfeasance, and justice, while health care law addresses confidentiality, documentation, negligence, malpractice, and patients’ rights. Aims: The study aims to assess pre-test knowledge and attitudes towards h...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1404
Adolescent malnutrition remains a pressing global public health concern, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where the coexistence of undernutrition and overnutrition—the so-called double burden of malnutrition—is increasingly documented. Household socioeconomic stat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1402
Background: Artificial intelligence is entering acute and long-term care at a pace that has outstripped its evidence base, and commentary frequently frames the change as a contest between machines and the nursing workforce. Nursing carries the surveillance function on which timel...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1403
Introduction: The nursing profession is grounded in a set of ethical values and deontological rules designed to ensure the quality, safety and humanity of patient care. In daily practice, however, nurses are frequently exposed to professional situations that conflict with these v...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1401
Background: Leadership empowerment promotes positive workplace dynamics, employee satisfaction, workforce performance, and quality patient care. However, limited research has examined empowering leadership behaviours across healthcare departments, particularly in Philippine hospi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1398
Background: Paediatric patients with cancer have poor survival rates in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). These children experience severe pain during treatment. Although nurses have a significant responsibility for managing children’s pain, little is known about nurses’...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1399
Aims: This study identified the barriers and challenges to complete childhood immunisation in rural communities of Nasarawa State, Nigeria, and examined their implications for health system strengthening, with attention to facility-level, environmental, access-related and caregiv...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1400
Angieliza Villanueva, Sheery O. Sansaet, Jacqueline De Guzman Diaz, Joann P. Bumanglag, Dhonna Cruz Cambe, Wilfredo D. Quijencio, Jr. & Marianne Agub Tan·Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health·2026
Undergraduate nursing curricula treat technical proficiency and ethical responsiveness as separate learning outcomes, assessed by different instruments and taught by different means, yet clinical placement confronts students with both simultaneously and within the same encounter....
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1396
Moradeke Bamikefa Adebiyi, Emmanuel Olusegun Abe, Eyitayo Adedamola Lawal, Oluwabunmi Hannah Aremo, Rachael Omotomilayo Ajayi, Adenike Kaosarat Alabi, Ayooluyin Joycelyn Adebayo & Olamide Omigbile·Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health·2026
Optimal breastfeeding supports infant nutrition and maternal health, yet recommended practices remain inconsistently adopted. This study assessed the factors influencing optimal breastfeeding among lactating mothers in Makindye Division, Kampala, Uganda. A descriptive, cross-sect...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1397
Sylvester Kwaku Akpaglo, Theresah Adu, Joyce Gifty Otchere, Benedicta Princess Dotse, Freda Naa Odoi, Gloria Kyere Mensah, David Firu, Clement Naayaara Zuuri, Ellen Danquah, Michael Adjei, Tilly Afra Afriyie Adjei, Joyce Amihere, Ernestina Arko, Comfort Tinye & Esther Deku·Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health·2026
Background: Malaria in pregnancy remains a major public health challenge in Ghana, contributing to maternal anaemia, low birth weight, and adverse neonatal outcomes. Preventive interventions such as insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and intermittent preventive treatment in pregnanc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1395
Aim: This study explored the lived experiences of moral resilience among newly registered nurses in the Philippines as they navigated ethical dilemmas, emotional distress, and the challenges of transitioning into professional nursing practice. It sought to understand how novice n...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1394
Occupational stress and emotional exhaustion can impair the well-being and operational efficiency of nursing personnel working in demanding clinical environments. This pilot study evaluated NurseCare: Shift Stress Companion, a mobile-accessible occupational health platform design...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1393
Antenatal care is a vital component of maternal and child health services, promoting safe pregnancy, childbirth, and favourable newborn outcomes through timely health education. However, inadequate knowledge of maternal nutrition, pregnancy danger signs, birth preparedness, breas...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1391
Introduction: In contemporary health systems, quality of care and equity in access to health services are major governance challenges. The recognition of patients' rights forms part of a human rights-based approach, under which every individual has the right to accessible, equita...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1392
Background: Healthcare-associated infections increase morbidity, mortality, antimicrobial resistance, length of hospitalisation, and healthcare costs. Consistent infection prevention and control (IPC) practice is therefore essential, particularly in primary healthcare facilities...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1390