Background: An increased number of elderly people in the world may lead to an increase in the incidence of stroke, which creates a burden on the country’s healthcare system. Dysphagia is the most common post stroke. Screening of dysphagia in stroke patients is serious to prevent complication linked to aspiration and inadequate hydration/nutrition. Objective: This literature review aimed to discuss registered nurses' competency to screen dysphagia among stroke patients. Methods: The keywords used were nurse's competency; dysphagia; dysphagia screening; and stroke. These keywords were entered into multiple electronic databases including CINAHL, Medline, Science Direct, Pro Quest, Pub Med, and Wiley Online Library. Aliterature search was conducted for the period2005 to 2016.Results:Seventeen studies were identified by a systematic search ofthe literature.Two parts created the body of this literature review. The first part covers the literature on the training nurses in screening dysphagia among stroke patients and benefits of screening. The second part covers nurse's competency in terms of knowledge and skills of screening dysphagia among stroke patients. Conclusion: Because the nurses have more contact with the patient, they are most likely to observe dysphagia. It is important that formal dysphagia screening protocols are routine nursing care that requires special training to practice. Trained nurses should assess their competency in terms of knowledge and skills via well-developed tool.

Worldwide, nurses employed in the Emergency Department (ED) face many challenges that negatively influence their well-being and ability to provide high-quality patient care. Previous researchers have investigated these challenges regarding their causes, consequences, and how to deal with them. However, most of the previous research addressed these challenges using quantitative research. The current study is the first qualitative study that examined these challenges in the Jordanian context. A descriptive naturalistic qualitative design was used to explore the most critical challenges facing nurses employed in the ED and described the suggested solutions for these challenges from nurses' perspectives. Ten registered nurses employed in the most prominent ED in Jordan were selected through purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. Thematic analysis technique was used to analyze data. Six main themes emerged: the definition of challenge, challenges facing registered nurses in the emergency department (five sub-themes), preventive measurements, possible solutions (five sub-themes), effects of the challenges (two sub-themes), and future challenges. The outcomes of this study could be integrated into the educational curricula to prepare new nurses to deal with these challenges in the future after graduation and contribute to finding solutions and solving some significant problems facing registered nurses in the ED. The hospital administrators and the policymakers should develop effective interventions to overcome the challenges facing nurses in the ED to ensure a better work environment and high-quality patient care.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of poststroke depression (PSD) in Saudi Arabia and its association with socio‐demographic and clinical factors.Design: A predictive correlational cross‐sectional study.Methods: The study adopted a non‐probability convenience sampling method to recruit 211 stroke survivors between April and October 2021 from the neurology outpatient departments of two main governmental hospitals in Saudi Arabia. PSD was measured using a self‐assessment reliable and valid scale (The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS]).Results: More than two‐thirds (70.6%) of the study sample (Mean age = 53 years, SD = 8.5, 51.2% were males) experienced some degree of depression (Score ≥8); of these, approximately half (48.8%) were in severe depression. The final prediction model was statistically significant (χ₂ [15] = 31.39, p ˂ .01). PSD is a statistically significant health issue and requires immediate attention by healthcare providers to improve the health outcomes of stroke survivors.