Background: A 24-hour shift system and high workload, nurses often struggle to balance work demands and personal life, which can impact their physical and mental well-being, job satisfaction, and the quality of healthcare services provided. Objective: This study aimed to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the factors that influence work-life balance. Methods: This study employed a scoping review based on the Arksey and O’Malley (2005) framework and PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Literature searches were conducted in PubMed, Scopus, and EBSCO using the PCC framework, with primary keywords including “work life balance”, “nurses”, and “hospital”. A total of 851 articles were retrieved. After removing 391 duplicates and applying the eligibility criteria, 12 studies were included in the final analysis. Results: Using the socio-ecological model as a guide, this review identifies the various factors that influence work-life balance. These factors range from individual and interpersonal levels to community and organisational levels. These twelve studies were conducted in various countries, including Indonesia, Japan, Uganda, Bangladesh, Turkey, Spain, Thailand, Malaysia, Jordan, South Korea and Australia. Conclusion: Policies that support work flexibility, well-being enhancement, and optimal social support are necessary to ensure that nurses can maintain a balance between work and personal life, ultimately contributing to the improved quality of healthcare services.

Introduction: This study aims to explore nursing students’ perception and experience of end-of-life care (EoLC) in Indonesia, particularly in the family environment. Methods: This study used a qualitative research design to explore the experiences and perceptions of nursing students who have witnessed the dying of their family members. The study recruited 15 nursing students using a purposive sampling method, who were then invited to reflect and write their experiences in witnessing death of their families, and perceptions towards EoLC. The written reflections were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Thematic analysis showed that the experience of witnessing dying of a family member shaped nursing students’ perceptions and attitudes towards EoLC. Some themes that emerged in this study included the importance of effective communication with patients and their families, symptom management, spiritual, emotional, and social support, as well as the need to improve nursing education and training. Conclusion: This present study shows that the experience of witnessing the death of a family member shapes nursing students’ perceptions of EoLC in Indonesia. This present study provides recommendations that the students must be prepared emotionally and psychologically in caring EoL or dying patients. How attitude and readiness to care EoL patients are shaped by the experience in witnessing the dying family or loved one. As such, palliative and EoL curriculum should be included methods that allow desensitization and naturalization of dying for the students in order to make them ready to provide better EoLC for patients and their families. The results of this study can contribute to improving the quality of EoLC in Indonesia.

Palliative care is essential for improving the quality of life for patients with life-threatening illnesses and their families. However, access remains limited, especially in lower-middle-income countries. Education plays a vital role in developing quality palliative care services and is crucial for cultivating competencies that enhance the delivery of care. Meanwhile, its integration into nursing curricula is inconsistent, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. This scoping review explores core palliative care competencies for undergraduate nursing students in the Asia-Pacific region, aiming to identify, develop, and integrate these competencies into nursing education and practice. The review followed Arksey and O’Malley’s five-stage framework, including a comprehensive search of databases and search engines such as PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, Google Scholar, ProQuest, ResearchGate, and Academic-Edu. The study included 23 articles published from 2012 to 2023, focusing on empirical data and theoretical models related to palliative care education in the Asia-Pacific region. The review identified key palliative care competencies, including holistic care, conceptual knowledge, communication, collaboration, and emotional preparedness for death. Barriers to integration include limited resources, insufficient trained educators, and inadequate clinical placements. Facilitators include positive clinical experiences and exposure to palliative care environments, which enhance students’ competencies and attitudes. There is a significant need to standardize and strengthen the integration of palliative care competencies in nursing curricula across the Asia-Pacific region. By adopting innovative teaching methods and ensuring comprehensive education, nursing students can be better prepared to deliver high-quality, patient-centered palliative care, ultimately improving patient outcomes and addressing the growing need for these services.

Background: Cancer is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among women worldwide, particularly breast and cervical cancers. Continuity of care (CoC) is essential for effective cancer management but is often hindered by systemic, social, and economic barriers. Patient navigation has emerged as a promising intervention to improve access and coordination across the cancer care trajectory. Purpose: This review aimed to explore how patient navigation has been applied to support continuity of cancer care for women. Methods: This scoping review was conducted based on the framework developed by Arksey and O’Malley (2005). Comprehensive literature search across five electronic databases, including CINAHL, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Taylor & Francis, and search engine: Google Scholar. Eligible studies included English-language, original articles that involved women aged 18 years or older, focusing on the impact of patient navigation on continuity of care for cancer. Data were extracted independently by three reviewers using a standardized form. A thematic analysis approach was used to synthesize the findings across key domains. Results: A total 26 studies were included, most of which were conducted in the United States. Patient navigation demonstrated positive impacts across the cancer care continuum: (1) improved screening, especially in minority populations; (2) reduced time to diagnostic resolution; (3) improved patient treatment and rehabilitation. Five thematic domains were identified: care coordination, education/information, empowerment, emotional and social support, and logistical or financial assistance. Conclusion: This scoping review provides an overview of how patient navigation contributes to strengthening the continuity of cancer care for women and identifies gaps in its current implementation across settings. Future research should investigate scalable and culturally adapted navigation models in low-resource settings, evaluating their cost-effectiveness and long-term outcomes.

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer turns a person’s life upside down, affecting every aspect of an individual including the psychological domain, such as feelings of phobia, isolation, anger, irritability, confusion, and most frequently anxiety. Some studies reported that rituals practice in Islam have an impact on the psychological health breast cancer patient. AIM: The aim of the study was to explore the experience of psychological alteration among patients with advanced breast cancer. METHODS: A qualitative study utilizing the content analysis approach was organized. Twenty Muslims with breast cancer during chemotherapy treatment with a mean age of 47.1 years who dealt with their psychological responses during treatment were invited to participate in a semi-structured interview, before and after applying Islamic-based practice therapy. This study conducted between February and June 2018 in the outpatient unit of chemotherapy in one of the Indonesia’s teaching hospitals. The generated data were transcribed verbatim and the content analysis approach was used for data reduction, data names, obtaining analytical code, and determining categories and themes. RESULTS: Four themes emerged from the data analysis before the researchers using the Islamic-based practice therapy: (1) Self-blaming, (2) feeling sad, (3) feeling fear and uncertain, and (4) living with a new body. However, the results after applying the Islamic-based practice therapy emerged three themes: (1) Closer to God, (2) peace of mind, and (3) inner strength. CONCLUSION: Overall, in the view of breast cancer patients, the psychological experience of using the Islamic-based practice therapy could change to positive responses by making them feel closer to God, having good inner strength, and a peaceful mind in dealing with their day-to-day conditions. Hence, understanding the patient’s experience will assist the nurses to promote professional abilities and improve nursing care delivery related to different cultural backgrounds and spiritual dimensions of Muslims patients.

The impact of cyberbullying includes mental health problems and an increased risk of suicide. Psychiatric nurses play an important role in reducing the impact of cyberbullying on students. Nurses, educators, and counselors also play a role to prevent cyberbullying by improving awareness. The purpose of this study is to explore the awareness and involvement of mental nurses and their motivation and confidence in preventing cyberbullying. The research method used in this study was a quasi-experimental pre-post tests study. The sample in this study included 192 respondents. Data analysis used a t-test (pair t-test). This study shows that seminars about cyberbullying and Triple-P e-Parenting are effective in increasing nurses’ awareness regarding the incidence of cyberbullying in adolescents (p < 0.001). The aspects that influence the increase in awareness of mental nurses are attitude (p < 0.001) and parenting (p < 0.001). Awareness of nurses as parents related to cyberbullying is important to prevent cyberbullying in adolescents. Seminars about cyberbullying, the role of parents, and how to prevent cyberbullying are effective in preventing cyberbullying in adolescents by paying attention to the experiences of parents who have children affected by cyberbullying.