Given the leading role school nurses occupy within the school setting, they are often the most suited health care professionals to lead asthma programs. However, most school-based asthma programs have been conducted by researchers outside the school setting. Thus, we aim to determine what is currently known about the type of school nurse-led asthma intervention programs and their impact on children’s asthma-related outcomes. This article describes published literature on school nurse-led asthma intervention programs for the school-aged population using Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review framework. A search strategy was developed and implemented in six electronic databases from 1980 to 2020. Results showed that school nurse-led asthma programs were predominantly educational interventions. Yet given the positive outcomes of school nurse-led asthma interventions reported across the articles reviewed, it is important to emphasize the leadership role school nurses assume in asthma programs, to promote more positive asthma-related outcomes in school children.

Despite reports that asthma is the leading cause of school absenteeism and the third leading cause of hospitalization in children under 15 years, little is known about how school nurses are educated and trained to manage asthma in schools. The current scoping review sought to describe the published literature on available asthma education programs for school nurses to manage asthma in schoolchildren. This paper used Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) scoping review framework to identify the existing literature on the education and training received by school nurses to provide evidence-based practice care to school students with asthma, aged 5 to 18 years. A search strategy was developed and implemented in 6 electronic databases including PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, ERIC, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO, from 1980 to 2020. A total of 1012 citations were identified, 27 full-text articles were retrieved and assessed for eligibility, and eight studies were finally reviewed and synthesized. The educational programs throughout four interventional studies consisted of a one-time training session, followed by a practical demonstration. Four out of 8 included studies assessed school nurses' previous exposure to an asthma educational programs through needs assessment surveys. The education delivery methods need to be synchronized with global technological advances and the availability of smartphones. There is a need to highlight school nurses' asthma educational needs and the preferred ways of delivering asthma programs to school nurses. The review also called for ongoing skill and knowledge assessment strategies to ensure the delivery of evidence-based practice care. There is a need to standardize asthma education programs delivered to school nurses. Future empirical research is recommended to investigate and evaluate such programs.

Oncology nurses often face high levels of stress and emotional demands due to the nature of their work with vulnerable patients and families. These challenges can influence their professional quality of life (ProQOL) and intentions to leave the profession. This study explored whether resilience moderates the relationship between ProQOL, including compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress, and turnover intention among oncology nurses in Oman. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using convenience sampling with 456 nurses from two national cancer centers in Oman. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire that included the ProQOL Scale, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Brief Nursing Stress Scale, and Turnover Intention Scale. Descriptive statistics summarized the data, and regression analysis was used to examine associations and predictive relationships. Participants reported high compassion satisfaction (mean = 43.16 ± 5.56), moderate burnout (mean = 25 ± 4.96), and low to moderate secondary traumatic stress (mean = 24.13 ± 8.26). Resilience levels were moderate (mean = 27.18 ± 6.99), as were stress (mean = 1.53 ± 0.59) and turnover intention (mean = 2.45 ± 0.87). Turnover intention was negatively correlated with compassion satisfaction (r = -.31, p < .01) and resilience (r = -.31, p < .01), and positively correlated with burnout (r = .23, p < .01) and secondary traumatic stress (r = .30, p < .01). While resilience was associated with turnover intention, it did not moderate the relationship between professional quality of life and turnover intention. Key predictors of turnover intention included compassion satisfaction, resilience, burnout, secondary traumatic stress, expatriate status, and educational level. Turnover intention among oncology nurses in Oman is influenced by both individual traits and job-related factors. While resilience plays a role, modifiable factors such as compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress are significant predictors. Addressing these modifiable factors through targeted interventions that enhance compassion satisfaction and reduce burnout, and secondary traumatic stress may help lower turnover intention, strengthen the oncology nursing workforce, and improve the continuity and quality of cancer care.

This study explores the relationship between nurses' active involvement in healthcare policy development and their intention to stay in their current roles. It aims to assess how this involvement in healthcare policy activities influences their intention to stay in their current. Employing a cross-sectional design, the study surveyed nurses across five major publicly funded teaching hospitals in Oman using an online self-administered questionnaire titled the "Involvement in Health Policy Scale." Analytical methods included descriptive statistics, bivariate correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis to identify predictors of nurses' intention to stay. Of the 1200 distributed surveys, 1017 responses were usable (85% response rate). The sample was predominantly female (87.9%), with an average age of 35 years. Nurses reported a moderate intention to stay (mean ITS = 3.13, SD = .80). Regression analysis indicated that increased involvement in health policy was a significant positive predictor of intention to stay (β = 0.09, p < .007). More experienced nurses (β = .078, p < .044) and non-Omani nationality (β = 0.213, p < .001) were also positive predictors. Conversely, being single and facing numerous barriers were negative predictors of intention to stay (β = -0.071, p < .008; β = -0.165, p < .001). The study underscores the positive impact of nurses' involvement in healthcare policy on their intention to stay in their roles. It highlights the necessity for healthcare organizations to foster environments that enhance nurse engagement in policy-making, thereby potentially improving retention rates and sustaining their workforce.

End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is a growing public health concern in Oman, with an increasing number of adults requiring hemodialysis and facing complex dietary restrictions. Adequate nutrition knowledge and nutrition literacy are essential for effective dietary self-management, yet their relationship with dietary adherence in the Omani hemodialysis population remains underexplored. To determine the level of dialysis-specific nutrition literacy among Omani adults with end-stage kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis and to identify socio-demographic and clinical factors that predict acceptable nutrition literacy in this population. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 140 adults with ESKD receiving hemodialysis in Oman. Data were collected using a structured, self-administered questionnaire comprising socio-demographic and clinical items, the Dialysis-Specific Nutrition Literacy Scale (DSNLS), the Dialysis-Related Diet Knowledge Questionnaire (DDKQ), and adherence/health-belief subscales (perceived benefits, barriers, seriousness, susceptibility, and self-efficacy). Descriptive statistics summarized sample characteristics and scale scores. Correlation analyses assessed relationships between nutrition literacy, diet knowledge, and adherence-related perceptions. Multiple logistic regression identified independent predictors of acceptable nutrition literacy. Participants had a mean age of 48.19 years and a mean dialysis duration of 5.46 years. Overall, 60.7% had acceptable dialysis-specific nutrition literacy and 39.3% had limited literacy. Dialysis-related diet knowledge was low in 10.7%, moderate in 46.4%, and high in 42.9% of participants. Perceived benefits of dietary adherence were high, whereas perceived barriers, seriousness, and susceptibility were moderate and self-efficacy was relatively low. Nutrition literacy was positively correlated with perceived benefits, seriousness, susceptibility, and self-efficacy, while diet knowledge showed weaker associations with these beliefs. In the logistic regression model, living in the city (OR = 0.17, p = 0.01) and having diabetes mellitus as a comorbidity (OR = 0.17, p = 0.01) were associated with lower odds of acceptable nutrition literacy, whereas higher hemoglobin levels (OR = 1.51, p = 0.04) and self-rated “very good” overall health (OR = 5.80, p = 0.03) were associated with higher odds. Most Omani adults on hemodialysis demonstrated acceptable nutrition literacy and at least moderate renal-diet knowledge, but a substantial subgroup had limited literacy and low self-efficacy for dietary adherence. Nutrition literacy was more strongly linked to adherence-related beliefs than factual knowledge alone and was influenced by place of residence, comorbid diabetes, hemoglobin level, and perceived health. These findings highlight the need for culturally tailored, literacy-sensitive nutrition education in Omani dialysis units, with particular attention to urban patients and those with diabetes, to strengthen self-efficacy, address perceived barriers, and ultimately improve dietary adherence and clinical outcomes.

Background: Oncology nursing is recognized as a highly demanding field due to prolonged exposure to patient suffering, which can impact the professional quality of life (ProQOL) of nurses. ProQOL is considered a key indicator of job satisfaction among nurses and includes factors such as compassion satisfaction (CS), secondary traumatic stress (STS), and burnout (BO). Objective: This study aims to explore the ProQOL among oncology nurses working in Oman and the factors affecting it. Method: A cross‐sectional survey was used to collect data from oncology nurses across the main two oncology centers in Oman. The validated ProQOL (30‐items) survey, Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (10 items), and Brief Nursing Stress Scale (6 items) survey were used along with some demographic questions in the study. Regression analysis was used to investigate the predictors of ProQOL. Results: The study included 456 oncology nurses, primarily married (76.1%), expatriate (67.3%), with a bachelor’s degree (70.4%), and an average age of 33.4 years, 10 years of nursing experience, and 3.6 years in oncology. The findings showed that oncology nurses in Oman reported high levels of CS (43.16 ± 5.56), moderate levels of STS (24.13 ± 8.26), and moderate levels of BO (25 ± 4.96). Moreover, the oncology nurses in the study exhibited moderate resilience levels (27.18 ± 6.99). The study showed that resilience was a key predictor for various outcomes among oncology nurses. Higher resilience was found to strongly predict increased CS, lower levels of BO, and lower levels of STS, indicating that more resilient nurses tend to experience greater job satisfaction and lower BO and stress. Marital status, expatriate status, and years of experience also significantly impacted ProQOL: being divorced or widowed and having less experience were associated with lower ProQOL among oncology nurses in Oman. Conclusion: The study highlights resilience as a driver of CS and a key protective factor against stress and BO among oncology nurses in Oman. Strategies aimed at fostering resilience could therefore enhance the overall ProQOL, promoting better job satisfaction. These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions to support the well‐being of oncology nurses, which could ultimately improve the quality of oncology care.