Nurses

"Nurses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Professionals qualified by graduation from an accredited school of nursing and by passage of a national licensing examination to practice nursing. They provide services to patients requiring assistance in recovering or maintaining their physical or mental health.

Descriptor ID	D009726
MeSH Number(s)	M01.526.485.650 N02.360.650
Concept/Terms	Nurses Nurses Nurse Personnel, Nursing Nursing Personnel Registered Nurses Registered Nurses Nurse, Registered Nurses, Registered Registered Nurse

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Nurses".

Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Occupational Groups [M01.526]
Health Personnel [M01.526.485]
Nurses [M01.526.485.650]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Personnel [N02.360]
Nurses [N02.360.650]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Nurses".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nurses" by people in this website by year, and whether "Nurses" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 70 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	0	1	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	0	1
2004	1	2	3
2005	1	0	1
2008	2	0	2
2009	1	0	1
2010	2	3	5
2011	1	1	2
2012	1	1	2
2013	2	0	2
2014	4	0	4
2015	3	3	6
2016	1	0	1
2017	2	1	3
2018	2	2	4
2019	4	3	7
2020	4	2	6
2021	6	0	6
2022	5	0	5
2023	3	0	3
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Nurses" by people in Profiles.

Glasofer A, Carlino-Filippone R, O'Malley K, Brown Epstein HA, Galosi G, Larsen D, Lynch M, Politsky S, Racobaldo A, DSouza P, Krieg R, Pilong K, Bocchese S, Iannaco D, Patterson J. Meaning and Joy at Work and Nurse Self-Care Practices: An Exploratory Study. Holist Nurs Pract. 2025 Nov-Dec 01; 39(6):375-380.

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Carroll A, Roan C, Piersol CV, Savin MK. Content Validity for the NICU Caregiver Behavior Checklist. Nurs Womens Health. 2025 02; 29(1):44-52.

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Mingo SR, Wolf ZR. Perceptions of Academic Grief in Baccalaureate Nursing Programs: An Instrument Development Study. J Nurs Meas. 2024 Oct 24; 32(3):325-335.

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Pogorzelska-Maziarz M, de Cordova PB, Manning ML, Johansen ML, Grafova I, Gerolamo A. Voices from frontline nurses on care quality and patient safety during COVID-19: An application of the Donabedian model. Am J Infect Control. 2023 12; 51(12):1295-1301.

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Adeniran RK, Jones D, Harmon MJ, Hexem-Hubbard S, Gonzalez E. Checking the Pulse of Holistic and Culturally Competent Nursing Practice in Pennsylvania. Holist Nurs Pract. 2023 Jul-Aug 01; 37(4):223-232.

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Coats H, Doyon K, Isaacson MJ, Tay D, Rosa WE, Mayahara M, Kates J, Frechman E, Wright PM, Boyden JY, Broden EG, Hinds PS, James R, Keller S, Thrane SE, Mooney-Doyle K, Sullivan SS, Xu J, Tanner J, Natal M. The 2023-2026 Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Research Agenda. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2023 04 01; 25(2):55-74.

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Alexander K, Smith JM, Gerolamo A, Bernhardt J. The impact of nursing on health outcomes of people receiving medication for opioid use disorder: An integrative review. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2023 05; 55(3):721-729.

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Manning ML, Fitzpatrick E, Delengowski AM, Hou CM, Vyas N, Pogorzelska-Maziarz M. Advancing Antibiotic Stewardship Nursing Practice Through Standardized Education: A Pilot Study. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2022 Sep; 53(9):417-423.

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de Cordova PB, Johansen ML, Grafova IB, Crincoli S, Prado J, Pogorzelska-Maziarz M. Burnout and intent to leave during COVID-19: A cross-sectional study of New Jersey hospital nurses. J Nurs Manag. 2022 Sep; 30(6):1913-1921.

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Grafova IB, Pogorzelska-Maziarz M, Johansen ML, Manning ML, Crincoli S, de Cordova PB. Racial and ethnic differences in vaccine hesitancy Among registered nurses in New Jersey: A cross-sectional survey. Am J Infect Control. 2022 05; 50(5):572-574.

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