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Background: Terminal cancer patients experience worsening physical symptoms, psychological challenges, and spiritual difficulties. Improving the quality of life (QOL) and reconstructing the meaning of life (MIL) for these patients ensure a dignified end-of-life experience. Spiritual well-being is necessary to promote effective end-of-life coping strategies., Objective: This study aimed to construct and verify the suitability of a model that explains the impact of physical and psychological factors on the QOL of patients with terminal cancer using MIL and spiritual well-being as mediating factors., Methods: The participants were patients with terminal cancer 25 years or older hospitalized in 40 nationally designated hospices. A total of 172 patients were included in the final analysis. Data analysis was performed using structural equation modeling., Results: In the effect analysis of the final model, the variables affecting QOL were depression (β = -.62, P < .001), symptom distress (β = -.33, P = .001), and spiritual well-being (β = .36, P = .002), and a significant indirect effect of MIL was found in the depression-MIL-spiritual well-being and depression-MIL-QOL paths., Conclusions: Spiritual interventions that help people find their MIL can serve as an important component of optimal hospice and palliative care for patients with terminal cancer., Implications for Practice: In clinical practice, interventions that increase the MIL and spiritual well-being of patients with terminal cancer are needed. Additionally, the practice will see other benefits including enhanced patient care, psychological support, effective treatment planning, family caregiver support, and further research advancement., Competing Interests: This article was supported by the Sahmyook University Research Fund in 2024. The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose., (Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)

Nursing care for patients with central nervous system problems requires advanced professional knowledge and care skills. Nursing students are more likely to have difficulty in dealing with adult patients who have severe neurological problems in clinical practice. This study investigated the effect on the metacognition, team efficacy, and learning attitude of nursing students after an integrated simulation and problem-based learning program. A real scenario of a patient with increased intracranial pressure was simulated for the students. The results showed that this method was effective in improving the metacognitive ability of the students. Furthermore, we used this comprehensive model of simulation with problem-based learning in order to assess the consequences of student satisfaction with the nursing major, interpersonal relationships, and importance of simulation-based education in relation to the effectiveness of the integrated simulation with problem-based learning. The results can be used to improve the design of clinical practicum and nursing education.

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is widely used by patients across the world. As nurses play a key role in patient care, describing nurses' knowledge, perceived barriers, and practices regarding CAM would be essential. A descriptive design was applied with 170 Korean nurses to measure the nurses' knowledge, perceived barriers, and practice experience regarding CAM. Nurses in Korea reported a lack of knowledge regarding CAM, moderate to high levels of perceived barriers to using CAM, and low levels of CAM practice in nursing. CAM practice in nursing was highly correlated with and affected by the participants' knowledge and clinical experience. This research should motivate all nursing disciplines to reflect upon how to improve CAM knowledge, overcome perceived barriers, and achieve the best nursing practice possible.

Care for patients with asthma requires prompt and effective decision-making abilities. Many nursing students report a lack of preparedness and competence with respect to their ability to perform nursing duties. Simulation-based learning has been developed as a potential solution to this problem. Moreover, the simulation scenario with an evaluation checklist offers a reliable evaluation strategy for the education and training of clinical decision-making skills among nursing students. The simulation scenario and evaluation checklist developed in this study offer a means to improve patient safety during asthma care in the emergency care unit, as well as to improve nursing students' problem-solving competencies and communication with patients with asthma.