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ArticleJournal of advanced nursing2026

Registered Nurse-Led Assessments in Australian Residential Aged Care Homes: A Scoping Review.

Laura Bocks, Catherine Viengkham, Merrick Powell, Julie Considine, Margaret Fry, Kate Curtis, Jo-Ann Dalton, Karen Watson, Brendan McCormack, Mary K Lam and 4 more

Abstract readScoping Review
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Article in Journal of advanced nursing, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Laura BocksWestmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
Catherine ViengkhamSusan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
Merrick PowellSusan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8215-5206
Julie ConsidineSchool of Nursing and Midwifery and Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Centre for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3801-2456
Margaret FrySchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.
Kate CurtisSusan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3746-0348
Jo-Ann DaltonHardi Aged Care, Blackdown, Australia.
Karen WatsonSusan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
Brendan McCormackSusan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
Mary K LamRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
Moira DunsmoreSusan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6394-2781
Yun-Hee JeonSusan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2031-9134
Richard I LindleyWestmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
Ramon Z ShabanSusan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.

Funding

Medical Research Future Fund Clinician Researchers - Nurse, Midwives and Allied Health Research APP2023190
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo understand the current evidence base regarding holistic nursing assessments performed by registered nurses in residential aged care homes in Australia, and identify the gaps in knowledge and potential areas for future research.

designA scoping review informed by JBI guidelines and the PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews.

methodsThe electronic databases Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus and ProQuest Central were searched, alongside citation chaining and manual journal searches. Limits of English language and publication after the year 2000 were applied. Studies were screened against pre-defined eligibility criteria. Data were extracted and analysed using descriptive statistics and a narrative synthesis.

resultsA total of 3987 studies were identified, of which 28 were categorised as comprehensive or multimodal assessment programmes, standalone assessment tools or assessment infrastructure papers. Key outcomes described included staff factors and resident emergency department transfers or hospitalisations. The key feature of existing nursing assessments across studies was education, which was generally associated with improved staff knowledge, confidence and efficiency. Apart from this, there was large heterogeneity among assessment interventions with inconsistent effects. Few studies focused on residents with dementia or palliative care needs.

conclusionThere is currently no standardised, systematic approach to the holistic assessment of residents by registered nurses in Australia. This gap in assessment is especially evident for residents with dementia or palliative care needs. IMPACT: This research highlights the need to develop standardised holistic nursing assessments to bridge this gap in practice. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: No Patient or Public Contribution.

Indexed as

Homes for the AgedNursing AssessmentNursing HomesAgedAged, 80 and overAustraliaHumansdementiaholistic nursingnursing assessmentpalliative careresidential aged care

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PMID40135927
PMCPMC12721937

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