Niven and Scott (2003): Sixteen years of hindsight

This paper revisits a 2003 publication in Nursing Philosophy: The need for accurate perception and informed judgement in determining the appropriate use of the nursing resource: hearing the patient's voice. The author suggests that the basic ideas and focus of this 16‐year‐old paper are still topical and relevant in considerations of nursing care. However, it is also suggested that greater attention to the importance of the nurse–patient relationship in considerations of resource allocation, and potential rationing of nursing care, would have strengthened the original paper.     

Brief Educational Sessions to Promote Health App Use

The increase in smartphone ownership by underserved populations provides a unique opportunity to use technology to improve health. Health apps are often free and have programs to empower individuals to engage in health promotion and self-management of chronic illnesses. To promote the use of health apps in an underserved community, investigators provided brief educational sessions to teach individuals to how access and use health apps. Educational sessions increased health app knowledge, comfort in using health apps, and likelihood of using health apps.