Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal
The official journal of the Asian American / Pacific Islander Nurses Association (AAPINA), devoted to the exchange of knowledge in relation to Asian and Pacific Islander health and nursing care.
Editor-in-Chief:
Hyochol Brian Ahn, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAAN, Dean and Professor, The University of Arizona College of Nursing, USA
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Recent Articles

Nurses play a pivotal role in healthcare delivery and health education. However, their demanding work environments characterized by irregular shifts and high stress often hinder their ability to adopt healthy lifestyles, compromising both their well being and their effectiveness as role models for health promotion. With the rise of digital health technologies, eHealth literacy the capacity to seek, evaluate, and apply online health information has emerged as a critical factor influencing health promoting behaviors among healthcare professionals.





Most studies using Historical Trauma theory have focused on American Indian tribes. There remains a dearth of research exploring historical trauma and substance use among Native Hawaiians. Native Hawaiians and American Indians suffer from a startlingly high degree of physical and mental health disparities and alcohol and other substance misuse. Indigenous scholars posit that historical trauma is intergenerationally transmitted to subsequent generations and is the primary cause of today’s health and substance use disparities among these Indigenous populations.


Even though the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has passed, the implementation of regulations in pediatric isolation rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic has had enormous pressure on the practice of family-centred care (FCC). This is a challenge for nurses in the isolation room for children with COVID-19, how to implement FCC, that an approach to child health care by supporting the strengths of families and improving the involvement of the parent, to provide the best care outcomes.


Adolescence, the transitional phase between childhood and adulthood, is a stressful, fragile, and critical period. While the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced numerous stressors affecting the mental health of all age groups, adolescents are particularly vulnerable. However, there is limited research focusing on the impact of COVID-19 on this population.

Type II (client-on-worker) workplace violence (WPV) between patients and nurses is an ongoing safety and health challenge in healthcare. However, little is known about the experiences of racial and ethnic minority nurses specifically in what is a predominantly White profession. During and after the COVID-19 pandemic, type II WPV against certain ethnic/minority groups increased, which suggests that underrepresented minority nurses may have unique experiences with type II WPV inflicted by patients, their family members, or visitors.
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