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Family presence during resuscitation – The experiences and views of Polish nurses (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Understanding healthcare professionals perceptions of family presence during resuscitation (FPDR) may help in choosing an effective strategy of implementing this concept in everyday clinical practice. Objectives: To determine the... Read More about Family presence during resuscitation – The experiences and views of Polish nurses.

Digital times: Disseminating your work and networking (2017)
Journal Article

This fifth and final article in the Writing for Publication series aims to provide guidance on disseminating your work and increasing professional networks through the use of social media. We will outline a range of different ways in which nurses can... Read More about Digital times: Disseminating your work and networking.

Developing and producing a focused conference poster (2017)
Journal Article

This fourth article in the Writing for Publication series aims to provide guidance on developing and producing a poster presentation for a conference. Most academic conferences offer opportunities for health professionals to present their work as an... Read More about Developing and producing a focused conference poster.

Writing an effective conference abstract (2017)
Journal Article

This paper aims to provide guidance on developing a strategy for writing a competitive and high quality abstract to increase the likelihood of it being accepted at a targeted conference. Well-presented abstracts play a crucial role in stimulating int... Read More about Writing an effective conference abstract.

Getting published a practical guide- Part II (2017)
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This second paper aims to guide you on how to organise the structure and content of a manuscript according to a journal’s guidelines. A strong manuscript is one written in an accessible, informative, stimulating and engaging style; to achieve this p... Read More about Getting published a practical guide- Part II.

Getting published: Part I (2017)
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The aim of this series of two papers is to introduce and guide potential authors on how to develop a successful writing strategy that will lead to publication in a targeted journal. A key aspect of the series is to assist individuals with approaches... Read More about Getting published: Part I.

A randomised controlled trial of student nurse performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a simulated family-witnessed resuscitation scenario (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd This randomized controlled trial, conducted in a UK University nursing department, compared student nurses' performance during a simulated cardiac arrest. Eighteen teams of four students were randomly assigned to one of three scen... Read More about A randomised controlled trial of student nurse performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a simulated family-witnessed resuscitation scenario.

Family-witnessed resuscitation: focus group inquiry into UK student nurse experiences of simulated resuscitation scenarios (2016)
Journal Article

© Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Aims To describe the impact of family members' presence on student nurse performance in a witnessed resuscitation scenario. To explore student nurses' attitudes to simulated family-witnessed resuscitat... Read More about Family-witnessed resuscitation: focus group inquiry into UK student nurse experiences of simulated resuscitation scenarios.

Chinese adult perception towards organ donation in Hong Kong (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A qualitative descriptive study was designed with the aim of investigating the current values, beliefs and experiences of Adult Hong Kong Chinese people around organ donation.

Family presence during resuscitation: Validation of the risk–benefit and self-confidence scales for student nurses (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. Background. There is increasing debate about the advantages and disadvantages of family-witnessed resuscitation. Research about the views of healthcare providers depends upon reliable tools to measure their perceptions.... Read More about Family presence during resuscitation: Validation of the risk–benefit and self-confidence scales for student nurses.

Low-dose intensive insulin therapy in patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome accompanied by Left Ventricular Failure: audit of two UK hospitals (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims and Objectives: To determine whether a low-dose intravenous insulin regimen reduces blood glucose levels at a timely rate and associated side effects among patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Left Ventricular... Read More about Low-dose intensive insulin therapy in patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome accompanied by Left Ventricular Failure: audit of two UK hospitals.

Student nurses self-confidence and perceptions of the risk and benefits associated with family-witnessed resuscitation – a cross sectional survey (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Family-witnessed resuscitation (FWR) has become more widespread in the UK since the 1990s. It remains controversial with many health care professionals citing concerns about 1) the long-term effects for the family member and 2) fears about their abil... Read More about Student nurses self-confidence and perceptions of the risk and benefits associated with family-witnessed resuscitation – a cross sectional survey.

Exploring the nature of resilience in paramedic practice: A psycho-social study (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd Previous research has identified that paramedics experience high levels of stress and sickness rates which have escalated in recent years due to changes to workforce restructuring. While a number of studies have investigated resil... Read More about Exploring the nature of resilience in paramedic practice: A psycho-social study.

Family witnessed resuscitation: Student nurses’ attitudes and BLS performance during family member presence or absence (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation by John Albarran on 30/01/15

Moral distress, autonomy and nurse-physician collaboration among intensive care unit nurses in Italy (2014)
Journal Article

Aim: To explore the level of moral distress and potential associations between moral distress indices and (1) nurse-physician collaboration, (2) autonomy, (3) professional satisfaction, (4) intention to resign, and (5) workload among Italian intensiv... Read More about Moral distress, autonomy and nurse-physician collaboration among intensive care unit nurses in Italy.

The challenges facing midwifery educators in sustaining a future education workforce (2014)
Journal Article

Background: national and international trends have identified concerns over the ability of health and social care workforces in meeting the needs of service users. Attention has increasingly been drawn to problems of recruiting and retaining professi... Read More about The challenges facing midwifery educators in sustaining a future education workforce.

Patients' perspectives on the educational preparation of cardiac nurses (2014)
Journal Article

© The European Society of Cardiology 2013. Background: Over the last two decades the UK health service has endeavoured to place patient and public involvement at the heart of its modernisation agenda. Despite these aspirations the role of patients in... Read More about Patients' perspectives on the educational preparation of cardiac nurses.

South African critical care nurses' views on end-of-life decision-making and practices (2014)
Journal Article

Background: Care of patients at the end-of-life (EOL) may be influenced by the experiences, attitudes and beliefs of nurses involved in their direct care. Aim: To investigate South African critical care nurses' experiences and perceptions of EOL care... Read More about South African critical care nurses' views on end-of-life decision-making and practices.

Sedation practice in Nordic and non-Nordic ICUs: A European survey (2013)
Journal Article

Background and aims: A trend towards lighter sedation has been evident in many intensive care units (ICUs). The aims of the survey were to describe sedation practice in European ICUs and to compare sedation practice in Nordic and non-Nordic countries... Read More about Sedation practice in Nordic and non-Nordic ICUs: A European survey.

Women's experiences of undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (2012)
Journal Article

Aim. This paper is a report of a study of women's experiences of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Background. Worldwide, coronary heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. It has traditionally been viewed as primarily affect... Read More about Women's experiences of undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.