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Maintaining patient hopefulness: A critique (2007)
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Lipscomb, M. (2007). Maintaining patient hopefulness: A critique. Nursing Inquiry, 14(4), 335-342. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1800.2007.00377.x

It has been proposed that maintaining patient hopefulness is or should be a central nursing duty, and within the nursing literature the maintenance of patient and family hope is generally presented as an unproblematic 'good thing'. However, here it i... Read More about Maintaining patient hopefulness: A critique.

Total knee replacement: Is it really an effective procedure for all? (2007)
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Wylde, V., Dieppe, P., Hewlett, S., & Learmonth, I. (2007). Total knee replacement: Is it really an effective procedure for all?. Knee, 14(6), 417-423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2007.06.001

Total knee replacement (TKR) is considered an effective intervention for the treatment of chronic knee pain and disability. Yet there is increasing evidence, based on research using patient-based outcome measures, that a significant proportion of pat... Read More about Total knee replacement: Is it really an effective procedure for all?.

The presence of family members during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: European federation of Critical Care Nursing associations, European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care and European Society of Cardiology Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions Joint Position Statement (2007)
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Norekvål, T., Devictor, D., Fulbrook, P., Latour, J., Albarran, J., de Graaf, W., & Lynch, F. (2007). The presence of family members during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: European federation of Critical Care Nursing associations, European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care and European Society of Cardiology Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions Joint Position Statement. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 6(4), 255-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2007.07.003

This paper presents the European federation of Critical Care Nursing associations, the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care, and the European Society of Cardiology Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions Joint P... Read More about The presence of family members during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: European federation of Critical Care Nursing associations, European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care and European Society of Cardiology Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions Joint Position Statement.

A patient-centered approach to developing a comprehensive symptom and quality of life assessment of anal incontinence (2007)
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Avery, K. N., Cotterill, N., Norton, C., Abrams, P., & Donovan, J. L. (2008). A patient-centered approach to developing a comprehensive symptom and quality of life assessment of anal incontinence. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, 51(1), 82-87. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-007-9069-3

PURPOSE: This study was designed to identify question items required for a comprehensive symptom and quality of life assessment for individuals with anal incontinence. METHODS: Three substudies addressed the goals: 1) convenience sample of clinical e... Read More about A patient-centered approach to developing a comprehensive symptom and quality of life assessment of anal incontinence.

Tele-education in emergency care (2007)
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Binks, S., & Benger, J. (2007). Tele-education in emergency care. Emergency Medicine Journal, 24(11), 782-784. https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2005.033795

The use of telemedicine is becoming routine and accepted in certain limited areas such as electrocardiogram and radiograph/computed tomographic scan telemetry. Tele- education has thus far had limited applications although in emergency medicine it ha... Read More about Tele-education in emergency care.

A European survey of enteral nutrition practices and procedures in adult intensive care units (2007)
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Fulbrook, P., Bongers, A., & Albarran, J. (2007). A European survey of enteral nutrition practices and procedures in adult intensive care units. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16(11), 2132-2141. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01841.x

A European survey of enteral nutrition practices and procedures in adult intensive care units The aim of this survey was to gain an overview of enteral nutrition practices and procedures of European adult intensive care units and to describe current... Read More about A European survey of enteral nutrition practices and procedures in adult intensive care units.

Teaching spirituality to student midwives: A creative approach (2007)
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Hall, J., & Mitchell, M. (2007). Teaching spirituality to student midwives: A creative approach. Nurse Education in Practice, 7(6), 416-424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2007.02.007

The nature of midwifery both as an art and a science requires methods of teaching students that will enhance this understanding. A philosophy of holistic care of women should underpin education of student midwives and these concepts should be put acr... Read More about Teaching spirituality to student midwives: A creative approach.

Patient dependency in emergency care: Do we have the nurses we need? (2007)
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O'Brien, A., & Benger, J. (2007). Patient dependency in emergency care: Do we have the nurses we need?. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16(11), 2081-2087. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01602.x

Patient dependency in emergency care: do we have the nurses we need? To use the previously validated Jones Dependency Tool to establish current patterns in the dependency of patients attending the Emergency Department of an inner city teaching hospit... Read More about Patient dependency in emergency care: Do we have the nurses we need?.

Conceptions of early leaving: A comparison of the views of teaching staff and students (2007)
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Young, P., Glogowska, M., & Lockyer, L. (2007). Conceptions of early leaving: A comparison of the views of teaching staff and students. Active Learning in Higher Education, 8(3), 275-287. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787407081882

Recent synthesizing work on the student retention literature suggests two divergent discourses. The first is a discourse of assimilation which locates the problem in individual students' circumstances or abilities. This is challenged by an emerging d... Read More about Conceptions of early leaving: A comparison of the views of teaching staff and students.

Online interprofessional learning: The student experience (2007)
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Rickaby, C. E., Clarke, B. A., Miers, M. E., Pollard, K., Thomas, J., & Turtle, A. (2007). Online interprofessional learning: The student experience. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 21(5), 529-542. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820701585296

Health and social care students in a faculty in the United Kingdom learn together in an interprofessional module through online discussion boards. The module assessment encourages engagement with technology and with group members through peer review.... Read More about Online interprofessional learning: The student experience.

Fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: From apathy to action (2007)
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Hewlett, S. (2007). Fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: From apathy to action. Future Rheumatology, 2(5), 439-442. https://doi.org/10.2217/17460816.2.5.439

Fatigue is a common problem in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), experienced by the majority of patients, with fatigue scores that are often higher than pain scores. Despite this, patients feel fatigue has been largely ignored by clinicians. This article pr... Read More about Fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis: From apathy to action.

Career choices in health care: Is nursing a special case? A content analysis of survey data (2007)
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Miers, M. E., Rickaby, C., & Pollard, K. (2007). Career choices in health care: Is nursing a special case? A content analysis of survey data. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 44(7), 1196-1209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.04.010

Background: As demand for nurses and other health professionals continues to outstrip supply it is important to understand what motivates individuals to join a non-medical health profession. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to investigat... Read More about Career choices in health care: Is nursing a special case? A content analysis of survey data.