All Outputs (59)

Maintaining patient hopefulness: A critique (2007)
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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.

Web-based learning in practice settings: Nurses' experiences and perceptions of impact on patient care (2007)
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A patient-centered approach to developing a comprehensive symptom and quality of life assessment of anal incontinence (2007)
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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.

A European survey of enteral nutrition practices and procedures in adult intensive care units (2007)
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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.

Patient dependency in emergency care: Do we have the nurses we need? (2007)
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Planning, developing and writing an effective conference abstract (2007)
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Responding to domestic abuse : A handbook for health professionals (2007)
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Tele-education in emergency care (2007)
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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.

Teaching spirituality to student midwives: A creative approach (2007)
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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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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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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.

Complexities of learning together: Students' experience of face-to-face interprofessional groups (2007)
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Does routine antenatal enquiry lead to an increased rate of disclosure of domestic abuse? Findings from the Bristol Pregnancy and Domestic Violence Programme (2007)
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Career choices in health care: Is nursing a special case? A content analysis of survey data (2007)
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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.

Providing a children's palliative care service in the community through fixed-term grants: The staff perspective (2007)
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Background: Children's palliative care services have recently been awarded fixed-term grants, aimed at improving the provision of care for children with life-limiting conditions in the community. We report findings of a qualitative study to investiga... Read More about Providing a children's palliative care service in the community through fixed-term grants: The staff perspective.

Project jump: Young people's perspectives on a sexual health drama project for hard to reach young people (2007)
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This article explores the qualitative process findings from an evaluation of Project Jump - a sexual health drama project for hard to reach young people. Project Jump aimed to enable young people to consider their sexual behaviour and its impact and... Read More about Project jump: Young people's perspectives on a sexual health drama project for hard to reach young people.

Paediatric critical care nurses' attitudes and experiences of parental presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A European survey (2007)
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Background: Although recent resuscitation guidelines are supportive of family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation literature from the last decade suggests that it is often discouraged, and the subject remains a controversial issue. Objectiv... Read More about Paediatric critical care nurses' attitudes and experiences of parental presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A European survey.

Eigth annual regional conference: Buckfastleigh Abbey (2007)
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The role of midwife-complementary therapists data from in-depth interviews (2007)
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Publishing to contribute to the nursing evidence base (2007)
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