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Nursing and healthcare students' experiences and use of e-learning in higher education (2010)
Journal Article

Aim. This paper presents research on nursing and healthcare students' experiences and use of e-learning. Background. The inception of e-learning in higher education is supported by a policy background and technological developments, yet little is kno... Read More about Nursing and healthcare students' experiences and use of e-learning in higher education.

It’s the final countdown… (2010)
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So this is it. After nearly 10 years as editor I am hanging up my red pen and emptying my email box. (I know its 10 years as I measure against my youngest duaghter who had recently celebrated her birthday and was a breastfeeding baby when i started;... Read More about It’s the final countdown….

Are first year undergraduate student nurses prepared for self-directed learning? (2010)
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Abstract BACKGROUND: Changing demands on the nursing workforce have led to considerable changes in undergraduate nurse education. Nurse educators have sought to incorporate self directed learning (SDL) into the curriculum to encourage student nurse... Read More about Are first year undergraduate student nurses prepared for self-directed learning?.

Does psychopharmacology training enhance the knowledge of mental health nurses who prescribe? (2010)
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The implementation of Mental Health Nurse (MHN) prescribing in the UK remains disappointing. A much cited critique of MHNs prescribing is that it would be unsafe, as MHN would not have the appropriate knowledge of pharmacology to practise mental heal... Read More about Does psychopharmacology training enhance the knowledge of mental health nurses who prescribe?.

The challenge of contributing to policy making in primary care: The gendered experiences and strategies of nurses (2010)
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This paper explores nurses' experiences as members of primary care organisations set up to develop and commission health services for local communities. Nurses, alongside GPs and other health professionals, were given a place on the governing bodies... Read More about The challenge of contributing to policy making in primary care: The gendered experiences and strategies of nurses.

Collaboration with patients in the design of patient reported outcome measures: Capturing the experience of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis (2010)
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Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) need to include concepts and language relevant to patients and be easily understood. These studies aimed to develop draft PROMs to measure rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fatigue and its impact by collaborating wit... Read More about Collaboration with patients in the design of patient reported outcome measures: Capturing the experience of fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis.

Time spent studying on a pre-registration nursing programme module: An exploratory study and implications for regulation (2010)
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European Union (EU) regulations require that university programmes are of specified duration. Additional EU regulations apply specifically to university based nurse education, enacted in the UK by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). However, lit... Read More about Time spent studying on a pre-registration nursing programme module: An exploratory study and implications for regulation.

Gender identity: Challenges to access social and health care services for lesbians in Nepal (2010)
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Literature about same-sex love and sexuality in Nepal is rare. However, limited anecdotal evidence on these issues signals that the health and social care needs of lesbians in Nepal are high. This qualitative study explores the challenges faced by le... Read More about Gender identity: Challenges to access social and health care services for lesbians in Nepal.

Midwifery basics: Blood tests for investigating maternal wellbeing (2010)
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'Blood tests for investigation maternal wellbeing' is the 10th series of 'Midwifery basics'. The aim of these articles is to inform and encourage readers to seek further information through a series of activities related to this topic.

An exploratory, randomized controlled trial of adherence therapy for people with schizophrenia (2010)
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Poor adherence limits the effectiveness of antipsychotic treatment in people with psychosis. The aim of the pragmatic, exploratory, single-masked trial conducted in the USA was to explore the efficacy, acceptability, and satisfaction with adherence t... Read More about An exploratory, randomized controlled trial of adherence therapy for people with schizophrenia.

Laryngeal transplantation in minipigs: Vascular, myologic and functional outcomes (2010)
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There is no effective way of replacing all the functions of the larynx in those requiring laryngectomy. Regenerative medicine offers promise, but cannot presently deliver implants with functioning neuromuscular units. A single well-documented larynge... Read More about Laryngeal transplantation in minipigs: Vascular, myologic and functional outcomes.

Work-based learning and the role of managers (2010)
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'You're whatever the patient needs at the time'; The impact on health and social care professionals of supporting people with epidermolysis bullosa (2010)
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Objectives: Professionals working with people who encounter pain and suffering can experience adverse emotional effects themselves. However, to provide effective support it is necessary to understand specific work-related experiences and contexts. Th... Read More about 'You're whatever the patient needs at the time'; The impact on health and social care professionals of supporting people with epidermolysis bullosa.

'It's this whole picture, this well-being': Patients' understanding of 'feeling well' with rheumatoid arthritis (2010)
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the meaning of 'feeling wellg' for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 23 RA patients, purposively sampled for medication type, disease duration, dis... Read More about 'It's this whole picture, this well-being': Patients' understanding of 'feeling well' with rheumatoid arthritis.

Sessional GPs: Support needed to provide the evidence required for appraisal and validation (2010)
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BACKGROUND: This study set out to evaluate evidence submitted by GPs for appraisal, and to explore how a model of appraisal can be developed which meets the needs of revalidation while remaining developmental and formative. This paper focuses on com... Read More about Sessional GPs: Support needed to provide the evidence required for appraisal and validation.

A preliminary investigation into whether attentional bias influences mood outcomes following emotional disclosure (2010)
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Background There is considerable interest in factors which may influence the efficacy of emotional disclosure. To date, a range of demographic and psychological variables have been considered. However, consideration has not yet been given to cognitiv... Read More about A preliminary investigation into whether attentional bias influences mood outcomes following emotional disclosure.

Muscle contractile characteristics: Relationship to high-intensity exercise (2010)
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We investigated the relationship between muscle contractile characteristics, collected using percutaneous electrical stimulation, and high-intensity exercise performance. Seventeen participants performed a muscle performance test for the calculation... Read More about Muscle contractile characteristics: Relationship to high-intensity exercise.

Young peoples use and views of a school-based sexual health drop-in service in areas of high deprivation (2010)
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Objective: To describe patterns and reasons of attendance and young peoples views of the drop-in service. Design: Analysis of a prospective database, questionnaire survey and qualitative interviews and discussions. Setting: Sexual health drop-in clin... Read More about Young peoples use and views of a school-based sexual health drop-in service in areas of high deprivation.

On-going education would boost competency in drug calculations (2010)
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Medication errors can have fatal results. Higher education institutes and trusts must continually develop students’ and nurses’ skills, say Maxine Pryce-Miller and Vernel Emanuel

Medicine information sources used by nurses at the point of care (2010)
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