Browsing School of Nursing and Midwifery by Author "Kelly, Mary"

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    • Acute leukaemia: making sense of a complex blood cancer 

      Meenaghan, Teresa; Dowling, Maura; Kelly, Mary (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2013-08-16)
      Acute leukaemia represents a diverse group of blood cancers that affect both children and adults. Treatment schedules for these haematology cancers are often prolonged, with many associated side effects and complications. ...

    • Evaluation of bone marrow examinations performed by an advanced nurse practitioner: An extended role within a haematology service 

      Kelly, Mary; Crotty, Gerard; Perera, Kanthi; Dowling, Maura (Elsevier, 2010-09-16)
      Purpose: Traditionally, medical personnel have undertaken bone marrow (BM) examination. However, specially trained nurses in advanced practice roles are increasingly undertaking this role. This paper presents the findings ...

    • Multiple myeloma: managing a complex blood cancer 

      Dowling, Maura; Kelly, Mary; Meenaghan, Teresa (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2016-09-10)
      This article gives a comprehensive overview of multiple myeloma (MM), a complex blood cancer involving overproduction of plasma cells. Although MM remains incurable, patients are living longer as a result of multiple ...

    • Myelodysplastic syndromes: update and nursing considerations 

      Kelly, Mary; Meenaghan, Teresa; Dowling, Maura (RCN Publishing, 2015-04-01)
      This article provides nurses with an update on diagnosis, management and care of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a complex group of disorders of the bone marrow. MDS has wide-ranging effects on patients’ ...

    • Myeloma: making sense of a complex blood cancer 

      Kelly, Mary; Meenaghan, Teresa; Dowling, Maura (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2010)
      Myeloma is a challenging blood cancer characterized by bone destruction, hypercalcaemia, renal insufficiency and anaemia. Although myeloma remains incurable, recent advancements in treatments have resulted in significant ...

    • Patients’ lived experience of myeloma 

      Kelly, Mary; Dowling, Maura (RCN Publishing, 2011-03-16)
      Aim To explore patients’ lived experience of being diagnosed with myeloma. Method A hermeneutic phenomenological approach was adopted to analyse data from interviews with 11 patients diagnosed with myeloma. Findi ...

    • Promoting quality of life for patients with myeloma 

      Dowling, Maura; Kelly, Mary; Meenaghan, Teresa (RCN Publishing, 2013-08-02)
      This article aims to provide nurses with an update of best practice in caring for patients living with a diagnosis of myeloma. Targeted treatments for myeloma have resulted in extended survival for patients. However, ...