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Visibility of nursing in policy documents related to health care priorities
(Wiley, 2020-02-09)
Aim To explore the visibility of nursing in policy documents concerning health care priorities in the Nordic countries.Background Nurses at all levels in health care organisations set priorities on a daily basis. Such ...
Safe and competent nursing care: An argument for a minimum standard?
(SAGE Publications, 2020-05-18)
There is no agreed minimum standard with regard to what is considered safe, competent nursing care. Limited resources and organizational constraints make it challenging to develop a minimum standard. As part of their ...
Barriers and facilitators to seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among nurses: A mixed methods study
(Wiley, 2020-03-23)
Aim To identify the barriers and facilitators to seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among nurses.Background Seasonal influenza causes significant mortality and morbidity among older people and high-risk groups. Vaccinating ...
Fostering the resilience of people with dementia: A narrative literature review
(Frontiers Media, 2020-02-25)
Background: Resilience is a process through which people use resources to adapt to adversity. Interventions aiming to support resilience in people with dementia have been developed. However, the optimal content, structure ...
“Stuck between a rock and a hard place”: How mental health nurses’ experience psychosocial interventions in Irish mental health care settings
(Wiley, 2020-10-19)
4.1 Description
The paper will report on the interview data of trained MHNs experiences of using PSI within the Irish context. This observational data will be reported elsewhere (Smyth et al. 2020 under review).
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The perceptions of people with dementia and key stakeholders regarding the use and impact of the social robot MARIO
(MDPI, 2020-11-20)
People with dementia often experience loneliness and social isolation. This can result in increased cognitive decline which, in turn, has a negative impact on quality of life. This paper explores the use of the social ...
Nurses are research leaders in skin and wound care
(Wiley, 2020-08-24)
The World Health Assembly declared 2020, the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Recent editorials and commentaries support the leading role of nurses and midwives as frontline caregivers emphasizing the need ...
The profile of patients with venous leg ulcers: A systematic review and global perspective
(Elsevier, 2020-08-13)
A holistic profile that includes demographic, medical history and wound characteristics of individuals with venous leg ulceration is lacking. Lack of such a profile negatively impacts the ability to develop interventions ...
Palliative care nurses' experiences of clinical supervision: a qualitative evidence synthesis
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2020-12-17)
Background: Clinical supervision provides support and facilitates professional and personal development. Aim: To identify and synthesise all available qualitative research on palliative care nurses' experiences of clinical ...
The effects of MARIO, a social robot, on the resilience of people with dementia: A multiple case study
(International Society for Gerontechnology, 2020-08)
Background: Resilience is a process of adapting to stress. For people with dementia, resilience is enhanced through having positive social relationships. Social robots, such as MARIO, can facilitate social engagement. ...