Browsing Nursing and Midwifery (Scholarly Articles) by Title
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A cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a structured pulmonary rehabilitation education programme for improving the health status of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): The PRINCE Study protocol.
(BioMed Central, 2011-01-18)A key strategy in improving care for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the provision of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes. Pulmonary rehabilitation programmes have been successful in improving ... -
Community psychiatric nurses’ experiences of caring for clients with borderline personality disorder
(RCN Publishing, 2013-03-01)Bridget O’Connell and Maura Dowling report on a study that gathered nurses’ views on working with this client group and suggest ways to improve care Aim To explore the experience of psychiatric nurses who work in the ... -
A concept analysis of autonomy for older people in residential care
(Blackwell, 2010-05)Aims and Objectives: To undertake a concept analysis of residential autonomy in order to identify its attributes. To reveal the antecedents and consequences of autonomy for older people in residential care and thus enable ... -
A concept analysis of empowerment in chronic illness from the perspective of the nurse and the client living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(Wiley, 2011-11-14)Aims. To explicate a model of empowerment appropriate to clients living with a chronic illness, in particular chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Background. Empowerment is a concept central to nursing practice and ... -
Concept development in nursing and midwifery: an overview of methodological approaches
(Wiley, 2018-10-19)Background Over the past four decades, there has been a growing focus on the resolution of conceptual problems through the process of concept development. As the focus on this area has grown, so too has the number of ... -
Continuing education for urology nurses: harnessing the potential of e-learning
(Wiley, 2012-02-20)The module Living with cancer of the lower urinary tract' was developed to address the learning needs of specialized urology nurses working in hospitals and generalist nurses caring for urology patients in practice settings. ... -
Critical care nurses experiences of providing care for adults in a highly technological environment: A qualitative evidence synthesis
(Wiley, 2019-08-20)Abstract Aims To synthesise the available body of qualitative evidence relating to nurses' perceptions and experiences of care provision in adult critical care environments. Methods The study adhered to ENTREQ ... -
Critical care nurses’ knowledge of alarm fatigue and practices towards alarms: A multicentre study
(Elsevier, 2018-05-21)Objectives: To determine critical care nurses' knowledge of alarm fatigue and practices toward alarms in critical care settings.Research methodology/design: A cross-sectional survey using an adaptation of The Health ... -
Debridement for venous leg ulcers
(Cochrane Collaboration, 2015-09-14)Background Venous ulcers (also known as varicose or venous stasis ulcers) are a chronic, recurring and debilitating condition that affects up to 1% of the population. Best practice documents and expert opinion suggests ... -
Developing a structured education programme for clients with COPD
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2011-05-01)This article describes the development of a Structured Education Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme (SEPRP), for the PRINCE (Pulmonary Rehabilitation In Nurse-led Community Environments) study. This process involved a ... -
Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) in the treatment of borderline personality disorder
(Wiley, 2013-11-05)Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex disorder that is difficult to treat. Five psychotherapeutic approaches are used in the management of BPD. These include cognitive behavioural therapy, mentalization-based ... -
Discharge planning: communication, education and patient participation
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2007-06)For the most part, discharge from hospital is routine and uneventful. However, for a percentage of persons, discharge from acute care requires careful planning to ensure continuity of care. This is particularly the case ... -
Early breast cancer: diagnosis, treatment and survivorship
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2012)Breast cancer is the most common female cancer and globally remains a major public health concern. The diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer continues to develop. Diagnosis is now more precise, surgery is less mutilating ... -
Early intervention and management of adrenal insufficiency in children
(RCN Publishing, 2012-09-11)Sinéad Moloney and Maura Dowling outline how to treat this hormonal disorder and suggest ways to improve parental and carer education The endocrine disorder adrenal insufficiency includes inadequate production of the ... -
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. ... -
Estimating the health-care costs of wound care in Ireland
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2019-06-05)Objective: To estimate the cost of wound care to the Irish health-care system.Methods: A bottom-up, prevalence-based analysis was undertaken using a decision analytic model to estimate costs. Health-care resource activity ... -
Ethical challenges in qualitative research: Examples from practice
(RCN Publishing Ltd., 2010-10-22)This article examines the many ethical challenges that are specific to qualitative research. These challenges concern the issues of informed consent procedures, the researcher-participant relationship, risk-benefit ratio, ... -
Ethnomethodology: Time for a revisit? A discussion paper
(Elsevier, 2007-07-05)The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of ethnomethodology and explore its usefulness as a methodology for nursing. Ethnomethodology was conceived through the writings of Harold Garfinkel, an American ... -
Evaluation of a companion robot for individuals with dementia: Quantitative findings of the MARIO Project in an Irish residential care setting
(Slack, 2019-06-25)The current study focuses on the short-term effect of MARIO, a social robot, on quality of life, depression, and perceived social support in persons with dementia (PWD) and evaluates their acceptability of MARIO. Ten PWD ... -
Evaluation of bone marrow examinations performed by an advanced nurse practitioner: An extended role within a haematology service
(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 ...