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Experiences of involuntary admission in an approved mental health centre
(Wiley, 2012-10-29)
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This qualitative study interviewed six people who had been detained in a psychiatric hospital in Ireland. The people interviewed had been detained. The study participants were asked to recall their ...
Promoting quality of life for patients with myeloma
(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, ...
Maximising psychiatric nurses' contribution to interdisciplinary working
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2012-06-01)
Internationally, the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric care has resulted in expanded roles for mental health nurses within a community interdisciplinary team setting. This presents an opportunity for mental health ...
Acute leukaemia: making sense of a complex blood cancer
(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. ...
GDNF Schwann cells in hydrogel scaffolds promote regional axon regeneration, remyelination and functional improvement after spinal cord transection in rats
(Wiley, 2017-03-10)
Positively-charged oligo[poly(ethylene glycol)fumarate] (OPF+) is a biodegradable hydrogel used for spinal cord injury repair. We compared scaffolds containing primary Schwann cells (SCs) to scaffolds delivering SCs ...
Bullying and incivility in higher education workplaces: Micropolitics and the abuse of power
(Emerald, 2017-09-11)
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the lived experiences of workplace ill-treatment of administrative and technical staff in the higher education sector, with a particular focus on organisational ...
Stromal cell PD-L1iInhibits CD8(+) T-cell antitumor immune responses and promotes colon cancer
(American Association for Cancer Research, 2018-11)
Stromal cells of mesenchymal origin reside below the epithelial compartment and provide structural support in the intestine. These intestinal stromal cells interact with both the epithelial cell compartments, as well as ...
Prevalence and co-variates of burnout in consultant hospital doctors: burnout in consultants in Ireland Study (BICDIS)
(Springer Verlag, 2018-08-20)
Objectives Burnout is prevalent among doctors and affects the quality of patient care. Little research on burnout in consultant-level doctors has been done. The objective of this study was to measure burnout in the hospital ...
Communication skills of medical students during the OSCE: Gender-specific differences in a longitudinal trend study
(BMC, 2017-05-02)
Background: Communication skills are essential in a patient-centred health service and therefore in medical teaching. Although significant differences in communication behaviour of male and female students are known, gender ...
Referral of patients to plastic surgeons following self-harm: Opportunities for suicide prevention
(Elsevier, 2018-11-13)
Self-harm is a common source of referral to plastic and hand surgery services. Appropriate management of these patients is complex and includes the need for close liaison with mental health services. Self-harm is the single ...