Browsing School of Nursing and Midwifery by Author "Dowling, Maura"
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Evaluation of the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse (SCAN) Service
Bradley, Stephen; Murphy, Kathy; Devane, Declan; Kennelly, Brendan; Meskell, Pauline; Dowling, Maura; Smyth, Siobhan; Tully, Agnes; Conway, Yvonne; Butler, Mary Pat (Health Service Executive, 2012)[no abstract available] -
Experiences of involuntary admission in an approved mental health centre
McGuinness, D.; Dowling, Maura; Trimble, T. (Wiley, 2012-10-29)Accessible summary 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 ... -
Exploring registered psychiatric nurses responses towards service users with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder
McGrath, Bridget; Dowling, Maura (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012-01-25)This study explored registered psychiatric nurses' (RPNs') interactions and level of empathy towards service users with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD). A qualitative approach was used, and 17 RPNs ... -
Exploring the relationship between caring, love and intimacy in nursing
Dowling, Maura (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2004)The paper utilises the five distinct perspectives on caring proposed by Morse et al (1990) to illustrate the relationship between love, intimacy and caring. Two distinct types of love, namely agape (altruism/charity) and ... -
The factors which influence nurses when weaning patients from mechanical ventilation: Findings from a qualitative study
Lavelle, Claire; Dowling, Maura (Elsevier, 2011-07-23)The aim of the study was to describe the factors that influence critical care nurses when deciding to wean patients from mechanical ventilation. The study adopted a qualitative methodology, using semi-structured interviews ... -
Family carers: lived experience of caring for relatives with an SMI
Cleary, Anne; Walsh, Francis; Dowling, Maura (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2014-07-29)This study explored family carers’ lived experience of caring for a relative with an ongoing mental illness. An interpretative phenomenological approach was adopted. Participants (n = 8) were self-selecting and members of ... -
From Husserl to van Manen: A review of different phenomenological approaches
Dowling, Maura (Elsevier, 2006-01-18)This paper traces the development of phenomenology as a philosophy originating from the writings of Husserl to its use in phenomenological research and theory development in nursing. The key issues of phenomenological ... -
Hermeneutics: an exploration
Dowling, Maura (RCN Publishing, 2004)The terms ‘hermeneutics’ and phenomenology’ are often used interchangeably in the literature, which can result in confusion for the reader. This article traces the relationship of these two philosophies and explains the ... -
High risk HPV testing following treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
Molloy, M.; Comer, R.; Rogers, P.; Dowling, Maura; Meskell, P.; Asbury, K.; O'Leary, M. (Springer Verlag, 2015-12-21)To determine the results of combined cytology and high-risk human papilloma virus (HR HPV) tests at 6 and 18 months postcolposcopy treatment at one Irish colposcopy centre.All women who attended the centre's colposcopy ... -
Home administration of bortezomib: Making a difference to myeloma patients' lives
Meenaghan, Teresa; O'Dwyer, Michael; Hayden, Patrick; Hayat, Amjad; Murray, Margaret; Dowling, Maura (Elsevier, 2009-10-08)Multiple myeloma is a clonal malignancy of plasma cells, characterized by anaemia, renal dysfunction, lytic bone lesions and the presence of excess monoclonal immunoglobulin. It is the second most common hematological ... -
How do nurses use the early warning score in their practice? A case study from an acute medical unit
Foley, Claire; Dowling, Maura (Wiley, 2018-10-14)Aims and objectives This study aimed to describe how nurses use the early warning score (EWS) in an acute medical ward and their compliance with the EWS and explore their views and experiences of the EWS. Background early ... -
Increasing the uptake of cervical screening programmes
Gannon, Maria; Dowling, Maura (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2008)Successful cervical screening programmes depend on the degree of coverage and the rate of attendance. There are many demographic reasons why some women fail to attend for cervical screening, including lack of knowledge and ... -
Influences on quality of prescribing in breast cancer patients
O'Reilly, Helen Anne; Dowling, Maura (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2016-10-13)This article presents a discussion on both positive and negative influences on quality of prescribing in clinical practice. It explores how such influences have an impact on breast cancer patients on adjuvant hormonal ... -
Knowledge and attitudes of mental health professionals in Ireland to the concept of recovery in mental health: a questionnaire survey
Cleary, A.; Dowling, Maura (Wiley, 2009-07-01)Recovery is the model of care presently advocated for mental health services internationally. The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge and attitudes of mental health professionals to the concept of recovery in ... -
Knowledge of palliative care and attitudes towards nursing the dying patient
Wilson, Olivia; Avalos, Gloria; Dowling, Maura (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2016-06-09)Aims: This study examines the palliative care knowledge and attitudes towards caring for the dying patient of nurses working in care of older people settings in one rural region in Ireland. Design: A cross-sectional ... -
Lived experiences of fibromyalgia
Diviney, Martina; Dowling, Maura (RCN Publishing, 2015-02-10)Martina Diviney and Maura Dowling explain why this chronic illness can take a long time to diagnose and how assessment tools can be used to speed up the process This phenomenological study explored the lived experience ... -
Living with a diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer: patients’ lived experiences
McCarthy, Ita; Dowling, Maura (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2009-12-01)The aim of this study was to explore patients’ experience of living with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Patients diagnosed with NSCLC know that their treatment is not with curative intent and can expect distressing ... -
Living with relapsed myeloma: Symptoms and self-care strategies
Cormican, Orlaith; Dowling, Maura (Wiley, 2017-12-21)Aims and Objectives: To explore which symptoms relapsed myeloma patients experience and what self-care strategies are used.Methods: This was a qualitative study utilising focus group interviews (n=4) with relapsed myeloma ... -
The long-term quality of life and information needs of prostate cancer survivors.
Diver, Sean; Avalos, Gloria; Rogers, Eamonn T.; Dowling, Maura (Wiley, 2017-12-10)What are the quality of life (QoL) and information needs of long‐term prostate cancer survivors? Numbers of prostate cancer survivors are increasing and it is vital that their QoL issues and information needs are understood. ... -
Lymphoma survivors' experiences at the end of treatment
Hackett, Fidelma; Dowling, Maura (Wiley, 2018-09-04)Aims and Objectives To explore lymphoma survivors’ experiences on their end of treatment and follow‐up care at a large urban haematology centre in Ireland. Methods This was a qualitative study using semistructured ...