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    • Niven and Scott (2003): Sixteen years of hindsight 

      Scott, P Anne (Wiley, 2019-05-28)
      This paper revisits a 2003 publication in Nursing Philosophy: The need for accurate perception and informed judgement in determining the appropriate use of the nursing resource: hearing the patient's voice. The author ...
    • Nurses are research leaders in skin and wound care 

      Gethin, Georgina; Probst, Sebastian; Weller, Carolina; Kottner, Jan; Beeckman, Dimitri (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 ...
    • Nurses' perceived stress and compassion following a mindfulness meditation and self compassion training 

      Mahon, Marie Ann; Mee, Lorraine; Brett, Denise; Dowling, Maura (SAGE Publications, 2017-09-18)
      This pilot study explored the effects of a mindfulness meditation intervention on nurses' perceived stress and compassion. A quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test design was used. Nurses (n=90) working at three university ...
    • Nurses’ experience of loss on the death of older persons in long‐term residential care: findings from an interpretative phenomenological study 

      Gannon, Mary; Dowling, Maura (Wiley, 2011-06-30)
      Background. Little is known of the experience of loss among nurses working with older persons in long‐stay settings. Objectives. The aim of this study was to explore and describe the experience of loss among nurses ...
    • Nurses’ perceptions of the factors which cause violence and aggression in the emergency department: A qualitative study 

      Angland, Shirley; Dowling, Maura; Casey, Dympna (Elsevier, 2013-10-07)
      There has been an increase in violence and aggression in emergency departments (EDs) in recent years. Among professional health care workers, nurses are more likely than other staff members to be involved in aggressive ...
    • Oral formulations of fentanyl products and the benefit of their use in breakthrough cancer pain 

      Handsaker, Scott; Dempsey, Laura; Fabby, Carole (Mark Allen Group, 2015-04-22)
      Pain is one of the most common symptoms that palliative care teams face on a daily basis, affecting up to 70% of people with a malignancy (Soden et al, 2010) and significantly impacting on a patients quality of life (QoL) ...
    • Oral loratadine in the management of G-CSF induced bone pain: a pilot study 

      Duggan, Caitriona; Murphy, Louise; Costello, Vicky; O Leary, Eilis; Dien Yousif, Ala; Blazcova, Silvie; Dowling, Maura (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2019-02-27)
      This pilot study aimed to ascertain if bone pain induced by granulocyte-colony stimulating factors (G-CSFs) can be alleviated or eliminated by oral antihistamine loratadine. Twelve patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy ...
    • An overview of interpretive phenomenology as a research methodology 

      Tuohy, Dympna; Cooney, Adeline; Dowling, Maura; Murphy, Kathy; Sixsmith, Jane (RCN Publishing, 2012-10-08)
      Aim To provide an overview of interpretive phenomenology. Background Phenomenology is a philosophy and a research approach. As a research approach, it is used extensively in nursing and ‘interpretive’ phenomenology ...
    • Palliative care nurses' experiences of clinical supervision: a qualitative evidence synthesis 

      Keane, Sinéad; Ryan, Aoife; Adams, Niamh; Dowling, Maura (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 ...
    • Parental presence at anaesthesia induction: A systematic review 

      Erhaze, Eunice K.; Dowling, Maura; Devane, Declan (Wiley, 2016-06-07)
      This systematic review assessed the effectiveness of parental presence for children undergoing surgical or diagnostic procedures under general anaesthesia (such as bronchoscopy, laryngoscopy and laparoscopy). Randomized ...
    • Patient rehabilitation following lower limb amputation 

      Kelly, Maria; Dowling, Maura (RCN Publishing, 2008-08-13)
      Patient rehabilitation following lower limb amputation is essential to provide optimum patient outcomes and to improve the amputee’s quality of life. The age of the patient and the stump length or level of amputation emerge ...
    • Patients' satisfaction with a hematology advanced nurse practitioner in Ireland 

      Kelly, Mary B.; Dowling, Maura; Burke, Eimear; Meskell, Pauline (Elsevier, 2013-06-28)
      There is great variety in the descriptions of advanced practice nursing (APN) roles internationally. However, this variety hinders advanced practice role development.1 In Ireland, where advanced practice roles have developed ...
    • Patients' satisfaction with a nurse-led oncology service 

      Egan, Mary; Dowling, Maura (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2005-10)
      This study reports the findings of a quantitative study determining the satisfaction levels of patients attending a nurse led oncology day ward. A random sample of one hundred patients was surveyed using an adapted version ...
    • 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 ...
    • The perceptions of people with dementia and key stakeholders regarding the use and impact of the social robot MARIO 

      Casey, Dympna; Barrett, Eva; Kovačič, Tanja; Sancarlo, Daniele; Ricciardi, Francesco; Murphy, Kathy; Koumpis, Adamantios; Santorelli, Adam; Gallagher, Niamh; Whelan, Sally (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 ...
    • Prevention of neonatal pressure injuries 

      Grosvenor, Jane; Dowling, Maura (Elsevier, 2017-10-27)
      Pressure injuries in the neonatal unit can cause infection, unnecessary pain and have the potential for scarring. However there is a dearth of information available on this topic. Preventative strategies to address pressure ...
    • The profile of patients with venous leg ulcers: A systematic review and global perspective 

      Gethin, Georgina; Vellinga, Akke; Tawfick, Wael; O'Loughlin, Aonghus J.; McIntosh, Caroline D.; Mac Gilchrist, C.; Murphy, Louise; Ejiugwo, M.; O'Regan, Marion; Cameron, Adam; Ivory, John D. (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 ...
    • 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, ...
    • Providing care for a person with late-stage dementia at home: What are carers' experiences? 

      Dempsey, Laura; Dowling, Maura; Larkin, Philip; Murphy, Kathy (SAGE Publications, 2018-05-10)
      Background It is widely reported that carers who provide care for a family member with dementia endure physical and psychological burdens. Not only do they fulfil an important role for the person with dementia but also ...
    • Providing comfort to patients in their palliative care trajectory: experiences of female nurses working in an acute setting 

      Roche-Fahy, Vivian; Dowling, Maura (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2009-03-01)
      This study aims to explore the lived experience of nurses who provide comfort to palliative care patients in an acute setting in a small urban hospital in the west of Ireland. A qualitative approach using Gadamerian ...