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Pharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. (2020)
Journal Article
PATERSON, C. and KENNEDY, C. 2020. Pharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Research in nursing and health [online], 43(5), pages 548-549. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22027

Prostatitis is a common condition which can affect men of all ages; however, it is more frequently experienced in younger men with an initial onset around 40 years of age. The two main presenting clinical features of prostatitis are lower urinary tra... Read More about Pharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome..

North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 1. (2020)
Other
KYDD, A., TEODOROWSKI, P., PAPADATOU, Z., VELO HIGUERAS, M., MACLEAN, C. and OZA, R. (eds.) 2020. North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 1. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

Welcome to the first of our bulletins regarding COVID-19 pertinent to health and social care staff. The aim is to provide a signposting resource for staff, educators and researchers in the North East of Scotland on items of interest gathered from the... Read More about North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 1..

Perspectives of crisis intervention for people diagnosed with 'borderline personality disorder': an integrative review. (2020)
Journal Article
WARRENDER, D., BAIN, H., MURRAY, I. and KENNEDY, C. 2021. Perspectives of crisis intervention for people diagnosed with 'borderline personality disorder': an integrative review. Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing [online], 28(2), pages 208-236. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12637

What is known on the subject? - People diagnosed with 'BPD' often experience crisis and use services 'BPD' is a controversial diagnosis, and the experience of crisis and crisis intervention is not well understood. What this paper adds to existing kno... Read More about Perspectives of crisis intervention for people diagnosed with 'borderline personality disorder': an integrative review..

Oncology nursing during a pandemic: critical reflections in the context of COVID-19. (2020)
Journal Article
PATERSON, C., GOBEL, B., GOSSELIN, T., HAYLOCK, P.J., PAPADOPOULOU, C., SLUSSER, K., RODRIGUEZ, A. and PITUSKIN, E. 2020. Oncology nursing during a pandemic: critical reflections in the context of COVID-19. Seminars in oncology nursing [online], 36(3), article ID 151028. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2020.151028

Objectives: To provide a critical reflection of COVID-19 in the context of oncology nursing and provide recommendations for caring for people affected by cancer during this pandemic. Data sources: Electronic databases, including CINAHL, MEDLINE, Psyc... Read More about Oncology nursing during a pandemic: critical reflections in the context of COVID-19..

Nursing study abroad trip preparation: finding consensus through a Delphi technique. (2020)
Journal Article
LEAR, H. 2020. Nursing study abroad trip preparation: finding consensus through a Delphi technique. Nurse education today [online], 90, article ID 104443. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104443

Nursing study abroad trips are rising in popularity. Nursing students may travel the globe studying abroad, sometimes to locations where the culture, language, and healthcare practices are very different to what the students are used to. Study abroad... Read More about Nursing study abroad trip preparation: finding consensus through a Delphi technique..

Expert nurse to novice academic: reflections on the first year of transition from practitioner to academic. (2020)
Journal Article
HARPER-MCDONALD, B. and TAYLOR, G. 2020. Expert nurse to novice academic: reflections on the first year of transition from practitioner to academic. Nurse education today [online], 90, article number 104431. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104431

Globally, it is widely acknowledged that changing population demographics require increased numbers of registered nurses to meet the increasingly complex health and social care needs of people living longer - but not necessarily healthier - lives. Du... Read More about Expert nurse to novice academic: reflections on the first year of transition from practitioner to academic..

Role expansion for nurses in the cardiac catheter laboratory: findings from a systematic scoping review. (2020)
Journal Article
GILLINHAM, I., NEUBECK, L., WILLIAMS, B. and DAWKES, S. 2020. Role expansion for nurses in the cardiac catheter laboratory: findings from a systematic scoping review. British journal of cardiac nursing [online], 15(4), pages 1-14. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2019.0128

The cardiac catheter laboratory offers services to patients with a variety of conditions. These may include coronary heart disease, structural heart disorders and cardiac electrophysiological syndromes. Owing to the complex nature of an evolving heal... Read More about Role expansion for nurses in the cardiac catheter laboratory: findings from a systematic scoping review..

Does exercise prescription based on estimated heart rate training zones exceed the ventilatory anaerobic threshold in patients with coronary heart disease undergoing usual-care cardiovascular rehabilitation? A United Kingdom perspective. (2020)
Journal Article
PYMER, S., NICHOLS, S., PROSSER, J., BIRKETT, S., CARROLL, S. and INGLE, L. 2020. Does exercise prescription based on estimated heart rate training zones exceed the ventilatory anaerobic threshold in patients with coronary heart disease undergoing usual-care cardiovascular rehabilitation? A United Kingdom perspective. European journal of preventive cardiology [online], 27(6), pages 579-589. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487319852711

In the United Kingdom (UK), exercise intensity is prescribed from a fixed percentage range (% heart rate reserve (%HRR)) in cardiac rehabilitation programmes. We aimed to determine the accuracy of this approach by comparing it with an objective, thre... Read More about Does exercise prescription based on estimated heart rate training zones exceed the ventilatory anaerobic threshold in patients with coronary heart disease undergoing usual-care cardiovascular rehabilitation? A United Kingdom perspective..

A grounded theory study on midwifery managers' views and experiences of implementing and sustaining continuity of carer models within the UK maternity system. (2020)
Thesis
TURNER, S. 2020. A grounded theory study on midwifery managers' views and experiences of implementing and sustaining continuity of carer models within the UK maternity system. Robert Gordon University, MRes thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://openair.rgu.ac.uk

Current NHS policy recommends the transition of maternity services towards providing Midwifery Continuity of Carer (MCoCer) models in order to provide quality care for women and their families in the UK. It is known from the literature that quality o... Read More about A grounded theory study on midwifery managers' views and experiences of implementing and sustaining continuity of carer models within the UK maternity system..

Social media, social comparison and mental health. (2020)
Journal Article
WARRENDER, D. and MILNE, R. 2020. Social media, social comparison and mental health. Nursing times [online], 116(3), pages 58-61. Available from: https://www.nursingtimes.net/digital-edition/nursing-times-march-2020/

Social media has become a mainstay of popular culture, with a growing number of users. Yet the understanding of how social media can impact on mental health is at an early stage. This article focuses on social media and how the increased opportunity... Read More about Social media, social comparison and mental health..