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The application of antimicrobial stewardship knowledge to nursing practice: a national survey of United Kingdom pre‐registration nursing students. (2024)
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COURTENAY, M., HAWKER, C., GALLAGHER, R., SUNTER, M. et al. 2024. The application of antimicrobial stewardship knowledge to nursing practice: a national survey of United Kingdom pre-registration nursing students. Journal of advanced nursing [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16195

To assess student nurses understanding and skills in the application of antimicrobial stewardship knowledge to practice. Five hundred and twenty three student nurses responded across 23 UK universities. Although students felt prepared in competencies... Read More about The application of antimicrobial stewardship knowledge to nursing practice: a national survey of United Kingdom pre‐registration nursing students..

How long do you think? Unresponsive dying patients in a specialist palliative care service: a consecutive cohort study. (2024)
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O'CONNOR, T., LIU, W.-M., SAMARA, J., LEWIS, J. and PATERSON, C. 2024. How long do you think? Unresponsive dying patients in a specialist palliative care service: a consecutive cohort study. Palliative medicine [online], Ahead of Print. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163241238

Predicting length of time to death once the person is unresponsive and deemed to be dying remains uncertain. Knowing approximately how many hours or days dying loved ones have left is crucial for families and clinicians to guide decision-making and p... Read More about How long do you think? Unresponsive dying patients in a specialist palliative care service: a consecutive cohort study..

A systematic review exploring healthcare professionals' perceptions of take-home naloxone dispensing in acute care areas. (2024)
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OSINSKI, K. and AFSETH, J. 2024. A systematic review exploring healthcare professionals' perceptions of take-home naloxone dispensing in acute care areas. Journal of advanced nursing [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16181

To explore healthcare professionals' perceptions and experiences of take-home naloxone initiatives in acute care settings to gain an understanding of issues facilitating or impeding dispensing. Systematic literature review. Cochrane, MEDLINE and CINA... Read More about A systematic review exploring healthcare professionals' perceptions of take-home naloxone dispensing in acute care areas..

"Doing" is never enough, if "being" is neglected: exploring midwives' perspectives on the influence of an emotional intelligence education programme: a qualitative study. [Article] (2024)
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TABIB, M., HUMPHREY, T. and FORBES-MCKAY, K. 2024. "Doing" is never enough, if "being" is neglected: exploring midwives' perspectives on the influence of an emotional intelligence education programme: a qualitative study. Women and birth [online], 37(3), article number 101587. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2024.02.003

The role of the midwife is emotionally demanding, with many midwives experiencing high levels of stress and burnout, and a great number considering leaving the profession. This has serious implications for the delivery of high-quality, safe maternity... Read More about "Doing" is never enough, if "being" is neglected: exploring midwives' perspectives on the influence of an emotional intelligence education programme: a qualitative study. [Article].

Effects of exercise training response on quality of life and cardiovascular risk factor profiles in people with coronary artery disease: insights from the HIIT or MISS UK trial. (2024)
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INGLE, L., POWELL, R., BEGG, B., BIRKETT, S.T., NICHOLS, S., ENNIS, S., BANERJEE, P., SHAVE, R. and MCGREGOR, G. [2024]. Effects of exercise training response on quality of life and cardiovascular risk factor profiles in people with coronary artery disease: insights from the HIIT or MISS UK trial. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation [online], Articles in Press. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2024.03.002

The objective of this study was to compare the characteristics of responders and nonresponders to 8 weeks of exercise training, to determine differences in key cardiovascular disease outcomes in people with coronary artery disease (CAD). This was und... Read More about Effects of exercise training response on quality of life and cardiovascular risk factor profiles in people with coronary artery disease: insights from the HIIT or MISS UK trial..

Decision-making on the use of compression hosiery and compression bandaging: a systematic review. (2024)
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FERGUSON, G. and BAGULEY, F. 2024. Decision-making on the use of compression hosiery and compression bandaging: a systematic review. British journal of community nursing [online], 29(Sup 3), pages S20-S25. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2024.29.Sup3.S20

This systematic literature review was carried out by a final-year nursing student in response to clinical experience, and to understand the rationale and evidence around managing venous ulcers. In the student's clinical experience, the two most commo... Read More about Decision-making on the use of compression hosiery and compression bandaging: a systematic review..

Inter- and intra-observer reliability and agreement of O2Pulse inflection during cardiopulmonary exercise testing: a comparison of subjective and novel objective methodology. (2024)
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NICKOLAY, T., MCGREGOR, G., POWELL, R., BEGG, B., BIRKETT, S., NICHOLS, S., ENNIS, S., BANERJEE, P., SHAVE, R., METCALFE, J., HOYE, A. and INGLE, L. 2024. Inter- and intra-observer reliability and agreement of O2Pulse inflection during cardiopulmonary exercise testing: a comparison of subjective and novel objective methodology. PLoS one [online], 19(3), article number e0299486. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299486

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is the 'gold standard' method for evaluating functional capacity, with oxygen pulse (O2Pulse) inflections serving as a potential indicator of myocardial ischaemia. However, the reliability and agreement of iden... Read More about Inter- and intra-observer reliability and agreement of O2Pulse inflection during cardiopulmonary exercise testing: a comparison of subjective and novel objective methodology..

Sense of coherence moderates job demand‐resources and impact on burnout among nurses and midwives in the context of the COVID ‐19 pandemic: a cross‐sectional survey. (2024)
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PATERSON, C., DAVIS, D., ROBERTS, C., BAIL, K., WALLIS, E., NORTHAM, H.L., FROST, J., JOJO, N., MCGRORY, C., DOMBKINS, A. and KAVANAGH, P.S. 2024. Sense of coherence moderates job demand-resources and impact on burnout among nurses and midwives in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey. Journal of advanced nursing [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16125

This study aimed to test the propositions using the job demands‐resources (JD‐R) model for main/moderation/mediation effects of a sense of coherence and practice environment support on mental well-being (anxiety, depression and burnout) outcomes in n... Read More about Sense of coherence moderates job demand‐resources and impact on burnout among nurses and midwives in the context of the COVID ‐19 pandemic: a cross‐sectional survey..

The role of scoping reviews in guideline development. (2024)
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POLLOCK, D.K., KHALIL, H., EVANS, C. et al. 2024. The role of scoping reviews in guideline development. Journal of clinical epidemiology [online], 169, article number 111301. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111301

Systematic reviews have long been seen as critical in the development of trustworthy guidelines. However, as newer synthesis methodologies such as scoping reviews become more common, there is a need to discuss the potential role of these methodologie... Read More about The role of scoping reviews in guideline development..

The impact of the cost of living crisis and food insecurity on food purchasing behaviours and food preparation practices in people living with obesity. (2024)
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STONE, R.A., BROWN, A., DOUGLAS, F., GREEN, M.A., HUNTER, E., LONNIE, M., JOHNSTONE, A.M. and HARDMAN, C., on behalf of the FIO-Food Team. 2024. The impact of the cost of living crisis and food insecurity on food purchasing behaviours and food preparation practices in people living with obesity. Appetite [online], 196, article number 107255. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107255

Lower income households are at greater risk of food insecurity and poor diet quality than higher income households. In high-income countries, food insecurity is associated with high levels of obesity, and in the UK specifically, the cost of living cr... Read More about The impact of the cost of living crisis and food insecurity on food purchasing behaviours and food preparation practices in people living with obesity..

Living with myocardial ischaemia and no obstructive coronary arteries: a qualitative study. (2024)
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HUMPHREYS, H., PADDOCK, D., BROWN, S., BERRY, C., COWIE, A., DAWKES, S. and NICHOLS, S. 2024. Living with myocardial ischaemia and no obstructive coronary arteries: a qualitative study. Open heart [online], 11(1), article number e002569. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2023-002569

This study aims to explore the lived experience of people with myocardial ischaemia with no obstructive arteries. Qualitative study using semistructured interviews using telephone interviews with 17 participants living in the UK. 17 people (2 males,... Read More about Living with myocardial ischaemia and no obstructive coronary arteries: a qualitative study..

Clinical research nursing pathways: the development and evaluation of a nursing research internship program using the RE-AIM framework. (2024)
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ROBERTS, N.A., BUTTON, E., DUFF, J., PATERSON, C., SMITH, M. and GAVIN, N. 2024. Clinical research nursing pathways: the development and evaluation of a nursing research internship program using the RE-AIM framework. International journal of nursing studies advances [online], 6, article number 100176. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2024.100176

In 2018 a Nursing Research Internship program was started within a major referral and tertiary teaching centre in Australia. We aimed to evaluate the first 12 months of the program using an implementation science framework. This was a qualitative stu... Read More about Clinical research nursing pathways: the development and evaluation of a nursing research internship program using the RE-AIM framework..

Unforeseen emotional labour: a collaborative autoethnography exploring researcher experiences of studying long COVID in health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2023)
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MACIVER, E., ADAMS, N.N., TORRANCE, N., DOUGLAS, F., KENNEDY, C., SKATUN, D., SANTIAGO, V.H. and GRANT, A. 2024. Unforeseen emotional labour: a collaborative autoethnography exploring researcher experiences of studying long COVID in health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. SSM - qualitative research in health [online], 5, article 100390. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100390

The concept of "emotional labour" describes the regulation of feelings and expressions to fulfil a specific job role, discussed extensively in relation to commercial and caring professions, with more recent scholarship recognising the emotional role... Read More about Unforeseen emotional labour: a collaborative autoethnography exploring researcher experiences of studying long COVID in health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic..

Identifying experiences of supportive care of children and young people affected by kidney failure: a qualitative systematic review. (2023)
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PATERSON, C., TURNER, M., HOOPER, M.-E., LADBROOK, E., MACAULEY, L. and MCKIE, A. 2023. Identifying experiences of supportive care of children and young people affected by kidney failure: a qualitative systematic review. Journal of renal care [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jorc.12484

Children and young people affected by kidney failure experience complexities in their care. Little is known about the unique needs of this young patient population group living with a long-term condition. A meta-aggregation of all qualitative studies... Read More about Identifying experiences of supportive care of children and young people affected by kidney failure: a qualitative systematic review..

Lived experience of work and long COVID in healthcare staff. (2023)
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TORRANCE, N., MACIVER, E., ADAMS, N.N., SKÅTUN, D., SCOTT, N., KENNEDY, C., DOUGLAS, F., HERNANDEZ-SANTIAGO, V. and GRANT, A. 2024. Lived experience of work and long COVID in healthcare staff. Occupational medicine [online], 74(1), pages 78-85. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqad117

Healthcare workers (HCWs) had a greater occupational risk of exposure to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and reported higher rates of long COVID (LC). This has implications for the provision of health care in already stretched health services. Th... Read More about Lived experience of work and long COVID in healthcare staff..

Promoting excellence, governance and innovation in prescribing education. (2023)
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SUNTER, M., WOOD, A. and BELL, S. 2023. Promoting excellence, governance and innovation in prescribing education. British journal of nursing [online], 32(22), pages 1104-1105. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2023.32.22.1104

The Scottish Prescribing Programmes Leads Network (SPPLN) was first developed several years ago to support the strategic direction of Scottish higher education institutions (HEIs) relating to health professionals undertaking prescribing education pro... Read More about Promoting excellence, governance and innovation in prescribing education..

Understanding the needs and preferences for cancer care among First Nations people: an integrative review. (2023)
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PATERSON, C., ROBERTS, C., BLACKBURN, J., JOJO, N., NORTHAM, H., WALLIS, E., HIND, A., CAULFIELD, R., BARRATT, M., TOOHEY, K., KAVANAGH, P.S., BACON, R. and WILSON, R.L. 2024. Understanding the needs and preferences for cancer care among First Nations people: an integrative review. Journal of advanced nursing [online], 80(5), pages 1776-1812. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15968

This systematic review aimed to identify the needs and preferences for cancer care services among Australian First Nations people. An integrative review was conducted. A wide range of search terms were used to increase the sensitivity and specificity... Read More about Understanding the needs and preferences for cancer care among First Nations people: an integrative review..

Nurses' perceptions to alleviate dyspnoea in inpatients with advanced cancer while receiving palliative care. (2023)
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KERO, J., KOIVISTO, J.-M., LEE, S.H. and HAAVISTO, E. 2024. Nurses' perceptions to alleviate dyspnoea in inpatients with advanced cancer while receiving palliative care. Nursing open [online], 11(1), e2038. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.2038

To explore nurses' perceptions to alleviate dyspnoea in inpatients with advanced cancer while receiving palliative care. A descriptive qualitative design was used. Seven focus groups were conducted with nurses (n = 27) from five specialized palliativ... Read More about Nurses' perceptions to alleviate dyspnoea in inpatients with advanced cancer while receiving palliative care..

Is age discrimination a risk factor for frailty progression and frailty development among older adults? A prospective cohort analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. (2023)
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AMINU, A.Q., TORRANCE, N., GRANT, A. and KYDD, A. 2024. Is age discrimination a risk factor for frailty progression and frailty development among older adults? A prospective cohort analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Archives of gerontology and geriatrics [online], 118, article number 105282. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2023.105282

With the increasing global burden of frailty on healthcare resources, it is important to understand the modifiable risk factors of frailty. This study examined perceived age discrimination as a potential risk factor for frailty progression and frailt... Read More about Is age discrimination a risk factor for frailty progression and frailty development among older adults? A prospective cohort analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing..

Nurse experiences of partnership nursing when caring for children with long‐term conditions and their families: a qualitative systematic review. (2023)
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BARRATT, M., BAIL, K., LEWIS, P. and PATERSON, C. 2023. Nurse experiences of partnership nursing when caring for children with long‐term conditions and their families: a qualitative systematic review. Journal of clinical nursing [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16924

To explore the experiences of partnership nursing among nurses when caring for children and young people with long‐term conditions, and their families. Partnership nursing is promoted as a positive model of care among paediatric nurses, where shared... Read More about Nurse experiences of partnership nursing when caring for children with long‐term conditions and their families: a qualitative systematic review..