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Below the Belt Supporting staff and clients to recognise the early signs of vein damage associated to groin injecting (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Coull, A., Glen, C., Shanley, J., & Smith, L. (2018, November). Below the Belt Supporting staff and clients to recognise the early signs of vein damage associated to groin injecting. Poster presented at Faculty of Public Health in Scotland Annual Conference

Introduction Approximately one third of regular injectors in Edinburgh are likely to be injecting into the groin. This is a concern due to the associated risks which can lead to severe skin infections, vascular problems and traumatic social and medi... Read More about Below the Belt Supporting staff and clients to recognise the early signs of vein damage associated to groin injecting.

Understanding leg ulceration associated with Intravenous drug use (2018)
Journal Article
Coull, A., & Sharp, A. (2018). Understanding leg ulceration associated with Intravenous drug use. Nursing Times, 114(6), 31-34

Clinicians are reporting a rise in numbers of people with leg ulceration and a history of injecting drug use. These tend to be younger people with little co-morbidity. The ulceration may appear long after injecting has ceased and may be long-standing... Read More about Understanding leg ulceration associated with Intravenous drug use.

The experience of an increase in the injection of ethylphenidate in Lothian April 2014–March 2015 (2016)
Journal Article
Lafferty, C., Smith, L., Coull, A., & Shanley, J. (2016). The experience of an increase in the injection of ethylphenidate in Lothian April 2014–March 2015. Scottish Medical Journal, 61(2), 74-83. https://doi.org/10.1177/0036933016649871

Background and aims New psychoactive substances are causing increasing harm across the UK but the use of new psychoactive substance by injecting has become a significant problem within Lothian since the beginning of 2014. Data indicate a rapid rise... Read More about The experience of an increase in the injection of ethylphenidate in Lothian April 2014–March 2015.

Prevalence of skin problems and leg ulceration in a sample of young injecting drug users (2014)
Journal Article
Coull, A. F., Atherton, I., Taylor, A., & Watterson, A. E. (2014). Prevalence of skin problems and leg ulceration in a sample of young injecting drug users. Harm Reduction Journal, 11(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-11-22

Drug users suffer harm from the injecting process, and clinical services are reporting increasing numbers presenting with skin-related problems such as abscesses and leg ulcers. Skin breakdown can lead to long-term health problems and increased servi... Read More about Prevalence of skin problems and leg ulceration in a sample of young injecting drug users.

Self-management of leg ulceration using a compression hosiery kit: considerations for service delivery (2013)
Journal Article
Coull, A. (2013). Self-management of leg ulceration using a compression hosiery kit: considerations for service delivery. British Journal of Community Nursing, 18(Sup9), S23-S31. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2013.18.Sup9.S23

This article describes the experience of a young male who developed leg ulceration, which he treated and managed by himself. In an unusual case, with unusual circumstances, he used a leg ulcer hosiery kit as compression therapy to self-manage from th... Read More about Self-management of leg ulceration using a compression hosiery kit: considerations for service delivery.

Ankle brachial pressure index of normal, healthy, younger adults (2013)
Journal Article
Niblo, J., & Coull, A. (2013). Ankle brachial pressure index of normal, healthy, younger adults. British Journal of Nursing, 22(Sup8), S16-S21. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2013.22.Sup8.S16

Doppler ultrasound and ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) calculations are used in the assessment of lower limb vascularity, specifically to determine arterial deficiency. ABPI is important as it is used as an indicator when deciding management opt... Read More about Ankle brachial pressure index of normal, healthy, younger adults.

The expansion of nurse prescribing in Scotland: an evaluation. (2013)
Journal Article
Coull, A., Murray, I., Turner-Halliday, F., & Watterson, A. (2013). The expansion of nurse prescribing in Scotland: an evaluation. British Journal of Community Nursing, 18(5), 234-242. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2013.18.5.234

Medicine prescribing by community nurses commenced in the UK in 1996. By 2001, nurse prescribing was extended to include more nurses and to cover a wider formulary. This research project provides an evaluation of the extension of prescribing powers t... Read More about The expansion of nurse prescribing in Scotland: an evaluation..

Education programmes preparing independent prescribers in Scotland: An evaluation (2013)
Journal Article
Boreham, N., Coull, A. F., Murray, I. D., Turner-Halliday, F., & Watterson, A. E. (2013). Education programmes preparing independent prescribers in Scotland: An evaluation. Nurse Education Today, 33(4), 321-326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2013.01.018

Summary Background Nurse prescribing (NP) is part of the modernisation of the health care workforce and contributes to patient care by improving access to quality services and medication, through utilisation of advanced professional skills. Nurses... Read More about Education programmes preparing independent prescribers in Scotland: An evaluation.

An Evaluation of the Expansion of Nurse Prescribing in Scotland (2009)
Report
Watterson, A., Turner, F., Coull, A., Murray, I. & Boreham, N. (2009). An Evaluation of the Expansion of Nurse Prescribing in Scotland. http://www.stir.ac.uk/research/hub/publication/1636: Scottish Government

Introduction 1. Nurse prescribing first became part of the UK government's policy agenda following the Cumberlege Report (DHSS, 1986). By 2001, nurse prescribing was extended to include more nurses and to cover a wider formulary. Nurse prescribers in... Read More about An Evaluation of the Expansion of Nurse Prescribing in Scotland.

Preliminary study to investigate the normal range of Ankle Brachial Pressure Index in young adults (2007)
Journal Article
Male, S., Coull, A., & Murphy-Black, T. (2007). Preliminary study to investigate the normal range of Ankle Brachial Pressure Index in young adults. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16(10), 1878-1885. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01796.x

Aim.  The aim of this study was to find the normal range of Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI) for healthy adults in the 20–40-year age group. The hypothesis was: there is no difference between the accepted normal value of ABPI (1·00) and the obser... Read More about Preliminary study to investigate the normal range of Ankle Brachial Pressure Index in young adults.

Analysis of the impact of a national initiative to promote evidence-based nursing practice (2006)
Journal Article
Ring, N., Coull, A., Howie, C., Murphy-Black, T., & Watterson, A. (2006). Analysis of the impact of a national initiative to promote evidence-based nursing practice. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 12(4), 232-240. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-172x.2006.00569.x

Best Practice Statements (BPS) are designed to facilitate evidence-based practice. This descriptive, exploratory study evaluated the impact of five of these statements in Scotland. A postal survey of 1278 registered nurses was undertaken to determin... Read More about Analysis of the impact of a national initiative to promote evidence-based nursing practice.

Class-3c compression bandaging for venous ulcers: comparison of spiral and figure-of-eight techniques (2006)
Journal Article
Coull, A., Tolson, D., & McIntosh, J. (2006). Class-3c compression bandaging for venous ulcers: comparison of spiral and figure-of-eight techniques. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 54(3), 274-283. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03816.x

Aim.  This paper reports a study to compare the differences in compression produced on a limb using a spiral and a figure-of-eight bandaging technique. Background.  Chronic leg ulcers are a major health problem in Western countries. Compression band... Read More about Class-3c compression bandaging for venous ulcers: comparison of spiral and figure-of-eight techniques.

Nursing best practice statements: an exploration of their implementation in clinical practice (2005)
Journal Article
Ring, N., Malcolm, C., Coull, A., Murphy-Black, T., & Watterson, A. (2005). Nursing best practice statements: an exploration of their implementation in clinical practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14(9), 1048-1058. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01225.x

Aims and objectives. To explore implementation of the first five Best Practice Statements from the perspective of nurses involved in their development. Background. Best Practice Statements were introduced in Scotland to encourage consistent evidence... Read More about Nursing best practice statements: an exploration of their implementation in clinical practice.

Evaluating the introduction of nursing best practice statements in Scotland (2005)
Journal Article
Coull, A. (2005). Evaluating the introduction of nursing best practice statements in Scotland. Journal of Tissue Viability, 15(3), 28. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0965-206x%2805%2953006-7

Best practice statements (BPS) were launched in Scotland in 2002 to encourage consistent evidence-based practice (EBP) by guiding practitioners in specific areas of care. This concurrent paper would outline BPS development and results of an evaluatio... Read More about Evaluating the introduction of nursing best practice statements in Scotland.

The analgesic effect of odour and music upon dressing change (2004)
Journal Article
Kane, F. M., Brodie, E. E., Coull, A., Coyne, L., Howd, A., Milne, A., …Robbins, R. (2004). The analgesic effect of odour and music upon dressing change. British Journal of Nursing, 13(Sup4), S4-S12

Vascular wounds may require frequent dressing changes over a long period of time, often involving pain, which may not be adequately controlled with conventional analgesia. Complementary analgesia may be beneficial as an adjunctive therapy. This pilot... Read More about The analgesic effect of odour and music upon dressing change.