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Wearable activity trackers for nurses' health: A qualitative acceptability study (2023)
Journal Article
Mahoney, C., Hoyle, L., Van Splunter, C., & Kyle, R. G. (2023). Wearable activity trackers for nurses' health: A qualitative acceptability study. Nursing Open, 10(9), 5777-6614. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1884

Aim: To assess the practical, social and ethical acceptability of the use of a POLAR® H7 chest‐strap wearable device to influence health behaviours among pre‐registered nurses. Design: Qualitative acceptability study including a simulated test of use... Read More about Wearable activity trackers for nurses' health: A qualitative acceptability study.

Competencies and standards in nurse education: The irresolvable tensions (2023)
Journal Article
Collier-Sewell, F., Atherton, I., Mahoney, C., Kyle, R. G., Hughes, E., & Lasater, K. (2023). Competencies and standards in nurse education: The irresolvable tensions. Nurse Education Today, 125, Article 105782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105782

This paper explores the inherent contradiction between the purpose of nurse education – to produce critical thinking, autonomous and accountable future nurses – and the prescription of standards and competencies to realize this goal. Drawing on examp... Read More about Competencies and standards in nurse education: The irresolvable tensions.

Effects of student-led drama on nursing students' attitudes to interprofessional working and nursing advocacy: A pre-test post-test educational intervention study (2023)
Journal Article
Kyle, R. G., Bastow, F., Harper-Mcdonald, B., Jeram, T., Zahid, Z., Nizamuddin, M., & Mahoney, C. (2023). Effects of student-led drama on nursing students' attitudes to interprofessional working and nursing advocacy: A pre-test post-test educational inter

Nursing educators need to equip students to work in interprofessional teams and advocate for patients in increasingly integrated health and social care settings. Drama-based education has been used in nursing to help students understand complex conce... Read More about Effects of student-led drama on nursing students' attitudes to interprofessional working and nursing advocacy: A pre-test post-test educational intervention study.