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Improving the operational skills of the health personnel working in the emergency departments. A useful tool to give concrete answers to EU policies on patients’ safety and to create new working opportunities. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Watt, S. (2015, February). Improving the operational skills of the health personnel working in the emergency departments. A useful tool to give concrete answers to EU policies on patients’ safety and to create new working opportunities. Paper presented at CEFPAS

Improving the operational skills of the health personnel working in the emergency departments. A useful tool to give concrete answers to EU policies on patients’ safety and to create new working opportunities. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Watt, S. (2014, November). Improving the operational skills of the health personnel working in the emergency departments. A useful tool to give concrete answers to EU policies on patients’ safety and to create new working opportunities. Paper presented at ISIMED

Self-management of coronary heart disease in angina patients after elective percutaneous coronary intervention:A mixed methods study (2014)
Thesis
Dawkes, S. Self-management of coronary heart disease in angina patients after elective percutaneous coronary intervention:A mixed methods study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9172

Introduction and aim:
An estimated 100,000 people in the United Kingdom have percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) each year to help alleviate angina symptoms. Thereafter, they are expected to modify their coronary heart disease (CHD) risk facto... Read More about Self-management of coronary heart disease in angina patients after elective percutaneous coronary intervention:A mixed methods study.

Non-medical prescribers and benzodiazepines: A qualitative study (2014)
Journal Article
Brodie, L., Donaldson, J., & Watt, S. (2014). Non-medical prescribers and benzodiazepines: A qualitative study. Nurse Prescribing, 12(7), 353-359. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2014.12.7.353

Benzodiazepines continue to be widely prescribed in primary care for longer than guidelines advise and can cause adverse consequences for those who have long-term prescriptions. The aim of this study was to explore the experience of nonmedical prescr... Read More about Non-medical prescribers and benzodiazepines: A qualitative study.

Is peer tutoring a win / win situation? (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Watt, S., Sharp, A., & Howson, F.-J. (2013, May). Is peer tutoring a win / win situation?. Paper presented at International Clinical Skills Conference

Caring for the person having surgery. (2012)
Book Chapter
Watt, S. (2012). Caring for the person having surgery. In C. Brooker, & A. Waugh (Eds.), Foundations of nursing practice: fundamentals of holistic care. Elsevier-Mosby

Online video in clinical skills education of oral medication administration for undergraduate student nurses: A mixed methods, prospective cohort study (2012)
Journal Article
Holland, A., Smith, F. C., McCrossan, G., Adamson, E., Watt, S., & Penny, K. I. (2013). Online video in clinical skills education of oral medication administration for undergraduate student nurses: A mixed methods, prospective cohort study. Nurse Education Today, 33(6), 663-670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2012.01.006

Background
Improvements in the safety of the prescribing, dispensing and administration of medicines are identified as a priority across international healthcare systems. It is therefore essential that higher education institutions play their part i... Read More about Online video in clinical skills education of oral medication administration for undergraduate student nurses: A mixed methods, prospective cohort study.

Simulation teaching at Edinburgh Napier University (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dawkes, S. (2010, April). Simulation teaching at Edinburgh Napier University. Presented at Clinical Skills Managed Education Network South and East Consortia meeting

No abstract available.

Evidence of the effectiveness and patient experience of formalised social support for people with a diagnosis of heart failure.
Report
Donaldson, J. H., Roxburgh, M., Watt, S., Polson, R., Armstrong, L., & Lauder, W. (2015). Evidence of the effectiveness and patient experience of formalised social support for people with a diagnosis of heart failure. Edinburgh, Scotland: Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland

Final report to Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland.

This systematic review was undertaken during December 2014 to June 2015, and
was commissioned by Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS). The review team
comprised of systematic review experts, an... Read More about Evidence of the effectiveness and patient experience of formalised social support for people with a diagnosis of heart failure..

Clinical Academic (Research) Careers Schemefor Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionalsin NHS Lothian: Annual report
Report
Peters, A., MacArthur, J., Hanley, J., Watt, S., Smith, S., & Rodgers, S. (2015). Clinical Academic (Research) Careers Schemefor Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionalsin NHS Lothian: Annual report

This is a summary of the fifth Annual Report of the Clinical Academic (Research)
Careers Scheme (CARC) for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals
(NMAHP) in NHS Lothian.
The past year’s objectives have largely been achieved. The Scheme n... Read More about Clinical Academic (Research) Careers Schemefor Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionalsin NHS Lothian: Annual report.