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Integrating Medicines Management Into Mental Health Nursing in UK (2010)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2010). Integrating Medicines Management Into Mental Health Nursing in UK. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 24, 178-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2009.12.003

There is increasing concern that mental health nurses in UK are inadequately trained in medicines management. Recommended solutions entail proposals for further training to improve safety for service users. Although fundamentally important, these org... Read More about Integrating Medicines Management Into Mental Health Nursing in UK.

Relationship centred outcomes focused on compassionate care for older people within in-patient care settings: Relationship centred compassionate care (2010)
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Smith, S., Dewar, B., Pullin, S., & Tocher, R. (2010). Relationship centred outcomes focused on compassionate care for older people within in-patient care settings: Relationship centred compassionate care. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 5(2), 128-136. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-3743.2010.00224.x

This paper describes outcomes from research titled Leadership in Compassionate Care. The research adopts a participatory action research approach, utilizing appreciative inquiry and relationship centred care. Outcomes of the research are based upon r... Read More about Relationship centred outcomes focused on compassionate care for older people within in-patient care settings: Relationship centred compassionate care.

Is the routine recording of primary care consultations possible … and desirable? Lessons for researchers from a consultation with multiple stakeholders (2010)
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Rushmer, R., Themessel-Huber, M., Coyle, J., Humphris, G., Dowell, J., & Williams, B. (2011). Is the routine recording of primary care consultations possible … and desirable? Lessons for researchers from a consultation with multiple stakeholders. Patient Education and Counseling, 82(2), 247-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2010.04.020

Objective: To explore stakeholders' attitudes towards routine, longitudinal recording of primary care consultations for research purposes, and to identify legal, ethical, and practical barriers and facilitators. Methods: 183 stakeholders (including p... Read More about Is the routine recording of primary care consultations possible … and desirable? Lessons for researchers from a consultation with multiple stakeholders.

Do simple ventilation and gas exchange measurements predict early successful weaning from respiratory support in unselected general intensive care patients? (2010)
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Monaco, F., Drummond, G. B., Ramsay, P., Servillo, G., & Walsh, T. S. (2010). Do simple ventilation and gas exchange measurements predict early successful weaning from respiratory support in unselected general intensive care patients?. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 105, 326-333. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aeq184

Background. The value of respiratory variables as weaning predictors in the intensive care unit (ICU) is controversial. We evaluated the ability of tidal volume (Vtexp), respiratory rate ( f ), minute volume (MVexp), rapid shallow breathing index ( f... Read More about Do simple ventilation and gas exchange measurements predict early successful weaning from respiratory support in unselected general intensive care patients?.

Smoothing the passage of patients from primary care to specialist respiratory opinion (2010)
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O'Byrne, L., Darlow, C., Roberts, N., Wilson, G., & Partridge, M. R. (2010). Smoothing the passage of patients from primary care to specialist respiratory opinion. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 19(3), 248-253. https://doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2010.00028

Aims: To assess whether information in general practitioner (GP) referral letters provides a basis for selection of diagnostic tests in patients referred for specialist respiratory advice. Methods: We undertook a prospective study within a respi... Read More about Smoothing the passage of patients from primary care to specialist respiratory opinion.

The situational argument: do midwives agree or acquiesce with senior staff? (2010)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., & Bull, P. (2010). The situational argument: do midwives agree or acquiesce with senior staff?. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 28, 180-190. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646830903229876

This study concerns midwives' obedience/conformity to direction from a senior person. We sought to identify whether midwives just went along with what a midwife at management level suggested, or instead altered their views to match. In the first cond... Read More about The situational argument: do midwives agree or acquiesce with senior staff?.

Profile, practice and perspectives of occupational therapists in community mental health teams in Ireland (2010)
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O'Connell, J. E., & McKay, E. A. (2010). Profile, practice and perspectives of occupational therapists in community mental health teams in Ireland. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73(5), 219-228. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802210x12734991664228

The Mental Health Commission (2006a) and the Department of Health and Children (2006) have identified a gap in the knowledge relating to the interventions carried out by mental health workers in community mental health teams (CMHTs) in Ireland. The p... Read More about Profile, practice and perspectives of occupational therapists in community mental health teams in Ireland.

Effectiveness of interventions designed to promote patient involvement to enhance safety: A systematic review (2010)
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Hall, J., Peat, M., Birks, Y., Golder, S., Entwistle, V., Gilbody, S., Mansell, P., McCaughan, D., Sheldon, T., Watt, I., Williams, B., & Wright, J. (2010). Effectiveness of interventions designed to promote patient involvement to enhance safety: A systematic review. BMJ Quality & Safety, 19(5), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1136/qshc.2009.032748

There is growing international interest in involving patients in interventions to promote and support them in securing their own safety. This paper reports a systematic review of evaluations of the effectiveness of interventions that have been used w... Read More about Effectiveness of interventions designed to promote patient involvement to enhance safety: A systematic review.

Provision of online normalising information to reduce stigma associated with psychosis: Can an audio podcast challenge negative appraisals of psychotic experiences? (2010)
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French, P., Hutton, P., Barratt, S., Parker, S., Byrne, R., Shryane, N., & Morrison, A. P. (2011). Provision of online normalising information to reduce stigma associated with psychosis: Can an audio podcast challenge negative appraisals of psychotic experiences?. Psychosis, 3(1), 52-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/17522431003717683

Cognitive models of psychosis suggest that challenging negative appraisals of psychotic experiences could directly reduce associated distress and stigma. A pilot study investigating whether online normalising information in the form of an audio podca... Read More about Provision of online normalising information to reduce stigma associated with psychosis: Can an audio podcast challenge negative appraisals of psychotic experiences?.

The formal support experiences of mothers of adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Edinburgh, UK: a longitudinal qualitative design. (2010)
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Lin, M., Macmillan, M., & Brown, N. (2010). The formal support experiences of mothers of adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Edinburgh, UK: a longitudinal qualitative design. Journal of Nursing Research, 18, 34-43. doi:10.1097/JNR.0b013e3181ce50be

BACKGROUND: In the United Kingdom, healthcare provision for children with intellectual disabilities (ID) has shifted away from institutions to the community. Today, family members most often assume the primary caregiver role and look after care r... Read More about The formal support experiences of mothers of adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Edinburgh, UK: a longitudinal qualitative design..

Training assistant practitioners to deliver clinical care in specialist services. (2010)
Journal Article
McGowan, D., & Campbell, K. (2010). Training assistant practitioners to deliver clinical care in specialist services. Nursing Times, 106, (18-20). ISSN 0954-7762

Evaluation of a pilot project found that training band 3 nursing staff to take assistant practitioner roles reduced workforce problems in a chemotherapy unit. The NHS has introduced the assistant practitioner role to combat staff shortages and pr... Read More about Training assistant practitioners to deliver clinical care in specialist services..

Bully for you: harassment and bullying in the workplace. (2010)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2010). Bully for you: harassment and bullying in the workplace. British Journal of Midwifery, 18, 25-31

Bullying and harassment is a significant predicament that midwives face on a regular basis. Bullying and harassment may be characterized by unpleasant, threatening, malevolent or offensive behaviour. It involves abuse or misuse of power intended to u... Read More about Bully for you: harassment and bullying in the workplace..

The comparison of birth outcomes and birth experiences of low-risk women in different sized midwifery practices in the Netherlands (2010)
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Yvonne Fontein, J. (2010). The comparison of birth outcomes and birth experiences of low-risk women in different sized midwifery practices in the Netherlands. Women and Birth, 23(3), 103-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2010.01.002

Objective: To examine maternal birth outcomes and birth experiences of low-risk women in the Netherlands in different sized midwifery practices. Design: Descriptive study using postal questionnaires six weeks after the estimated due date. Setti... Read More about The comparison of birth outcomes and birth experiences of low-risk women in different sized midwifery practices in the Netherlands.

Carer knowledge and experiences with menopause in women with Intellectual Disabilities (2010)
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Willis, D., Wishart, J. G., & Muir, W. J. (2010). Carer knowledge and experiences with menopause in women with Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 7, 42-48. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-1130.2010.00246.x

Overall life expectancy for women with intellectual disabilities (ID) is now significantly extended, and many will live long enough to experience menopause. Little is known about how carers support women with ID through this important stage in their... Read More about Carer knowledge and experiences with menopause in women with Intellectual Disabilities.

‘Rip That Book up, I've Changed’: Unveiling the Experiences of Women Living with and Surviving Enduring Mental Illness (2010)
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McKay, E. A. (2010). ‘Rip That Book up, I've Changed’: Unveiling the Experiences of Women Living with and Surviving Enduring Mental Illness. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73(3), 96-105. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802210x12682330090370

The lives of women with an enduring mental illness have been little researched within occupational therapy. This study explored the experiences of five women living with enduring mental illness in their communities. The women were interviewed over a... Read More about ‘Rip That Book up, I've Changed’: Unveiling the Experiences of Women Living with and Surviving Enduring Mental Illness.

The modernisation of mental health day services: participatory action research exploring social networking. (2010)
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Bryant, W., Vacher, G., Beresford, P., & McKay, E. (2010). The modernisation of mental health day services: participatory action research exploring social networking. Mental Health Review Journal, 15(3), 11-21. https://doi.org/10.5042/mhrj.2010.0655

The modernisation of mental health day services has been shaped by concerns about the social exclusion of people with enduring mental health problems. Initiatives have emphasised the use of mainstream facilities and an individualised approach. In con... Read More about The modernisation of mental health day services: participatory action research exploring social networking..

The effect of loading on the equine spine - a preliminary study (2010)
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Valentin, S., Davis, R., Wilson, A., & Pfau, T. (2010). The effect of loading on the equine spine - a preliminary study. Wiener Tierärztliche Monatsschrift, 97, 74-80

Although equine spinal motion has been analysed in vivo and in vitro, spinal pathophysiology and the mechanisms of injury are not well understood. Most horses are exercised mounted, yet the effect of a load on the spine is still unclear. The purpose... Read More about The effect of loading on the equine spine - a preliminary study.

Posttraumatic Symptomatology and Dissociation in Outpatients with Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (2010)
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Karatzias, T., Power, K., Brown, K., & McGoldrick, T. (2010). Posttraumatic Symptomatology and Dissociation in Outpatients with Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 11(1), 83-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299730903143667

A number of studies have concluded that dissociative features are common in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The present study aimed to investigate correlates of dissociation in outpatients with chronic PTSD in Scotland. For the... Read More about Posttraumatic Symptomatology and Dissociation in Outpatients with Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.