All Outputs (9)

Patient positioning (mobilisation) and bracing for pain relief and spinal stability in metastatic spinal cord compression in adults (2012)
Journal Article
Lee, S. H., Cox, K. M., Grant, R., Kennedy, C., & Kilbride, L. (2012). Patient positioning (mobilisation) and bracing for pain relief and spinal stability in metastatic spinal cord compression in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007609.pub2

Background Many patients with metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) have spinal instability but are determined, by their clinician, to be unsuitable for surgical internal fixation due to their advanced disease. Mobilisation may be hazardous in... Read More about Patient positioning (mobilisation) and bracing for pain relief and spinal stability in metastatic spinal cord compression in adults.

Review of nursing in the community: baseline study. (2009)
Report
Kennedy, C., Elliott, L., Rush, R., Hogg, R., Cameron, S., Currie, M., …Lauder, W. (2009). Review of nursing in the community: baseline study

This baseline study was commissioned by the Scottish Government in order to collect information which will be used in the subsequent evaluation of the new model of community nursing proposed in Scotland (Scottish Executive Health Department 2006). T... Read More about Review of nursing in the community: baseline study..

Establishing the contribution of nursing in the community to the health of the people of Scotland: integrative literature review (2008)
Journal Article
Kennedy, C., Christie, J. A., Harbison, J., Maxton, F., Rutherford, I., & Moss, D. (2008). Establishing the contribution of nursing in the community to the health of the people of Scotland: integrative literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 64, 416-439. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04621.x

Aim.  This paper is a report of an integrative literature review to explore the evidence base for nursing in the community. Background.  The Scottish Executive (2005) in Scotland (UK), announced that a review of nursing in the community should b... Read More about Establishing the contribution of nursing in the community to the health of the people of Scotland: integrative literature review.

Supporting children and families facing death of a parent: part 1. (2008)
Journal Article
Kennedy, C., McIntyre, R., Worth, A., & Hogg, R. (2008). Supporting children and families facing death of a parent: part 1. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 14, 162-168

The aim is to present findings from a review of key literature and from a scoping of current provision of support for children facing the death of a parent. A summary of the findings from these is reported here. The methodology involved setting ou... Read More about Supporting children and families facing death of a parent: part 1..

Supporting children and families facing death of a parent: part 2. (2008)
Journal Article
Kennedy, C., McIntyre, R., Worth, A., & Hogg, R. (2008). Supporting children and families facing death of a parent: part 2. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 14, 230-237

The aim was to report on the views of children, parents and key stakeholders of a new bereavement support service for families where a parent is dying from cancer. A qualitative pre- and post-intervention evaluation design was used. Case study me... Read More about Supporting children and families facing death of a parent: part 2..

Exploring the role of community palliative care nurse specialists as educators. (2006)
Journal Article
Husband, J., & Kennedy, C. (2006). Exploring the role of community palliative care nurse specialists as educators. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 12, 277-284

In the UK the clinical nurse specialist role (CNS) has evolved in an uncoordinated manner resulting in a broad job remit, with clinical, managerial, research and educational elements. CNSs working in specialist palliative care are expected to contrib... Read More about Exploring the role of community palliative care nurse specialists as educators..

Nursing in the community: a literature review. (2006)
Other
Kennedy, C., Christie, J. A., Maxton, F., Moss, D., Harbison, J., Mitchell, M., & Rutherford, I. (2006). Nursing in the community: a literature review

This literature review is part of the Review of Nursing in the Community in Scotland. The review aims to explore the evidence base for nursing in the community in relation to the key messages within the Kerr Report (Scottish Executive (SE), 2005a) an... Read More about Nursing in the community: a literature review..

A typology of knowledge for district nursing assessment practice (2004)
Journal Article
Kennedy, C. M. (2004). A typology of knowledge for district nursing assessment practice. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 45(4), 401-409. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02923.x

Background. This paper reports on part of a larger study, the aim of which was to explore the nature of knowledge required by district nurses (DNs) to carry out first assessment visits, and the relationship of this to the decisions they make. Assessm... Read More about A typology of knowledge for district nursing assessment practice.

The work of district nurses: first assessment visits (2002)
Journal Article
Kennedy, C. M. (2002). The work of district nurses: first assessment visits. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 40(6), 710-720. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02430.x

Background. District nurses are the largest group of community nurses in the United Kingdom and overall responsibility for assessing and planning how patients' and families' needs are met remains an essential element of their role. Aim. To explore... Read More about The work of district nurses: first assessment visits.