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Clarifying misconceptions about compassionate care (2013)
Journal Article
Dewar, B., Adamson, E., Smith, S., Surfleet, J., & King, L. (2013). Clarifying misconceptions about compassionate care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70, 1738-1747. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12322

Aim To discuss the meaning of compassionate care as it applies to staff, patients and families in health and social care settings, its application to practice and how organizational infrastructures affect the delivery of care. Background The ter... Read More about Clarifying misconceptions about compassionate care.

Developing global citizenship online: An authentic alternative to overseas clinical placement (2013)
Journal Article
Strickland, K., Adamson, E., McInally, W., Tiittanen, H., & Metcalfe, S. (2013). Developing global citizenship online: An authentic alternative to overseas clinical placement. Nurse Education Today, 33(10), 1160-1165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2012.1

Background This paper presents the findings of a pilot project to develop and evaluate an international nursing module delivered using a collaborative online platform between nursing programmes in Scotland, USA and Finland. The purpose of the proj... Read More about Developing global citizenship online: An authentic alternative to overseas clinical placement.

Compassion into action (2013)
Journal Article
Adamson, E. (2013). Compassion into action. Nursing Standard,

The findings from a three-year research project show that compassionate care is not only good for patients but can improve satisfaction for staff.

A 'good death' at home: community nurses helping to make it possible (2013)
Journal Article
Adamson, E., & Cruickshank, S. (2013). A 'good death' at home: community nurses helping to make it possible. British Journal of Community Nursing, 18, 40-42

The number of people dying at home rather than in a hospital is increasing, albeit slowly. This coincides with a growing emphasis across the UK to increase choice and enable individuals to both live and die well, and in the preferred setting of their... Read More about A 'good death' at home: community nurses helping to make it possible.