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Optimising clinical performance during resuscitation using video evaluation (2016)
Journal Article
Lowe, D. J., Dewar, A., Lloyd, A., Edgar, S., & Clegg, G. R. (2017). Optimising clinical performance during resuscitation using video evaluation. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 93(1102), 449-453. https://doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2016-134357

Video evaluation of resuscitation is becoming increasingly integrated into practice in a number of clinical settings. The purpose of this review article is to examine how video may enhance clinical care during resuscitation. As healthcare and availab... Read More about Optimising clinical performance during resuscitation using video evaluation.

Meaningful use of Twitter in nursing education may improve student learning and should be considered as a viable educational tool to assist in the development of digital professionalism (2016)
Journal Article
Booth, R., & O'Connor, S. (2017). Meaningful use of Twitter in nursing education may improve student learning and should be considered as a viable educational tool to assist in the development of digital professionalism. Evidence-Based Nursing, 20(1), 28-28. https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2016-102465

Meaningful use of Twitter in nursing education may improve student learning and should be considered as a viable educational tool to assist in the development of digital professionalism.

Commentary on: Jones R, Kelsey J, Nelmes P, et al. Introduci... Read More about Meaningful use of Twitter in nursing education may improve student learning and should be considered as a viable educational tool to assist in the development of digital professionalism.

International Study of Chaplains’ Attitudes About Research (2016)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Fitchett, G., Grossoehme, D. H., Handzo, G., Kelly, E., King, S. D. W., Telfer, I., Tan, H., & Flannelly, K. J. (2017). International Study of Chaplains’ Attitudes About Research. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 23(1), 34-43. https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2016.1250556

An online survey was conducted by twelve professional chaplain organizations to assess chaplains’ attitudes about and involvement in research. A total of 2,092 chaplains from 23 countries responded to the survey. Over 80% thought research was definit... Read More about International Study of Chaplains’ Attitudes About Research.

A walk through bereavement theory (2016)
Journal Article
Dosser, I. (2016). A walk through bereavement theory. End of life care, 6(1), Article e000033. https://doi.org/10.1136/eoljnl-2016-000033

This paper examines and discusses specific grief theories that have emerged over a number of years, resulting in an overview of some of the main theories for the reader. It aims to inform nurses and encourage further exploration of the subject, ultim... Read More about A walk through bereavement theory.

Marked differences in cardiovascular risk profiles in middle-aged and older Chinese residents: Evidence from a large Australian cohort (2016)
Journal Article
Jin, K., Neubeck, L., Gullick, J., Koo, F., & Ding, D. (2017). Marked differences in cardiovascular risk profiles in middle-aged and older Chinese residents: Evidence from a large Australian cohort. International Journal of Cardiology, 227, 347-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.062

Objective
To examine and compare the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and major cardiovascular risk factors among Chinese, mixed-Chinese and non-Chinese Australians and to examine the associations of risk factors with CVD outcomes across... Read More about Marked differences in cardiovascular risk profiles in middle-aged and older Chinese residents: Evidence from a large Australian cohort.

Interventions for sustained healthcare professional behaviour change: a protocol for an overview of reviews (2016)
Journal Article
Dombrowski, S. U., Campbell, P., Frost, H., Pollock, A., McLellan, J., MacGillivray, S., Gavine, A., Maxwell, M., O’Carroll, R., Cheyne, H., Presseau, J., & Williams, B. (2016). Interventions for sustained healthcare professional behaviour change: a protocol for an overview of reviews. Systematic Reviews, 5(1), Article 173. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0355-9

Background
Failure to successfully implement and sustain change over the long term continues to be a major problem in health and social care. Translating evidence into routine clinical practice is notoriously complex, and it is recognised that to im... Read More about Interventions for sustained healthcare professional behaviour change: a protocol for an overview of reviews.

Design think your life: how rethinking problems can help address integrated care for people with diabetes (2016)
Digital Artefact
O'Connor, S. (2016). Design think your life: how rethinking problems can help address integrated care for people with diabetes. [http://www.ehfg.org/blog/2016/09/30/design-think-your-life-how-rethinking-problems-can-help-address-integrated-care-for-people-with-diabetes-l3/]. European Health Forum Gastein, Austria

Blog: Design thinking was the hot topic of the integrated care pathways workshop at the European Health Forum Gastein conference today. The interactive 90-minute workshop was organised by Roche to facilitate new ideas and solutions around how people... Read More about Design think your life: how rethinking problems can help address integrated care for people with diabetes.

How mentors use feedback on student performance to inform practice assessment in pre-registration nursing programmes in Scotland. (2016)
Report
Pollock, C., Marie Rice, A., McMillan, A., & Veitch, L. (2016). How mentors use feedback on student performance to inform practice assessment in pre-registration nursing programmes in Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland: NHS Education for Scotland

Project Summary
This project was led by a team of academics from The Scottish Collaboration for the Enhancement of Pre-registration Nursing (SCEPRN). The project purpose was to follow up on previous literature reviews completed, that addressed compl... Read More about How mentors use feedback on student performance to inform practice assessment in pre-registration nursing programmes in Scotland..

Using Co-Design with Nursing Students to Create Educational Apps for Clinical Training (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Connor, S., & Andrews, T. (2016, June). Using Co-Design with Nursing Students to Create Educational Apps for Clinical Training. Presented at 13th International Congress on Nursing Informatics

Mobile technology is being trialed in nursing education to support students in clinical practice, as it can provide instant access to high quality educational material at the point of care. However, most educational mobile apps are generic, off-the-s... Read More about Using Co-Design with Nursing Students to Create Educational Apps for Clinical Training.

Summer Schools for Postgraduate Students – Yea or Nay? (2016)
Digital Artefact
O'Connor, S. (2016). Summer Schools for Postgraduate Students – Yea or Nay?. [http://ihawkes.academicblogs.co.uk/2016/08/24/summer-schools-for-postgraduate-students-yea-or-nay/]. United Kingdom

Blog: I often wondered if research based summer schools run at universities and other organisations were worth investing in as a PhD student. When I heard the European Academy of Nursing Science (EANS) run an annual summer school specifically for nur... Read More about Summer Schools for Postgraduate Students – Yea or Nay?.

Population health and nurse education – time to step-up (2016)
Journal Article
Atherton, I. M., Lasater, K., Richards, E. A., Mathews, L. R., Simpson, V., & Kyle, R. G. (2016). Population health and nurse education – time to step-up. Nurse Education Today, 51, 117-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.08.002

Highlights
•Contemporary trends in population health threaten the sustainability of current approaches to care delivery.
•Health care professionals inevitably confront social injustices in their day-to-day work.
•Nurses are ideally placed to make... Read More about Population health and nurse education – time to step-up.

Technical Appendix: TCAT (2016)
Report
Campbell, K., & Johnston, L. (2016). Technical Appendix: TCAT. Scotland: Macmillan Cancer Support

No abstract available.

A proposal to support student therapists to develop compassion for self and others through Compassionate Mind Training (CMT) (2016)
Journal Article
Beaumont, E., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2016). A proposal to support student therapists to develop compassion for self and others through Compassionate Mind Training (CMT). Arts in Psychotherapy, 50, 111/118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2016.06.005

Purpose: By the very nature of the role, student therapists experience incidents that can be emotionally challenging. In response to such events, they may experience compassion fatigue, stress, burnout, and self-criticism, which in turn alters their... Read More about A proposal to support student therapists to develop compassion for self and others through Compassionate Mind Training (CMT).

Mental Health and Well-being in the Learning and Teaching Environment (2016)
Book
Martin, C. R., Fleming, M., & Smith, H. (2016). Mental Health and Well-being in the Learning and Teaching Environment. Swan & Horn

Expertise from the two previously separate disciplines of education and mental health is combined in this book to examine the complex problems associated with today's high-stress, high-emotion learning and teaching environments - affecting learners a... Read More about Mental Health and Well-being in the Learning and Teaching Environment.

Making the most of Social Media. (2016)
Digital Artefact
O'Connor, S. (2016). Making the most of Social Media. [http://ihawkes.academicblogs.co.uk/2016/05/20/making-the-most-of-social-media/]. University of Glasgow, UK

Blog: So you might think that PhD land and social media don’t have much in common but it’s safe to say that without utilising the benefits online, interactive platforms like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn have to offer you might miss out on quite a l... Read More about Making the most of Social Media..