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Getting it right for children and families affected by parental problem alcohol and drug use: practitioner toolkit. (2014)
Report
Whittaker, A., Templeton, L., Mitchell, F., Hill, L., & Neilson, A. (2014). Getting it right for children and families affected by parental problem alcohol and drug use: practitioner toolkit. Edinburgh, Scotland: NHS Lothian

Welcome to Lothian’s Practitioner TOOLKIT. This toolkit has been designed to complement Lothian’s interagency guidelines: Getting it right for children and families affected by parental problem alcohol and drug use: Guidelines for agencies in Edinbur... Read More about Getting it right for children and families affected by parental problem alcohol and drug use: practitioner toolkit..

Carbon dioxide detection for diagnosis of inadvertent respiratory tract placement of enterogastric tubes in children. (2014)
Journal Article
Smith, F. C., Holland, A., Elen, M., & McGirr, D. (2014). Carbon dioxide detection for diagnosis of inadvertent respiratory tract placement of enterogastric tubes in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011196

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

To determine the diagnostic accuracy of capnometry and capnography for detecting respiratory EGT placement in children compared to the reference standard.

Evaluating the impact of the NMC(2008) approved preparation programme for mentors within the Lothian and Borders area. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neades, B. L., Lawson, B., & Watson, W. (2014, April). Evaluating the impact of the NMC(2008) approved preparation programme for mentors within the Lothian and Borders area. Presented at RCN 2014 international nursing research conference

The Lothian and Borders Mentorship Steering Group has considerable experience of preparing and supporting a large number of student mentors cohorts who have completed the mentorship in practice preparation programme. In order to address the lack of d... Read More about Evaluating the impact of the NMC(2008) approved preparation programme for mentors within the Lothian and Borders area..

Exploring organ donation with bereaved relatives: healthcare professional's experiences in 3 European countries. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neades, B. L. (2013, April). Exploring organ donation with bereaved relatives: healthcare professional's experiences in 3 European countries. Presented at International Congress ‘Ethical, Legal, and Psychosocial Aspects of Transplantation. Global Issues, Local Solutions

Bereaved families are the crucial link in obtaining
organs for donation and are involved in the organ
donation decision making process. The challenges of
requesting organ donation from relatives have been
widely documented often resulting in orga... Read More about Exploring organ donation with bereaved relatives: healthcare professional's experiences in 3 European countries..

Wound debridement: a clinical update (2014)
Journal Article
McFarland, A., & Smith, F. C. (2014). Wound debridement: a clinical update. Nursing Standard, 28(52), 51-58. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.28.52.51.e9171

This article aims to improve nurses’ knowledge of wound debridement through a review of different techniques and the related physiology of wound healing. Debridement has long been an established component of effective wound management. However, recen... Read More about Wound debridement: a clinical update.

Blood borne viruses: a resource pack for primary and community health care staff in Lothian. (2014)
Report
Macleay, E., Whittaker, A., Stewart, E., Maxwell, S., & Craven, J. (2014). Blood borne viruses: a resource pack for primary and community health care staff in Lothian. Edinburgh, Scotland: NHS Lothian

The pack contains important
information regarding HIV, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis A.
NHS Lothian is committed to providing good quality evidence based care and treatment to
people infected with and/or affected by blood borne viruses. T... Read More about Blood borne viruses: a resource pack for primary and community health care staff in Lothian..

Nurses' perception of senior managers at the front line: people working with clipboards. (2014)
Journal Article
Hoyle, L. (2014). Nurses' perception of senior managers at the front line: people working with clipboards. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70, 2528-2538. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12399

AIM:

To provide an original perspective on front-line nurses' perception of senior managers who are not nurses.

BACKGROUND:

A key element of new public management had been the drive for 'hands-on' professional management within the UK Nati... Read More about Nurses' perception of senior managers at the front line: people working with clipboards..

Learn to see patients in their own world. (2014)
Journal Article
Atherton, I., & Kyle, R. (2014). Learn to see patients in their own world. Nursing Standard, 28(50), 22-24. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.28.50.22.s26

Insights from the social sciences can help nurses understand the influences that shaped their patients and the decisions they make. This can develop empathy and encourage better care. Nurses are passionate about their patients’ wellbeing. They can us... Read More about Learn to see patients in their own world..

Habitat and health: why place matters. (2014)
Journal Article
Atherton, I., & Kyle, R. (2014). Habitat and health: why place matters. Nursing Standard, 29(3), 24-25. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.29.3.24.s27

Each of us is shaped by the places we spend our lives in. Thinking about your patients in their geographical context – their biogeography – can enable more holistic care

Professional issues associated with the clinical research nurse role (2014)
Journal Article
MacArthur, J., Hill, G., & Callister, D. (2014). Professional issues associated with the clinical research nurse role. Nursing Standard, 29(14), 37-43. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.29.14.37.e9216

Clinical research nurses (CRNs) have a vital role in the conduct and governance of clinical trials. This article compares findings of an online survey conducted in 2012 by the Scottish Research Nurse and Coordinator’s Network with two surveys underta... Read More about Professional issues associated with the clinical research nurse role.

Improving family carers' experiences of support at the end of life by enhancing communication: an action research study (2014)
Journal Article
Dosser, I., & Kennedy, C. (2014). Improving family carers' experiences of support at the end of life by enhancing communication: an action research study. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 20(12), 608-616. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2014.20.12.608

This paper builds on findings from phase one of a participatory action research study, which investigated support for family carers at the end of life in an acute hospital setting in Scotland, UK (Dosser and Kennedy, 2012). The research presented her... Read More about Improving family carers' experiences of support at the end of life by enhancing communication: an action research study.

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

A methodological systematic review of what’s wrong with meta-ethnography reporting. (2014)
Journal Article
France, E. F., Ring, N., Thomas, R., Noyes, J., Maxwell, M., & Jepson, R. (2014). A methodological systematic review of what’s wrong with meta-ethnography reporting. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-14-119

Background: Syntheses of qualitative studies can inform health policy, services and our understanding of patient experience. Meta-ethnography is a systematic seven-phase interpretive qualitative synthesis approach well-suited to producing new theorie... Read More about A methodological systematic review of what’s wrong with meta-ethnography reporting..

How empathy skills can change nursing (2014)
Journal Article
Atherton, I., & Kyle, R. (2014). How empathy skills can change nursing. Nursing Standard, 29(11), 24-25. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.29.11.24.s28

Empathetic understanding could be the basis of a revolution in nurse education and practice, freeing nurses from a reliance on stereotypical labels that mask the complex realities of patients’ lives