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Post-traumatic symptomatology in parents with premature infants: a systematic review of the literature. (2007)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Chouliara, Z., Maxton, F., Freer, Y., & Power, K. (2007). Post-traumatic symptomatology in parents with premature infants: a systematic review of the literature. Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, 21, 249-261

The emotional distress resulting from the experience of giving birth to
a preterm infant (gestational age , 37 weeks) and the subsequent neonatal unit
hospitalisation may be a traumatic experience for parents. In the present systematic
literature... Read More about Post-traumatic symptomatology in parents with premature infants: a systematic review of the literature..

Randomized trial of essential oils to reduce perioperative patient anxiety: feasibility study (2007)
Journal Article
Stirling, L., Raab, G., Alder, E. M., & Robertson, F. (2007). Randomized trial of essential oils to reduce perioperative patient anxiety: feasibility study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 60(5), 494-501. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04461.x

Aim. This paper is a report of a feasibility study to examine the effectiveness of essential oils in reducing anxiety in thoracic patients awaiting the results of investigative and staging surgery.

Background. Patient anxiety is expected during th... Read More about Randomized trial of essential oils to reduce perioperative patient anxiety: feasibility study.

Nanoparticle interactions with zinc and iron: Implications for toxicology and inflammation (2007)
Journal Article
Wilson, M. R., Foucaud, L., Barlow, P. G., Hutchison, G. R., Sales, J., Simpson, R. J., & Stone, V. (2007). Nanoparticle interactions with zinc and iron: Implications for toxicology and inflammation. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 225(1), 80-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2007.07.012

Particulate air pollution (PM10) consists of a mixture of components, including nanoparticles and metals. Studies from our laboratory have demonstrated that transition metals can potentiate the ability of nanoparticles to induce lung inflammation and... Read More about Nanoparticle interactions with zinc and iron: Implications for toxicology and inflammation.

Why mental health nurses should prescribe (2007)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2007). Why mental health nurses should prescribe. Nurse Prescribing, 5(5), 193-198. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2007.5.5.23737

This article explores the reasons why mental health nurses in Scotland have been slow to engage with nurse prescribing. Although much of this has been blamed on practical and organizational issues, it is also possibly indicative of a more subtle agen... Read More about Why mental health nurses should prescribe.

Is mental health nurse prescribing qualitatively different? (2007)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2007). Is mental health nurse prescribing qualitatively different?. Nurse Prescribing, 5(2), 66-73. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2007.5.2.23101

A total of 365 nurse prescribers (11 registered mental nurse (RMNs), 354 non-RMNs) in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde returned a questionnaire (55% response rate) on the impact of nurse prescribing. Thematic analysis using NVivo7™ elaborated on the ear... Read More about Is mental health nurse prescribing qualitatively different?.

Devising and evaluating a model for teaching therapeutic handling and moving skills to complementary therapists (2007)
Journal Article
Donnelly, C., & MacMillan, M. S. (2007). Devising and evaluating a model for teaching therapeutic handling and moving skills to complementary therapists. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 13(3), 201-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2006.12.002

This two phase, mixed methods study, developed and evaluated the effectiveness of a model for teaching the neuromuscular approach (NMA) to human movement. From an original volunteer sample of 74 students, 33 completed the 15-week (Phase 1) moving and... Read More about Devising and evaluating a model for teaching therapeutic handling and moving skills to complementary therapists.