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Caring for the person having surgery. (2007)
Book Chapter
Amos, A., & Waugh, A. (2007). Caring for the person having surgery. In C. Brooker, & A. Waugh (Eds.), Foundations of nursing practice: fundamentals of holistic care. Elsevier -Mosby

Ross and Wilson : Anatomy and physiology in health and illness. (10th edition French) (2007)
Book
Waugh, A., & Grant, A. (2007). Ross and Wilson : Anatomy and physiology in health and illness. (10th edition French). Elsevier Paris/Churchill Livingstone

Ross and Wilson has been the number one choice for over a million students since it first published, over 50 years ago. One of the world's most popular textbooks of anatomy and physiology, it introduces the structure and functions of the human body a... Read More about Ross and Wilson : Anatomy and physiology in health and illness. (10th edition French).

Ross and Wilson : Anatomy and physiology in health and illness. (10th edition Dutch) (2007)
Book
Waugh, A., & Grant, A. (2007). Ross and Wilson : Anatomy and physiology in health and illness. (10th edition Dutch). Elsevier-Churchill Livingstone

Ross and Wilson has been the number one choice for over a million students since it first published, over 50 years ago. One of the worlds most popular textbooks of anatomy and physiology, it introduces the structure and functions of the human body an... Read More about Ross and Wilson : Anatomy and physiology in health and illness. (10th edition Dutch).

People with Learning Disabilities (2007)
Book Chapter
Sowney, M., & Brown, M. (2007). People with Learning Disabilities. In B. Dolan, & L. Holt (Eds.), Accident & Emergency: Theory and Practice 2e (547-558). Bailliere Tindall

Determining nursing staffing levels for stroke beds in Scotland. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rowat, A. M., Chalmers, C., & Rennie, D. (2007, December). Determining nursing staffing levels for stroke beds in Scotland. Paper presented at Scottish Stroke Nurses Forum

Background: National guidelines suggest that at the very least there should be one whole time equivalent (WTE) nurse per stroke bed with a skill mix ratio of two registered nurses to one unregistered nurse. The aim of this study was determine nursing... Read More about Determining nursing staffing levels for stroke beds in Scotland..

Palliative day care and spinal cord compression. (2007)
Journal Article
Nicol, J., & Dosser, I. (2007). Palliative day care and spinal cord compression. European journal of palliative care, 14, 235-236

It is Friday morning. You are the nurse in charge at a community
palliative day care unit and are expecting ten patients to attend.
The unit opens Monday to Friday. The consultant in palliative
medicine, who covers from the local hospice, is on an... Read More about Palliative day care and spinal cord compression..

The REY figure copy as a screening instrument fro perceptual deficits after stroke. (2007)
Journal Article
Lincoln, N. B., Drummond, A. E. R., Edmans, J. A., Yeo, G. T., & Willis, D. (2007). The REY figure copy as a screening instrument fro perceptual deficits after stroke. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61, 33-35. https://doi.org/10.1177/030802269806100108

The aim of the study was to investigate the use of the Rey figure for screening patients for perceptual impairment following stroke. Stroke patients in a trial of a stroke unit were assessed using the Rey figure copy at entry to the study. Those admi... Read More about The REY figure copy as a screening instrument fro perceptual deficits after stroke..

Understanding health and health promotion (2007)
Book Chapter
Greig, J. (2007). Understanding health and health promotion. In C. Brooker, & A. Waugh (Eds.), Foundations of Nursing Practice: fundamentals of holistic care. Elsevier-Mosby

Debridement for surgical wounds. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dryburgh, N., Smith, F. C., Donaldson, J. H., & Mitchell, M. (2007, May). Debridement for surgical wounds. Presented at 17th Conference of the European Wound Management Association

Foundations of nursing practice: fundamentals of holistic care. (2007)
Book
Brooker, C., & Waugh, A. (2007). Foundations of nursing practice: fundamentals of holistic care. Elsevier-Mosby

This book has been written specifically to meet the needs of nursing students undertaking the common foundation programme. It aims to explain how and why sensitive, holistic and evidence-based nursing care is carried out. It is therefore relevant to... Read More about Foundations of nursing practice: fundamentals of holistic care..

Community learning disability teams: Perceived effectiveness, multidisciplinary working and service user satisfaction (2007)
Journal Article
Slevin, E., McConkey, R., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., Barr, O., & Taggart, L. (2007). Community learning disability teams: Perceived effectiveness, multidisciplinary working and service user satisfaction. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 11(4), 329-342. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744629507085271

The locus of care for people with learning disabilities has shifted from institutional/residential care to community care, with Community Learning Disability Teams (CLDTs) providing support for people with learning disabilities, and their family care... Read More about Community learning disability teams: Perceived effectiveness, multidisciplinary working and service user satisfaction.

Interim evaluation-Physician's assistant (Anaesthesia). (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray, M., Donaldson, J. H., Page, L., Henry, S., & Smith, F. C. (2007, October). Interim evaluation-Physician's assistant (Anaesthesia). Paper presented at Physicians Assistants in NHS Scotland

Debridement for surgical wounds: A Cochrane Systematic Review. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dryburgh, N., Donaldson, J. H., Mitchell, M., & Smith, F. C. (2007, October). Debridement for surgical wounds: A Cochrane Systematic Review. Paper presented at Scottish NMAHP Research into Practice Conference

An assessment of the validity of spectral entropy as a measure of sedation statein mechanically ventilated critically ill patients (2007)
Journal Article
Walsh, T. S., Ramsay, P., Lapinlampi, T. P., Särkelä, M. O. K., Viertiö-Oja, H. E., & Meriläinen, P. T. (2008). An assessment of the validity of spectral entropy as a measure of sedation statein mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. Intensive Care Medicine, 34(2), 308-315. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0858-x

To assess whether the Entropy Module (GE Healthcare, Helsinki, Finland), a device to measure hypnosis in anesthesia, is a valid measure of sedation state in critically ill patients by comparing clinically assessed sedation state with Spectral Entropy... Read More about An assessment of the validity of spectral entropy as a measure of sedation statein mechanically ventilated critically ill patients.

Preliminary study to investigate the normal range of Ankle Brachial Pressure Index in young adults (2007)
Journal Article
Male, S., Coull, A., & Murphy-Black, T. (2007). Preliminary study to investigate the normal range of Ankle Brachial Pressure Index in young adults. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16(10), 1878-1885. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01796.x

Aim.  The aim of this study was to find the normal range of Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI) for healthy adults in the 20–40-year age group. The hypothesis was: there is no difference between the accepted normal value of ABPI (1·00) and the obser... Read More about Preliminary study to investigate the normal range of Ankle Brachial Pressure Index in young adults.