Browsing Nursing and Midwifery (Scholarly Publications) by Date of Publication
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Psychopharmacological adverse effects
(2008)Recent advances in the care of people with mental health problems have advocated for a move towards psychosocial based interventions and a reduction in the emphasis on medication based treatments. Despite this, psychopharmacology ... -
A grounded theory study of information preference and coping following fetal anomaly diagnosis
(2008)Title. A grounded theory study of information preference and coping styles following antenatal diagnosis of foetal abnormality Aim. This paper is a report of a study to explore the information-seeking behaviour of women ... -
ROSIE Findings 5. Gender similarities and differences in outcomes at 1-year.
(National Advisory Committee on Drugs, 2008)The international literature indicates that men and women entering drug treatment differ in demographic characteristics, drug use histories, offending and psychosocial behaviour patterns. There are mixed findings on ... -
Waiting for health care: a concept analysis
(2008)AIM: This paper is a report of an analysis of the concept of waiting for health care from the client's perspective. BACKGROUND: Waiting is commonplace in many areas of health care and has become a topical and ... -
Nurses' experiences of patient suicide and suicide attempts in an acute unit
(2008)Suicide and suicide attempts in Ireland have increased dramatically in the last twenty years. Many of the presentations of suicide attempts to Emergency Departments are recommended an admission to an acute mental health ... -
Undertaking a literature review: a step-by-step approach
(2008)Nowadays, most nurses, pre- and post-qualification, will be required to undertake a literature review at some point, either as part of a course of study, as a key step in the research process, or as part of clinical practice ... -
'Visible-ness': the nature of communication for children admitted to a specialist children's hospital in the Republic of Ireland.
(2008)This article presents the core concept of 'visible-ness' that emerged from an ethnographic study, which explored the nature of communication, for children (for ease of reading children refers to children and young people), ... -
Impressions of nursing before exposure to the field.
(2008)AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: This paper reports on non-mature general nursing students' perceptions of nursing as a career prior to their first clinical placement. BACKGROUND: It is widely recognised that the first clinical ... -
Reducing relapse in psychosis through medication management.
(2008)Simonelli-Collen (2005) suggests that the concept of relapse is a complex, multidimensional phenomenon that is not uniformly defined in the research literature. However, it is commonly understood as the re-emergence or ... -
Stroke awareness in the general population: knowledge of stroke risk factors and warning signs in older adults
(2009)Background Stroke is a leading cause of death and functional impairment. While older people are particularly vulnerable to stroke, research suggests that they have the poorest awareness of stroke warning signs and risk ... -
Women with disabilities: policies governing procedure and practice in service provision in Ireland during pregnancy, childbirth and early motherhood.
(National Disability Authority, 2009)This review was commissioned by the National Disability Authority (NDA), in a joint initiative with the National Women?s Council of Irelan d (NWCI), to provide comprehensive information on social policies, relating ... -
Can you believe what you read in the papers?
(BioMed Central, 2009)The number of reports of clinical trials grows by hundreds every week. However, this does not mean that people making decisions about healthcare are finding it easier to obtain reliable knowledge for these decisions. Some ... -
Clients with mental health problems who sexualize the nurse-client encounter: the nursing discourse.
(2009)Title. Clients with mental health problems who sexualize the nurse-client encounter: the nursing discourse. Aim. This paper is a report of a study of psychiatric nurses? responses to clients who were sexualizing the ... -
Survey Research: process and limitations.
(2009)Background: Survey research is a non-experimental research approach used to gather information about the incidence and distribution of, and the relationships that exist between, variables in a pre-determined population. ... -
Globalisation, Immigration and Diabetes Self-Management: An Empirical Study amongst Immigrants with Type 2 DM in Ireland
(2009)Background: We have previously reported that immigrants in Ireland have poorer glycemic control compared with a matched population of Irish patients. This may be associated with poor diabetes self-care and low health ... -
A Descriptive Case Study to explore the use of Projective Techniques in the group Dramatherapy setting with women exploring their Suicidal Ideation and Depression.
(School of Nursing and Midwifery , book of abstracts, 2009)A Descriptive Case Study to explore the use of Projective Techniques in the group Dramatherapy setting with women exploring their Suicidal Ideation and Depression. Author: Padraig J. Dunne, Clinical Dramatherapist, MA ... -
The ROSIE Study Drug Treatment Outcomes in Ireland
(The Stationery Office, Government Publications., 2009)The ROSIE study played an important role in developing and informing drugs policy in Ireland. The study was commissioned to establish the current impact of methadone treatment on the health of individuals and on offending ... -
Effectiveness of gerontologically informed nursing assessment and referral interventions for older persons attending the emergency department: systematic review
(2009)AIM: This paper is a report of a literature review conducted to analyse data from published studies reporting nursing interventions targeted at older attendees of emergency departments (EDs), and to provide a critical ... -
Antidepressants-Associated Sexual Dysfunction: Impact, Effects and Treatment
(2010)Sexual dysfunction is a common side effect of antidepressants and can have significant impact on the person?s quality of life, relationships, mental health, and recovery. The reported incidence of sexual dysfunction ...