Browsing Nursing and Midwifery (Scholarly Publications) by Date of Publication
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Pharmacological Management of Alcohol Dependence Syndrome
(2010)The treatment of Alcohol Dependence Syndrome (ADS) generally involves strategies to manage detoxification as well as strategies to promote recovery and relapse prevention. This article describes ADS and discusses the various ... -
Investigating mental health service user views regarding sexual and relationship issues
(2010)To date, very few empirical studies exist that investigate sexual and relationship issues and people who experience enduring mental health problems and less attention has been paid to the personal accounts of clients in ... -
The Use of a Supplementary Online Learning Course, and its Effect on Academic Achievement within an Undergraduate Nursing Programme
(2010)Background: There has been much research into innovations, quality, barriers and satisfaction with online learning. In the rush for development however, there has been little empirical evidence of the effectiveness of ... -
Support for Learning in the Clinical Area: The Experiences of Post-registration Student Midwives.
(2010)Prior to 2006 Irish midwifery education was available only in the form of postgraduate in- hospital training to registered nurses. Since 2006 midwifery education continues to be offered as a postgraduate course but it ... -
Concept analysis in healthcare research
(2010)Background: In recent years there has been an increasing interest in concept analysis as a means of establishing conceptual clarity about phenomena of interest within healthcare disciplines. This emergence is associated ... -
Nurse and Midwife Clinical Competency Determination and Competency Development Planning Toolkit.
(National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery, 2010)The Irish health service is driven by policy direction aiming to provide more services within primary, community and continuing care. A programmatic approach to change is being taken by the Health Service Executive with ... -
The sexual and relationship needs of people who experience psychosis: Quantitative findings of a UK study
(2010)Few studies have investigated the experiences of people regarding sexual and relationship issues in the area of mental health. This study presents the quantitative findings of a larger study that was conducted in London, ... -
An Evaluation of Clinical Nurse and Midwife Specialist and Advanced Nurse and Midwife Practitioner Roles in Ireland (SCAPE)
(National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery in Ireland, 2010)The Irish health system has moved towards a population health approach for the provision of health services and healthcare. Changing models of care delivery in tandem with the changing demographic and epidemiological ... -
The lived experiences of fathers of a premature baby on a neonatal intensive care unit
(2010)Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of fathers of a premature baby on a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and also to raise awareness amongst healthcare professionals in relation to the needs of ... -
Service User Involvement in Mental Health Practitioner Education in Ireland
(2011)In recent years, there is an ever- increasing call to involve people who use mental health services in the development, delivery and evaluation of education programmes. Within Ireland, there is very little evidence of the ... -
Visible Lives Identifying the experiences and needs of older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people in Ireland
(Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN), 2011)Huge progress has been made in recognising and supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Ireland. In the space of twenty years we have seen the decriminalisation of homosexuality and the ... -
Evidence for disaster risk reduction, planning and response: design of the Evidence Aid survey.
(2011)Systematic reviews are now regarded as a key component of the decision making process in health care, and, increasingly, in other areas. This should also be true in disaster risk reduction, planning and response. Since the ... -
Methodology in conducting a systematic review of systematic reviews of healthcare interventions.
(2011)Background: Hundreds of studies of maternity care interventions have been published, too many for most people involved in providing maternity care to identify and consider when making decisions. It became apparent ... -
Employing an ethnographic approach: key characteristics
(2011)Nulles are increasingly embracing ethnography as a useful research methodology. This paper presents an overview of some of the main characteristics we considered and the challenges encountered when using ethnography ...