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Showing 1 to 20 of 63 for “"RT Nursing"”.
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Tensions in the field of health care : knowledge networks dand evidence based practice : an action research approach
… The intention was to elicit data that supported both network development and the theoretical explanation to come. It appeared that the networks concerned had several advantages, such as being a forum for internal dialogue and exchange of experiences. In addition, two main patterns emerged: …
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AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF THE REHABILITATION OF PHYSICAL DISABLED ADULTS IN A GROUP SETTING WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION
… approach to health focusing on isolated parts of the body without recognizing the patients’ other needs. While more holistic and bio-psycho-social rehabilitation models have been developed, these are generally not recognized and as a result multiple needs are unlikely to be addressed. This …
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A case study exploring recovery-orientated mental health nursing practices in one NHS Foundation Trust
… the implementation of recovery-orientated nursing practices in mental health services in one National Health Service Foundation Trust. Methods: A qualitative instrumental case study methodology (Stake, 1995) was applied. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were used to gather the …
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Becoming a ward sister: accident or design?
… National Health Service policy documents supporting the need for preparation and support for ward sisters, the preparation and support available remains variable. This study set out to investigate the following questions: - What methods of preparation and support for new ward sisters are used …
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Exploring the nursing work environment in England using the essentials of magnetism II scale: a mixed methods sequential explanatory study
… II Scale (EOMII) developed in the US to measure nursing work environments (NWEs) has not yet been used in England. Aims To evaluate the structure of the EOMII Scale, and to describe the impact of different aspects of the NWE on nurse-assessed care quality (NACQ) using data from nurses working in …
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Professional change and knowledge translation in mental health nursing: case study of the integration of a health policy into practice
… of a health policy into clinical mental health nursing (MHN) practice. It will address the research question of ‘What factors influenced the integration of Choosing Health (2006) and the Well-being Support Programme (WBSP) at the Trust’ by exploring how mental health nurses and managers of …
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English nurse education and National Health Service reform 1985-1997
… of these changes for stake-holders and participants. Answering these questions has required a wide-ranging multidisciplinary research programme theoretically informed by a number of disciplines including education, economics, policy studies and sociology, and including empirical work and …
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The assessment of student nurse teachers during supervised teaching experience
… on the assessment for student teachers in Further Education is much more limited and especially so in relation to student nurse teachers. This study has explored one specific area in relation to the assessment of student nurse teachers during the one-year Certificate of Education Course at …
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Messy boundaries: the lived experience when younger children’s nursing students are required to care for young people
… young adolescent patients could precipitate particular difficulties and concerns for both parties during their journeys toward successful self-identity. The research undertaken identified two key dimensions: that of professional identity of the student nurses and that of illness identity for …
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The roles, relationships and leadership styles of leaders and managers of nursing education in the middle to late 20th century
… tensions within, and about, leadership of the nursing profession. Specifically the tensions between the leaders of nursing service and of nursing education is the focus of the investigation. Although both groups within the profession have a shared experience of socialisation; learning …
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Utilisation of research findings by graduate nurses and midwives and their attitude towards research
… could facilitate the use of research findings in nursing and midwifery practice were also explored. The project was carried out in three phases and aspects of the theory of diffusion of innovation and the theory of planned behaviour were used as the theoretical framework to inform data collection. …
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A qualitative study investigating the similarities and differences of diploma and undergraduate nursing (adult) students
… undergraduate and Diploma of Higher Education in Nursing (Dip.H.E.) (Adult) students have in relation to their programme and the nursing profession, and students' perceptions as their programmes progress. In addition the study aimed to explore how pre-registration undergraduate and Dip.H.E. …
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Perceptions of palliative nursing
… and nurses regarding palliative care, and in particular, how they described a good palliative care nurse. The study generated interesting and significant findings. The lived experience of dying patients was characterised by maintaining their independence, and remaining in control, even in the …
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The use of life story work in an age inclusive dementia service: a participatory action research study.
… to internalise life story work as part of delivering high-quality dementia care; determine how the use of a life story profile can be embedded into an age-inclusive dementia service; develop a model of service redesign which facilitates the introduction of good practice in dementia …
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Exploring and Contextualising Expertise in Relation to the Safeguard Lead Nurse
… this study is to understand what defines an expert practitioner within a safeguarding service. The objectives are to explore the concepts of ‘expertise’ and ‘the expert’, to determine what safeguarding leads perceive to be the characteristics of their role and to offer recommendations for …
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Patient Involvement in the Assessment of Pre-registration Adult Nursing Students Practice
… but failed to establish itself as a routine part of nurse training. Fourteen years later, in 2010 the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council restated this requirement in response to concerns that university-based nursing education was not producing caring and compassionate nurses. This concern speaks …
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Nurse Education in Cameroon - A Grounded Analysis on Seizing the Opportunity of the Moment
… and there is growing autonomous regulation. Nursing in Cameroon has equally been going through its own evolution from the colonial era to present day Cameroon. However, the absence of empirical data makes it difficult to ascertain the nature of this evolution. The aim of this study was to …
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The ‘Productive Community Services’ Programme: Implementing Change in a Community Healthcare Organisation
… of PCS was investigated using methods of participant observation, analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, semi-structured interviews and a focus group. A mixed methods approach was taken using the principles of Realist Evaluation. The results indicate that perspectives of the …
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Attitudes of disabled people toward other disabled people and impairment groups
… ordering of most accepted to least of Deaf, Arthritis, Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, HIV/AIDS, Down's Syndrome and Schizophrenia. The nondisabled sample rank ordering was the same for five of the seven impairment groups, with only Cerebral Palsy and HIV / AIDS being placed in reverse order. The …
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Mental health and subjective wellbeing in UK mental health nurses
… professional bodies, the Royal College of Nursing and the Mental Health Nurses Association. The survey comprised three measures of subjective wellbeing, questions about personal and familial mental health history and questions about the impact of these experiences on mental health nursing …
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