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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"staff experiences"”.
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Non-attendance at drug service Hepatitis C outreach clinics: clients and staff experiences.
… with clients followed by a national survey of staff.</p> <p>All 28 clients who participated gave ‘surface’ or ‘prima-facie’ reasons for non-attendance. However, the study revealed hidden underlying factors (mechanisms). These were categorised under the themes: (i) ‘client characteristics’ e.g. …
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Teaching staff experiences of a Work Discussion Group (WDG) : An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.
This research explores how teaching staff experienced their participation in a Work Discussion Group (WDG) in a provision for pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. The Government has recently published a green paper (2017) outlining the expanded role that educational …
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Staff experiences in paediatric trauma services : Exploring perceptions of resilience when dealing with distress
… study aimed to explore resilience amongst staff working in a paediatric trauma health setting. Seven health professionals were recruited and the data analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Approach (IPA). The findings highlight the importance of self-awareness in understanding …
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A grounded theory study exploring critical care staff experiences of approaching relatives for organ donation
… grounded theory study explores critical care staff experiences of approaching relatives for organ donation following the death of a patient. Background: The research was influenced by a startling statistic that reported an average 1,000 patients die each year on the transplant waiting list …
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Feeling Our Way: An ethnographic exploration of university staff experiences of ‘soft skills’ learning and development programmes
… ubiquitous presence in higher education (HE), staff learning and development programmes (LDPs) featuring soft skills remain a largely uncharted dimension of global university culture. Few studies have explored their meaning for participants or the relationship between LDPs, self-care and …
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Nursing staff experiences and responses to violence and aggression in the emergency department: a grounded theory study
… to explore how emergency department (ED) nursing staff conceptualise the terms that encompass violence and aggression in the clinical area; to explore the formal reporting practices of nursing staff following such experiences and to explore situational factors at play, relating to the development …
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A qualitative exploration of the impact of stress and workplace adversity on healthcare staff experiences, well-being and resilience
… review of qualitative studies exploring staff experiences of violence and aggression in the emergency department was conducted. A meta-ethnographic approach was used to review 12 papers. The results showed that staff working in the emergency department appeared to resign themselves to the …
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Exploration of female academic staff experiences in a conservative and gendered society : a case study of selected universities in Pakistan
The focus of my research is to explore the experiences of female academic staff in a number of higher education institutions in Pakistan. The research looked at female academic staff perceptions in light of their socio-cultural experiences and how societal as well as cultural norms impacted their …
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“You absorb trauma, without noticing it”: A qualitative exploration of staff experiences and subjective well-being working in CAMHS inpatient services.
… Mental Health Service (CAMHS) inpatient staff are lacking representation in the literature, particularly their subjective experiences in the context of well-being. Previous research has tended to be quantitative, with a focus upon an absence of distress or symptomology as indicative of …
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De-creating Language Borders at the University of Cape Town: “The Fall of English” and the Rise of African Languages in Education
… research opportunities pertaining to student and staff experiences of language at the institution. This thesis is a response to the urgent need for ethnographic focus on the language situation at UCT and higher education institutions countrywide, where increasingly light falls on the language …
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Understanding community college affordability and its impact on student persistence
… the budget of the community college, examined staff experiences and opinions about students, and studied advisement strategies as a means to inform students of tuition payment options. The findings discussed indicate that students use payment plans at community colleges as a way to persist …
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Supporting adults with intellectual disabilities who present with challenging behaviours: a cross-case analysis of staff perceptions of work and training
Information and training to assist staff in preventing, managing and remediating challenging behaviours exhibited by individuals with intellectual disabilities is readily available. However, knowledge gained via training is not integrated easily or transposed into work settings. Instead, management …
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Transdisciplinarity on Paper: How do interdisciplinary faculty translate university initiatives into the classroom?
… drawing from administrators, faculty, and staff experiences as they develop interdisciplinary courses. Many university-level initiatives that purport transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary education fall short in their implementation because of academic structures that directly or …
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Expanded programme for immunisation: Review of the Western Cape Department of health public private partnership
… Cape. Finally, to describe the provincial health staff experiences of the service. Methods: A descriptive quantitative cross sectional study and 12 semi- structured interviews were undertaken to fulfill the objectives of the study. The study population was clients who utilised the Western Cape …
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Sex educator or change agent? Experiences of a sex(uality) peer education programme in an era of HIV and AIDS
… within diverse contexts, an understanding of the experiences of those intimately placed within these programmes is limited. Instead, the majority of research in this field relies on hegemonic notions of rational human behaviour that operates under the assumption that knowledge leads to sexual …
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A Mixed Methods Study on the Delivery of Green Health Interventions within Psychiatric Healthcare Settings
… 1 (H1) through exploration of patient and staff experiences; (2) to explore the impact of The Greenspace Demonstration Projects on staff perceptions of hospital greenspaces as a source of therapeutic value for patients; and (3) to<br/>investigate the practicalities of facilitating green …
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The journey to Paths to Quality : a case study of two rural Indiana public preschools
… 4 PTQ rating. The study illustrates the process, staff experiences, and evaluation criteria of a Level 3 or 4 PTQ classroom. Two preschools were studied to understand how preschool programming for PTQ was implemented. Two kinds of data were collected: interviews with school staff and documentation …
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What challenges and enabling factors influence the effective use of digital systems among staff working in an acute paediatric setting?
… the digital confidence and attitudes of the staff. Results: The SUS scores indicated that both WCP (mean and median = 61.25) and WPas (mean=62.27, median = 62.50) fall below the industry standard for acceptable usability (n=68), suggesting an urgent need for improvement. Qualitative feedback …
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Getting back to connectedness: an exploration of a team reflective practice group in a personality disorder service
Staff who work in emotionally challenging environments require time and space for team-based reflection to support their wellbeing and the standards of care they provide. This is particularly true for staff working with clients with a personality disorder diagnosis. These staff can experience …
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