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Advance care planning and decision-making in dementia care: a literature review. (2020)
Journal Article
Green. (2020). Advance care planning and decision-making in dementia care: a literature review. Nursing Older People, https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.2020.e1238

Dementia is the leading cause of death in England and Wales, but traditionally it has not been considered a terminal or life-limiting condition. As a result, little significance may be placed on advance care planning (ACP) for people with dementia. E... Read More about Advance care planning and decision-making in dementia care: a literature review..

Last months of life of people with intellectual disabilities: A UK population-based study of death and dying in intellectual disability community services. (2020)
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(2020). Last months of life of people with intellectual disabilities: A UK population-based study of death and dying in intellectual disability community services. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12744

BACKGROUND: Population-based data are presented on the nature of dying in intellectual disability services. METHODS: A retrospective survey was conducted over 18 months with a sample of UK-based intellectual disability service providers that supporte... Read More about Last months of life of people with intellectual disabilities: A UK population-based study of death and dying in intellectual disability community services..

Learning and teaching approaches promoting resilience in student nurses: An integrated review of the literature. (2020)
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Walsh, P., Owen, P. A., Mustafa, N., & Beech, R. (2020). Learning and teaching approaches promoting resilience in student nurses: An integrated review of the literature. Nurse Education in Practice, 45, Article ARTN 102748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102748

Undergraduate nursing students face challenges that can result in stress leading to impaired performance, physical illness, high turnover and sickness absence (Kinman and Jones 2001). Students therefore require skills and knowledge to help them cope... Read More about Learning and teaching approaches promoting resilience in student nurses: An integrated review of the literature..

The value of the Versus Arthritis, Nurse and Allied Health Professional Internship Scheme on early musculoskeletal career researchers: a short report from an intern's perspective (2020)
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Simkins, J., Healey, E., Dziedzic, K., & Finney, A. (2020). The value of the Versus Arthritis, Nurse and Allied Health Professional Internship Scheme on early musculoskeletal career researchers: a short report from an intern's perspective. Musculoskeletal Care, 18(2), 215 - 218. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1455

A Gap Exposed: What Is Known About Sikh Victims of Domestic Violence Abuse (DVA) and Their Mental Health? (2019)
Journal Article
Kaur-Aujla, H., Shain, F., & Lillie, A. K. (2019). A Gap Exposed: What Is Known About Sikh Victims of Domestic Violence Abuse (DVA) and Their Mental Health?. European Journal of Mental Health, 14(1), 179-189. https://doi.org/10.5708/ejmh.14.2019.1.10

There is emerging evidence that Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) has the potential to pose a real threat to the Sikh community as it seeks to ensure that gender equality is embraced within its religious practice. Nevertheless, the interface of domes... Read More about A Gap Exposed: What Is Known About Sikh Victims of Domestic Violence Abuse (DVA) and Their Mental Health?.

Applying transformational leadership in nursing practice (2019)
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Collins, E., Owen, P., Digan, J., & Dunn, F. (2020). Applying transformational leadership in nursing practice. Nursing Standard, 35(5), 59-66. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2019.e11408

The updated Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards of proficiency for nurses emphasise the importance of nurse leadership, while the NHS has also developed models to support leadership development. There are several approaches to leadership th... Read More about Applying transformational leadership in nursing practice.

Effective drain care and management in community settings. (2019)
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Lillie. (2019). Effective drain care and management in community settings. Nursing Standard, https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2019.e11389

The literature indicates that drain monitoring is a frequently undervalued aspect of patient care, and that the drain care provided is often inconsistent and inadequate. There are numerous potential implications of suboptimal drain care for patients,... Read More about Effective drain care and management in community settings..

Comparison of manual and automated ABPI recording in patients (2019)
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Boast, G., Green, J., Chambers, R., & Calderwood, R. (2019). Comparison of manual and automated ABPI recording in patients. Journal of General Practice Nursing,

In the UK, up to 30% of patients who have a wound on their lower limb have not had the underlying cause of the wound determined (Wounds UK, 2019a). This lack of consistency in wound assessment represents an unnecessary variation in the provision of w... Read More about Comparison of manual and automated ABPI recording in patients.

Abdominal radiograph preliminary clinical evaluation image test bank project (2019)
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(2019). Abdominal radiograph preliminary clinical evaluation image test bank project. Radiography, 250-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2019.02.006

Introduction Literature documenting preliminary clinical evaluation (PCE) commonly focuses on the evaluation of musculoskeletal radiographs. Despite this, the professional body suggest that a diagnostic radiographer should be able to provide a PCE f... Read More about Abdominal radiograph preliminary clinical evaluation image test bank project.

Personality disorder co-morbidity in primary care 'Improving Access to Psychological Therapy' services: A qualitative study exploring professionals' perspectives of working with this patient group. (2019)
Journal Article
Lamph, G., Baker, J., Dickinson, T., & Lovell, K. (2019). Personality disorder co-morbidity in primary care 'Improving Access to Psychological Therapy' services: A qualitative study exploring professionals' perspectives of working with this patient group. Personality and Mental Health, 13(3), 168-179. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmh.1454

A high prevalence of people present to ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ (IAPT) in England with common mental health disorders and co-morbid personality disorder. This group have suboptimal treatment outcomes in IAPT. Whilst new short-ter... Read More about Personality disorder co-morbidity in primary care 'Improving Access to Psychological Therapy' services: A qualitative study exploring professionals' perspectives of working with this patient group..

Can a carer (peer) led psychoeducation programme improve mental health carers well-being, reduce burden and enrich empowerment: a service evaluation study (2019)
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Chiocchi, J., Lamph, G., Slevin, P., Fisher-Smith, D., & Sampson, M. (2019). Can a carer (peer) led psychoeducation programme improve mental health carers well-being, reduce burden and enrich empowerment: a service evaluation study. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 14(2), 131-140. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-10-2018-0057

Purpose Carers of people with mental health problems present with high levels of burden, poor mental well-being and feelings of disempowerment by mental health services. The purpose of this paper is to establish whether providing a psychoeducation s... Read More about Can a carer (peer) led psychoeducation programme improve mental health carers well-being, reduce burden and enrich empowerment: a service evaluation study.

Osteoarthritis Management in Primary Care (2019)
Journal Article
Lambourne, H., Cottrell, E., & Finney, A. (2019). Osteoarthritis Management in Primary Care. Practice Nursing, https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2019.30.3.114

Osteoarthritis is one of the most common forms of musculoskeletal conditions seen in general practice. Not only can it cause pain and discomfort, but it can greatly affect the quality of life of patients who live with this condition Joint pain att... Read More about Osteoarthritis Management in Primary Care.

A new quality of life wound checklist: the patient voice in wound care (2018)
Journal Article
Green, J., Green, L., Corcoran, P., & Read, S. (2018). A new quality of life wound checklist: the patient voice in wound care. Wounds UK, 14(4), 40-45

Wounds are expensive; to the NHS as a whole, to local Trusts who provide wound care services with increasingly tightening budgets, to teams within predominantly primary care who deliver the care required and, lastly, but not least, to the patient and... Read More about A new quality of life wound checklist: the patient voice in wound care.

Collected Stories: Being cared for at home (2018)
Journal Article
Green. (2018). Collected Stories: Being cared for at home. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/KEELE-0000037

Background Service user and carer experience of their illness trajectory and the health care services they receive are integral to programme delivery and key to the development of an empathetic future nursing workforce. Methods This project was... Read More about Collected Stories: Being cared for at home.

Chronic venous leg ulcer care: Putting the patient at the heart of leg ulcer care Part 2: Development and evaluation of the consultation template. (2018)
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Green, J., Jester, R., McKinley, R., & Pooler, A. (2018). Chronic venous leg ulcer care: Putting the patient at the heart of leg ulcer care Part 2: Development and evaluation of the consultation template. British Journal of Community Nursing, S20 -S30. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2018.23.Sup6.S20

Part 2 in this article series summarises the final two phases of a study which explored the experiences of patients with leg ulcers and the impact of this condition on their quality of life. Early phases of the study revealed a mismatch between issue... Read More about Chronic venous leg ulcer care: Putting the patient at the heart of leg ulcer care Part 2: Development and evaluation of the consultation template..

Randomised feasibility study to compare the use of Therabite® with wooden spatulas to relieve and prevent trismus in patients with cancer of the head and neck. (2018)
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(2018). Randomised feasibility study to compare the use of Therabite® with wooden spatulas to relieve and prevent trismus in patients with cancer of the head and neck. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2018.02.012

Our aim was to compare the efficacy of the Therabite® jaw motion rehabilitation system (Atos Medical) with that of wooden spatulas to relieve and prevent trismus in patients who have had radiotherapy for stage three and four oral and oropharyngeal ca... Read More about Randomised feasibility study to compare the use of Therabite® with wooden spatulas to relieve and prevent trismus in patients with cancer of the head and neck..

Using a modified Delphi methodology to gain consensus on the use of dressings in chronic wounds management (2018)
Journal Article
Russell, D., Atkin, L., Betts, A., Dowsett, C., Fatoye, F., Gardner, S., …Devlin, N. (2018). Using a modified Delphi methodology to gain consensus on the use of dressings in chronic wounds management. Journal of Wound Care, 27(3), 156-165. https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2018.27.3.156

Managing chronic wounds is associated with a burden to patients, caregivers, health services and society and there is a lack of clarity regarding the role of dressings in improving outcomes. This study aimed to provide understanding on a range of top... Read More about Using a modified Delphi methodology to gain consensus on the use of dressings in chronic wounds management.