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A method comparison of a food frequency questionnaire to measure folate, choline, betaine, Vitamin C and carotenoids with 24-h dietary recalls in women of reproductive age (2015)
Journal Article
Coathup, V., Wheeler, S., & Smith, L. (2016). A method comparison of a food frequency questionnaire to measure folate, choline, betaine, Vitamin C and carotenoids with 24-h dietary recalls in women of reproductive age. European journal of clinical nutrition, 70(3), 346-351. https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2015.159

© 2016 Macmillan Publishers Limited. Background/Objectives: The objective of this study was to conduct a method comparison of a modified food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), designed to estimate usual dietary intake of selected micronutrients and anti... Read More about A method comparison of a food frequency questionnaire to measure folate, choline, betaine, Vitamin C and carotenoids with 24-h dietary recalls in women of reproductive age.

A qualitative evaluation of home based contraceptive and sexual health care for teenage mothers (2015)
Journal Article
Hayter, M., Jones, C., Owen, J., & Harrison, C. (2016). A qualitative evaluation of home based contraceptive and sexual health care for teenage mothers. Primary health care research & development, 17(3), 287-297. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1463423615000432

This paper reports on the findings from a qualitative study exploring the experiences of teenage mothers using a nurse-led, home-based contraceptive service designed to prevent repeat unplanned pregnancies. The aim was to understand if, and how the s... Read More about A qualitative evaluation of home based contraceptive and sexual health care for teenage mothers.

Socioeconomic variation in height: analysis of National Child Measurement Programme data for England (2015)
Journal Article
Hancock, C., Bettiol, S., & Smith, L. (2016). Socioeconomic variation in height: analysis of National Child Measurement Programme data for England. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 101(5), 422-426. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2015-308431

Objective: Short stature is associated with increased risk of ill health and mortality and can negatively impact on an individual's economic opportunity and psychological well-being. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between he... Read More about Socioeconomic variation in height: analysis of National Child Measurement Programme data for England.

Emotional intelligence and nurse recruitment: Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form (2015)
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Snowden, A., Watson, R., Stenhouse, R., & Hale, C. (2015). Emotional intelligence and nurse recruitment: Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form. Journal of advanced nursing, 71(12), 2936-2949. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12746

Aim: To examine the construct validity of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short form. Background: Emotional intelligence involves the identification and regulation of our own emotions and the emotions of others. It is therefore a poten... Read More about Emotional intelligence and nurse recruitment: Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form.

Recovery from psychosis : physical health, antipsychotic medication and the daily dilemmas for mental health nurses (2015)
Journal Article
Bressington, D., & White, J. (2015). Recovery from psychosis : physical health, antipsychotic medication and the daily dilemmas for mental health nurses. Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, 22(7), 549-557. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12249

This paper considers some of the dilemmas experienced by Mental Health Nurses everyday when faced with the seemingly conflicting relationships that exist between recovery, antipsychotics and the physical health of people experiencing psychosis. We ex... Read More about Recovery from psychosis : physical health, antipsychotic medication and the daily dilemmas for mental health nurses.

A meta-ethnographic synthesis of fathers’ experiences of the neonatal intensive care unit environment during hospitalization of their premature infants (2015)
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Sisson, H., Jones, C., Williams, R., & Lachanudis, L. (2015). A meta-ethnographic synthesis of fathers’ experiences of the neonatal intensive care unit environment during hospitalization of their premature infants. Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN, 44(4), 471-480. https://doi.org/10.1111/1552-6909.12662

Objective: To undertake a synthesis of existing qualitative findings about fathers’ experiences of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) environment. Data Sources: Relevant key terms including preterm, father, and NICU were used to search the datab... Read More about A meta-ethnographic synthesis of fathers’ experiences of the neonatal intensive care unit environment during hospitalization of their premature infants.

Scandals in health-care: Their impact on health policy and nursing (2015)
Journal Article
Hutchison, J. S. (2016). Scandals in health-care: Their impact on health policy and nursing. Nursing Inquiry, 23(1), 32-41. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12115

Through an analysis of several high-profile scandals in health care in the UK, this article discusses the nature of scandal and its impact on policy reform. The nursing profession is compared to social work and medicine, which have also undergone con... Read More about Scandals in health-care: Their impact on health policy and nursing.