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Choosing to stay: looking at retention from a different perspective (2013)
Journal Article
Wray, J., Aspland, J., & Barrett, D. (2014). Choosing to stay: looking at retention from a different perspective. Studies in higher education, 39(9), 1700-1714. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2013.806461

The retention of students presents a challenge to approved education institutions (AEIs) globally. Nursing student attrition is of particular concern owing to the high non-completion rates and financial costs. A survey approach was used in an AEI in... Read More about Choosing to stay: looking at retention from a different perspective.

Effectiveness of a telehealth and telecare learning resource within an undergraduate nursing curriculum. (2013)
Journal Article
Barrett, D. (2013). Effectiveness of a telehealth and telecare learning resource within an undergraduate nursing curriculum. Journal of the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth, 1(1), 12-18

This paper discusses the impact of a telehealth and telecare eLearning resource on a cohort of undergraduate nursing students in the United Kingdom. The resource was designed to raise awareness of telehealth and telecare applications, and to introduc... Read More about Effectiveness of a telehealth and telecare learning resource within an undergraduate nursing curriculum..

Benefits of telemonitoring in the care of patients with heart failure (2012)
Journal Article
Atkin, P., & Barrett, D. (2012). Benefits of telemonitoring in the care of patients with heart failure. Nursing standard : official newspaper of the Royal College of Nursing, 27(4), 44-48. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2012.09.27.4.44.c9313

Telemonitoring involves remotely monitoring patients' vital signs. It is an innovative and promising development in the care of people with heart failure that may reduce hospital admissions and the burden on the NHS, as well as improve patients' qual... Read More about Benefits of telemonitoring in the care of patients with heart failure.

The role of telemonitoring in caring for older people with long-term conditions: Advances in technology offer opportunities to treat patients remotely. David Barrett explores their effectiveness and how such innovations are changing the way nurses work (2012)
Journal Article
Barrett, D. (2012). The role of telemonitoring in caring for older people with long-term conditions: Advances in technology offer opportunities to treat patients remotely. David Barrett explores their effectiveness and how such innovations are changing the way nurses work. Nursing older people, 24(7), 21-25. https://doi.org/10.7748/nop2012.09.24.7.21.c9257

Long-term conditions have a negative effect on the lives of older people and those who care for them. As the population ages, so the prevalence of long-term conditions increases, which presents substantial challenges to providers of health and social... Read More about The role of telemonitoring in caring for older people with long-term conditions: Advances in technology offer opportunities to treat patients remotely. David Barrett explores their effectiveness and how such innovations are changing the way nurses work.

Staying the course: factors influencing pre-registration nursing student progression into year 2- a retrospective cohort study (2012)
Journal Article
Wray, J., Barrett, D., Aspland, J., & Gardiner, E. (2012). Staying the course: factors influencing pre-registration nursing student progression into year 2- a retrospective cohort study. International journal of nursing studies, 49(11), 1432-1442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.06.006

Aims/background
The retention of student nurses continues to concern the education sector internationally. Evidence shows that individual factors are correlated with a high risk of attrition, including age, disability, entry qualifications, financia... Read More about Staying the course: factors influencing pre-registration nursing student progression into year 2- a retrospective cohort study.

 Telehealth – future directions in cardiovascular care (2010)
Journal Article
Cleland, J., & Barrett, D. (2010).  Telehealth – future directions in cardiovascular care. European cardiology review, 6(3), 30 - 32. https://doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2010.6.3.30

Over recent years, telehealth has increasingly demonstrated its value in supporting the delivery of cardiovascular healthcare. From teletriage services as a portal into healthcare through to telemonitoring of heart failure patients, technology is alr... Read More about  Telehealth – future directions in cardiovascular care.

Care planning: a guide for nurses (2008)
Book
Woollands, A., Barrett, D., & Wilson, B. (2008). Care planning: a guide for nurses. Pearson Education

Planning the care of patients is one of most importantaspects of a nurse’s role. Adopting an interactive approach, this bookexplores the theory of care planning anddiscusses how this relates toclinical nursingpractice.Three patient scenarios are refe... Read More about Care planning: a guide for nurses.

An investigation into students’ performance of invasive and non-invasive procedures on each other in classroom settings (2008)
Journal Article
Hilton, P., & Barrett, D. (2009). An investigation into students’ performance of invasive and non-invasive procedures on each other in classroom settings. Nurse education in practice, 9(1), 45 - 52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2008.03.005

A belief that pre-registration nursing programmes in the United Kingdom were not adequately equipping students with fundamental clinical skills has led to increasing interest in alternative methods for developing students’ practical skills, as an adj... Read More about An investigation into students’ performance of invasive and non-invasive procedures on each other in classroom settings.