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Fit for purpose: traditional assessment is failing undergraduates with learning difficulties. Might eAssessment help? (2013)
Journal Article
Williams, P., Wray, J., Farrall, H., & Aspland, J. (2014). Fit for purpose: traditional assessment is failing undergraduates with learning difficulties. Might eAssessment help?. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 18(6), 614-625. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2013.802029

Recent years have seen unprecedented growth in the size, diversity and academic orientation of undergraduate student populations. There is evidence that the use of innovative pedagogies using information and communications technology has the potentia... Read More about Fit for purpose: traditional assessment is failing undergraduates with learning difficulties. Might eAssessment help?.

Are the dental health needs of adults with illegal drug dependence being met by current service provision in the United Kingdom?: A literature review (2012)
Journal Article
Hewson, V., & Wray, J. (2012). Are the dental health needs of adults with illegal drug dependence being met by current service provision in the United Kingdom?: A literature review. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 23(3), 191-199. https://doi.org/10.1097/JAN.0b013e31826f4bf2

This literature review outlines the current issues and debates relating to the dental health of adults with drug dependence. The dental health of adults with illegal drug dependence (IDD) continues to be under debate throughout dental practice, and t... Read More about Are the dental health needs of adults with illegal drug dependence being met by current service provision in the United Kingdom?: A literature review.

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.

Exploring the experiences and expectations of year 1 children's nursing students. (2012)
Journal Article
Wright, J., & Wray, J. (2012). Exploring the experiences and expectations of year 1 children's nursing students. Nursing Children and Young People, 24(4), 24-28. https://doi.org/10.7748/ncyp2012.05.24.4.24.c9091

Attrition among children's nursing students remains high despite the field of practice attracting large numbers of applicants. While previous studies have examined nursing students as a group, this study specifically examines the children's nursing s... Read More about Exploring the experiences and expectations of year 1 children's nursing students..

Screening for specific learning difficulties (SpLD): the impact upon the progression of pre-registration nursing students. (2011)
Journal Article
Wray, J., Aspland, J., Taghzouit, J., Pace, K., & Harrison, P. (2012). Screening for specific learning difficulties (SpLD): the impact upon the progression of pre-registration nursing students. Nurse education today, 32(1), 96-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2011.01.021

The study aimed to explore the impact of screening pre-registration nursing students for an SpLD at entry to an education programme, and the provision of specialist support for those identified as 'at risk'. Progression was monitored using a multiple... Read More about Screening for specific learning difficulties (SpLD): the impact upon the progression of pre-registration nursing students..

Supporting disabled student nurses from registration to qualification: a review of the United Kingdom (UK) literature. (2011)
Journal Article
Storr, H., Wray, J., & Draper, P. (2011). Supporting disabled student nurses from registration to qualification: a review of the United Kingdom (UK) literature. Nurse education today, 31(8), e29-e33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2010.11.022

This paper reviews the UK evidence in relation to support for disabled student nurses from admission to qualification. The review was undertaken with a view to informing the provision of more effective support for disabled student nurses both within... Read More about Supporting disabled student nurses from registration to qualification: a review of the United Kingdom (UK) literature..

Education and training for learning disability practice: key messages from contemporary literature (2009)
Journal Article
Crickmore, D., & Wray, J. (2009). Education and training for learning disability practice: key messages from contemporary literature. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 13(4), 291 - 304. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744629509355725

Over the last quarter of a century, much attention has justifiably been given to the closure of long-stay hospitals and the subsequent community-based experiences of people with learning disabilities. This has inevitably led to debate regarding how b... Read More about Education and training for learning disability practice: key messages from contemporary literature.

Reading the signs (2009)
Journal Article
Wray, J. (2009). Reading the signs. Nursing standard : official newspaper of the Royal College of Nursing, 23(52), 61. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.23.52.61.s54

Nursing students with dyslexia perform better at university with tailored support, writes Jane Wray

Identifying and supporting nursing students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia can ensure they progress better than they would without hel... Read More about Reading the signs.

Gentle teaching (2009)
Book Chapter
Wray, J. (2009). Gentle teaching. In Oxford handbook of learning and intellectual disability nursing (320 - 321). Oxford University Press

Complementary and alternative therapies (2009)
Book Chapter
Wray, J. (2009). Complementary and alternative therapies. In Oxford handbook of learning and intellectual disability nursing (308 - 309). Oxford University Press

“A wealth of knowledge”: a survey of the employment experiences of older nurses and midwives in the NHS (2008)
Journal Article
Wray, J., Aspland, J., Gibson, H., Stimpson, A., & Watson, R. (2009). “A wealth of knowledge”: a survey of the employment experiences of older nurses and midwives in the NHS. International journal of nursing studies, 46(7), 977-985. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.07.008

Background: The United Kingdom’s National Health Service workforce is ageing, and the specific needs of this sector of its workforce need to be addressed. Nursing and midwifery shortage is a worldwide issue, and with increasing demands for care the r... Read More about “A wealth of knowledge”: a survey of the employment experiences of older nurses and midwives in the NHS.

Every organisation matters: mapping the children and young people's voluntary and community sector (2008)
Report
Craig, G., Perkins, N., Gibson, H., Wilkinson, M., & Wray, J. (2008). Every organisation matters: mapping the children and young people's voluntary and community sector

This is a report of the first attempt at mapping the children and young people's voluntary and community sectors (CYPVCS), undertaken by a research team based at the University of Hull, commissioned jointly by the National Council for Voluntary Youth... Read More about Every organisation matters: mapping the children and young people's voluntary and community sector.

Commentary on Eley R, Hegney D, Buikstra E, Fallon T, Plank A & Parker v (2007) Aged care nursing in Queensland - The nurses' view. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16, 860-872 (2008)
Journal Article
Anne, S., Wray, J., Gibson, H., & Aspland, J. (2008). Commentary on Eley R, Hegney D, Buikstra E, Fallon T, Plank A & Parker v (2007) Aged care nursing in Queensland - The nurses' view. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16, 860-872. Journal of clinical nursing, 17(9), 1258-1259. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02027.x

Older nurses and midwives in the NHS. (2007)
Journal Article
Wray, J., Aspland, J., Gibson, H., Stimpson, A., & Watson, R. (2007). Older nurses and midwives in the NHS. Nursing Management, 14(8), 26-30. https://doi.org/10.7748/nm2007.12.14.8.26.c8240

Jane Wray and colleagues discuss the results of their study into the employment experiences of older nurses and midwives, which concludes that the expertise of these professionals is essential for the improvement of patient care

WHEN THE Employmen... Read More about Older nurses and midwives in the NHS..

Employment experiences of older nurses and midwives in the NHS (2007)
Journal Article
Wray, J., Aspland, J., Gibson, H., Stimpson, A., & Watson, R. (2007). Employment experiences of older nurses and midwives in the NHS. Nursing standard : official newspaper of the Royal College of Nursing, 22(9), 35-40. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2007.11.22.9.35.c6232

AIM: To examine the employment experiences of older nurses and midwives working in the NHS. METHOD: A total of 27 semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with nurses and midwives to identify positive and negative aspects of their working... Read More about Employment experiences of older nurses and midwives in the NHS.