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Exploring the perceptions and behaviours of sub-Saharan Africans living in the UK in relation to type 2 diabetes : an ethnographic study (2020)
Thesis
Onuorah, L. (2020). Exploring the perceptions and behaviours of sub-Saharan Africans living in the UK in relation to type 2 diabetes : an ethnographic study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224532

Background
Type 2 diabetes is a serious health problem for sub-Saharan African (SSA) immigrants in the UK, who experience worse outcomes than other ethnic groups. There is a paucity in literature on how SSAs living in the UK perceive and respond to... Read More about Exploring the perceptions and behaviours of sub-Saharan Africans living in the UK in relation to type 2 diabetes : an ethnographic study.

Patient-reported symptoms of ‘calm’, ‘irritated’ and ‘infected’ skeletal external fixator pin site wound states; a cross-sectional study (2019)
Journal Article
Santy-Tomlinson, J., Jomeen, J., & Ersser, S. J. (2019). Patient-reported symptoms of ‘calm’, ‘irritated’ and ‘infected’ skeletal external fixator pin site wound states; a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing, 33, 44-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijotn.2019.01.002

Objective
To explore the frequency, severity and variances in patient-reported symptoms of calm, irritated and infected skeletal pin sites.

Methods
A cross-sectional within-subjects repeated-measures study was conducted, employing a self-report ques... Read More about Patient-reported symptoms of ‘calm’, ‘irritated’ and ‘infected’ skeletal external fixator pin site wound states; a cross-sectional study.

Assessment and diagnosis of acute limb compartment syndrome: A literature review (2014)
Journal Article
Ali, P., Santy-Tomlinson, J., & Watson, R. (2014). Assessment and diagnosis of acute limb compartment syndrome: A literature review. International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing, 18(4), 180-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijotn.2014.01.002

Background: Compartment syndrome is a collection of symptoms that signal increased pressure in the muscle compartment and results in compromised tissue perfusion. Failure to diagnose and treat the condition can result in permanent neurovascular defic... Read More about Assessment and diagnosis of acute limb compartment syndrome: A literature review.

Calm, irritated or infected? The experience of the inflammatory states and symptoms of pin site infection and irritation during external fixation: A grounded theory study (2011)
Journal Article
Santy-Tomlinson, J., Vincent, M., Glossop, N., Pearcey, P., & Jomeen, J. (2011). Calm, irritated or infected? The experience of the inflammatory states and symptoms of pin site infection and irritation during external fixation: A grounded theory study. Journal of clinical nursing, 20(21-22), 3163-3173. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03805.x

Aim.  To explore patients' experiences of the symptoms of suspected wound infection in external fixator pin sites. Background.  Pin site infection is painful and distressing and can threaten the success of treatment. It is difficult for patients and... Read More about Calm, irritated or infected? The experience of the inflammatory states and symptoms of pin site infection and irritation during external fixation: A grounded theory study.

Using an online case conference to facilitate interprofessional learning (2009)
Journal Article
Santy, J., Beadle, M., & Needham, Y. (2009). Using an online case conference to facilitate interprofessional learning. Nurse education in practice, 9(6), 383-387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2008.11.004

Interprofessional learning is seen as increasingly important for all health and social care workers. How this is integrated into the education of these workers is less clear and more of a challenge. This article describes an online learning activity... Read More about Using an online case conference to facilitate interprofessional learning.

Pin site care for preventing infections associated with external bone fixators and pins (2008)
Journal Article
Lethaby, A., Temple, J., & Santy, J. (2008). Pin site care for preventing infections associated with external bone fixators and pins. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1-42. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd004551.pub2

Background: Metal pins are used to apply skeletal traction or external fixation devices in the management of orthopaedic fractures. These pins protrude through the skin (described as 'percutaneous') and the way in which they are treated after inserti... Read More about Pin site care for preventing infections associated with external bone fixators and pins.

The early benefits of a problem-based approach to teaching social inclusion using an online virtual town (2007)
Journal Article
Santy, J., & Beadle, M. (2008). The early benefits of a problem-based approach to teaching social inclusion using an online virtual town. Nurse education in practice, 8(3), 190-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2007.07.004

This article describes the delivery of a core pre-registration nursing and midwifery module centred on social inclusion. The module was previously delivered using a classroom-based problem-based learning approach. Difficulties with this approach led... Read More about The early benefits of a problem-based approach to teaching social inclusion using an online virtual town.