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Is there a role for higher education in preparing nurses? (2006)
Journal Article
Watson, R. (2006). Is there a role for higher education in preparing nurses?. Nurse education today, 26(8), 622-626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2006.07.008

Nurse education is now almost wholly situated within universities internationally. However, issues such as the necessity of higher education for what is seen as a practical occupation and the question of whether or not nursing is a profession arise.... Read More about Is there a role for higher education in preparing nurses?.

A general route diversity model for convergent terrestrial microwave links (2006)
Journal Article
Paulson, K. S., Usman, I. S., & Watson, R. J. (2006). A general route diversity model for convergent terrestrial microwave links. Radio science, 41(3), https://doi.org/10.1029/2005RS003411

[1] This research examines route diversity as a fade mitigation technique in the presence of rain for convergent, terrestrial, microwave links. A general model is derived which predicts the joint distribution of rain attenuation on arbitrary pairs of... Read More about A general route diversity model for convergent terrestrial microwave links.

Use of factor analysis in Journal of Advanced Nursing: literature review (2006)
Journal Article
Watson, R., & Thompson, D. R. (2006). Use of factor analysis in Journal of Advanced Nursing: literature review. Journal of advanced nursing, 55(3), 330-341. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03915.x

Aim. This paper reports a review analysing the use of factor analysis in papers in Journal of Advanced Nursing. Background. Factor analysis is a multivariate statistical method for reducing large numbers of variables to fewer underlying dimensions. T... Read More about Use of factor analysis in Journal of Advanced Nursing: literature review.

Nutritional screening and assessment tools for older adults: literature review (2006)
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Green, S. M., & Watson, R. (2006). Nutritional screening and assessment tools for older adults: literature review. Journal of advanced nursing, 54(4), 477-490. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03841.x

Aim. This paper reports a literature review to examine the range of published tools available for use by nurses to screen or assess nutritional status of older adults, and the extent to which validity, reliability, sensitivity, specificity and accept... Read More about Nutritional screening and assessment tools for older adults: literature review.

Feeding and dementia: a systematic literature review (2006)
Journal Article
Watson, R., & Green, S. M. (2006). Feeding and dementia: a systematic literature review. Journal of advanced nursing, 54(1), 86-93. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03793.x

Aim. This paper reports a systematic review of the literature on interventions to promote oral nutritional intake of older people with dementia and feeding difficulty between 1993 and 2003. Background. Older people with dementia commonly experience d... Read More about Feeding and dementia: a systematic literature review.

Primary emotions in patients after myocardial infarction (2006)
Journal Article
Bowman, G., Trotman-Beasty, A., & Watson, R. (2006). Primary emotions in patients after myocardial infarction. Journal of advanced nursing, 53(6), 636-645. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03770.x

Aims. This paper reports a study testing the reliability and validity of the Emotion and Health Scale and to check convergent and discriminant validity against the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Background. Reactions to illness are often meas... Read More about Primary emotions in patients after myocardial infarction.