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The development of the serious mental illness physical Health Improvement Profile (2009)
Journal Article
White, J., Gray, R., & Jones, M. (2009). The development of the serious mental illness physical Health Improvement Profile. Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, 16(5), 493-498. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2009.01375.x

People with serious mental illness (SMI), such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, are more likely to suffer from a range of long-term physical conditions including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Consequently they will die 10-15 years earlie... Read More about The development of the serious mental illness physical Health Improvement Profile.

Early fatherhood: A mapping of the evidence base relating to pregnancy prevention and parenting support (2009)
Journal Article
Trivedi, D., Brooks, F., Bunn, F., & Graham, M. (2009). Early fatherhood: A mapping of the evidence base relating to pregnancy prevention and parenting support. Health education research, 24(6), 999-1028. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyp025

Teenage pregnancy prevention programmes targeted at young women have received considerable attention from researchers and programme developers. However, to date, relatively limited information is available on preventing teenage fatherhood or improvin... Read More about Early fatherhood: A mapping of the evidence base relating to pregnancy prevention and parenting support.

What is the relationship between nurses' attitude to evidence based practice and the selection of wound care procedures? (2009)
Journal Article
Dugdall, H., & Watson, R. (2009). What is the relationship between nurses' attitude to evidence based practice and the selection of wound care procedures?. Journal of clinical nursing, 18(10), 1442-1450. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02715.x

Aim. To investigate qualified nurses' attitudes to evidence-based practice and whether this influenced their selection of wound care products. Background. The literature shows that previous studies on attitudes to evidence-based practice tended to be... Read More about What is the relationship between nurses' attitude to evidence based practice and the selection of wound care procedures?.

Book review: Flexible higher education (2009)
Journal Article
Watson, R. (2009). Book review: Flexible higher education. Review of higher education, 32(3), 437 - 439

To a significant extent, flexible learning is quite inflexible in the sense that mistakes incorporated into learning resources cannot easily be corrected; the teacher cannot simply tell students at the next lecture or tutorial or easily issue correct... Read More about Book review: Flexible higher education.

The effectiveness of silver-releasing dressings in the management of non-healing chronic wounds: a meta-analysis (2009)
Journal Article
Lo, S., Chang, C., Hu, W., Hayter, M., & Chang, Y. (2009). The effectiveness of silver-releasing dressings in the management of non-healing chronic wounds: a meta-analysis. Journal of clinical nursing, 18(5), 716-728. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02534.x

Aim.  The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of silver‐releasing dressings in the management of non‐healing chronic wounds. Background.  Non‐healing chronic wounds often have a negative physical impact on patients and place a financ... Read More about The effectiveness of silver-releasing dressings in the management of non-healing chronic wounds: a meta-analysis.

Menstrual and menarche experience among pubescent female students in Taiwan: implications for health education and promotion practice (2009)
Journal Article
Chang, Y., Chen, Y., Hayter, M., & Lin, M. (2009). Menstrual and menarche experience among pubescent female students in Taiwan: implications for health education and promotion practice. Journal of clinical nursing, 18(14), 2040-2048. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02545.x

Aims and objectives.  This study aimed to explore the menarche and menstruation experiences of young females aged 10–12 years in elementary education in Taiwan. Background.  Menarche is a significant milestone in a woman’s life and for female adol... Read More about Menstrual and menarche experience among pubescent female students in Taiwan: implications for health education and promotion practice.

Cruel Britannia: a personal critique of nursing in the United Kingdom (2009)
Journal Article
Watson, R., & Shields, L. (2009). Cruel Britannia: a personal critique of nursing in the United Kingdom. Contemporary nurse, 32(1-2), 42-54. https://doi.org/10.5172/conu.32.1-2.42

The United Kingdom (UK) once led the world in nursing but because of the exigencies of the funding mechanisms of the National Health Service (NHS), it has fallen a long way behind other countries. We aim to raise awareness inside and outside the UK a... Read More about Cruel Britannia: a personal critique of nursing in the United Kingdom.