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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.

Student nurses' attitudes to vulnerable groups: a study examining the impact of a social inclusion module (2007)
Journal Article
Wray, J., Walker, L., & Fell, B. (2008). Student nurses' attitudes to vulnerable groups: a study examining the impact of a social inclusion module. Nurse education today, 28(4), 513-520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2007.09.011

Background: Front line health care professionals have a responsibility to ensure that excluded groups and vulnerable people have equitable access to health care services. This obligation is stated explicitly in the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code... Read More about Student nurses' attitudes to vulnerable groups: a study examining the impact of a social inclusion module.

Are personality trait items reliably more or less 'difficult'? Mokken scaling of the NEO-FFI (2007)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Deary, I., & Austin, E. (2007). Are personality trait items reliably more or less 'difficult'? Mokken scaling of the NEO-FFI. Personality and individual differences, 43(6), 1460-1469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2007.04.023

The psychometric properties of self-report scales, such as the NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI), are examined using a range of statistical methods such as factor analysis. These methods establish, among other things, whether items in a scale covar... Read More about Are personality trait items reliably more or less 'difficult'? Mokken scaling of the NEO-FFI.

Nurses' discourse in contraceptive prescribing: an analysis using Foucault's 'procedures of exclusion' (2007)
Journal Article
Hayter, M. (2007). Nurses' discourse in contraceptive prescribing: an analysis using Foucault's 'procedures of exclusion'. Journal of advanced nursing, 58(4), 358-367. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04240.x

Aim.  This paper is a report of an analysis of the discourse about contraceptive efficacy and side effects used by nurses when prescribing contraception. Background.  All women seeking contraception should be informed of the efficacy and potential... Read More about Nurses' discourse in contraceptive prescribing: an analysis using Foucault's 'procedures of exclusion'.

The demise of nursing in the United Kingdom: A warning for medicine (2007)
Journal Article
Shields, L., & Watson, R. (2007). The demise of nursing in the United Kingdom: A warning for medicine. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 100(2), 70-74. https://doi.org/10.1258/jrsm.100.2.70

Medicine without nursing is an untenable concept: doctors could not practice without highly educated, knowledgeable and competent nurses as part of the health care team. In the UK, nursing is under threat and could pass away, to be replaced by techni... Read More about The demise of nursing in the United Kingdom: A warning for medicine.

Choices for maternity care are they still ‘an illusion’? : A qualitative exploration of women’s experiences in early pregnancy (2006)
Journal Article
Jomeen, J. (2006). Choices for maternity care are they still ‘an illusion’? : A qualitative exploration of women’s experiences in early pregnancy. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing, 9(SUPPL. 2), e191-e200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cein.2006.10.002

ObjectiveThis paper presents a study exploring women's experiences of making choices for maternity care in early pregnancy. The content will provide clinically useful information to midwives and health care professionals involved in caring for pregna... Read More about Choices for maternity care are they still ‘an illusion’? : A qualitative exploration of women’s experiences in early pregnancy.

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?.

Experiences of African nurses in the UK National Health Service: A literature review (2006)
Journal Article
Likupe, G. (2006). Experiences of African nurses in the UK National Health Service: A literature review. Journal of clinical nursing, 15(10), 1213-1220. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01380.x

Aim. This review aims to highlight the experiences of black African nurses in the United Kingdom. Background. There is an acute shortage of trained nurses in the United Kingdom, which has occurred because of several factors including ageing of the nu... Read More about Experiences of African nurses in the UK National Health Service: A literature review.

Beat the demon drink. (2006)
Journal Article
Phillips, T. (2006). Beat the demon drink. Nursing standard : official newspaper of the Royal College of Nursing, 20(22), 32-33

The article reflects on the important role of nurses in dealing with alcohol dependents in England. It reports that a despairing number of adults are engage in excessive drinking which could result to several health problems. A challenge has been set... Read More about Beat the demon drink..

Computer mediated conferencing - a hope or hype for healthcare education in higher learning?: a review of the literature (2006)
Journal Article
Loke, J. (2007). Computer mediated conferencing - a hope or hype for healthcare education in higher learning?: a review of the literature. Nurse education today, 27(4), 318-324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2006.05.012

Aims and objectives: In view of the increase use of computer mediated conferencing (CMC) by nurses with other health care professionals in health care education, this literature review provides insights into the experiences and issues surrounding the... Read More about Computer mediated conferencing - a hope or hype for healthcare education in higher learning?: a review of the literature.

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.

A brief literature search and clinical audit of postoperative urinary retention following total joint replacement (2006)
Journal Article
Edmond, L. (2006). A brief literature search and clinical audit of postoperative urinary retention following total joint replacement. Journal of orthopaedic nursing, 10(2), 67-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joon.2006.03.001

This search highlights the limited evidence and some of the associated factors which may cause postoperative urinary retention to develop. Supporting some of the evidence reviewed are local audit figures carried out to establish the incidence of cath... Read More about A brief literature search and clinical audit of postoperative urinary retention following total joint replacement.