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Improving the uptake of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD: qualitative study of experiences and attitudes (2008)
Journal Article
Harris, D., Hayter, M., & Allender, S. (2008). Improving the uptake of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD: qualitative study of experiences and attitudes. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 58(555), 703-710. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp08x342363

Background Pulmonary rehabilitation can improve the quality of life and ability to function of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It may also reduce hospital admission and inpatient stay with exacerbations of COPD. Some patie... Read More about Improving the uptake of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD: qualitative study of experiences and attitudes.

Calculating the costs of work-based training: the case of NHS Cadet Schemes (2008)
Journal Article
Norman, I., Normand, C., Watson, R., Draper, J., Jowett, S., & Coster, S. (2008). Calculating the costs of work-based training: the case of NHS Cadet Schemes. International journal of nursing studies, 45(9), 1310-1318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2007.10.004

Background: The worldwide shortage of registered nurses [Buchan, J., Calman, L., 2004. The Global Shortage of Registered Nurses: An Overview of Issues And Actions. International Council of Nurses, Geneva] points to the need for initiatives which incr... Read More about Calculating the costs of work-based training: the case of NHS Cadet Schemes.

 Nurse practitioner prescribing: Continuing professional competence celebrating collaboration (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dunn, S., Cashin, A., Anderson, D., Buckley, T., McShane, R., Rumble, R., Stuart, M., Sherratt, A., & Cook, K. (2008, September).  Nurse practitioner prescribing: Continuing professional competence celebrating collaboration. Paper presented at 5th International Council of Nurses International Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network Conference, Toronto, Canada

http://www.acnp.org.au/news-events/5th-international-council-of-nurses-international-nurse-practitioner-advanced-practice-nursing-network-inp-apnn-conference.html

Experiences of living with a malignant fungating wound: a qualitative study (2008)
Journal Article
Lo, S.-F., Hu, W.-Y., Hayter, M., Chang, S.-C., Hsu, M.-Y., & Wu, L.-Y. (2008). Experiences of living with a malignant fungating wound: a qualitative study. Journal of clinical nursing, 17(20), 2699-2708. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02482.x

Aims and objectives.  The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of cancer patients living with a malignant fungating wounds.

Background.  Malignant fungating wounds are caused by cancerous cells invading skin tissue. These wounds can... Read More about Experiences of living with a malignant fungating wound: a qualitative study.

“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.

Remote by distance: Exploring distance education in Nurse Practitioner prescribing - Quality Use of Medicines for Nurse Practitioners Project. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dunn, S., Cashin, A., Anderson, D., Buckley, T., Browne, P., Nash, R., Rumble, R., Stuart, M., Sherratt, A., & Cook, K. (2008, September). Remote by distance: Exploring distance education in Nurse Practitioner prescribing - Quality Use of Medicines for Nurse Practitioners Project. Presented at 26th Annual Council of Remote Area Nurses Conference, Cairns, Australia

Exploring clinical nursing experiences: listening to student nurses (2008)
Journal Article
Pearcey, P., & Draper, P. (2008). Exploring clinical nursing experiences: listening to student nurses. Nurse education today, 28(5), 595-601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2007.09.007

Student nurses spend one half of their educational programme in the clinical area. The success of an educationally sound clinical placement is crucial to forming a professional nursing identity that will encompass the seen and 'unseen' aspects of the... Read More about Exploring clinical nursing experiences: listening to student nurses.

A systematic review of silver-releasing dressings in the management of infected chronic wounds (2008)
Journal Article
Lo, S.-F., Hayter, M., Chang, C.-J., Hu, W.-Y., & Lee, L.-L. (2008). A systematic review of silver-releasing dressings in the management of infected chronic wounds. Journal of clinical nursing, 17(15), 1973-1985. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02264.x

Aim.  This paper is a systematic review with the objective of determining the effectiveness of silver‐releasing dressing in the management of infected chronic wounds.

Background.  Chronic wounds exhibit increased bacterial burdens which not only r... Read More about A systematic review of silver-releasing dressings in the management of infected chronic wounds.

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.

The ethical basis of teaching spirituality and spiritual care: A survey of student nurses perceptions (2008)
Journal Article
McSherry, W., Gretton, M., Draper, P., & Watson, R. (2008). The ethical basis of teaching spirituality and spiritual care: A survey of student nurses perceptions. Nurse education today, 28(8), 1002-1008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2008.05.013

Background: There is a professional requirement for student nurses to achieve competence in the delivery of spiritual care. However, there is no research exploring students nurses perceptions of being educated in these matters. Aim: This paper explor... Read More about The ethical basis of teaching spirituality and spiritual care: A survey of student nurses perceptions.

An evaluation of fitness for practice curricula: self-efficacy, support and self-reported competence in preregistration student nurses and midwives (2008)
Journal Article
Lauder, W., Watson, R., Topping, K., Holland, K., Johnson, M., Porter, M., Roxburgh, M., & Behr, A. (2008). An evaluation of fitness for practice curricula: self-efficacy, support and self-reported competence in preregistration student nurses and midwives. Journal of clinical nursing, 17(14), 1858-1867. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02223.x

Aims and objectives. This element of the larger Scottish evaluation aimed to explore differences between access routes, cohorts and higher education institutes (HEI) (universities and colleges) in levels of self-efficacy, student support and self-rep... Read More about An evaluation of fitness for practice curricula: self-efficacy, support and self-reported competence in preregistration student nurses and midwives.

A hierarchy of items within Eysenck's EPI (2008)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Roberts, B., Gow, A., & Deary, I. (2008). A hierarchy of items within Eysenck's EPI. Personality and individual differences, 45(4), 333-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2008.04.022

Based on the recent finding of a hierarchical scale for Neuroticism in the NEO-Five Factor Inventory, a further personality inventory: the Eysenck Personality Inventory was analysed using the Mokken Scaling Procedure for hierarchical scales. Items fr... Read More about A hierarchy of items within Eysenck's EPI.

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

Can patient lifestyle influence the management of pain? (2008)
Journal Article
Wilson, B. (2009). Can patient lifestyle influence the management of pain?. Journal of clinical nursing, 18(3), 399 - 408. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02091.x

The aim of this study was to explore whether a patient's lifestyle influences nurses' pain assessment and management decisions. Nurses' inferences of physical pain are thought to be affected by a matrix of implicit assumptions that operate without ef... Read More about Can patient lifestyle influence the management of pain?.