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Peri-Conceptual and Mid-Pregnancy Alcohol Consumption: A Comparison between Areas of High and Low Deprivation in Scotland (2016)
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Symon, A., Rankin, J., Sinclair, H., Butcher, G., Smith, L., Gordon, R., & Cochrane, L. (2016). Peri-Conceptual and Mid-Pregnancy Alcohol Consumption: A Comparison between Areas of High and Low Deprivation in Scotland. Birth, 43(4), 320-327. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12252

© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Background: Alcohol-related mortality and morbidity among women has increased over recent decades, especially in areas of higher deprivation. Pre-pregnancy alcohol use is associated with continued consumption in pregnan... Read More about Peri-Conceptual and Mid-Pregnancy Alcohol Consumption: A Comparison between Areas of High and Low Deprivation in Scotland.

Percutaneous device closure of paravalvular leak (2016)
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Calvert, P. A., Northridge, D. B., Malik, I. S., Shapiro, L., Ludman, P., Qureshi, S. A., Mullen, M., Henderson, R., Turner, M., Been, M., Walsh, K. P., Casserly, I., Morrison, L., Walker, N. L., Thomson, J., Spence, M. S., Mahadevan, V. S., Hoye, A., Maccarthy, P. A., Daniels, M. J., …Hildick-Smith, D. (2016). Percutaneous device closure of paravalvular leak. Circulation, 134(13), 934-944. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.022684

Background: Paravalvular leak (PVL) occurs in 5% to 17% of patients following surgical valve replacement. Percutaneous device closure represents an alternative to repeat surgery. Methods: All UK and Ireland centers undertaking percutaneous PVL closur... Read More about Percutaneous device closure of paravalvular leak.

Midwives’ views, experiences and feelings of confidence surrounding vaginal breech birth: A qualitative study (2016)
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Sloman, R., Wanat, M., Burns, E., & Smith, L. (2016). Midwives’ views, experiences and feelings of confidence surrounding vaginal breech birth: A qualitative study. Midwifery, 41, 61-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.07.015

© 2016 Objective to explore midwives’ views, experiences and feelings of confidence surrounding vaginal breech birth (VBB). Design a qualitative study was conducted with 12 participants using three focus group discussions. Data were transcribed verba... Read More about Midwives’ views, experiences and feelings of confidence surrounding vaginal breech birth: A qualitative study.

The effect of Nurse GraduaTeness on patient mortality: a cross-sectional survey (the NuGaT study) (2016)
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Gkantaras, I., Mahfoud, Z. R., Foreman, B., Thompson, D. R., Cannaby, A. M., Deshpande, D. H., Watson, R., Topping, A., & Gray, R. (2016). The effect of Nurse GraduaTeness on patient mortality: a cross-sectional survey (the NuGaT study). Journal of advanced nursing, 72(12), 3034-3044. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13059

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aim: To investigate the relationship between patient mortality and the educational preparation (graduateness) of the nurses who cared for them. Background: There have been 18 studies over the last two decades examining... Read More about The effect of Nurse GraduaTeness on patient mortality: a cross-sectional survey (the NuGaT study).

The general results of the RN4CAST survey in Italy (2016)
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Sasso, L., Bagnasco, A., Zanini, M., Catania, G., Aleo, G., Santullo, A., Spandonaro, F., Icardi, G., Watson, R., & Sermeus, W. (2017). The general results of the RN4CAST survey in Italy. Journal of advanced nursing, 73(9), 2028-2030. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13066

The issue of health workforce shortage and in particular of nurses, has been debated globally for almost three decades (Aiken & Mullinix 1987, Aiken et al. 1996, 2001, 2010), and has been exacerbated by the recent global financial crisis. The Europea... Read More about The general results of the RN4CAST survey in Italy.

Essentials of building a career in nursing research (2016)
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Cleary, M., Sayers, J., & Watson, R. (2016). Essentials of building a career in nursing research. Nurse Researcher, 23(6), 9-13. https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.2016.e1412

Background Nursing research is fundamental to driving evidence-based practice and achieving safe outcomes for patients. Underpinning the discussion in this paper are nurse researchers who thought strategically during their undergraduate and postgradu... Read More about Essentials of building a career in nursing research.

Career development tips for today's nursing academic: bibliometrics, altmetrics and social media (2016)
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Smith, D. R., & Watson, R. (2016). Career development tips for today's nursing academic: bibliometrics, altmetrics and social media. Journal of advanced nursing, 72(11), 2654-2661. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13067

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: A discussion of bibliometrics, altmetrics and social media for the contemporary nursing scholar and academic researcher. Background: Today's nursing academic faces myriad challenges in balancing their daily life a... Read More about Career development tips for today's nursing academic: bibliometrics, altmetrics and social media.

Identifying and managing constipation in older people (2016)
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Lee, A. (2016). Identifying and managing constipation in older people. Nursing and Residential Care, 18(7), 366-368. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2016.18.7.366

Constipation is a major problem in residential care. It is a condition which, if left untreated, can result in major distress and health problems for sufferers. If the condition is not detected early, then resultant interventions become increasingly... Read More about Identifying and managing constipation in older people.

A quasi-experiment to evaluate the effects of a blended approach of simulation learning and podcasting on caring behaviours (2016)
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Bush, E., Loke, J., & Lee, B. (2016). A quasi-experiment to evaluate the effects of a blended approach of simulation learning and podcasting on caring behaviours. GSTF Journal of Nursing and Health Care (JNHC), 3(2), 4-10

Background: The need for quality nursing personnel in clinical practice expected nurse teachers to be able to impart instrumental and expressive aspects of caring behaviours to nursing students. Operating in a resource-limited higher educational cont... Read More about A quasi-experiment to evaluate the effects of a blended approach of simulation learning and podcasting on caring behaviours.

Patient safety competencies in undergraduate nursing students: a rapid evidence assessment (2016)
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Bianchi, M., Bressan, V., Cadorin, L., Pagnucci, N., Tolotti, A., Valcarenghi, D., Watson, R., Bagnasco, A., & Sasso, L. (2016). Patient safety competencies in undergraduate nursing students: a rapid evidence assessment. Journal of advanced nursing, 72(12), 2966-2979. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13033

Aims To identify patient safety competencies, and determine the clinical learning environments that facilitate the development of patient safety competencies in nursing students. Background Patient safety in nursing education is of key importance for... Read More about Patient safety competencies in undergraduate nursing students: a rapid evidence assessment.

How to introduce yourself to patients (2016)
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Guest, M. (2016). How to introduce yourself to patients. Nursing standard : official newspaper of the Royal College of Nursing, 30(41), 36-38. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.30.41.36.s43

Rationale and key points This article explores the process of introducing yourself to patients. This is an essential interaction because it forms the basis of the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship. Effective communication skills are essential to... Read More about How to introduce yourself to patients.

Functional decline in residents living in nursing homes : a systematic review of the literature (2016)
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Palese, A., Menegazzi, G., Tullio, A., Zigotti Fuso, M., Hayter, M., & Watson, R. (2016). Functional decline in residents living in nursing homes : a systematic review of the literature. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 17(8), 694-705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2016.04.002

Objectives To describe the functional dependence progression over time in older people living in nursing homes (NHs). Design A systematic review of the literature was performed. Studies involving individuals 65 years and older living in NHs, describi... Read More about Functional decline in residents living in nursing homes : a systematic review of the literature.

Health Awareness on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Blood Donation Among Degree Students of Selected Colleges of Vadodara District (2016)
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Rawal, N., Christian, K., & Ravindra, H. (2016). Health Awareness on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Blood Donation Among Degree Students of Selected Colleges of Vadodara District. Indian Journal of Applied Research, 6(5), 774-775

Background: - Blood transfusion saves lives during critical situations, but millions of patients needing transfusion do not have timely access to safe blood The donor is donating for it as it will be used in saving lives of his fellow beings. He hims... Read More about Health Awareness on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Blood Donation Among Degree Students of Selected Colleges of Vadodara District.

A qualitative meta-synthesis of young peoples' experiences of ‘sexting’ (2016)
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Wilkinson, Y., Whitfield, C., Hannigan, S., Azam Ali, P., & Hayter, M. (2016). A qualitative meta-synthesis of young peoples' experiences of ‘sexting’. British Journal of School Nursing, 11(4), 183-191. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjsn.2016.11.4.183

Objective: To conduct a meta-synthesis of the qualitative research to explore young people's experiences and use of smart phones to send and receive sexually focused messages and images. Design: A qualitative meta-synthesis was conducted on the retri... Read More about A qualitative meta-synthesis of young peoples' experiences of ‘sexting’.

How to inform relatives and loved ones of a patient's death (2016)
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Guest, M. (2016). How to inform relatives and loved ones of a patient's death. Nursing standard : official newspaper of the Royal College of Nursing, 30(34), 36-38. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.30.34.36.s45

Rationale and key points ▶ Informing relatives and loved ones of a patient's death is a sensitive and often stressful task frequently undertaken by nurses. ▶ Effective communication skills and demonstrating compassion are essential when informing rel... Read More about How to inform relatives and loved ones of a patient's death.

Is adherence therapy an effective adjunct treatment for patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders? A systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
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Gray, R., Bressington, D., Ivanecka, A., Hardy, S., Jones, M., Schulz, M., von Bormann, S., White, J., Anderson, K. H., & Chien, W.-T. (2016). Is adherence therapy an effective adjunct treatment for patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders? A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Psychiatry, 16(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-016-0801-1

Background Poor adherence to medication in schizophrenia spectrum disorders leads to inadequate symptom control. Adherence therapy (AT) is an intervention that seeks to reduce patients’ psychiatric symptoms by enhancing treatment adherence. We aimed... Read More about Is adherence therapy an effective adjunct treatment for patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders? A systematic review and meta-analysis.