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Dignity, well-being and identity: A qualitative study of older people's interpretations of how healthcare workers speak to them (2020)
Journal Article
Draper, P., & Hilton, A. (2021). Dignity, well-being and identity: A qualitative study of older people's interpretations of how healthcare workers speak to them. Nursing older people, 33(1), https://doi.org/10.7748/NOP.2020.E1261

© RCN Publishing Company Limited 2021. Background The initial interaction between an older person and a nurse, and how the older person interprets this interaction, is important and sometimes overlooked. Evidence suggests that the way healthcare work... Read More about Dignity, well-being and identity: A qualitative study of older people's interpretations of how healthcare workers speak to them.

Exploring the perceptions and behaviours of sub-Saharan Africans living in the UK in relation to type 2 diabetes : an ethnographic study (2020)
Thesis
Onuorah, L. (2020). Exploring the perceptions and behaviours of sub-Saharan Africans living in the UK in relation to type 2 diabetes : an ethnographic study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224532

Background Type 2 diabetes is a serious health problem for sub-Saharan African (SSA) immigrants in the UK, who experience worse outcomes than other ethnic groups. There is a paucity in literature on how SSAs living in the UK perceive and respond to... Read More about Exploring the perceptions and behaviours of sub-Saharan Africans living in the UK in relation to type 2 diabetes : an ethnographic study.

Nurse participation in legal executions: An ethics round-table discussion (2016)
Journal Article
Shields, L., Watson, R., Darbyshire, P., McKenna, H., Williams, G., Hungerford, C., …Anderson, J. (2018). Nurse participation in legal executions: An ethics round-table discussion. Nursing Ethics, 25(7), 841-854. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733016677870

A paper was published in 2003 discussing the ethics of nurses participating in executions by inserting the intravenous line for lethal injections and providing care until death. This paper was circulated on an international email list of senior nurse... Read More about Nurse participation in legal executions: An ethics round-table discussion.

Rethinking presence : a grounded theory of nurses and teleconsultation (2015)
Thesis
Barrett, D. 1. (2015). Rethinking presence : a grounded theory of nurses and teleconsultation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217787

[Introduction]: Ensuring the provision of equitable, high quality care is becoming progressively more challenging in a context of an ageing population, increased prevalence of long term conditions and a prolonged period of public spending austerity.... Read More about Rethinking presence : a grounded theory of nurses and teleconsultation.

From bench to bedside : the development of a location indicating nasogastric tube (2014)
Thesis
Elliott, B. E. (2014). From bench to bedside : the development of a location indicating nasogastric tube. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223996

Background Nasogastric tubes are frequently used in clinical practice. Correct placement in the stomach must be verified on passing the tube and before every feed or administration of medicine. Current methods of confirming placement are limited and... Read More about From bench to bedside : the development of a location indicating nasogastric tube.

Experiences and coping strategies of Jordanian parents of children with Beta Thalassaemia Major (2014)
Thesis
Al-Awamreh, K. M. (2014). Experiences and coping strategies of Jordanian parents of children with Beta Thalassaemia Major. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216729

Globally, thalassaemia is considered the most common inherited single-gene disorder. It is more prevalent in the Mediterranean Region (Tadmouri, et al., 2003). For instance, in Jordan there were about 1500 thalassaemia patients with a prevalence rate... Read More about Experiences and coping strategies of Jordanian parents of children with Beta Thalassaemia Major.

“Funerals aren’t nice but it couldn’t have been nicer”. The makings of a good funeral (2013)
Journal Article
Holloway, M., Adamson, S., Argyrou, V., Draper, P., & Mariau, D. (2013). “Funerals aren’t nice but it couldn’t have been nicer”. The makings of a good funeral. Mortality, 18(1), 30-53. https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2012.755505

There is growing comment in both academic and popular writing about the shape and content of funerals today, with general agreement that we are seeing marked changes with a growing trend towards secularisation and personalisation. Despite this, there... Read More about “Funerals aren’t nice but it couldn’t have been nicer”. The makings of a good funeral.

Continuing professional education: the experiences and perceptions of nurses working in perioperative patient care (2009)
Thesis
Tame, S. L. (2009). Continuing professional education: the experiences and perceptions of nurses working in perioperative patient care. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209083

This thesis presents a holistic description of perioperative nurses' experiences and perceptions of continuing professional education (CPE), from their decisions to study and experiences as students, to the outcomes realised from formal post-registra... Read More about Continuing professional education: the experiences and perceptions of nurses working in perioperative patient care.