• Intensive care unit workforce: occupational health and safety 

  Nihal Esin, Melek; Sezgin, Duygu (Intech, 2017)

  There are many different work tasks and workplace hazards related to the ICU setting. The workplace hazards include the physical environment of the ICU, working conditions, psychosocial factors, ergonomic factors, ...
• Challenges towards a Connected Community Healthcare Ecosystem (CCHE) for managing long-term conditions 

  Carroll, Noel; Kennedy, Catriona; Richardson, Ita (International Society for Gerontechnology, 2016)

  Background Societal, demographic and economic changes have encouraged us to reconsider how we deliver health and social care to older people and their families in our communities. The emergence of ‘Connected Health’ ...
• Surveying community nursing support for persons with an intellectual disability and palliative care needs 

  Bailey, Maria; Doody, Owen; Lyons, Rosemary (Wiley and Sons, 2016)

  Palliative care services have developed over the years to support all persons with life-limiting conditions. Moreover, services for people with an intellectual disability have moved from the traditional institutional setting ...
• Helping young people with Asperger syndrome 

  O'Halloran, Maeve; Doody, Owen (RCN Publishing, 2013)

  In Ireland, services for people with intellectual disabilities are increasingly being provided in community-based settings. This article discusses a project in which the social needs of children with Asperger syndrome are ...
• Nurses' perceptions of their role in rehabilitation of the older person 

  Bourke, Kathleen G; Doody, Owen (RCN Publishing, 2012)

  Aim The aim of the study was to explore nurses’ perceptions of their role in rehabilitation of the older person. Method Nine participants were interviewed in two rehabilitation units in Ireland. Data were transcribed and ...
• Preparing and conducting interviews to collect data 

  Doody, Owen; Noonan, Maria (RCN Publishing, 2013)

  Aim To describe three styles of interviews and discuss issues regarding planning and conducting interviews. Background Interviews are probably the approach most used to collect data in studies. They are particularly useful ...
• Promoting mutuality in a family-centred service 

  O'Halloran, Maeve; Doody, Owen (RCN Publishing, 2013)

  Fostering mutual relationships, where the expertise of all parties is valued and promoted, is central to providing a supportive environment in a family-centred service. In this article, the nurse manager of a home support ...
• Underrepresented students on BSc nursing programmes: an exploration of the student experience 

  O'Sullivan, Deirdre (University of Limerick, 2014)

  Background: Pre-registration nurse education has become established within higher education in Ireland. Concurrently, the Irish government commitment to widening participation in higher education impacted on the profile ...
• National review of the scope of nursing and midwifery practice framework. Final report 

  Fealy, Gerard M; Casey, Mary; Brady, Anne-Marie; Hegarty, Josephine; Kennedy, Catriona; McNamara, Martin; O'Reilly, Pauline; Prizeman, Geraldine; Rohde, Daniela (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, Dublin, 2014)

  Nurses and midwives in Ireland are knowledgeable and highly skilled resource in the Irish health system. Therefore a key challenge for the Irish health services is to ensure that the nursing and midwifery resource is ...
• An evaluation of expectant parents knowledge, satisfaction and use of a self-instructional infant CPR kit 

  Barry, Maebh (Elsevier, 2015)

  In many parts of Europe as in Ireland, maternity services do not provide infant CPR training routinely to expectant or new parents. Little is known of the views of expectant women and their partners about learning the ...
• Exploring perinatal death with midwifery students’ using a collaborative art project 

  Barry, Maebh; Quinn, Cathy; Bradshaw, Carmel; Noonan, Maria; Brett, Marie; Atkinson, Sandra; New, Christina (Elsevier, 2017)

  Objective: To explore the influence of the Amulet artwork and exhibition on midwifery students’ perceptions of caring for parents experiencing perinatal death. Design: A descriptive qualitative design involving face-to-face ...
• The contribution of ethnography to understanding nursing work: a comparative review of three nursing ethnographies 

  Murphy, Fiona A; Griffiths, Pauline; Merrell, Joy (Nurses and Midwives Association of Slovenia, 2014)

  Introduction: This methods paper examines ways in which ethnography and in particular the ethnographic method of participant observation, informs understanding of the reality of nursing work. Methods: The relevance of ...
• Follow-up for improving psychological well being for women after a miscarriage (review) 

  Murphy, Fiona A; Lipp, Allysum; Powles, Diane L (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2012)

  Background Miscarriage is the premature expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus up to 23 weeks of pregnancy and weighing up to 500 grams. International studies using diagnostic tools have identified that some ...
• Follow-up for improving psychological well being for women after a miscarriage (Protocol). 

  Murphy, Fiona A; Lipp, Allyson; Powles, Diane L (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2010)

  This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: Primary: To identify whether follow up by healthcare professionals or lay organisations at any time affects the psychological ...
• High dose versus low dose opioid epidural regimens for pain relief in labour [Protocol]. 

  Jordan, S; Murphy, Fiona A; Boucher, C; Davies, S; Brown, A; Watkins, A; de Lloyd, LJ; Morgan, M; Morgan, C (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2016)

  This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: 1. To compare the effects (see outcomes below) of different total* doses (in terms of boluses, concentration, volume and timeframe) of ...
• Therapeutic exercises for affecting post-treatment swallowing in people treated for advanced-stage head and neck cancers (review) 

  Perry, Alison; Lee, Siew Hwa; Cotton, Susan; Kennedy, Catriona (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2016)

  Background Head and neck cancer treatment has developed over the last decade, with improved mortality and survival rates, but the treatments often result in dysphagia (a difficulty in swallowing) as a side effect. This ...
• Nursing research ethics, guidance and application in practice 

  Doody, Owen; Noonan, Maria (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2016)

  Ethics is fundamental to good research practice and the protection of society. From a historical point of view research ethics has had a chequered past and without due cognisance there is always the potential for research ...
• An exploration of midwives' perceptions of caring for women with critical care needs in the labour ward setting 

  Reale, E; Noonan, Maria; Bradshaw, Carmel (HSE Health Service Executive, 2016)

  no abstract available                      
• Psychological distress and lifestyle of students - implications for health promotion 

  Deasy, Christine; Coughlan, Barry; Pironom, J; Jourdan, D; Mannix McNamara, Patricia (HSE, 2016)

  no abstract available
• Health benefits for health and social care clients attending an integrated health and social care day unit (IHSCDU): a before and after pilot study with a comparator group 

  Murphy, Fiona A; Hugman, Laura; Bowen, Judith; Parsell, Fran; Gabe, Marie; Newson, Louise; Jordan, Sue (Wiley & Sons, 2016)

  It is thought that integrating health and social care provision can improve services, yet few evaluations of integrated health and social care initiatives have focused on changes in clinical outcomes and used comparator ...

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