• Interventions to promote early discharge and avoid inappropriate hospital (re)admission:A systematic review 

  Coffey, Alice; Leahy-Warren, Patricia; Savage, Eileen; Hegarty, Josephine; Cornally, Nicola; Day, Mary Rose; Sahm, Laura; O’Connor, Kieran; O’Doherty, Jane; Liew, Aaron; Sezgin, Duygu; O’Caoimh, Rónán (2019)

  Increasing pressure on limited healthcare resources has necessitated the development of measures promoting early discharge and avoiding inappropriate hospital (re)admission. This systematic review examines the evidence ...
• A guidance framework to aid in the selection of nursing and midwifery care process metrics and indicators 

  Murphy, Fiona A.; Doody, Owen; Lyons, Rosemary; Brenner, Maria; O'Connor, Laserina; Hunter, Andrew; Devane, Declan; Sezgin, Duygu (Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2019)

  Aim: To describe the development of a guidance framework to assist nurses and midwives in selecting nursing and midwifery care process metrics and indicators for use in practice. Background: Process metrics are measures ...
• Leadership perspective on the implementation of guidelines on healthcare-associated infections 

  Hegarty, Josephine; Murphy, Siobhan; Creedon, Sile; Wills, Teresa; Savage, Eileen; Barry, Fiona; Smiddy, Maura; Coffey, Alice; Burton, Aileen; O’Brien, Deirdre; Horgan, Sinead; Nibhuachalla, Cliodhna; Brennan, Cathal; Agreli, Heloise; Drennan, Jonathan (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)

  Background Leadership is a key component for infection prevention and control and plays an important role in the implementation of guidelines on healthcareassociated infections. A body of literature exists on healthcare ...
• Safety first: factors affecting preceptor midwives experiences of competency assessment failure among midwifery students 

  Bradshaw, Carmel; Pettigrew, Judith; Fitzpatick, Mary (Elsevier, 2019)

  Background Assessment of clinical practice is a core component of midwifery education. Clinical assessment is challenging and affected by a number of factors. Preceptor midwives are reported to be reluctant to fail ...
• A technological review of wearable cueing devices addressing freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease 

  Sweeney, Dean; Quinlan, Leo R.; Browne, Patrick; Richardson, Margaret; Meskell, Pauline; Ó Laighin, Gearóid (MDPI, 2019)

  Freezing of gait is one of the most debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and is an important contributor to falls, leading to it being a major cause of hospitalization and nursing home admissions. When the ...
• Older women's experience of aging and health: an interpretive phenomenological study 

  Tuohy, Dympna; Cooney, Adeline (SAGE Publications, 2019)

  This interpretive phenomenological study explored older Irish women’s experiences of aging and health related issues. Method: Data were collected using in-depth interviews with 23 older women (coresearchers). Data analysis ...
• Life-story work in long-term care facilities for older people: an integrative review 

  Doran, Caroline; Noonan, Maria; Doody, Owen (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019)

  Aim To systematically review the literature regarding the experience of older people, families and staff using life‐story work in residential care facilities for older people. Background Life‐story work has been ...
• Regaining agency and autonomy: a grounded typology of concealed pregnancy 

  Murphy-Tighe, Sylvia; Lalor, John G. (Wiley and Sons Ltd.,, 2018)

  Aim: To explore and understand the experience of concealed pregnancy and develop a framework for practitioners. Background: Numerous cases of concealed pregnancy resulting in serious outcomes including maternal and ...
• Family caregivers' perceptions of an Irish palliative day-care unit: a qualitative descriptive study 

  Reidy, L.; Baily, Maria E.; Doody, Owen (Open Access Text, 2018)

  Aim and objectives: To describe family caregiver’s perceptions of a palliative day-care service. Background: An emphasis on homecare for patients with advanced disease has meant that family caregivers’ have greater ...
• An evaluative audit of the introduction of a new nursing document within a specialist palliative care inpatient unit in Ireland 

  Doody, Owen (Open Access Text, 2018)

  Aim and objectives: To audit the introduction of a new nursing document within a specialist palliative care inpatient unit in Ireland. Background: Nursing documentation contributes to effective patient care and communication ...
• Focus group interviews examining the contribution of intellectual disability clinical nurse specialists in Ireland 

  Doody, Owen; Slevin, Eamonn; Taggart, Laurence (Wiley and Sons Ltd.,, 2017)

  AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To explore the contribution of clinical nurse specialists in intellectual disability nursing in Ireland. BACKGROUND: While clinical nurse specialists exist since the 1940s, they have only ...
• Activities of intellectual disability clinical nurse specialists in Ireland 

  Doody, Owen; Slevin, Eamonn; Taggart, Laurence (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017)

  PURPOSE/AIM: The aim of this study was to identify the contribution of Irish intellectual disability clinical nurse specialists (ID CNSs) to service delivery. DESIGN: A nonexperimental descriptive design was ...
• Families' perceptions of the contribution of intellectual disability clinical nurse specialists in Ireland 

  Doody, Owen; Slevin, Eamonn; Taggart, Laurence (Wiley and Sons Ltd.,, 2018)

  Aim and objectives To explore families’ perceptions of the contribution of clinical nurse specialists in intellectual disability nursing in Ireland. Background Clinical nurse specialists roles have developed ...
• Home students' experiences of intercultural learning: a qualitative descriptive design 

  O'Brien, Brid; Tuohy, Dympna; Fahy, Anne; Markey, Kathleen (Elsevier, 2019)

  Background Higher education institutes are witnessing an increase in the cultural and ethnic diversity of their student population. While this adds to the learning experience, there is a dearth of evidence examining how ...
• Risk of bias assessment of sequence generation: a study of 100 systematic reviews of trials 

  Wuytack, Francesca; Regan, Maria; Biesty, Linda M.; Meskell, Pauline; Lutomski, Jennifer E.; O'Donnell, Martin; Treweek, Shaun; Devane, Declan (BMC, 2019)

  Background: Systematic reviews of randomised trials guide policy and healthcare decisions. Yet, we observed that some reviews judge randomised trials as high or unclear risk of bias (ROB) for sequence generation, potentially ...
• Irish general practitioners' view of perinatal mental health in general practice: a qualitative study 

  Noonan, Maria; Doody, Owen; O'Regan, Andrew; Jomeen, Julie; Galvin, Rose (BMC, 2018)

  Background: Identification of perinatal mental health problems and effective care for women who experience them are important considering the potentially serious impact that they may have on the wellbeing of the woman, her ...
• An evaluation of the HSE guiding framework for the implementation of nurse prescribing of medical ionising radiation (X-Ray) in Ireland. 

  Drennan, Jonathan; Naughton, Corina; Griffins, Michelle; Butler, Marie-Louise; Grehan, Jennifer; Moughty, Adrian; Kavanagh, Eoin; Hyde, Abbey; Butler, Michelle; Sheridan, Ann; Coughlan, Barbara; Hegarty, Josephine; Savage, Eileen; Coffey, Alice; O'Connell, Rhona; Creedon, Rena (Health Service Executive, 2014)

  FOREWORD The introduction of Nurse Prescribing of Medical Ionising Radiation (X-ray) in Ireland is a significant initiative in the Irish health service which has positive implications for patients in terms of improved ...
• A systematic literature review on tackling delayed discharges in acute hospitals inclusive of hospital (Re) admission avoidance 

  Coffey, Alice; Leahy-Warren, Patricia; Savage, Eileen; Hegarty, Josephine; Cornally, Nicola; Rose-Day, Mary; Day, Mary-Rose; Maher, Bridget; Browne, John; Sahm, Laura; O’Caoimh, Rónán; Flynn, Maura; Hutton, Stephen; Healy, Elizabeth; O'Connor, Kieran; MacGrath, Kay; O'Mahony, Aoife; Arenella, Katherine (Health Services Executive, 2015)

  The National Clinical Strategy and Programmes was established by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to improve and standardise patient care throughout the organisation by bringing together clinical disciplines and enabling ...
• European core competences framework for health and social care professionals working with older people. 

  Dijkman, Bea; Roodbol, Petrie; Achtschin-Stieger, Sigrid; Aho, Jukka; Andruszkiewicz, Anna; Coffey, Alice; Felsmann, Miroslawa; Klein, Regina; Mikkonen, Irma; Oleksiw, Katharina; Schoofs, Greet; Soares, Célia; Sourtzi, Panayota (2016)

  The number of older people in Europe is increasing and the demand for care and support is changing. All over Europe there is a need to educate students and professionals in health and social care with the right competences ...
• General practitioners' knowledge, attitudes and experiences of managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: protocol of a mixed methods systematic review and meta-ethnography. 

  Jennings, Aisling A.; Foley, Tony; Walsh, Kieran A.; Coffey, Alice; Browne, John P.; Bradley, Colin P. (BMC, 2018)

  In the context of rising dementia prevalence, the workload of general practitioners (GPs) in dementia care is set to increase. However, there are many aspects of dementia care that GPs find challenging. Behavioural and ...

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