• Perceived importance and performance of clinical leadership in practice: a cross-sectional study of nurses and midwives of all grades 

  McCarthy, Vera J.C.; Murphy, Ashling; Savage, Eileen; Hegarty, Josephine; Coffey, Alice; Leahy-Warren, Patricia; Horgan, Aine; O'Connell, Rhona; Marsh, Lynne; Drennan, Jonathan (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019)

  Aim To explore the differences in perceived importance and actual performance of clinical leadership for all grades of nurses and midwives engaged in clinical practice. Background Clinical leadership is central ...
• Nurses keeping patients safe by managing risk in perioperative settings: a classic grounded theory study 

  O'Brien, Brid; Andrews, Tom; Savage, Eileen (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019)

  Aim To develop and expand how nurses promote safety in perioperative settings. Background This article presents orchestrating a sub‐core category from the theory of anticipatory vigilance in promoting safety ...
• Public health nurses' perinatal mental health training needs: a cross sectional survey 

  Noonan, Maria; Galvin, Rose; Jomeen, Julie; Doody, Owen (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019)

  Aim To examine public health nurses’ education, training, and professional support needs in perinatal mental health. Background Public health nurses have a key role in supporting maternal mental health including ...
• Resigned indifference: an explanation of gaps in care for culturally and linguistically diverse patients' 

  Markey, Kathleen; Tilki, Mary; Taylor, Georgina (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019)

  Aims To develop a theory that explains students and registered nurses' behaviours when caring for culturally and linguistically diverse patients'. Background Despite ongoing calls for improvements to the quality ...
• The impact of compassionate care education on nurses: a mixed-method systematic review. 

  Coffey, Alice; Saab, Mohamad M; Landers, Margaret; Cornally, Nicola; Hegarty, Josephine; Drennan, Jonathan; Lunn, Cora; Savage, Eileen (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019)

  To identify, describe, and summarize evidence from quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method studies conducted to prepare nurses and nursing students to lead on and/or deliver compassionate care. Mixed-method systematic ...
• Hand hygiene and professional practice: comparative studies exploring attitudes and practice among healthcare students and among healthcare professionals 

  Kingston, Liz M. (University of Limerick, 2017)

  Hand hygiene is widely recognised as an effective measure in preventing the transmission of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI). HCAI is a public health challenge internationally and the emergence of antimicrobial ...
• Interactional guesstimating’: family carers’ experiences supporting profoundly intellectually disabled persons in decision-making- a constructivist grounded theory 

  Ryan, Ruth (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Family carers supporting persons, living with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in decision-making is critical, yet receives little attention. This dissertation addresses this need from family carers’ personal ...
• Rehabilitation after hip fracture for nursing home residents: a controlled feasibility trial 

  Beaupre, Lauren A.; Magaziner, Jay S.; Jones, Allyson C.; Jhangri, Gian S.; Johnston, William C.; Wilson, Donna M.; Majumdar, Sumit R. (Oxford University Press, 2019)

  Background This study compared functional outcomes at 3 months after hip fracture surgery between nursing home residents participating in a 10-week outreach rehabilitation program and those receiving usual care. Function, ...
• Mind the gap: the need for future proofing of nursing in the Republic of Ireland to secure the educators and researchers of the next generation. 

  O'Brien, Brid; Graham, Margaret; Timms, Fiona (Wiley and Sons, 2019)

  no abstract available
• Caring for an older person with dementia in the Emergency Department (ED): an appreciative Inquiry exploring family member and ED nurse experiences 

  Watkins, Sarah; Murphy, Fiona A.; Kennedy, Catriona; Dewar, Belinda; Graham, Margaret M. (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019)

  .Aims and objectives: To generate insights about what matters and is valued by family members of older people with dementia in the Emergency Department. To explore the experiences of emergency nurses looking after older ...
• Nursing people with intellectual disability and dementia experiencing pain: a integrative review 

  Dillane, Imelda; Doody, Owen (Wiley and Sons, 2019)

  Aims and objectives To explore the current evidence of nurses caring for people with intellectual disability and dementia who experience pain. Background People with intellectual disability are ageing and are ...
• Key stakeholders' perspectives on the development of a national transfer document, for older persons, when transferring between the residential and acute care settings: a qualitative descriptive study. 

  O'Reilly, Pauline; O'Brien, Brid; Graham, Margaret M.; Murphy, Jill; Barry, Louise; Doody, Owen; Fahy, Anne; Hoey, Carmel; Kiely, Michelle; Lang, Deirdre; Meskell, Pauline; O'Doherty, Jane; O'Keeffe, Jonathon; Tuohy, Dympna; Coffee, Alice (Wiley and Sons Ltd.,, 2019)

  Aims and objectives: This study has aimed to examine key stakeholders’ perspectives, views and experiences regarding transfer documents, used when an older person is being transferred from a residential to an acute care ...
• 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 ...

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