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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 ...
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 E.; 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 ...
Health of ageing people with intellectual disability and the role of the nurse in Ireland

Doody, Catriona M.; Markey, Kathleen; Doody, Owen (Sage Publications Ltd.,, 2012)

The number of people with intellectual disability living into old age continues to increase. As one ages, generally, functional ability decreases and health issues increase, with recognising and responding to the health ...
Health promotion for people with intellectual disability and obesity

Doody, Catriona M.; Doody, Owen (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2012)

Obesity is a significant health problem for people with intellectual disability, as they report a 59% higher rate of obesity as compared with those in the general population (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, ...
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 ...
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, L .J.; 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 ...
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 ...
How do older people discuss their own sexuality? A systematic review of qualitative research studies.

Gewirtz-Meydan, Ateret; Hafford-Letchfield, Trish; Ayalon, Liat; Benyamini, Yael; Biermann, Violetta; Coffey, Alice; Jackson, Jeanne; Phelan, Amanda; Voß, Peggy; Geiger Zeman, Marija; Zeman, Zdenko (Taylor and Francis, 2018)

This study captured older people's attitudes and concerns about sex and sexuality in later life by synthesising qualitative research published on this issue. The systematic review was conducted between November 2015 and ...
Identifying the prevalence of aggressive behaviour reported by registered intellectual disability nurses in residential intellectual disability services: an Irish perspective

Crotty, Gerard; Doody, Owen; Lyons, Rosemary (Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2014)

Purpose – Despite the high incidence of aggressive behaviours among some individuals with intellectual disability, Ireland has paid little attention to the prevalence of aggressive behaviours experienced by Registered ...
Impact of a compassionate care leadership programme

Saab, Mohamad M; Drennan, Jonathan; Cornally, Nicola; Landers, Margaret; Hegarty, Josephine; Savage, Eileen; Lunn, Cora; Coffey, Alice (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2019)

Compassionate care delivery enhances patient satisfaction and quality of life and reduces nurse burnout. This study measured the perceptions of nursing and midwifery leaders regarding the impact of the ‘Leaders for ...
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 ...
Improving the content and face validity of OSCE assessment marking criteria on an undergraduate midwifery programme: a quality initiative

Barry, Maebh; Bradshaw, Carmel; Noonan, Maria (Elsevier, 2013)

Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE’s) have been adopted as a means of assessing midwifery students’ clinical skills. The purpose of the OSCE is to provide a standardised method for the evaluation of clinical ...
Increasing student involvement and learning through using debate as an assessment

Doody, Owen; Condon, Mairead (Elsevier, 2012)

Assessment has long been recognised as the single most influential factor in shaping what and how students in higher education choose to learn and the quality of learning outcomes depends on the quality of assessment. ...
The influence of teacher practice placement on one’s beliefs about intellectual disability: a student’s reflection

Doody, Owen; O'Connor, Morgan (Wiley Publishers, 2012)

Education for people with a disability has changed over the years, moving from a philosophy of integration to inclusion. This philosophy requires a whole school approach spanning issues such as access, opportunities for ...
Integrative literature review examining factors affecting patient safety with robotic‐assisted and laparoscopic surgeries

Mathew, Reshmi; Markey, Kathleen; Murphy, Jill; O'Brien, Brid (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2018)

Purpose: The purpose of this integrative literature review is to examine the evidence on factors affecting patient safety during robotic assisted and laparoscopic surgeries. Design: Systematic review of papers published ...
Integrative review; identifying the evidence base for policymaking and analysis in health care

Kennedy, Catriona; O'Reilly, Pauline; O'Connell, Rhona; O'Leary, Denise; Fealy, Gerard; Hegarty, Josephine-Mary; Brady, Anne-Marie; Nicholson, Emma; McNamara, Martin; Casey, Mary (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019)

Aim The aim of this was to identify and synthesize the evidence underpinning the health policymaking process to inform the development of a health‐related policy analysis framework. Design A mixed methods review using ...
Intellectual disability nursing and transcultural care.

Doody, Owen; Doody, Catriona M. (Mark Allen Publishing,, 2012)

In today’s healthcare environment nurses’ are urged to use up-to-date research evidence to ensure better patient outcomes and inform nursing decisions, actions and interactions with patients. Within the practice setting ...
Intellectual disability nursing assessment: student reflections

Doody, Owen; McInerney, Paula; Linnane, Lynda (Mark Allen Publishing, 2012)

Nursing students, Paula and Lynda, reflect on their first academic assessment of their 4-year intellectual disability nursing course. The reflection is conducted by the second and third authors of this article and is guided ...
Intellectual disability nursing in Ireland: identifying its development and future.

Doody, Owen; Slevin, Eamonn; Taggart, Laurence (Sage Publications Ltd, 2012)

As a profession, intellectual disability nursing has often come under scrutiny and been called into question. Since its inception as an individual nursing profession in 1959 in Ireland, both education and service provision ...
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, ...

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