Empirically, this thesis has focused on nine research and development (R&D) networks set up to promote a professional approach to care and strengthen the collaboration between health care sectors in a Swedish health care setting. The research project was embedded in an action re…
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Previous studies have shown that student nurses find the analysis of ethical dilemmas difficult (McAlpine 1996). This may well be due to the nature of such situations, which are frequently complex and prone to ambiguity. This leads to uncertainties as to which course of action i…
The research reported in this thesis investigates the self-efficacy construct in the context of (real world) diabetes self-management programmes. Self-efficacy interventions, although widely implemented in diabetes care, lack basic information on what exactly was delivered. More…
Objective The aim of this study was to examine the effects of selected routine nursing interventions - endotracheal suctioning and manual ventilation (ETSMV), log-rolling, eye care, mouth care and washing - on the intracranial pressure (ICP) in children with traumatic brain inju…
Aim of the Study: Personal Tutoring is a scholastic mechanism to aid and support students while on a demanding academic and clinically orientated pre-registration nursing programme. Personal Tutoring is widely used in nurse education programmes, although it is often poorly struc…
The primary aim of the thesis was to report new cost-effectiveness evidence in the clinical area of heart disease. Following a review of published empirical work, this was achieved by undertaking three new cost-effectiveness studies: one in nurse-led secondary prevention clinics…
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the diagnostic label ‘antisocial personality disorder’ on health care staff’s causal attributions of challenging behaviour, their emotional responses to that challenging behaviour, their optimism about treatment and behavio…
The aim of the study was to discover the most suitable methods of psychologically preparing patients for modern day surgery and to formulate a pre-operative nursing plan which embraces such methods. Contemporary evidence suggests the level of information provided, individual cop…
Only 20% of patients at diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancer will be suitable for potentially curative surgical resection, and then only 5 -10% of these will survive to 5 years. Most individuals die within twelve months. Whilst the relief of physical symptoms is essential and co…
Shell Shock, described as the ‘emblematic psychiatric disorder’ of the First World War has long been synonymous with its soldiers. Its association with close proximity to exploding shells and thus the front lines, leading to the various symptoms of ‘shock’, has both facilitated …
Little has been written about nursing in the period 1870-1960 within the geographical boundaries and surrounding areas of Halifax and Huddersfield. This thesis aims to explore the development of nursing within these towns. The focus is on general nurses in hospital and community…
Making sense of voice-hearing is complex, with many explanatory frameworks. A recent paradigm shift to focus on the meaning of voice-hearing from the perspective of the voice-hearer has not yet included research with people with a learning disability who may have additional diff…
Background: Tom Kitwood's theory of dementia care centres on the concept that personhood is maintained and promoted through person centred care, and when personhood is maintained the person is more likely to experience well-being. Nursing has adopted Kitwood's theory across most…
Most nursing history has focused on the politics, identity and development of the profession. This study focuses on practice. It examines the surge of interest in complementary and alternative medicine {CAM) in British nursing during the second half of the twentieth century and …
Aim: Investigated the use of granulated sugar in the management of sloughy, necrotic and infected exuding wounds. Method: The investigation followed the Medical Research Council (MRC, 2007) framework for investigation of complex interventions. Pre-clinical: The study was registe…
Learning disability (LD) affects around 2.5% of the population in the United Kingdom. Yet, the phenomenon of caring for people with communication difficulties and a learning disability (PCDLD) experiencing distress within palliative care settings is not fully understood. This st…
Background: Despite common usage of oxygen as a therapeutic intervention, audit suggests the existence of poor prescribing and administration practices. Contemporary studies and guidelines propose an influencing culture whereby oxygen is given to alleviate breathlessness and to …
This research seeks to explore the nature and value of peer learning for a group of pre-registration nursing students and specifically aims to examine a group of student nurses in order to inquire whether they learn from each other and if so, how, when and where this takes place…
Background and aim: Epidemiological studies on incidence, prevalence, and other epidemiological variables of Oman’s treated kidney failure population have been limited, and questionable as to their use of rigorous research methods. The main aim of this study was to identify the …