The focus of this years’ International Nurses Day (ICN) is Our Nurses. Our Future. The economic power of care. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) states that: “Despite being the backbone of health care, nursing often faces financial constraints and societal undervaluation. IND 2024 aims to reshape perceptions, demonstrating how strategic investment in nursing can […]
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International Day of the Midwife 2024; reflecting on midwifery’s position in the global community in the era of climate change.
By Elizabeth Bailey, EBN’s Associate Editor for Midwifery and Women’s Health The 5th May marks International Day of the Midwife. This is an opportunity to reflect on the contribution the profession of midwifery makes to the global community. For midwives, it is an opportunity to celebrate the work of colleagues and contemporaries around the world […]
Simulated Patients: ‘Actors’ show Nurses how to work with people with learning disabilities when breaking bad news
This weeks’ blog is by Helen Needham, Senior Lecturer and Practice lead for Learning disability nursing, Birmingham City University (helen.needham@bcu.ac.uk) I am currently conducting research focusing upon the use of simulated patients in the education of nurses around the healthcare needs of people with a cognitive impairment and breaking bad news to people with a […]
Unveiling the Future of Healthcare Education: The Power of Interprofessional Collaboration
This weeks’ blog is from Selena Gilles (sg141@nyu.edu) DNP, ANP-BC, CNEcl, ANEF, FNYAM, FAANP, FAAN, Natalya Pasklinsky, DNP, FNP-BC, ACNP-Bc, CHSE, FNYAM, and Beth Latimer, DNP, GNP-BC, CHSE of New York University (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing www.nursing.nyu.edu In a world where healthcare complexities abound, the need for effective collaboration has never been more […]
The challenges of Implementing evidence into practice: The case of lifting cushion use in care homes
This weeks’ blog is by Fiona Cowdell, Professor of Nursing and Health Research (fiona.cowdell@bcu.ac.uk) and Judith Dyson, Professor of Implementation Science (judith.dyson@bcu.ac.uk) Preventing falls in care homes is policy and practice gold standard. But when falls happen, the protocol for many care homes in the UK is to call an ambulance. Sometimes an older […]
Unveiling the Integrated Community Care Network
This weeks’ blog is written by Helen Lord (H.Lord@bolton.ac.uk), Joey Weber, Joanne Smith, Katie, Bannister, Phil Downing and Hayley Carr from the University of Bolton #BoltonUni The surge in complex health and social care challenges has brought to light inefficiencies within existing systems, as noted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2013 1. In […]
Early career researcher series: Why people centred research matters?
This week’s blog is by Hannah Harvey, Research assistant: Collaborative Working in Health Research (Hannah.Harvey@bcu.ac.uk) The stereotype of researchers as introverted data analysts couldn’t be further from my experience. Like many in healthcare, I dreamt of being a “helper” since childhood. Yet, research initially seemed distant, a world of statistical tests and jargon. My undergraduate […]
‘What was I made for?’ Navigating the a clinical academic career as an early career researcher.
This week’s blog is part of the ‘Early Career Researchers'(ECRs) theme. Dr Gearóid Brennan is the Lead Psychiatric Liaison Nurse at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. He is an early career researcher, having achieved his PhD in 2021. Gearóid reflects on his journey of being an ECR while maintaining a clinical career and offers some […]
Building a Nursing Academic Career in the UK: Reflections from an International Early Career Researcher
This week’s blog is part of the ‘Early Career Researchers (ECRs)’ theme. Dr Catherine Clarissa (Clarissa) is a Lecturer in Nursing (Life Sciences) and a Research Fellow (YARNS Transitions) in Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh. She is an early career researcher having achieved her PhD in 20211. Moving from […]
Being a Mental Health Nurse and PhD student: Working, studying and evolving identity
This weeks’ blog, and the first as part of our Early Career Researcher theme, is from Zoe Dodd. Zoe is a part time PhD student, a registered Mental Health Nurse and also works full time in a leadership role in a Mental Health Trust. Since starting my PhD in 2020, there has been a significant […]