This weeks’ blog is by Ewan James, Assistant Psychologist at Hertfordshire University NHS Trust (e.james27@nhs.net) Behavioural and emotional changes are common in those living with dementia. Such phenomena are referred to as ‘Behaviours that Challenge’ (BtC), and include aggression, self-harm, avoidance, depression, shouting, and a lack of self-care amongst other things. While the behaviours often […]
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AI in Healthcare: Benefits, Opportunities and Challenges
This week’s blog is written by Gerry Bolger (@DigitalGerry). Gerry is both a nurse and an independent digital clinical safety officer working with both NHS and health and social care manufacturers, ensuring products meet the NHS digital clinical safety requirements Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept – it is rapidly reshaping healthcare […]
From Theory to Practice: Nursing Students Navigate Multimorbidity in Research Internships
This week’s blog is written Becky Nisbet and Olivia Matthais, two nursing students from the University of York, sharing their experiences of the NIHR Undergraduate Internship scheme. In 2024 the NIHR Academy launched its first round of the Undergraduate Internship programme. This scheme encouraged undergraduate students from under-represented disciplines […]
Developing resilience: the creative arts in nurse education
In this weeks’ blog Hazel Cowls, Adult Nurse lecturer, University of Plymouth (Hazel.cowls@plymouth.ac.uk), highlights the use of the creative arts in nurse education. What is resilience?Resilience is recognised as the ability to ‘bounce back’ from adversity. Nursing literature suggests that there are three broad categories of resilience in nursing, these are wellbeing, social support, and […]
Evidence-based Practice: Approach with caution?
This weeks’ blog is by Adam Ferner, Child Nursing Student, City St George’s, University of London (adam.ferner@citystgeorges.ac.uk), and considers some of the injustices around EBP. http://www.adamferner.com/ Evidence-based practice (EBP) is at the heart of modern healthcare. Certainly, there is much to recommend EBP, which involves the integration of the best evidence, clinical experience and patient […]
Should community nursing be a nursing field of its own?
This weeks’ blog is by Stephanie Reynolds, Senior Lecturer, MSc Nursing course lead, Birmingham City University (stephanie.reynolds@bcu.ac.uk) Having researched the background into community nursing , and specifically district nursing within pre-registration adult […]
Fostering a culture of research: Lessons from advisory sessions with nursing students
This weeks’ blog is by members of the Research and Innovation Hub: Dr Sharon Mutare (s.mutare@herts.ac.uk), Dr Rebecca Hadley (r.hadley3@herts.ac.uk) and Dr Lisa Whiting (all from the University of Hertfordshire) and Dr Phillip Smith and Fiona Smith (Heads of Research and Innovation, Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB). Improving diversity and representation in research participation […]
Caring for Nurses Strengthens Economies
To mark International Nurses Day 2025 on 12th May this blog written by our Editor-in-Chief, Dr Alison Twycross (@alitwy) reflects on how caring for nurses strengthens economies. All five EBN commentaries referred to in this blog are currently free to access by clicking here. Healthcare systems rely on nurses, not just to provide care, but […]
How could AI have an impact on the lives of people living with dementia?
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“Time to talk”? How nurses can acknowledge and respond to men’s mental distress
The EBN blog this week is by Nathaniel Smith, (n.smith3@hull.ac.uk) Lecturer in Nursing, in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Hull, UK. Men and mental distress: Men’s presentation to healthcare services for their mental health is complex, and worthy of further attention. Mental health distress is a common experience, but it is […]