Our work started just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic; in 2019, we had received NHS England funding, via a local Clinical Commissioning Group, to assess the usage of infant simulation dolls with expectant parents. However, our original research plans (like so many others across the country) needed to be re-thought. Therefore, our initial work focussed […]
Category: Practice Development
The rise and rise of the nursing apprentices.
This blog comes from Alwin Puthenpurakal, an experienced senior lecturer and researcher working at The University of Greenwich. He led University apprenticeship programmes since its inception and highly values the impact it has on widening social mobility and addressing the national workforce challenges. With almost two decades worth of clinical experience, he is an experienced […]
GloSTaRs – Supporting early career professionals to thrive, not just survive.
This week’s blog comes from Charlotte Jakab-Hall, Senior Practice Development Nurse and Peer Support Guardian and Leonora King, Practice Development Nurse and Peer Support Guardian at Gloucester Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Blog summary Gloucestershire Staff Transition and Retention Support Network (GloSTaRs) was co-created by two early career nurses following their preceptorship programme in […]
Promoting true evidence-based practice using critically appraised topics (CATs).
The next blog from our series on knowledge mobilisation comes from Dr Andrew Finney, Senior Lecturer of Nursing at Keele University. This blog introduces the use of Critically Appraised Topics (CATs) in community nursing. Dr Andrew Finney is a Senior Lecturer at Keele University’s School’s of Nursing and Midwifery, and Medicine. Andrew holds the title […]
ACT NOW TO SAVE FEET
My name is Jayne Robbie and I am a podiatrist (with a special interest in diabetes) working within a multi-professional hospital team treating people with foot complications associated with diabetes. My main aim is to reduce ulcerations and amputations which are the main cause of hospital admissions for diabetes in the UK. I have worked […]
Family Nursing in the UK and Ireland: The UK&I Chapter of the International Family Nursing Association
Authors (on behalf of the UK and Ireland IFNA Chapter): Professor Veronica Swallow @SwallowVeronica and Professor Veronica Lambert @VLambertDCU Supporting people with health care needs is a key priority for nurses and midwives in the UK and Ireland. Family‐focused care interventions have the potential to improve the health and well‐being of individuals and families at […]
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Nurse Practitioner (NP), Advanced Clinical Practice Nurse (ACPN) or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN): What’s in a title? The ICN Guidelines on Advanced Practice Nursing (APN).
By Jane Wray, Associate Editor EBN @livinginhope The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has recently updated its position statement on Advanced Practice Nursing (APN)1, an acknowledgment of the significant evolution of this role since its previous statement of 2008. Growing demands on healthcare as a consequence of changing population health needs coupled with service […]
Healthcare and the Arts: An Interdisciplinary collaboration
Mr Ian Walsh, Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast Join the EBN Twitter Chat on Wednesday the 5th June 2019, 8-9pm UK time which will be hosted by Mr Ian Walsh, Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast. It will focus on arts in […]
Pay Equity for NPs and APNs: Twitter Chat Wed, Oct 17, 8pm ET (Toronto/New York)
Roberta Heale @robertaheale @EBNursingBMJ Pay equity for NPs and APNs has become more and more of a concern. There is ongoing evidence to demonstrate that NPs and APNs are not fairly remunerated. Take, for example, that lack of any increase in salary of NPs in community agencies in Ontario for over 10 years. In their […]
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Quality of Care
Roberta Heale, Associate Editor EBN @robertaheale, @EBNursingBMJ I spent a good part of last week receiving training for how to use a new, updated electronic medical record (EMR) system that will go live today at the community health centre where I work. When I began working as a nurse practitioner in family practice in 1999 […]