This week’s EBN Twitter Chat on Wednesday 7th February between 8-9 pm (UK time) will focus on values in evidence based nursing practice. Dr Roger Newham argues that patient values must be taken into consideration as part of the process of weighing up the evidence for care. We must also take into consideration nursing values, and […]
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Moving on: The transition from experienced nurse to novice academic
Jan Hunter, Nurse Lecturer, University of Hull Goodrich (2014) describes how nurses often see themselves as “gatekeepers of their profession”, sharing knowledge and skills in order to make a contribution to the future of nursing. It is an unwritten rule that experienced nurses will guide junior staff, formally or informally, as part of their daily […]
Enhancing Nurses’ Competence in Providing Spiritual Care through Innovative Education and Compassionate Care (EPICC)
By Wilfred McSherry (Staffordshire University, England) Dr Linda Ross (University of South Wales, Wales) Dr Tove Giske (VID Specialized University, Bergen, Norway) Dr Rene van Leeuwen (Christian University of Applied Sciences Viaa, Zwolle, Netherlands) Dr Tormod Kleiven (formerly Diakonova University College, now VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway) The late […]
Reviewing the literature: the challenges
Joanna Smith, Associate Editor EBN (@josmith175) Helen Noble, Associate Editor EBN (@helnoble) Join EBN Twitter Chat on Wednesday the 17th of January 2018, 8-9pm UK time, which will focus on the challenges of undertaking a literature review in healthcare. Participating in the Twitter chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have one […]
Why become a blogger?
Joanna Smith, Associate Editor EBN (@josmith175) As the Internet developed and became a means for social engagement, particularly in the late 1990s, supported by an increased range and versability of software platforms, blogs (or web log -blog) have gained in popularity. Early blogs started primarily as online journals of diaries with ‘bloggers’ typically posting a monologue […]
Self-Harm and Young People
Lin Graham-Ray Designated Nurse Looked After Children Twitter chat on Wednesday 3rd January 2-18 between 8 pm and 9 pm (UK time) ‘Self Harm and Young people’ will focus on the complexity of self harm and young people. The Twitter chat will be hosted by Lin Graham-Ray who commenced her Professional Doctorate studies in October 2015 at […]
Festive Greetings
Jo Smith, Associate Editor EBN @EBNursingBMJ Well it is Christmas day & all at Evidence Based Nursing (EBN) wish you a happy festive period. Many nurses will be providing essential care & support to people with health issues over the festive period, but hope that many you are all having a well-deserved break. This year, […]
Making sense of qualitative research
Caroline French – PhD Student Queen Mary University of London My nursing career has taken me from a staff nurse role to an aspiring qualitative nurse researcher. Now, doing my PhD, I often come across qualitative research papers which make me think ‘this could have really helped me care for that patient’. This has […]
Attitudes towards pressure ulcers
Join our next EBN Twitter Chat on Wednesday the 15th of November 2017, 8-9pm UK time which will focus attitudes towards pressure ulcers, and will be hosted by Jimmy Choo Lecturer at School of Healthcare, University of Leeds (@jimmychoo72). Participating in the Twitter chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have one […]
Emotional Intelligence
Lindsay Hanna, MSc nursing student and busy mother, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, UK. This week’s EBN Twitter chat is on Wednesday 18th October between 8 pm and 9 pm (UK time) and will explore ‘Emotional Intelligence’. The chat will focus on how Emotional Intelligence is expressed in healthcare and the challenges faced by all as emotions are managed on […]