By Roberta Heale, EBN Associate Editor @robertaheale @EBNursingBMJ I knew I was scheduled to post the blog this week, but I struggled with what to write. I scanned EBNursing website and Twitter account @EBNursingBMJ as well as other nursing related stories and research articles. There were so many potential topics that soon my head was […]
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Is it time to change our approach to end of life education in undergraduate nursing?
This week’s EBN twitter chat on Wednesday 4th March between 8-9 pm (UK time) will focus on end of life education in undergraduate nursing. This week’s Blog has been written by Dr Claire Lewis from Queens University Belfast and provides some areas to think about ahead of the Twitter Chat. Participating in the twitter chat […]
The Freedom to Speak Up review – whistleblowing post Mid Staffordshire
Extreme poor standards of care exposed at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust in England made national headlines in 2009 and horrified the public and NHS staff alike. A report led by Robert Francis QC, a barrister with extensive experience of clinical negligence claims exposed appalling treatment of patients and high mortality rates at the hospital […]
Building communication bridges with information technology: Looking back as we leap forward.
It is now almost two years since I wrote a blog on the introduction of the electronic medical record (EMR) in our local health service.1 It was the day before the new EMR system went ‘live’ and clinicians were nervous about how it would affect their daily lives and, most importantly, communication with patients and […]
End of year ramblings: Living in a gendered society
I am going to have a moment or two of self-indulgence as I write this Blog and reflect on some of the things I have been pondering this year. As ever it has been an action packed year not only did I move out of London (and so am now a proper commuter). I also […]
Cachexia and it’s impact on people with renal disease:
Dr Joanne Reid and Dr Helen Noble, Lecturers, from Queens University Belfast, will be hosting this week’s ENB twitter chat on Wednesday the 17th of December between 8-9pm focusing on ‘cachexia in renal disease’ Participating in the twitter chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have one you can create an account […]
Advance Care Planning: Where Does it Begin? Roberta Heale @robertaheale
Last week’s EBN Twitter chat “End of Life Care; One Chance to Get it Right” highlighted the important issue of the care of those who are dying. As nurses, we are all encouraged to individualize care and to ‘start the conversation’ with patients about their wishes, but where does this start? What does it entail? […]
Do we Promote Children’s Rights in relation to Consenting to and Refusing Treatment?
I am undertaking a module on the sociology of childhood at the Institute of Education. One of the things we have discussed is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (United Nations 1989) which is 25 years old this month. As last week’s Twitter Chat and Blog focused on children’s rights […]
How valid and reliable are qualitative studies?
Qualitative work has been identified in some quarters as weak, without rigour, subjective and of little use. For an interesting discussion on this see http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/9/52. In contrast, quantitative research, which aims to delineate phenomena into measurable categories, generalizable to other populations is often viewed as superior. In quantitative research standardised measures are often used in […]
Disabled children and child protection issues: A cause for concern?
This week’s Blog is written by Professor Julie Taylor and Dr Chris Jones from the University of Edinburgh/NSPCC Child Protection Research Centre. We will be hosting this week’s ENB twitter chat on Wednesday the 5th of November between 8-9pm (GMT) focusing on recent research on disabled children and the child protection system. Participating in the twitter chat requires […]