In a previous blog, Dr Andrew Finney outlined the reasons for developing and the purpose of the Critically Appraised Topics or CATS. A group of General Practice Nurses and ANPs came together with the academics at Keele University to look into clinical questions that were raised from their practice, search and critique the evidence base […]
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Facilitating a knowledge mobilisation approach using critically appraised topics to further evidence- based practice
In our next blog from our series on knowledge mobilisation, Bev Jones @ BevJonesCPD and Claire O’Connor @ClaireOLibrary take us through their experiences of using evidence based practice approaches driven by participation in the Magnet4Europe© study evaluating the impact of the Magnet Model©. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT) is one of sixty hospitals, across 5 […]
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 […]
How can we use knowledge mobilisation to improve care?
During October, EBN will be bringing you a series of Blogs on Knowledge Mobilisation and other approaches to implement research into practice. Our first Blog asks, ‘What is Knowledge Mobilisation?’ and then provides an example of how this approach can be applied. Fiona Cowdell is a Professor of Nursing and Health Research at Birmingham City University […]
Day in the life…. of a nurse in Perinatal Mental Health Services
In our latest ‘Day in the Life of Series’ showcasing the diversity of roles within learning disability nursing, Lydia Marsden from Hywel Dda Health Board talks about her role as a nurse in Perinatal Mental Health. What is your job title and your main role/responsibilities? I am currently working as a nurse in Perinatal Mental […]
Are we teaching pre-registration nurses the right skills for working in clinical practice: a respiratory perspective
This week’s blog has been written by Dr Nicola Roberts (@DrNRoberts), Associate Professor at Edinburgh Napier University, who raises the question whether pre-registration nursing programmes are teaching the right skills for contemporary clinical respiratory practice. Our recent study examined what respiratory care content is being taught in UK pre-registration nursing programmes in approved education institutions. The […]
Online gender based violence in children and young people
This week’s blog has been written by Leanne Patrick who is a Registered Mental Health Nurse and Gender Based Violence Nurse Specialist with NHS Fife in Scotland (@LeanneHPatrick). Violence against women and girls comes in many forms and one of the most insidious is the growing phenomenon of internet based abuse. Normally taking place on […]
Grassroots support: how diverse nursing associations are making a difference
This week’s blog is by Rohit Sagoo (@RohitSagoo) – Children’s nurse and academic, founder and director of British Sikh Nurses (@NursesSikh). For many years, the NHS has benefited from recruiting overseas nurses. Reliance on overseas nurses is ever-growing not only in the UK but across the globe. The pandemic has put unprecedented pressure on the nursing […]
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 […]
Professional nursing discussions essential to ensure safe, effective and non-discriminatory care.
Leanne Patrick RMN Gender Based Violence Nurse Specialist @LeanneHPatrick I begin this blog with a sense of trepidation. It’s been just under two years since I co-authored a paper on academic freedom in nursing (The Culture Wars, nursing, and academic freedom – Darbyshire – 2020 – Journal of Advanced Nursing – Wiley Online Library) in […]