A friend recently posted a link to a video showing a stereotypical conversation of an orthopaedic surgeon asking an anaesthetist for help because he wanted to repair a fracture. It went something like this… Orthopaedic surgeon (OS): I need to book a case Anaesthetist (A): what’s the story? OS: There is a fracture, I need […]
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Christmas Greeting from EBN
On this Christmas Eve all at Evidence Based Nursing (EBN) wish you a happy festive period. Many nurses & health services will be providing essential care & support to people with health issues over the festive period, but we hope that many of you have a well-deserved break. This year, as in previous years, the […]
Kidney Transplantation and Quality of Life: What We Still Don’t Know.
Dr Clare McKeaveney, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast Kidney transplantation is considered the best treatment choice for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) as it is associated with lower mortality and better psychosocial outcomes when compared to dialysis. It is well established that in most cases, kidney transplantation markedly improves a patient’s quality of […]
The opioid ‘crisis’: the pendulum swings again by Amelia Swift
The term ‘opioid epidemic’ or ‘opioid crisis’ refers to a surge in the rate of substance use disorder and escalation of overdose deaths that has been declared a Public Health Emergency in the US (Roehr 2017). Drug overdose has become the leading cause of preventable death in the US, and the rate of opioid overdose […]
Mobile spaced education as a digital learning platform for undergraduate nursing students
Dr Clare McVeigh, Susan Carlisle, Matt Birch, Christine Oliver and Dr Helen Kerr, Queen’s University Belfast Technology plays a growing and important role in today’s digital healthcare era. The role of technology is also important in the teaching and learning environment of healthcare professionals, which is why it is important to consider when […]
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 […]
Meaning making And Generativity In Children and Young people with Life limiting conditions (MAGICYL)
This week’s EBN Twitter Chat on Wednesday the 19th of September 8-9 pm (UK time) will be hosted by the MAGICYL team and will focus on dignity therapy and meaning-making activities for children and young people with life limiting conditions. Participating in the Twitter chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have […]
Medication administration and the danger of distraction
David Barrett, University of Hull Last week’s EBN blog explored the importance of safe medication administration and one specific intervention – double-checking – that may reduce errors. This week’s blog focuses on of the most common contributing factors to errors and how nurses and healthcare organisations can work to reduce the risks to patients. Despite […]
Mindfulness is a Useful Addition to Medical and Nursing Curricula
Dr Helen Noble, Dr Clare McVeigh, Professor Joanne Reid, Dr Ian Walsh, Queen’s University Belfast Mindfulness practice can reduce recurrent depressive episodes, increase memory, and help students cope with university life. Mindfulness has been described as being able to give uninterrupted attention in a non-judgemental manner and without criticism. Internationally, it is recognised that […]
Missed Nursing Care
Roberta Heale, Associate Editor @robertaheale @EBNursingBMJ Many variables influence the impact of nurses’ working conditions. Cost containment, nursing shortages and replacement of registered nurses with generic workers are some examples. Strain on nurses because of working conditions has an impact on the care that they provide. In a recent EBN commentary for an article about […]