Enhancing communication with patients from minority ethnic groups

Dr Gloria Likupe – Faculty of Health Science, University of Hull Communication is central to successful caring relationships and to effective team working. Listening is as important as what we say and do and essential for “no decision about me without me”. Communication is the key to a good workplace with benefits for those in […]

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Human Trafficking: An emerging and critical challenge for maternity and health care

This week’s EBN Blog is written by Sam Nightingale (@mwsamnight), a clinical academic midwife from UHCW NHS Trust (Coventry). Sam’s research interests lie in vulnerable women in pregnancy and she has recently completed and NIHR MRes on the topic of human trafficking and pregnancy. Sam will be leading the @EBNursingBMJ Twitter chat on Weds 8th […]

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International Year of the Nurse and Midwife: Reflections and Challenges

Roberta Heale, Associate Editor EBN @robertaheale The World Health Organization has announced that 2020 will be the Year of the Nurse and Midwife. https://www.who.int/campaigns/year-of-the-nurse-and-the-midwife-2020  In their announcement, the WHO identified the vital role that nurses and midwives play in providing health care services in every part of the globe, stressing that ‘they are often the […]

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Mental Health Spotlight for EBN in 2020

During 2020, Evidence Based Nursing (EBN) will be focusing on mental health. Throughout the year we will be highlighting key issues relating to mental health and identifying relevant EBN content and other useful resources. Watch out for a year-long series of tweets (@EBNursingBMJ) and Facebook posts (BMJ for Nursing). A summary of the mental health […]

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Unexpected advice from a brain injury survivor for nurses caring for us

This week’s Blog is written by Michelle Munt (@michelle_munt). Nurses up and down the country are the backbone to society. You help us recovery from an extraordinary range of conditions and injuries, including some extremely complicated ones. Brain injury has to be amongst the most challenging due to the spectrum of effects it can cause. […]

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Young people taking responsibility for self-management of chronic conditions: when is the ideal time?

  EBN’s next Twitter Chat: Wednesday, Dec 11 at 8pm UK time. Use the hashtag: #ebnjc Twitter Chat Lead:  Dr. Line Caes Lecturer at the Division of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling. @linecaes Adolescence is a stage in development characterised by rapid changes in physical, cognitive, emotional and social functioning, which when combined […]

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Building the evidence base for supported self-management – a shift in focus?!

In our blog this week, Dr Lisa Kidd, who is a Reader in Supported Self-Management at University of Glasgow and Associate Editor for Evidence Based Nursing, takes a look at the growing evidence base for supported self-management in people with long-term conditions and suggests ‘where next?’ for future researchers. Supported self-management is increasingly being recognised […]

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Dementia and Pain Assessment: Nurse’s Crucial Role

By Roberta Heale, Associate Editor EBN @robertaheale @EBNursingBMJ I read an alarming study last week.  The paper cited several aims, with an overarching goal to determine the quality of end-of-life care in nursing homes. A survey was given pre and post the delivery of educational seminars to 320 care staff from 22 residential care homes […]

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Catching your breath… how do we help the “missing millions” who don’t know they have a respiratory condition?

Dr Nicola Roberts is a Senior Lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University in the UK and her research focuses on improving how we deliver care to those with respiratory disease. It is coming up to World COPD day this month (20th November) and I wanted to highlight the lack of recognition of respiratory disease. Respiratory disease […]

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