Alison Twycross (@alitwy), Editor and Joanna Smith (@josmith175) and Roberta Heale (@robertaheale), Associate Editors, EBN Last week we shared our excitement at the prospect of representing EBN, and presenting the successes and challenges of embedding social media as a core EBN activity at the International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE), conference. The opening gala was a […]
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Getting ready for INANE
Alison Twycross (@alitwy), Editor and Joanna Smith (@josmith175) and Roberta Heale (@robertaheale), Associate Editors, EBN Being the editor and associate editors of Evidence base nursing places us not only in a privileged position to contribute directly to the quality of journal content and future directions of the journal, but ultimately to support nurses in practice […]
EBN during August: Spotlighting the role of nurse editors
To coincide with the International Academy of Nursing Editors, during the next two week at Evidenced Based Nursing (EBN) we are spotlighting on the role of nurse editors. The International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE) was established in 1982, and is an international collaborative of nursing editors and publishers with the primary aim to promote […]
Where is our nursing ‘Choose Wisely’?
Enrique Castro-Sánchez (@castrocloud) Associate Editor at Evidence-Based Nursing, Research Fellow at NIHR Health Protection Research Unit at Healthcare Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance at Imperial College London, Honorary Nurse Consultant in Communication and Patient Engagement, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London. Joining EBN journal is proving to be a fantastic personal experience and a great […]
Dignity in palliative care across the lifespan
Dr Alison Rodriguez, Lecturer Child and Family Health, University of Leeds This week’s EBN Twitter Chat on Wednesday 20th July between 8-9 pm (UK time) will be hosted by Alison Rodriguez (@ARodriguez339) Lecturer Child and Family health, University of Leeds and will focus on ‘dignity in palliative care across the livespan. Participating in the Twitter […]
Breast feeding research: reflections on the evidence-base
Jo Smith (@josmith175) Associate Editor at Evidence-Based Nursing and Lecturer Children’s Nursing, School of Health Care, University of Leeds. I have always been committed to teaching and promoting that patient care is underpinned by robust evidence. However, it is increasingly challenging to keep abreast of new evidence, let alone the time to appraise and consider […]
Reaching Families with Evidence-Based Health Information
This week’s EBN Twitter Chat on Wednesday 6th July between 8-9 pm (UK time) will focus on reaching families with evidence-based health information. The Twitter Chat will be hosted by Dr Christine Chambers (@drcchambers) and Dr Abbie Jordan (@drabbiejordan). This Blog provides some context for the Chat. The examples given relate to paediatric pain but […]
When Parkinson’s Disease meets Dementia: a Palliative Research Priority
Dr Clare Mc Veigh (Lecturer in Palliative Care) and Gemma Megarry (Research Volunteer), Northern Ireland Hospice. Parkinson’s disease and Dementia are both diseases in which the brain will become more and more damaged over many years. Parkinson disease is a neurodegenerative disease characterised by motor symptoms such as resting tremor, rigidity (stiffness), bradykinesia (slowness of movement) […]
Nurse Practitioners in Canada: A Few Steps Forward
As of this month Canada joined the small number of countries across the globe that have legalized assisted suicide. The regulation titled “Medical Assistance in Dying” was hotly debated by the public, media, and all levels of federal government. In this way the legislation wasn’t different from any that are closely tied to personal values […]
To Tweet or not to Tweet
This weeks EBN Twitter Chat on Wednesday 15th June between 8-9 pm (UK time) will be hosted by Kirtsen Huby (@KirstenHuby) and Joanna Smith (@josmith175) Lecturer’s in Children’s Nursing, University of Leeds and will focus on ‘to tweet or not to tweet’ in relation to social media and healthcare. Participating in the Twitter chat requires […]