By Roberta Heale, Associate Editor EBN I am working on a number of research projects, but one that is currently taking the forefront is related to advance care planning. Advance care planning has been defined as an ongoing process of reflection, communication, and documentation of a person’s values and wishes for future health and personal […]
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EBN Spotlighting the Editorial Team
This week at Evidenced Based Nursing we are spotlighting on the editorial team, watch out for our series of blogs and join in the Twitter chat: Alison Twycross will emphasis the need to improve the use of evidence in practice when managing pain in children; Roberta Heale will focus on the importance of undertaking research […]
Helping patients make decisions: a two-way approach
Sarah Hallahan & Dr Helen Noble, Belfast City Hospital and Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland. Sarah Hallahan The involvement of patients in decision making is a principle of the National Health Service (NHS) Constitution, which emphasises how patients play a key role in managing their own health and should be actively supported by the NHS to […]
Beat Diabetes: WHO World Health Day, April 7, 2016
@RobertaHeale Associate Editor EBN Every year on April 7, the birthday of the World Health Organization, the organization highlights a global public health concern. In 2016, the theme is diabetes. The organization explains why this in an important theme on their website:http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2016/how-to-get-involved/en/ I can’t imagine meeting anyone in health care who hasn’t had to work […]
Sharing the evidence underpinning nursing care
Alison Twycross (@alitwy), Editor and Jo Smith (@josmith175) Associate Editor of Evidence-Based Nursing This week there will be no ‘formal’ twitter chat but Alison will be keeping us up-to-date by tweeting from Royal College of Nursing Annual International Nursing Research Conference. Follow the discussion at @EBNursingBMJ #ebnjc #research2016 At Evidence Based Nursing (EBN) we are […]
Life-long learning is at the core of evidence based nursing
For the last 21 years I have had the honor of teaching Maternal-Newborn Nursing to pre-licensure nurses, firstly in Australia, and now in the United States. As a midwife I have always seen it is a wonderful opportunity to lay important foundations based on a midwifery philosophy, for all nursing students. Even though some pre-licensure […]
The role of nurses and midwives in meeting the health needs of people with learning (intellectual) disabilities
This week’s EBN Twitter Chat, on Wednesday 16th March 2016 between 20:00 – 21:00 hrs (GMT), will focus on the role of nurses and midwives in meeting the health needs of people with learning (intellectual) disabilities. The Twitter Chat (#ebnjc) will be hosted by Ruth Northway (@NorthwayRuth) who is a Professor of Learning Disability Nursing. […]
World Kidney Day 2016
Dr Helen Noble, Queens University Belfast and Sarah Hallahan, Belfast City Hospital, Northern Ireland. Kidney problems are common. And the number of people with serious kidney problems, such as kidney disease is growing. World Kidney Day (WKD occurs annually on the 2nd Thursday in March. See; www.worldkidneyday.co.uk. On this day kidney charities, staff and patients organise events […]
The #hellomynameis campaign reaches its 3rd anniversary
This weeks ENB twitter chat on Wednesday the 2nd of March between 8-9pm(GMT) UK will be hosted by Kate Granger a doctor, but also a terminally ill cancer patient. and founder of the #hellomynameis campaign, and will focus on the importance of healthcare workers introducing themselves to patients. Participating in the twitter chat requires a Twitter account; […]
Rare Disease & Why it Matters
Ahead of International Rare Disease Day (Monday 29th February 2016) – We are delighted to share a special guest blog from Fiona McLaughlin, volunteer with the Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association and Northern Ireland Rare Disease Partnership, on why rare disease matters. […]