Evidence-based nursing has been defined as the ‘process by which evidence, nursing theory, and clinical expertise are critically evaluated and considered, in conjunction with patient involvement, to provide the delivery of optimum nursing care’ (Scott & McSherry, 2009, p 1089). In an increasingly digital environment, the richness and complexity, range and quantity of evidence on […]
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Learning disability nurse education: the impact on patent care
By Niall Dew, Head of Practice Education for the Department of Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield will be leading this week’s ENB twitter chat on Wednesday the 15th of April between 8-9pm UK time focusing on ‘the impact of learning disability nurse education on patent care.’ Participating in the twitter chat requires a Twitter account; […]
Pain management: the use of Patient Controlled Analgesic Systems
Sharon Wood, Lecturer in Pain Care, University of Leeds will be leading this week’s ENB twitter chat on Wednesday the 1st of April January between 8-9pm UK time focusing on ‘the use of patient controlled analgesic systems’. Participating in the twitter chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have one you can […]
Should mismanaged pain be considered an adverse event?
Introduction This week’s EBN Twitter Chat on Wednesday 18th March between 8-9 pm (UK time) will focus on whether mismanaged (undertreated) pain should be considered an adverse event. The Twitter Chat will be hosted by Dr Alison Twycross (@alitwy) who is editor of EBN and has also done lots of work in the area of […]
Using health promotion theory with patients
Nova Corcoran, University of South Wales will be leading this week’s ENB twitter chat on Wednesday the 18th of February between 8-9pm focusing on ‘5 Quick ways to use health promotion theory with patients’. Participating in the twitter chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have one you can create an account […]
Non-Pharmacological Approaches for Alleviating Distress in Dementia Care
Gary Mitchell, Dementia Care Advisor and Joanne Agnelli, Dementia Services Quality Manager for Four Seasons Health Care, will be leading the next ENB TWITTER chat on Wednesday 21st January 8-9pm UK time, and will focus on non-pharmacological approaches for alleviating distress in dementia care. In order to participate in the EBN twitter chat, if you do not […]
Perinatal mental health disorders
Charlotte Kenyon, Senior Lecturer and Midwife, University of Huddersfield will be leading this week’s ENB twitter chat on Wednesday the 7th of January between 8-9pm focusing on ‘perinatal mental health disorders’. Participating in the twitter chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have one you can create an account at www.twitter.com. Once […]
Festive bog and a time to reflect
The festive season is well underway and often a time to reflect on the year’s events. This year, as in previous years, nursing and healthcare has often dominated the news both in terms of local nursing issues, national challenges in the provision of robust and effective health services and global health issues. The weekly Evidence […]
End of life care – one chance to get it right?
David Garbutt, Lecturer in End of Life Care, from the University of Salford, will be hosting this week’s ENB twitter chat on Wednesday the 3rd of December between 8-9pm focusing on ‘end of life care’ Participating in the twitter chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have one you can create an […]
Promoting the rights of the child in nursing and healthcare
Nova Corcoran, will be hosting this week’s ENB twitter chat on Wednesday the 19th of November between 8-9pm focusing on ‘the rights of the child in nursing and healthcare’ Participating in the twitter chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have one you can create an account at www.twitter.com. Once you have […]