Caroline French – PhD Student Queen Mary University of London My nursing career has taken me from a staff nurse role to an aspiring qualitative nurse researcher. Now, doing my PhD, I often come across qualitative research papers which make me think ‘this could have really helped me care for that patient’. This has […]
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Attitudes towards pressure ulcers
Join our next EBN Twitter Chat on Wednesday the 15th of November 2017, 8-9pm UK time which will focus attitudes towards pressure ulcers, and will be hosted by Jimmy Choo Lecturer at School of Healthcare, University of Leeds (@jimmychoo72). Participating in the Twitter chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have one […]
Emotional Intelligence
Lindsay Hanna, MSc nursing student and busy mother, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, UK. This week’s EBN Twitter chat is on Wednesday 18th October between 8 pm and 9 pm (UK time) and will explore ‘Emotional Intelligence’. The chat will focus on how Emotional Intelligence is expressed in healthcare and the challenges faced by all as emotions are managed on […]
Younger women may reconsider breast cancer screening after using decision aids
Decision aids are designed to help patients weigh up the benefits and tradeoffs for a wide range of healthcare screening and treatment decisions. In addition they help patients take into account their individual risk profile, values and preferences. One of our most recent EBN commentaries explores an interesting study about the use of decision aids […]
Family-witnessed resuscitation – benefits, barriers and best practice
Dr David Barrett – Academic Manager, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull This week’s EBN Twitter chat is on Wednesday 4th October 2017 between 8 pm and 9 pm (UK time) and will explore ‘Family-witnessed resuscitation in hospitals’. The chat will focus on benefits, challenges and best practice in this area of care. To participate in the Twitter chat, […]
It’s time to revisit ‘tribalism’
Doris Corkin, Senior Lecturer (Education), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast Despite a dearth of literature, professional tribalism has been recognised both positively and negatively within healthcare for some time and is the state of existing as a group, who may have different training, but will have very strong feelings of loyalty, for […]
The importance of interprofessional curriculum for building high performing healthcare teams
By Allison Shorten, Associate Editor, Evidence Based Nursing Last week I had the opportunity to attend The Nexus Summit: Provocative Ideas for Practical Interprofessional Education (IPE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Hosted by the National Center for IPE, this annual conference provides an amazing showcase of what happens when creative interprofessional (IP) teams get together to […]
“Extraordinarily diverse??” – beyond the marketing rhetoric of corporate academia
Dr Fiona McGowan, Cordinator Global Health and Quantified Self, School of Healthcare Studies, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands e-mail – f.e.mcgowan@pl.hanze.nl Say Burgin’s recent blog in the Times Higher Education (May 20th 2017) https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/uk-higher-education-has-shrugged-its-shoulders-race-and-gender-discrimination highlighted how both racial and gender discrimination remain rife within higher education and refers to the persistent and deeply embedded […]
Spirituality, Compassion and Mental Health
Professor John Wattis, visiting Professor of Psychiatry for Older Adults at the University of Huddersfield, and Dr Melanie Rogers Senior Lecturer in the Division of Health and Rehabilitation University of Huddersfield. The second biennial conference, organised jointly by he University of Huddersfield Spirituality Special Interest Group (SSIG), and the South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SWYFT) […]
Health 2.0: social media in healthcare
Simon Stones @SimonRStones Twitter chat on Wednesday 19 July 2017 between 8 pm and 9 pm (UK time) ‘Health 2.0: social media in healthcare’ will focus on using social media to engage and involve people and organisations in your work and research. Everyone is welcome to participate in the Twitter chat, regardless of profession or […]