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Lung function in critical care (2022)
Book Chapter
Smith, J., & Din, R. (2022). Lung function in critical care. In I. Peate, & B. Hill (Eds.), Fundamentals of Critical Care: A textbook for Nursing and Healthcare students. Oxford: Wiley

Improving student nurses' confidence in managing the acutely ill patient (2018)
Journal Article
Smith, J., & Rushton, M. (2018). Improving student nurses' confidence in managing the acutely ill patient. British Journal of Nursing, 27(3), 124-129. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2018.27.3.124

Aim: The Acute Illness Management (AIM) course was introduced into NHS trusts across Greater Manchester in 2002/03 for registered nurses. In preparation for the transition from student to registered nurse, the AIM course was then included in the fi... Read More about Improving student nurses' confidence in managing the acutely ill patient.

How to assess deteriorating patients (2015)
Journal Article
Barker, M., Rushton, M., & Smith, J. (2015). How to assess deteriorating patients. Nursing Standard, 30(11), 34-36. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.30.11.34.s44

This article aims to help practitioners to undertake the assessment of deteriorating patients using a standardised ABCDE (airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure) approach that allows the practitioner to assess the patient in a struct... Read More about How to assess deteriorating patients.

A method of teaching critical care skills to undergraduate student midwives using the maternal-acute illness management (M-AIM)training day (2014)
Journal Article
McCarthy, R., Nuttall, J., Smith, J., & Hollins-Martin, C. (2014). A method of teaching critical care skills to undergraduate student midwives using the maternal-acute illness management (M-AIM)training day. Nurse Education in Practice, 14(6), 747-751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2014.04.001

The most recent Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths (CMACE, 2011) identified human errors, specifically those of midwives and obstetricians/doctors as a fundamental component in contributing to maternal death in the UK. This paper discusses t... Read More about A method of teaching critical care skills to undergraduate student midwives using the maternal-acute illness management (M-AIM)training day.