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Basic Life support training- Is student confidence enhanced by advanced levels of simulation? - A comparative quantitative study  (2024)
Journal Article

Background 

Basic life support (BLS) is a mandatory skill. The confidence of the BLS provider should be enhanced by regular training. Traditionally BLS training uses low fidelity manikins, but more recent studies have suggested the use of high-fi... Read More about Basic Life support training- Is student confidence enhanced by advanced levels of simulation? - A comparative quantitative study .

Adult Basic Life Support following a in hospital cardiac arrest. (2024)
Digital Artefact
Pilkington, R., & Rushton, M. (in press). Adult Basic Life Support following a in hospital cardiac arrest

Augmented reality in supporting healthcare and nursing independent learning: narrative review. (2022)
Journal Article
Quqandi, E., Joy, M., Drumm, I., & Rushton, M. (2022). Augmented reality in supporting healthcare and nursing independent learning: narrative review. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000000910

New advances in technology have brought challenges and opportunities for education and instructional methods. Compared with traditional education, the increased use of technology-enhanced blended learning in healthcare and nursing education requires... Read More about Augmented reality in supporting healthcare and nursing independent learning: narrative review..

The use of immersive and virtual reality technologies to enable nursing students to experience scenario based, basic life support training- exploring the impact on confidence and skills (2020)
Journal Article
Rushton, M., Drumm, I., Campion, S., & O'Hare, J. (2020). The use of immersive and virtual reality technologies to enable nursing students to experience scenario based, basic life support training- exploring the impact on confidence and skills. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 38(6), 281-293. https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000000608

The link between effective basic life support (BLS) and survival following cardiac arrest is well known. Nurses are often first responders at in- hospital cardiac arrests and receive annual BLS training to ensure they have the adequate skills, and st... Read More about The use of immersive and virtual reality technologies to enable nursing students to experience scenario based, basic life support training- exploring the impact on confidence and skills.

Mobile augmented reality in nursing educational environments (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Quqandi, E., Joy, M., Rushton, M., & Drumm, I. (2018, September). Mobile augmented reality in nursing educational environments. Presented at 10th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CEEC), Colchester, UK

The possibility of using Augmented Reality (AR) in
learning and training has become more straightforward than
before, as a result of the extensive use of Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT) in the computer and mobile
industries. Even... Read More about Mobile augmented reality in nursing educational environments.

Improving student nurses' confidence in managing the acutely ill patient (2018)
Journal Article

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.

Person centred discharge education following coronary artery bypass graft : a critical review (2017)
Journal Article
Rushton, M., Howarth, M., & Grant, M. (2017). Person centred discharge education following coronary artery bypass graft : a critical review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(23-24), 5206-5215. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14071

Aims and objectives: This critical review examines the extent that individualised education helps reduce depression, anxiety and improves self-care for people who have undergone Coronary Artery Bypass Graft surgery (CABG).

Background: Individual... Read More about Person centred discharge education following coronary artery bypass graft : a critical review.

How to measure blood pressure manually (2016)
Journal Article

This article aims to help nurses to measure blood pressure (BP) manually using an aneroid sphygmomanometer.

How to perform basic life support (2015)
Journal Article

This article aims to help practitioners refresh their knowledge of basic life support (BLS) supplementary to annual mandatory training. The article offers a step-by-step approach to BLS based on Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines. There is a need... Read More about How to perform basic life support.

How to assess deteriorating patients (2015)
Journal Article

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.

How to perform respiratory assessment (2015)
Journal Article

This article aims to assist practitioners to perform a respiratory
assessment.

Simulation and the student pathway to critical care (2015)
Journal Article

The aim of this study was to increase student nurses’ confidence prior to embarking on a critical-care placement in a coronary-care unit (CCU). Students often lack knowledge and confidence in relation to
critical-care nursing and are often apprehens... Read More about Simulation and the student pathway to critical care.

Circulatory shock part 2: Nursing management (2012)
Journal Article

In the second part of this series on circulatory shock, the authors provide a general overview of the acute nursing management of patients experiencing circulatory shock. The holistic dimension in the care of these patients is also considered.

Circulatory shock part 1: Overview, causes, and types (2012)
Journal Article

This article, the first in a series of two, provides an introduction to the subject of circulatory shock. It discusses the definition of shock, its pathophysiology and incidence, and discusses its different causes. The second part of the series will... Read More about Circulatory shock part 1: Overview, causes, and types.