All Outputs (11)

A sociological analysis of patients' experiences of day surgery (2007)
Thesis
Mottram, A. A sociological analysis of patients' experiences of day surgery. (Thesis). University of Manchester

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

ABSTRACT OF THESIS submitted by ……Anne Mottram…………………………….
For the Degree of Ph.D.….……………………………………….…….…
Title: A Sociological Analysis of Patients’ Experiences of Day Surgery
Month and Year of submission … Decemb... Read More about A sociological analysis of patients' experiences of day surgery.

Support for bereaved parents following the death of a child from cancer (2007)
Thesis

One in 600 children develops cancer before the age of 15 (Cancer-UK 2004). The
focus on providing supportive care throughout the course of a child's treatment is
rightly prioritised. However, the provision of effective bereavement care must not be... Read More about Support for bereaved parents following the death of a child from cancer.

Proprioceptive acuity in patients with a torn anterior cruciate ligament following a rehabilitation programme (2007)
Thesis

Introduction: Rupture of the Anterior Cruciate ligament (ACL) results in instability of the
knee and repeated episodes of "giving away", where the knee fails under conditions of
rotary stress. This instability has been attributed to poor propriocep... Read More about Proprioceptive acuity in patients with a torn anterior cruciate ligament following a rehabilitation programme.

Assessment of knee extensor mechanism function and the manipulation of that function (2007)
Thesis

Dysfunction of the knee extensor mechanism resulting in patellofemoral pain (PFP)
presents a significant challenge to those clinicians working in musculoskeletal
medicine. The presence of the condition is believed to be related to changes in
inter... Read More about Assessment of knee extensor mechanism function and the manipulation of that function.

Friendships and the community of students : peer learning amongst a group of pre-registration student nurses (2007)
Thesis
Roberts, D. Friendships and the community of students : peer learning amongst a group of pre-registration student nurses. (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

This research seeks to explore the nature and value of peer learning for a group of pre-registration nursing students and specifically aims to examine a group of student nurses in order to inquire whether they learn from each other and if so, how, w... Read More about Friendships and the community of students : peer learning amongst a group of pre-registration student nurses.

Clinical governance and nursing : a sociological analysis (2007)
Thesis
Staniland, K. Clinical governance and nursing : a sociological analysis. (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

The primary focus for this Thesis is an account of the degree to which nurses and other stakeholders in one National Health Service hospital Trust have responded to the ‘clinical governance’ initiative, the effects on quality improvement and professi... Read More about Clinical governance and nursing : a sociological analysis.

Analysis of MRI in the diagnosis of myositis (2007)
Thesis

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy IIM (generally called Myositis) is
a rare but serious condition characterised by the presence of skeletal muscle
inflammation, causing muscle weakness and disability (Targoff 1998,
Karpati and Hilton-Jones 2001, Ha... Read More about Analysis of MRI in the diagnosis of myositis.

The validation of an activity monitor for use with type 1 and 2 gait patterns in cerebral palsy (2007)
Thesis
McAloon, M. The validation of an activity monitor for use with type 1 and 2 gait patterns in cerebral palsy. (Dissertation). University of Salford

methods in which this can be achieved is through evidence based practice. The current climate within the NHS has clear manifestations of such practice, the most visible perhaps being the increase in audit within practice. The facilitation of high qua... Read More about The validation of an activity monitor for use with type 1 and 2 gait patterns in cerebral palsy.

Being a real nurse : nurses' accounts of learning and working in practice (2007)
Thesis

There has been much written regarding nurse education and the socialisation of student nurses in clinical areas in the past (Olesen & Whittaker 1968, Orton, 1981, Melia, 1987, 1997, Ogier, 1989, Castledine, 1995, Bradshaw 2001, Spouse, 2003). The ori... Read More about Being a real nurse : nurses' accounts of learning and working in practice.

Trafficking in facts : talk, text and identity in professional practice (2007)
Thesis

In this thesis by published work nine works are presented, prefaced by a
Critical Summary and Review which discusses the genesis of the work
and its theoretical presuppositions, and evaluates their contribution to
knowl... Read More about Trafficking in facts : talk, text and identity in professional practice.

"The weakest link in the chain of nursing"? : recruitment and retention in mental health nursing, 1948-1968 (2007)
Thesis

This thesis examines recruitment and retention in mental health nursing in
England between 1948 and 1968. Its first objective is to explore the explanations
that were given for the severe shortage of mental nurses that occurred in this
period. The... Read More about "The weakest link in the chain of nursing"? : recruitment and retention in mental health nursing, 1948-1968.