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Liberating the NHS; commissioning, outsourcing and a new politics debate (2010)
Journal Article
Regan, P., & Ball, E. (2010). Liberating the NHS; commissioning, outsourcing and a new politics debate. British Journal of Community Nursing, 15(10), 1-3

In the short months following the result of the UK 2010 General election, a new Government White Paper has been released entitled: Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS (Department of Health (DH), 2010a). It strives to distance itself from pre... Read More about Liberating the NHS; commissioning, outsourcing and a new politics debate.

Transition to parenthood. (Research unwrapped: critical appraisal) (2010)
Journal Article
Wray, J. (2010). Transition to parenthood. (Research unwrapped: critical appraisal). Practising Midwife, 13(8), 42-44

This months research unwrapped centres upon an appraisal of a qualitative study undertaken in the UK a few years ago by Deave et al and published in 2008. I have chosen this paper for two reasons firstly to highlight an excellent open access resource... Read More about Transition to parenthood. (Research unwrapped: critical appraisal).

Understanding social citizenship (2nd edition): Themes and perspectives for policy and practice (2010)
Book
Dwyer, P. (2010). Understanding social citizenship (2nd edition): Themes and perspectives for policy and practice. Bristol: Policy Press

This updated and revised edition of Understanding social citizenship is still the only citizenship textbook written from a social policy perspective. It provides students with an understanding of the concept of citizenship in relation to UK, EU and g... Read More about Understanding social citizenship (2nd edition): Themes and perspectives for policy and practice.

Development and validity testing of an IPF-specific version of the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (2010)
Journal Article
Yorke, J., Jones, P., & Swigris, J. (2010). Development and validity testing of an IPF-specific version of the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire. Thorax, 65(10), 921-926. https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2010.139121

Rationale The St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) is often applied to assess health-related quality of life in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Some SGRQ items will inevitably have weaker measurement properties than others... Read More about Development and validity testing of an IPF-specific version of the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire.

Having confidence in therapeutic work with young people: constraints and challenges to confidentiality (2010)
Journal Article
Jenkins, P. (2010). Having confidence in therapeutic work with young people: constraints and challenges to confidentiality. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 38(3), 263-274. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2010.483128

Confidentiality presents particular challenges to practitioners working with young people, on account of the latter's vulnerability and emotional immaturity. Ethical codes place a key importance on confidentiality, from deontological and teleological... Read More about Having confidence in therapeutic work with young people: constraints and challenges to confidentiality.

The opposites task: Using general rules to test cognitive flexibility in preschoolers (2010)
Journal Article
Baker, S., Friedman, O., & Leslie, A. (2010). The opposites task: Using general rules to test cognitive flexibility in preschoolers. Journal of Cognition and Development, 11(2), 240-254. https://doi.org/10.1080/15248371003699944

A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource. Executive functions play an important role in cognitive development, and during the preschool years especially, children's performance is limited in tasks that demand flexib... Read More about The opposites task: Using general rules to test cognitive flexibility in preschoolers.

Impact of public involvement in research on quality of life and society: a case study of research career trajectories. (2010)
Journal Article
Williamson, T., Brogden, J., Jones, E., & Ryan, J. (2010). Impact of public involvement in research on quality of life and society: a case study of research career trajectories. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 34, 551-557. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00909.x

This case study illustrates the research career trajectory of two lay researchers after they joined a Big Lottery funded study to explore loneliness and isolation among older people living in a town in the north of England, UK. The two lay researcher... Read More about Impact of public involvement in research on quality of life and society: a case study of research career trajectories..

Failures in childbirth care (2010)
Journal Article
Ashcroft, B. (2010). Failures in childbirth care. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 15(1), 52-55. https://doi.org/10.1258/jhsrp.2009.09s106

The study, first published in 2003, looks at the root causes of adverse events and near misses in obstetrics at seven hospital maternity units by interviewing 93 members of staff, identifying the areas of mismanagement in each case and thematically... Read More about Failures in childbirth care.

Coming out to talk about suicide : gay men and suicidality (2010)
Journal Article
McAndrew, S., & Warne, T. (2010). Coming out to talk about suicide : gay men and suicidality. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 19, 92-101. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0349.2009.00644.x

International studies report increased rates of mental health problems and subsequent suicidality among homosexual populations. While international health-care policy is concerned with reducing suicide among young people, important research finding... Read More about Coming out to talk about suicide : gay men and suicidality.

Re-searching for therapy: the ethics of using what we are skilled in (2010)
Journal Article
Mcandrew, S., & Warne, T. (2010). Re-searching for therapy: the ethics of using what we are skilled in. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 17(6), 503-509. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2009.01545.x

Narrative inquiry as a qualitative research method appears to be growing in popularity amongst mental health nurses. This paper argues that there are a number of parallels between narrative inquiry and psychotherapy, and mental health nurses familia... Read More about Re-searching for therapy: the ethics of using what we are skilled in.

In too deep: understanding, detecting and managing DVT (2010)
Journal Article
Meetoo, D. (2010). In too deep: understanding, detecting and managing DVT. British Journal of Nursing, 19(12), 782-787

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a serious health and social care problem of the developed world, affecting 1 in 1000 adults every year, and with an annual financial overhead o... Read More about In too deep: understanding, detecting and managing DVT.

Understanding diabetes mellitus and its management: an overview (2010)
Journal Article
Meetoo, D., & Allen, G. (2010). Understanding diabetes mellitus and its management: an overview. Nurse Prescribing, 8(7), 320-326

Diabetes mellitus is a lifelong metabolic disorder characterized by a chronically elevated blood glucose level resulting from an absolute or relative shortage of insulin. This condition is fast becoming a global health concern threatening to reach... Read More about Understanding diabetes mellitus and its management: an overview.

Vicarious learning: A review of the literature (2010)
Journal Article
Roberts, D. (2010). Vicarious learning: A review of the literature. Nurse Education in Practice, 10, 13-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2009.01.017

Experiential learning theory stresses the primacy of personal experience and the literature suggests that direct clinical experience is required in order for learning to take place. However, raw or first hand experience may not be the only mechanis... Read More about Vicarious learning: A review of the literature.

Early findings from an evaluation of a post-registration staff development programme: The Flying Start NHS initiative in Scotland, UK (2010)
Journal Article
Roxburgh, M., Lauder, W., Topping, K., Holland, K., Johnson, M., & Watson, R. (2010). Early findings from an evaluation of a post-registration staff development programme: The Flying Start NHS initiative in Scotland, UK. Nurse Education in Practice, 10, 76-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2009.03.015

The first year post-qualifying as a nurse or midwife is often seen as a key transitional period. Flying Start NHS is the national development programme for all newly qualified nurses, midwives and allied health professionals in NHS Scotland. It is... Read More about Early findings from an evaluation of a post-registration staff development programme: The Flying Start NHS initiative in Scotland, UK.

Anticipatory grieving in parents living with a child with cancer (2010)
Journal Article
Al-Gamal, E., & Long, T. (2010). Anticipatory grieving in parents living with a child with cancer. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 66(9), 1980-1990. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05381.x

Aim. This paper is a report of a comparative study of anticipatory grief of parents of children newly diagnosed with cancer and those whose children were diagnosed 6–12 months earlier. Background. Public perceptions of cancer as a fatal illness pe... Read More about Anticipatory grieving in parents living with a child with cancer.

A quality improvement model for healthcare terminologies (2010)
Journal Article
Kim, T., Coenen, A., & Hardiker, N. (2010). A quality improvement model for healthcare terminologies. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 43, 1036-1043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2010.08.006

A number of controlled healthcare terminologies and classification systems have been developed for specific purposes, resulting in variations in content, structure, process management, and quality. A terminology quality improvement (TQI) model or f... Read More about A quality improvement model for healthcare terminologies.