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Support workers and nursing associates as coaches (2019)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2019). Support workers and nursing associates as coaches. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 13(01), 44-46. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2019.13.1.44

This article examines the important role that support workers and nursing associates play in being a coach for other less experienced team members. There is a difference between being a coach and being a mentor and this will be explored. The requirem... Read More about Support workers and nursing associates as coaches.

SWOT : what is it all about and how do you use it? (2018)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2018). SWOT : what is it all about and how do you use it?. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 12(12), 617-619. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.12.617

This article examines the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats analysis tool commonly known as SWOT and how support workers can use this in decision-making, problem-solving and in identifying where changes in clinical practice are needed.... Read More about SWOT : what is it all about and how do you use it?.

How and why to write your article and get it published (2018)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2018). How and why to write your article and get it published. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 12(10), 503-505. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.10.503

Within this article the author sets out the basic principles which will assist the aspiring writer to become published author. Areas discussed are why you should write and be published, where to send your article, content and finally the importance o... Read More about How and why to write your article and get it published.

The SBAR communication framework : for when you need action (2018)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2018). The SBAR communication framework : for when you need action. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 12(9), 450-453. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.9.450

This article examines the communication framework known as SBAR (situation, background, assessment, recommendation). High quality communication between members of the multi-disciplinary team is vital within health and social care. Support workers hav... Read More about The SBAR communication framework : for when you need action.

How to prepare and deliver a good presentation : general principles for success (2018)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2018). How to prepare and deliver a good presentation : general principles for success. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 12(8), 394-397. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.8.394

The author has more than 14 years' experience in higher education, supporting students in delivering presentations for assessment and in marking across all levels up to masters, and as an external examiner. This article examines and highlights the ge... Read More about How to prepare and deliver a good presentation : general principles for success.

How SMART are your patient goals? (2018)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2018). How SMART are your patient goals?. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 12(5), 233-235. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.5.233

As a follow-up to ‘understanding the nursing process’ (Stonehouse, 2017), this article examines the importance of goal-setting within the planning stage of the nursing process. The acronym ‘SMART’ will be explored, to help guide the support worker in... Read More about How SMART are your patient goals?.

How to write a good essay : general principles for success (2018)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2018). How to write a good essay : general principles for success. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 12(6), 292-295. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.6.292

The author has more than 14 years’ experience in higher education, supporting students in essaywriting and in marking across all levels up to masters, and as an external examiner. This article examines and highlights the general principles which wi... Read More about How to write a good essay : general principles for success.

Ethical practice for the playwork practitioner (2018)
Book Chapter
Stonehouse, D. (2018). Ethical practice for the playwork practitioner. In F. Brown, & M. Wragg (Eds.), Play and Playwork: Notes and Reflections in a Time of Austerity. London: Routledge

This paper discusses the importance of ethics for play and playwork practitioners as the sector and work force move towards becoming a recognised profession within the United Kingdom. Exactly what is meant by the term ethics is defined, before moving... Read More about Ethical practice for the playwork practitioner.

How to identify and support your anxious patient (2018)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2018). How to identify and support your anxious patient. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 12(4), 186-188. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.4.186

This article examines the importance of identifying the anxious patient and how to support them. Recognition of physical signs will be explained. The important areas of giving enough time, developing a therapeutic relationship, always acting in the p... Read More about How to identify and support your anxious patient.

Knowing the team around your patient (2018)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2018). Knowing the team around your patient. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 12(3), 139-141. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.3.139

There are many different professionals who all contribute to the health and support of patients. Understanding each one’s different specialty is important, so that support workers know who the patient needs to be involved in their care—and when.... Read More about Knowing the team around your patient.

Play within the pre-registration children's nursing curriculum within the United Kingdom : a content analysis of programme specifications (2018)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D., Piper, C., Briggs, M., & Brown, F. (2018). Play within the pre-registration children's nursing curriculum within the United Kingdom : a content analysis of programme specifications. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 41, e33-e38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2018.01.013

Purpose: To determine the number of programme specifications which cite play within the curriculum and in what context. Play is an essential part of childhood. Therefore we might expect nurses caring for children to be trained in how to facilitate pl... Read More about Play within the pre-registration children's nursing curriculum within the United Kingdom : a content analysis of programme specifications.

A support worker's guide to models of living and nursing (2017)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2017). A support worker's guide to models of living and nursing. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 11(9), 454-457. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2017.11.9.454

As a follow-up to the author’s recent thoughts on ‘understanding the nursing process’ (Stonehouse, 2017), this article examines the two complementary models of Roper, Logan and Tierney (1980): their model of living and model of nursing. The differen... Read More about A support worker's guide to models of living and nursing.

Understanding the nursing process (2017)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2017). Understanding the nursing process. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 11(8), 388-391. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2017.11.8.388

Support staff work closely with their patients and members of the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care. Often this care will have been planned by a nurse using ‘the nursing process’. It is therefore important for the support worke... Read More about Understanding the nursing process.

Clinical supervision : an important part of every nurse's practice (2017)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D., & Bifarin, O. (2017). Clinical supervision : an important part of every nurse's practice. British Journal of Nursing, 26(6), 331-335. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2017.26.6.331

Clinical supervision involves a supportive relationship between supervisor and supervisee that facilitates reflective learning and is part of professional socialisation. Clinical supervision can take many different forms and may be adapted to suit lo... Read More about Clinical supervision : an important part of every nurse's practice.

The use of touch in developing a therapeutic relationship (2017)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2017). The use of touch in developing a therapeutic relationship. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 11(1), 15-17. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2017.11.1.15

The use of touch within health and social care is the focus of this article. The different types of touch will first be defined, before moving on to examine the many benefits that expressive touch can bring to the health and social care role and to... Read More about The use of touch in developing a therapeutic relationship.

Moral distress : recognition and prevention for the support worker (2016)
Journal Article
Bifarin, O., & Stonehouse, D. (2016). Moral distress : recognition and prevention for the support worker. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 10(11), 546-549. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2016.10.11.546

In this article, the authors discuss the important issue of moral distress among support workers. Moral distress will first be defined before moving on to examine two forms this can take: initial distress and reactive distress. The implications... Read More about Moral distress : recognition and prevention for the support worker.

Hazards and risk : the support worker's role (2016)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2016). Hazards and risk : the support worker's role. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 10(10), 513-515. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2016.10.10.513

Within this article, the author will be discussing the vital role that support workers have in managing risk and in maintaining a safe working environment for themselves, their colleagues and service users. The Code of Conduct for Healthcare Suppor... Read More about Hazards and risk : the support worker's role.

HCAs and APs building a therapeutic relationship (2016)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2016). HCAs and APs building a therapeutic relationship. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 10(9), 460-463. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2016.10.9.460

The use of touch within health and social care is the focus of this article. The different types of touch will first be defined, before moving on to examine the many benefits that expressive touch can bring to the health and social care role and to... Read More about HCAs and APs building a therapeutic relationship.

Evidence-based practice : knowing what's good or bad (2016)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2016). Evidence-based practice : knowing what's good or bad. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 10(4), 199-201. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2016.10.4.199

Within this article, the author will be discussing how the support worker can tell if research and evidence-based practice are good and robust and will benefit service users and their families. What makes a piece of research worthy of implementati... Read More about Evidence-based practice : knowing what's good or bad.