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Optimal evidence in difficult settings: improving health interventions and decision making in disasters.
(2014)As for any type of health care, decisions about interventions in the context of natural disasters, conflict, and other major healthcare emergencies must be guided by the best possible evidence. Disaster health ... -
The use of systematic reviews and other research evidence in disasters and related areas: preliminary report of a needs assessment survey.
(2013)Objectives: This paper presents the initial data analysis for a survey to identify the attitudes towards systematic reviews and research of those involved in the humanitarian response to natural disasters and other crises; ... -
Standardising outcomes for clinical trials and systematic reviews.
(2007)Fifteen years ago, what was to become OMERACT met for the first time in The Netherlands to discuss ways in which the multitude of outcomes in assessments of the effects of treatments for rheumatoid arthritis might be ... -
Jesus and the Portrayal of People with Disabilities in the Scriptures
(2013)This article explores the role of Christian scripture as a basis for understanding the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities in Ireland. Historically, Irish services for people with intellectual disabilities were ... -
Marginalisation in learning disability services: an exploration of the issues.
(1998)In order to understand the reasons for the rapid growth of eugenics in late nineteenth century Britain and the U.S.A, one must first take account of the influence which the industrial and scientific revolution was ... -
Defining sexuality for holistic nursing practice: an analysis of the concept
(2000)Sexuality is an integral part of personhood, permeating all aspects of being. Nonetheless, agreement is lacking as to what sexuality actually is. The objective of this paper is to examine the usage and understanding ... -
Learning disabilities nursing: a model for wellness diagnosis
(2002)The idea that nursing diagnoses confirm the relevance of the medical model of nursing has been proposed by many authors, who argue that it is solely another approach to the categorisation and reductionism said to be ... -
Identifying the foci for nursing in Irish intellectual disability services
(2004)Many of the attempts to classify nursing phenomena (or diagnoses) have been developed within the context of acute/chronic general nursing, and may , as such, be seen to represent only a subsection of the profession as ... -
Accident Occurrence and Functional Health Patterns. A Pilot Study of Relationships in a Graduate Population.
(2012)PURPOSE: This pilot study sought to examine the relationship between functional health patterns and accident proneness. METHODS: A quantitative-descriptive design was employed assessing accident proneness by collecting ... -
An Ethnography of Independent Midwifery in Ireland
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Managing Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy
(2007)More women with congenital heart disease now reach their adult reproductive years in good health. It is likely therefore that the number of those who present for care during pregnancy will continue to increase. The ... -
A review of interventions aimed at reducing pre-hospital delay time in acute coronary syndrome: what has worked and why?
(2012)Abstract BACKGROUND: Delay in seeking treatment for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) symptoms is a well recognised problem. While the factors that influence pre-hospital delay have been well researched, to date this ... -
Professional Socialization The Key to Survival as a Newly Qualified Nurse
(2007)The impact and prevalence of professional socialization in nursing has been written about extensively. Despite the many positive developments that have taken place in nursing within the past decade, the role of professional ... -
Irish midwives' experiences of providing maternity care to non-Irish women seeking asylum
(2014)Background Immigration and asylum seeking has been an important social and political phenomenon in Ireland since the mid 1990s. Inward migration to Ireland was seen in unprecedented numbers from 1995 onward, peaking in ... -
Interdisciplinary Doctorial Supervision Lessons for Nurse Education and Practice
(2014)Background This paper concerns a reflection on one interdisciplinary doctorate supervision project. It outlines key elements for success within this supervisory context. Aim The aim of this paper is to present a ... -
Marginality and social exclusion: jeopardising health and life
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'Going between worlds'- travelling with children with complex needs
(2013)In this ethically approved hermeneutic phenomenological study conducted in Ireland, mothers' experiences in caring for children with complex needs were explored. The sample comprised mothers (n = 17) at home caring for ... -
Survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people's experiences of mental health services in Ireland
(2014)Very little is known about the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in relation to mental health services. Therefore, the overall aim of the current research was to explore LGBT people's ... -
Waiting for health care: a concept analysis
(2008)AIM: This paper is a report of an analysis of the concept of waiting for health care from the client's perspective. BACKGROUND: Waiting is commonplace in many areas of health care and has become a topical and ...