Browsing Nursing and Midwifery (Scholarly Publications) by Date of Publication
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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 ... -
The expression of sexuality in people with psychosis - breaking the taboos
(2000)While mental health professionals should recognize that people suffering from schizophrenia have sexual and relationship requirements, there appears to be a failure to address adequately the subject of human sexuality, ... -
Conformational preferences in 2-nitrophenylthiolates: interplay between intra- and intermolecular forces; structures of (E)-1-(4-methyl-2-nitrobenzenethiolato)-2-phenylethene, S-(2-nitrophenyl)-benzenecarbothiolate and 1-(2-nitrophenylthio)-2,5-pyrrolidinedione
(2000)In (E)-1-(4-methyl-2-nitrobenzenethiolato)-2-phenylethene, C15H13NO2S (1) (orthorhombic Pbca), the nitro group is almost coplanar with the adjacent aryl ring, but the dihedral angles between the nitro-aryl and styryl ... -
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 ... -
A capture-recapture study of the prevalence and implications of opiate use in Dublin
(2001)Background: To date there have been no studies estimating the hidden prevalence of opiate use in Dublin. Methods: A muftisource enumeration followed by the application of the capture-recapture method with log-linear modelling ... -
Recent developments in psychosocial interventions for people with psychosis
(2001)The advent of drug treatments for psychotic illness in the 1950s, along with changes in social policy, heralded the move from institutionalized care to community care. Over the last decade, there have been research ... -
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 ... -
Safety and security policies on psychiatric acute admission wards: results from a London-wide survey
(2002)Very little research evidence is available regarding current safety and security procedures on acute psychiatric wards. This includes controversial areas such as the temporary removal of personal property, the searching ... -
Psychiatric nurses' views on criteria for psychiatric intensive care: acute and intensive care staff compared
(2003)Aim: To explore and investigate differences between the views of qualified nurses working in psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs) and acute care wards on which patients are appropriate for PICU care. Background: Previous ... -
Does Discipline Matter? Issues in the Design and Implementation of Management Development Programmes for Heads of Academic Departments
(2003)Government enquiries, universities and academic developers have all pointed to the need for systematic management development programmes for heads of academic departments. After noting that there were few examples of ... -
Exploring sexual and relationship possibilities for people with psychosis - a review of the literature
(2003)This review examines the literature on sex and relationship issues in the context of serious and persistent mental health problems. It identifies gaps in the research and highlights key issues needing further investigation. ... -
Public and patient participation in healthcare: a discussion paper for the Irish health services
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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 ... -
Good Practice Issues in Working with Interpreters in Mental Health
(2004)If access to appropriate mental health services is not to be limited to people’s ability to speak a dominant or host language used by mental health providers, an interpreter or bicultural worker will be required. This ... -
Training in cognitive behavioural interventions on acute psychiatric inpatient wards
(2005)There has been a drive towards addressing the types of care and therapeutic interventions available to people with serious mental illness, which is reflected in the latest government mental health policy initiatives. ... -
La sessualita in persone con psicosi
(2006)There is a lack of studies that specifically investigates the subjective sexuality concerns of people with a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia. The present study canvassed thirty ... -
Drug treatment programmes in prison: longitudinal outcome evaluation, policy development and planning interventions.
(2006)The aim of this research is to evaluate a seven week abstinence-based drug treatment programme and to use this to assist policy makers in the planning and provision of future programmes. Seventy-nine clients were interviewed ... -
Awareness and determinants of family planning practice in Ethiopia
(2006)BACKGROUND: The continuing growth of the world population has become an urgent global problem. Ethiopia, like most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, is experiencing rapid population growth. Currently, the country's ... -
Children's experiences of hospitalisation.
(2006)This article reports on children?s experiences of hospitalisation. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews with eleven children aged 7-14 years from four paediatric units in England. The children identified a ...
