A5044278426- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Nursing education and management
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Community Health and Development
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Nausea and vomiting management
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
Dublin City University
2015-2024
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2022
University of Florida
2022
Duke University
2022
Cardiff University
2021
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
2021
Division of Undergraduate Education
2017
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
2004-2016
Medical College of Wisconsin
2004-2016
British Heart Foundation
2012-2015
Aims and objectives. To measure compare the perceived levels of job‐related stress stressors newly qualified nurses fourth‐year student in clinical environment to explore participants’ views on stressors. Background. Stress nursing workplace has significant consequences for person, patient organisation, such as psychological physical health deterioration impaired professional practice. address this problem, need be measured identified. Design. This study used a cross‐sectional survey design...
The effectiveness of restraint and seclusion interventions in the nursing management disturbed aggressive clients remains questionable. Considerable debate continues regarding use these treatment options psychiatric hospitals. existing literature suggests that controversial nature creates a complex dilemma for nurses, which initiates emotional distress. This study specifically explored emotions feelings experienced by group nurses working Ireland relation to incidents seclusion. A...
Achieving a sustainable health workforce involves training and retaining sufficient staff to deliver services. The Irish is characterised by high level of emigration Irish-trained heavy reliance on internationally trained staff. This paper presents qualitative findings from mixed-method study doctors, nurses midwives who have recently emigrated Ireland. Using Facebook, this elicited 556 (388 completed) responses an exploratory online survey in July 2014. Respondents provided rich two...
For years, Malawi remained at the bottom of league tables on maternal, neonatal and child health. Although maternal mortality ratios have reduced significant progress has been made in reducing morality, many challenges achieving universal access to newborn health care still exist Malawi. In Malawi, there is minimal, though increasing, male involvement ANC/PMTCT/MNCH services, but little understanding why this case. The aim paper explore role men MNCH as part broader those community system...
It is frequently claimed that nursing vital to the safe, humane provision of health care and service our populations. also recognized however, a costly resource must be used effectively efficiently. There growing recognition, from within profession, policy makers society, need analyse contribution its costs. This becomes increasingly pertinent urgent in situation, such as existing Ireland, where current financial crisis has lead public sector employment moratoria, staff cuts staffing...
BackgroundThe school journey is often studied in relation to health outcomes children and adolescents. Self-report the most common measurement tool.PurposeTo investigate error on self-reported duration adolescents, using a wearable digital camera (Microsoft SenseCam).MethodsDuring March–May 2011, participants (n=17; aged 13–15 years) from four schools wore cameras for 1 week. The device automatically records time-stamped, first-person point-of-view images, without any action wearer....
BACKGROUND: Nausea, retching and vomiting are very commonly experienced by women in early pregnancy.There considerable physical psychological effects on who experience these symptoms.This is an update of a review interventions for nausea pregnancy previously published 2003.OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness safety all nausea, pregnancy, up to 20 weeks' gestation.SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched Cochrane Pregnancy Childbirth Group's Trials Register (28 May 2010).SELECTION CRITERIA: All...
To explore the perceptions of older patients who re-presented to hospital within 28 days discharge from an acute medical unit (AMU), their family caregivers and appropriately experienced health professionals.Hospitals are increasingly using AMUs provide rapid assessment treatment for patients. Evidence efficacy is building, however in-depth exploration experiences re-present soon after AMU, those care them, appears be lacking.A qualitative, descriptive design was used.In 2007, our team...
Traditional leaders play a prominent role at the community level in Malawi, yet limited research has been undertaken on their relation to policy implementation. This article seeks analyse of traditional implementing national maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) programmes level. We consider whether chief embodies top-down (utilitarian) or bottom-up (empowerment) approach MNCH Primary data were collected 2014/15, through 85 in-depth interviews 20 focus group discussions two districts...
No study has systematically examined how researchers address cross-cultural adaptation of burnout. We conducted an integrative review to examine had adapted the instruments different contexts. reviewed Content Validity Indexing scores for Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey from 12-country comparative nursing workforce study, RN4CAST. In review, multiple issues related translation were found in existing studies. instrument analysis, 7 out 22 items on received extremely low kappa...
Abstract Background Medicine is a high-status, high-skill occupation which has traditionally provided access to good quality jobs and relatively high salaries. In Ireland, historic underfunding combined with austerity-related cutbacks negatively impacted job the extent that hospital medical have begun resemble extreme jobs. Extreme combine components of job—high pay, control, challenging demands, those low-quality job—long working hours, heavy workloads. Deteriorating normalisation driving...
Ireland has a high rate of doctor emigration. Challenging working conditions and poor work-life balance, particularly in the hospital sector, are often cited as driver. The aim this study was to obtain insight into doctors' experiences work balance. In late 2019, stratified random sample doctors participated an anonymous online survey, distributed via national Medical Register (overall response 20%; n = 1070). This article presents qualitative analysis free-text questions relating (n 469)...
Background Delirium is common in older patients. Little known of support needs families hospital patients with delirium. Aims and objectives To inform nursing practice, we sought to describe families' experiences, understanding delirium care, needs. Design Descriptive mixed methods. Methods Review questionnaire items used people terminal informed development a new evaluate the our study population. In tertiary unit, recruited 17 family carers (non‐terminal) respond this questionnaire. Twelve...
Introduction Researchers and policy-makers are interested in the influence that food retailing around schools may have on child obesity risk. Most previous research comes from North America, uses data aggregated at school-level focuses associations between fast outlets school rates. This study examines BMI among a large sample of primary students Berkshire, England. By controlling for individual, home characteristics stratifying results across years, we aimed to identify if environment had...