A5047623048- Nursing education and management
- Male Reproductive Health Studies
- Testicular diseases and treatments
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Education and Learning Interventions
- Stoma care and complications
- Ethics in medical practice
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Sperm and Testicular Function
- Innovations in Medical Education
University College Cork
2014-2024
Pro Persona
2022
National University of Ireland
2000-2020
Westat (United States)
2020
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
2018
Keele University
2002
Syracuse University
1991
Recent challenges to nurse education have resulted in an increased use of virtual reality which serves as immersive and effective medium for skill knowledge acquisition. Virtual technology is being included curricula at undergraduate level. This remains a relatively new experience many nursing students with limited evidence regarding students' perspectives reality. To explore incorporating education. Qualitative descriptive study using thematic analysis. Public university Ireland....
This study explored nursing students' views of using virtual reality in healthcare.The popularity and use healthcare delivery education is on the rise. Yet, future nurses regarding this technology remain underexplored.This a qualitative descriptive guided by naturalistic inquiry reported Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research checklist.Nursing students (n = 26) were recruited convenience snowball sampling. They first exposed to intervention aimed enhance men's awareness testicular...
Compassionate care delivery enhances patient satisfaction and quality of life reduces nurse burnout. This study measured the perceptions nursing midwifery leaders regarding impact 'Leaders for Care Programme' on their personal development, learning experience, service delivery, programme quality, with programme. Seventy-nine were surveyed using Leaders Outcomes Evaluation Questionnaire Questionnaire. Participants' perceived ability to support peer learning, manage conflict, build trust...
Abstract Background A rights‐based agenda, informed by the UNCRPD, that advocates person‐centredness, inclusion, empowerment and self‐determination is shaping service provision to people with intellectual disability (ID). Listening their perspectives fundamental meeting these goals. However, communication severe/profound ID challenging difficult. Therefore, this study aims generate a theory explains how communicate understand each other in interactions. Methods Classic grounded (CGT)...
Background The incidence of benign and malignant testicular disorders is on the rise. Three literature reviews one qualitative study found that men's awareness was lacking, their intentions to seek help for symptoms disease were low. Objectives aim enhance disorders, help-seeking symptoms, intention behavior feel testes. Methods Men aged 18–50 years recruited from a university asked engage in three-level, educational, virtual reality experience. Medical Research Council framework guided...
Aims and objectives To investigate patients’ bowel symptom experiences self‐care strategies following sphincter‐saving surgery for rectal cancer the relationship between used. Background Earlier diagnosis of allows less invasive surgical treatments such as procedures to be performed. Although a permanent stoma is generally not required, patients experience changes in function this surgery. However, limited research exists on used manage symptoms cancer. Design Quantitative descriptive...
Globally, men have a lower life expectancy than women and health outcomes among are poorer women. Only Australia, Brazil, Iran, Ireland possess national men’s policies. Testicular disorders can negative effect on rarely addressed in these Findings from the empirical literature awareness of testicular suggest that knowledge is lacking their intentions to seek timely medical attention for symptoms low. This paper aims introduce concept ’testicular awareness’ explore its implications research,...
The primary aim of this article is to identify the self-care strategies that patients use manage bowel symptoms experienced following sphincter-saving surgery for rectal cancer. Comparisons will be made with used by chronic fecal incontinence and associated other diseases, such as irritable syndrome inflammatory disease. Published studies conceptual literature from 2000-2010 were data sources. Three major themes emerged reflecting symptoms: functional (e.g., taking medication), social...
Abstract Objectives To describe community pharmacists' experiences and contributions to the management of mild moderate depression in primary care explore their interactions with patients physicians. Method Qualitative semi-structured interview study a purposive sample 20 pharmacists from range backgrounds one area England. Pharmacists were asked involvement patients' self-diagnosis self-treatment through treatment antidepressants. They cite examples questions that they by about its...