A5023038091- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Nursing education and management
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Employment and Welfare Studies
University College Dublin
2016-2025
Health Sciences Centre
2020
This paper offers a perspective on nursing and lived experience responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. It charts health systems mental impacts with particular focus children adolescents, older people availing of services. Issues moral distress reaction are considered alongside psychological social concerns which continue rapidly evolve. The person attending adult community services engaging service remotely is provided. Matters note for acute inpatient highlighted informed by nurse. need...
Dysphoric milk ejection reflect (D-MER) is a dysphoria which women may experience within seconds of commencing breastfeeding. It only recently gaining recognition in the academic literature and have important implications for breastfeeding continuation, differential diagnosis perinatal mental health. This perspective piece introduces topic, sets out physiological processes underpinning outlines why increased awareness D-MER profession health nursing.
<ns3:p>Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide and disproportionately affects individuals from low socioeconomic (LSE) areas. Self-management interventions in general practice targeted towards people LSE areas may positively impact patients’ health. The High Risk Prevention Programme (HRPP), developed by Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE), Irish Heart Foundation University College Dublin School Medicine a behavioural self-management intervention...
Successful models of nursing and midwifery in the community delivering healthcare throughout lifespan across a health illness continuum are limited, yet necessary to guide global services. Primary services typical points access for most people location where care is delivered. The scope primary complex multifaceted therefore requires practice framework with sound conceptual theoretical underpinnings. aim this paper present model informed by scoping evidence review literature. A literature...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact organisational and structural change on evolution quality safety in health organisations, specifically mental services. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews. In total, 25 executive management team members both public private services interviewed data analysed using Burnard’s framework. Findings Three overarching themes emerged: characteristics, leadership accountability; sustaining...
Quality measurement initiatives promote quality improvement in healthcare but can be challenging to implement effectively. This paper presents a Rapid Realist Review (RRR) of published literature on Care-Process Metrics (QCP-M) implementation nursing and midwifery practice. An RRR informed by RAMESES II standards was conducted as an efficient means synthesize evidence using expert panel. The review involved research question development, appraisal, data extraction, synthesis. Six program...
Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Patient and public involvement (PPI) recognized as an increasingly important feature of healthcare research, education policy. In mental health, PPI seen evidence further democratization services, which started with de‐institutionalization in 1960s recovery movement 1990s. While much about learning enablers gains generic community‐based training programmes, less PPI‐specific programmes health. this paper adds to existing knowledge?...
<ns4:p><ns4:bold>Background: </ns4:bold>In 2018, the Office of Nursing and Midwifery Services Director (ONMSD) completed phase one work which culminated in development launch seven research reports with defined suites quality care process metrics (QCP-Ms) respective indicators for practice areas – acute care, midwifery, children’s, public health nursing, older persons, mental intellectual disability nursing Ireland. This paper presents a rapid realist review protocol that will systematically...
The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility a psychosis information intervention for professionals in contact with young people Ireland. A quasi‐experimental pre‐ and post‐intervention design used. One thousand thirty‐two received an designed improve mental health literacy (MHL) confidence providing help psychosis. Seven hundred fifty‐five participants completed Psychosis Information Confidence Questionnaire post‐intervention. significantly improved participants’: (1) knowledge...
In 2018, the Office of Nursing and Midwifery Services Director (ONMSD) completed phase one work which culminated in development launch seven research reports with defined suites quality care process metrics (QC-Ms) respective indicators for practice areas - acute care, midwifery, children's, public health nursing, older persons, mental intellectual disability nursing Ireland. This paper presents a rapid realist review protocol that will systematically literature examines QC-M practice; what...