Publications by authors named "Andrew James Clements"
Article Synopsis
- Debriefings allow healthcare workers to talk about tough situations and suggest improvements to help others.
- Researchers found that while debriefings can help workers feel better, they are not used consistently or specifically for that purpose.
- This study looks at current research to understand how debriefings can support the emotional well-being of healthcare workers and suggests more thorough research is needed.
The Impact of Linguistic Form of Labels on Desire for Social Distance in Mental Health.
Int J Ment Health Addict
December 2022
The American Psychological Association, among other influential bodies, make recommendations on language for describing people with mental health conditions. The present studies test the impact of the recommended language on stigma. In Study 1, participants (n = 294) were asked to complete measures of desire for social distance from individuals given a diagnostic label in either person-first possessive, identity-first noun, or identity-first adjective forms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProblems with the recruitment and retention of nurses globally mean that insight into the factors that might increase retention in qualified staff and students is crucial. Despite clear links between work commitment and retention, there is little research exploring commitment in student nurses and midwives. This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study designed to provide insight into commitment using semi-structured interviews conducted with nine pre-registration students and a qualitative survey completed by 171 pre-registration students.
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