Healthcare providers' perspectives of disrespect and abuse in maternity care facilities in Nigeria: a qualitative study.

Objectives: To explore healthcare providers' perspectives of disrespect and abuse in maternity care and the impact on women's health and well-being.

Methods: Qualitative interpretive approach using in-depth semi-structured interviews with sixteen healthcare providers in two public health facilities in Nigeria. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analysed thematically.

"Coaching and Peer-Assisted Learning" (C-PAL) - The mental health nursing student experience: A qualitative evaluation.

Unlabelled: WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: There is increasing demand for clinical placements for pre-registration nursing students. New models of mentorship have been developed to meet the demand for clinical placements by increasing the number of students within each placement. At present there are no published research studies into the effectiveness of team mentorship utilized by pre-registration nursing students within in-patient mental health settings.

Women's experiences of disrespect and abuse in maternity care facilities in Benue State, Nigeria.

Background: Disrespect and abuse (D&A) of women in health facilities continues to be a prevailing public health issue in many countries. Studies have reported significantly high prevalence of D&A among women during pregnancy and childbirth in Nigeria, but little is known about women's perceptions and experiences of D&A during maternity care in the country. The aim of this study was to explore: 1) how women perceived their experiences of D&A during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postnatal period in Benue State, Nigeria; and 2) how women viewed the impact of D&A on the future use of health facilities for maternity care.

The increasing use of reiki as a complementary therapy in specialist palliative care.

Palliative medicine and complementary therapies (CTs) have developed within the NHS as parallel philosophies of care. As a result, the last decade has seen an increase in the integration and usage of CTs, as adjunct therapies to conventional medical treatment. Documented benefits of relaxation, decreased perception of pain, reduced anxiety and improved sense of wellbeing have been shown to enable an enhanced quality of life, where curative treatment is no longer an option.