Storytelling in midwifery: 'Not just for entertainment'.

Background: The practice of sharing work-related stories has been shown to positively influence the learning experiences of student midwives. Less is known about the use of storytelling in general midwifery practice.

Aim: To explore the practice of sharing stories in midwifery, with a focus on story type, content and the reasons why stories are told.

Working with carer grief in community palliative care nursing.

Background: Community nurses (CN), both generalist and palliative care-specific, are key to supporting the carer with their experience of grief.

Aim: To identify the grief-related needs of carers and the capacity of CNs to provide for those needs.

Methods: A convergent parallel mixed-methods study which employed i) a needs questionnaire among carers of palliative care patients who had recently died; ii) a qualitative interview study among carers and iii) a questionnaire among CNs which canvassed their confidence and skills in working with carer grief.

Considerations across multiple stakeholder groups when implementing fall prevention programs in the acute hospital setting: a qualitative study.

Background: Falls in hospital remain a common and costly patient safety issue internationally. There is evidence that falls in hospitals can be prevented by multifactorial programs and by education for patients and staff, but these are often not routinely or effectively implemented in practice. Perspectives of multiple key stakeholder groups could inform implementation of fall prevention strategies.

Syncope vs. Seizure: Ictal Bradycardia and Ictal Asystole.

Background: Ictal arrhythmia is a rare condition that causes arrhythmic manifestations induced by epileptic seizures, including asystole or bradycardia. Ictal asystole (IA) is a very rare condition found in patients undergoing video-encephalography (EEG) monitoring. It is often related to temporal lobe epilepsy and can cause syncope, which can lead to injury or even death.