Publications by authors named "Giltenane Martina"
Background: Infection prevention and control guidelines play a key role in preventing infections which can impact mothers and their newborn's quality of life. Despite the presence of evidenced-based infection prevention and control guidelines, midwives' adherence can be suboptimal internationally. The identification of facilitators and barriers to infection prevention and control guidelines can support practice and facilitate midwifery care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Seasonal influenza is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Despite annual recommendations, influenza vaccination uptake rates are disproportionately lower among nurses compared to other health care professionals, especially when compared to physicians. Nurses have an additional risk of exposure to influenza infection due to the nature of their work.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To systematically synthesize undergraduate student nurses' experience of online, blended or distance learning during Covid-19 pandemic.
Design: A qualitative evidence synthesis (QES).
Review Methods: A QES.
Background: Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is an incurable disease; many people with the condition do not require active treatment and are monitored using a watch and wait approach.
Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of people living with a diagnosis of CLL and on watch and wait.
Methods: Using a descriptive qualitative approach, seven participants on the watch and wait approach were interviewed.
Aims And Objectives: To systematically identify and synthesise the experiences reported by women with a breast cancer mutation who do not have cancer as reported in qualitative research published between 2013 and 2020.
Background: Women carrying a BReast CAncer (BRC) genetic mutation have an increased risk for breast and ovarian cancer. They must engage in emotional decision-making regarding risk management strategies to prevent cancer, including risk-reducing bilateral mastectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.
Background: The Irish Office of Nursing & Midwifery Services Director (ONMSD) commissioned the development an updated suite of mental health nursing metrics and indicators for implementation in Irish mental health clinical settings. While measuring care processes does offer the potential to improve care quality, the choice of which mental health nursing metrics to measure presents a significant challenge, both in Ireland and internationally. The provision of safe and high-quality mental health nursing care stems from nurses' expertise, skills and overall capacity to provide recovery focused care across a range of health care settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Identify process indicators to measure public health nursing practice during first postnatal visits in Ireland.
Design: Using a RAND/UCLA appropriateness- "modified Delphi" method, a two-round rating and ranking process was completed in 2016. Fifty-nine statements were reviewed for consensus and priority ranking.
Objectives: Exploring views and experiences of public health nurses of their work environment and measurement of care practices at first postnatal visits.
Design: An exploratory qualitative design. Data collected using four focus groups and analyzed using thematic analysis.
Aim And Objective: Explore the views and experiences of quality of care provided during a first postnatal visit from the perspectives of mothers and public health nurses.
Background: Quality of nursing care is high on the policy agenda internationally, especially in the year of Nurse and Midwife. Public health nurses are acknowledged nationally and globally as essential health professionals supporting infants and parents.
Aim: To establish, implement and evaluate the impact of a quality care-metric developed to measure public health nursing practice.
Background: Measurement of care practices plays an integral role in quality improvement and promotes positive change in healthcare delivery. Quality care-metrics has been identified as a means of effectively measuring public health nursing practice.