Death and Dying in the Emergency Department: A New Model for End-of-Life Care.

Background: Death and dying remain taboo subjects in society today and therefore people may come to the end of their life without having thought about what death and dying might be like and what it is to have a good death. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the experience of death and dying in a hospital emergency department. Culturally, some individuals are unprepared for death, and when death occurs in an emergency setting it can be particularly shocking.

The findings of a service evaluation on the practice of assessment and treatment of iron deficiency in people admitted to a UK hospital with decompensated Heart Failure.

Background: Iron Deficiency (ID) is common in Heart Failure (HF) and associated with poor outcomes. Replacement with intravenous (IV) iron can improve functional status, quality of life and risk of unplanned admission. In 2015/16 a local service evaluation was performed which found that of people admitted with HF, only 27.

Developing and exploring the validity of a patient reported experience measure for adult inpatient diabetes care.

Aim: To develop and explore the validity of a Patient Reported Experience Measure (PREM) for adult inpatient diabetes care.

Method: 27 in-depth interviews were conducted to inform the development of the 42-item PREM which was cognitively tested with 10 people. A refined 38-item PREM was piloted with 228 respondents completing a paper (n = 198) or online (n = 30) version.

An online questionnaire exploring how recruiting organisations support international nurses and midwives undertake the OSCE and gain UK professional registration.

: There is an active strategy to recruit international nurses and midwives to help manage vacancy gaps in the United Kingdom's healthcare system. However, there is little evidence detailing how recruiting organisations prepare new recruits for the Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) they are required to pass.: To gather and analyse feedback from recruiting organisations on the preparation offered to international nurses and midwives on arrival in the United Kingdom, prior to undertaking an OSCE in order to gain Nursing and Midwifery Council professional registration.

The development of a patient reported outcome measure for fatigue and breathlessness for patients with chronic heart failure (OxFAB).

Background: Fatigue and breathlessness are the two most common and distressing symptoms for patients with chronic heart failure. They affect a patient's quality of life and ability to undertake activities of daily living. Currently there are no symptom specific measures for fatigue and breathlessness available or developed and validated for use with this patient group and no questionnaire that incorporates both symptoms into one measure.

Barriers to accessing sterile injecting equipment for people who inject drugs: An integrative review.

Background: The global prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection is estimated to be 71 million, with an estimated 6.1 million of those having recently injected drugs. The recognised measures to prevent hepatitis C transmission in people who inject drugs are needle and syringe programmes.

'Doing the best we can': Registered Nurses' experiences and perceptions of patient safety in intensive care during COVID-19.

Aims: To explore registered nurses' experiences of patient safety in intensive care during COVID-19.

Design: A qualitative interview study informed by constructivism.

Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted and audio-recorded with 19 registered nurses who worked in intensive care during COVID-19 between May and July 2021.

Patient and clinician experiences of remote consultation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A service evaluation.

Objectives: During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, clinicians were instructed to move all but emergency consultations to remote means to reduce the spread of the virus. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients' and clinicians' experiences of moving to remote means of consultation with their health care professionals during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Methods: The study design was a qualitative service evaluation.

Understanding clinical decision-making in mesothelioma care: a mixed methods study.

Introduction: Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare, incurable cancer arising from previous asbestos exposure; patients have a poor prognosis, with a median survival rate of 8-14 months. Variation in mesothelioma clinical decision-making remains common with a lack of multidisciplinary knowledge sharing, leading to inconsistencies in treatment decisions. The study aimed to explore which factors impacted on clinicians' decision-making in mesothelioma care, with a view to optimising the mesothelioma care pathway.

Patients' and clinicians' experiences of remote consultation? A narrative synthesis.

Aims: To identify, evaluate and summarize evidence of patient and clinician experiences of being involved in video or telephone consultations as a replacement for in-person consultations.

Design: Narrative synthesis.

Data Sources: Medline; EMBASE; EMCARE; CINAHL and BNI.

The Role of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Cardiovascular and Diabetes Healthcare: A Scoping Review.

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is an adapted form of cognitive behavioural therapy. ACT focuses on how thinking affects behaviour and promotes psychological flexibility. The prevalence of psychological distress among people living with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is high, and ACT may offer an alternative treatment approach.

Recommendations for improving follow-up care for patients with mesothelioma: a qualitative study comprising documentary analysis, interviews and consultation meetings.

Objectives: The study aim was to explore experiences of patients with pleural mesothelioma of follow-up care in three National Health Service (NHS) Trusts to develop recommendations for practice.

Design: The study design was qualitative and comprised three interlinked phases: a documentary analysis, interviews and consultation meetings. Altheide and Johnson's Analytic Realism theoretical framework guided the thematic data analysis process.

Interventions and strategies aimed at clinical academic pathway development for nurses in the United Kingdom: A systematised review of the literature.

Aims And Objectives: To review interventions and strategies designed to progress UK clinical academic career pathways in nursing and identify barriers and facilitators to aid wider implementation.

Background: For over a decade, the UK political agenda has promoted the entry of nurses into clinical academic roles. Partnerships between the National Health Service and academia are known to increase nursing recruitment, retention and quality of care.

Self-care while undertaking qualitative nursing research.

Background: Nursing research is usually carried out by registered nurses with some experience of practice. However, nurses may find that the role of the nurse researcher is very different from that of the practising clinical nurse and has its own challenges.

Aim: To explore the differences between the two roles and offer some guidance to nurses carrying out qualitative research, particularly research into sensitive topics.

Patients' experiences of attending an adapted cardiac rehabilitation programme for heart failure in a day hospice.

Background: Heart failure is highly prevalent with poor outcomes, yet only a small proportion of patients receive specialist palliative care services.

Aim: To explore if a programme focusing on support and symptom management of people with heart failure in a hospice environment would be acceptable and of benefit to patients.

Methods: A pre/post intervention study design using mixed methods was used to evaluate the programme.

The experiences of international nurses and midwives transitioning to work in the UK: A qualitative synthesis of the literature from 2010 to 2019.

Purpose: In recent years there has been an increase in international nurses and midwives (trained outside of the European Economic Area) recruited to work in the UK. The aim of this review was to synthesise the most recent qualitative research exploring the experiences of international nurses and midwives as they transition and adapt to living and working in the UK.

Findings: A systematic literature search using the databases psycINFO, CINAHL, MEDline, Web of Science, as well as Google Scholar, resulted in six studies meeting the criteria of primary qualitative research published since 2010 and focussing on the UK as the host country.

Memory in narratives and stories: implications for nursing research.

Background: Memory, as a concept, is rarely discussed or described in qualitative research. However, memories are central to the stories people tell about their experiences of health and illness, which are often the focus of nursing enquiry. Memories also have the potential to be sensitive or traumatic.

A focused mapping review and synthesis of current practice in qualitative end of life research with the bereaved.

Background: Nursing research is dedicated to improving care, but research into end of life care can be challenging because of a possible reluctance by researchers to invite bereaved people to take part in studies.

Aim: To use a focused mapping approach to explore the recruitment to studies of grieving and bereaved people.

Discussion: There is no 'gold standard' method of recruitment and no best way to approach participants.

Patients experience of fatigue in advanced heart failure.

Explore the experience of living with fatigue in persons with advanced heart failure. Single-setting, qualitative interview study. In-depth interviews were conducted from November 2012 - June 2013.

The lived experience of breathlessness for people diagnosed with heart failure: a qualitative synthesis of the literature.

Purpose Of Review: The experience of breathlessness in patients with heart failure is understudied. This review was aimed at evaluating the most recent qualitative findings regarding the experience of breathlessness in persons diagnosed with heart failure.

Recent Findings: A literature search was conducted using Pubmed, Psycinfo, BNI, Cinahl and Google Scholar including studies on breathlessness experience in patients with heart failure, published between 2017 and 2018.

What is a theory-practice gap? An exploration of the concept.

In nursing literature, the phrase 'theory-practice gap' is widely used without common definition or description of its underlying concept. This review paper presents a concept analysis using Rodgers (2000) evolutionary process to define and clarify the concept of the theory-practice gap as part of a doctoral study. In so doing it provides a deeper understanding of the concept to enable its consistent application within nurse education.

Exploring the quality of the dying and death experience in the Emergency Department: An integrative literature review.

Aim: The aim of this integrative literature review was to explore the quality of the dying and death experience in the Emergency Department from the perspective of staff and carers.

Background: Death in the Emergency Department is common. Understanding the quality of the death and dying experience of patients and their family members is crucial to building knowledge and improving care.

Factors influencing nurses' intentions to leave adult critical care settings.

Background: The shortage of critical care and specialist nurses has been an ongoing issue for many decades. Although all areas of nursing are affected, critical care areas are especially vulnerable to recruitment and retention problems. High nursing turnover in critical care areas is evident; however, research into the factors that influence nurses' intentions to leave adult critical care areas is limited.