Publications by authors named "Nichole McIntosh"

Aims: To identify how social participation facilitates pre-registration student nurses learning and professional development using social media.

Design: A social survey using thematic analysis to explore Caribbean student nurses' views of social media usage from an open-ended question in a survey.

Methods: A qualitative analysis of student nurses from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, who completed an open-ended question in a survey.

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Purpose Of Review: The goal of the paper is to review the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and manifestations of perioperative anaphylaxis (POA). We seek to review the most common culprits of POA and different diagnostic modalities for evaluation.

Recent Findings: Specific IgE testing has a limited role in POA evaluation due to lack of widespread availability and low sensitivity.

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My decision to be a research student arose from my desire to add something new to the body of knowledge about the experiences of older people from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds in hospital.

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Background: McDonald's has sold >100 billion beef-based hamburgers worldwide with a potentially considerable health impact. This paper explores whether there would be any advantages if the next 100 billion burgers were instead plant-based burgers.

Methods: Nutrient composition of the beef hamburger patty and the McVeggie burger patty were obtained from the McDonald's website; sales data were obtained from the McDonald's customer service.

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