Inequality in Health Care and the Experiences of Women From the Irish Traveller Community.

Objective: To explore the health care experiences of women from the Irish Traveller community, which is an indigenous ethnic minority group in Ireland and Great Britain.

Design: A descriptive qualitative methodology underpinned by naturalistic inquiry was adopted.

Setting: Halting sites where the participating Traveller women permanently reside.

Interventions promoting cognitive function in patients experiencing cancer related cognitive impairment: A systematic review.

Objective: To examine the effect of interventions used to enhance cognitive function in patients experiencing cancer-related cognitive impairment.

Methods: Studies including adults with a non-metastatic cancer who have received chemotherapy as part of their treatment and who have undergone interventions targeting cancer-related cognitive impairment were included. Studies involving patients with metastatic cancer and pre-existing cognitive deficits were excluded.

Cancer-related fatigue and self-care agency: A multicentre survey of patients receiving chemotherapy.

Aims And Objectives: To measure cancer-related fatigue (CRF), self-care agency (SCA) and fatigue self-care strategies, and to explore the relationship between CRF and SCA.

Background: Cancer-related fatigue has been consistently rated as the most elusive, common and severe of symptoms that patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy experience. Despite its frequency and severity, CRF is poorly managed.

Coping with stressful events: A pre-post-test of a psycho-educational intervention for undergraduate nursing and midwifery students.

Background: Knowledge of coping mechanisms is important for nursing and midwifery students to cope with stressful events during undergraduate education.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of a psycho-educational intervention "Coping with Stressful Events" with first year undergraduate nursing and midwifery students.

Design: A quasi-experimental, one-group pre-post-test.

Nursing and midwifery students' stress and coping during their undergraduate education programmes: An integrative review.

Objectives: The aim of this review is to examine the literature related to the sources of stress, coping mechanisms and interventions to support undergraduate nursing and midwifery students to cope with stress during their undergraduate education.

Design: Integrative literature review.

Data Sources: The databases CINAHL, PubMed and PsycINFO were searched for articles published between 2010 and 2016.

The importance of self-care for fatigue amongst patients undergoing chemotherapy for primary cancer.

Purpose: To measure Cancer Related Fatigue (CRF), and explore fatigue self-care strategies used to ameliorate CRF amongst patients undergoing chemotherapy for primary cancer.

Methods: A consecutive sample of patients (n = 362) undergoing chemotherapy with a primary diagnosis of breast, colorectal, Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cancers were recruited. A mixed methods design was utilised.

Complementary therapies: a challenge for nursing practice.

There has been a vast increase in the use of complementary therapies in recent years. Nurses, who are at the forefront of healthcare delivery, require adequate knowledge of complementary therapies and the skills to provide appropriate advice and holistic care incorporating the individual's physical, psychological, social and emotional wellbeing and needs. This article explores the use and development of complementary therapies in health care.

The growth of complementary therapies: and their benefits in the perioperative setting.

Complementary therapies support and enhance the quality of life and people's wellbeing. Increasingly, people are seeking out complementary therapies in managing their healthcare. Practitioners in the perioperative setting, who are at the forefront of healthcare delivery, should be aware of the current complementary therapies available to patients, including the potential benefits and any contraindications of the therapies.

Nutrition for patients in hospital.

The hospital environment with its schedules, tests and procedures can adversely affect a patient's nutritional intake. Malnutrition has many negative repercussions not only for patients but also for the health service. Nurses have a key role in assessing patients' nutritional status and needs, providing a comfortable environment for eating and assistance at mealtimes.

Cancer information needs of people with intellectual disability: a review of the literature.

The lifespan of people with an intellectual disability has increased significantly in recent years; however, this has resulted in a rising incidence of age-related illnesses including cancer. The World Health Organisation has expressed concern as evidence suggests prevalence rates for cancer are increasing for this group. The needs of people with a cancer diagnosis and an intellectual disability are beginning to be highlighted; however, there appears to be a substantial dearth of services including appropriate cancer information.