Publications by authors named "Sarah Michelle Hughes"
Dysphagia, or swallowing difficulties, is a common problem in patients affected by stroke and its management is an important aspect of stroke rehabilitation and reducing the risk of aspiration pneumonia. Adequate nutrition and oral hygiene are also important aspects of dysphagia management. Nurses are well informed about the needs of patients and there is a consensus within the profession that they should undergo training to allow them to assess patients' swallow before formal assessments by speech and language therapists.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTitle: A new way of reflecting in nursing: the Peshkin Approach.
Aim: This paper is a report of a new approach to reflection in nursing and demonstrates its positive outcomes for student learning in clinical practice.
Background: Reflection is a popular educational tool in nursing and most traditional reflective models take an incident as the starting point.