New graduate nurses' readiness for practice, transition and integration into the workplace: A longitudinal study with mixed methods research.

Aim: To examine the readiness of new graduate nurses for practice and evaluate factors influencing their transition into the workplace.

Background: This is new research in Bahrain. Understanding readiness for practice is important during a time when there is a national initiative to promote nursing as a career among the indigenous Bahraini population.

Nurse-led family-based approach in primary health care for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study.

Purpose: The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes is rapidly increasing, with 537 million people estimated to have diabetes in 2021. The literature suggests that nurses can deliver effective person-centred diabetes care and that families can be essential in supporting patients. Thus, a Nurse-led Family-based (NLFB) approach may be particularly effective.

Knowledge and Attitudes of Men in Bahrain Toward Prostate Cancer.

Objectives: Bahrain has one of the highest rates of prostate cancer in the Middle East, when compared to neighboring countries. Therefore, a seminal study was undertaken, investigating the knowledge and attitudes of Arabic men over 50 years and older, who are in the highest risk group for prostate cancer. A secondary objective was to apply inter-professional student learning of research though the inclusion of medical and nursing students in the research team.

The impact of introducing nurse-led analgesia and sedation guidelines in ventilated infants following cardiac surgery.

Introduction: Enhanced clinical outcomes in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit following standardisation of analgesia and sedation practice are reported. Little is known about the impact of standardisation of analgesia and sedation practice including incorporation of a validated distress assessment instrument on infants post cardiac surgery, a subset of whom have Trisomy 21. This study investigated whether the parallel introduction of nurse-led analgesia and sedation guidelines including regular distress assessment would impact on morphine administered to infants post cardiac surgery, and whether any differences observed would be amplified within the Trisomy 21 population.

A Population Study of Safety and Security in Admission Psychiatric Wards in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Assaultive behavior is a feature of mental health services. Psychiatric staff may experience significant psychological effects in relation to assaultive behavior and aggression. The international literature highlights a lack of clarity on matters of procedure and policy pertaining to safety and security in psychiatric hospitals.

The NURSING-Positive Recruitment Arabic Model (NURS-P.R.A.M.): A mixed methods study.

Aim: To identify factors influencing high school students' choice of nursing and explore strategic interventions to promote nursing as a career in the Arab region.

Background: This study forms part of a PhD thesis, conducted in Bahrain, in a healthcare environment with a high dependence on expatriate nurses to maintain nursing services. However, in attracting local candidates to study nursing, the public image of nursing in the Middle East must be improved by implementing strategies that are sensitive to the Arabic culture.

A descriptive survey study of violence management and priorities among psychiatric staff in mental health services, across seventeen european countries.

Background: In mental health services what is commonplace across international frontiers is that to prevent aggressive patients from harming themselves, other patients or staff, coercive measures and foremost, violence management strategies are required. There is no agreement, recommendations or direction from the EU on which measures of coercion should be practiced across EU countries, and there is no overall one best practice approach.

Methods: The project was conceived through an expert group, the European Violence in Psychiatry Research Group (EViPRG).

Debridement for venous leg ulcers.

Background: Venous ulcers (also known as varicose or venous stasis ulcers) are a chronic, recurring and debilitating condition that affects up to 1% of the population. Best practice documents and expert opinion suggests that the removal of devitalised tissue from venous ulcers (debridement) by any one of six methods helps to promote healing. However, to date there has been no review of the evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to support this.

Repositioning for treating pressure ulcers.

Background: Pressure, from lying or sitting on a particular part of the body results in reduced oxygen and nutrient supply, impaired drainage of waste products and damage to cells. If a patient with an existing pressure ulcer continues to lie or bear weight on the affected area, the tissues become depleted of blood flow and there is no oxygen or nutrient supply to the wound, and no removal of waste products from the wound, all of which are necessary for healing. Patients who cannot reposition themselves require assistance.

A nurse-led intervention study: Promoting compliance with Diskus Inhaler use in asthma patients.

Aim: To examine the impact of a nurse-led patient assessment and education programme in promoting compliance with inhaler use in asthma patients.

Design: A quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test design.

Methods: A sample of asthmatic patients (=21) were recruited from the population of patients attending an asthma clinic.

Risk assessment tools for the prevention of pressure ulcers.

Background: Use of pressure ulcer risk assessment tools or scales is a component of the assessment process used to identify individuals at risk of developing a pressure ulcer. Indeed, use of a risk assessment tool is recommended by many international pressure ulcer prevention guidelines, however it is not known whether using a risk assessment tool makes a difference to patient outcomes. We conducted a review to provide a summary of the evidence pertaining to pressure ulcer risk assessment in clinical practice.

Symptoms, clusters and quality of life prior to surgery for breast cancer.

Aims And Objectives: To examine the pretreatment symptoms and symptom clusters that women awaiting breast cancer surgery are experiencing and the impact of these symptoms on their quality of life.

Background: Most women diagnosed with breast cancer will have surgery as a first-line treatment. The presence of presurgery symptoms may be significant in contributing to distress and impaired quality of life.

Nurses' knowledge of chest drain management in an Irish Children's Hospital.

Aims And Objectives: To explore contact with and knowledge regarding chest drain management among nurses.

Background: Chest drains are commonly used in both adult and paediatric settings, for example, for cardiothoracic patients or postspinal surgery, where they are inserted intra-operatively to drain excess fluid. Despite a large number of children requiring chest drain insertion annually, current literature suggests that many nurses have reduced contact with chest drains and a knowledge deficit regarding their management.

An economic analysis of repositioning for the prevention of pressure ulcers.

Aims And Objectives: To compare pressure ulcer incidence and costs associated with repositioning older individuals in long-term care using two different repositioning regimes.

Background: Repositioning has not always been integrated into pressure ulcer preventative methods, with arguments that it is an expensive procedure in terms of personnel and time.

Design: Participants were randomly allocated to the experimental group (n = 99; repositioned every 3 hours, using the 30° tilt) and the control group (n = 114 standard care, repositioned every 6 hours, using the 90° lateral rotation).

Wound cleansing for pressure ulcers.

Background: Pressure ulcers (also called pressure sores, bed sores and decubitus ulcers) are areas of tissue damage that occur in the elderly, malnourished or acutely ill, who cannot reposition themselves. Pressure ulcers impose a significant financial burden on health care systems and negatively affect quality of life. Wound cleansing is considered an important component of pressure ulcer care.

The future cost of stroke in Ireland: an analysis of the potential impact of demographic change and implementation of evidence-based therapies.

Background And Purpose: this paper examines the impact of demographic change from 2007 to 2021 on the total cost of stroke in Ireland and analyses potential impacts of expanded access to stroke unit care and thrombolytic therapy on stroke outcomes and costs.

Methods: total costs of stroke are estimated for the projected number of stroke cases in 2021 in Ireland. Analysis also estimates the potential number of deaths or institutionalised cases averted among incident stroke cases in Ireland in 2007 at different rates of access to stroke unit care and thrombolytic therapy.

Repositioning for treating pressure ulcers.

Background: Pressure, from lying or sitting on a particular part of the body results in reduced oxygen and nutrient supply, impaired drainage of waste products and damage to cells. If a patient with an existing pressure ulcer continues to lie or bear weight on the affected area, the tissues become depleted of blood flow and there is no oxygen or nutrient supply to the wound, and no removal of waste products from the wound, all of which are necessary for healing. Patients who cannot reposition themselves require assistance.

An international eDelphi study identifying the research and education priorities in wound management and tissue repair.

Aim: To incorporate an international and multidisciplinary consensus in the determination of the research and education priorities for wound healing and tissue repair.

Background: A compelling reason for the study is the lack of an agreed list of priorities for wound care research and education. Furthermore, there is a growth in the prevalence of chronic wounds, a growth in wound care products and marketing, and an increase in clinician attendance at conferences and education programmes.

The cost of stroke and transient ischaemic attack in Ireland: a prevalence-based estimate.

Background: stroke is a leading cause of death and disability globally. The economic costs of stroke are high but not often fully quantified. This paper estimates the economic burden of stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) in Ireland in 2007.