Welcome to the latest key papers and publications
focussing mainly on revalidation and reflection and leadership in the nursing
profession.
The British Journal of Nursing, Nursing Times, British Journal of Healthcare Assistants,
Journal of Perioperative Practice and the British Journal of Midwifery
are all either available in print within the library or online via your OpenAthens username and password.
Please click on the links below and enter your OpenAthens username and password to download the full text or contact the library at esth.hirsonlibrary@nhs.net to request the full text.
Abstract: The author
reflects on the need for risk assessment as an integral part of providing safe,
quality care.
Source: British
Journal of Nursing 2019; 28(5): 321
Abstract: This report finds that hospital wards
across the NHS in England are still under staffed and putting patient lives at
risk despite new policies coming into force as a result of the 2013 Francis
Inquiry into the failings at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust. New
workforce guidelines have not led to significant improvements on the hospital
wards.
Source: University
of Southampton; 2019 [Freely
available online]
Abstract: The author has been reading about reverse mentoring
and considers its usefulness within the NHS.
Source: British Journal of
Nursing 2019; 28(8): 539
Abstract: The author
discusses the nature and importance of evidence. If you have ever been involved
in the selection and interviewing of people wanting to become nurses then you
will know one of the standard questions asked is, why do you want to be a
nurse? I must have asked that question hundreds of times and no one has ever
given me the answer, ‘I like doing paperwork and keeping records.’
Source: British Journal of Nursing 2019; 28(8): 532
Abstract: Nurses comprise the
largest component of the health workforce worldwide and numerous models of
workforce allocation and profile have been implemented. These include changes
in skill mix, grade mix or qualification mix, staff-allocation models, staffing
levels, nursing shifts, or nurses' work patterns. This is the first update of
our review published in 2011.
Source: Cochrane
Database of Systematic Reviews 2019; 4: CD007019
Abstract:
My name is Hannah Phillips and I was born 3 months prematurely. At only six
months of age, I was diagnosed with a rare heart disease called Complicated
Ebstein's Anomaly. I am now 23 years old and have been through more hospital
stays than I can count. But, luckily, I am able to reflect on the process of
what it is like to grow up with a long-term health condition – physically and
mentally.
Source: British
Journal of Cardiac Nursing 2019; 14(5): 1 - 3
Abstract: The now widely
reported increase in knife crime in the UK is a great social ill and has
gravely affected many individuals, their families and their social groups (Allen and Audickas, 2018).
It has taken communities aback and has presented those charged with the
maintenance of safety in the community with a formidable challenge. Home Office
statements have been replete with exhortations, not only that people should be
vigilant but also that people should report suspicions.
In an attempt to address this worrying trend, the Home Office has
announced proposals to impose a legal duty on certain professionals, notably
including nurses, to do something about it (BBC News, 2019). In this article,
the author looks at this attempt by the authorities to interfere with
professional autonomy.
Source: British
Journal of Community Nursing 2019; 24(5): 244 - 247
Abstract: Emma-Mae Green: “being a
nursing associate isn’t just about the clinical skills, it’s about providing
care to patients at their most vulnerable time.” In this article Emma-Mae Green reflects on
her journey from starting as a support worker aged 18 at Northampton General
Hospital to qualifying as a registered nursing associate.
Source: British Journal of Healthcare Assistants 2019; 13(5): 246 - 247
Abstract:
In England alone, the Royal College of Nursing
(RCN) has identified 40 000 nurse vacancies, with cancer centres struggling to
recruit specialist cancer nurses, 5000 mental health nurses’ posts lost since
2010 and a 50% fall in district nurse numbers (RCN, 2019). The Cavendish
Coalition says this is the equivalent of 45 hospitals’ worth of nurses and it
has urged the Government to step up recruitment to mitigate the loss of EU
staff (National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), 2018). These
gaps are set to be exacerbated 3 years hence by Brexit, with as many as 10 000
additional nursing vacancies feared, mostly in the harder-to-fill specialties.
Source:
British Journal of Nursing 2019; 28(8): 487
Abstract:
Taking the time to meet with peers to discuss
issues and reflect on practice is an essential part of continuing professional
development. PIAPA is committed to holding opportunities for such reflection.
In this article, Yvonne Senior, Linda Mather and Sarah Barker discuss some of
the recent opportunities to do just that, hosted by PIAPA.
Source:
Journal of Aesthetic Nursing 2019; 8(4):
184-185
