Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNS): Three new reports have been added to the Foundation of Nursing Studies Library:
Reducing Noise in Critical Care:
At the outset of this project, the noise levels within the critical care unit exceeded the WHO recommendations and action needed to be taken to address this. It is a busy unit with some environmental noise origins but also a high density of staff and relatives. By considering the issue of noise and developing strategies that result in sustainable reductions in noise levels, the project team were aiming to improve both the patients’ experience of their critical care stay and their health outcomes.
Call 4 Concern: Patient and Relative Initiated Critical Care Outreach:
The aim of the project was to introduce and evaluate a Call for Concern (C4C) service that provides patients and relatives with direct access to the Critical Care Outreach (CCO) team, to give patients and relatives more choice about who they can consult with about their care, and facilitate the early recognition of the deteriorating ward patient. C4C was inspired by the Condition H(elp) system at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre. What little has been published on the subject is largely descriptive, but supporting literature reports the value of patients and relatives input into early recognition of deterioration. It is thought that this is the first such service introduced in the UK.
Developing and Implementing a Distressing Procedures Tool for Use in Paediatrics:
This project aimed to identify children and young people at risk of procedural distress and attempt to reduce the distress levels by accessing extra support for the child and their family. A distressing procedures tool was developed in order to meet the aim and was then trialled and implemented into the clinical area.
INVOLVE: Putting it into Practice database. This resource has been developed for people who are planning or developing public involvement in research or wishing to broaden their practice. It provides information on ‘how to do it’ and includes published guidance on good practice, reports of the lessons learnt from direct experience of involvement and descriptions of involvement in research projects.
The RCN's Research Institute is located within the University of Warwick and is committed to staying on the leading edge of research. Their overarching research themes are patient experiences and involvement; patient reported outcomes; and translating knowledge into practice. The RCNRI's latest newsletter covering October to December 2010 (volume 3, issue 1) features selected highlights shown on their website and include the impact of patient and public involvement; international collaboration of orthopaedic nursing conference; developing a patient evidence-base known as the Prime Project; and peri-operative implementation study evaluation.
Individual determinants of research utilisation by nurses
There are few reports of successful research utilisation in nursing interventions. A paper published in January 2011 updates the evidence of a previous systematic review in individual characteristics influencing research utilisation by nurses. This review reinforced previous conclusions, adding that attending conferences/in-services, having a graduate degree in nursing, working in a speciality area and job satisfaction are individual characteristics that are also important to research utilization.
Proactive patient rounding: developing nursing practice to improve the quality of patient care: This project, led by a staff and patient project group, introduced Proactive Patient Rounding (PPR) on two orthopaedic ward. PPR involves nursing staff using predetermined questions to ask patients on a regular (two hourly) basis about care needs and checking the patient environment to ensure that it is clean and uncluttered and that everything is in reach of the patient.
RCN Research Society and Nursing Research's Top 50
In 2009, the RCN Research Society celebrated 50 years under the auspices of the RCN, and amongst its celebrations, a series of surveys were conducted to ascertain the most influential piece of nursing research over the past 50 years.
Facilitating the link between research and clinical practice.
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Cancer Nursing Practice, 01 December 2010, vol./is. 9/10(23-26).
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Issues in cross-cultural comparative research.
Harrison, Tracie, Parker, Ramona Ann
Research & Theory for Nursing Practice, 01 December 2010, vol./is. 24/4(233-240).
It is the purpose of this article to describe the methodological issues when designing qualitative cultural comparative studies, which may be used to address health disparities. Overall, two broad types of comparative studies were found: primary and secondary comparative studies. Methodological issues to consider when designing primary studies were reviewed. The main areas discussed in this article relate to sampling and study purpose, sample boundaries, theoretical context, concept development, analogous comparisons, and systematic comparisons. Nurses are in a prime position to pose the qualitative research questions needed to address health disparities within their clinical settings. It is suggested that awareness of the method types and issues might inspire further qualitative comparative work.
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An overview of case-control study designs and their advantages and disadvantages.
Morrow, B
International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation, November 2010, vol./is. 17/11(570-4).
Research Methodology series. Overview of the characteristics of case-control studies. Their advantages and disadvantages are discussed, particularly in comparison with cohort studies, and points to be considered when designing a case-control study or evaluating the results of case-control research are discussed. 20 refs.
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Analyse the evidence.
Gelling, Leslie
Nursing Standard, 27 October 2010, vol./is. 25/8(61-61).
Leslie Gelling explains the importance of critiquing research with an eye to adopting best practice.
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Research news:
Lincolnshire Clinical Ethics Conference
Friday 4th March, 2011 at The Olde Barn, Marston, Grantham.
Free introductory research training for ULHT staff. The Trust is running training to introduce learners to:
· the research process
· common research methods and approaches
· how to develop your idea into a research protocol
· issues of research ethics and governance and funding
Dates:Thursday 3rd March, Lincoln County Hospital, 10am - 1pm.
Thursday 10th March, Pilgrim Hospital, 10am - 1pm.
For more details and to reserve your place, email Dr Joanne Cooper at joanne.cooper@ulh.nhs.uk
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This bulletin is brought to you by Library and Knowledge Services. It aims to keep you up-to-date with nursing research issues. At the beginning of every other month, a librarian will update the bulletin with relevant information published in the preceding two months. If there are areas you think we also need to cover, please let us know.
