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The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2013
Nurse education in practice, Jan 7, 2015
Spirituality is receiving unprecedented attention in the nursing literature. Both the volume and ... more Spirituality is receiving unprecedented attention in the nursing literature. Both the volume and scope of literature on the topic is expanding, and it is clear that this topic is of interest to nurses. There is consensus that the spiritual required by clients receiving health ought to be an integrated effort across the health care team. Although undergraduate nurses receive some education on the topic, this is ad hoc and inconsistent across universities. Textbooks are clearly a key resource in this area however the extent to which they form a comprehensive guide for nursing students and nurses is unclear. This study provides a hitherto unperformed analysis of core nursing textbooks to ascertain spirituality related content. 548 books were examined and this provides a range of useful information about inclusions and omissions in this field. Findings revealed that spirituality is not strongly portrayed as a component of holistic care and specific direction for the provision of spiritu...
It gives me great pleasure to introduce this publication. The report provides a review of the int... more It gives me great pleasure to introduce this publication. The report provides a review of the international literature in relation to sex education delivered by organisations or individuals other than the school teacher in the post-primary school settings.
Background: Several authors have suggested that computer skills should be taught within the under... more Background: Several authors have suggested that computer skills should be taught within the undergraduate curriculum. In this paper, the focus is mainly on the results of an examination of midwifery students' search strategy in response to a specific question undertaken before and after training session in the first, second and third years of the undergraduate programme. Methods: The intervention allocated 16 h of library-based instruction over the first three years of the programme focussing specifically on the skills required to utilise electronic resources effectively. Following ethical approval by the university, 108 undergraduates took part from 2008 to 2011. Results: The data obtained from the search history files were categorised as either poor, fair or good. The primary analyses compared the pre and post-instruction categories in each year, within each student, with a comparison of each student's post-instruction category one year and the pre-instruction category the following year. The data indicated that the sessions in the first and second years of the programmes resulted in improvements in the ability to search, with less improvement in third year. Conclusions: As with any complex intervention, it is not possible to tease out which elements of the session were most beneficial. We will try to identify ways in which midwifery students' search skills could be strengthened further.
It gives me great pleasure to introduce this publication. The report provides a review of the int... more It gives me great pleasure to introduce this publication. The report provides a review of the international literature in relation to sex education delivered by organisations or individuals other than the school teacher in the post-primary school settings.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2013
Nurse Education Today, 2015
Background: Holistic care that encompasses a spiritual dimension is an expectation in modern heal... more Background: Holistic care that encompasses a spiritual dimension is an expectation in modern healthcare ). Increasing attention is being paid to the role of nurses in providing spiritual care to patients. However nurses lack specific skills and expertise in this area , RCN 2011, and the extent to which their undergraduate education prepares them for this role is unclear. There is often an absence of clear direction about what to teach undergraduate nursing students. The extent to which core textbooks direct student studies in this area is not known. There is some evidence that some of these fundamental core textbooks provide insufficient direction (Pesut 2008), thus gaps in knowledge and care provision in this field could be exacerbated.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2013
Nurse education in practice, Jan 7, 2015
Spirituality is receiving unprecedented attention in the nursing literature. Both the volume and ... more Spirituality is receiving unprecedented attention in the nursing literature. Both the volume and scope of literature on the topic is expanding, and it is clear that this topic is of interest to nurses. There is consensus that the spiritual required by clients receiving health ought to be an integrated effort across the health care team. Although undergraduate nurses receive some education on the topic, this is ad hoc and inconsistent across universities. Textbooks are clearly a key resource in this area however the extent to which they form a comprehensive guide for nursing students and nurses is unclear. This study provides a hitherto unperformed analysis of core nursing textbooks to ascertain spirituality related content. 548 books were examined and this provides a range of useful information about inclusions and omissions in this field. Findings revealed that spirituality is not strongly portrayed as a component of holistic care and specific direction for the provision of spiritu...
It gives me great pleasure to introduce this publication. The report provides a review of the int... more It gives me great pleasure to introduce this publication. The report provides a review of the international literature in relation to sex education delivered by organisations or individuals other than the school teacher in the post-primary school settings.
Background: Several authors have suggested that computer skills should be taught within the under... more Background: Several authors have suggested that computer skills should be taught within the undergraduate curriculum. In this paper, the focus is mainly on the results of an examination of midwifery students' search strategy in response to a specific question undertaken before and after training session in the first, second and third years of the undergraduate programme. Methods: The intervention allocated 16 h of library-based instruction over the first three years of the programme focussing specifically on the skills required to utilise electronic resources effectively. Following ethical approval by the university, 108 undergraduates took part from 2008 to 2011. Results: The data obtained from the search history files were categorised as either poor, fair or good. The primary analyses compared the pre and post-instruction categories in each year, within each student, with a comparison of each student's post-instruction category one year and the pre-instruction category the following year. The data indicated that the sessions in the first and second years of the programmes resulted in improvements in the ability to search, with less improvement in third year. Conclusions: As with any complex intervention, it is not possible to tease out which elements of the session were most beneficial. We will try to identify ways in which midwifery students' search skills could be strengthened further.
It gives me great pleasure to introduce this publication. The report provides a review of the int... more It gives me great pleasure to introduce this publication. The report provides a review of the international literature in relation to sex education delivered by organisations or individuals other than the school teacher in the post-primary school settings.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2013
Nurse Education Today, 2015
Background: Holistic care that encompasses a spiritual dimension is an expectation in modern heal... more Background: Holistic care that encompasses a spiritual dimension is an expectation in modern healthcare ). Increasing attention is being paid to the role of nurses in providing spiritual care to patients. However nurses lack specific skills and expertise in this area , RCN 2011, and the extent to which their undergraduate education prepares them for this role is unclear. There is often an absence of clear direction about what to teach undergraduate nursing students. The extent to which core textbooks direct student studies in this area is not known. There is some evidence that some of these fundamental core textbooks provide insufficient direction (Pesut 2008), thus gaps in knowledge and care provision in this field could be exacerbated.