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Papers by Karen Holland
Routledge eBooks, Jul 12, 2017
Consortium focused entirely on 'peer review, its benefits and perception alternatives'. This repo... more Consortium focused entirely on 'peer review, its benefits and perception alternatives'. This report is a fascinating insight into the world of peer review and the role of journals and a link to the website where you can download the report can be found at the end of this chapter.
Holland/Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare, 2013
This chapter is deliberately entitled 'where do we go from here?'as opposed to 'wh... more This chapter is deliberately entitled 'where do we go from here?'as opposed to 'where do you go from here?'This is to convey that, regardless of our experience and success as writers, each time we sit down to write we are, essentially, starting from the beginning with a particular publication. We all have the same pressures of time and commitments, which militate against good quality writing time and productivity in terms of what we want to write about or, for many of us, have to write about. Regardless of the importance we place on ...
Primary Health Care Research and Development, 2007
The sustained movement towards a more primary health care led National Health Service in the UK h... more The sustained movement towards a more primary health care led National Health Service in the UK has involved individuals and organizations developing more effective ways of working. This has resulted in changes to the structure and functioning of primary care organizations, the development of new workers and, in some instances, handing over work to other health and social care agencies. These changes have contributed to what for many staff is a turbulent organizational and practice environment. Data from a 3-year project, commissioned by the North West Development Agency, is used to explore how staff involved in these changes dealt with this turbulence; 350 staff working within 18 Primary Care Trusts participated in the study. A multi-methods approach was used which facilitated an iterative analysis and data collection process. Thematic analysis revealed a high degree of congruence between the perceptions of all staff groups with evidence of a generally well-articulated, but often rhetorical view of the organizational and professional factors involved in the changes experienced. This rhetoric was used by individuals as a defense mechanism in dealing with the turbulence of change. The article discusses how these defense mechanisms need to be recognized and understood by managers so that a more supportive organizational culture is developed.
Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2008
This element of the larger Scottish evaluation aimed to explore differences between access routes... more This element of the larger Scottish evaluation aimed to explore differences between access routes, cohorts and higher education institutes (HEI) (universities and colleges) in levels of self-efficacy, student support and self-reported competence in a nationally representative sample of student nurses and midwives.
Nurse education in practice, 2010
The first year post-qualifying as a nurse or midwife is often seen as a key transitional period. ... more The first year post-qualifying as a nurse or midwife is often seen as a key transitional period. Flying Start NHS is the national development programme for all newly qualified nurses, midwives and allied health professionals in NHS Scotland. It is designed to support the transition from student to newly qualified health professional through supporting learning in everyday practice. It is a web-based or CD-ROM programme which seeks to increase the confidence and competence of newly qualified nurses and midwives during their first year of employment following registration. The aims of this study were to establish levels of self-report competency, self-efficacy, job demands and career intentions in newly qualified nurses undertaking Flying Start NHS programme in Scotland. The aims were met by conducting a cross-sectional survey of Flying Start NHS students. Newly qualified nurse participants (n=97) comprised a convenience sample of newly qualified nurses who were registered as undertak...
Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2010
The aim of this paper is to report findings from a major study that evaluated the Fitness for Pra... more The aim of this paper is to report findings from a major study that evaluated the Fitness for Practice nursing and midwifery curriculum in Scotland, UK.
NHS Education for Scotland (NES), 2008
1.1 Introduction The debate about the competence of newly qualified nurses and midwives has a lon... more 1.1 Introduction The debate about the competence of newly qualified nurses and midwives has a long and contentious history. Much of this debate has not been informed by a strong evidence-base, but has often relied on anecdote, personal experience and deeply held opinion. Recently, Clark and Holmes (2007) reported findings that in England ward mangers have low expectations of newly qualified nurses, who themselves reported feeling poorly prepared for their new role. Whether this reflects an accurate picture of real competence is ...
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 2001
Nurse Education in Practice, 2017
Developing nursing competence: future proofing nurses for the changing practice requirements of 2... more Developing nursing competence: future proofing nurses for the changing practice requirements of 21 st century healthcare. Nurse Educ. Pract. (in press).
Nurse Education in Practice, 2017
Nurse Education in Practice, 2002
Nurse Education in Practice, 2004
Nurse Education in Practice, 2002
Nurse Education in Practice, 2009
Welcome to the Nurse Education in Practice Special Issue and to a set of papers that reflect the ... more Welcome to the Nurse Education in Practice Special Issue and to a set of papers that reflect the ethos of the conference and the aims and scope of the journal. Our first ever collaborative NETNEP Conference took place in Vancouver in 2006 and its success across so many different dimensions was astounding. Based on this positive experience and using the same collaborative model, we were very pleased to work with our colleagues in the four Dublin Universities and the University of Salford where both journal editors are based. To ensure that the same high standard of papers was accepted for both oral and poster presentations we set up an international scientific committee, chaired by Professor Tony Long from the University of Salford. Given that over 400 papers had been submitted to the Vancouver conference we had anticipated similar numbers; however this was exceeded and 601 abstracts were sent out to review. Making final decisions was not easy as the overall quality was excellent. Unfortunately, many had to be disappointed but those which were accepted reflected the overall themes of the conference and the aims and scope of both journals. These themes were: Education in clinical practice, teaching and assessment in practice, research methodology in nursing education, technology in health and social care education, interprofessional education and history, policy and theory in education. (Details of full programme and the conference can be found at http://www.netnep-conference.elsevier.com). To give readers an indication of the internationality
Nurse Education in Practice, 2011
Routledge eBooks, Jul 12, 2017
Consortium focused entirely on 'peer review, its benefits and perception alternatives'. This repo... more Consortium focused entirely on 'peer review, its benefits and perception alternatives'. This report is a fascinating insight into the world of peer review and the role of journals and a link to the website where you can download the report can be found at the end of this chapter.
Holland/Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare, 2013
This chapter is deliberately entitled 'where do we go from here?'as opposed to 'wh... more This chapter is deliberately entitled 'where do we go from here?'as opposed to 'where do you go from here?'This is to convey that, regardless of our experience and success as writers, each time we sit down to write we are, essentially, starting from the beginning with a particular publication. We all have the same pressures of time and commitments, which militate against good quality writing time and productivity in terms of what we want to write about or, for many of us, have to write about. Regardless of the importance we place on ...
Primary Health Care Research and Development, 2007
The sustained movement towards a more primary health care led National Health Service in the UK h... more The sustained movement towards a more primary health care led National Health Service in the UK has involved individuals and organizations developing more effective ways of working. This has resulted in changes to the structure and functioning of primary care organizations, the development of new workers and, in some instances, handing over work to other health and social care agencies. These changes have contributed to what for many staff is a turbulent organizational and practice environment. Data from a 3-year project, commissioned by the North West Development Agency, is used to explore how staff involved in these changes dealt with this turbulence; 350 staff working within 18 Primary Care Trusts participated in the study. A multi-methods approach was used which facilitated an iterative analysis and data collection process. Thematic analysis revealed a high degree of congruence between the perceptions of all staff groups with evidence of a generally well-articulated, but often rhetorical view of the organizational and professional factors involved in the changes experienced. This rhetoric was used by individuals as a defense mechanism in dealing with the turbulence of change. The article discusses how these defense mechanisms need to be recognized and understood by managers so that a more supportive organizational culture is developed.
Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2008
This element of the larger Scottish evaluation aimed to explore differences between access routes... more This element of the larger Scottish evaluation aimed to explore differences between access routes, cohorts and higher education institutes (HEI) (universities and colleges) in levels of self-efficacy, student support and self-reported competence in a nationally representative sample of student nurses and midwives.
Nurse education in practice, 2010
The first year post-qualifying as a nurse or midwife is often seen as a key transitional period. ... more The first year post-qualifying as a nurse or midwife is often seen as a key transitional period. Flying Start NHS is the national development programme for all newly qualified nurses, midwives and allied health professionals in NHS Scotland. It is designed to support the transition from student to newly qualified health professional through supporting learning in everyday practice. It is a web-based or CD-ROM programme which seeks to increase the confidence and competence of newly qualified nurses and midwives during their first year of employment following registration. The aims of this study were to establish levels of self-report competency, self-efficacy, job demands and career intentions in newly qualified nurses undertaking Flying Start NHS programme in Scotland. The aims were met by conducting a cross-sectional survey of Flying Start NHS students. Newly qualified nurse participants (n=97) comprised a convenience sample of newly qualified nurses who were registered as undertak...
Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2010
The aim of this paper is to report findings from a major study that evaluated the Fitness for Pra... more The aim of this paper is to report findings from a major study that evaluated the Fitness for Practice nursing and midwifery curriculum in Scotland, UK.
NHS Education for Scotland (NES), 2008
1.1 Introduction The debate about the competence of newly qualified nurses and midwives has a lon... more 1.1 Introduction The debate about the competence of newly qualified nurses and midwives has a long and contentious history. Much of this debate has not been informed by a strong evidence-base, but has often relied on anecdote, personal experience and deeply held opinion. Recently, Clark and Holmes (2007) reported findings that in England ward mangers have low expectations of newly qualified nurses, who themselves reported feeling poorly prepared for their new role. Whether this reflects an accurate picture of real competence is ...
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 2001
Nurse Education in Practice, 2017
Developing nursing competence: future proofing nurses for the changing practice requirements of 2... more Developing nursing competence: future proofing nurses for the changing practice requirements of 21 st century healthcare. Nurse Educ. Pract. (in press).
Nurse Education in Practice, 2017
Nurse Education in Practice, 2002
Nurse Education in Practice, 2004
Nurse Education in Practice, 2002
Nurse Education in Practice, 2009
Welcome to the Nurse Education in Practice Special Issue and to a set of papers that reflect the ... more Welcome to the Nurse Education in Practice Special Issue and to a set of papers that reflect the ethos of the conference and the aims and scope of the journal. Our first ever collaborative NETNEP Conference took place in Vancouver in 2006 and its success across so many different dimensions was astounding. Based on this positive experience and using the same collaborative model, we were very pleased to work with our colleagues in the four Dublin Universities and the University of Salford where both journal editors are based. To ensure that the same high standard of papers was accepted for both oral and poster presentations we set up an international scientific committee, chaired by Professor Tony Long from the University of Salford. Given that over 400 papers had been submitted to the Vancouver conference we had anticipated similar numbers; however this was exceeded and 601 abstracts were sent out to review. Making final decisions was not easy as the overall quality was excellent. Unfortunately, many had to be disappointed but those which were accepted reflected the overall themes of the conference and the aims and scope of both journals. These themes were: Education in clinical practice, teaching and assessment in practice, research methodology in nursing education, technology in health and social care education, interprofessional education and history, policy and theory in education. (Details of full programme and the conference can be found at http://www.netnep-conference.elsevier.com). To give readers an indication of the internationality
Nurse Education in Practice, 2011