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Gender dysphoria in young people: The Interim Cass Review and its implications for nursing
1 INTRODUCTION The aim of this editorial was to explore the implications for nurses of the initial published findings of the English ‘Independent review of gender identity services for children and young people’. The Review, led by paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass, was commissioned by NHS England.
International nurse education leaders’ experiences of responding to the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative study
Abstract Aims To explore the experiences of strategic leads for nurse education as they sought to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Design We utilised a qualitative interpretative approach to explore education leaders’ experiences of leading during the early months of the pandemic.
Sex, gender and nursing
The aim of this editorial is to raise awareness and provoke discussion about the issues of sex and gender in nursing. Here, we provide a brief summary of a complex and challenging area. This topic has been the subject of significant heated debate on social media and has, more recently, come to the fore in more mainstream media and throughout sections of academia—prompting increasingly polarized discussion. It is now an issue where deeply held views are evident—some quite entrenched.
Sharing essays: what to do if a friend asks
Francesca Hufton Third-year mental health nursing student, Canterbury Christ Church University Robin Ion Senior lecturer, Mental health and integrated practice division at the University of the West of Scotland Allowing others to share your work can have serious consequences Good nursing is often about good teamwork – you will hear this many times in your studies, and you will be asked to demonstrate your ability to work in a team in practice and at university. Nursing Standard. 36, 4, 23-23.
Sharing essays: what to do if a friend asks to see your work
Sharing expertise is crucial in nursing, but sharing your coursework could have serious consequences Good nursing is often about good teamwork – you will hear this many times during your studies, and you will also be asked to demonstrate your ability to work as part of a team in practice and in the university setting. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code is explicit about the need for nurses to share information, expertise and knowledge, and to collaborate.
Hitting rock bottom: The descent from predatory journals and conferences to the predatory PhD
Do you have a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) or a PhD (Predatory Hoax Doctorate)? To even ask such a question is a mark of just how perilous the situation with predatory journals has become and the very real threat they pose to academic standards.
Is this a first step towards treating students as equals?
Joy O’Gorman Second-year adult nursing student, University of Plymouth Robin Ion Senior lecturer, Division of mental health and integrated practice at the University of the West of Scotland Alicia Burnett Third-year midwifery student, University of West London The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a shift in the way people in positions of power engage with healthcare students.
Nurse education: the COVID-19 response was the first step in treating students as equals
The five tests to assess commitment to change and ensure a new platform for students’ voices Students are getting involved in debates related to the COVID-19 pandemic Picture: iStock Nurse education has often been criticised for its slow response to the need for change. But since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare education sector has shown a flexibility, agility and speed of movement which would have previously been unthinkable.
Three issues for mental health nurse educators preparing new preregistration programmes
Robin Ion Senior Lecturer, Division of Mental Health Nursing and Counselling, University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland Leanne Patrick Nursing Student, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland Zoe Chouliara Professor in Mental Health, School of Applied Sciences, University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland Emily-May Marlow Clinical Academic Fellow, School of Applied Sciences, University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland Why you should read this article • To understand that new preregistration nursing...
Top tips when starting a career in academic nursing
Debbie Massey, Corresponding Author dmassey@usc.edu.au Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia Search for more papers by this author Robin Ion, Debra Jackson, University of Technology, Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia Search for more papers by this author PDF ShareShare Unlike many academic disciplines, nursing is a relative newcomer to the academy.
Top tips when starting a career in academic nursing - Massey - - Journal of Clinical Nursing - Wiley Online Library
The full text of this article hosted at iucr.org is unavailable due to technical difficulties. EDITORIAL Top tips when starting a career in academic nursing Debbie Massey E-mail address: dmassey@usc.edu.au Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia Search for more papers by this author PDF PDF Share Unlike many academic disciplines, nursing is a relative newcomer to the academy.
Failure to report poor care as a breach of moral and professional expectation - Ion - - Nursing Inquiry - Wiley Online Library
The full text of this article hosted at iucr.org is unavailable due to technical difficulties. FEATURE Failure to report poor care as a breach of moral and professional expectation Robin Ion Corresponding Author E-mail address: r.ion@abertay.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9206-4495 Division of Mental Health Nursing and Counselling, Abertay University, Dundee, UK Correspondence Robin Ion, Division of Mental Health Nursing and Counselling, Abertay University, Dundee, UK.
Failure to report poor care as a breach of moral and professional expectation
FEATURE Robin Ion Corresponding Author E-mail address: r.ion@abertay.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9206-4495 Division of Mental Health Nursing and Counselling, Abertay University, Dundee, UK Correspondence Robin Ion, Division of Mental Health Nursing and Counselling, Abertay University, Dundee, UK. Email: r.ion@abertay.ac.uk Search for more papers by this author PDF PDF Share Get access to the full version of this article.View access options below.
Mental health nurses’ attitudes, experience, and knowledge regarding routine physical healthcare: systematic, integrative review of studies involving 7,549 nurses working in mental health settings
BMC Nursing201918:16 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-019-0339-x © The Author(s). 2019 Received: 30 October 2018 Accepted: 1 April 2019 Published: 26 April 2019 Abstract Background There has been a recent growth in research addressing mental health nurses’ routine physical healthcare knowledge and attitudes.
Are mental health nurses ready for the challenge of physical healthcare?
Mental health nurses have a significant part to play in improving the mental health and the physical health of those with long-term psychiatric problems. In this blog post, the authors of a new systematic review in BMC Nursing discuss why this is important and what mental health nurses can do to make a difference. Geoff Dickens & Robin Ion 26 Apr 2019 What’s the problem? People are increasingly aware of what it means to face a mental health crisis, or to live with an ongoing mental health problem.
The Gosport War Memorial Hospital Panel Report and its implications for Nursing
Where do we even begin? How do mere words encapsulate the full horror of the Gosport War Memorial Hospital (GWMH) report (Gosport Independent Panel, 2018) and its profound implications for nursing? Many of us thought that in our careers we would never again read anything as damning of health care and health services as the Francis Report; Darbyshire & McKenna, 2013; Hayter, 2013; Nolan, 2013). We were wrong.
Developing the social media presence of @NurseEducToday by using Twitter
Publication HistoryPublished online: June 19, 2018Accepted: June 5, 2018; Received: May 28, 2018;
Poor care and the professional duty of the registered nurse
Concerns have been raised in recent years about standards of care in the UK. Notable failures have been identified in the care of vulnerable older adults. This article identifies and discusses some logical steps which might be taken to minimise the risk of individual and systemic care failure in settings for older adults.
Nursing and midwifery students' encounters with poor clinical practice: A systematic review
Publication HistoryPublished online: February 24, 2017Accepted: February 17, 2017; Received in revised form: February 9, 2017; Received: November 16, 2016;
Raising concerns and reporting poor care in practice
This article considers the issue of poor care and how nurses should respond when they encounter it. Several reports and inquiries into failings in care have called into question the standards of care provided by nurses. Of equal concern is the observation that in some instances, poor care is unreported.
Student life - Helping nurses to speak up
How we respond to students who raise concerns is important because the experience will shape their future practice. Students often worry about what they might experience when they return to the practice environment, so need to be reassured they are doing the right thing.
Much more than a mishap
Nurses must learn how to recognise the difference between a mistake and poor care so that the latter can be challenged
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