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Cannabinoids may improve severe epilepsy but adverse events increase
Cannabinoids can reduce seizures in some people with severe, drug-resistant epilepsy, but they increase the risk of adverse events, according to a review summarised by an NIHR Signal
‘It’s time to eliminate “cultural cringe” from our profession’
The peculiar term ‘cultural cringe’ describes an internalised inferiority complex that causes people to dismiss their own culture.
Strengthening the research team to increase patient participation
Since the research teams at Mid Essex Hospital Services Trust were merged in 2013, patient participation in studies has more than doubled. This initiative won the Clinical Research Nursing category in the 2017 Nursing Times Awards
'Wicked problems require creative solutions'
How can student nurses, newly qualified nurses and health and social care professionals make a difference, ruminates student nurse Leanne
Reducing the wastage of blood products by changing clinical practice
A former critical care nurse conducted a project to reduce the wastage of red blood cell units and promote single-unit transfusions. This article comes with a handout for a journal club discussion
Improving access to mental health care in general practice
Establishing a mental health clinic at a GP practice improved access to treatment. This initiative won the awards for Nursing in Mental Health and Nurse of the Year in the 2016 Nursing Times Awards
Development of new commissioning levers for acute kidney injury services
Professionals from a wide range of clinical settings collaborated in a nurse-led project to develop pathways and incentives for improving the care of patients with acute kidney injury
Benefits of a creative writing group for care home residents
A writing group in a nursing home in Scotland shows that residents with dementia can be empowered to express themselves and staff enticed to be creative in their approach to care
If we assumed every patient is a research volunteer, what would we do differently?
People who know me will know I’ve spent a great deal of my career talking about evidence-based practice and developing cultures in which turning knowledge into action is easy.
Using on-call research nurses to boost recruitment to clinical trials
A clinical research nurse on-call rota can dramatically improve recruitment to clinical trials. This initiative won the award for Clinical Research Nursing at the 2016 Nursing Times Awards
A bedside tool to assess eyesight in hospital patients at risk of falls
A simple bedside tool has been recently designed to help ward staff in hospitals assess older people’s eyesight and reduce their risk of falls
Parkinson’s disease in primary care: an acute deterioration pathway
People with Parkinson’s disease experience acute deteriorations in their symptoms; in Cornwall, a pathway helps them manage these while avoiding hospital admissions
Improving engagement with patient safety through educational events
King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust has changed its approach to staff education about patient safety, introducing a safety forum and informal safety events
Spirometry: technical overview and new training and certification requirements
Spirometry is widely used to diagnose and monitor respiratory diseases, but requires specific skills and knowledge. A national register is being created which will feature all appropriately trained and/or certified practitioners
Improving staff recruitment and retention in the emergency department
A strategy to make an emergency department a more attractive work setting to nurses, both junior and experienced, has reduced the nursing vacancy rate from 65 to 14%
Enabling revalidation for registrants working in an education setting
An initiative was set up in a university to educate and support its nursing and midwifery educators through the process of revalidation
'As a clinical practice nurse with a PhD, I'll be writing my own job description'
As the end of her PhD approaches, Liz shares her thoughts on how the role of nurses within research is expanding
Providing effective asthma care to people with learning disabilities
A winning team from the Nursing Times Awards 2016 set up an asthma clinic for people with learning disabilities to help improve asthma control and reduce pressure on urgent care services
'Clinical research should be a routine element of nurse education'
It might seem that with the current staffing pressures facing the nursing profession, that the last thing anyone would have time for is thinking about clinical research.
Developing a resource to help parents explain cancer to their children
Nursing Times 2016 Cancer Nursing Award winners describe how they created an innovative resource to help people with cancer talk to their children about the condition
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Comment: ‘Documentation is vital and research will ensure systems are effective’
Liz Charalambous shares her views on the complexities of nursing documentation
Comment: 'Emergency departments hold opportunities for research'
Research in emergency medicine allows clinical research nurses to hone specialist skills, argue Rachel O’Brien and Polly Black
Comment: 'Research combined with clinical nursing is the future'
Ian Dove suggests that research and clinical nursing could be combined into one role, one that would be perfectly suited for clinical nurse specialists
Comment: 'A better understanding of the research nurse role is needed'
We must articulate the characteristics of the research nursing care patients receive so it can be woven into all nursing practice, say Emma Munro and Lisa Bayliss-Pratt
Comment: 'Obtaining rich data gives the best outcome for service users'
As part of a research project, Debbie Batstone, Jackie Waghorn and Claire Tobias trained a group of frontline mental health crisis practitioners in motivational interviewing skills. They tell us about that experience
Comment: 'It is both vital and feasible to balance practice and research'
Liz Charalambous works in a role that combines research and clinical practice, and explains why such hybrid roles are vital to bridge the gap between theory and practice
