Roberta Heale, EBN Associate Editor @robertaheale Tomorrow morning I’ll be going to an appointment with an orthopedic physician. Last week I twisted my ankle, fell and found out that I’d broken a chip off my right lateral malleolus. It’s been less than a week with a cast, but it’s been real eye-opening experience. At first […]
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Nontechnical Skills, Cognition and Metacognition in Patient Safety
Dr Ian Walsh – Queen’s University Belfast, School of Medicine email: i.walsh@qub.ac.uk “Make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy…… for this we must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and guard against the growing into ways that are likely to be […]
Cardiovascular health is a global priority
Dean Patricia Davidson @nursingdean from John Hopkins University’s School of Nursing @JHUNursing will be leading this week’s EBN Twitter Chat (#ebnjc) on Wednesday 15th July between 8-9pm UK time (3pm-4pm EDT) focusing on cardiovascular health as a global priority. Participating in the Twitter Chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have one you can create […]
Mental Health Awareness week – A student led session exploring contemporary themes related to anxiety and depression
Paul Canning, Karen Galway, Jean Nugent, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queens University Belfast Year 2 BSc. Mental Health Nursing Student Volunteers Mental Health Awareness week is a national campaign promoted by the Mental Health Foundation that runs every year in the month of May. Queens University Belfast (QUB) Staff Wellbeing Team plan and […]
Music Therapy in Dementia Care
Lucy Frost @lucyjmarsters from Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust(BSUH) @BSUH_NHS will be leading this week’s EBN Twitter Chat (#ebnjc) on Wednesday 1st July between 8-9pm UK time focusing on music therapy in dementia care. Participating in the Twitter Chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have one you can create an […]
First Do No Harm….Lowering One Risk and Increasing Another
Roberta Heale, EBN Associate Editor, @robertaheale @EBNursingBMJ Implementation of evidence into practice is the gold standard for healthcare. Ultimately, we want patients to have the best possible health outcomes, but nothing is without risk and balancing the risk is not always easy. Take cardiac prevention for example. The ongoing battle to prevent cardiac events led […]
Learning Disability Awareness Week 2015
This week (15th – 21st June) is Learning Disability Awareness Week and to celebrate this we have invited Nadine Falconer, a 1st year learning disability student nurse from Queen’s University in Belfast, to blog about her first year as a student nurse. I feel very honoured to be asked to write a guest blog on […]
Diabetes Week: Communication and Awareness
A Twitter Chat with Dr. Neil Black (@RneilABlack) – Wednesday 17th June @8-9pm. Dr Black, from the Western Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland, will lead the Twitter chat this week focusing on diabetes communication and awareness. Participating in the Twitter chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have one […]
A Personal Account of Caring
This week is Carers Week and it runs from the 8th of June to the 14th June 2015. It’s a time where healthcare professionals and individuals, like myself, raise awareness of the important role that carers play. This awareness pertains to what a carer is, what they do on a daily basis and where […]
Palliative Care in Nursing Homes
Joanne Agnelli @JoanneAgnelli and her dementia services team from Four Seasons Health Care @FourSeasonsHCUK will be leading this week’s EBN Twitter Chat (#ebnjc) on Wednesday 3rd June between 8-9pm UK time focusing on optimising palliative and end-of-life care for people in nursing homes. Participating in the Twitter Chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already […]