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The purpose of our paper was to explore primary caregivers’ experience of the way public mental health nurses and other mental health clinicians responded to them as primary carers of older adults with mental illness.
Carers of older adults’ satisfaction with public mental health service clinicians: a qualitative study (Follow this link if you have an Athens password). Alternatively contact the UHSM Academy Library for a copy of the article or call 0161 291 5778)
Workplace incivility, or bullying, experienced by nurses has been shown to have negative consequences
on nurses and the care they provide patients. Nurses’ roles are being challenged in the healthcare environment
because of incivility in the workplace. These negative outcomes exist despite the support provided by teams on
which these nurses work. This literature review is focused on the prevalence and effect of nurse bullying (nurseon-
nurse, as well as physician-on-nurse) and the influence of such incivility on healthcare teamwork. Specific
attention is given to three important team behaviors: leadership, trust, and communication.
Influence of teamwork behaviors on workplace incivility as it applies. (Creighton Journal of Interdisciplinary Leadership. 2016 2(1)). (Follow this link if you have an Athens password). Alternatively contact the UHSM Academy Library
The objective of this study is to test the validity of an accreditation programme for memory services in the UK by investigating whether different levels of accreditation status (excellent compared with accredited) are reflected in patients’ and carers’ reported satisfaction.
Patients’ and carers’ experiences of UK memory services (Follow this link if you have an Athens password). Alternatively contact the UHSM Academy Library for a copy of the article or call 0161 291 5778)
Family carers of people with dementia often experience difficulty in accessing information, services and adequate support. Admiral Nurses, registered nurses specialising in dementia, provide holistic and person-centred support to families living with dementia. This study assessed the effectiveness of the Admiral Nurses’ approach from the perspective of family carers who had accessed their service.
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To report a multi-phase modified Delphi study conducted with carers and professionals to identify the priority areas for inclusion in an alert screening tool for carers providing support to someone dying at home.
Effectiveness of a psychoeducational programme for informal caregivers of older adults (Follow this link if you have an Athens password). Alternatively contact the UHSM Academy Library for a copy of the article or call 0161 291 5778)
In the Netherlands, Graff et al. found Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia (COTiD) demonstrated benefits to people with dementia and family carers. In this study, focus groups took place with people with dementia and family carers to explore how to make COTiD relevant to the UK context.
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Horizontal violence (HV) is prevalent in nursing. However, few strategies are identified to address this phenomenon that undermines communication and patient safety. Nurses at an acute care hospital implemented multiple interventions to address HV resulting in increased knowledge of hospital policies regarding HV, and significantly (p < .05) less HV prevalence than was reported by nurses in other organizations throughout New York State. With the aid and oversight of nursing professional development specialists, evidence-based interventions to address HV were developed including policies, behavioral performance reviews, and staff/manager educational programs.
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Family and unpaid caregivers commonly help older adults who are at high risk for poorly coordinated care. This paper will examine how caregivers’ involvement in older adults’ health care activities relates to caregiving responsibilities, supportive services use, and caregiving-related effects.
A National profile of family and unpaid caregivers who assist older adults with health care activities (Follow this link if you have an Athens password). Alternatively contact the UHSM Academy Library for a copy of the article or call 0161 291 5778)
Primary care is at the heart of health care but there are not enough well-trained nurses and health care assistants (HCas) to cope. This study describes how the first ever practice nursing workforce team in England was set up to tackle this in Lambeth, London. Rather than having one nursing lead, the CCG employs a group of nurses who also work day-to-day in clinical practice. A cross-sectional research design was used to collect information about the nurse leads group. Data were collected retrospectively to compare before and after this model was introduced. Information was collected using a survey with 43 practice nurses and 21 HCAs, group discussions and reflections from the nurse lead group and comparison of statistics before and after the nurse lead group was in post. Over a 2-year period, the nurse lead group has increased the number of HCAs in Lambeth, increased the training and supervision available to HCAs and practice nurses, and increased satisfaction with training and support. Before the team was in place there was no register of nurse mentors. Now there is a register with 38 trained mentors. Previously, only one practice took student nurse placements, now four do. Ten clinical supervision groups run at different times during the week, with 80 nurses taking part (80%). The number of HCAs has increased by 25%. All HCAs have attended an upskilling course and seven out of ten attend regular supervision. Other areas could also have a team of nurse leads rather than relying on one person. Making sure that nurse leads are part of the clinical workforce helps to promote empathy and credibility. Having a team helps to share the workload and means that nurses can divide their time between clinical practice and workforce development activities.
Using a nurse leads team to spearhead workforce change. (Practice Nursing, 2016 27(4)) (Follow this link if you have an Athens password). Alternatively contact the UHSM Academy Library for a copy of the article or call 0161 291 5778)
We aimed to obtain a better understanding of how different aspects of patient functioning affect key cost and caregiver outcomes in Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
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