Nursing: Recent submissions
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Coming to understand the professional artistry of nursing practice and facilitating its development: A critical creative collaborative inquiry
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2020)This thesis explores the concept of professional artistry in nursing practice. In particular, as it was uncovered and understood by nursing professionals working in hospital, primary care and long term care settings in the ... -
THE ROLE OF A FACILITATOR IN ENABLING REGISTERED NURSES TO TRANSLATE REFLECTIVE APPRAISAL INTO WORK-BASED LEARNING AND AN EVALUATION OF THE OUTCOMES OF THIS LEARNING
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2019)This research set out to develop a detailed understanding of the role of the facilitator in enabling registered nurses to translate reflective appraisal into work-based learning (WBL). In doing so the research identified ... -
Postgraduate nursing education in Nigeria: understanding registered and graduated students’ experiences in their journeys to programme completion or withdrawal
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2018)Background: Nigerian nursing education has developed from initially limited numbers of missionary schools to a more substantial expansion of urban, hospital-based institutions since 1945. Postcolonial emancipation sparked ... -
Understanding the experience of older people in acute health care
(Queen Margaret University, 2008)An interest in older people's experiences of acute care and how they make sense of that experience was the starting point for this thesis. Using the epistemological base of social constructionism the thesis examines the ... -
Spiritual aspects of nursing: a descriptive study of nurses' perceptions.
(Queen Margaret University, 1992)This descriptive, exploratory study examines nurses' perceptions of spiritual care. Having reviewed the literature it became apparent that the spiritual dimension can influence health, well-being and quality of life. ...