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Recent Submissions
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Closing the stable door after the horse has bolted: exploring Charcot foot health literacy among individuals with diabetic peripheral neuropathy in Scotland
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2022)Charcot foot is a potentially devastating complication of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). The frequently asymptomatic nature of this condition may lead to delayed recognition, diagnosis and pressure relief, associated ... -
A Prospective Observational Study on Factors that Influence Survival or Non-survival for the Patient Suffering Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest within Abu Dhabi Emergency Medical Services
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2021)Introduction: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a global health concern and one of the leading causes of death. Each year, three thousand patients in Scotland suffer OHCA while only 6% survive to hospital discharge. ... -
The transition to retirement: A narrative inquiry
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2020)The aim of the study was “To explore how people experience the transition to retirement” and the research question was “How do people experience the transition to retirement”. The literature review aimed to identify and ... -
An exploration of nurse preceptors’ perspectives of a pre-registration nursing clinical preceptorship programme in an acute hospital context in Egypt: A constructivist grounded theory approach
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2020)Background: The proposed reforms of Egyptian nursing education are based on competencies to achieve well-educated nurse graduates. There is a shortage of clinical faculty and increasing demands for nurse preceptors to act ... -
AN EXPLORATION OF MIDWIFERY PRACTICE VIEWED THROUGH A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM LENS IN ORDER TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW MIDWIVES PROVIDE CARE TO PREGNANT WOMEN WHO ARE OBESE
(Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, 2020)To enter pregnancy whilst obese carries risk for both mother and baby but obesity rates continue to rise. Community midwives are now the lead carers for all pregnant women and will inevitably encounter women whose health ...