Qualitative Research Intro: Research for Health Professionals (Part 3)

By: Paul Ross 14/08/202314/08/2023 Adult Learning, Research SkillsFOANed, Learning, Nurse Education, Nurse Educator, Nursing, qualitative, researchLeave a Comment

Qualitative allows access to areas that quantative research may not reach, for example in heatlhcare how do we get into the nitty gritty and true investigation of an organisation and it’s culture. Behind the data lies stories and experiences that requires appropriate investigation. As a novice to qualitative research, and coming from a critical care…

Nursing Resilience: Organisational Values

By: Paul Ross 20/06/202319/06/2023 Adult Learning, Nurse EducatorFOANed, Nurse, Nurse Education, Nurse Educator, Nursing, resilienceLeave a Comment

Journal Club Article: Cooper, A. L., Brown, J. A., & Leslie, G. D. (2021). The impact of organisational values on nurse resilience: A mixed‐methods study. Journal of Nursing Management, 29(7), 2074-2083. Method: A two-phase mixed-methods design, with data collected in Phase 1 via a cross-sectional survey and in Phase 2 via focus groups, with thematic analysis of…

Systematic & Humanistic Approach To Healthcare Needed

By: Paul Ross 15/06/202315/06/2023 Nurse EducatorFOANed, Nurse Educator, Nursing, nursing workforceLeave a Comment

The nursing workforce planning, modelling, and measures continue to be a pressing factor in nursing. As an educator how to develop and support newer colleagues, along with supporting experienced nurses to ensure a blend of skill mix exists to provide quality care standards is a challenge. Take a read of Prof Alison Leary’s presentation and…

Resources To Switch Off

By: Paul Ross 13/06/202309/06/2023 Nurse EducatorFOANed, Nurse, Nurse Educator, Nursing, WellbeingLeave a Comment

Mid-year and not sure how your going, but it seems fairly busy for everyone in the healthcare setting. That post COVID-19 regroup and restore phase has not quite eventuated as yet!! Here are some resources to help refresh and switch off. As ever please share other helpful resources in the comments section. Some free resources…

Swarm Intelligence & Team Adaption

By: Paul Ross 06/06/202305/06/2023 Adult Learning, Nurse EducatorAdult Learning, FOANed, Learning, Nurse, Nurse Education, Nurse Educator, NursingLeave a Comment

Nature contains striking examples of collective behaviour as seen in social insects, fish and bird colonies. This collective behaviour is known as Swarm Intelligence (SI). S. Cristancho (2020) Journal Club Article Cristancho, S. M. (2021). On collective self‐healing and traces: How can swarm intelligence help us think differently about team adaptation?. Medical Education, 55(4), 441-447. Background The…

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Tomorrow is here: AI & Education

By: Paul Ross 30/05/202316/05/2023 AI, Nurse Educator, SimulationAdult Learning, AI, FOANed, Nurse Educator, Nursing, SimulationLeave a Comment

This article provides an insight into the use of technology and AI opportunites in the future of health care professionals. Opportunities for individual and the multi disciplinary team training development on how to train and provide experience in compartmentalised health care processes using AI along with simulation as an education coach. Education can be divided…

Facilitation Instructions for In Situ Simulations

By: Paul Ross 16/05/202316/05/2023 Adult Learning, E-Learning, Nurse Educator, SimulationBlog, elearning, FOANed, In-situ simulation, Nurse Educator, Nursing, SimulationLeave a Comment

Needing to create or develop workplace simulations to support hospital guideline or policy training and build clinical skills in a safe and supportive learning environment? These resources are designed to assist in establishing a framework around implementing simulation programs in the healthcare clinical environment. Resource: AHRQ – Facilitation Instructions for Conducting In SitU Simulations This…

International Nurses Day 2023

By: Paul Ross 12/05/202311/05/2023 Nurse EducatorFOANed, International nurses day, Nurse, Nurse Education, Nurse Educator, NursingLeave a Comment

The World Health Organisation (WHO) are providing live webinars on International Nurses Day 2023 – theme of Hope, Peace & Health Security [details here]. The International Council of Nurses (ICN), the theme for International Nurses Day is A Voice to Lead: Our Nurses, Our Future and addresses the global health challenges exacerbated by the shortage…

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SoMe is social media and the online resources we use to create and share information. This blog is part of the Free Open Access Nursing Education (#FOANed) movement which is a global collaboration utilising technology, social media and the agility to discuss relevant healthcare topics in real time. Twitter, Facebook, Wikimedia, WordPress and YouTube are some…

The Importance of Nursing Research

By: Paul Ross 02/05/202303/05/2023

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This is a short test of using AI in developing presentations using a few key words. The time saved in the initial creation phase, where the time is then spent on refining is very interesting especially in time or resource poor situations. Where the information was sourced from is unknown, so no references that I…

AI Chatbot: Nursing Education Network

By: Paul Ross 25/04/202305/04/2023

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As AI generated search tools become more popular, this is a first delve into developing an AI search tool for this website. ChatShape was used to develop as it was user friendly and free! Please try the Nursing Education Network AI Chatbot: Nurse Educator, its not embeded into the blog as yet, as more work…

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The Hidden Curriculum

By: Paul Ross 18/04/202319/04/2023

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The term ‘hidden curriculum’ refers to an amorphous collection of implicit academic, social, and cultural messages, unwritten rules and unspoken expectations, and unofficial norms, behaviours and values of the dominant-culture context in which all teaching and learning is situated. These assumptions and expectations that are not formally communicated, established, or conveyed stipulate the ‘right’ way to think,…

Artificial Intelligence & Presentations

By: Paul Ross 11/04/202312/04/2023

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This is my first dive into AI, and came across this resource for creating presentations. I only used the words ‘nursing’ and ‘ECMO service’ and no other background information to see what was created, and within 3 minutes the below presentation was generated [link here also]. Gamma is an AI A GPT-4 powered app that…

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Instruments for Assessing Healthcare Professionals Evidence Based Practice

By: Paul Ross 06/04/202301/04/2023

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As an educator you may want to measure knowledge and skills often with the focus on competence. This scoping review reports on various evidence based knowledge and skills instruments that could be utilised in clinical practice to assess healthcare professionals evidence based practice (EBP) knowledge and skills. This information could then be used to plan…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Search Engines & Browsers

By: Paul Ross 28/02/202327/02/2023

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is now being announced as part of search engine and browsers. How we start to engage with this technology in healthcare – lets see but there will be some posts on using AI in education to come. Take a read from Microsoft: Reinventing search with a new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge,…

VR Immersive Learning: Bundle Of Rays

By: Paul Ross 14/02/202310/03/2023

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Bundle of Rays is transforming healthcare education using immersive learning technologies & advancing the nursing profession through their unique AR & VR platform. Bundle of Rays was established by Bradley Chesham who is a nurse [more info here]. Take a look at how the immersive learning environment looks from the learners perspective at Bundle of…

Virtual Reality in Nursing

By: Paul Ross 06/02/202306/02/2023

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Journal Club Article: Shorey, S., & Ng, E. D. (2021). The use of virtual reality simulation among nursing students and registered nurses: A systematic review. Nurse Education Today, 98, 104662. Technology is changing every aspect of life, including healthcare and nursing needs to ensure that training the future workforce is ready. New roles, remote consults, new technology,…

Research Made Simple: Regression Analysis

By: Paul Ross 05/01/202324/12/2022

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Undertaking research is difficult, especially the statistical analysis part if your main role is clinial focused and research is just one aspect of your role. There is a difference between a research nurse and a nurse researcher. These Research Made Simple posts aim to help provide introductory or refresher resources for nurses undertaking clinical research…

Nursing & ICU ECMO Services

By: Paul Ross 06/12/202206/12/2022

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Ross, P., Watterson, J., Fulcher, B. J., Linke, N. J., Nicholson, A. J., Ilic, D., & Hodgson, C. L. (2022). Nursing workforce, education, and training challenges to implementing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation services in Australian intensive care units: A qualitative substudy. Australian Critical Care.