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

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…

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Nursing Resilience: Organisational Values

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…

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Systematic & Humanistic Approach To Healthcare Needed

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…

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Resources To Switch Off

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…

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Swarm Intelligence & Team Adaption

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

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…

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Facilitation Instructions for In Situ Simulations

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…

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International Nurses Day 2023

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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The Importance of Nursing Research

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…

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AI Chatbot: Nursing Education Network

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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