Wound debridement: a clinical update.
Journal Article
McFarland, A. & Smith, F. C. (2013)
Wound debridement: a clinical update. Nursing Standard. 28, 51-58. doi:10.7748/ns.28.52.51.e9171. ISSN 0029-6570
This article aims to improve nurses’ knowledge of wound debridement through a review of different techniques and the related physiology of wound healing. Debridement has long ...
Carbon dioxide detection for diagnosis of inadvertent respiratory tract placement of enterogastric tubes in children.
Journal Article
Smith, F. C., Holland, A., Elen, M. & McGirr, D. (2013)
Carbon dioxide detection for diagnosis of inadvertent respiratory tract placement of enterogastric tubes in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD011196. ISSN 1469-493X
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:
To determine the diagnostic accuracy of capnometry and capnography for detecting re...
Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving mechanicla ventilation in critical care units.
Presentation / Conference
Holland, A., Smith, F. C., Veitch, L., McCrossan, G., Nicolson, C., & Penny, K. I. (2013, March)
Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving mechanicla ventilation in critical care units. Paper presented at RCN International Research Conference, Belfast
Carbon dioxide detection for testing nasogastric tube placement in adults
Journal Article
Holland, A., Smith, F. C., & Penny, K. I. (2012)
Carbon dioxide detection for testing nasogastric tube placement in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010773
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:
To determine the diagnostic accuracy of capnometry and capnography for detecting c...
Online video in clinical skills education of oral medication administration for undergraduate student nurses: A mixed methods, prospective cohort study
Journal Article
Holland, A., Smith, F. C., McCrossan, G., Adamson, E., Watt, S., & Penny, K. I. (2013)
Online video in clinical skills education of oral medication administration for undergraduate student nurses: A mixed methods, prospective cohort study. Nurse Education Today, 33(6), 663-670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2012.01.006
Background
Improvements in the safety of the prescribing, dispensing and administration of medicines are identified as a priority across international healthcare systems. It i...
Leadership in compassionate care programme: final report.
Report
Adamson, E., Dewar, B., Donaldson, J. H., Gentleman, M., Gray, M., Horsburgh, D., …Waugh, A. (2011)
Leadership in compassionate care programme: final report. Edinburgh, Scotland: NHS Lothian/ Edinburgh Napier University
The Leadership in Compassionate Care programme is a collaborative venture between Edinburgh Napier University and NHS Lothian and is supported by a generous benefactor. The ai...
The development, implementation and evaluation of online video in clinical skills education for undergraduate student nurses.
Presentation / Conference
Holland, A., Smith, F. C., Adamson, E., McCrossan, G., Watt, S., & Penny, K. I. (2011, September)
The development, implementation and evaluation of online video in clinical skills education for undergraduate student nurses. Paper presented at Scottish Clinnical Skills Network 11th Annual Conference, St. Andrews, UK
Debridement for surgical wounds: Cochrane review.
Journal Article
Smith, F. C., Dryburgh, N., Donaldson, J. H., & Mitchell, M. (2011)
Debridement for surgical wounds: Cochrane review. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006214.pub3
Surgical wounds that become infected are often debrided because clinicians believe that removal of this necrotic or infected tissue will expedite wound healing. There are nume...
Pre-registration adult nurses’ knowledge of safe transfusion practice: Results of a 12 month follow-up study
Journal Article
Smith, F. C., Donaldson, J. H., & Pirie, L. (2010)
Pre-registration adult nurses’ knowledge of safe transfusion practice: Results of a 12 month follow-up study. Nurse Education in Practice, 10, 101-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2009.04.003
This research project ascertained student nurses’ knowledge retention of safe transfusion practice following a standardised teaching and learning programme (produced by the Sc...
Integrating physician assistants into the practice setting
Journal Article
Gray, M., Smith, F. C., McKeown, D., Donaldson, J. H., Hendry, S., Page, L., & Scholes, J. (2010)
Integrating physician assistants into the practice setting. Nursing Management, 17, 23-27
Findings from a Scottish-based evaluation study explored some of the issues related to integrating Physicians Assistants (Anaesthesia) as a new role into the NHS across Scotla...