Elaine Carnegie
Elaine Carnegie

Dr Elaine Carnegie

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  E.Carnegie@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

A healthcare professional with over 25 years’ experience spanning healthcare, academic and third sector arenas. Training and experience include research and policy, healthcare management, general nursing, psychiatric nursing, learning disability nursing and drug counselling complimented by Master of Medical Science in Primary and Community Care and Nursing Doctorate.

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Left in the dark about asthma: Older asthma patients are often unaware of their potentially fatal condition and how to manage it effectively until a severe attack strikes, say Elaine Carnegie and Angela Jones

Journal Article
Carnegie, E., & Jones, A. (2013)
Left in the dark about asthma: Older asthma patients are often unaware of their potentially fatal condition and how to manage it effectively until a severe attack strikes, say Elaine Carnegie and Angela Jones. Nursing Older People, 25(9), 11-11. https://doi.org/10.7748/nop2013.11.25.9.11.s14
THE PREVALENCE of asthma in older people in developed countries has been estimated at between 6 and 10 per cent of the population (Cardona et al 2011). The proportion of the o...

Improving the management of asthma in older adults

Journal Article
Carnegie, E., & Jones, A. (2013)
Improving the management of asthma in older adults. Nursing Standard, 28(13), 50-58. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2013.11.28.13.50.e8075
Older people with asthma are a discrete patient group that requires specialist nursing skills and knowledge. They have specific and sometimes hidden needs that will affect the...

Developing the community environmental health role of the nurse

Journal Article
Carnegie, E., & Kiger, A. (2010)
Developing the community environmental health role of the nurse. British Journal of Community Nursing, 15(6), 298-305. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2010.15.6.48372
This paper is a report from one phase of an exploratory case study. It investigated the environmental health concerns of members of communities within one city in the North Ea...

Being and doing politics: an outdated model or 21st century reality?

Journal Article
Carnegie, E., & Kiger, A. (2009)
Being and doing politics: an outdated model or 21st century reality?. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65(9), 1976-1984. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05084.x
Aim.  This paper presents a discussion of how critical social theory can be used as a tool for research, reflection and exploration of the political role of the nurse. Backgr...

Developing the community environmental health role of the nurse in partnership with local communities

Presentation / Conference
Carnegie, E. (2009, March)
Developing the community environmental health role of the nurse in partnership with local communities. Paper presented at The 2009 RCN International Nursing Research Conference, Cardiff City Hall, Cardiff
Aims: To describe two models that emerged from one qualitative study: the community environmental health model and the community engagement model. Background: To participate i...

An exploration of community health from an environmental justice perspective.

Presentation / Conference
Carnegie, E. (2005, September)
An exploration of community health from an environmental justice perspective. Paper presented at Health Protection Agency Annual Conference 2005, University of Warwick
Public health interventions need to be based on theoretical approaches that seek to elucidate environmental components within health inequalities. Protection of the environmen...

Primary health care provision for adults with a learning disability

Journal Article
Elaine, P. (2003)
Primary health care provision for adults with a learning disability. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 42(4), 413-423. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02633.x. ISSN 0309-2402
Background. During the last decade, primary care has been designated as the main provider of health care to people with learning disabilities. Practice nurses based in primary...

Caring for adults with a learning disability in the community

Journal Article
Powrie, E. (2001)
Caring for adults with a learning disability in the community. British Journal of Nursing. 10(14), 928-934. doi:10.12968/bjon.2001.10.14.5281. ISSN 0966-0461
A recurring theme within the literature is gaps in the delivery of services for people with a learning disability living in the community. These gaps occur between health prof...

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