A walk through bereavement theory
Journal Article
Dosser, I. (2016)
A walk through bereavement theory. End of life care, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/eoljnl-2016-000033
This paper examines and discusses specific grief theories that have emerged over a number of years, resulting in an overview of some of the main theories for the reader. It ai...
Understanding reflective practice
Journal Article
Nicol, J. S., & Dosser, I. (2016)
Understanding reflective practice. Nursing Standard, 30(36), 34-42. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.30.36.34.s44
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requires that nurses and midwives use feedback as an opportunity for reflection and learning, to improve practice. The NMC revalidation...
Improving family carers' experiences of support at the end of life by enhancing communication: an action research study.
Journal Article
Dosser, I., & Kennedy, C. (2014)
Improving family carers' experiences of support at the end of life by enhancing communication: an action research study. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 20, 608-616. doi:10.12968/ijpn.2014.20.12.608
This paper builds on findings from phase one of a participatory action research study, which investigated support for family carers at the end of life in an acute hospital set...
Difficult conversations in bereavement
Journal Article
Dosser, I., & Nicol, J. S. (2014)
Difficult conversations in bereavement. Nursing and Residential Care, 16(12), 693-697. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2014.16.12.693
Education in bereavement theory and communication skills are essential to ensure effective responses when participating in difficult conversations. Support for staff caring fo...
Increasing skills and confidence in caring conversations: a course
Journal Article
Dosser, I., & Smith, T. (2014)
Increasing skills and confidence in caring conversations: a course. British journal of healthcare assistants : for HCAs and assistant practitioners, 8(3), 140-145
This paper describes a service development in healthcare support workers (HCSWs) across departments in a large Scottish teaching hospital. In any healthcare setting, communica...
Education and interprofessional learning
Presentation / Conference
Dosser, I. & Nicol, J. (2013, September)
Education and interprofessional learning. Presented at International Reflective Practice Conference 2013, Sketty Hall, Swansea, South Wales, UK. (Unpublished)
Benefits and challenges of reflection in an undergraduate nursing programme
Family carers’ experiences of support at the end of life: carers’ and health professionals’ and health professionals’ views
Journal Article
Dosser, I., & Kennedy, C. (2012)
Family carers’ experiences of support at the end of life: carers’ and health professionals’ and health professionals’ views. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 18, 491-497
This paper reports findings from an exploratory qualitative study concerning end-of-life support for family carers in an acute ward setting. The participants included bereaved...
A lung cancer patient with caring difficulties making hospitalisation difficult
Journal Article
Nicol, J., & Dosser, I. (2008)
A lung cancer patient with caring difficulties making hospitalisation difficult. European journal of palliative care, 15, 221-222
Specialist breast care nurses for supportive care of women with breast cancer.
Journal Article
Cruickshank, S., Kennedy, C., Lockhart, K., Dosser, I., & Dallas, L. (2008)
Specialist breast care nurses for supportive care of women with breast cancer. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD005634.pub2
Background
Breast Care Nurses (BCNs) are now established internationally, predominantly in well resourced healthcare systems. The role of BCNs has expanded to reflect the di...
Methods of communicating a primary diagnosis of breast cancer to patients.
Journal Article
Lockhart, K., Dosser, I., Cruickshank, S., & Kennedy, C. (2007)
Methods of communicating a primary diagnosis of breast cancer to patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, doi:10.1002/14651858.CD006011.pub2
Background
The method of delivering a diagnosis of breast cancer to women has the potential to impact on their level of interpretation, patient recall and satisfaction.
Obj...