Linda Shields

Summary

Affiliation: University of Limerick
Country: Ireland

Publications

  1. ncbi Report on: Complicity and compassion: the first international conference on nursing and midwifery in the Third Reich, 10-11 June 2004, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
    Linda Shields
    Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
    Nurs Ethics 12:106-7. 2005
  2. ncbi Parents' and staff's perceptions of parental needs during a child's admission to hospital: an English perspective
    Linda Shields
    University of Limerick, Ireland and University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    J Child Health Care 8:9-33. 2004
  3. ncbi Hospital care of children in four countries
    Linda Shields
    Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
    J Adv Nurs 45:475-86. 2004
  4. ncbi The health of children in immigration detention: how does Australia compare?
    Linda Shields
    Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick, Ireland
    Aust N Z J Public Health 28:513-9. 2004
  5. ncbi Nursing and health care in Indonesia
    Linda Shields
    Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
    J Adv Nurs 44:209-16. 2003
  6. ncbi An examination of the needs of parents of hospitalized children: comparing parents' and staff's perceptions
    Linda Shields
    Department of Nursing, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
    Scand J Caring Sci 17:176-84. 2003
  7. ncbi Costs of meals and parking for parents of hospitalised children in Australia
    Linda Shields
    University of Limerick, Ireland
    Paediatr Nurs 16:14-8. 2004
  8. ncbi Pilot study of a tool to investigate perceptions of family-centered care in different care settings
    Linda Shields
    Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick, Ireland
    Pediatr Nurs 30:189-97. 2004
  9. ncbi Commentary on Twycross A and Powls L (2006) How do children's nurses make clinical decisions? Two preliminary studies. Journal of Clinical Nursing 15, 1324-1335
    Deborah Long
    Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    J Clin Nurs 16:1778-81. 2007
  10. ncbi Why we need ethics committees
    Linda Shields
    University of Limerick, Ireland
    Paediatr Nurs 15:19. 2003

Detail Information

Publications29

  1. ncbi Report on: Complicity and compassion: the first international conference on nursing and midwifery in the Third Reich, 10-11 June 2004, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
    Linda Shields
    Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
    Nurs Ethics 12:106-7. 2005
  2. ncbi Parents' and staff's perceptions of parental needs during a child's admission to hospital: an English perspective
    Linda Shields
    University of Limerick, Ireland and University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    J Child Health Care 8:9-33. 2004
    ..Parents declared themselves more independent than the staff perceived them to be. Such findings facilitate improvements in communication between parents and staff and can be included in education programmes for both...
  3. ncbi Hospital care of children in four countries
    Linda Shields
    Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
    J Adv Nurs 45:475-86. 2004
    ..Assumptions about family-centred care are often based on Western values, with little evidence of how cultural constructs affect care delivery in developing nations...
  4. ncbi The health of children in immigration detention: how does Australia compare?
    Linda Shields
    Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick, Ireland
    Aust N Z J Public Health 28:513-9. 2004
    ..The management of these issues by Denmark and Iceland would appear to be a model to follow. Outcomes of the different managements have not been assessed...
  5. ncbi Nursing and health care in Indonesia
    Linda Shields
    Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
    J Adv Nurs 44:209-16. 2003
    ..In an attempt to provide nurses throughout the world with knowledge about Indonesia, we describe the country, its health system, and problems encountered by nurses and other health professionals...
  6. ncbi An examination of the needs of parents of hospitalized children: comparing parents' and staff's perceptions
    Linda Shields
    Department of Nursing, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
    Scand J Caring Sci 17:176-84. 2003
    ..This demonstrates either that parents are much more independent than appraised by staff, or, that parents are sometimes unaware of the level of assistance available...
  7. ncbi Costs of meals and parking for parents of hospitalised children in Australia
    Linda Shields
    University of Limerick, Ireland
    Paediatr Nurs 16:14-8. 2004
    ..The aim of this investigation was to examine the cost of parents' food and parking during a child's admission to two paediatric health facilities in a capital city in Australia and to make recommendations to alleviate the cost of admission...
  8. ncbi Pilot study of a tool to investigate perceptions of family-centered care in different care settings
    Linda Shields
    Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick, Ireland
    Pediatr Nurs 30:189-97. 2004
    ..Some data analysis was undertaken and significant results were found. However, because of the small sample sizes, few conclusions could be drawn...
  9. ncbi Commentary on Twycross A and Powls L (2006) How do children's nurses make clinical decisions? Two preliminary studies. Journal of Clinical Nursing 15, 1324-1335
    Deborah Long
    Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    J Clin Nurs 16:1778-81. 2007
  10. ncbi Why we need ethics committees
    Linda Shields
    University of Limerick, Ireland
    Paediatr Nurs 15:19. 2003
  11. ncbi Nursing and health care in Sweden
    Linda Shields
    Mater Children's Hospital, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Aust J Adv Nurs 20:20-6. 2002
    ..Because of the similarities in both the cultures, and nursing, in Australia and Sweden, Australian nurses would find Sweden a wonderful country in which to implement cross-cultural, collaborative work. This paper provides..
  12. ncbi Family-centered care in the perioperative area: an international perspective
    Linda Shields
    University of Hull, England, UK
    AORN J 85:893-4, 896-902. 2007
    ..This article examines the development of both family-centered care and perioperative nursing from a historical perspective and explains how family-centered care can be applied to perioperative nursing...
  13. ncbi Family centred care: a review of qualitative studies
    Linda Shields
    Nursing, University of Hull, Hull, UK
    J Clin Nurs 15:1317-23. 2006
    ..To review systematically qualitative studies, which were found during a literature search for a Cochrane systematic review of the use of family centred care in children's hospitals...
  14. ncbi Primary care in Indonesia
    Linda Shields
    J Child Health Care 10:4-8. 2006
  15. ncbi Commentary on Hopia H, Tomlinson PS, Paavilainen E & Astedt-Kurki P (2005) Child in hospital: family experiences and expectations of how nurses can promote family health. Journal of Clinical Nursing 14, 212-222
    Linda Shields
    University of Hull and Adjunct Professor, University of Queensland, Australia
    J Clin Nurs 15:111-3. 2006
  16. ncbi Using semantic differentials in fieldwork
    Linda Shields
    Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Hull, England, UK
    J Eval Clin Pract 13:116-9. 2007
    ..A simple scoring system, which allowed comparisons between results from each country, was needed to examine concepts under investigation...
  17. ncbi 'A last resort?' Impacts of Australian government refugee policy breaching the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
    Linda Shields
    Contemp Nurse 18:81-4. 2004
  18. ncbi The needs of parents of hospitalized children in Australia
    Linda Shields
    University of Hull, Hull, UK
    J Child Health Care 12:60-75. 2008
    ..Parents declared themselves more independent than the staff perceived them to be. These findings facilitate improvements in communication between parents and staff and can be included in education programmes for both...
  19. ncbi Who owns the child in hospital? A preliminary discussion
    Linda Shields
    Mater Children s Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    J Adv Nurs 41:213-22. 2003
    ..This paper aims to stimulate debate and contains an explanation of the exploration of the literature for research and discussion of ownership of the child...
  20. ncbi The nursing shortage and developing countries: an ethical dilemma
    Linda Shields
    J Clin Nurs 14:787-8. 2005
  21. ncbi INR authors speak out: the effect of war on children
    Linda Shields
    Int Nurs Rev 49:71-2. 2002
  22. ncbi Inducements for medical and health research: issues for the profession of nursing
    Linda Shields
    Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Hull, Hull, UK
    J Clin Nurs 16:1196-200. 2007
    ..This role inescapably brings significant ethical obligations, which include those of bioethical audit...
  23. ncbi Modern nursing and the modern matron
    Linda Shields
    J Med Biogr 11:181. 2003
  24. ncbi The demise of nursing in the United Kingdom: a warning for medicine
    Linda Shields
    University of Hull, England
    J R Soc Med 100:70-4. 2007
  25. ncbi The difference between quantitative and qualitative research
    Linda Shields
    Paediatr Nurs 15:24. 2003
  26. ncbi Breastfeeding and obesity at 14 years: a cohort study
    Linda Shields
    Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Hull, Hull, UK
    J Paediatr Child Health 42:289-96. 2006
    ..To determine the influence of breastfeeding on overweight and obesity in early adolescence...
  27. ncbi Statistics made simple. Part 4. Choosing the right statistical test
    Alison Twycross
    Glasgow Caledonian University/Yorkhill NHS Trust
    Paediatr Nurs 16:24. 2004
  28. ncbi Internationalization of higher education: potentials and pitfalls for nursing education
    Linda Shields
    Int Nurs Rev 52:313; discussion 313. 2005
  29. ncbi Muriel Knox Doherty--recognised at the 'Treasures' exhibition in Canberra
    Linda Shields
    Collegian 9:8. 2002