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Patient safety: a literature [corrected] review on the impact of nursing empowerment, leadership and collaborationA Richardson
Critical Care, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK
Int Nurs Rev 57:12-21. 2010..Therefore, exploring the evidence on this issue was indicated, excluding links to nurse staffing and environment...
A study examining the impact of 12-hour shifts on critical care staffAnnette Richardson
Critical Care, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
J Nurs Manag 15:838-46. 2007..Twelve-hour shifts contribute to flexible patterns of work, but the effects on delivery of direct care and staff fatigue are important topics for deeper examination...
Utilizing audit to evaluate improvements in continuous veno-venous haemofiltration practices in intensive therapy unitAnnette Richardson
Level 2 Anaesthetic Department, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne
Nurs Crit Care 11:154-60. 2006..This nurse-led project demonstrated how positive outcomes and improvements could be achieved with record keeping across the multidisciplinary ITU team...
How long do patients spend weaning from CPAP in critical care?Annette Richardson
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Nurse Consultant Critical Care, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK
Intensive Crit Care Nurs 22:206-13. 2006..The audit identified large variations in the process and time taken to wean patients from CPAP. This might suggest that CPAP is used in a routine or arbitrary manner rather than a selective response to patients' specific needs...
Earplugs and eye masks: do they improve critical care patients' sleep?Annette Richardson
Level 1 Anaesthetic Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Nurs Crit Care 12:278-86. 2007..Offering patient's earplugs and eye masks to improve sleep should be considered as a matter of routine nursing practice, this should include time to show patients how to use and try them out for comfort...
Development and implementation of a noise reduction intervention programme: a pre- and postaudit of three hospital wardsAnnette Richardson
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Anaesthetic Department, Level 4, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, UK
J Clin Nurs 18:3316-24. 2009..By developing, implementing and delivering a noise reduction intervention programme, we aimed to attempt to reduce the high noise levels on inpatient wards...
Ward nurses' evaluation of critical care outreachAnnette Richardson
Critical Care, Level 2 Anaesthetic Department, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN
Nurs Crit Care 9:28-33. 2004..Providing a 24-h service and continual critical care education and training opportunities are the suggested ways to improve outreach in the future...
A comparison of sleep assessment tools by nurses and patients in critical careAnnette Richardson
Critical Care, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
J Clin Nurs 16:1660-8. 2007..ii) Ascertain patients' preferences with non-interventional, user friendly, practical tools in critical care. (iii) Recommend changes and improvements to the way that sleep is assessed and documented...
An evaluation of critical care lecturer practitionersAnnette Richardson
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Nurs Crit Care 8:240-8. 2003....
Twelve-hour shift on ITU: a nursing evaluationAnnette Richardson
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne
Nurs Crit Care 8:103-8. 2003..Twelve-hour shifts can be seen as a flexible system for nurses working in intensive care and may assist with staff satisfaction and improving nurse recruitment and retention...
Implementation and evaluation of the critical care assistant roleAnita McGuire
Critical Care Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Nurs Crit Care 12:242-9. 2007....
New horizons: the motives, diversity and future of 'nurse led' careAnnette Richardson
Critical Care, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, General Anaesthetic Department, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
J Nurs Manag 11:80-4. 2003..It is concluded, that greater emphasis on education, training and support for nurses delivering this type of service is required to maximize potential opportunities and foster competence...
Critical care staff rotation: outcomes of a survey and pilot studyAnnette Richardson
Level 2 Anaesthetic Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, High Heaton
Nurs Crit Care 8:84-9. 2003..Evidence from the survey and pilot study suggests that in the future, providing rotational programmes for critical care nurses would be a valuable strategy for recruitment, retention and developing the workforce...
Development of a critical care nursing research strategy: a tripartite approachAnnette Richardson
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Br J Nurs 16:1201-7. 2007..The tripartite model was evaluated and recommendations made with the aim of sharing findings so that other nurses can utilize these experiences to set up similar secondment opportunities for the promotion of nursing research...
Outside edge: the value of external consultancySandy Brown
North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Nurs Manag (Harrow) 12:22-4. 2005
The team who made sleep critical. Interview by Tracy CowanAnnette Richardson
Nurs Times 103:20-1. 2007
