Roger Watson

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..To investigate the options, decisions and outcomes for nurses aged over 50 in terms of remaining in, retiring from, or returning to, work in the NHS...

..Furthermore, they would like more information about their options. The article includes the experiences of some older nurses working in the community who remain, have left or have returned to the NHS...

..Patients may perceive nursing differently from nursing students, nurses (in the UK and Spain) and non-nurses. These findings are discussed in the context of nurse education and patient care...

..The present work demonstrates that it is possible to measure differences and similarities in perceptions of caring. The study design could be improved and such work could be valuable in cross-cultural work with nurses...

..The views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily, those of the Royal College of Nursing or the Royal College of Nursing Research Society...

..Dissatisfaction was only expressed with processes and most likely arose from resistance to change but these are early days in the operation of the new QA procedures...

..The assessment of clinical competence has returned to centre stage of nurse education. However, there is little evidence to support the use of clinical competence and a wide variety of methods for its use...

..The aim of this paper is to report a study investigating the extent to which National Health Service cadet schemes widen access to professional health care education...

..The delivery of effective health care to prisoners is dependent upon partnership between health and prison services and telemedicine is one possible mode of delivery...

..Nursing and midwifery shortage is a worldwide issue, and with increasing demands for care the retention of older nurses and midwives is crucial...

..There is a professional requirement for student nurses to achieve competence in the delivery of spiritual care. However, there is no research exploring students nurses perceptions of being educated in these matters...

..To examine the employment experiences of older nurses and midwives working in the NHS...

..This article explores how, combined with the skills of nurses, the experiences of those caring for relatives with dementia can help potential problems to be avoided...

..This article considers ways in which these national and local objectives may be achieved and considers some of the implications for nursing...

..The aim of this paper is to report findings from a major study that evaluated the Fitness for Practice nursing and midwifery curriculum in Scotland, UK...

..To investigate qualified nurses' attitudes to evidence-based practice and whether this influenced their selection of wound care products...

..Less is known of the perspectives of family carers and residential or domiciliary care staff than of nurses' perceptions. Only recently are the perspectives of family carers and people with dementia joining nurses' discussions...

..This line of enquiry may improve understanding of illness reactions and the role primary emotions exert on adaptation to health change...

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..To evaluate the quality assurance model for nursing education in the United Kingdom (UK) for the first nine months after the inception in 2002 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)...

..This paper reports a review analysing the use of factor analysis in papers in Journal of Advanced Nursing...

..This paper argues for the role of higher education for nurses in terms of developing capability...

..To measure competence, self-reported competence and self-efficacy; explore any differences between cohorts and student entry criteria; and explore the relationship between competence, self-reported competence, support and self-efficacy...

..The aim of this paper is to consider the process of ageing, the effects of ageing and research related to ageing...

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..Thorough assessment can help with successful management and a team approach, with the full involvement of relatives, is advocated...

..However, in the absence of definitive descriptions of caring and precise methods to study it, the search for perfection has not paralysed action. Much has been learned about caring and much remains to be learned...

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..Despite the increasing interest in and proliferation of cadet schemes, there is as yet little evidence for their effectiveness. Reporting on an evaluation of a scheme in England, this paper makes some contribution to this evidence...

..Personality factors at course entry contributed significantly to the prediction of burnout and programme completion, but the relationships were not strong enough to be practically useful...

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..It investigates the retirement and labour market relationship through the diverse experiences of older nurses and stakeholders in nursing...

..To identify what decisions nurses make in medical, surgical and critical care areas and compare the results...

..A negative correlation was also found between satisfaction and the dimensions of commitment, suggesting that commitment to the NHS is not contingent on high satisfaction. The implications for the findings of the survey are discussed...

..Although counselling directed towards physical and psychological morbidity is assumed to improve health related quality of life, this has never been demonstrated...

..This article draws attention to the issues and suggests how nurses may improve their skills in helping patients and families decide whether a resuscitation attempt is appropriate...