Roger Watson

Summary

Affiliation: University of Sheffield
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Item response theory: how Mokken scaling can be used in clinical practice
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    J Clin Nurs 21:2736-46. 2012
  2. ncbi Commentary on Gardner A, Hase S, Gardner G, Dunn SV & Carryer J (2008) From competence to capability: a study of nurse practitioners in clinical practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing 17, 250-258
    Roger Watson
    The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    J Clin Nurs 17:1667. 2008
  3. ncbi Commentary on Mamhidir A-G, Karlsson I, Norberg A, Kihlgren M (2007) Weight increase in patients with dementia, and alteration in meal routines and meal environment after integrity promoting care. Journal of Clinical Nursing 16, 987-996
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, UK
    J Clin Nurs 17:1246-7. 2008
  4. ncbi A study of stress and burnout in nursing students in Hong Kong: a questionnaire survey
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    Int J Nurs Stud 45:1534-42. 2008
  5. ncbi A hierarchy of distress: Mokken scaling of the GHQ-30
    R Watson
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, UK
    Psychol Med 38:575-9. 2008
  6. ncbi Is there a role for higher education in preparing nurses?
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    Nurse Educ Today 26:622-6. 2006
  7. ncbi Use of factor analysis in Journal of Advanced Nursing: literature review
    Roger Watson
    Graduate Division of Nursing and Midwifery School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    J Adv Nurs 55:330-41. 2006
  8. ncbi Commentary on Watson B, Clarke C, Swallow V and Forster S (2005) Exploratory factor analysis of the research and development culture index among qualified nurses. Journal of Clinical Nursing 14, 1042-1047
    Roger Watson
    Graduate School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    J Clin Nurs 15:248. 2006
  9. ncbi Feeding and dementia: a systematic literature review
    Roger Watson
    The Graduate Division of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    J Adv Nurs 54:86-93. 2006
  10. ncbi Commentary on Oermann MH et al. (2008) Dissemination of research in clinical nursing journals. Journal of Clinical Nursing 17, 149-156
    Roger Watson
    The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    J Clin Nurs 17:1670-1. 2008

Detail Information

Publications78

  1. ncbi Item response theory: how Mokken scaling can be used in clinical practice
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    J Clin Nurs 21:2736-46. 2012
    ..To demonstrate the principles and application of Mokken scaling...
  2. ncbi Commentary on Gardner A, Hase S, Gardner G, Dunn SV & Carryer J (2008) From competence to capability: a study of nurse practitioners in clinical practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing 17, 250-258
    Roger Watson
    The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    J Clin Nurs 17:1667. 2008
  3. ncbi Commentary on Mamhidir A-G, Karlsson I, Norberg A, Kihlgren M (2007) Weight increase in patients with dementia, and alteration in meal routines and meal environment after integrity promoting care. Journal of Clinical Nursing 16, 987-996
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, UK
    J Clin Nurs 17:1246-7. 2008
  4. ncbi A study of stress and burnout in nursing students in Hong Kong: a questionnaire survey
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    Int J Nurs Stud 45:1534-42. 2008
    ..In addition, stress leads to psychological morbidity which may have profound adverse consequences for individual nursing students...
  5. ncbi A hierarchy of distress: Mokken scaling of the GHQ-30
    R Watson
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, UK
    Psychol Med 38:575-9. 2008
    ..We report an analysis of data from the 30-item GHQ (GHQ-30) as part of the Health and Lifestyle Survey (HALS)...
  6. ncbi Is there a role for higher education in preparing nurses?
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
    Nurse Educ Today 26:622-6. 2006
    ..This paper argues for the role of higher education for nurses in terms of developing capability...
  7. ncbi Use of factor analysis in Journal of Advanced Nursing: literature review
    Roger Watson
    Graduate Division of Nursing and Midwifery School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    J Adv Nurs 55:330-41. 2006
    ..This paper reports a review analysing the use of factor analysis in papers in Journal of Advanced Nursing...
  8. ncbi Commentary on Watson B, Clarke C, Swallow V and Forster S (2005) Exploratory factor analysis of the research and development culture index among qualified nurses. Journal of Clinical Nursing 14, 1042-1047
    Roger Watson
    Graduate School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    J Clin Nurs 15:248. 2006
  9. ncbi Feeding and dementia: a systematic literature review
    Roger Watson
    The Graduate Division of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    J Adv Nurs 54:86-93. 2006
    ..This paper reports a systematic review of the literature on interventions to promote oral nutritional intake of older people with dementia and feeding difficulty between 1993 and 2003...
  10. ncbi Commentary on Oermann MH et al. (2008) Dissemination of research in clinical nursing journals. Journal of Clinical Nursing 17, 149-156
    Roger Watson
    The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    J Clin Nurs 17:1670-1. 2008
  11. ncbi Commentary on Long T, Fallon, D (2007) Ethics approval, guarantees of quality and the meddlesome editor. Journal of Clinical Nursing 16, 1398-1404
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    J Clin Nurs 17:1534-5. 2008
  12. ncbi Commentary on Loughrey M (2008) Just how male are male nurses..? Journal of Clinical Nursing 17, 1327-1334
    Roger Watson
    J Clin Nurs 17:2239-40. 2008
  13. ncbi Early findings from an evaluation of a post-registration staff development programme: The Flying Start NHS initiative in Scotland, UK
    Michelle Roxburgh
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dundee, Tayside Campus, Ninewells Hospital, DD1 9YS Scotland, UK
    Nurse Educ Pract 10:76-81. 2010
    ..Most newly qualified nurses intend to remain in the NHS although a small but important number may leave...
  14. ncbi Fitness for practice in nursing and midwifery education in Scotland, United Kingdom
    Karen Holland
    School of Nursing, University of Salford, Salford, UK
    J Clin Nurs 19:461-9. 2010
    ..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...
  15. ncbi An evaluation of fitness for practice curricula: self-efficacy, support and self-reported competence in preregistration student nurses and midwives
    William Lauder
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
    J Clin Nurs 17:1858-67. 2008
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  16. ncbi A longitudinal study of stress and psychological distress in nurses and nursing students
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    J Clin Nurs 18:270-8. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to investigate how differences in life events and stress contribute to psychological distress in nurses and nursing students...
  17. ncbi Assessing clinical competence in student nurses
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing, University of Hull, Hull, UK
    J Clin Nurs 11:554-5. 2002
  18. ncbi Research into ageing and older people
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    J Nurs Manag 16:99-104. 2008
    ..The aim of this paper is to consider the process of ageing, the effects of ageing and research related to ageing...
  19. ncbi Are English novice nurses prepared to work in primary care setting?
    Parveen Azam Ali
    School of Health and Related Research ScHARR, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield S1 4DA, UK
    Nurse Educ Pract 11:304-8. 2011
    ....
  20. ncbi Perceptions of nursing: a study involving nurses, nursing students, patients and non-nursing students
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing, Social Work and Applied Health Studies, University of Hull, HU6 7RX, Hull, UK
    Int J Nurs Stud 40:133-44. 2003
    ..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...
  21. ncbi Cruel Britannia: a personal critique of nursing in the United Kingdom
    Roger Watson
    University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    Contemp Nurse 32:42-54. 2009
    ..We hope that the UK government and those who influence the development of nursing will bring it back to the standard it once had...
  22. ncbi Prison health care: a review of the literature
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing, Social Work and Applied Health Studies, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, England, UK
    Int J Nurs Stud 41:119-28. 2004
    ..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...
  23. ncbi Commentary on Nairn S, O'Brien E, Traynor V, Williams G, Chapple M & Johnson S (2006) Student nurses' knowledge, skills and attitudes towards the use of portfolios in a school of nursing. Journal of Clinical Nursing15, 1509-1520
    Roger Watson
    Graduate School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    J Clin Nurs 16:616-7. 2007
  24. ncbi Intrarater reliability of the Caring Dimensions Inventory and Nursing Dimensions Inventory
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing, Social Work and Applied Health Studies, University of Hull, Hull, UK
    J Clin Nurs 12:786-7. 2003
  25. ncbi Clinical competence assessment in nursing: a systematic review of the literature
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing, Social Work Work and Applied Health Sciencs, University of Hull, Hull, UK
    J Adv Nurs 39:421-31. 2002
    ..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...
  26. ncbi The Chinese version of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS): Mokken scaling
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    Health Qual Life Outcomes 10:2. 2012
    ..Correlation between Mandarin Chinese items and a Chinese translation of the Short Form (36) Health Survey was also analysed...
  27. ncbi Poorly served? Eating and dementia
    Jill Manthorpe
    Community Care, School of Nursing, Social Work and Applied Health Studies, University of Hull, UK
    J Adv Nurs 41:162-9. 2003
    ..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...
  28. ncbi Involving older people in intermediate care
    JoyAnn Andrews
    School of Nursing, Social Work and Applied Health Studies, University of Hull, Hull, UK
    J Adv Nurs 46:303-10. 2004
    ..This article considers ways in which these national and local objectives may be achieved and considers some of the implications for nursing...
  29. ncbi Doctorates and nurses
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    Contemp Nurse 38:151-9. 2011
    ....
  30. ncbi Nutritional screening and assessment tools for older adults: literature review
    Sue M Green
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
    J Adv Nurs 54:477-90. 2006
    ....
  31. ncbi Nutritional screening and assessment tools for use by nurses: literature review
    Sue M Green
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hampshire, UK
    J Adv Nurs 50:69-83. 2005
    ..A screening/assessment tool is described as a tool that uses a questionnaire-type format, contains more than one risk factor for malnutrition and gives an assessment of risk...
  32. ncbi The validity and reliability of methods to assess the competence to practise of pre-registration nursing and midwifery students
    Ian J Norman
    Mental Health Section, School of Nursing and Midwifery, King s College London, James Clerk Maxwell Building, Waterloo Road, SE1 8WA, London, UK
    Int J Nurs Stud 39:133-45. 2002
    ....
  33. ncbi A 35-item version of the Caring Dimensions Inventory (CDI-35): multivariate analysis and application to a longitudinal study involving student nurses
    R Watson
    School of Nursing, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK
    Int J Nurs Stud 38:511-21. 2001
    ....
  34. ncbi Spirituality in nursing care: evidence of a gap between theory and practice
    Wilfred McSherry
    Department of Nursing and Applied Health Studies, East Riding Campus, University of Hull, Hull, UK
    J Clin Nurs 11:843-4. 2002
  35. ncbi Intervention studies in JCN
    Roger Watson
    J Clin Nurs 16:1591-2. 2007
  36. ncbi Response to Rolfe G (2007), nursing scholarship and the asymmetrical professor [Nurse Education in Practice, 7, 123-127] asymmetrical professors - unbalanced or misunderstood?
    Roger Watson
    Nurse Educ Pract 8:73-5. 2008
  37. ncbi Nursing and midwifery: time for an amicable divorce?
    David R Thompson
    Int J Nurs Stud 44:523-4. 2007
  38. ncbi Will Modern Matrons carry on regardless?
    Roger Watson
    J Nurs Manag 11:67-8. 2003
  39. ncbi Response to: 'Editorial: use and abuse of statistics in nursing research' by H.O. Dickinson (2002) Journal of Advanced Nursing 39, 405-407
    Roger Watson
    J Adv Nurs 40:649; author reply 649-50. 2002
  40. ncbi Do RAEs accurately measure the quality of nursing research?
    David Richards
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Manchester
    Nurs Times 98:17. 2002
  41. ncbi Whose paper is it anyway?
    David R Thompson
    J Clin Nurs 17:1821-2. 2008
  42. ncbi Cadets and nursing students: same destination - different route
    Jan Draper
    Royal College of Nursing Institute, London, UK
    J Adv Nurs 40:449-56. 2002
    ..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...
  43. ncbi The United Kingdom research assessment exercise (RAE) 2001
    Jane Robinson
    J Adv Nurs 37:497-8. 2002
  44. 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
  45. ncbi The use of clinical vignettes to study nursing
    Roger Watson
    J Clin Nurs 15:1211. 2006
  46. ncbi The Trojan horse of nurse education
    Roger Watson
    Nurse Educ Today 24:73-5; discussion 76-8. 2004
  47. ncbi Older nurses and employment decisions
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing, Social Work and Applied Health Studies, University of Hull
    Nurs Stand 18:35-40. 2003
    ..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...
  48. ncbi Improving research supervision in nursing
    David R Thompson
    Nethersole School of Nursing, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, China
    Nurse Educ Today 25:283-90. 2005
    ....
  49. ncbi Quality assurance and UK nurse education
    Richard Hogston
    School of Health and Community Care, Leeds Metropolitan University
    Nurs Stand 20:41-7. 2006
    ..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)...
  50. ncbi The state of nursing in the United Kingdom
    David R Thompson
    J Clin Nurs 14:1039-40. 2005
  51. ncbi Improving research career opportunities for clinical nurses in the UK
    Roger Watson
    J Clin Nurs 14:661-2. 2005
  52. ncbi Employment transitions for older nurses: a qualitative study
    JoyAnn Andrews
    Department of Social Work, Brunel University, Middlesex, UK
    J Adv Nurs 51:298-306. 2005
    ..It investigates the retirement and labour market relationship through the diverse experiences of older nurses and stakeholders in nursing...
  53. ncbi A response to: "Misrepresenting random sampling? A systematic review of research papers' by G.R. Williamson (2003) Journal of Advanced Nursing 44, 278-288, from Roger Watson
    Roger Watson
    J Adv Nurs 46:220-1; author reply 222-3. 2004
  54. ncbi Editorial: Should studies without ethical permission be published in JCN?
    Roger Watson
    J Clin Nurs 15:251. 2006
  55. ncbi Clinical competence: starship enterprise or straitjacket?
    Roger Watson
    University of Hull, UK
    Nurse Educ Today 22:476-80. 2002
    ..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...
  56. ncbi Irish nursing comes of age
    Roger Watson
    J Clin Nurs 12:455-6. 2003
  57. ncbi Elisions in the field of caring
    Vincent Deary
    Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research and Treatment Unit, King's College Hospital, London, UK
    J Adv Nurs 39:96-102; discussion 103-5. 2002
    ..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...
  58. ncbi Editorial: pilot studies: to publish or not?
    Roger Watson
    J Clin Nurs 16:619-20. 2007
  59. ncbi Faking an argument: prejudice-based views and the illusion of scholarship
    Roger Watson
    Department of Nursing and Applied Health Studies, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, England
    Nurse Educ Today 22:273-4; discussion 275-7. 2002
  60. ncbi Nurses decision-making in clinical practice
    Nick A Bakalis
    School of Nursing, ATEI Patras, Patra, Greece
    Nurs Stand 19:33-9. 2005
    ..To identify what decisions nurses make in medical, surgical and critical care areas and compare the results...
  61. ncbi Intermultidisciplinarity... a new concept for nursing research
    David R Thompson
    J Clin Nurs 13:911-2. 2004
  62. ncbi Older community nurses: perspectives and prospects
    Roger Watson
    Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Hull
    Br J Community Nurs 9:274-80. 2004
    ..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...
  63. ncbi Commentary on Clinton M, Murrells T and Robinson S (2005) Assessing competency in nursing: a comparison of nurses prepared through degree and diploma programmes. Journal of Clinical Nursing 14, 82-94
    Roger Watson
    Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Hull, England, UK
    J Clin Nurs 14:1015; discussion 1016. 2005
  64. ncbi 'Opposition is true friendship'. Feedback
    Gary Rolfe
    School of Health Science, Swansea University, Swansea
    J Nurs Manag 16:486-93. 2008
  65. ncbi Editorial: the evidence for evidence-based practice
    Roger Watson
    J Clin Nurs 15:1353. 2006
  66. ncbi Advanced nursing practice: what is it?
    David R Thompson
    Int J Nurs Pract 9:129-30. 2003
  67. ncbi All bathwater and no baby: revisiting a national curriculum and state examination for nursing?
    David R Thompson
    Nurse Educ Today 25:165-6. 2005
  68. ncbi The placebo effect
    Roger Watson
    J Clin Nurs 15:519. 2006
  69. ncbi Nursing workforce. Over 50, over here
    Roger Watson
    Sheffield University's School of Nursing and Midwifery
    Health Serv J 117:31. 2007
  70. ncbi Health care assistants - an oxymoron?
    Hugh McKenna
    Int J Nurs Stud 44:1283-4. 2007
  71. ncbi What does the Cooksey report hold for nursing research in the UK?
    Roger Watson
    Nurse Educ Pract 7:121-2. 2007
  72. ncbi Scientific methods are the only credible way forward for nursing research
    Roger Watson
    J Adv Nurs 43:219-20. 2003
  73. ncbi Older nurses and midwives in the NHS
    Jane Wray
    Faculty of Health and Social Care, The University of Hull
    Nurs Manag (Harrow) 14:26-30. 2007
  74. ncbi Learning from carers' experiences: helping older people with dementia to eat and drink
    Roger Watson
    School of Nursing, Social Work and Applied Health Studies, University of Hull
    Nurs Older People 14:23-7; quiz 28. 2003
    ..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...
  75. ncbi The good old days of nurse training: rose-tinted or jaundiced view?
    Hugh McKenna
    Int J Nurs Stud 43:135-7. 2006
  76. ncbi Measuring competence, self-reported competence and self-efficacy in pre-registration students
    William Lauder
    University of Dundee
    Nurs Stand 22:35-43. 2008
    ..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...
  77. ncbi Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED) scale: cross-cultural validation of the Chinese version
    Li Chan Lin
    Institute of Clinical and Community Health Nursing, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Adv Nurs 62:116-23. 2008
    ..This paper is a report of an assessment of the construct validity of the Chinese version of the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia scale...
  78. ncbi Eating difficulty in older people with dementia
    Roger Watson
    University of Hull
    Nurs Older People 14:21-5; quiz 26. 2002
    ..Thorough assessment can help with successful management and a team approach, with the full involvement of relatives, is advocated...