Publications
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| geographic isolation drives divergence of uncorrelated genetic and song variation in the ruddy-capped nightingale-thrush (catharus frantzii; aves: turdidae). | montane barriers influence the evolutionary history of lineages by promoting isolation of populations. the effects of these historical processes are evident in patterns of differentiation among extant populations, which are often expressed as genetic and behavioral variation between populations. we investigated the effects of geographic barriers on the evolutionary history of a mesoamerican bird by studying patterns of genetic and vocal variation in the ruddy-capped nightingale-thrush (turdidae: ... | 2016 | 26302950 |
| anomalous weather events and horizontal transfer of the thrush nightingale (luscinia luscinia) vocal models. | 2015 | 26335967 | |
| florence nightingale: the mother of nursing. | 2015 | 26339672 | |
| quetelet and the emergence of the behavioral sciences. | adolphe quetelet was one of the most prominent figures of the second half of the nineteenth century, yet in present-day histories of several social sciences the impact of his ideas is widely ignored. the first part consists of a sketch of his life and work. astronomer and statistician, he sought to apply the mathematical tools of astronomy to create was has been called a 'mathematics of society'. in particular he demonstrated regularities in the incidence of various social phenomena, notably cri ... | 2015 | 26361574 |
| florence nightingale and the conundrum of counting icu beds. | 2015 | 26468709 | |
| comparing palliative care provision in india and the uk. | the prince & princess of wales hospice in glasgow is committed to developing culturally competent, sensitive services to meet the needs of local ethnic minority communities. the clinical nurse specialist for widening access travelled to india, funded by a travel scholarship from the florence nightingale foundation. the main rationale for this visit was to observe and compare palliative care practice in india in community, hospice and hospital settings with the current service provision by the ho ... | 2016 | 26500126 |
| a chance to meet miss nightingale. | 2015 | 26530553 | |
| how real-time data can improve patient care. | ever since florence nightingale analysed the causes of death of british soldiers in the crimea, interpreting and analysing data has been used to improve nursing. now some forms of data, such as electronically recorded patient observations, are instantly available to nurses and managers. this article outlines how real-time data can be used to improve patient care, staff efficiency and overall management of hospitals. | 2016 | 26548281 |
| role of the hospital environment in norovirus containment. | norovirus is an important cause of gastroenteritis in healthcare settings; these infections occur frequently, are highly contagious, and can be difficult to control. norovirus outbreaks were investigated during a 3-month enhanced surveillance period from 1 february to 30 april 2015 in 6 london, united kingdom, hospitals (coded a-e). during this surveillance period, 1379 stool samples were tested for the presence of norovirus. of these, 129 (9.4%) demonstrated the presence of norovirus rna. two o ... | 2016 | 26744426 |
| efficacy of the nurse ethicist in reducing moral distress: what can the nhs learn from the usa? | having first been introduced to nursing 30 years ago, 'moral distress' is not a new concept. despite this, original research exploring moral distress has been largely absent from nursing literature produced in the uk, yet it has received increasing interest in the usa. nurse researchers there have sought to explore, measure and understand moral distress. they are now beginning to develop and test ways in which the effects of moral distress can be reduced. the author of this article travelled to ... | 2016 | 26768043 |
| longer wings for faster springs - wing length relates to spring phenology in a long-distance migrant across its range. | in migratory birds, morphological adaptations for efficient migratory flight often oppose morphological adaptations for efficient behavior during resident periods. this includes adaptations in wing shape for either flying long distances or foraging in the vegetation and in climate-driven variation of body size. in addition, the timing of migratory flights and particularly the timely arrival at local breeding sites is crucial because fitness prospects depend on site-specific phenology. thus, adap ... | 2016 | 26811775 |
| the florence nightingale effect: organizational identification explains the peculiar link between others' suffering and workplace functioning in the homelessness sector. | frontline employees in the helping professions often perform their duties against a difficult backdrop, including a complex client base and ongoing themes of crisis, suffering, and distress. these factors combine to create an environment in which workers are vulnerable to workplace stress and burnout. the present study tested two models to understand how frontline workers in the homelessness sector deal with the suffering of their clients. first, we examined whether relationships between sufferi ... | 2016 | 26858670 |
| 'candidatus rickettsia mendelii', a novel basal group rickettsia detected in ixodes ricinus ticks in the czech republic. | a novel rickettsial sequence in the citrate synthase glta gene indicating a novel rickettsia species has been detected in 7 out of 4524 ixodes ricinus ticks examined within several surveys performed in the czech republic from 2005 to 2009. this new candidatus rickettsia sp. sequence has been found in 2 nymphs feeding on wild birds (luscinia megarhynchos and erithacus rubecula), in a male tick from vegetation, and 4 ticks feeding on a dog (3 males, 1 female tick). portions of the ompa, ompb, sca4 ... | 2016 | 26873811 |
| efficacy of the nurse ethicist in reducing moral distress: what can the nhs learn from the usa? part 2. | in the second of two interrelated articles exploring the concept of moral distress, this article will discuss the efficacy of the nurse ethicist in reducing moral distress. the author will draw on the current literature and on her experiences while in the usa to discuss the ways in which moral distress is being addressed at the team/unit and institutional/organisational levels. it is argued that the nature of moral distress in the uk should be explored further, and that many of the tools used to ... | 2016 | 26878407 |
| correction. | in the on the move column in our february 10 issue we said that abigail masterson has been appointed chief executive of the florence nightingale foundation. in fact she is deputy chief executive. we also described her as a former nurse, but ms masterson remains on the professional register. we apologise for the error. | 2016 | 26884034 |
| cardiovascular nursing: from florence to melbourne. | this paper, based on the 2015 csanz cardiovascular nursing lecture, takes its title from the invitation to give this lecture in melbourne being received when the author was visiting florence, after whom florence nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, is named. her work has indirectly shaped and influenced cardiovascular nursing, which has developed over the past 50 years. despite its relatively short history, cardiovascular nursing has made a major contribution to improving the cardiovascul ... | 2016 | 26935162 |
| scholarship can help ideas flourish. | scholarships from the florence nightingale foundation are providing nurses with the financial means to put innovative ideas into practice. nurses from all four countries of the uk can apply for leadership, travel and research scholarships to support their career development and help improve patient care. | 2016 | 26959448 |
| [aromatherapy and nursing: historical and theoretical conception]. | aromatherapy is a practical or complementary health therapy that uses volatile concentrates extracted from plants called essential oils, in order to improve physical, mental and emotional well-being. aromatherapy has been practiced historically and worldwide by nurses and, as in brazil is supported by the federal nursing council, it is relevant to discuss this practice in the context of nursing through theories of nursing. this study of theoretical reflection, exploratory and descriptive, aims t ... | 2016 | 27007430 |
| mary seacole robinson jane mary seacole 288pp constable 9781841196770 1841196770. | at last, a biography of mary seacole. written by jane robinson, a noted author on women travellers, the publication coincides with the bicentenary of ms seacole's birth. while making plentiful reference to ms seacole's 1857 autobiography, congratulations are due to ms robinson for unearthing new information about her subject. one example is ms seacole's putative father, a scottish army officer called james grant. it also seems to throw cold water on the allegation, made by florence nightingale t ... | 2005 | 27023168 |
| florence nightingale international foundation. | the florence nightingale international foundation (fnif) is the premier foundation of the international council of nurses, supporting and complementing the work and objectives of the council. | 2011 | 27100615 |
| patient-centered homes and integrated behavioral health care: reclaiming the role of "consultant" for psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner. | the notion of patient-centered care has long been linked with nursing practice since florence nightingale. the discipline of nursing is focused on the holistic care of individuals, families, and communities in times of sickness and/or health. however, in psychiatric-mental health nursing, the concepts of mental health and psychiatric illness still remain marginalized in our health care delivery systems, as well as in nursing education, knowledge development, and practice. even with the concept o ... | 2016 | 27144999 |
| visiting the lady with the lamp. | you have two options if you want to see the florence nightingale museum. london's st thomas' hospital is visitor-friendly with a beautiful display, but if you want context you have to fly to turkey. | 2016 | 27206181 |
| florence nightingale would have taken on the political fight, and so should we. | i agree with mike travis' comments (letters april 20) about the role and responsibilities of the trade union movement, and those of the rcn in caring for and fighting politically on behalf of nurses at all levels. | 2016 | 27206198 |
| florence backs tomlinson report. | in 1862, when st thomas's hospital was planned, florence nightingale campaigned for it to be built in 'purer air' on the outskirts of london. she declared that the proposed site on the thames was 'the worst in london'. | 1992 | 27237287 |
| nurses of the 90s. | one clinical nurse practitioner who i believe will emerge as a leading nurse of the 90s is rebecca malby, who was seconded to the national health service training authority's working group on support worker competencies and is currently working at whipps cross hospital in london. becky has all the skills and talents of a natural leader and i believe she has just won a florence nightingale fellowship to study quality of nursing care in the united states. | 1990 | 27237657 |
| the nightingale school computer assisted learning project s e norman e j chapman and t hinton ashdale 48pp £6.00 1-870899-02-4. | at first glance, i thought that at £6 this booklet was overpriced. on closer examination, i found it well-produced, with much of interest to anyone considering developing a computer assisted learning (cal) package, a clear and readable style, avoids gratuitous jargon, and graphs and statistics are appropriately used. | 1990 | 27237916 |
| the two nursing disciplinary scientific revolutions: florence nightingale and martha e. rogers. | the purpose of this essay is to share kan koffi's ideas about scientific revolutions in the discipline of nursing. koffi has proposed that the works of florence nightingale and martha e. rogers represent two scientific revolutions in nursing as a learned discipline. the outcome of these two scientific revolutions is a catalyst for critical disciplinary and paradigmatic debate about the universal conceptualization of nursing's distinctive professional and scientific knowledge. | 2016 | 27271140 |
| our leaders would do well to emulate florence nightingale. | there may be few nurses in parliament ( editorial september 7 ), but there are many non-nurses in the commons and the lords fighting our cause and, more importantly, trying to reverse the damage of nhs 'reforms'. | 2011 | 27316015 |
| travel scholarships. | applications are invited for the florence nightingale foundation 2010 travel scholarship awards. proposed projects must be connected to applicants' work and be of benefit to service users and the wider profession. | 2009 | 27316847 |
| academics take issue with bbc's 'hostile' portrayal of nightingale. | nurse researchers and historians are urging the bbc to withdraw 'hostile and erroneous' productions about florence nightingale. | 2011 | 27317061 |
| the passion of florence nightingale hugh small the passion of florence nightingale amberley publishing £18.99 | 160pp 9781445600642 1445600641 [formula: see text]. | a heavily revised new edition of hugh small's 1998 book, florence nightingale, avenging angel, makes an important contribution to nursing history. | 2012 | 27320802 |
| florence nightingale at first hand lynn mcdonald florence nightingale at first hand continuum uk £14.99 224pp 9781441132550 9781441132550 [formula: see text]. | writings on florence nightingale offer two contrasting views of her life. the first is that she was a formidable and highly influential woman, with enlightened views about disease prevention, the care of sick people and the role of professionally trained nurses. the alternative view is that she was a flawed victorian hero, who enjoyed celebrity status in her lifetime but whose achievements were overestimated. | 2011 | 27351087 |
| leadership scholarship. | directors or deputy directors of nursing, heads of midwifery, consultant nurses and midwives, modern matrons, lead allied healthcare professionals, and deans and deputy deans of schools of nursing are invited to apply for florence nightingale foundation leadership scholarship awards of up to £15,000 each. | 2011 | 27351310 |
| nursing in ghana: a search for florence nightingale in an african city. | nursing in ghana is a crucial subject that permeates almost every issue in the society especially the field of hospital care. to a large extent, the frontiers of nursing have expanded since the time of florence nightingale. globally some studies have been done to study nursing icons like her. the values in nursing practice however continue to preoccupy our minds. the need to accentuate the gains made by historical figures in nursing in present times as well as the nature of interactions between ... | 2016 | 27382644 |
| lighting the way in canada. | one of britain's leading nurse historians dr monica baly has been invited to visit canada to deliver a keynote address at a major conference on florence nightingale and her legacy. | 1988 | 27413929 |
| army dreamers. | the birth of the army nursing service took place in 1854, when florence nightingale, at the request of the secretary of state for war, recruited and took to scutari hospital 38 women to tend the wounded of the crimean war. | 1988 | 27415883 |
| foreign exchange. | in addition to advice and information about working abroad, the international department offers assistance to royal college of nursing members wishing to undertake study visits overseas. members approach the department at various stages of their plans. some are intending to apply for travelling scholarships, the most popular of which are those awarded annually by the national florence nightingale memorial committee. applicants for these awards are usually required to undertake their own backgrou ... | 1988 | 27415895 |
| nurses from st thomas's hospital took part in the traditional ceremony of the lamp at westminster abbey to celebrate the birthday of florence nightingale. | 1988 | 27416381 | |
| [congratulations - florence nightingale]. | 2016 | 27430059 | |
| i'm saddened by statue debate. | mary seacole and florence nightingale would have been saddened by the continuing arguments within the profession and the media over the relative prominence of their statues and which of them has the greatest legacy (news, 29 june). | 2016 | 27440351 |
| [not available]. | war theatre: the exhibition 'nursing in the gulf war: florence nightingale's living legacy' opened last week at the florence nightingale museum in south london. including nurses' own photographs and illustrations, it will run until march 15. | 1991 | 27523347 |
| [not available]. | red cross nurse claire bertschinger has been awarded the florence nightingale medal for exceptional courage and devotion to duty. she has worked in the war zones of lebanon and ethiopia as well as in hganda, afghanistan and southern sudan. an interview with claire while she was working in ethiopia is said to have inspired bob geldof to set up band aid. | 1991 | 27524576 |
| [not available]. | homebeat: the metropolitan police band recently spent a day at nightingale house, wandsworth, britain's largest nursing home for the elderly. | 1991 | 27524581 |
| 'a commitment to the best'. | dear colleagues in 1974 i established nightingale nurses bureau. having done agency nursing myself i identified a need for a professional, personal service for both nurses and clients. | 1994 | 27527330 |
| florence nightingale fellowship launch. | the florence nightingale foundation is celebrating its 60th anniversary next year with the launch of a new fellowship scheme. the fellowships will be awarded to former florence nightingale scholars, including enrolled nurses, who have made an 'excellent contribution' to nursing, midwifery and health visiting. | 1994 | 27527432 |
| nursing's code of ethics, social ethics, and social policy. | modern american nursing arose during the civil war and subsequently adopted the nightingale educational model in the 1870s. by 1889, the journal trained nurse and hospital review had been established. it published a six-part series on ethics in nursing. with the establishment of the american nurses association in 1893, the articles of incorporation gave the organization its first charge: "to establish and maintain a code of ethics." while the rich and enduring tradition of nursing's ethics has b ... | 2016 | 27649923 |
| helen ference, director of the american-based nightingale society, holds an unpublished letter written by florence nightingale. the nightingale society was just one of the exhibitors at the 'excellence in contemporary clinical nursing' conference. | 1991 | 27652748 | |
| enb government appointments announced. | the government appointees to the english national board have been announced by junior health minister baroness cumberlege. maureen theobald, principal of the nightingale and guy's college of nursing and midwifery, has been named enb chair. one vacancy has yet to be filled. | 1993 | 27657769 |
| a new age nightingale. | there are not that many non-conformists in the upper echelons of the nursing world today but dr helen ference, the american director of the nightingale society, is one of them. | 1991 | 27661182 |
| penultimate presentations: post-registration students kim miller (left), gavin o'sullivan and anita savage were among the is finalist nurses to be honoured as the second last intake to graduate from the bethlem royal hospital and maudsley hospital in london. the final group to have the royal seal' on their certificates will graduate next year, after which education will be run by the nightingale institute at guy's and st thomas' hospitals. | 1994 | 27661802 | |
| committed to serve. | nursing is a ticket to travel the world. for some this involves working in australia or america, but for those who gathered to celebrate the diversity of nursing at the florence nightingale museum, it meant travelling to far less hospitable places - those torn apart by war. | 1994 | 27666052 |
| international nurses' day. | nurses across the country and around the world joined forces to celebrate international nurses' day last thursday, the 154th anniversary of the birth of florence nightingale. | 1994 | 27666207 |
| above: rcn headquarters was decorated with flags from countries across europe to mark international nurses' day last week. among the guests were scriptwriters from the bbc series casualty. left: healthy families for healthy nations was the theme of a health fair staged by nurses in islington above left: nurse fay peyton at a service in westminster abbey to commemorate the life of florence nightingale. similar services were held for the first time in scotland, wales and northern ireland. | 1994 | 27666213 | |
| scholarship nurses will research abroad. | twenty nurses will get the chance to carry out research as a result of scholarships awarded by the florence nightingale committee. | 1991 | 27667052 |
| nightingale bursaries. | this year the florence nightingale museum trustees plan to award a number of bursaries to those registered and enrolled nurses who plan to undertake district nurse training. | 1991 | 27667433 |
| living image appeal. | a £5-million appeal has been launched by the new florence nightingale fund, a joint venture by guy's and st thomas' hospitals and their united medical and dental schools. | 1991 | 27680119 |
| catch me a nightingale catch me a nightingale j ash robert hale ltd 202pp £12.95 0-7090-4604-9 [formula: see text]. | catch me a nightingale is a nostalgic biographical account of joan ash's 40-year career in nursing. the story starts in 1939 with the author's discovery, while on a church outing to the seaside, that she wants to be a nurse. | 1993 | 27680477 |
| we' ll meet again: fifty years after they met while saving the lives of d-day casualties in normandy, 'flying nightingales' myra jones (nee roberts), left, and edna morris (nee birbeck) shared memories of the battle that turned the war, at the imperial war museum last week ● special features starting on p16. | 1994 | 27680621 | |
| more research please on ethnicity and diet. | i would like to clarify some elements of your report of my presentation at the florence nightingale scholarships (newsfile, april 28). | 1994 | 27680648 |
| sisters myfanwy khan, left, elizabeth harris and yvonne sterenborg handed over their great-grandfather's medals to a representative of the army museum at rcn head office last week. the former army surgeon won at least one of the medals for his work in the crimea and named his daughter after florence nightingale. | 1991 | 27682766 | |
| home and garden: the hyde nursing home, officially opened in cheshire last week, includes a garden dedicated to mary seacole, the black nurse who worked with florence nightingale. pictured, left to right, are: staff nurse lynn pritchard, home manager hazel shaw and care assistant sandra harrison. | 1994 | 27683993 | |
| winners of the florence nightingale awards line-up at the recent awards ceremony at the mansion house in the city of london. front row, from left: julia gilroy, suzanne hargreaves, anthea major and shirley dougherty'; back row; leslie chambers, caroline birtles, marion woan. donna morely, helene smith, denise morris, margaret colder and maggi jarvis. | 1995 | 27684130 | |
| more financial assistance and support should be given to home carers. the princess royal argued when she gave the second annual lecture in aid of the florence nightingale museum last week. her royal highness, pictured arriving at st thomas' hospital, said society undervalues home care, and although it was possible to buy care, not everyone wants to or can afford it. | 1993 | 27685565 | |
| health informatics education and research at the university of athens. | in europe, coordinated activities in healthcare informatics education started in the late 1980s with the establishment of european courses in health telematics. at the same time the european commission foresaw the need for spreading the knowledge of information technology (it) in the healthcare sector. therefore the ec, since then, has supported the initiatives that aim to create awareness, stimulate diffusion, and educated and train the users (healthcare professionals) in the application of it ... | 1998 | 27699334 |
| thank you so much for 'the nightingale legacy' article (may 2001) about lea hurst, the agecare residential home in derbyshire, which admirably proves the point that not all care homes are terrible places. what impressed me more than anything was the involvement of residents in interviewing prospective members of staff. i'd like to think this practice is widespread but am willing to bet very few care homes give residents a voice and a choice in who gets to look after them. maybe your readers can ... | 2001 | 27702235 | |
| nursing service. | if florence nightingale has a true professional nursing descendant, it is surely director of army nursing services and matron-in- chief of queen alexandra's royal army nursing corps (qaranc), colonel kathy george. | 2003 | 27707170 |
| mary seacole and claims of evidence-based practice and global influence. | the aim of this paper was to explore the contribution of mary seacole to nursing and health care, notably in comparison with that of florence nightingale. | 2016 | 27708811 |
| essence of emergency nursing. | for many years researchers, theorists and academics have embarked on a quest to identify and describe what exactly nursing is. if nurses like benner, henderson and even nightingale have grappled with the question then what chance have we, as clinical nurses, of solving this enigma? and if nursing, per se, is not well defined how can we ever hope to explain what emergency nursing is about? | 1999 | 27710018 |
| we've caught up in more way than one. | twenty years ago i embarked on a four month study tour of the mergency services in canada and the united states. this tour was made possible through the generosity of the florence nightingale foundation. this foundation provides annual scholarship awards that enable nurses to travel, broaden their knowledge and bring back to the uk new ideas to benefit patient care. my study tour took in four hospitals emergency departments in canada and five in the us. i travelled the length and breadth of the ... | 2000 | 27710032 |
| 'faithful in adversity'. | earlier this year, the hospital in which i work held its annual 'pride in nursing' day, at which the assistant director of nursing spoke about how she had been inspired by florence nightingale. | 2006 | 27718717 |
| the first professional. | florence nightingale (1820-1910) is known as a major founder of the modern nursing profession, and an expert on hospitals and public health. some attention has been paid to her work in applied statistics but little to her expertise in methodology, philosophy, theology, social reform and militarism, or her extensive writings on india and more than modest commentaries on women's issues. | 2003 | 27718841 |
| new year honours. | jenifer wilson-barnett, professor of nursing and head of the florence nightingale school of nursing at king's college london (pictured right), headed the list of nurses granted new year honours. she was made a dame. | 2003 | 27718869 |
| full honours: nursing director at surrey and sussex healthcare nhs trust irene scott (pictured centre) carried nightingale's lamp last month at the annual commemoration of florence nightingale's birthday. she was joined at westminster abbey by florence nightingale scholars vivienne davies-quarrell, director of service development at memory matters, a support group in north wales for young people with dementia, and tom fernandez, a charge nurse at the ian charleson day centre for people with hiv ... | 2006 | 27718923 | |
| atmospheric art: a 12m-long art installation made of surgical gloves and crepe bandages is on display from this month at the florence nightingale museum, in london. | 2008 | 27741637 | |
| vantage point. | august 13 marked the centenary of the death of florence nightingale, whose book, notes on nursing: what it is, and what it is not, published in 1859, served as the cornerstone of the then nursing curriculum. | 2010 | 27744993 |
| scholarships. | there is still time to apply for the florence nightingale foundation's leadership development scholarships before the closing date on september 27. | 2010 | 27744997 |
| clean up florence nightingale statue and 'show her respect', petition urges. | a campaign has been launched to move a florence nightingale statue in derbyshire amid concerns about antisocial behaviour. | 2016 | 27745073 |
| new patron shows her support for care charity. | the duchess of gloucester met staff and volunteers at the london headquarters of the elizabeth finn trust recently for the first time since becoming its new patron. the trust offers financial support to more than 1,900 british and irish people in need living at home, and provides long-term care to 500 older people in its care homes and alms houses. the trust's founder was a 19th century social campaigner in the mould of florence nightingale and elizabeth fry. she established the trust which now ... | 2004 | 27750560 |
| clinical academic careers: embracing the art and science of nursing. | clinical academics make a unique contribution to health research and scholarship by undertaking practice-focused research that offers direct benefits to patient care. the florence nightingale foundation supports the development of research skills in nursing and midwifery through its scholarships and by establishing a network of chairs in clinical nursing practice research. the florence nightingale foundation also provides leadership scholarships to deans and aspiring deans of university facultie ... | 2016 | 27892230 |
| least said, soonest mended? | florence nightingale almost certainly had more influence on the profession of nursing than any other individual; she is also one of the few nurses to have gained more than a modicum of respect from the medical profession. take these two notions together, and it is clear why nightingale is no longer every nurse's role model! | 1994 | 27922297 |
| working in partnership with patients and carers. | health policy and healthcare professional guidelines promote patient and carer involvement, which includes working in partnership with service users in all aspects of healthcare provision, research and education. this article explores the expectations for nurses to work in partnership with patients and carers, examines the definitions and theories of working in partnership and related concepts, as well as considering examples of partnership working in nursing practice. | 2016 | 27925563 |
| report from the 2014 scoliosis research society travelling fellowship. | the scoliosis research society traveling fellowship was conceptualized in 1970, repeated in 1972, and, after a pause, restarted in 1993. international traveling fellows visiting north america first commenced in 2000 and have since alternated annually with the north american fellows. although a senior fellow had always traveled with them, in 2012 the first senior international fellow traveled with the group. this year, the senior fellow was daniel chopin from the neuro-orthopedic spine unit, lill ... | 2015 | 27927300 |
| factors affecting the quality of life of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a questionnaire study. | this descriptive and cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the factors affecting cancer patients' quality of life. | 2017 | 27981088 |
| exploring the emotional intelligence of florence nightingale. | emotional intelligence (ei) within nursing appears to be a growing interest as evidenced by the expanding number of literature reviews conducted on the subject. the inquiry for this historical research is to understand the work and characteristics of florence nightingale and ei. | 2017 | 27981101 |
| resource tracking within and across continents in long-distance bird migrants. | migratory birds track seasonal resources across and between continents. we propose a general strategy of tracking the broad seasonal abundance of resources throughout the annual cycle in the longest-distance migrating land birds as an alternative to tracking a certain climatic niche or shorter-term resource surplus occurring, for example, during spring foliation. whether and how this is possible for complex annual spatiotemporal schedules is not known. new tracking technology enables unprecedent ... | 2017 | 28070557 |
| nightingale bear helps girl orphans. | a 'florence nightingale' teddy has gone on sale to raise funds for the orphaned daughters of nurses in developing countries. | 2011 | 28071533 |
| paying tribute to florence nightingale and mary seacole. | lynn mcdonald (letters may 16) says the grounds of st thomas' hospital in london are the wrong place for the proposed memorial statue to mary seacole, pointing out that the hospital is more associated with florence nightingale and her work. | 2012 | 28072133 |
| voices. | i recently attended the florence nightingale commemoration service at london's westminster abbey. it was the first time i had been, and it proved to be an uplifting occasion. | 2012 | 28072193 |
| us nurses inspired by nightingale. | florence nightingale revolutionised military nursing practice and transformed negative attitudes towards female nurses during the american civil war, conference-goers heard last week. | 2010 | 28076026 |
| can celebrity chefs crack it? | what became of the splendid idea to involve celebrity chefs in hospital catering? (no doubt they were offered a larger budget than the paltry 10p per patient per day that is allocated to our poor cooks.) our worthy founder florence nightingale engaged the help of top chefs to nourish her charges in the crimea. she recognised the importance of appetising food for sick patients, not just for nutritional purposes, but also as a psychological aid to recovery. | 2002 | 28076172 |
| nightingale wards offer visible reassurance for everyone. | i wish to thank consultant physician alan roberts for endorsing my belief that the widespread loss of nightingale wards has had a detrimental effect on nursing care (reflections january 25). | 2012 | 28091181 |
| the power to lead. | florence nightingale, who died more than 100 years ago, set a shining example of what good leadership can achieve. | 2012 | 28091287 |
| nightingale's emphasis on patient observation provides valuable lessons. | sue norman, chair of the florence nightingale museum's board of trustees, says miss nightingale's nursing philosophy is 'as relevant today as when she devised it more than 150 years ago' (careers may 9). | 2012 | 28091314 |
| an evaluation of the florence nightingale foundation scholarships. | the florence nightingale foundation (fnf) is a charity that awards scholarships in leadership, travel and research to nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals to promote excellence in practice. the fnf offers mentoring support to scholars, and provides support with career development and writing articles for publication, in addition to the financial award. the leadership scholarships are bespoke: leadership scholars can access a range of development opportunities that are specially co ... | 2017 | 28098011 |
| occurrence and relevance of mycoplasma sturni in free-ranging corvids in germany. | several mycoplasma spp. are well-known pathogens in poultry. in birds of prey, white storks ( ciconia ciconia ), and some waterfowl (anatidae, pelecanidae) species, mycoplasmas occur commonly and seem to be apathogenic or commensal and most likely belong to the physiologic microbial flora of the respiratory tract. in other bird species, such as common nightingales ( luscinia megarhynchos ) and tits (paridae), mycoplasma spp. are absent in healthy birds. in corvids, the prevalence and role of myc ... | 2017 | 28099075 |
| the history of evidence-based practice in nursing education and practice. | beginning with florence nightingale in the 1800s and evolving again within the medical community, evidence-based practice continues to advance along with the nursing discipline. evidence-based practice is foundational to undergraduate and graduate nursing education and is a way for the nursing discipline to minimize the theory to practice gap. this article discusses the concept of evidence-based practice from a historical perspective as it relates to nursing in the educational and practice domai ... | 2017 | 28131148 |
| lessons from florence. | i cannot think that westminster abbey figured large in the life of florence nightingale. indeed, when she died at the age of ninety, and a nation, grateful of her contribution to nursing made the rare offer of burial in the abbey, the reply was the formidable miss nightingale had made it clear she wished for no such thing. | 1989 | 28198213 |
| florence nightingale, saintly rebel. | gillian gill's biography reveals the woman behind the legend. | 2017 | 28230692 |
| the nightingale experience: a community service collaboration between a magnet® hospital and nursing program. | 2017 | 28234764 | |
| what is a nurse? the francis report and the historic voice of nursing. | following the francis report into shockingly deficient standards of care at an english hospital, this paper examines uk nurse education and revisits the premises on which the professional narrative of nursing was built. the uk government's response to the report is to introduce the "associate nurse" role, to be nationally trained to do fundamental care in place of the registered nurse, and a nursing apprenticeship scheme-on-the-job training for a nursing degree. uk nursing bodies do not address ... | 2017 | 28239918 |