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 |
| '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 |
| the changing role of the healthcare assistant. | this article analyses the changes made to the role of the healthcare assistant (hca) in the british healthcare system and identifies when and why these changes occurred. the main influences on the role of hcas, from the time of florence nightingale through to the present day, are discussed. | 2016 | 15487495 |
| a magnet nursing service approach to nursing's role in quality improvement. | the heightened focus on quality and the rise of health care consumerism are manifestations of numerous interrelated dynamics, especially including the aging of the "baby boomers" and greater prevalence of chronic conditions, the explosion of biomedical scientific knowledge and technology, changes in prevailing methods of health care financing, a recent prolonged period of economic prosperity, widespread concerns about patient safety, return of disproportionate health care cost, and the democrati ... | 2016 | 14649027 |
| the poor man's nightingale. | 2016 | 11971484 | |
| ode to a nightingale. | 2016 | 11954359 | |
| florence nightingale must remain as nursing's icon. | 2016 | 11033633 | |
| remarkable anatomic anomalies of coronary arteries and their clinical importance: a multidetector computed tomography angiographic study. | an anomalous origin and course of the coronary arteries can be benign or life threatening. recently, because of new advances in computed tomography technology, radiologists have begun to interpret the diseases of coronary arteries. we aimed to demonstrate some remarkable anomalies of coronary arteries, some of which were not shown by multidetector computed tomography (mdct) coronary angiography previously, and to discuss the clinical importance of these anomalies. | 2016 | 17082700 |
| starving amidst plenty: malnutrition is still a problem. | 'thousands of patients are annually starved in the midst of plenty for want of attention to the ways which alone make it possible for them to take food' (florence nightingale, 1860). | 2016 | 19966738 |
| the life and impact of florence nightingale. | all nurses learn about florence nightingale sometime during their academic studies. miss nightingale, even though she lived over a century ago, still impacts current nursing care. this article provides a brief biographical review of her life and her impact on present day patient care. | 2016 | 18091630 |
| exploring compassion: implications for contemporary nursing. part 1. | the origin of compassion is firmly rooted in religious ideologies. in 19th century great britain, christianity was the prominent religion and scripture advocated that followers should always be compassionate in their deeds and actions. florence nightingale was a christian and translated her ideals into the characterization of the professional nurse. the image of the ministering angel, performing the work of god, was perpetuated for some time. however, as the profession of nursing advanced to dev ... | 2016 | 22584655 |
| florence nightingale: the legend continues. | 2016 | 21305950 | |
| has the legend grown stale? | academics and nurses have accused television programme makers of drawing uncritically on inaccurate sources to portray florence nightingale in a damaging light. they say she was not a saint but her achievements deserve recognition. | 2016 | 22013827 |
| remembering florence nightingale. | 2016 | 21727850 | |
| promoting innovation. interview by jenny knight. | being awarded a florence nightingale foundation scholarship had a major effect on elizabeth robb. she is now the foundation's chief executive. | 2016 | 21140770 |
| volumetric and viscometric studies on dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide in aqueous and in aqueous amino acid solutions in premicellar region. | the densities and viscosities of dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (dtab), glycine, and rac-alanine in water and dtab in glycine/alanine aqueous solutions have been determined at 288.15, 296.15, 304.15, 312.15, and 320.15 k. the apparent molar volumes (φv) were obtained from these density data. the limiting apparent molar volumes (φv(0)) and experimental slopes (sv) were derived from the masson equation and interpreted in terms of solute-solute and solute-solvent interactions. the sign of [δ(2)(φ ... | 2017 | 26166851 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| "brighter hours will come": the signet ring of florence nightingale. | 2017 | 28692496 | |
| modernising patient clothing: a florence nightingale foundation project. | christine fitzgerald, matron at the hillingdon hospitals nhs foundation trust (currently on secondment) discusses a project to boost patient self-esteem and dignity through the clothing provided for them to wear. | 2017 | 28453329 |
| scholarship offers chance to learn and get ahead. | have you ever considered studying nursing practice overseas, undertaking a bespoke leadership programme or engaging in a clinical research project? if so, a florence nightingale foundation scholarship could be for you. | 2017 | 28443447 |
| why self-care is key to providing high-quality care to others. | jo mccormick, consultant nurse and associate director of nursing, belfast health and social care trust, joanna.mccormick@belfasttrust.hscni.net , and sally hayes, director of strategy, planning and resources at the open university, share their insights from undertaking a florence nightingale leadership scholarship. | 2017 | 28640729 |
| historically-informed nursing: a transnational case study in china. | the term 'nurse' (hushi-'caring scholar') did not enter the chinese language until the early 20th century. modern nursing-a fundamentally western notion popularized by nightingale and introduced to china in 1884-profoundly changed the way care of the sick was practiced. for 65 years, until 1949, nursing developed in china as a transnational project, with western and chinese influences shaping the profession of nursing in ways that linger today. co-authored by chinese, canadian, and american nurs ... | 2017 | 28631346 |
| nursing education trial using a virtual nightingale ward. | nursing department students are expected to correctly grasp the entire concept of nursing through their education. the authors created a movie of a nightingale ward (virtual ward, hereafter) with an architectural computer design software for education. the students' reaction to the virtual ward was categorized into three viewpoints: that of nurses, of patients, and of nurses and patients in common. most of the reactions in each viewpoint were: "easy to observe patients" in the nurses' viewpoint; ... | 2017 | 28626129 |
| resign en masse or strike - it is time for nurses to get tough. | the annual florence nightingale memorial service, held in westminster abbey to commemorate international nurses day on may 12, is a poignant occasion where you feel you are renewing your nursing vows. | 2017 | 28610494 |
| assisted therapy with dogs is an effective tool. | cases of animal-assisted therapy (aat) have been documented as far back as 1869, when florence nightingale used it with her patients ( goddard and gilmer 2015 ). | 2017 | 28604217 |
| establishing a nurse-led pelvic floor and functional bowel service. | jane turner, colorectal nurse specialist, cardiff and vale university health board, was awarded a travel scholarship by the florence nightingale foundation. she used it to find out about the running of nurse-led pelvic floor and functional bowel services around the uk. | 2017 | 28594614 |
| crisis at guy's hospital (1880) and the nature of nursing work. | this historical study aims to refine understanding of the nature of nursing work. the study focuses on the 1880 crisis at guy's hospital in london to examine the nature and meaning of nursing work, particularly the concept of nursing work as many 'little things.' in this paper, an examination of margaret lonsdale's writing offers an original contribution to our understanding of the ways in which nursing work differs from medical practice. in this way, we use the late-nineteenth-century controver ... | 2017 | 28544051 |
| nightingale commemoration. | the life and legacy of florence nightingale has been celebrated at westminster abbey. | 2017 | 28537162 |
| role of nurses in supporting patients to self-manage chronic conditions. | the burden of chronic illness is increasing globally as a result of increased life expectancy, unhealthy lifestyles, and advances in medical interventions and treatments. therefore, people living with chronic conditions, and their families, will have to assume greater responsibility in managing such conditions. however, to do so they require appropriate support from healthcare services. this article explores some of the tensions that hinder the self-management of chronic conditions. it emphasise ... | 2017 | 28513400 |
| a sense of belonging unites queen's nurses. | in 1893, florence nightingale said hospitals are 'only an intermediate stage of civilization, never intended at all even to take in the whole sick population'. | 2017 | 28513367 |
| saving lives for 35 years: sentara nightingale looks forward. | the nightingale regional air ambulance program, operated by norfolk, va-based not-for-profit sentara healthcare, is marking its 35th year of operation in 2017, having surpassed 20,000 safe flights. looking ahead, the program is adding ifr capabilities, designated landing zones to rendezvous with ems partners and clinical training in a simulation lab, and collaborating with cardiac and neurology services to provide quicker interventions for stemi and stroke patients at sentara norfolk general hos ... | 2017 | 28499678 |
| studying the old masters of nursing: a critical student experience for developing nursing identity. | in the past professional identity in nursing was inculcated in students alongside institutional pride. a strong sense of professional identity is key to staff retention and recruitment and key to the delivery of quality nursing care. with the wholesale transfer of pre-registration nursing education to the third level sector, however, the reality is that students now divide their affiliations between university and healthcare institutions and professional identity development may be stymied. for ... | 2017 | 28822955 |
| forging a unique nursing partnership with china. | when members of a london nursing faculty forged a learning partnership with a chinese counterpart they likely did not expect to be discussing the benefits of using florence nightingale lamps to decorate hospital walls. but there is nothing ordinary about the collaboration between king's college london and nanjing health school. | 2017 | 28699470 |
| reducing premature mortality from non-communicable diseases. | cardiovascular disease and other non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory disease, are a leading cause of premature death and disability worldwide. this article emphasises the importance of prevention in reducing death and disability from preventable non-communicable diseases, especially for individuals with established risk factors for these diseases. it reviews global initiatives to reduce morality rates from these diseases, identifies opportunities for nurse ... | 2017 | 28421965 |
| the origins of a two-tier profession: a nursing school at a poor law infirmary. | niall mccrae, lecturer, and katerina kuzminska, postgraduate nursing student, florence nightingale faculty of nursing and midwifery, king's college, london, chart the influences of nightingale's poor law infirmary reforms. | 2017 | 28328273 |
| effective pain management in patients in hospital. | chronic pain is experienced by between one third and one half of the uk population. nurses should ensure that patients' pain is assessed and managed when they present to hospital, including pre-existing chronic pain and acute pain as a result of trauma or surgical interventions. acute pain that is inadequately managed may result in chronic pain, impeding the patient's return to normal function and daily activities. depression and increasing age affect the likelihood of patients experiencing chro ... | 2017 | 28293996 |
| more senior bme nurses on agenda for new chief. | the new chief executive at the florence nightingale foundation, ursula ward, is keen to promote black and minority ethnic (bme) issues and tackle systemic problems in nursing. | 2017 | 28271781 |
| 'you get out what you put in'. | chris o'connor trained at the nightingale school of nursing at st thomas' hospital in london, qualifying as a mental health nurse in 1993. he worked in acute psychiatry, and learning disabilities and older people's services, before becoming head of nursing practice for a london mental health trust. his current role is nurse consultant for dementia and older people at east surrey hospital. | 2017 | 28247798 |
| 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 |
| the nightingale experience: a community service collaboration between a magnet® hospital and nursing program. | 2017 | 28234764 | |
| florence nightingale, saintly rebel. | gillian gill's biography reveals the woman behind the legend. | 2017 | 28230692 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| a lady 'in proper proportions'? feminism, lytton strachey, and florence nightingale's reputation, 1918-39. | lytton strachey's eminent victorians has long been regarded as a watershed in attitudes to victorian culture, widely seen as having instigated a revolutionary backlash against the values and heroes of the victorian era in england. its impact, however, on the reputations of his four subjects-thomas arnold, general gordon, cardinal manning and florence nightingale-has been subjected to surprisingly little scholarly attention. drawing on the work of gender historians, this article reassesses strach ... | 2017 | 28922795 |
| affairs happen-to whom? a study on extrapair paternity in common nightingales. | most birds engage in extrapair copulations despite great differences across and within species. besides cost and benefit considerations of the two sex environmental factors have been found to alter mating strategies within or between populations and/or over time. for socially monogamous species, the main advantage that females might gain from mating with multiple males is probably increasing their offspring's genetic fitness. since male (genetic) quality is mostly not directly measurable for fem ... | 2017 | 29492002 |
| [anna hamilton (1864-1935), the excellence of nursing.] | a frenchwoman, anna hamilton (1864-1935), daughter of a franco-english couple, reads with passion the works of florence nightingale and takes an interest in nursing. in order to practice it, she first passes the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in self-education and registers at the marseille medical school. she wants to prepare a medical thesis on the nursing staff in the hospitals in europe and is conducting an investigation throughout europe. she passed her thesis on june 15, 1900 entitled “ ... | 2017 | 29436808 |
| developing an infrastructure to support clinical academic careers. | research and evidence-based practice underpins the delivery of high-quality patient care. developing the research capacity and capability of nurses, midwives and allied health professionals requires a robust emphasis and the necessary support infrastructure to encourage and develop practitioners to follow a clinical academic career pathway. clinical academic partnerships between higher education and healthcare institutions can offer a blend of required expertise with mutual benefits. this articl ... | 2017 | 29240466 |
| florence nightingale: lighting the way for the future of nursing. | 2017 | 29189459 | |
| florence nightingale foundation: supporting excellent leadership. | 2017 | 29125349 | |
| living human dignity: a nightingale legacy. | the authors in this article present the humanbecoming ethical tenets of human dignity: reverence, awe, betrayal, and shame. these four ethical tenets of human dignity are examined from a historical perspective, exploring how rosemarie rizzo parse has conceptualized these ethical tenets with added descriptions from other scholars, and how florence nightingale lived human dignity as the founder of modern nursing. | 2017 | 28934048 |
| molecular characterization and distribution of plasmodium matutinum, a common avian malaria parasite. | species of plasmodium (plasmodiidae, haemosporida) are widespread and cause malaria, which can be severe in avian hosts. molecular markers are essential to detect and identify parasites, but still absent for many avian malaria and related haemosporidian species. here, we provide first molecular characterization of plasmodium matutinum, a common agent of avian malaria. this parasite was isolated from a naturally infected thrush nightingale luscinia luscinia (muscicapidae). fragments of mitochondr ... | 2017 | 28931453 |
| biomechanics of coupled motion in the cervical spine during simulated whiplash in patients with pre-existing cervical or lumbar spinal fusion: a finite element study. | loss of motion following spine segment fusion results in increased strain in the adjacent motion segments. however, to date, studies on the biomechanics of the cervical spine have not assessed the role of coupled motions in the lumbar spine. accordingly, we investigated the biomechanics of the cervical spine following cervical fusion and lumbar fusion during simulated whiplash using a whole-human finite element (fe) model to simulate coupled motions of the spine. | 2018 | 29330341 |
| hippocrates to nightingale: converging or diverging concepts in patient management and decision making. | although medicine and nursing are complementary and equally important, paradoxically the relationship can appear adversarial at times. physicians and nurses work concurrently and conjointly in hospitals where patients are admitted for round-the-clock nursing care to help cure or attenuate diseases. roles are further obscured for advanced practice nurses and physicians when they perform the same function, such as in the practice of anesthesia. regarding physician-nurse relationships, the followin ... | 2018 | 31584426 |
| nursing and music: considerations of nightingale's environmental philosophy and phenomenology. | a philosophy of nursing is to express our considered opinion on what we believe to be true about the nature of the profession of nursing and provide a basis for nursing activities. it affirms the ethical values that we hold as fundamental to our practice. for many of us in nursing, our philosophy derives from nightingale and phenomenology. we believe nightingale and phenomenology are uniquely placed within nursing philosophies, to assist the nurse to understand the use of music within a holistic ... | 2018 | 30221451 |
| outcome measurement-a scoping review of the literature and future developments in palliative care clinical practice. | the aim of this scoping review is to give an overview and appraisal of the development of outcome measurement throughout time and its present importance to healthcare and specifically to palliative care clinical practice. it is based on a search and search results of a published systematic review on implementing patient reported outcome measures in palliative care clinical practice. medline, psycinfo, cumulative index to nursing and allied health literature, embase and british nursing index were ... | 2018 | 30180738 |
| the florence nightingale foundation: developing nursing's leaders. | ursula ward, chief executive, florence nightingale foundation, chiefexec@florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk , describes the role of the foundation and its plans for the future. | 2018 | 29995515 |
| experiencing compassionate care in practice: a travel scholarship. | alison bunce, director of care at ardgowan hospice, greenock, and programme lead for compassionate inverclyde ( alison.bunce@ardhosp.co.uk ), describes her florence nightingale foundation travel scholarship. | 2018 | 29995503 |
| commentary: when you know better, do better. | as the world prepares to celebrate the remarkable life and contributions of florence nightingale on her 200th birthday in 2020, the canadian nurses association (cna) is putting the pieces in place to host an entire new pillar of programs and services focused on leadership for all regulated nurses across canada. first among these is our relationship with the dorothy wylie health leaders institute (dwhli), which has built a partnership with cna since 2015. as a great gift to cna and nursing across ... | 2018 | 30860966 |
| nursing in an age of multimorbidity. | a changing sociodemographic landscape has seen rising numbers of people with two or more long-term health conditions. multimorbidity presents numerous challenges for patients and families and those who work in healthcare services. therefore, the nursing profession needs to understand the issues involved in supporting people with multiple chronic conditions and how to prepare the future workforce to care for them. | 2018 | 30519145 |
| influencing building design in care for older people. | a florence nightingale foundation travel scholarship was used to support a nurse's journey to gather information and knowledge on aspects of building design for older people in emergency care. evidence on the effect of the environment on senior care is well established and some areas have carefully considered this when planning facilities for older people. the travel opportunity was used to explore how large-scale building design was carried out, and to understand how mindsets, models of care an ... | 2018 | 30418842 |
| mentoring: the giving of blessings. | the authors of this article present three theoretical models of mentoring informing nursing as well as other disciplines. how these models intersect to expand understanding of the evolution of the role of mentoring in nursing is discussed. | 2018 | 30223745 |
| interspecific competition promotes habitat and morphological divergence in a secondary contact zone between two hybridizing songbirds. | interspecific competition is assumed to play an important role in the ecological differentiation of species and speciation. however, empirical evidence for competition's role in speciation remains surprisingly scarce. here, we studied the role of interspecific competition in the ecological differentiation and speciation of two closely related songbird species, the common nightingale (luscinia megarhynchos) and the thrush nightingale (luscinia luscinia). both species are insectivorous and ecologi ... | 2018 | 29603471 |
| spiritual formation, secularization, and reform of professional nursing and education in antebellum america. | the origin story of professional nursing associated with antebellum american faith communities is all but lost. this paper provides historical evidence for professional nursing for that period using a case study approach that examines three faith communities: the sisters and daughters of charity, the shakers, and the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. the purpose is to present an historical analysis of the three communities' health beliefs, recipes and remedies that were foundational t ... | 2018 | 29406138 |
| genomic islands of differentiation in two songbird species reveal candidate genes for hybrid female sterility. | hybrid sterility is a common first step in the evolution of postzygotic reproductive isolation. according to haldane's rule, it affects predominantly the heterogametic sex. while the genetic basis of hybrid male sterility in organisms with heterogametic males has been studied for decades, the genetic basis of hybrid female sterility in organisms with heterogametic females has received much less attention. we investigated the genetic basis of reproductive isolation in two closely related avian sp ... | 2018 | 29319911 |
| possible role of stress, coping strategies, and life style in the development of breast cancer. | objective the aim of the present study was to investigate the possibility of the effect of life long stressful events, along with coping method used, perception of social support, and life style on the development of breast cancer. methods in this hospital-based case control study, the study group comprised 250 women with breast cancer who were followed by florence nightingale breast study group. control group included 250 women, who had similar sociodemographic characteristics to the study grou ... | 2018 | 29292669 |
| can quantab titrator sticks reliably predict urinary sodium? | urinary sodium concentration is a commonly used marker for extracellular fluid depletion which is often associated with dehydration. a point of care test for urinary sodium may reduce delays in clinical decision making by offering more timely guidance leading to improved salt and fluid management. we compared laboratory assessed urinary sodium with a potential point of care measure of urinary chloride in a variety of in- and outpatient specialities, to explore its use as an indicator of low urin ... | 2018 | 29460802 |
| competition-driven niche segregation on a landscape scale: evidence for escaping from syntopy towards allotopy in two coexisting sibling passerine species. | the role of interspecific competition for generating patterns in species' distribution is hotly debated and studies taking into account processes occurring at both large and small spatial scales are almost missing. theoretically, competition between species with overlapping niches should result in divergence of their niches in sympatry to reduce the costs of competition. many species show a mosaic distribution within sympatric zones, with the syntopic sites occupied by both species, and allotopi ... | 2018 | 29430650 |
| "the power of twitter": using social media at a conference with nursing students. | the potential impact of social media use in nursing education, continuing professional development, and nurses' advocacy is unfolding at a rapid pace. nurse educators are uniquely placed to incorporate the use of social media to enhance students' learning experiences and support students to develop competency in the use of social media for patient benefit. this paper outlines a novel way in which professional education on social media use was integrated into an undergraduate nursing programme. d ... | 2018 | 29945099 |
| two narratives, one history: mary seacole and florence nightingale. | 2018 | 29714895 | |
| the nurse philanthropist: where care and cause meet. | a transcultural clinical nurse specialist narrates how nursing has provided ways to exercise her passion for the clinical intellect as it intersects with the compassion of the heart. she encourages nurses to become social justice entrepreneurs, or what she terms nurse philanthropists, devoting time, talent, and energy to social justice issues as activists, advocates, and ambassadors. florence nightingale was the first nurse philanthropist, using wealth she inherited to establish st. thomas hospi ... | 2018 | 29669642 |
| uhlmann number in translational invariant systems. | we define the uhlmann number as an extension of the chern number, and we use this quantity to describe the topology of 2d translational invariant fermionic systems at finite temperature. we consider two paradigmatic systems and we study the changes in their topology through the uhlmann number. through the linear response theory we link two geometrical quantities of the system, the mean uhlmann curvature and the uhlmann number, to directly measurable physical quantities, i.e. the dynamical suscep ... | 2019 | 31235825 |
| change management in health care and mental health nursing. | since nightingale implied that progress was inherent in good nursing, change has slowly but surely accelerated to a frenetic pace in health care and to a degree in nursing. however, the healthy progress and implications associated with change in the nursing profession are not as readily embraced as this pace may imply. rather, embracing change at the core of nursing and health care is a challenge as this is a group who it is suggested are not only resistant but also adept at reinforcing the stat ... | 2019 | 31219727 |
| the escalating global burden of serious health-related suffering: projections to 2060 by world regions, age groups, and health conditions. | serious life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses place an enormous burden on society and health systems. understanding how this burden will evolve in the future is essential to inform policies that alleviate suffering and prevent health system weakening. we aimed to project the global burden of serious health-related suffering requiring palliative care until 2060 by world regions, age groups, and health conditions. | 2019 | 31129125 |
| use of complementary and alternative medicine and quality of life of cancer patients who received chemotherapy in turkey. | this study aims to evaluate the frequency of use of cam therapies among cancer patients, the types of cam therapies they used, the demographic and clinical factors affecting their tendency to use cam therapies, and the difference between quality of life of cam user and non-user patients. | 2019 | 31126547 |
| search for early pancreatic cancer blood biomarkers in five european prospective population biobanks using metabolomics. | most patients with pancreatic cancer present with advanced disease and die within the first year after diagnosis. predictive biomarkers that signal the presence of pancreatic cancer in an early stage are desperately needed. we aimed to identify new and validate previously found plasma metabolomic biomarkers associated with early stages of pancreatic cancer. prediagnostic blood samples from individuals who were to receive a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer between 1 month and 17 years after samplin ... | 2019 | 31125048 |
| the aesthetic preference for nature sounds depends on sound object recognition. | people across the world seek out beautiful sounds in nature, such as a babbling brook or a nightingale song, for positive human experiences. however, it is unclear whether this positive aesthetic response is driven by a preference for the perceptual features typical of nature sounds versus a higher-order association of nature with beauty. to test these hypotheses, participants provided aesthetic judgments for nature and urban soundscapes that varied on ease of recognition. results demonstrated t ... | 2019 | 31087588 |
| the united nations sustainable development goals: the ethic and ethos of holistic nursing. | holistic nursing is founded on the values of integrality and the awareness of whole-people and whole-system interconnectedness. these concepts are foundational to the broader global health agendas and initiatives of our time, which seek to improve human, animal, and planetary health. the united nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development represents the most remarkable transnational initiative in history: a 15-year plan (2015-2030) rallying the efforts of all countries, governments, and conce ... | 2019 | 31064259 |
| postcopulatory sexual selection reduces z-linked genetic variation and might contribute to the large z effect in passerine birds. | the x and z sex chromosomes play a disproportionately large role in intrinsic postzygotic isolation. the underlying mechanisms of this large x/z effect are, however, still poorly understood. here we tested whether faster rates of molecular evolution caused by more intense positive selection or genetic drift on the z chromosome could contribute to the large z effect in two closely related passerine birds, the common nightingale (luscinia megarhynchos) and the thrush nightingale (l. luscinia). we ... | 2019 | 30374041 |
| increased high-density lipoprotein levels associated with age-related macular degeneration: evidence from the eye-risk and european eye epidemiology consortia. | genetic and epidemiologic studies have shown that lipid genes and high-density lipoproteins (hdls) are implicated in age-related macular degeneration (amd). we studied circulating lipid levels in relationship to amd in a large european dataset. | 2019 | 30315903 |
| glyca, a nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy measure for protein glycosylation, is a viable biomarker for disease activity in ibd. | glycoprotein acetylation [glyca] is a novel nuclear magnetic resonance [nmr] biomarker, measured in serum or plasma, that summarizes the signals originating from glycan groups of certain acute-phase glycoproteins. this biomarker has been shown to be robustly associated with cardiovascular and short-term all-cause mortality, and with disease severity in several inflammatory conditions. we investigated glyca levels in a cohort of healthy individuals [hcs], patients with crohn's disease [cd] and pa ... | 2019 | 30312386 |
| a professional development programme for care home nurses in east london. | there is a need for professional development opportunities for registered nurses undertaking leadership roles in care homes. this article examines the learning outcomes from a pilot career development programme for care home nurses, which was designed and delivered as part of a florence nightingale foundation leadership scholarship. the six-month programme, consisting of one-day workshops, focused on four key competencies, one of which was to identify and consider potential pathways for career d ... | 2019 | 31468876 |
| in nightingale's footsteps-individual to global: from nurse coaches to environmental and civil society activists. | florence nightingale (1820-1910), the famous "lady with the lamp," is indeed the world's most well-known nurse. in our times, now for nearly six decades, the same environmental and social issues that were of concern to nightingale are understood as key factors in achieving global development and global health. in nightingale's footsteps, nurse coach leaders and all nurses are 21st century nightingales who are coaching, informing, and educating for healthy people to be living on a healthy planet. | 2019 | 31427422 |
| a process for developing a professional practice model with branding support from communication design students. | this article discusses the development of a professional practice model (ppm) within nhs grampian. a shared governance approach was used to develop the model, supported by the findings from a florence nightingale travel scholarship, which included visiting hospitals in australia to explore the principles adopted by magnet-designated organisations. the process of developing the ppm is described: this involved senior nurses and staff across various nursing, midwifery and allied health professional ... | 2019 | 31393771 |
| re: sevens and reeves 'professional protectionism; a barrier to employing a sonographer graduate?' and mitchell and nightingale 'sonography culture: power and protectionism'. | 2019 | 31301789 | |
| improvement of hand hygiene compliance in a private hospital using the plan-do-check-act (pdca) method. | improving the compliance to hand hygiene in healthcare providers is important to reduce healthcare-associated infections. this study aimed to compare the compliance rate before and after the improvement of compliance to hand hygiene. | 2019 | 31258583 |
| florence nightingale foundation: what next? | newly appointed chair of the florence nightingale foundation, dame yvonne moores shares her vision for the foundation. | 2019 | 31242101 |
| reducing infections "together": a review of socioadaptive approaches. | reducing healthcare-associated infections often requires the use of both technical and adaptive strategies. the experiences of semmelweis and nightingale teach us the importance of social adaptation of technical interventions. because most infection prevention interventions require widespread participation by healthcare personnel, it is helpful for infectious diseases physicians to learn principles of diffusion of innovations theory and apply them to influence different groups. comprehensive uni ... | 2019 | 30740469 |
| sperm divergence in a passerine contact zone: indication of reinforcement at the gametic level. | postcopulatory sexual selection may promote evolutionary diversification in sperm form, but the contribution of between-species divergence in sperm morphology to the origin of reproductive isolation and speciation remains little understood. to assess the possible role of sperm diversification in reproductive isolation, we studied sperm morphology in two closely related bird species, the common nightingale (luscinia megarhynchos) and the thrush nightingale (luscinia luscinia), that hybridize in a ... | 2019 | 30597549 |
| the consortium of metabolomics studies (comets): metabolomics in 47 prospective cohort studies. | the consortium of metabolomics studies (comets) was established in 2014 to facilitate large-scale collaborative research on the human metabolome and its relationship with disease etiology, diagnosis, and prognosis. comets comprises 47 cohorts from asia, europe, north america, and south america that together include more than 136,000 participants with blood metabolomics data on samples collected from 1985 to 2017. metabolomics data were provided by 17 different platforms, with the most frequently ... | 2019 | 31155658 |
| jaynelle stichler: a modern day florence nightingale. | 2019 | 31154868 | |
| final services for florence nightingale. | : editor's note: from its first issue in 1900 through to the present day, ajn has unparalleled archives detailing nurses' work and lives over more than a century. these articles not only chronicle nursing's growth as a profession within the context of the events of the day, but they also reveal prevailing societal attitudes about women, health care, and human rights. today's nursing school curricula rarely include nursing's history, but it's a history worth knowing. to this end, from the ajn arc ... | 2019 | 31033557 |
| nursing and the sustainable development goals: from nightingale to now. | : while health care often focuses on acute or chronic illness, the elements necessary for good health are far more complex than we tend to recognize. florence nightingale understood this complexity and wrote extensively on the myriad social and environmental factors that influence well-being. today these factors are termed "health determinants" and undergird the united nations 17 sustainable development goals (sdgs). this article explores how nurses can contextualize the sdgs within their daily ... | 2019 | 31033553 |
| organising through compassion: the introduction of meta-virtue management in the nhs. | this paper investigates the comprehensive compassionate care reform programme within the national health service (nhs) in england. through a synoptic reading of policy documents, we show how 'compassion' is introduced as an overarching meta-virtue designed to govern relationships and formal positions in health care. invoking an 'ethics of office' perspective, mainly drawing on the thinking of max weber, we evaluate the promotion of compassion as a managerial technology and argue how seemingly hu ... | 2019 | 31020681 |
| getting in the flo: my year as a scholar. | in november 2016, i was awarded an emerging leaders scholarship from the florence nightingale foundation to help me positively impact patient care and also improve how i lead change within my organisation. this article highlights some of the learning experiences over the last year and the impact that the scholarship has had. | 2019 | 30212285 |
| florence nightingale at 200: celebrating her bicentenary. | 2019 | 31855516 | |
| infection control recommendations for radiology departments in malawi. | guidelines for radiographers contain recommendations related to standard infection control precautions for healthcare-associated infections (hais) which are a major cause of mortality and morbidity in hospital settings. however, the implementation of these recommendations has proven to be a challenge in the malawian radiology departments, as there are no national guidelines or radiology policies for infection control. | 2019 | 31934398 |
| nightingale v2: low-power compact-sized multi-sensor platform for wearable health monitoring. | nightingale v2, a new wearable multi-sensor platform, is introduced in this paper. it can measure various bio-signals including ecg, bioz, ppg, motion and heart sounds simultaneously at very low power consumption. patient safety with optical and electrical sensors were carefully investigated. preliminary data collection results as well as the sensor characterization results reveal that the nightingale v2 would be suitable for wearable health monitoring applications. | 2019 | 31946128 |