{"title":"Communication is key: implementing the AMBER care bundle.","authors":"Claire Cadwallader","doi":"10.12968/bjon.2024.0327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0327","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Claire Cadwallader</b>, Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool (claire.cadwallader@nhs.net), was the Oncology Nurse of the Year Gold Award winner in the BJN Awards 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":520014,"journal":{"name":"British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)","volume":"33 17","pages":"S6-S8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142306153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luis Teixeira, Aby Mitchell, Neus Carlos Martinez, Behnam Jafari Salim
{"title":"Virtual reality with artificial intelligence-led scenarios in nursing education: a project evaluation.","authors":"Luis Teixeira, Aby Mitchell, Neus Carlos Martinez, Behnam Jafari Salim","doi":"10.12968/bjon.2024.0055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0055","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To provide insights into the optimal use of virtual reality (VR) in nursing education by evaluating pre-registration nursing students' experiences in conducting holistic patient assessments while interacting with artificial intelligence (AI)-led patients. Specifically, this project evaluation compares the use of two different VR scenarios, one employing a menu-based interface and another using AI voice-controlled technology.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eleven pre-registration adult nursing students from two UK universities were selected through purposeful sampling to participate in the two VR simulations. Data collection and analysis: This included qualitative insights gathered from three focus group sessions, audio-recorded and thematically analysed to classify and describe students' experiences.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Four key themes emerged: technological literacy, VR as a learning tool, the road of learning, and transition to independence. Advantages across both methods of VR-AI interaction and their particular challenges were identified and described for each key theme.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>VR with AI-led patient technology in pre-registration nursing education positively contributes to the curriculum by exposing students to problem-based learning situations and use of a multiplicity of skills in a safe environment. Although both methods are relevant for developing proficiencies around holistic patient assessment, there are advantages and limitations to each. Students perceived the voice-controlled technology as more intuitive with a more natural method of communication, whereas the menu-based interaction gave students more structure and guidance.</p>","PeriodicalId":520014,"journal":{"name":"British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)","volume":"33 17","pages":"812-820"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142306167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Essential principles for peer reviewing.","authors":"Ian Peate, Sophie Gardner","doi":"10.12968/bjon.2024.0325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0325","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":520014,"journal":{"name":"British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)","volume":"33 17","pages":"848-850"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142306157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ways to boost the healthcare support cohort.","authors":"Sam Foster","doi":"10.12968/bjon.2024.0298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0298","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Sam Foster</b>, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers proposals to increase support worker numbers, which include taking a more co-ordinated approach and better training.</p>","PeriodicalId":520014,"journal":{"name":"British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)","volume":"33 16","pages":"793"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142306151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A chance to appreciate other cultures and practices.","authors":"Angie Perrin","doi":"10.12968/bjon.2024.0304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0304","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":520014,"journal":{"name":"British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)","volume":"33 16","pages":"S3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142306134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Colostomy irrigation: implementing structured protocol-led follow-up.","authors":"Rali Marinova, Petya Marinova","doi":"10.12968/bjon.2024.0058","DOIUrl":"10.12968/bjon.2024.0058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Colostomy irrigation is a procedure that allows patients to achieve a certain degree of bowel control, and a period free of stoma effluent. It has the potential to improve quality of life, body image and confidence, and reduce patient anxiety. It may also help reduce odour and flatus, prevent/address peristomal skin irritation and alleviate constipation. Because it can reduce or eliminate the need for a colostomy bag, it may also cut expenditure on stoma appliances. However, colostomy irrigation is not offered to patients as standard. A protocol was drawn up to ensure colostomy irrigation was routinely offered to suitable patients and to provide them with a structured follow-up to ensure they were well supported throughout the first year of carrying out the procedure. Quality of life and the efficacy of colostomy irrigation can be monitored using questionnaires on these two issues. Two case studies demonstrate how patients' quality of life can improve when using colostomy irrigation as part of their stoma care routine.</p>","PeriodicalId":520014,"journal":{"name":"British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)","volume":"33 16","pages":"S30-S35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142306135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lifestyle nursing: a leadership opportunity for UK nurses.","authors":"Brian Webster","doi":"10.12968/bjon.2024.0125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0125","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article aims to consider the 'lifestyle medicine' approach to nursing, which focuses on patients with conditions that would benefit from a lifestyle nursing approach, supporting and empowering people to make lifestyle changes that would benefit their health. Lifestyle medicine in nursing is gaining momentum in the USA and could be a nursing leadership opportunity in the UK. This article explores the importance of lifestyle approaches to health care and why nurses have a pivotal role in the movement.</p>","PeriodicalId":520014,"journal":{"name":"British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)","volume":"33 16","pages":"778-781"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142306140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"That common condition: the human race.","authors":"Ian Peate","doi":"10.12968/bjon.2024.0299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0299","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":520014,"journal":{"name":"British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)","volume":"33 16","pages":"751"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142306147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Techniques for effective study at undergraduate level.","authors":"Nathan Burns","doi":"10.12968/bjon.2024.0224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0224","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":520014,"journal":{"name":"British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)","volume":"33 16","pages":"782-785"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142306146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Survivor to thriver: identifying and overcoming the psychological effects of a stoma.","authors":"Marie McGrogan, Chris Proctor","doi":"10.12968/bjon.2024.0226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0226","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Stoma-forming surgery can have extensive, negative impacts on a patient's psychological wellbeing. Although this has been known for several decades, little progress has been made in addressing the issue. Several areas of concern have been repeatedly identified in the literature: loss of control; reduced self-esteem; psychosexual issues; and the impact of enhanced recovery on psychological outcomes. While these issues have the potential to significantly affect patients undergoing stoma-forming surgery, they can be mitigated against. While identifying and addressing psychological morbidity at an early stage is the most effective approach, additional interventions can also be useful. The promotion of self-care and independence can minimise the feeling of loss of control, the selection of discreet, leak-proof products can help address self-esteem issues, and open, honest conversation can significantly improve a patient's feelings regarding sexuality and intimacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":520014,"journal":{"name":"British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)","volume":"33 16","pages":"S14-S18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142306145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}