Background Acquisition of a health care–associated infection is a substantial risk to patient
safety. When health care workers comply with hand hygiene guidelines, it reduces this risk. …

… The key, argue Elizabeth Curtis and Rhona O’Connell, is transformational leadership …
Rhona O’Connell is lecturer at the school of nursing and midwifery, University College Cork …

… rhona o’connell is a midwifery lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University
College Cork and is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Central Lancashire. Her …

Given the current focus on evidence-based practice, it is surprising that there is a dearth of
systematic evidence of the impact on practice of post-registration nursing and midwifery …

METHODS An exploratory inquiry was conducted with an on-line semi-structured
questionnaire. Its content was based on the Greenwood sociological criteria for a profession. …

Aims and objectives. To evaluate the learning needs of patients post percutaneous
coronary intervention from the perspective of both patients’ and cardiac nurses’. Background. …

Aim To present the qualitative findings from a study on the development of scheme(s) to
give evidence of maintenance of professional competence for nurses and midwives. …

Background Midwifery education is the foundation for preparing competent midwives to
provide a high standard of safe, evidence-based care for women and their newborns. Global …

A cornerstone of European policy involves freedom of movement of individuals between
member countries, which applies equally to those who use and provide maternity care. To …

Aim To examine and describe disciplinary discourses conducted through professional policy
and regulatory documents in nursing and midwifery in Ireland. Background A key tenet of …