Exploring how Undergraduate BSc (Hons) Nursing (Child) Students Learn About End of Life Care Through Simulation – A Descriptive Case Study.

Research suggests that nursing students have many anxieties about dealing with death and dying and feel unprepared to care for these patients as newly registered nurses. Effective education has been found to be an important factor in preparing nursing students for end of life care. Simulation is a pedagogical strategy widely used within nursing education and can provide an opportunity for students to develop their end of life care skills in the absence of opportunities in the practice setting.  The purpose of this study was to explore how BSc (Hons) Nursing (Child) students learn about end of life care through simulation. A new simulation pedagogy was designed and delivered to second year child nursing students, and case study methodology was used to explore student learning. Data was collected through a focus group discussion and individual interviews. The findings revealed that during simulation, students learned about end of life care through a combination of hands-on practice and reflection, collaborating with their peers and facilitators, and by engaging in the experience through the provision of a safe and authentic environment. Learning theory was applied to the findings in order to explain the simulation learning process. In conclusion, learning through simulation is socially constructed, occurring through experiential learning which promotes perspective transformation. Student engagement in the simulation learning process is influenced by effective and supportive facilitation

A Body in Motion: The Afterlives of the Tomb of Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton

The impressive monument erected to Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton in the church of St. Mary de Castro in Dover Castle ca. 1614-1616 epitomized his success in reviving the Howard family name and fortune. But neglect and accident not only reduced his proud statement to a lesser form, but also necessitated its move from its original site to Trinity Hospital in Greenwich. This essay examines the incidents that prompted the moving and later reworking of the monument, which provide an interesting case study of the effects of time and circumstance upon a seemingly stable object.L’impressionnant monument érigé à la mémoire d’Henry Howard, comte de Northampton, dans l’église St-Mary de Castro au château de Douvres vers 1614-1616, traduisait le fait qu’il avait réussi à revitaliser le nom et la fortune de la famille Howard. Mais négligence et accidents non seulement ont amoindri cette fière affirmation, mais ils ont également contraint à déménager cette tombe au Trinity Hospital de Greenwich. Cet essai examine les incidents qui ont motivé ce déménagement et plus tard le remaniement du monument, ce qui nous fournit une intéressante étude de cas des effets du temps et des circonstances sur un objet apparemment stable

A Dance of Crown and Parliament: Empire and Reform in the Age of Liverpool

The apparent contradictions of British politics in the early nineteenth century have long confounded historians. Lord Liverpool’s ministry (1812–27) vehemently, and often violently, rejected constitutional change. Yet it simultaneously implemented a raft of improvements in governance. We argue here that empire is key to resolving this conundrum. Particularly from 1822, the Liverpool ministry launched a constitutional overhaul of empire through one of the most ambitious information-gathering efforts undertaken by the British imperial state: commissions of inquiry. Creatures of the royal prerogative, these investigations amassed ‘on the spot’ information to underpin genuine conservative interventions into colonial law and governance. At the same time, they curated colonial controversy in order to subvert hostile parliamentary interference at a time when Liverpool’s hold on power was particularly tenuous. Inquiry and reform were profoundly shaped by the delicate dance of Crown and parliament. By exploring three moments of controversy in New South Wales, Jamaica and the Cape Colony between 1819 and 1826, we argue that colonial royal commissions showcase the workings of Tory innovation by laying bare the mix of reformism, conservatism and pragmatism that undergirded this unstable regime

Dharma Adharma

The designer’s objective for the creation of this 5mm silk habotai kaftan was to mimic the look of hand painted silk utilizing the technology of reactive inkjet printing. The designer conducted contemporary color and motif trend research using WGSN

Where have all the ideas gone? An anatomy of sketch inhibition among student designers

A peer reviewd, international conference with published proceedings. Open accessThe reluctance of student designers to engage in sketching during the early stages of their processes is an increasing phenomenon, observed on a continual basis within higher education, and one with marked effects on design quality. An investigation into the causes and symptoms of sketch inhibition identifies social, personal and skill-set shortfalls among students together with a favouring of digital tools. A lack of understanding of the functions and benefits of sketching together with an assumption that design sketching is intuitive and requires no tuition have led to its neglect. An anatomy of sketching and its particular qualities is presented, concluding with the issues that higher education needs to address. These include a greater awareness of digital and manual tools and design-specific research types, together with the need for a revised pedagogy for design sketchin

Hormonal stories: a new materialist exploration of hormonal emplotment in four case studies

Hormones are complex biosocial objects that provoke myriad cultural narratives through their association with social activities and identities, and these narratives have the power to shape people’s lived realities and bodies. While hormones were historically conceptualised as ‘master molecules’ capable of controlling various life processes, their explanatory potential has now been overshadowed by technoscientific developments like omics- and gene-based biotechnologies that have reframed how human bodies and behaviours are understood. Considering these shifts, this paper asks what roles hormones perform and what stories they are arousing today. Through a patchwork of four hormone stories about contraception, gender hacking, birth, and autism-specific horse therapy, we show how hormones remain vital protagonists in the constitution of bodies, affects, environments, places, politics, and selves in the contemporary period. Building on new materialist approaches, we adopt and extend the notion of ‘emplotment’ to encapsulate how hormones act as key characters in our plots. They are working to complicate dominant understandings of what bodies are and can be in new ways as they mediate different plots of bodily experience, in ways showing the ongoing powerful salience of hormones and their ascendancy in the present

Perceptions of Multicultural Training in Predoctoral Internship Programs: A Survey of Interns and Training Directors

Multicultural training at internship sites is a critical component in the preparation of doctoral-level psychologists, so the quality of this training is of the utmost importance. In the following study, the authors examine multicultural training from the perspective of predoctoral interns and training directors at counseling center sites that offer a major or minor rotation in multicultural therapy. Results suggest that perspectives vary between interns and training directors and that there is a great difference in the type of criteria used by each site as evidence of a major or minor rotation. The need for more standardized criteria to define major and minor rotations and suggestions for the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers, internship training directors, and prospective interns are discussed

Responding to Adverse Childhood Experiences: An evidence review of interventions to prevent and address adversity across the life course.

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are stressful events during childhood that can have a profound impact on an individual’s present and future health (Section 1.3). Growing up in the face of such adversities is recognised as an important public health concern in Wales and internationally (Welsh Government, 2017a; World Health Organization [WHO], 2014). Actions to prevent and mitigate ACEs and their associated harms are essential to improve population health for present and future generations (Bethell et al., 2017; Pachter et al., 2017). In Wales, many sectors are working to identify and respond to adversity in order to improve outcomes for those who have experienced ACEs. Whilst a number of evidence-based interventions target specific types of adversity (e.g. domestic violence), we know that ACEs are strongly correlated (e.g. individuals exposed to adversity are often exposed to more than one type; Hughes et al., 2017). Thus, complex adversity requires a response which extends across sectors including health, social care, policing, education, community and others, and across the life course from early childhood through to adulthood. To support innovation in addressing ACEs we have undertaken a review of evidence on common approaches to prevent ACEs and/or mitigate their negative impacts. Over 100 interventions were identified and collated across four common approaches: supporting parenting; building relationships and resilience; early identification of adversity; and, responding to trauma and specific ACEs (Chapter 3). Whilst the interventions vary in type, the review identified cross-cutting themes, which could be used to inform a whole system approach (spanning individual, family and community levels) to tackle ACEs across the life course, supporting the development of an ACE-informed approach (Chapter 4). The report concludes by highlighting current gaps in the evidence and suggests key areas for further work to tackle ACEs for our future generations (Chapter 5). The report is not an exhaustive systematic evidence review of the interventions for specific ACE types, nor does it advocate any specific intervention, rather it seeks to present a summary of the research evidence and information on common approaches across the prevention of ACEs and mitigation of their impact. We hope the report will be a useful resource for service planners, practitioners and commissioners to support innovation and development towards an ACE-free future

Influenza Vaccination Of The Older Adult Patient And Documentation By The Healthcare Provider

The purpose of this project was to review the treatment prescribed by providers and evaluate the return rate for each treatment