Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation in critical care units
Journal Article
Holland, A., Smith, F., Penny, K. I., McCrossan, G., Veitch, L., & Nicholson, C. (2013)
Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation in critical care units. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 6, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD008863.pub2
Background
Nebulizers and metered dose inhalers (MDI) have both been adapted for delivering aerosol bronchodilation to mechanically ventilated patients, but there is incomplet...
Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving mechanicla ventilation in critical care units.
Presentation / Conference
Holland, A., Smith, F. C., Veitch, L., McCrossan, G., Nicolson, C., & Penny, K. I. (2013, March)
Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving mechanicla ventilation in critical care units. Paper presented at RCN International Research Conference, Belfast
Carbon dioxide detection for testing nasogastric tube placement in adults
Journal Article
Holland, A., Smith, F. C., & Penny, K. I. (2012)
Carbon dioxide detection for testing nasogastric tube placement in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010773
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:
To determine the diagnostic accuracy of capnometry and capnography for detecting c...
Issues in quantitative health care research
Journal Article
Penny, K. I., & Atkinson, I. (2012)
Issues in quantitative health care research. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21, 2697-2698. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12000
The use of data mining to identify indicators of health-related quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
Journal Article
Penny, K. I., & Smith, G. D. (2012)
The use of data mining to identify indicators of health-related quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21, 2761-2771. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03897.x
Aim. To examine the health-related quality of life in a cohort of individuals with irritable bowel syndrome and to explore the use of several data-mining methods to identify ...
Record linkage in Scotland and its application to health research
Journal Article
Fleming, M., Kirby, B., & Penny, K. I. (2012)
Record linkage in Scotland and its application to health research. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21, 2711-2721. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.04021.x
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
This paper will focus on the key concepts behind record linkage and describe how probability matching of Scottish health records can be used for natio...
Approaches for dealing with missing data in health care studies
Journal Article
Penny, K. I., & Atkinson, I. (2012)
Approaches for dealing with missing data in health care studies. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21, 2722-2729. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03854.x
Aim. The aims of this study were to highlight the problems associated with missing data in healthcare research and to demonstrate the use of several techniques for dealing wi...
Online video in clinical skills education of oral medication administration for undergraduate student nurses: A mixed methods, prospective cohort study
Journal Article
Holland, A., Smith, F. C., McCrossan, G., Adamson, E., Watt, S., & Penny, K. I. (2013)
Online video in clinical skills education of oral medication administration for undergraduate student nurses: A mixed methods, prospective cohort study. Nurse Education Today, 33(6), 663-670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2012.01.006
Background
Improvements in the safety of the prescribing, dispensing and administration of medicines are identified as a priority across international healthcare systems. It i...
The development, implementation and evaluation of online video in clinical skills education for undergraduate student nurses.
Presentation / Conference
Holland, A., Smith, F. C., Adamson, E., McCrossan, G., Watt, S., & Penny, K. I. (2011, September)
The development, implementation and evaluation of online video in clinical skills education for undergraduate student nurses. Paper presented at Scottish Clinnical Skills Network 11th Annual Conference, St. Andrews, UK
An epidemiological study of Henoch-Schonlein purpura
Journal Article
Penny, K., Fleming, M., Kazmierczak, D., & Thomas, A. (2010)
An epidemiological study of Henoch-Schonlein purpura. Paediatric Nursing, 22(10), 30-35. https://doi.org/10.7748/paed2010.12.22.10.30.c8135
Aim To describe the incidence of hospital admission among children in the Scottish population for Henoch‑Schönlein purpura (HSP).
Method The annual, quarterly and monthly inc...