Understanding what asthma plans mean: a linguistic analysis of terminology used in published texts
Journal Article
Ring, N., Pinnock, H., Wilson, C., Hoskins, G., Jepson, R., Wyke, S., & Sheikh, A. (2011)
Understanding what asthma plans mean: a linguistic analysis of terminology used in published texts. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 20(2), 170-177. https://doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2011.00012
Aim: To identify from the literature what terms are used for ‘asthma plans’, with what meaning, and in what context(s).
Methods: Linguistic analysis of a selected body of asth...
Understanding what helps or hinders asthma action plan use: A systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature
Journal Article
Ring, N., Jepson, R., Hoskins, G., Wilson, C., Pinnock, H., Sheikh, A., & Wyke, S. (2011)
Understanding what helps or hinders asthma action plan use: A systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature. Patient Education and Counseling, 85(2), e131-e143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2011.01.025
Objective: To understand better what helps and/or hinders asthma action plan use from the professionals and patients/carers perspective.
Methods: Systematic review and qualita...
Promoting the use of Personal Asthma Action Plans: a systematic review
Journal Article
Ring, N., Malcolm, C., Wyke, S., MacGillivray, S., Dixon, D., Hoskins, G., …Sheikh, A. (2007)
Promoting the use of Personal Asthma Action Plans: a systematic review. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 16(5), 271-283. https://doi.org/10.3132/pcrj.2007.00049
Objectives: To investigate how best to encourage health professionals to promote, and for people with asthma to use, asthma action plans.
Methods: Systematic review. Randomise...
Commentary on Rydstrom I, Dalheim-Englund A-C, Holritz-Rasmussen B, Moller C & Sandman P-O (2005) asthma quality of life for Swedish children
Journal Article
Ring, N., & Malcolm, C. (2007)
Commentary on Rydstrom I, Dalheim-Englund A-C, Holritz-Rasmussen B, Moller C & Sandman P-O (2005) asthma quality of life for Swedish children. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16(9), 1766-1768. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01607.x
No abstract available.
Analysis of the impact of a national initiative to promote evidence-based nursing practice
Journal Article
Ring, N., Coull, A., Howie, C., Murphy-Black, T., & Watterson, A. (2006)
Analysis of the impact of a national initiative to promote evidence-based nursing practice. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 12(4), 232-240. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-172x.2006.00569.x
Best Practice Statements (BPS) are designed to facilitate evidence-based practice. This descriptive, exploratory study evaluated
the impact of five of these statements in Scot...
Nursing best practice statements: an exploration of their implementation in clinical practice
Journal Article
Ring, N., Malcolm, C., Coull, A., Murphy-Black, T., & Watterson, A. (2005)
Nursing best practice statements: an exploration of their implementation in clinical practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14(9), 1048-1058. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01225.x
Aims and objectives. To explore implementation of the first five Best Practice Statements from the perspective of nurses involved in their development.
Background. Best Practi...
RCGP quality accreditation schemes for practice teams
Journal Article
Ring, N. (2003)
RCGP quality accreditation schemes for practice teams. Community Practitioner, 76(3), 87
No abstract available.
The RCGP Quality Practice Award for primary care teams
Journal Article
Ring, N. (2003)
The RCGP Quality Practice Award for primary care teams. British Journal of Community Nursing, 8(3), 112-115. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2003.8.3.11096
Accreditation is a means of improving quality through the process of externally reviewing performance against written standards. Following the introduction of clinical governa...
A personal and historical investigation of the career trends of UK graduate nurses qualifying between 1970 and 1989
Journal Article
Ring, N. (2002)
A personal and historical investigation of the career trends of UK graduate nurses qualifying between 1970 and 1989. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 40(2), 199-209. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02362.x
A personal and historical investigation of the career trends of UK graduate nursesqualifying between 1970 and 1989
Aim. To explore from a personal and historical perspective k...
Anonymous Medication Reporting in a District General Hospital,
Journal Article
Ring, N. (2000)
Anonymous Medication Reporting in a District General Hospital,. Journal of Clinical Excellence, 2(2), 87-91
Anonymous reporting of medication errors was introduced into a district general hospital as a short-term pilot project. For the duration of the project this system ran in para...