Implementing digital skills training in care homes: a literature review
Journal Article
Wild, D., Kydd, A., & Szczepura, A. (2016)
Implementing digital skills training in care homes: a literature review. Nursing Older People, 28(4), 26-29. https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.28.4.26.s22
This article is the first of a two-part series that
together inform and describe digital skills training
using a dedicated console computer provided for
staff and residents in...
Ethical issues when involving people newly diagnosed with dementia in research
Journal Article
Holland, S., & Kydd, A. (2015)
Ethical issues when involving people newly diagnosed with dementia in research. Nurse Researcher, 22(4), 25-29. https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.22.4.25.e1308
Aim To discuss the methodological and ethical review challenges encountered by researchers who want to enable people with dementia to be involved in research.
Background Ther...
Attitudes towards caring for older people in Scotland, Sweden and the United States: Angela Kydd and colleagues compare data from three countries to assess what staff think about working in the specialty
Journal Article
Kydd, A., Touhy, T., Newman, D., Fagerberg, I., & Engstrom, G. (2014)
Attitudes towards caring for older people in Scotland, Sweden and the United States: Angela Kydd and colleagues compare data from three countries to assess what staff think about working in the specialty. Nursing Older People, 26(2), 33-40. https://doi.org/10.7748/nop2014.02.26.2.33.e547
Aim To explore the attitudes of nurses and nursing
students in Scotland, Sweden and the US towards
working with older people.
Method This quantitative study used the 20-item
M...
A qualitative evaluation study of erasmus intensive programs (IP) - a contribution to transcultural nursing?
Journal Article
Kydd, A., Tsudi-Madsen, C., Chaves, C., & Tricas-Sauras, S. (2014)
A qualitative evaluation study of erasmus intensive programs (IP) - a contribution to transcultural nursing?. Journal of Teaching and Education, 3(1), 609-616
This qualitative study set out to explore the main aspects of an Erasmus IP which contribute to student learning. One cohort of 45 IP students (n=8) completed a previously des...
Attitudes towards caring for older people: findings and recommendations for practice: In the second part of this article, Angela Kydd and colleagues compare data from two studies to gauge if there has been a change in opinion over a decade
Journal Article
Kydd, A., Wild, D. & Nelson, S. (2013)
Attitudes towards caring for older people: findings and recommendations for practice: In the second part of this article, Angela Kydd and colleagues compare data from two studies to gauge if there has been a change in opinion over a decade. Nursing Older People. 25(4), 21-28. doi:10.7748/nop2013.05.25.4.21.e769part2. ISSN 1472-0795
Aim To investigate the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards working with older people, including their perception of how other professionals perceived their work in g...
Attitudes towards caring for older people: literature review and methodology: In the first of two articles, Angela Kydd and Deidre Wild discuss how the specialty could be made a more desirable career choice
Journal Article
Kydd, A. & Wild, D. (2013)
Attitudes towards caring for older people: literature review and methodology: In the first of two articles, Angela Kydd and Deidre Wild discuss how the specialty could be made a more desirable career choice. Nursing Older People. 25(3), 22-27. doi:10.7748/nop2013.04.25.3.22.e769. ISSN 1472-0795
Care of older people is often referred to as a ‘Cinderella’ service and is not seen as an attractive career option in health care, but with the global population continuing to...
Flying Start NHS™: easing the transition from student to registered health professional: Transition from student to registered practitioner
Journal Article
Banks, P., Roxburgh, M., Kane, H., Lauder, W., Jones, M., Kydd, A., & Atkinson, J. (2011)
Flying Start NHS™: easing the transition from student to registered health professional: Transition from student to registered practitioner. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20(23-24), 3567-3576. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03796.x
Aims and objectives. To evaluate the impact and effectiveness of Flying Start NHS™ on the confidence, competence and career development of newly qualified practitioners.
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Factors Affecting the Professional Esteem of Gerontology Health Care Professionals - Results of Four Countries.
Conference Proceeding
Kydd, A., Skela Savic, B., Touzery, S., Galatsch, M., Schmidt, S., Bouchart, D., …Ito, M. (2011)
Factors Affecting the Professional Esteem of Gerontology Health Care Professionals - Results of Four Countries.
International Collaboration in Gerontological Nursing.
Journal Article
Touhy, T. A., Kydd, A., Fagerberg, I., & Engstrom, G. (2011)
International Collaboration in Gerontological Nursing. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 37(3), 3-4. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20110203-99
The world stands on the threshold of a demographic revolution called global aging. We live in a global world where people travel for holidays and work; for some, migration is ...
Theris A. Touhy, DNP, CNS
Journal Article
Kydd, A. (2011)
Theris A. Touhy, DNP, CNS. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 37(3), 7-9. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20110201-05
Dr. Theris Touhy is currently a Professor of Nursing in the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Terri, as she likes to be known, has mad...