Suicide Risk Assessment in the Emergency Department: An Investigation of Current Practice in Scotland
Journal Article
McClatchey, K., Murray, J., Chouliara, Z., Rowat, A., & Hauge, S. R. (2019)
Suicide Risk Assessment in the Emergency Department: An Investigation of Current Practice in Scotland. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 73(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.13342
Background
Suicide is a global public health issue. Approximately one third of individuals who complete suicide have attended an emergency department in the year preceding the...
Diagnostic accuracy of a pH stick, modified to detect gastric lipase, to confirm the correct placement of nasogastric tubes
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Graham, C., & Dennis, M. (2018)
Diagnostic accuracy of a pH stick, modified to detect gastric lipase, to confirm the correct placement of nasogastric tubes. BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 5(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2018-000218
Objective The correct placement of a nasogastric feeding tube is usually confirmed by establishing that an aspirate is acidic using a pH stick. However, antacid medication and...
Protective factors of suicide and suicidal behaviour relevant to emergency healthcare settings: A systematic review and narrative synthesis of post-2007 reviews
Journal Article
McClatchey, K., Murray, J., Rowat, A., & Chouliara, Z. (2019)
Protective factors of suicide and suicidal behaviour relevant to emergency healthcare settings: A systematic review and narrative synthesis of post-2007 reviews. Archives of Suicide Research, 23(3), 411-427. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2018.1480983
Objectives: Suicide is a major public health concern and, with recent societal changes, such as economic and technological changes, there may be emerging protective factors th...
Study to determine the likely accuracy of pH testing to confirm nasogastric tube placement
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Graham, C., Dennis, M., & Rowat, A. (2018)
Study to determine the likely accuracy of pH testing to confirm nasogastric tube placement. BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 5(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2018-000211
Objective To establish the likely accuracy of pH testing to identify gastric aspirates at different pH cut-offs to confirm nasogastric tube placement.
Methods This prospective...
Highlighting research priorities in stroke nursing
Journal Article
Rowat, A. (2018)
Highlighting research priorities in stroke nursing. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 13(5), 244-245. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2018.13.5.244
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Risk Factors for Suicide and Suicidal Behavior Relevant to Emergency Health Care Settings: A Systematic Review of Post-2007 Reviews
Journal Article
McClatchey, K., Murray, J., Rowat, A., & Chouliara, Z. (2017)
Risk Factors for Suicide and Suicidal Behavior Relevant to Emergency Health Care Settings: A Systematic Review of Post-2007 Reviews. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 47(6), 729-745. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12336
Suicide is a global public health problem and with recent economic and societal changes, there may be emerging risk factors unrecognised by healthcare professionals. The aim o...
Top ten research priorities relating to stroke nursing
Digital Artefact
Rowat, A., St George, B. & Pollock, A. (2017)
Top ten research priorities relating to stroke nursing
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Top 10 research priorities relating to stroke nursing: a rigorous approach to establish a national nurse-led research agenda
Journal Article
Rowat, A., Pollock, A., St George, B., Cowey, E., Booth, J., & Lawrence, M. (2016)
Top 10 research priorities relating to stroke nursing: a rigorous approach to establish a national nurse-led research agenda. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72(11), 2831-2843. doi:10.1111/jan.13048
Aim
To determine the top 10 research priorities specific to stroke nursing.
Background
It is important that stroke nurses build their research capability and capacity. This pr...
Clinical symptoms, signs and tests for identification of impending and current water-loss dehydration in older people (Review)
Journal Article
Hooper, L., Abdelhamid, A., Attreed, N. J., Campbell, W. W., Channell, A. M., Chassagne, P., …Hunter, P. (2015)
Clinical symptoms, signs and tests for identification of impending and current water-loss dehydration in older people (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1(4), https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009647.pub2
Background
There is evidence that water-loss dehydration is common in older people and associated with many causes of morbidity and mortality.
However, it is unclear what clin...
Determining nursing staffing levels for stroke beds in Scotland.
Presentation / Conference
Rowat, A. M., Chalmers, C., & Rennie, D. (2007, January)
Determining nursing staffing levels for stroke beds in Scotland. Paper presented at Scottish Stroke Nurses Forum
Background: National guidelines suggest that at the very least there should be one whole time equivalent (WTE) nurse per stroke bed with a skill mix ratio of two registered nu...