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Once upon a time there was an angry lion: using stories to aid therapeutic care with children

01 September 2013

Nursing Children and Young People

Art & Science

Storytelling is a useful relationship-building tool to use with children, as demonstrated by the work of ‘Johnny’ and the author, his nurse. Five stages of narration...

A framework to support social interaction in care homes

01 April 2010

Nursing Older People

Feature

Engaging in meaningful social interaction is central to quality of life and this does not diminish following the move to a care home. However, social interaction in...

From substantive theory towards a family nursing scale

01 April 2009

Nurse Researcher

General

This paper describes the process of developing and testing a family nursing scale called Family Care during Child’s Illness (FCCI). The scale is based on Maijala’s...

The use of grounded theory to study interaction

01 January 2004

Nurse Researcher

General

In this paper Hanna Maijala, Eija Paavilainen and Päivi Åstedt-Kurki examine the use of grounded theory from the perspective of data analysis. The paper reports on...

50 years of consultation models: Tips for nurses

01 September 2007

Primary Health Care

General

For medical academics, 2007 marks an important anniversary as it is 50 years since Michael Balint published his seminal work on the consultation in general practice...

Gaining the power of initiation through intensive interaction

25 January 2017

Learning Disability Practice

Evidence & practice

People with profound and multiple learning disabilities experience communication difficulties that can be a barrier to social inclusion, an important determinant of...

The use of intensive interaction with people with severe-profound intellectual disability

Learning Disability Practice

evidence & practice

Intensive interaction is a communication technique used with people with autism and/or severe-profound intellectual disability. Practitioners should ensure that the...

Training care staff in intensive interactions

28 November 2013

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

Intensive interaction is a way of improving communication with children and adults who have severe or profound learning disabilities and/or autism. Research shows...

Open AccessPO13 – Humanity in the neonatal intensive care unit

09 May 2016

Nursing Children and Young People

Supplement

Theme: Ethical issues: dignity and humanity. Nurses have a key role in delivering care based on developmental support where proximity and comfort is essential. Our...

You must be joking

23 April 2008

Nursing Standard

Feature

Everyone likes a good laugh but is it appropriate to use humour with patients? The topic will be a matter for discussion at next week’s RCN congress.