Martina Giltenane

• University College Dublin

Background Over ten years since the first qualitative evidence synthesis (QES) was published in the Cochrane Library, QES and mixed‐methods reviews (MMR) with a qualitative component have become increasingly common and influential in healthcare research and policy development. The quality of such reviews and the completeness with which they are rep...

In March 2020 most universities internationally were forced to provide education remotely due to university closures secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic. This rapid transfer to online delivery of educational programmes-initiated challenges for students and faculty. Synthesizing qualitative research on nursing and midwifery faculty and student experi...

Background Infection prevention and control guidelines play a key role in preventing infections which can impact mothers and their newborn’s quality of life. Despite the presence of evidenced-based infection prevention and control guidelines, midwives’ adherence can be suboptimal internationally. The identification of facilitators and barriers to i...

Background Seasonal influenza is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Despite annual recommendations, influenza vaccination uptake rates are disproportionately lower among nurses compared to other health care professionals, especially when compared to physicians. Nurses have an additional risk of exposure to influenza infection...

Aim To systematically synthesize undergraduate student nurses' experience of online, blended or distance learning during Covid‐19 pandemic. Design A qualitative evidence synthesis (QES). Review Methods A QES. Themes were organized using the ‘best fit’ framework approach. Methodological limitations and confidence in the review findings were inform...

Background Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is an incurable disease; many people with the condition do not require active treatment and are monitored using a watch and wait approach. Aim The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of people living with a diagnosis of CLL and on watch and wait. Methods Using a descriptive qualitative a...

Background The Irish Office of Nursing & Midwifery Services Director (ONMSD) commissioned the development an updated suite of mental health nursing metrics and indicators for implementation in Irish mental health clinical settings. While measuring care processes does offer the potential to improve care quality, the choice of which mental health nur...

Objectives Exploring views and experiences of public health nurses of their work environment and measurement of care practices at first postnatal visits. Design An exploratory qualitative design. Data collected using four focus groups and analyzed using thematic analysis. Sample Nineteen public health nurses from four health service regions in...

Background The Irish Office of Nursing & Midwifery Services Director (ONMSD) commissioned the development an updated suite of mental health nursing metrics and indicators for implementation in Irish mental health clinical settings. While measuring care processes does offer the potential to improve care quality, the choice of which mental health nur...

Aim and Objective Explore the views and experiences of quality of care provided during a first postnatal visit from the perspectives of mothers and public health nurses. Background Quality of nursing care is high on the policy agenda internationally, especially in the year of Nurse and Midwife. Public health nurses are acknowledged nationally and...

Abstract Background Measurement of care using metrics plays an integral role in quality improvement. Quality care-metrics (QCMs) measure the quality of nursing and midwifery practice and are aligned with evidence-based standards. Developing QCMs is a means of measuring public health nursing (PHN) practice and is important in improving outcomes of c...

AimTo establish, implement and evaluate the impact of a quality care-metric developed to measure public health nursing practice. Background Measurement of care practices plays an integral role in quality improvement and promotes positive change in healthcare delivery. Quality care-metrics has been identified as a means of effectively measuring publ...

KEY WORDS public health nurse (PHN), primary care, primary care team (PCT), interdisciplinary, teamwork. ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to understand public health nurses’ (PHNs) views and experiences of their role as part of a primary care team (PCT) and developments within primary care. Design The study adopted a qualitative design guided by...