EBN Podcast

The Evidence-Based Nursing (EBN) podcast offers the latest discussions in the field of nursing. Each episode features in-depth interviews with authors and leading experts delving into the latest research in the field. EBN - ebn.bmj.com - is a journal from the BMJ Group and the Royal College of Nursing (RCNi), and publishes critical commentaries and summaries of the most valid research in nursing, from other international healthcare journals. Stay ahead in your field by tuning into our expert discussions and accessing cutting-edge content.

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Episodes

Are you afraid of falling?

Tuesday Nov 06, 2018

Tuesday Nov 06, 2018

How a simple question from health professionals can have a positive impact on disability in older people.
EBN's Associate Editor Roberta Heale talks to Professor Keith D Hill, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Read the commentary on the EBN website - https://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2018/10/12/eb-2018-102978.

Friday Aug 31, 2018

Professor Linda Shields, credentialed children’s and young people’s nurse from the Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, New South Wales, Australia, talks us through the details of the findings of her research on discriminatory nursing practice towards lesbian, gay and bisexual parents. She is the co-author of a commentary published by Evidence-Based Nursing on: Andersen AE, Moberg C, Bengtsson Tops A, et al. Lesbian, gay and bisexual parents' experiences of nurses' attitudes in child health care: a qualitative study. J Clin Nurs. 2017; 26:5065-5071.
Listen to the full conversation with EBN's Editor-in-Chief Professor Alison Twycross and read the commentary: https://ebn.bmj.com/content/21/2/47.

Thursday Jul 12, 2018

Although several studies conclude higher mortality rates on hospital weekend admissions are due to reduced staff and services, these patients more often display clinical characteristics that increase their mortality risk, compared with those admitted during the week, a recent study concludes.
The findings, based on an analysis of electronic health records, are discussed in a conversation between Associate Editor of EBN David Barrett (University of Hull, UK) and Pamela de Cordova (Rutgers School of Nursing, The State University of New Jersey, USA). Dr de Cordova is the author of a commentary published by EBN: https://ebn.bmj.com/content/21/2/49.
The original research is titled “Mortality risks associated with emergency admissions during weekends and public holidays: an analysis of electronic health records”. Lancet 2017;390:62–72.

Sunday May 13, 2018

In this episode, Helen Noble, associate editor at EBN, talks to Linda Campbell, the stroke coordinator at NHS Highland in Scotland. They are discussing the need for nurse education to address uncertainties of role and contribution in stroke rehabilitation.
Read the commentary on the EBN website: http://ebn.bmj.com/content/21/2/44.
Commentary on: Loft MI, Poulsen I, Esbensen BA, et al. Nurses’ and nurse assistants’ beliefs, attitudes and actions related to role and function in an inpatient stroke rehabilitation unit: a qualitative study. J Clin Nurs 2017;26:4905–14.

Friday Mar 23, 2018

School nurses are well-positioned to support adolescents experiencing pain secondary to stress and unhealthy lifestyle choices, but require training relevant to addressing such antecedents of pain.
Paediatric nurse Brenna Quinn discusses with the editor of EBN Alison Twycross the challenge of supporting adolescents experiencing emotional or physical pain in schools.
Professor Quinn (University of Massachusetts Lowell, Solomont School of Nursing, USA) is the author of a commentary published by Evidence-Based Nursing titled: “School nurses are able to support adolescents experiencing pain secondary to stress and unhealthy lifestyle choices”. Read the paper here: http://ebn.bmj.com/content/21/2/45.

Tuesday Feb 20, 2018

Nurses are witnessing a higher prevalence of self-harm related to mental health in children and young people, says Lin Graham-Ray, designated nurse for looked after children and care-leavers in Merton and Wandsworth CCGs.
The nurse consultant was the invited host of the EBN Twitter chat of 3rd January, which emphasized the need for nurses to understand that the problem “is happening all over the place" - she tells Associate Editor of EBN Roberta Heale in this podcast.
Lin advocates listening and keeping the communication going with patients, from the privileged perspective of a nurse, as the key to prevention of self-harm in young people.
Read the full chat: https://storify.com/EBN_BMJ/self-harm-with-young-people.
You can join the bi-monthly EBN Online Journal Chats on Twitter by searching for #ebnjc.
Follow Evidence-Based Nursing on Twitter: @EBNursingBMJ.
For more information on the subjects covered in this podcast visit the Evidence-Based Nursing website (http://ebn.bmj.com/) and the blog (https://blogs.bmj.com/ebn/2017/12/29/self-harm-and-young-people).

Saturday Jan 06, 2018

In this episode Helen Noble, Associate Editor of EBN, talks to Professor Tom Quinn, Professor of Nursing at the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, about the recently published paper "Routine supplementary oxygen for the normoxic patient with suspected acute myocardial infarction is no longer warranted". Read it here: http://ebn.bmj.com/content/21/1/13.

Thursday Aug 17, 2017

In this episode Dr David Barrett, Associate Editor on EBN, talks to Despina Anagnostou, School of Medicine, Cardiff University. about her published paper "Palliative care improves quality of life and reduces symptom burden in adults with life-limiting illness".
Full paper >> http://ebn.bmj.com/content/20/2/47

Tuesday Jul 11, 2017

In this episode Roberta Heale, Associate Editor of EBN, talks to Dr May Ann Pascuale, Assistant Professor of Nursing at Cedar Crest College. They discuss the recently published paper "Support for presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation if it is a child or relative, though views differ by gender"
Full paper >> http://ebn.bmj.com/content/19/2/58

Thursday May 25, 2017

In this episode Helen Noble, Associate Editor EBN, talks to Constance Guille, Medical University of South Carolina, about her recent article Telephone delivery of Interpersonal Psychotherapy by Certified Nurse-Midwives may help reduce symptoms of Postpartum Depression in EBN journal.
Full article >> http://ebn.bmj.com/content/20/1/12

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