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Learning Disability Nurses adopt a ‘person-centred approach’ when delivering care to patients. Person-centredness helps to create a special bond between a patient and nurse, built upon authenticity and trust.
“Explore ENU” held on 14 & 15 October, was an immersive two-day experience of university life at Edinburgh Napier University, that invited S5 and S6 pupils to our campuses to experience our courses, facilities, and student life. On Day 1,…
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Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) has appointed Susan Dawkes as the new Dean of the School of Health and Social Care.
Providing a first aid experience to young children has long been a project that I hoped to develop and roll out to the young people in our local communities. It’s a hugely rewarding opportunity to be able to empower the…
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Written by Yvonne Kuipers Background We, Yvonne Kuipers, Alix Aitken-Arbuckle, Kathryn Hardie, Amy Corrigan and Holly Jenkins, are a group of active researchers, in various stages of research careers and with individual publication output. We have a shared interest and…
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Professor Cathal Breen* hosted the Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network (scot.nhs.uk) (CSMEN) at Edinburgh Napier for a review meeting in May. CSMEN was established in 2007 to support excellence in clinical skills education. The Network connects people and organisations involved…
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This grant is one of the largest of its kind and represents a significant achievement for an early career academic with a background in nursing. The study, titled ExtraCECI (Extra community-based enhanced care intervention) aims to recruit around 650 patients….
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By Programme Leader, Jacqueline Taylor Learning Disability nursing? So… are you are real nurse? Did you do your ‘proper’ nursing first and then specialise in learning disabilities? Yes, yes, and no. Questions I have been frequently asked throughout the whole…
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Embodying the spirit of being an ENU difference maker, second year adult nursing student Eilidh Holmes recently provided urgent medical care to a man found injured in a local street. Sadly, due to the severity of his injuries, the man…
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Jacqui Charlton, Adult Nurse Lecturer in Diabetes at Edinburgh Napier University, has reflected on their journey with diabetes and the important milestones along the way. Jacqui’s personal comment was published in Volume 40 No 1 for the Practical Diabetes journal….
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