Biomedical subjects

Peter Wimpenny

Publications and source records attributed to Peter Wimpenny.

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PubMed2005

Teaching and learning about culture: a European journey.

UNLABELLED: This paper explores the evolving nature of an understanding of culture through attendance on an Intensive Programme (IP) funded by ERASMUS-SOCRATES. AIMS: The purpose of this paper is to report a journey of learning about culture through attendance on a ERASMUS-SOCRATES funded Intensive Programme (IP) for nurses in Hasselt, Belgium. METHOD: This paper seeks to describe the process and experience of our involvement through an examination of the authors' participation as teachers and students. This was undertaken using serial taped group and individual interviews. The metaphor of the IP as a journey is described and used as the vehicle for data collection and analysis. FINDINGS: The key findings were the development of key themes relating to: Personal Values and Culture, Engagement and Culture, Personality and Culture and Physicality and Culture. Discussion of these findings raises issues of language and language skill, communication and listening skills, stereotyping, personal awareness, cultural awareness, sensitivity and competence. CONCLUSIONS: It is proposed that direct engagement through programmes, such as the reported IP, with other nurses and nurse educationalists in Europe is an essential part of any modern nursing curriculum and aids the development of internationalisation. Without such direct engagement there is potential for a narrower, limited view of culture and a lack of sensitivity in understanding our own and other cultures.

Cultural Diversity↗

PubMed2002

The meaning of models of nursing to practising nurses.

BACKGROUND: It is contended that models of nursing have lost the momentum and challenge that they promised the profession. Their use, value and purpose have been seriously questioned and new perspectives on their use and implementation in practice, education and research are required. In addition, limited evidence exists on the implementation of models into clinical areas. AIM: To explore the meaning of models of nursing to practising nurses. METHODS: Serial interviews with qualified nurses who were undertaking an educational programme or module that explored and examined models of nursing. FINDINGS: The outcome reveals that the use of the terms, models of nursing or nursing model, are limited and confusing as the terms can encompass a range of meanings. It is suggested that a three-model typology exists that clarifies more fully the present position of nursing models. The three models are Theoretical Model, Mental Model and Surrogate Model. LIMITATIONS: The focus on data collection through serial interviews with qualified practitioners could have been broadened to include a range of data sources such as teachers and clinical areas, which could have enriched the phenomenon of models of nursing. CONCLUSIONS: There is a greater need to understand nursing models within the framework of the three-model typology and to reconsider their introduction and use in this context.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗

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Continuing professional development: a review.

In the UK health sector, continuing professional development for nurses is now clearly identified as necessary to the continued improvement of clinical services. The clinical governance movement that is driving this improvement has had a great effect on the NHS and it is now necessary to demonstrate service maintenance and improvement. Lifelong learning and the enhancement of skills through training or self-development are mentioned as ways of providing staff governance (DoH 1999, SEDH 1999).

Benchmarking↗

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Skin problems in people with obesity.

AIM: To establish the level and type of skin problems in people with obesity and the extent to which they sought advice on their problem. METHOD: A self-report survey was carried out in a specialist nutrition clinic in Scotland during 2001. A convenience sample of 100 patients was selected. RESULTS: A majority (n = 75, 75 per cent) of respondents had some type of skin problem. The main problems identified were itchiness and dry skin. The sites for skin problems varied although groin, limbs and beneath the breasts were the most prevalent areas. The two main causes of perceived skin problems were perspiration and friction. Forty four (59 per cent) had seen a doctor about their skin problem, but few (n = 12, 16 per cent) had consulted other healthcare professionals and some (25 per cent) had not sought any advice. CONCLUSION: There is a considerable level of skin problems in this patient group, which has not previously been reported or identified as a significant potential co-morbidity. Therefore, nurses and other healthcare professionals should incorporate some form of skin assessment into any assessment of patients with obesity. Further research is needed to determine the specificity and degree of skin problems in those who are diagnosed as obese and the impact it has on their life and their weight management.

Body Image↗