Best Valid Attempt Podcasts (2025)

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Same phenomenon, different experiences: a qualitative approach to clinical challenges 18:44

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Complex clinical challenges faced by nurses and midwives need complex solutions that require an understanding of how different individuals experience and make sense of a shared situation or scenario. In this podcast, we delve into the use of a particular research approach called Phenomenography; a qualitative approach that aims to uncover the nuanc…

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In it for the long haul: an update on living with Long Covid 33:02

1+ y ago33:02

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On International Long Covid Awareness Day, we reflect on the challenges of living with Long Covid in relation to non-evidence based infection prevention and control guidelines, the difficulties accessing appropriate medical care, and the lack of support in place when returning to work. Dr Alison Twycross, Editor in Chief of Evidence-Based Nursing, …

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Cold homes and their impact on mental health 13:08

1+ y ago13:08

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Dr. Ben Parkinson, EBN Associate Editor, speaks with Dr. Kimberley C. O'Sullivan (1) about her commentary titled, "Becoming unable to afford adequate home heating is associated with increased risk of severe mental distress" which was published in EBN, and is available online: https://ebn.bmj.com/content/26/4/140 (1) He Kāinga Oranga / Housing and H…

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026 - We Launch Our Hiring App 18:52

2y ago18:52

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We launched our hiring app, HappyHire, to help companies hire without bias. While celebrating, Caleb was sending some sick lines on his bike and bit it. Though battered, bruised, and one-armed, we persevered to launch HappyHire on schedule. Caleb is slowly mending and the rest of us remain unscathed...for the moment! Chat with us if you need help h…

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025 - We Build Our Hiring App 26:02

2y ago26:02

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Between cleaning peanut butter out of his mouth with club soda and building an AI, Caleb’s been busy. Speaking of busy, we've built our hiring app and are just about ready for testing/launch. (00:00) - 025 (01:04) - Intro (03:42) - Recap of Values Based Hiring (05:47) - How Would a New User Use Our Hiring App? (06:52) - Caleb Wants The Company Card…

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024 - We Hear From a Listener About Our Hiring App 19:16

2y ago19:16

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We heard from a listener, two actually. We discuss how our hiring app idea might resonate with fellow values oriented companies and what our next steps are for validating the idea. (00:00) - 024 - Getting Feedback On Our Hiring App (02:45) - Intro (03:21) - Emails From Listeners (04:39) - Feedback on our Hiring App Idea (10:38) - Building a Communi…

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023 - We Plan Validation 19:15

2+ y ago19:15

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Caleb, Daila, and Jonathan discuss building a community backyard sharing marketplace and how to gather an audience of folks who would want to build similar marketplaces. (00:00) - 023 - We Plan Validation (00:41) - Intro (01:58) - Thinking About A Local Marketplace (15:50) - How Will We Actually Build a Course? (19:01) - Outro The Products: Raisonn…

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022 - We Hire a Listener 15:04

2+ y ago15:04

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We hired someone who listens to the podcast. We also hint at a new app we're building for festival badges. (00:00) - Podcast (01:26) - Introduction (02:19) - Expanding Our Audience One Farm Dog At A Time (04:19) - Expanding Our Team One Listener At A Time (08:10) - Close to Launching an Event Badge App (12:39) - Updates On The Hiring App (14:36) - …

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021 - We Build The Hiring App 18:31

2+ y ago18:31

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Caleb, Daila, and Jonathan chat about how we built a hiring app that we hope to productize. We're also going to eat our own dog food and use it for some hiring that we anticipate having to do. (00:00) - 021 - We Built a Hiring App (00:35) - Introduction (02:13) - Taxes (03:22) - Daila Does Her Homework (04:39) - Daila Built the Hiring App (11:25) -…

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020 - We Productize Hiring 20:51

2+ y ago20:51

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We discuss meeting a fan of the podcast and how we're going to try to productize our hiring process. (00:00) - 020 - We Productize Hiring (00:50) - Introduction (01:05) - Daila met a fan (03:03) - Daila's homework (03:49) - Aiming for a new Little Robot website (09:01) - Can we productize our hiring process (15:10) - Can we build a marketplace cour…

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019 - We Launch a Game 23:13

2+ y ago23:13

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We launch a new educational game for Alberta schools teaching how to use cattle grazing as a tool for sustainable grassland management. We also talk a bit about AI and maybe our next game. Play the game: gotggame.ca Newsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.com Twitter: @twostoryrobot Instagram: @therobotfactorypod Follow Jonathan: @thejonotron Follow Cale…

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018 - We Went To Texas 16:09

2+ y ago16:09

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Jonathan, Daila, and Caleb talk about a recent trip to Texas to start a new company helping with the issue of challenged books in Texas public school. (00:00) - We Went To Texas (01:22) - Introduction (02:04) - Caleb is nearly a fully formed human (03:39) - Jonathan went to Texas (09:11) - Applying lessons to other projects (15:54) - Outro Creators…

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017 - Random New Ideas 22:19

2+ y ago22:19

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Jonathan and Caleb discuss how walking can help you think and code, how we make client gifts, and some random ideas for new businesses. (00:00) - 017 - Happy Holidays (02:21) - Intro (03:17) - Changing Newsletter Providers (05:13) - How to subscribe to the po dcast (06:26) - Holiday Gifts for Clients (08:58) - AI Art Biz Idea (12:50) - No-code tool…

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016 - Festival Transportation w/ Kristina Lorson 42:57

2+ y ago42:57

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Kristina Lorson taught herself Bubble and turned her clunky spreadsheet into a functioning app successfully transporting bands for 4 music festivals. In this first interview with Kristina we discuss the background pain that Kristina experienced and how she overcame some challenges to build the whole app herself. Traverse is well positioned to take …

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015 - Art Galleries 19:38

2+ y ago19:38

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Jonathan, Caleb, and Daila discuss our newest project, raisonne.gallery. What started as a client project has turned into one of our first real products. It aims to solve the needs of art galleries who want to share their collection online and with other galleries. [01:53] New Product for Art Galleries [03:28] Building a Custom Database for Kamloop…

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014 - Coda Packs with Courtney Milligan 24:49

3y ago24:49

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We lucked into getting our first revenue generating Coda pack more-or-less paid for. Listen as guest Courtney Milligan shares how we build packs for Coda that export data to Excel and Google Workspace. [00:43] What is Coda [01:51] Tracking a saw mill in Coda [05:57] Courtney's background [08:32] Coda Packs [16:31] Paid packs [20:48] Working with Co…

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013 - We Increase our Luck 21:33

3y ago21:33

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Jonathan, Caleb, and Daila discuss how turning satellite imagery into animated gifs is like building property management software, in that it's just a bunch of random coincidence and that we can increase our likelihood of luck. [00:39] Building a dynamic image generator Bubble plugin [02:57] Can we take screenshots of Google Maps? (No) [08:51] Acco…

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012 - We Think About a Plugin 15:12

3y ago15:12

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Daila couldn't make it on this episode, so Caleb and Jonathan explore some of the details of the free tier of OpenHouse.social, how easy it is to build forms with Tally.so, and if we might re-use the tech for OpenHouse.social to power a Bubble Plugin. Form builder: Tally.so The Product: OpenHouse.social Newsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.com Twitter…

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011 - We Are Now Three 19:45

3y ago19:45

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For the first time, we now have three co-hosts. We discuss what "free" even means and what features we might want to change for OpenHouse.social to make a free tier and we discuss some light upcoming plans for the property management app. [03:01] What does free mean? [05:47] Should we make OpenHouse.social free (as in beer)? [08:53] We still want C…

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010 - We Welcome Daila 24:26

3y ago24:26

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Caleb was unable to make it after feeling a bit under the weather. So we introduce Daila Duford as another host of the show. Caleb is still going to be a host, he hasn't been replaced. We talk about how Daila and the Little Robot team was able to build one of the features for the new property management software in just an afternoon. We also discus…

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Hospital quality of care linked to racial disparities in unexpected newborn complications 17:52

3y ago17:52

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Today we discuss a study that describes associations between race/ethnicity, hospital of birth and ‘unexpected newborn complications’ in low-risk term neonates in New York City.Kristine Schmitz (1) and Lawrence Charles Kleinman (2) are the authors of a commentary published by EBN on that study. They tell Evidence-Based Nursing Associate Editor, Ker…

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009 - We Replace a Host 18:55

3y ago18:55

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Fresh off a trip to Disneyland, Caleb discovers he might be replaced as co-host of the podcast. Jonathan and Caleb decide it's probably best to just add more hosts and pivot to property management. We also talk about road signs. [00:27] Welcome back from Disneyland, Caleb [01:54] Caleb thinks he's getting replaced [03:48] We learn about the gap in …

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008 - We (maybe) Pivot 37:55

3y ago37:55

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Jonathan and Caleb sit down with Brendan Shaw to chat about OpenHouse.social and instead think about a pivot into a different product entirely. [00:39] Welcome Brendan [01:51] How does an 18 year old become a real estate agent? [07:51] On not trading hours for dollars [09:15] Give us your feedback Brendan Shaw [19:19] What part of Brendan's busines…

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007 - We Wonder About AI 19:04

3y ago19:04

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Jonathan and Caleb discuss how AI might be helpful for content writing and how agencies might use OpenHouse.social. Also, this episode shouts out to the moms that are listening. Hi Moms! Also, checkout our Instagram page, @therobotfactorypod for a collection of AI generated alternatives to our podcast cover art. If your interested in AI generated a…

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006 - We Finally Launch (Softly) 24:11

3y ago24:11

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Caleb and Jonathan talk about how satisfying it is to watch our animated image of the OpenHouse.social app working and other less important things, like a working billing system. [00:16] Maybe we are waiting too long to launch anything [04:08] We have a few of our Mom's subscribed to the newsletter 👋🏼 [05:07] OpenHouse.social is now live but how do…

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005 - We Fix a Few Bugs 19:08

3y ago19:08

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Jonathan and Caleb share some progress updates and how we do image processing in the browser to cut costs. [01:23] Shower thoughts: reducing image size in the browser [06:44] Creating a user account and removing background from profile photos [12:28] We have a logo and a landing page The Product: OpenHouse.social Newsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.c…

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004 - We Talk to a Real Estate Agent (Vann De Marco) 31:11

3y ago31:11

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Jonathan and Caleb chat with Vann De Marco, a real estate agent from Vancouver, to get his raw feedback from an early version of the OpenHouse.social tool. Vann tries generating a social media image for an actual listing of his while we watch. [00:35] Our guest, Vann De Marco [03:11] What's up with rising real estate prices? [04:25] Getting Vann to…

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Rotating shift patterns putting safe care delivery at risk 12:45

3y ago12:45

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In today's podcast, we discuss the results of an observational study that showedreduced alertness during working hours among eight-hour rotating-shift nurses.Evidence-Based Nursing Associate Editor, Kerry Gaskin, interviews Vittoria Sorice and Emma Russell, both from Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK.Their paper is available on t…

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003 - We Bought a Domain Name 20:56

3y ago20:56

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Jonathan and Caleb share the new domain that they purchased for the real estate product and discuss how writing good code could increase the acquisition price. [00:37] Costco will answer your questions [03:12] We bought the domain OpenHouse.social [04:56] Can we charge more for the app if the code is good? [09:30] How do we generate images dynamica…

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002 - We Have a Name 18:30

3y ago18:30

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Jonathan and Caleb discuss ideas for a name for the product and some of the technical details of how it is built. [00:48] We may have a name [03:02] Update on progress so far [04:34] How are we deploying this product [07:31] Trying out some new tech and how much time did it take [09:40] How much data can we share in the open [11:36] We could always…

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001 - Our First Product 17:13

3y ago17:13

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Jonathan and Caleb discuss the first steps of their first product. They answer who is it for and what does it do. [01:07] What is the podcast about? [03:36] What is our first product? [07:13] What is our business model? [09:55] What tech are we using? [11:38] What do people currently do? [14:05] What are we calling this tool? [14:43] What's next? N…

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The Robot Factory Trailer 1:27

3y ago1:27

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Introducing The Robot Factory, a new podcast by Two Story Robot. We are sharing our journey as we attempt to build and sell a new startup. Follow along! Newsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.com Twitter: @twostoryrobotBy Jonathan Bowers, Caleb Sharp

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Working in the NHS with Long Covid: three nurses’ stories 51:01

3y ago51:01

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Living with Long Covid is a different experience for each person, and can have significant ramifications for their personal lives and careers. In this last podcast of a series about Long Covid, Dr Alison Twycross, Editor in Chief of Evidence-Based Nursing, hears from Alison Love(1), Lynn Biggerstaff(2) and Sue Campion(3). The EBN podcast series of …

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Sustainable return to nursing with Long Covid, advice from the experts 49:03

3+ y ago49:03

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Returning to work as a nurse with Long Covid is thwart with difficulties in part due to its relapsing-remitting nature. Many nurses with Long Covid experience post-exertional malaise and symptom exacerbation if they push themselves and this may trigger a major relapse. This means that a return to work needs to be planned carefully. In this second p…

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Long Covid: what we know so far, with Dr Elaine Maxwell 24:42

3+ y ago24:42

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In the first of a series of three episodes about Long Covid, Dr Roberta Heale, Associate Editor of Evidence-Based Nursing, speaks to Dr Elaine Maxwell, Nurse and author of two National Institute for Health Research reviews on evidence on Long Covid. They discuss the variance in reported Long Covid statistics, the impact of vaccinations, symptoms, a…

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Evaluation of an Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Prevention Intervention Program 17:11

4+ y ago17:11

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In this podcast, Roberta Heale, Associate Editor of Evidence-Based Nursing, interviews Shaminder Singh, postdoctoral researcher, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.Dr. Singh discusses the commentary he wrote titled "A short therapy program may reduce the risk of suicide reattempts by strengthening problem-focused coping among people with attemp…

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What are Delphi studies? 19:12

4+ y ago19:12

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Associate Editor of EBN, David Barrett, University of Hull, UK, interviews Dr Nikolaos Efstathiou, lecturer in Nursing at the Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, about the Delphi technique in scientific research. Please read the related study: https://ebn.bmj.com/content/23/3/68…

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#11 Scrum Guide 2020 Discussed with four Professional Scrum Trainers 1:06:15

5y ago1:06:15

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On November 18th 2020, a fully rewritten Scrum Guide was released to the world, bringing many updates to the description of the Scrum Framework. The guide is leaner, less prescriptive, and more clear. Scrum Facilitators Jasper Alblas & Sjoerd Kranendonk join Scrum Coaches Andy Hiles & Steve Trapps for an informal chat about the changes. […]…

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Blood pressure’s threshold in pregnancy, when less is more for mother and baby 9:09

5y ago9:09

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In this podcast, Associate Editor of Evidence-Based Nursing, Lisa Kidd, talks to Laura Austin, who's a Registered Nurse/Midwife working in the Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia, and the author of a commentary on original, unpublished research based out of Melbourne. The aim of the research was to determine whether, within Australia, classifi…

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Care for patients with hospital-onset sepsis 11:54

5y ago11:54

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In this podcast, Associate Editor of EBN, David Barrett (University of Hull, UK), talks to Dr Aneesh Basheer (Departments of General Medicine and Medical Education, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, India) about sepsis bundles.They discuss a commentary titled “Patients with hospital-onset sepsis are less likely to receive sepsis bundle car…

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Palliative dementia care to people living at home - what do we know? 15:49

5+ y ago15:49

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The European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC) domains provide a useful framework for guiding palliative dementia care for those living and dying at home. However, research is required to better understand how to design and implement palliative dementia care interventions for people living at homeListen to the conversation on this topic between…

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Research Made Simple: care of men living with dementia 15:11

5+ y ago15:11

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Welcome to a new series of "research made simple" podcasts where researchers are interviewed about their studies and chosen methods, and implications for nursing practice and research are considered.In this first podcast, Associate Editor of EBN Laura Green speaks to Dr Sarah Campbell, a researcher within the Dementia and Ageing Research team in th…

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Proactive nurses in family decisions in the intensive care unit 7:08

6y ago7:08

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The communication between nurses and families during and after family decision meetings is discussed in this podcast. Roberta Heale talks to Dr Mohammad Khan, Community Medicine, School of Dental Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia about his commentary published by Evidence-Based Nursing (https://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2019/09/10/ebnurs-2019-1030…

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Why everyday interactions should be visible: the brilliance study about home-based palliative care 18:40

6y ago18:40

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“Given the complexities of home-based palliative care, along with recent developments in patient safety, the time is ripe to better understand the characteristics that contribute to ‘pockets of excellence’ (brilliance) in home-based palliative care.”This podcast discusses a commentary recently published by EBN on “What does it take to deliver brill…

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Supporting rural nurses to improve pain care for children 14:44

6y ago14:44

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David Barrett talks to Amy Noakes (Children Nursing London South Bank University, London) about how to support rural nurses to develop and implement a contextualised, systematic approach to paediatric pain management and improve pain care for children (https://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2019/06/21/ebnurs-2018-102986). This podcast discusses the comm…

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Intimate partner violence, post-traumatic disorders and menopausal symptoms 11:40

6+ y ago11:40

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Healthcare professionals need to be aware of the impact of intimate partner violence experienced by mid-life and older women, as these - together with post-traumatic disorders - can have an impact on menopausal symptoms. The impact of intimate partner violence on these women’s lives needs further research.Parveen Ali (School of Nursing and Midwifer…

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Formula versus donor breast milk for feeding preterm babies 13:15

6+ y ago13:15

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What advice for families when breastfeeding is not an option in neonatal units? The study discussed in this podcast highlights that formula milk offers short-term benefits but may not result in any long-term benefits for growth or development over donor breast milk. The paper also concluded that formula milk appears to significantly increase risk o…

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‘Rooming-in’, an effective alternative treatment for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome? 12:08

6+ y ago12:08

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Although recent studies suggest that ‘rooming-in’ is associated with a decreased need for pharmacological treatment and length of stay for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), more research is required to determine the effective components and short-term and long-term NAS outcomes, including risks.Professor Alison Twycross talks to Dr K…

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Are you afraid of falling? 12:30

7y ago12:30

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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-201…

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How can discrimination towards lesbian, gay and bisexual parents be avoided? 17:22

7y ago17:22

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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 Evid…