EBN Podcast

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.

Episodes

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

September 26, 2024 • 18 mins

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 nuances of the similarities and differences of groups of people with a shared experience.

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

March 15, 2024 • 33 mins

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, talks to Dr Michaela Barnard, nurse and trustee at Supporting Healthcar...

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Cold homes and their impact on mental health

January 30, 2024 • 13 mins

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 Health Research Programme, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellingt...

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

September 8, 2022 • 17 mins
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, Kerry Gaskin, how the quality of care in the hospital of delivery has a direct relation...

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Rotating shift patterns putting safe care delivery at risk

August 9, 2022 • 12 mins
In today's podcast, we discuss the results of an observational study that showed reduced 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 the EBN website (https://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2022/04/06/ebnurs-2022-103518)an...

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

June 20, 2022 • 51 mins
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 three episodes on Long Covid is produced by Letícia Amorim and edited by Brian O'To...

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

May 11, 2022 • 49 mins
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 podcast of a series about Long Covid, Dr Alison Twycross, Editor in Chief of Evidence...

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

April 8, 2022 • 24 mins
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, and research efforts. The EBN podcast series on Long Covid is produced by Letícia Amor...

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Evaluation of an Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Prevention Intervention Program

March 15, 2021 • 17 mins
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 attempted suicide”, which is based on the research article: Gysin-Maillart A, Soravia L, S...

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What are Delphi studies?

February 5, 2021 • 19 mins
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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Blood pressure’s threshold in pregnancy, when less is more for mother and baby

August 27, 2020 • 9 mins
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, classification of hypertension within pregnancy should be adjusted to reflect the American Co...

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Care for patients with hospital-onset sepsis

August 4, 2020 • 11 mins
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 care than those with community-onset sepsis”, recently published by EBN - https://ebn....

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

January 23, 2020 • 15 mins
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 home Listen to the conversation on this topic between Associate Editor of Evidence-Based Nursing Laura Green and Nuriye Kupeli (Marie Cur...

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Research Made Simple: care of men living with dementia

December 2, 2019 • 15 mins
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 the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the University of Manchester. Her...

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Proactive nurses in family decisions in the intensive care unit

October 12, 2019 • 7 mins
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-2019-103089).

The commentary relates to the paper: Pecanac K, King B. Nurse-Family Communicat...

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

July 17, 2019 • 18 mins
“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 brilliant home-based palliative care? Using positiveorganisational scholarship and video ...

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Supporting rural nurses to improve pain care for children

June 8, 2019 • 14 mins
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 commentary published by EBN on the article by Marshall C, Forgeron P, Harrison D, et al. ...

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Intimate partner violence, post-traumatic disorders and menopausal symptoms

May 6, 2019 • 11 mins
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 Midwifery, University of Sheffield, UK) discusses a commentary on the paper “Associations of...

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Formula versus donor breast milk for feeding preterm babies

April 2, 2019 • 13 mins
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 of necrotising enterocolitis. Read the full commentary on the Evidence-Based Nursing w...

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

January 22, 2019 • 12 mins
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 Karen A McQueen, Lakehead University School of Nursing, Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada, ...

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