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Jul 19, 2023 11 tweets 2 min read
There is a worldwide shortage of registered nurses (RNs) due to high turnover and insufficient numbers of new graduates. The World Health Organisation and the International Council of Nurses warn that the shortage will worsen without immediate action. Two students sitting at a computer and discussing their nursing studies. Nursing education programs are under pressure to increase enrolments and produce more nurse graduates. But nursing programs face challenges such as faculty shortages, financial constraints, and limited access to clinical practice environments.
Jun 21, 2023 18 tweets 3 min read
Methodologists generally agree that qualitative research included in systematic reviews should undergo quality assessment. Close up of person's hands ... Indeed, critical appraisal is an essential feature of the JBI meta-aggregative approach to qualitative synthesis.
May 17, 2023 9 tweets 3 min read
A systematic review shows the potential of parent-targeted eHealth educational interventions in reducing infant procedural pain. These interventions can be accessed through various eHealth platforms, providing parents with accessible & flexible ways to learn at their own pace. Image Parental involvement during procedures, such as providing skin-to-skin contact or breastfeeding, effectively reduces pain experienced during acute procedures.
May 15, 2023 11 tweets 2 min read
RNs' scope of practice has changed significantly due to nursing and medical research, technology, and global health dynamics. Effective clinical reasoning skills are essential for undergraduate RNs to practice safely. Image
May 11, 2023 9 tweets 3 min read
PTSD rates are higher in Emergency First Responders (EFRs) compared to the general population. However, the role PTSD plays in the life of the EFR's family is missing from literature. A new qualitative systematic review included 5 studies with rich qualitative data regarding the experience of family members of EFRs with PTSD. Image
Mar 9, 2023 14 tweets 4 min read
Methods in a Minute!

During #JBIMethodology Month we’ll be sharing a series of #MethodsInAMinute tweetorials. We’ll begin with key points on Umbrella Reviews by A/Prof Edoardo Aromataris 👇 Blue background with #MethodsInAMinute hashtag and bird hold With the ever-increasing number of systematic reviews & research syntheses available to inform topics in healthcare, SRs of existing reviews, or umbrella reviews, are increasingly being conducted to summarise a broad scope of issues related to a given topic.
Mar 8, 2023 9 tweets 4 min read
JBI’s approach to evidence-based healthcare is unique. JBI considers #EBHC as decision-making that considers the feasibility, appropriateness, meaningfulness and effectiveness (FAME) of healthcare practices. Read below to learn more about the JBI Model of EBHC. Image The inner circle represents the pebble of knowledge while the inner wedges provide JBI’s conceptualisation of the steps involved in the process of achieving an evidence-based approach to clinical decision-making. Image
Feb 19, 2023 10 tweets 3 min read
Despite an ever-increasing number of people with dementia, providing quality dementia care
remains a challenge all over the world. Elderly woman looking out the window at the rain Accessing and navigating care are often challenging for people with dementia, caregivers, and the care team.
Aug 23, 2022 9 tweets 5 min read
The latest issue of the JBI Evidence Synthesis journal is out now and includes THREE diverse evidence syntheses, each employing a different #JBIMethodology. JBI Evidence Synthesis journal front cover. ISSUE 8 OUT NOW A qualitative systematic review aims to identify, critically appraise, and synthesise the available evidence on the experiences of people with progressive memory disorders who are involved in non-pharmacological interventions: journals.lww.com/jbisrir/Abstra… Snapshot of article headline 'Experiences of people with pro
Aug 11, 2022 9 tweets 5 min read
The latest issue of the JBI Evidence Synthesis journal is out now and includes THREE diverse evidence syntheses, each employing a different #JBIMethodology. Headshot of Mara Lambert, Managing Editor. "We are plea The featured systematic review is a review of etiology and risk which examines the rates of 3 harms of interest in remote communities where alcohol restriction policies are in place for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: journals.lww.com/jbisrir/Fullte… Snapshot of article title 'Association between alcohol restr
Aug 9, 2022 9 tweets 4 min read
JBI’s approach to evidence-based healthcare is unique. JBI considers #EBHC as decision-making that considers the feasibility, appropriateness, meaningfulness and effectiveness (FAME) of healthcare practices. Read below to learn more about the JBI Model of EBHC. A graphic showing the JBI Model of Evidence-based Healthcare The inner circle represents the pebble of knowledge while the inner wedges provide JBI’s conceptualization of the steps involved in the process of achieving an evidence-based approach to clinical decision making. A graphic showing the JBI Model of Evidence-based Healthcare
Aug 8, 2022 6 tweets 3 min read
Developing a comprehensive search strategy is crucial when conducting a systematic review but can be a difficult and time-consuming process. Using visual aids can be of great assistance when formulating your search strategy. Woman with short blonde hair holding up a magnifying glass t Creating a Concept Map helps to develop a comprehensive search strategy and provides you with a visual image of your research topic. Concept map for the question 'Is animal-assisted therapy mor
Jul 25, 2022 8 tweets 4 min read
🧵Globally, migrant nurses and midwives make up a significant proportion of healthcare workers, and trends indicate an exponential rise in #nurse & #midwife migration globally.
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1/8 The @WHO healthcare workforce report predicts a shortfall of ~ 6 million nurses by 2030
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Jul 25, 2022 6 tweets 5 min read
🧵In hospitals, paediatric patients aged 1-3 are at higher risk of falls, with most falls occurring from an inpatient bed in the presence of a caregiver
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1/6 The best available evidence re prevention of falls in hospitalised paediatric patients is summarised in a free access JBI Evidence Summary assets.contenthub.wolterskluwer.com/api/public/con…
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May 12, 2022 7 tweets 3 min read
On #IND2022 we reflect on JBI’s origins as the ‘Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence Based Nursing’ and the continuing importance, 25 years on, of evidence-based nursing research and clinical practice
#JBIEBHC 🧵 1/7 Quality healthcare services require that clinical decision-making in #nursing is based on evidence, particularly in standardising and aligning healthcare practices with evidence at the point of care. JBI was founded by Emeritus Professor Alan Pearson to address this very need 2/7
Apr 26, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
Read this Tweetorial on relative ranks for methodological quality assessment by Jennifer Stone, Research Fellow in the JBI #EBHC Research Division, for #JBImethodology month 1/7 Did you know that there’s an alternative bias assessment method for primary studies in meta-analyses and systematic reviews that does not require reviewer judgments? 2/7
Apr 26, 2022 10 tweets 4 min read
What is Qualitative Evidence Synthesis? What role does it play in #healthcare? See below for a brief #tweetorial from @Catrin_notts for #JBImethodology month 1/10 #Qualitative evidence synthesis seeks to provide an understanding of meanings, practices and processes associated with social experience, behaviour and culture 2/10
Apr 21, 2022 15 tweets 5 min read
A/Prof Edoardo Aromataris gives key points on umbrella reviews in this tweetorial. #JBImethodology Blue bird sitting on brand with glasses on holding a smart p With the ever-increasing number of systematic reviews and research syntheses available to inform topics in healthcare, SRs of existing reviews, or #umbrellareviews, are increasingly being conducted to summarise a broad scope of issues related to a given topic. Birds eye view of the top of numerous dark blue umbrellas, w
Nov 10, 2021 13 tweets 4 min read
We profile Neda Kabiri's impact story as part of our 25th anniversary celebrations. Read thread👇on how Neda used the JBI approach to evidence implementation to promote informed consent in a children’s hospital in Tabriz, Iran.
#WeAreJBI Carer with child in hospita... Informed consent is considered a continuous & dynamic process, and it becomes complex in paediatric clinical practice, where parents must make decisions for their children.
Nov 8, 2021 12 tweets 3 min read
We profile @DanielaFilipa89 & her impact story as part of our 25th anniversary celebrations. Read thread below for insights on 'Evidence-based practice capacity building: a Portuguese experience with undergraduate nursing students'.
#WeAreJBI Out of focus clinicians wal... Studies have identified education and training as a strategy to promote evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation, and to close the gap between research and practice.
Nov 3, 2021 16 tweets 4 min read
We profile Luciana Gouveia & her impact story as part of our 25th anniversary celebrations. Read thread👇 on how Luciana & team used the JBI approach to implementation to improve mothers’ experience of childbirth through evidence-based intrapartum care.
#WeAreJBI Tag pinned to cot with imag... Abuse & disrespect in childbirth care has been deemed a public health issue in Brazil. Many studies have documented the prevalence of discriminatory & hostile attitudes in childbirth care.