All Outputs (6)

The meaning of “total pain” in the context of living and dying with dementia (2025)
Journal Article
Field-Richards, S. E., Bramley, L., Collins, J., Cowley, A., & Harwood, R. (2025). The meaning of “total pain” in the context of living and dying with dementia. Frontiers in Sociology, 9, Article 1412749. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2024.1412749

Background:

Globally, there are 55 million people living with dementia (PLWD). PLWD have an uncertain prognosis. Most are approaching the end of life but are not overtly or immediately dying. Contemporary approaches to dementia care therefore pro... Read More about The meaning of “total pain” in the context of living and dying with dementia.

The role and value of a hospice night support service in supporting out-of-hours domiciliary care: A qualitative study of staff perspectives (2025)
Journal Article
Pollock, K., Field-Richards, S. E., O'Connor, M., Wilson, E., & Kristian, P. The role and value of a hospice night support service in supporting out-of-hours domiciliary care: A qualitative study of staff perspectives. Health Open Research, 7, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.12688/healthopenres.13775.1

Background

It is important to develop an adequate evidence base regarding the resources needed to meet the complex care needs of patients dying at home, and how care might best be resourced and coordinated. Currently, however, there is little info... Read More about The role and value of a hospice night support service in supporting out-of-hours domiciliary care: A qualitative study of staff perspectives.

The impact of prior care experience on nursing students' compassionate values and behaviours: A mixed methods study (2024)
Journal Article
Field-Richards, S. E., Aubeeluck, A., Callaghan, P., Keeley, P., Redsell, S. A., Spiby, H., Stacey, G., & Lymn, J. S. (2024). The impact of prior care experience on nursing students' compassionate values and behaviours: A mixed methods study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 153, Article 104732. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104732

Background: Compassion is critical to the provision of high-quality healthcare and is foregrounded internationally as an issue of contemporary concern. Paid care experience prior to nurse training has been suggested as a potential means of improving... Read More about The impact of prior care experience on nursing students' compassionate values and behaviours: A mixed methods study.

A qualitative study exploring the influence of a talent management initiative on registered nurses' retention intentions (2022)
Journal Article
Fisher, N., Bramley, L., Cooper, J., Field-Richards, S., Lymn, J., & Timmons, S. (2022). A qualitative study exploring the influence of a talent management initiative on registered nurses' retention intentions. Journal of Nursing Management, 30(8), 4472-4479. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13885

Aim
The aim of this study is to explore the influence of a talent management scheme in an English National Health Service (NHS) Trust on registered nurses' retention intentions.

Background
The retention of nurses is a global challenge, and talen... Read More about A qualitative study exploring the influence of a talent management initiative on registered nurses' retention intentions.

The impact of care experience prior to commencing pre-registration nurse education and training: A scoping review (2022)
Journal Article
Field-Richards, S. E., Aubeeluck, A., Callaghan, P., Keeley, P., Redsell, S. A., Spiby, H., Stacey, G., & Lymn, J. S. (2023). The impact of care experience prior to commencing pre-registration nurse education and training: A scoping review. Nurse Education Today, 120, Article 105625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105625

Objectives: Compassion in nursing and interventions to support it are of international relevance and concern. Prior care experience as a prerequisite for entry into pre-registration nurse education is suggested as a means of improving compassion. The... Read More about The impact of care experience prior to commencing pre-registration nurse education and training: A scoping review.

The concept of compassion within UK media generated discourse: a corpus informed analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Bond, C., Stacey, G., Field-Richards, S., Callaghan, P., Keeley, P., Lymn, J., Redsell, S., & Spiby, H. (2018). The concept of compassion within UK media generated discourse: a corpus informed analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(15-16), 3081-3090. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14496

Aims and objectives: To examine how the concept of compassion is socially constructed within UK discourse, in response to recommendations that aspiring nurses gain care experience prior to entering nurse education.
Background: Following a report of... Read More about The concept of compassion within UK media generated discourse: a corpus informed analysis.