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Should automated electronic hand-hygiene monitoring systems be implemented in routine patient care? Systematic review and appraisal with Medical Research Council Framework for Complex Interventions by Gould, D., Hawker, C., Drey, N., Purssell, E.

“…Manual hand-hygiene audit is time-consuming, labour-intensive and inaccurate. Automated hand-hygiene monitoring systems (AHHMSs) offer advantages (generation…”
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Cyclooxygenase inhibitors inhibit antibody response through interference with MAPK/ERK pathways and BLIMP-1 inhibition by Purssell, E

“…Abstract Fever is a common symptom of illness in children, and although not harmful in itself, fever and its associated symptoms are often treated with…”
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The Hawthorne effect on adherence to hand hygiene in patient care by Purssell, E., Drey, N., Chudleigh, J., Creedon, S., Gould, D.J.

“…Numerous studies demonstrate that the Hawthorne effect (behaviour change caused by awareness of being observed) increases health workers' hand hygiene…”
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What techniques are recommended to undertake procedures that require asepsis? Content and cluster analysis of information supplied international guidance by Purssell, E., Hawker, C., Gallagher, R., Gould, D.J.

“…Health professionals frequently conduct procedures requiring asepsis but there is no definitive evidence-based guidance on how aseptic technique should be…”
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Challenges undertaking procedures requiring asepsis: a qualitative interview study with nurses by Gould, D.J., Courtenay, M., Gallagher, R., Hawker, C., Chudleigh, J., Purssell, E., Drey, N.S.

“…Invasive devices and breaches to skin and mucous membranes increase susceptibility to infection. Nurses frequently undertake procedures requiring asepsis…”
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Electronic hand hygiene monitoring systems can be well-tolerated by health workers: Findings of a qualitative study by Kelly, D, Purssell, E, Wigglesworth, N, Gould, DJ

“…Background: Electronic hand hygiene monitoring overcomes limitations associated with manual audit but acceptability to health workers varies and may depend on…”
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Changing the paradigm: messages for hand hygiene education and audit from cluster analysis by Gould, D.J., Navaie, D., Purssell, E., Drey, N.S., Creedon, S.

“…Hand hygiene is considered to be the foremost infection prevention measure. How healthcare workers accept and make sense of the hand hygiene message is likely…”
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Fever phobia revisited by Purssell, E

“…The first is that renal damage may occur as the result of the accumulation of oxidative metabolites of paracetamol in the renal medulla during renal ischaemia…”
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Physical treatment of fever by Purssell, Edward

“…Fever is a common symptom of childhood illness, and much time and effort is spent in the pursuit of reducing high temperature. Although antipyretic drugs are…”
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Systematic review of studies comparing combined treatment with paracetamol and ibuprofen, with either drug alone by Purssell, Edward

“…Objective To evaluate the evidence surrounding the use of combinations of paracetamol and ibuprofen in the treatment of fever. Design Systematic narrative…”
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Parental fever phobia and its evolutionary correlates by Purssell, Edward

“…Aims.  This study aimed to identify parental views of fever in their children aged 1–6 years and to consider these and associated behaviours from an…”
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Treatment of fever and over-the-counter medicines by Purssell, Edward

“…Health policy is aimed at increasing homecare and deregulating the supply of drugs. This study used parental reports of the treatment of fever as an indicator…”
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Telling children about their impending death by Purssell, E

“…Although some parents and health care staff believe that knowledge of impending death should be withheld from children to protect them, seriously ill children…”
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Antibiotic risk should be emphasised by Purssell, E

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Fever phobia revisited by Purssell, E

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Development of a scale to measure parental self-efficacy in the care of pre-school children during periods of health and minor illness: integrating health and social policy methods by Purssell, Edward, While, Alison

“…Aims and objectives.  To develop a scale to measure parental self‐efficacy in the care of pre‐school children during periods of health and minor illness…”
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Commentary on Farnell S, Maxwell L, Tan, S, Rhodes A & Phillips A (2005) Temperature measurement: comparison of non-invasive methods used in adult critical care. Journal of Clinical Nursing 14, 632-639 by Purssell, Edward

“…Comments on the research by Farnell, S. et al. comparing the accuracy and reliability of chemical and tympanic thermometers against pulmonary artery catheters…”
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Evolutionary nursing: the case of infectious diseases by Purssell, Edward

“…Aim.  The aim of this paper is to examine the effect of evolution on infectious diseases nursing, and propose a model that may help to increase understanding…”
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Symptoms in the host: infection and treatment model by Purssell, Edward

“…Aims and objectives.  The aim is to devise a decision‐making model to help nurses and allied professionals treat the symptoms of infectious diseases in a…”
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20 years of AIDS by Purssell, Edward

“…June 2001 saw the 20th anniversary of the first report of AIDS in the United States. In 2000 approximately 600,000 children under the age of 15 became…”
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