Towards an Integrated Person-Centred Care Pathway to Support the Recovery Journey Post Hip Fracture: A Qualitative Study.

Aim: To explore the pathway of care for people post hip fracture and define what is important for person-centred recovery.

Design: Qualitative design using interpretive descriptive methodology, guided by the Health Empowerment theoretical framework.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted from March to October 2021, focussed on the lived experience of recovery post hip fracture.

Patient Power: A feasibility study on the impact of providing a bedside notepad to encourage patients to ask questions following surgery.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate a behaviour change strategy to enhance the patient voice in the early post-operative setting.

Methods: The Patient Power notepad was evaluated in an uncontrolled, single-group, mixed-methods trial including a patient evaluation survey and staff phone interviews.

Results: Patients thought that the notepad was well-designed and prompted them to think of and ask questions.

Exploring the roles of advanced practice nurses in the care of patients following fragility hip fracture: A systematic review.

Aim: This study aimed to explore the role and impact of advanced practice nurses (APNs) in care of patients following fragility hip fracture by systematically reviewing the available evidence.

Review Design: Systematic review.

Data Sources: A search of the databases Ovid Medline, CINAHL, Embase, Emcare, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar was conducted from January-February 2019.