Secondary traumatic stress among emergency nurses: a cross-sectional study

E Duffy, G Avalos, M Dowling - International emergency nursing, 2015 - Elsevier
Emergency department nurses are required to deal with emotional trauma issues on a daily
basis, which may result in them experiencing symptoms of secondary traumatic stress, a …

ATLANTIC DIP: the impact of obesity on pregnancy outcome in glucose-tolerant women

LA Owens, EP O'Sullivan, B Kirwan, G Avalos… - Diabetes …, 2010 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE A prospective study of the impact of obesity on pregnancy outcome in glucose-
tolerant women. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The Irish Atlantic Diabetes in …

Knowledge of palliative care and attitudes towards nursing the dying patient

O Wilson, G Avalos, M Dowling - British Journal of Nursing, 2016 - magonlinelibrary.com
Aims: This study examines the palliative care knowledge and attitudes towards caring for the
dying patient of nurses working in care of older people settings in one rural region in Ireland …

ATLANTIC-DIP: excessive gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcomes in women with gestational or pregestational diabetes mellitus

AM Egan, MC Dennedy, W Al-Ramli… - The Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Context: Women who have diabetes mellitus during pregnancy are at higher risk of adverse
outcomes. Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is also emerging as a risk factor for …

Atlantic DIP: high prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance post partum is reduced by breast-feeding in women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus

MW O'Reilly, G Avalos, MC Dennedy… - European Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Objective Gestational diabetes (GDM) is associated with adverse fetal and maternal
outcomes, and identifies women at risk of future type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Breast …

Applying current screening tools for gestational diabetes mellitus to a European population: is it time for change?

GE Avalos, LA Owens, F Dunne… - Diabetes …, 2013 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE The optimal screening regimen for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) remains
controversial. Risk factors used in selective screening guidelines vary. Given that universal …

Critical care nurses' knowledge of alarm fatigue and practices towards alarms: A multicentre study

S Casey, G Avalos, M Dowling - Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine critical care nurses' knowledge of alarm fatigue and practices
toward alarms in critical care settings. Research methodology/design A cross-sectional …

ATLANTIC-DIP: raised maternal body mass index (BMI) adversely affects maternal and fetal outcomes in glucose-tolerant women according to International …

MC Dennedy, G Avalos, MW O'Reilly… - The Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Context: Raised maternal body mass index (BMI) in association with hyperglycemia is
associated with adverse pregnancy outcome. The contribution of raised BMI as an …

ATLANTIC DIP: pregnancy outcome for women with pregestational diabetes along the Irish Atlantic seaboard

FP Dunne, G Avalos, M Durkan, Y Mitchell… - Diabetes …, 2009 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Prospective evaluation of pregnancy outcomes in pregestational diabetes
along the Atlantic seaboard 2006–2007. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The Atlantic …

Trimester-specific reference intervals for haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in pregnancy

C O'Connor, PM O'Shea, LA Owens… - Clinical chemistry and …, 2012 - degruyter.com
Background: Diabetes in pregnancy imposes additional risks to both mother and infant.
These increased risks are considered to be primarily related to glycaemic control which is …