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Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Ursula commenced at Ulster University in 2003 and is a critical care nurse. Ursula is a Senior Lecturer and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is the Faculty Partnership Manager for the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences. She graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing Studies (Hons) in 2000 from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). She completed her MSc in Nursing (distinction) in 2002 (RCSI). In 2006, Ursula completed her Post Graduate Certificate in Education for Nurses and Midwives (distinction) at Ulster University and has a recordable qualification of Lecturer/Practitioner with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Since registering as a nurse (1994), Ursula has worked in critical care (coronary care), medical nursing and care of older people. Ursula has considerable experience of teaching life support courses (Basic, Intermediate and Advanced). Ursula is a quality assurance registrant visitor (NMC).
Ursula is an experienced and accomplished academic having held significant leadership roles within the School of Nursing, Course Director for Pre-registration nursing (2011-2014). Currently Course Director for the innovative interprofessional programme the Post Graduate Certificate in Education for Healthcare Professionals. Ursula is also Faculty Partnership Manager within the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, with the responsibility of overseeing collaborative and partnership provision across several schools. Ursula held the role of Academic Lead for Education (2015-2022), with responsibility for chairing the School Learning and Teaching Committee, providing strategic vision and leadership. She had a significant role in leading, supporting, and guiding colleagues and course teams in preparation for course revalidations and course amendments and in particular during the pandemic. Chairing of internal Preliminary Board of Examiners within the school, across undergraduate and postgraduate provision was included in her responsibilities.
Research Interests
Patient safety. Student feedback. Student experience. Nursing education. Evaluating staff and student’s perceptions of e-submission and feedback, twitter, and post graduate student engagement. Cardiac Nursing, Chronic illness.
Teaching Interests
Post Graduate Certificate Education for Healthcare Professionals. Education and Curriculum Development. Ethics, Pharmacology, Disordered Physiology, Human body, Nursing the Physically Ill Adult, Cardiac nursing, Professional Nursing/Leadership, and Management. Nursing skills modules. Return to Practice. Life Support (Basic/Intermediate).
PhD Researcher Profile
Ursula has commenced her PhD in September 2023 and will be researching
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‘Development of an intervention to support and enhance delegation skills among new graduate nurses (NGNs) in the acute clinical setting.' |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
External Examiner, University of Hull
1 Sept 2023 → 1 Sept 2027
External Advisor, BSc (Hons) Healthcare Management Partner Review , University of Brighton
9 Dec 2022
External Examiner BSc Health Care Studies (Nursing) Flying faculty (Hong Kong), Oxford Brookes University
1 Sept 2022 → 1 Sept 2023
External Examiner Pre-registration Nursing, University of Dundee
1 Sept 2022 → 1 Sept 2026
Expert Panel Member Return to Practice Nursing, Coventry University
1 Dec 2020
External Panel Member revalidation BSc Enhancing Practice , University of Northampton
1 Oct 2019
Panel Member Periodic Review, University of Chester
1 Mar 2019
External Examiner Pre-registration (Adult), London South Bank University
1 Sept 2018 → 1 Sept 2022
Quality Assurance Registrant Visitor, NMC
1 Sept 2018 → …
Steering group member for a NIPEC review to evaluate the Impact in Practice of Commissioned Educational Programmes, NIPEC
1 Jan 2017 → 1 Jun 2017
External Examiner BSc (Hons) Pre-Registration Nursing (Adult), Birmingham City University
1 Feb 2015 → 1 Feb 2020
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An evaluation of the student experience of interprofessional education in undergraduate healthcare curricula
Dunleavy, S., Chaney, U. & Jack, I., 28 Oct 2024, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Postgraduate Interprofessional Education: Demonstrating the Potential Impact for Clinical Practice
Chaney, U., McGowan, B. & Mc Clure, P., 30 Oct 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Breaking the Stigma of Men in Nursing
Chaney, U., Dunleavy, S., Duggan, S. & Mc Cullagh, D. (Editor), 2022, (Accepted/In press).Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Collaboration and engagement when planning a person-centred undergraduate nursing curriculum
Dunleavy, S., Duggan, S., Chaney, U. & Lyttle, D., 15 Aug 2022, (Unpublished). 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other
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Creatively facilitating reflection and learning using wordclouds and social media
McGowan, B. & Chaney, U., 28 Feb 2019, 38th Annual International Nursing & Midwifery Research and Education Conference 2019.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Activities
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Providing 'hope' to support nursing students to flourish within the practice learning environment - an evaluation of hopeful minds workshops
Duggan, S. (Speaker), Chaney, U. (Contributor) & Mc Glone, C. (Contributor)
29 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation