Profile
I am an adult nurse who trained within Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corp in the British Army and I have enjoyed providing care to patients in both NHS and military environments. I have always had a passion for nursing in an acute setting and I focussed on acute adult care working primarily in critical care (ITU) but I also gained experience in orthopaedics and acute assessment areas. I have a huge love for simulation which I utilise regularly to help teach student nurses learn the clinical skills which are essential for looking after their patients. I also thoroughly enjoy research based nursing and provide teaching to the MSci Nursing with Leadership dual registration programme by combining realistic scenarios with evidence supported practice. I have been lecturing at University of Leicester since 2019 and I am excited to help teach the future nursing work force.
Research
I am due to embark on new research for a post graduate teaching qualification starting in Sept 2021. I plan to focus on the importance of inter-professional education (IPE) its role in developing leadership within the clinical work force and how IPE can lead to better student experience and patient outcomes.
Publications
Pepera G, McAllister J, Sandercock G. Long-term reliability of the incremental shuttle walking test in clinically stable cardiovascular disease patients. Physiotherapy. 2010;96(3):222-227. doi:10.1016/j.physio.2009.11.010
Teaching
NU1010 Foundations of Nursing Practice
NU1012 Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing practice (module lead)
NU1014 Psychosocial concepts of public health health promotion and health protection
NU1018 Fundamentals of Evidence Based Practice
NU2012 Holistic assessment and recognition of health and Social care needs in adult nursing (module lead)
NU2016 Appraising the evidence in healthcare practice
NU3015 Management of complex and long term conditions (module lead)
NU3016 Developing Evidence Based Practice
NU4010 Dissertation supervision
Press and media
Nursing
Leadership
Simulation
Acute Care