nursing research institute - University of Ulster

NURSING RESEARCH INSTITUTE 

ANNUAL REPORT 1 August 2005 – 31 July 2006

NURSING RESEARCH INSTITUTE 

ANNUAL REPORT (1 AUGUST 2005 - 31 JULY 2006) 

CONTENTS 

Page No 

1 Foreword by the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation) 3 

2 Foreword by the Director of the Research Institute 4 

3 Research Institute Members 6 

4 Research Students 8 

5 Research Publications 12 

6 Research Funding 25 

7 Indicators of Esteem 27

1. FOREWORD BY THE PRO-VICE CHANCELLOR 

(RESEARCH AND INNOVATION) 

Nursing research is not just medical research,nor is it just 

scientific research, or research in arts or humanities, or 

social sciences. Nursing research is about understanding 

the present and navigating the future of nursing practice. 

The profound changes in medical sciences that have 

occurred in the past decade create great challenges for 

nursing. Revised operating contexts through societal 

and organisational changes or the altered expectations 

of patients through information from the internet are 

just some of the other challenges that must be met. 

But how should practice in nursing or other healthcare professions change 

yetcontinue to be effective and achieve the expected high standards of care Only research can point 

theway. 

Research that provides answers is well planned, carried out well and reported effectively.These 

threerequirements are very important and may seem simple. But are not always easily achieved. How 

doesa researcher know that her or his work is of the necessary standard The answer lies in 

thedevelopment, support and empowerment of a community of researchers. The University of Ulster 

isproud that our Institute of Nursing Research fulfils all the criteria for such a community. 

The boundaries of the Institute do not lie within the School of Nursing or even within the 

University.Rather they extend into a range of disciplines, for example Public Health, General Practice 

and HealthEconomics, and into health and social care services worldwide. The many and very valuable 

jointappointments with healthcare trusts, projects undertaken jointly with DHSSPS or NHS staff 

andinternational collaborations ensure that the Institute has wide-ranging impact. 

At the University of Ulster many of the members and associates of our Institute of Nursing Researchare 

also staff of our School of Nursing. They contribute to the undergraduate and postgraduateprogrammes 

of study in Nursing that, for more than 30 years, programmes have been recognisednationally and 

internationally as providing excellent preparation for careers in nursing, includingleadership 

positions.We will continue to ensure that teaching and research are each informed by theother, 

believing as we do in individuals that contribute significantly to both of these equally 

worthwhileendeavours. 

Many organisations see research as the pinnacle of achievement.Others disregard it for 

deflectingenergy from other tasks. But research is essential to understand why a profession is 

practised or howis can be practised better! Excellent Nursing research is essential.The Institute of 

Nursing Research isa main component of the University of Ulster and is well resourced in line with our 

stated support forresearch in selected areas - our 17 Research Institutes. 

This report sets out an exemplary record of achievement,yet again, by our Institute of 

NursingResearch. I commend the work of all those associated with it; many are colleagues at the 

Universityand many are members of collaborating institutions in health or social care or education – 

thank you allfor your efforts. It is wonderful to see what we can do when we come from different 

backgrounds toachieve shared goals.

Professor Bernie Hannigan Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) 

2. FOREWORD BY THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE DIRECTOR 

In the last two years (2004 and 2005) we have built on the achievements detailed in our last 

report.Significant progress has been made in strengthening our research profile.The number and 

quality ofour input have increased and we have continued to attract major grants from competitive 

sources offunding. The pace of successful completion of doctoral students has also accelerated in the 

last twoyears. This has further enhanced the INR’s well established international reputation for the 

quality of itsdoctoral programme. 

Nursing research has been a priority area for the University of Ulster for the last two RAEs. There 

wassignificant investment in creating new posts and in developing new researchers. Injection of new 

ideascan add considerably to an existing research culture, to breathe more life in it or simply to take it 

to newdirections. The setting up of an Institute of Nursing Research is a testament to the University of 

Ulster’scommitment to further encourage and support academics in nursing to continue to develop 

theirresearch capacities and to produce high quality research. The policy of prioritising nursing 

research forfunding and other support has paid off. In 1996, nursing at UU obtained a 3b rating, 

followed by a 4 inthe 2001 RAE. We are currently joint 5th out of 43 nursing departments which took 

part in the exercise.With the RAE 2008 fast approaching we hope to improve on this position. 

Promoting a research culture is fundamental to progress within the Institute. Over the last two years 

wehave organised a number of research away days, colloquiums, workshops and invited lectures. 

TheInstitute provides a forum for discussing and sharing ideas for research, and a base for 

visitingscholars. 

We have continued to build upon our international collaborations, in particular with the Universities 

inthe USA and Australia. Our relationships with universities in England, Scotland, Wales, the south 

ofIreland and the rest of Europe have strengthened. We have made significant in-roads in 

ourcollaborations with universities in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Jordan. 

Apart from conducting high quality research and training new researchers, we put particular 

emphasison working in partnership with colleagues in the health sector so that our research can have a 

directimpact on policy and practice. To this end, we have created 10 joint posts with Health Trusts 

andHealth and Social Services Boards. These include 3 professors (one with the Royal Group of 

Hospitals,one with the Altnagelvin Hospital Trust and one with the Eastern Health and Social Services 

Board).Their contribution to policy and practice development is second to none. 

The growth in student numbers, the need to attract more external research income, produce highquality 

papers and to engage in knowledge transfer can put unrealistic demands on academics’ time,energy 

and skills. And when they are expected to excel in eachof these roles, the pressure can indeedbe 

great.To make efficient use of resources and opportunities, one has to take into account thestrengths, 

aptitudes, interests and career aspirations of academics. Selectivity, based on the principlesof equality 

and fairness, on the other hand, consists of a division of labour which recognises whatindividuals are 

best at and supporting them to achieve their full potential. This is of benefit to them andto the institution 

as well.

The achievements of the INR could not have been achieved without the commitment, hard work 

anddedication of all staff in the INR and the School of Nursing. Overall the Institute of Nursing 

Researchprovides a sense of ownership, identity and pridefor everyone in the Institute and in the 

School ofNursing. 

Professor Kader Parahoo Director of Institute of Nursing Research

Left to right: Professor Kader Parahoo and Dr Owen Barr

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Title of Project 

Bonar, Stephani 

Grant Source 

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Origin

Barr O,The evolving role of community nurses for people with learning disabilities: 

changesover and 11-year period, Journal of Clinical Nursing,Vol: 15, No.1, 72-82, 2006. 

Barr O and McConkey R, Supporting parents who have a child referred for 

geneticinvestigation: the contribution of health visitors, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 54(2), 

141-150,2006 

Barr O and McConkey R, Health visitors’ perceived priority needs in relation to their 

geneticseducation, Nurse Education Today,Available online 10 July 2006 

Sowney M and Barr O, Caring for adults with intellectual disabilities: perceived challenges 

fornurses in accident and emergency units. Journal of Advanced Nursing,Vol. 55, No. 1, pp36- 

45,2006 

Sun F-K, Long A, Boore JRP, Lee-Ing Tsao Nursing people who are suicidal on 

psychiatricwards in Taiwan: action/interaction strategies, Psychiatric and mental health nursing 

12, 275-282, 2005 

Sun F-K, Long A., Boore JRP, Tsao L-I Suicide: a literature review and its implications 

fornursing practice in Taiwan. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 12, 447- 

455,2005 

Sun F-K, Long A, Boore JRP,The attitudes of casualty nurses in Taiwan to patients who 

haveattempted suicide. Journal of Clinical Nursing 15, 1-9, 2006 

Sun F-K, Long A., Boore JRP, Tsao L-I, Patients and nurses’ perceptions of 

wardenvironmental factors and support systems in the care of suicidal patients. Journal of 

ClinicalNursing 15, 83-92 2006 

Sun F-K, Long A, Boore JRP, Lee-Ing Tsao (2006) A theory for the nursing care of patients 

atrisk of suicide Journal of Advanced Nursing 53(6), 680-690, 2006 

Coates VE, Where research becomes audit: Where’s the boundary Journal of 

DiabetesNursing, 9(6), pp 208-214, 2005 

Coates VE, Rae, G Commentary on Whittemore R, Melkus GD and Grey M Metabolic 

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Davis RE, Lowes L, Cradock S, Dromgoole P, McDowell J, on behalf of the United 

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andchildren with diabetes in the United Kingdom. Practical Diabetes International. 23 (4); 171- 

174,2006

Cousins W and Wells K, One More for my Baby: Foetal Alcohol Syndrome and its 

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O’Connor R, Houghton F, Saunders J, Dobbs F. Diabetes Mellitus in Irish general 

practice;Level of care as reflected by HbA1c levels. European Journal of General Practice, 12, 

58-65,2006 

Busby A,Abramsky L, Dolk H,Armstrong B,Addor MC,Anneren G,Armstrong N, Baguette 

A,Barisic I, Berghold A, Bianca S, Braz P, Calzolari E, Christiansen M, Cocchi G, Daltveit AK, 

DeWalle H, Edwards G, Gatt M, Gener B, Gillerot Y, Gjergja R, Goujard J, Haeusler M, Latos- 

Bielenska A, McDonnell R, Neville A, Olars B, Portillo I, Ritvanen A,Robert-Gnasia 

E,RoschC,Scarano G,Steinbicker V.Preventing neural tube defects in Europe:a missed 

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Busby A,Abramsky L, Dolk H,Armstrong B;EUROCAT Folic Acid Working 

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Busby A, Ritvanen A, Dolk H,Armstrong N, De Walle H, Riano-Galan I, Gatt M, McDonnell 

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Dolk H, Parkes J, Hill AE. Trends in Cerebral Palsy Prevalence in Northern Ireland 1981- 

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Dolk H. EUROCAT: 25 years of European surveillance of congenital anomalies.Arch Dis 

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Dolk H, Loane M, et al,Trends and Geographic Inequalities in the Livebirth Prevalence 

ofDown Syndrome in Europe, 1980-1999, Revue Epidem Sante Publique, 52, pp 2S87- 

2S95,2005. 

Garne E, Loane M, Dolk H, de Vigan C, Scarano G,Tucker D, Stoll C, Gener B, Pierini 

A,Nelen V, Rosch C, Gillerot Y,Feijoo M,Tincheva R,Queisser-Luft A,Addor 

MC,MosqueraC,Gatt M,Barisic I.Prenatal diagnosis of severe structural congenital 

malformations in Europe.Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology; 25:6-11, 2005 

Meijer WM, Cornel MC, Dolk H,de Walle HEK,Armstrong NC,de Jong-van den BergLTW 

forthe EUROCAT Working Group.The potential of the European network of congenital 

anomalyregisters (EUROCAT) for drug safety surveillance: a descriptive study. Drug Safety 

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Surman G, Bonellie S, Chalmers J, Colver A, Dolk H, Hemming K, King A, Kurinczuk 

JJ,Parkes J, Platt MJ. UKCP: a collaborative network of cerebral palsy registers in the

UnitedKingdom. J Public Health; March 23 (EPub ahead of print]. PMID: 16556625, 2006 

Fitzsimons D, and McCance T and Armstrong N,Vision, leadership and partnership: how 

toenhance the nursing and midwifery contribution to research and development, 

JournalofAdvanced Nursing 55(6), 748-756, 2006 

McCance TV, Fitzsimons D and Armstrong NC, Developing a best practice framework 

tobenchmark research and development activity in nursing and midwifery, Journal of 

Researchon Nursing,Voll:11(2), 160-171, 2006 

Szu-Hsien T,Li-An Fu and Fleming P, Using focus groups to investigate the educationalneeds 

of female injecting heroin users in Taiwan in relation to HIV/AIDS prevention, HealthEducation 

Research, 21(1), 55-65, 2006 

Hasson F,Assistant Practitioners:Letters,International Journal of Therapy 

andRehabilitation,12(10),pp 467-467, October 2005 

Hasson F, Keeney S, McKenna HP and Gillen P,What do health care assistants 

doInvestigating the role of the trained health care assistant, Royal College of Midwives 

Journal, 8(2), pp 74-77, 2005 

Keeney S, Hasson F and McKenna HP, Consulting the oracle: ten lessons from using 

theDelphi technique in nursing research, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 53(2), pp 205-212, 

2006 

Keeney S, Hasson F and McKenna HP, Health Care Assistants Experiences and 

Perceptionsof Participating in a Training Course, Journal of Learning in Health and Social 

Care, 4 (2), pp78-88, 2005 

Keeney S, Hasson F and McKenna HP, Health care assistants:the views of managers 

ofhealth care agencies on training and employment, Journal of Nursing Management, 13, pp 

83-92, 2005 

Keeney S, Hasson F, McKenna HP and Gillen P, Nurses’ midwives’ and patients’ 

perceptionsof trained health care assistants, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 50 (4), pp 345- 

355, 2005 

Kernohan G, Hasson F, Hutchinson P and Cochrane BV,Patient satisfaction with hospice 

daycare. Supportive Care in Cancer 14 (5); 462-468, 2006

McAfee, C., Cochrane, B.,Waldron, M., Hasson, F. & Kernohan, G. Chaplains working in 

ahospice Palliative Care Team recount the spiritual challenges at the end-of-life. 

ScottishJournal of Healthcare Chaplaincy, 9 (2), 18-24, 2006 

McKenna HP, Keeney S and Hasson F Course Co-ordinators’ Perceptions of a Health 

CareAssistant Training Programme Journal of Nursing Management 13, 165-172 2005 

McKenna HP, Keeney S and Hasson F, Views on the ground: teaching and clinicalassessors’ 

views on vocational training for healthcare assistants in Ireland, Journal of ClinicalNursing, 14, 

pp 426-434, 2005 

McKenna HP, Keeney SR and Hasson F. (2005). Survey Research. In Gerrish, K (Ed) 

Lacy,A (Eds). The Research Process in Nursing (5th Edition), Blackwell, Oxford. pp260-272, 

2005 

McKenna HP, Keeney SR, Hasson F, Health care assistants: the views and perceptions 

ofcourse coordinators in the Republic of Ireland, Journal of Nursing Management, 13, pp 165- 

172, 2005 

McLaughlin, D., Sullivan, D. & Hasson, F. Hospice at Home service; the carer’s 

perspective.Supportive Care in Cancer, 14(5), 462-468, 2006 

Poulton B, McKenna H, Keeney S, Hasson F, Sinclair M,The role of the public health 

nursein meeting the primary health care needs of the single homeless people: a case study 

report,Primary Health Care: Research and Development,Vol. 7, 135–146, 2006 

Sinclair M, Hasson F, Richey R, Keeney S, Poulton B and McKenna H, Innovativemidwifery 

practice: a case study, Evidence Based Midwifery, 3(2), pp 56-63, December 2005 

Sinclair, M, McKenna, H.P., Keeney, S., Hasson, F. & Poulton, B. Exploring 

innovativemidwifery practice: an exemplary case study, Evidence Based Midwifery,Vol: 3, No. 

2, 56-63,2005 

Sullivan K, McLaughlin D and Hasson F, Exploringdistrict nurses’ experience of a hospice 

athome service British Journal of Community Nursing 10 (11), 496-502, 2005 

Sullivan K, McLaughlin D, and Hasson F, District nurses’ experiences of a hospice at 

homeservice, International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 11(9), pp 458-467, September 2005 

Whittaker E, Kernohan WG, Hasson F, Howard V, McLaughlin D, The palliative 

careeducation needs of nursing home staff, Nurse Education Today, 26, 501-510, 2006 

Currie V,Harvey G,West E, McKenna HP, Keeney S. Relationship between quality of 

care,staffing levels, skill mix and nurse autonomy: literature review Journal of Advanced 

Nursing2005; 51(1): 73-82, 2005 



Journal, 8(2), pp 74-77, 2005



2006 

Keeney S, Hasson F and McKenna HP, Health Care Assistants Experiences and 

Perceptionsof Participating in a Training Course, Journal of Learning in Health and Social 

Care, 4 (2), pp78-88, 2005 

Keeney S, Hasson F and McKenna HP,Health care assistants:the views of managers 


83-92, 2005 



355, 2005 

McKenna HP, Keeney S and Hasson F Course Co-ordinators’ Perceptions of a Health 




pp 426-434, 2005 

McKenna HP, Keeney S, Currie L, Harvey G, West L. & Richey R, Quality of Care: 

acomparison of the perceptions of health professionals in clinical areas in the UK and 

US,Journal of Nursing Care Quality,Vol: 21, No: 4, 344-351, 2006 


Lacy,A (Eds). The Research Process in Nursing (5th Edition), Blackwell, Oxford. pp 260-272, 

2005 



172, 2005 

McKenna HP, Slater P and Keeney SR Nurses’ smoking behaviour related to 

cessationpractice. Nursing Times. 102(19):32-37, 2006 






Sinclair, M, McKenna, HP, Keeney, S., Hasson, F. & Poulton, B. Exploring 

innovativemidwifery practice: an exemplary case study, Evidence Based Midwifery,Vol: 3, 

No.2, 56-63,2005

Arslanian-Engoren, Redman R.Whall AC, Kernohan G, Slevin E, and Slevin O, Evidencebased 

nursing and Mental Health concerns.Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 20(3) 105- 

107,2006 

Cunningham JB, Kernohan G andRush T, Bed occupancy, turnover interval and MRSA 

ratesin Northern Ireland British Journal of Nursing Vol: 15, No. 6, 324-328, 2006 

Hsu M-Y and Kernohan G Dimensions of hospital nurses’ quality of working life Journal 

ofAdvanced Nursing, Vol: 54, No.1, 120-131, 2006 

Kernohan G, Hasson F,Hutchinson P and Cochrane BV, Patient satisfaction with hospice 

daycare. Supportive Care in Cancer 14 (5); 462-468, 2006 

Kernohan GW, Semple C, Dunwoody L and Sullivan K, Patients with cancer 

preferindividualised cognitive behavioural therapy, European Journal of Cancer Care,in press, 

2005 

Cunningham JB, Kernohan WG, and Sowney R, Bed occupancy and turnover interval as 

determinant factors inMRSA infections in acute settings in Northern Ireland:1 April 2001 to 31 

March 2003,Journal ofHospital Infection, 61(3), pp 189-193, November 2005 

McAfee, C., Cochrane, B.,Waldron, M., Hasson, F. & Kernohan, G. Chaplains working in 

ahospice Palliative Care Team recount the spiritual challenges at the end-of-life. 

ScottishJournal of Healthcare Chaplaincy, 9 (2), 18-24, 2006 

Whittaker E, Kernohan WG, Hasson F, Howard V, McLaughlin D, The palliative 

careeducation needs of nursing home staff, Nurse Education Today, 26, 501-510, 2006 

Dolk H, Loane M, et al,Trends and Geographic Inequalities in the Livebirth Prevalence 

ofDown Syndrome in Europe, 1980-1999, Revue Epidem Sante Publique, 52, pp 2S87- 

2S95,2005 

Garne E, Loane M, Dolk H, de Vigan C,Scarano G,Tucker D,Stoll C,Gener B,Pierini 

A,NelenV,Rosch C, Gillerot Y, Feijoo M, Tincheva R, Queisser-Luft A, Addor MC, Mosquera C, 

Gatt M,Barisic I. Prenatal diagnosis of severe structural congenital malformations in 

Europe.Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 5; 25:6-11, 2005 

Abbott S. and McConkey R,The barriers to social inclusion as perceived by people 

withintellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 10, 3, 275-287, 2006 

Barr O and McConkey R, Health visitors’ perceived priority needs in relation to their 

geneticseducation, Nurse Education Today,Available online 10 July 2006 

Barr O and McConkey R,Supporting parents who have a child referred for 

geneticinvestigation:the contribution of health visitors, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 54(2), 

141-150,2006

Barron S, McConkey R, and Mulvany S, Family carers of adult persons with 

intellectualdisabilities on the island of Ireland. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual 

Disability. 3(2), 87-94, 2006 

McConkey R and McCullough J, Holiday breaks for adultpersons with intellectual 

disabilitiesliving with older carers. Journal of Social Work, 6 (1), 65-79 2006 

McConkey R, Mulvany F and Barron S, (2006) Adult persons with an intellectual disability 

onthe island of Ireland. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 50, 227-236, 2006 

McConkey R, Fair shares Supporting families caring for adult persons with 

intellectualdisabilities, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 49, pp 600-612, 2005 

McConkey R, McConaghie J, Roberts P and King D, Characteristics of people providingfamily 

placements to adult persons with intellectual disabilities, British Journal Of 

LearningDisabilities, 33, pp 132-137, 2005 

McConkey R, Multi-agency working in support of people with learning disabilities: 

JournalofIntellectual Disabilities, 9, pp 193-207, 2005 

McConkey R. and Timmins V, International and Cultural Aspects of Down 

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O’Connor U, McConkey R and Hartop B, Parental views on the statutory assessment 

andeducational planning for children with special educational needs, European Journal of 

SpecialNeeds Education, 20, pp 251-269, 2005 

Brown D and McCormack B Developing postoperative pain management: utilising 

thepromoting action on research implementation in health services (PARIHS) 

frameworkWorldviews in Evidence-Based Nursing, 2(3), 131141, 2005 

McCormack B and Titchen A Critical Creativity: Melding, Exploding, Blending. 

EducationalAction Research. 14(2): 239-266, 2006 

McCormack B and McCance T,Development of a framework for personcentrednursing,Journal 

of Advanced Nursing, 56 (5), 1-8 2006 

McCormack B and Slater P An evaluation of the role of the clinical education 

facilitator,Journal of Clinical Nursing, 15(2): pp 135-144, 2006 

McCormack B and Slater P Determining a suitable framework for assessing older 

peoples’need for free nursing care in Northern Ireland. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 52(6): 

601-608,2005 

Wilson V and McCormack B Critical Realism as emancipatory action:the case for 

realisticevaluation in practice development. Nursing Philosophy. 7: 45-57, 2006 

Wilson V, Mc McCormack B and Ives G Replacing the ‘self’ in learning. Learning in Healthand 

Social Care. 5(2): 90-105, 2006 

Wilson V., McCormack B. and Ives G Understanding the Workplace Culture of a Special 

CareNursery. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 50 (1), 27-38, 2005

McCreight BS,Perinatal grief and emotional labour:a study of nurses’ experiences in 

gynaewards,International Journal of Nursing Studies,Vol. 43, No. 4, Pages: 439-448, 2005 

McIlfatrick S, Sullivan K, McKenna HP, Exploring the ethical issues of the research 

interviewin the cancer context European Journal of Oncology Nursing,Vol: 10, Pages: 39-47, 

2006 

McIlfatrick S, Sullivan, K, McKenna HP, Nursing the clinic vs. nursing the patient: 

nurses’experience of a day hospital chemotherapy service. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 15, 

2006 

McIlfatrick S, Sullivan, K. McKenna HP, What about the carers Exploring the experience 

ofcaregivers in a chemotherapy day hospital setting. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 

10,294-303, 2006 

Currie V,Harvey G,West E, McKenna HP, Keeney S. Relationship between quality of 

care,staffing levels, skill mix and nurse autonomy: literature review Journal of Advanced 

Nursing2005; 51(1): 73-82, 2005 

Cutciffe JR and McKenna HP, Essential Concepts in Nursing, Elsevier, London. 2005 

Cutcliffe JR and McKenna HP, Generic nurses: the nemesis of psychiatric/mental 

healthnursing In Cutcliffe J.R, Ward, M.F. (Eds). Key debates in psychiatric/mental health 

nursing.Elsevier, Edinburgh (pp 92-106) 2006 



Journal, 8(2), pp 74-77, 2005 



2006 

Keeney S, Hasson F and McKenna HP, Health care assistants:the views of managers 


83-92, 2005 



355, 2005 

McIlfatrick S, Sullivan K, McKenna HP Exploring the ethical issues of the research interviewin 

the cancer context European Journal of Oncology Nursing,Vol: 10, Pages: 39-47, 2006 

McIlfatrick SJ, Sullivan,K, McKenna HP, Nursing the clinic vs. nursing the patient: 

nurses’experience of a day hospital chemotherapy service. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 15, 

2006

McIlfatrick, SJ, Sullivan K, McKenna HP What about the carers Exploring the experience 

ofcaregivers in a chemotherapy day hospital setting. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 

10,294-303. 2006 

McKenna HP International Research Collaborations: a review. Journal of Research inNursing. 

11 (4), 305-306, 2006 

McKenna HP, Research outputs, environment and esteem: a template to judge quality.Journal 

of Research in Nursing. 10(6), 597-600, 2005 

McKenna HP Doctoral Education: some treasonable thoughts, International Journal ofNursing 

Studies, pp 245-246, 2005 

McKenna HP, Dynamic effects on nursing roles with changing healthcare services. Journal 

ofResearch in Nursing. 10(1), 99-105, 2005 

McKenna HP,Health Care Assistants Experiences and Perceptions of Participating 

inaTraining Course,Journal of Learning in Health and Social Care, 4 (2), pp 78-88, 2005 

McKenna HP Keeney S and Hasson F Course Co-ordinators’ Perceptions of a Health 




pp 426-434, 2005 

McKenna HP, Keeney S, Richey R, Currie L, West, L, Harvey G. Quality of Care: 

AComparison of the Perceptions of Health Professionals in Clinical Areas in the UK and 

US.Journal of Nursing Care Quality 21 (4) 2006 


Lacy,A (Eds). The Research Process in Nursing (5th Edition), Blackwell, Oxford. pp260-272, 

2005 



172, 2005 

McKenna HP Slater P and Keeney SR Nurses’ smoking behaviour related to 

cessationpractice. Nursing Times. 102(19):32-37, 2006 

McKenna HP,Thompson D, Watson R, Norman I,The good old days of nurse training: Rosetinted 

or jaundiced view 43(2) 135-137. 2006 

McKenna, H.P., Keeney, S.,Currie,L.,Harvey,G.,West,L.& Richey,R Quality of 

Care:acomparison of the perceptions of health professionals in clinical areas in the UK and 

US,Journal of Nursing Care Quality,Vol: 21, No: 4, 344-351, 2006 



report,Primary Health Care: Research and Development,Vol. 7, 135–146, 2006

Ryan AA, McCann S and McKenna HP,The challenges associated with providing 

communitycare for people with complex needs in rural areas: a qualitative investigation, Health 

andSocial Care in The Community, 13, pp 462-469, 2005 





No.2, 56-63,2005 

Smyth,F.Leslie,J.McClean,S.Hannigan,B.McKenna, 

H.P. 

Doherty,B.Joyce,C.O’Kane,E.Thecharacterisation of selected antidepressant drugs using 

electrospray ionisation with ion trapmass spectrometry and with quadrupole time-of-flight mass 

spectrometry and theirdetermination by high performance liquid chromatography/electrospray 

ionisation tandemmass spectrometry Rapid Communications In Mass Spectrometry; 20: 1637– 

1642, 2006 

Melby V and Ryan AA, Caring for older people in pre-hospital emergency care: can 

nursesmake a difference Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14, pp 1141-1150, 2005 

Melby V and Norris T,The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: challenging existing boundaries 

ofemergency nurses in the United Kingdom Journal of Clinical Nursing Vol: 15, 253-263, 2006 

Cecil R, Thompson K, Parahoo K, The research assessment exercise in nursing: 

learningfrom the past, looking to the future. Journal of Clinical Nursing Vol: 15, 395-402, 2006 

Parahoo K, Nursing Research: Principles, process and issues (Second Edition) 

PalgraveBasingstoke, 2006 

Parahoo K, Whall A and Colling K and Nusbaum D, Expert nurses’ use of implicit memory 

inthe care of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, Journal of Advanced Nursing,Vol. 54, 5, 563- 

571, 2006 

Whall AL, Sinclair M, Parahoo AK, A philosophic analysis of evidence-based 

nursing:recurrent themes, metanarratives, and exemplar cases, Nursing Outlook,Vol: 54, No. 

1, 30-35, 2006 





practice: a case study, Evidence Based Midwifery, 3(2), pp 56-63, December 2005



No.2, 56-63,2005 

Melby V and Ryan AA, Caring for older people in pre-hospital emergency care: can 

nursesmake a difference Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14, pp 1141-1150, 2005 

Ryan AA, McCann S and McKenna HP,The challenges associated with providing 

communitycare for people with complex needs in rural areas: a qualitative investigation, Health 

andSocial Care in The Community, 13, pp 462-469, 2005 

Ryan AA, Mitchell EA, Conlon AM and Armstrong M, Towards rehabilitative handling in 

caringfor patients following stroke: a participatory action research project, International Journal 

ofOlder People Nursing, 14 (3a), pp 3-12, 2005 






Sinclair M, Labouring women and birth technology: the midwife as conduit 

Editorial,Midwives,Vol. 9, No. 1, pp 26-27, 2006 

Sinclair M., Bradbury I. Birth technology device: an appraisal Midwives Vol. 9, No. 1, 26- 

27,2006 



No.2, 56-63,2005 

Walsh D, McConkey R and Sinclair M, The social inclusion of people with 

intellectualdisabilities living in community and campus settings: the impact of place of 

residence, IrishJournal of Psychological Medicine, 22(1), pp 10-14, 2005 

Whall AL, Sinclair M, Parahoo AK, A philosophic analysis of evidence-based 

nursing:recurrent themes, metanarratives, and exemplar cases, Nursing Outlook,Vol: 54, No. 

1, 30-35,2006 

Arslanian-Engoren, Redman R. Whall AC, Kernohan G, Slevin E, and Slevin O, Evidencebased 

nursing and Mental Health concerns.Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 20(3) 105- 

107,2006

Cunningham G, and Slevin E, Community psychiatric nursing: focus on effectiveness. 

Journalof Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 12(1), 14-22, 2005 

Slevin E, and Sines D The role of community nurses for people with learning 

disabilities:working with people who challenge. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 42. 

415-427,2005 

Taggart L and Slevin E,, Care planning in mental health settings (Chapter 8), in 

`LearningDisability Nursing’ Edited by B Gates, Chapter 8, 2006 

Taggart L and Slevin E,, Care planning in mental health settings (Chapter 8), in 

`LearningDisability Nursing’ Edited by B Gates, Chapter 8, 2006 

Cecil R, Thompson K, Parahoo K, The research assessment exercise in nursing: 

learningfrom the past, looking to the future. Journal of Clinical Nursing Vol: 15, 395-402, 2006 

Guo F and Wright ME, Health status of Chinese women in Northern Ireland: SF-36 

healthsurvey, Diversity in Health and Social Care,Vol: 2, Pages 291-298, 2005

Left to right: (back row) Dr Owen Barr (Postgraduate Tutor), Prof. Kader Parahoo (Director – 

Institute of Nursing Research),Anne Flood (PhD Student), Dr Oliver Slevin (Assessor/ 

Supervisor), (front row) Jarlath McKenna (PhD Student), Carole McIlrath (PhD Student) and 

Michaela Barr (PhD Student)

Belal Hijji presenting at a PhD seminar

INTRODUCTION 

Over half of those likely to be part of the RAE 2008 submission have delivered keynote or 

plenarysessions (on invitation) at prestigious conferences in a number of countries including Ireland, 

UK,Europe,Australia, US, Canada, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea. 

Honours and awards include the following: Fellow of the International Association for the 

ScientificStudy of Intellectual Disabilities, Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing, Fellow of the 

EuropeanAcademy of Nursing Sciences. 

A number of staff have made useful contributions to organisations such as the Royal College 

ofNursing, DHSSPS, the International Network of Doctoral Education in Nursing, the Mental 

HealthFoundation, the World Health Foundation, UNICEF, Save the Children (UK) and the MRC 

ExpertCommittee. 

One INR member is Chair of RAE Sub Panel 11 and another was invited to be part of the MentalHealth 

Review Committee (NI). 

Sixteen staff are on editorial boards of 32 national and international journals. Of these 5 are editors 

and2 co-editors. 

Honours or awards given in recognition of their research: 

• Joint winner or the RCN Northern Ireland Nurse Researcher of the Year in 2005 

Chairing or positions on distinctive committees relevant to research: 

˜ Member of the Foundation of People with Learning Disability ‘Committee of inquiry in to the mental 

health needs of young people with learning disabilities which lead to the ‘Count Us in report’. 

• Member of the Research Advisory Committee to the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities 

– within the Mental Health Foundation 

˜ Member of Steering Group of an Equality Commission formal investigation into the accessibility of 

health information for people with learning disabilities. 

Editorial activities: 

˜ Associate Editor of the Journal of Intellectual Disabilities (Sage Publications London) 

˜ Editorial Board of Journal of Research in Nursing 

˜ International advisory boards for both the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing and the International 

Journal of Issues in Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disability Nursing. 


• Member of NI R&D Office Personal Bursaries Committee


• International Journal of Nursing Studies Teaching in Higher Education 

Keynote research papers: 

• Diabetes UK Birmingham April 2006, Results of ESMON study. 


• Chair United Kingdom Insulin Initiation Study (UKIIS) 

Service on, or invitations to join, government, national or international bodies, or 

professionaladvisory bodies relevant to research: 

˜ Member Research Forum on the Child 

˜ Member Child Health and Welfare RRG 


˜ Member of Editorial Board Disaster Management and Response (USA) 

˜ Member of Editorial Board Intensive and Critical Care Nursing (USA) 


˜ Trends in Cerebral Palsy Prevalence in Northern Ireland. One day conference organised by School 

of Nursing & Midwifery QUB in association with NICPR, NICRORE and BACCH, 16 March, 2005. 

˜ Fetal Exposure to Environmental Pollution: the role of surveillance. 8th European Symposium on the 

Prevention of Anomalies. Poznan, Poland. June 9-10, 2005. 

˜ Components of Pharmacovigilance in relation to Birth Defects. International Clearing house for Birth 

Defects Surveillance and Research. Scientific Meeting on Evaluation of Medications as Teratogens. 

Malta, September 18-19, 2005. 

˜ EUROCAT- European Congenital Anomalies. Illustration with Downs Syndrome. European multicentre 

research studies in childhood disability Satellite 2, European Academy of Childhood Disability, 

Barcelona, October 18, 2006. 

˜ Fetal Health.The public health dimension of environmental crises: From scientific evidence to policy 

response organised by WHO Copenhagen and the Spanish Ministry of Health, Madrid 23-24 October, 

2006. 

Impact of research on national or international practice development: 

• Director of WHO Collaborating Centre for Epidemiologic Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies, 

University of Ulster, 2002. 


˜ Deputy Leader of the Rare Diseases Task Force advising the European Commission DG Sanco. 

˜ Member of the Epidemilogy Recognized Research Group management committee for Northern 

Ireland. 


professional advisory bodies relevant to research:

˜ Member of Department of Health Commissioning Group on Disease Registers 2002. 

˜ Member of Northern Ireland R&D Office committees: R&D/HRB Cancer Fellowship Evaluation Panel, 

2002, R&D/HRB N-S Collaboration Grants (Health Services Research, Epidemiology and Primary Care 

Panel) 2002 

Evidence of esteem with service or research users: 

• Action Medical Research. Grant Review. May 06. 

Evidence of research collaboration with centres outside the UK: 

• EUROCAT: Project Leader since 1999. 


˜ Developing a Best practice Framework for nursing and midwifery research. (Plenary Paper). Royal 

College of Surgeons, Ireland, 2005. 

˜ Treatment seeking behaviour after acute myocardial infarction: age-related. Invited Paper.World 

Congress of Cardiology. Barcelona, 2006. 


• NICHSA Cardiac Alliance Steering Group Member 



• Management Board of the new Health Subject Centre for the Higher Education Academy 


• Editor, Journal of Environmental Health Research 


˜ Northern Ireland Hospice Research Group 

˜ Clinical Research Support Mixed Methods Team 

˜ Health and Personal Social Services Research Ethics committee (REC 1) 



• Member of Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Forum


˜ In collaboration with: University of Padua; Kalmar University; University of East Tennessee; 

Otterbein University; Hampton College,Virginia, USA. 

˜ In collaboration with: The Royal College of Nursing Institute; the University of North Carolina at 

Chapel Hill, USA 


professional advisory bodies relevant to research: 

˜ Appointed to HPSS REC3 for 5 years 

˜ Research Advisory Panel of Health Research Board, Dublin (May 2005) 

Evidence of Esteem with service or research users: 

˜ Member of Northern Health & Social Services Council (user representative council for Northern 

Board Area). 

˜ Lay representative with Council of NI Cancer Registry. 

Keynote research papers or invited research-based addresses at major or 

international conferences: 

• Gender differences on the information needs of newly diagnosed cancer patients.Annual 

GeneralLecture, Ulster Cancer Foundation ‘Men and Cancer’. 


˜ Member of the Northern Ireland – NCI Cancer Nurses Working Group 

˜ Member of the Cancer Nursing Research Forum for Northern Ireland (Chair of the Cancer Research 

Working Group) 

˜ Member of the International Research Nursing panel for the Irish Cancer Society, Dublin. 


• Developing nursing and midwifery R&D (Plenary Session). Royal College of Surgeons in 

Ireland,Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, 24th Annual International Research Conference, 2005. 


˜ Member of the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Research Forum 

˜ Member of the RCN Research Society, representing the Northern Ireland Research and Quality 

Group (NIRAQ) 

˜ Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Cancer Nursing Research 



˜ Member of the Central Nursing Advisory Committee (R&D Subgroup), Department of Health and 

Social Services and Public Safety, NI 

˜ Member of a regional Quality Assurance and Evaluation Group for a project being led by the 

DHSSPS focusing on the redesign of community nursing. 

Editorial activities:

Honours or awards given in recognition of their research: 

˜ Adjunct Professor (2001) at Monash University Melbourne 

˜ Visiting Professor to University of Northumbria at Newcastle in 2006 

˜ Journal of Advanced Nursing 

˜ International Journal of Older People Nursing 

˜ Research and Theory for Nursing: International Journal 

Keynote research papers or invited research-based addresses at major or 


• Keynote speaker, International Conference on Special Educational Needs, Glasgow,August 2005 


˜ R&D (NI) Panel for Research Fellowships in Health and Social Care. 

˜ Assessment Panel for cross-Border research 

˜ Fellowships funded by HRB (ROI) and R&D Office (NI) 

˜ Assessor for the Department of Health (England) for the research programme in learning disabilities 

˜ Assessor for the Wolfson Foundation, London 

Service on, or invitations to join government, national or international bodies, or 

professional advisory bodies: 

• Member of the Learning Disability Committee for the Review of Mental Health and Learning 

Disabilityin Northern Ireland 


• On Board of Management of the following organisations providing services to people with 

learning disabilities: 

˜ o Positive futures 

˜ o Kilgreggan Homes 

˜ o Skill (NI) 

˜ o Mexico Child Link 

Keynote Research Papers or invited research-based addresses at major or 


˜ Smoothing the journey through hospital care – avoiding unnecessary pit-stops. British Geriatrics 

Society Joint Meeting, Northern Ireland and Scotland, Belfast Northern Ireland, 2006. 

˜ Human Caring and Clinical Effectiveness: Integrating knowledge for practice, Karolinska Centre for 

Clinical Research Annual Conference, Karolinska Hospital/Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 

2006. 

˜ Person-Centredness and Practice development, Person Centred Developments in Nursing and 

Midwifery Conference, NMPDU annual conference, Limerick, Republic of Ireland, 2006. 

˜ Practice Development – When one flower blooms it is spring everywhere. 5th International Clinical 

Practice Development Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand. 

˜ Using fundamentals to inspire innovation. West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust ‘Celebrating our 

Success 2005 Conference’. The Club Lounge,Watford, 2006 

˜ Contradictions as developmental treasures: the lived experience of practitioner research and practice 

development.‘Developing Partnerships – Research, Practice and Education, the 4th Annual 

Scholarship Conference, School of Nursing, University of Southampton. 

Impact of research on national or international practice development: 

• Founding member of the International Practice development Collaborative with New 

Zealand,Australia, Holland, England, Scotland,Wales and NI.

˜ Visiting Scholar in the Faculty of Medicine, Sydney University, 2006 


˜ The Developing Practice Network (UK wide multidisciplinary network (2002-2005) 

˜ Royal Hospitals Trust Multidisciplinary Research and Development Committee (2002-current) 

˜ Clinical Research Support Centre External Advisory Committee (2004-current) 

˜ Eastern Health and Social Services Board Strategy for Older People Steering Group (2004-current) 

˜ Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery, Development Framework 

Steering Group 

˜ Department of Health and Social Services Mental Health Strategy – member of steering group for 

dementia services section (2004 – current) 

˜ Royal Hospitals Trust Knowledge Management Committee 

Service on, or invitation to join, government, national or international bodies, or 


• Member of the Research Advisory Council of Sigma Theta Ta International (2006) 


˜ Co-editor of International Journal of Older People Nursing. 

˜ Editorial Board membership: 

˜ Practice Development Journal,WHURR Publishers 

˜ Journal of Advanced Perioperative Nursing, National Association of Theatre Nurses 

˜ Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, published by Kent State University, Ohio 

˜ Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, published by Blackwell/Sigma Theta Tau. 

˜ Educational Action Research:An International Journal 


˜ Core member of assessment panel for Northern Ireland R&D Office Research Fellowship Scheme 

(2000- ongoing) 

˜ External reviewer for research and development grants submitted to ‘The BUPA Foundation’ (2000- 

ongoing) 

˜ External reviewer for research grants submitted to the Service delivery and Organisation (SDO) 

research programme in the NHS (England) (2002-ongoing) 


• Co-Chair of NI Cancer Nursing Research Forum of NICaN 



• Sessional Nurse Advisor for DHSSPS (NI) 

Editorial activities (e.g. membership of the editorial boards of journals): 

• Editorial Board for Primary Health Care 

Keynote research papers or invited research-based addresses at major or international

conferences: 

˜ Invited speaker at the Prehospital Emergency Care conference, Sweden,April 2006 

˜ Invited speaker at the Irish Society for Immediate Care conference, Galway, Ireland, June 2006 


˜ Member of the MRC College of Experts 2004 

˜ Chairman of Action Cancer Research Committee 2006 

˜ Chairman Northern Ireland Health Economic Group 2004 

˜ Research Advisor to the Ear Foundation 2004 

˜ Advisor to the Health, Social Services and Public Safety Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly 

2000 

˜ Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Review (Appleby Review) 2005 

Evidence of research collaboration with centre outside the UK: 

• Health Research Board, Republic of Ireland. Provision and use of health services in Ireland. 

Principal investigator Brian Nolan ESRI, co-applicants, Colm Harmon UCD and Ciaran 

O’Neill, UU. 2002-2005. 

Keynote research papers or invited research-based addresses at major or international 

conferences: 

• Keynote paper at the RCN International conference, Belfast, 2005 



˜ Member of CNAC (DHSS) Research Sub-group 

˜ Research Advisory Panel of the Health Research Board (Eire) 

˜ Member of the Causeway R&D Group 

˜ WHO Consultant on Evidence-Based Practice (Jordan,April 2006) 

˜ Founding member of the European Academy of Nursing Science (FEANS) 

˜ Member of the Board and Scientific Committee of FEANS 


˜ Journal of Advanced Nursing (Editor) 

˜ Journal of Clinical Nursing (2001-2003) 

˜ Nurse Researcher 

˜ On-line Journal of Nursing Issues 


˜ Member of the editorial board for Community Practitioner 

˜ Member of the editorial board for Quality in Primary care 


• Member of Editorial Board of International Journal of Older People Nursing


• Research with colleagues at Kent State University, Ohio commenced when on Leverhulme 

TrustStudy Abroad Fellowship and continued with Kent State University and University o f 

Stirlingcolleagues.

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