Nursing and Human Sciences

Ms Mary Kirwan

Name:Ms Mary Kirwan
Phone Number8532
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Ms Mary Kirwan

Ms Mary Kirwan

Biographical Details:

M.Sc. (Primary Health Care)2002 FFFNMRCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2000) BNS (Hons) 1997 (UCD) RNT (1997) (An Bord Altranais) Certificate as Manual handling Instructor (National Ambulance School, 1994) Diploma in Management (RCSI, 1993) Diploma in Child Psychology (RCSI, 1992) Diploma in Physics and Chemistry (RCSI, 1992) Diploma in Pharmacology (RCSI, 1978) Part 1 Midwifery (Central Midwifes Board, UK, 1972) RGN (1971).

Research Interests:

The role of the nurse in the care of the older person. Health issues and the older person. Primary Health Care. Clinical support for students nurses (preceptorship, mentorship, supervision)

  • Kirwan, Mary, Attitudes of Nurses to care of the elderly, European year of the older person, - , Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
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  • Kirwan, Mary, Attended conference on behalf of head of school with the aim of promoting collaboration between the University of Sichuan and DCU school of Nursing., ¿Building Excellence in Nursing through Innovation and networking:Chendgu, 22-SEP-07 - 26-SEP-07, Chengdu, china
  • Kirwan, Mary, , Health4life, 10-SEP-07 - 12-SEP-07, Dublin City University
  • Kirwan, Mary, Learning from the EBP mentorship immersion Programme: Introducing the culture and concepts of EBP to an Irish University based School of Nursing¿ 8TH annual evidence based practice conference in Arizona, 8TH annual evidence based practice conference in Arizona, 22-FEB-07 - 23-FEB-07, Arizona State University, Pheonix Arizona USA
  • Kirwan, Mary, Initial results of an evaluation of the Clinical Assessment Documentation currently used to assess the practice element of students undertaking the BSc (Hons) Nursing programme at Dublin City University. Poster presented at NET conference at Durham, Nurse Education Today, 05-SEP-06 - 07-SEP-06, Durham University
  • Kirwan, Mary, Patient enablement and patient centredness: an exploration of these themes in a day care setting for older people , 4th annual International Research Conference at the School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, University of Dublin, Trinity College: Transforming health through research, education and technology , 05-NOV-03 - 07-NOV-03, Conrad International Hotel, Dublin
  • Kirwan, Mary, "An appraisal of a nurse-led day care unit for older people from a primary health care approach.", Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association of University Departments of General Practice , 08-MAR-03 - 08-MAR-03, *