Publications – Peer Reviewed Journals

• Clinical Education Centre
• Facilities of the Clinical Education Centre
• Teaching methods
• Using the CEC – Student Information
• Safety statement and Policies and Guidelines
• Publications

Moran. A, Scott, P.A. and Darbyshire, P.A. (In Press) Communicating with nurses: a key feature of the persons experience of haemodialysis therapy. Nursing Times

Cannon, G, Kelly, M, Lyng, C, McGrath, M. (In Press) The production and deployment of an on-line video learning bank in a skills training environment, AISHE-J.

Moran, A., Cocoman, A., Scott, P.A., Matthews, A., Staniuliene, V. and Valimaki, M. 2009. Restraint & Seclusion: A distressing treatment option?Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing. (In press)

Lyng, C., Hourican, S., McGrath, M. and Lehwaldt, D. 2009. Challenges encountered during development of scenarios for a management simulation exercise for undergraduate students nurses.International Journal of Clinical Skills. 3 (2), pp108-114.

Kelly, M., Lyng, C., McGrath, M. and Cannon, G. 2009. A multi-method study to determine the effectiveness of, and students attitudes to, online instructional videos for teaching clinical nursing skills.Nurse Education Today. 29 (3), pp292-300.

Lyng, C., McGrath, M., Kelly, M. and Cannon, G. 2008. Developing instructional videos in-house: notes from the front line.International Journal of Clinical Skills. 2 (2), pp138-142.

Hourican, S., McGrath, M., Lyng, C., McMahon, C. and Lehwaldt, D. 2008. Effectiveness of simulation on promoting student nurses management skills. International Journal of Clinical Skills, 2 (1), pp20-25.

Publications – Chapters

Moran, A. Gallagher, P. 2004. Technological enframing in the haemodialysis patient. Enabling Technologies: Body Image and Body Function, pp217-239.

Dublin City University Clinical Education Centre Symposium - "Evolving Clinical Education & Practice"

January 18th 2008

This very successful symposium was held to showcase the facilities in the Clinical Education Centre and the development projects taking place. It was attended by colleagues from Ireland and the UK. Funding was granted from the DCU Conference Support Programme to facilitate this event. Further details of the programme for the day, and copies and videos of the presentations can be found at http://www.dcu.ie/snhs/cecs.shtml.

Conferences

McGrath, M., Neill, F., Lyng, C., Adams, A., Costello, P. and Cannon, G. On-line learning – one package, two universities: Undergraduate Nursing Students Views. Third International Clinical Skills Conference. 1st – 4th Jul 2009. Monash University, Prato, Italy.

Moran, A., Scott, P.A. and Darbyshire, P. The person's experience of end stage renal disease and haemodialysis therapy. The 2009 International Nursing Research Conference of the Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom Research Society. 24th – 27th Mar 2009, Cardiff, Wales.

Costello, P., Neill, F., Adams, A., McGrath, M. and Lyng, C. An Evaluation of an On-Line Learning Support Package for Under-Graduate Nursing Students in two Irish Universities. 9th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference. Transforming Healthcare through Research, Education and Technology. 5th – 7th Nov 2008, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Moran, A., Scott, P.A. and Darbyshire, P. The experience of being a patient on haemodialysis therapy, 9th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference. Transforming Healthcare through Research, Education and Technology. 5th – 7th Nov 2008, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

McGrath, M., Hourican, S. and Lyng C. An Evaluation of a simulated ward exercise to prepare student nurses in a general undergraduate programme to provide care for a caseload of patients. SESAM 14th Annual Meeting of the Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine "Collaboration at all levels". 19th – 21st Jun 2008, College Lane Campus, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

Lyng, C., Kelly, M., McGrath, M. and Cannon, G. Can ICT replace traditional methods for teaching clinical skills to students nurses? NETNEP 2008 2nd International Nurse Education Conference. Research and Innovation in International Nurse Education. 9th – 11th Jun 2008, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin Airport, Ireland.

Hourican, S., McGrath, M. and Lyng, C., The development, implementation and evaluation of a management simulation exercise to prepare 4th year nursing BSc. students for the role of staff nurse. Athens Institute for Education and Research 10th International Conference on Education. 26th – 29th May 2008, Metropolitan Hotel, Athens, Greece.

Adams, A., O'Keeffe, M., Neill, F., McGrath, M., Cannon, G., Costello, P. and Lyng, C. Developing Reusable Learning Objects for Undergraduate Nursing Students in Two Irish Universities. Edtech 2008: Ninth Annual Irish Educational Technology Users Conference. 22nd – 23rd May 2008, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland.

Moran, A., Scott, P.A. and Darbyshire, P. Lost time: The patients experience of waiting during haemodialysis therapy. The 2008 International Nursing Research Conference of the Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom Research Society.10th Apr 2008, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Lyng, C., Hourican, S. and McGrath, M. The development, implementation and evaluation of a management simulation exercise to prepare 4th year General Nursing students for the role of staff nurse. Dublin City University Clinical Education Centre Symposium: Evolving Clinical Education & Practice. 18th Jan 2008, School of Nursing, Dublin City University. Dublin, Ireland.

Cannon, G., Kelly, M., Lyng, C., McGrath, M. and McMahon, C. The production and deployment of an on-line video learning bank in a skills training environment. Dublin City University Clinical Education Symposium: Evolving Clinical Education & Practice. 18th Jan 2008, School of Nursing, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.

McMahon, C., Henry, P., Cannon, G., McGrath, M., Lyng, C. and Spencer, A. The development of a purposefully built virtual learning environment for the education and training of healthcare professionals in Ireland. Health Informatics Society of Ireland 12th Annual Conference and Scientific Symposium. 21st– 22nd Nov 2007, Stillorgan Park Hotel, Dublin, Ireland.

Lyng, C., McGrath, M., Hourican, S. and McMahon, C. From student nurse to staff nurse - facilitating the transition through simulation. 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference. Transforming Healthcare through Research, Education and Technology. 7th – 9th Nov 2007, School of Nursing, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Moran, A., Scott, P.A. and Darbyshire, P. Waiting: The experience of being a patient on haemodialysis therapy. 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Transforming Healthcare through Research, Education and Technology. 7th – 9th Nov 2007, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Moran, A., Scott, P.A. and Darbyshire, P. Waiting for a kidney transplant: The experience of being a patient on haemodialysis therapy. 2nd Health 4 Life Conference. 10th – 12th Sept 2007, Dublin City University, School of Nursing, Dublin, Ireland.

Lyng, C., McGrath, M., McMahon, C. and Hourican, S. Developing decision-making skills for prioritising patient care in the Clinical Skills Centre.  Second International Clinical Skills Conference. 1st – 4th Jul 2007. Monash University, Prato, Italy.

Kelly, M., Lyng, C., McGrath, M., McMahon, C. and Cannon, G. Promoting student-managed learning of clinical nursing skills using and online learning package. Second International Clinical Skills Conference. 1st – 4th Jul 2007, Monash University, Prato, Italy.

Cannon, G., Kelly, M., McGrath, M., Lyng, C. and McMahon, C. The production and deployment on an on-line video learning bank in a skills training environment. Diverse 2007. 27th – 29th Jun 2007, Lillehammer University College, Norway.

Moran, A., Scott, P.A. and Darbyshire, P. Waiting for a transplant: The experience of being a patient on haemodialysis therapy. The 2007 International Nursing Research Conference of the Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom Research Society. 3rd May 2007, Dundee, Scotland.

Lyng, C., Kelly, M., McGrath, M., McMahon, C. and Cannon, G, Improving practical skills teaching through action research, Building and Promoting Excellence in Practice First International Conference. 2nd Apr 2007, NUI Galway, Ireland.

McMahon, C., McGrath, M., Lyng, C., Hourican, S. and Lehwaldt, D. The experience of creating realistic case scenarios for simulation to develop nursing management skills in 4th year BSc. students - preliminary reflections, Building and Promoting Excellence in Practice First International Conference. 2nd Apr 2007, NUI Galway, Ireland.

Lyng, C., McGrath, M., McMahon, C., Lehwaldt, D., Hourican, S., Lyons, B., McKeon, L., O’Sullivan, K. and Gallagher, N. Overcoming Challenges in Scenario Development. 26th Annual International Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference. 21st - 22nd Feb 2007, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin.

Moran, A., Scott, P.A. and Darbyshire, P. Waiting: the experience of being a patient with end stage renal disease on haemodialysis therapy, Lets Talk Health Research: Health Research Board Communication Awards. 7th Dec 2006, Dublin, Ireland

Lyng, C., Lyons, B., McGrath, M., McMahon, C., Hourican, S. and Lehwaldt, D. Using simulation to prepare nursing students for their roles as staff nurses, 7th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference Transforming Healthcare through Research. 8th – 10th Nov 2006, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Moran, A., Scott, P.A. and Darbyshire, P. Temporality and the experience of being a patient on haemodialysis therapy. 7th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference Transforming Healthcare through Research. 8th – 10th Nov 2006, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Hourican, S., Lyng, C., McGrath, M., McMahon, C., Lehwaldt, D. and Lyons, B. Evaluation of Simulation Ward Exercise for the Effectiveness of Developing Ward Management Skills. National Nursing and Midwifery Informatics Conference - Computers and Technology: A Driver for Nursing and Midwifery Innovation.21st Sept 2006, Clarion Hotel, Sligo, Ireland.

Cannon, G. All the people, all of the time? Experiences in using a large scale video capturing and serving infrastructure in an educational environment. DIVERSE 2006. 5th – 7th Jul 2006, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland.

Moran, A., Scott, P.A. and Darbyshire, P. The experience of boredom for patients on haemodialysis therapy. The 2006 International Nursing Research Conference of the Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom Research Society. 21st – 24th Mar 2006, York, United Kingdom.

Lyng, C. The Learning Styles and Preferred Learning Strategies of First Year Undergraduate Student Nurses. 25th International Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference. 23rd – 24th Feb 2006, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin.

McGrath, M. Development and evaluation of a self-directed nursing skills teaching programme. Transforming Healthcare through Research, Education & Technology. 2nd Nov 2005, The University of Dublin Trinity College, Ireland.

McGrath, M. The Value of Technology in the Acquisition of Clinical Nursing Skills. First International Clinical Skills Conference. 9th - 11th May 2005, Prato, Italy.

Moran, A. A model of adjustment for haemodialysis patients. 15th International Nursing Research Congress of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. 22nd – 24th July 2004, Dublin, Ireland.

Cannon, G., Henry, P. and Munro, M. A Web Based Health & Social Environment. Edtech 2004, 3rd Jun  – 4th Jun 2004, IT Tralee, Kerry, Ireland.

Moran, A. A theoretical foundation for understanding adjustment in the renal patient. American Nephrology Nurses Association 35th National Symposium. 15th – 18th Apr 2004, Washington DC, USA.

McGrath, M. The Role of the Nurse in the Organization of Community Services. The Role of Practice Development in the 21st Century. 25th Mar 2004, Athlone, Ireland.  

McGrath, M. The Nurses Role in the Organization of Community Services for Patients Discharged from Hospital, 4th Annual International Research Conference. 5th – 7th Nov 2003, University of Dublin Trinity College, Ireland.

Moran, A. A theoretical approach to adjustment in the renal patient undergoing haemodialysis therapy. Irish Nephrology Nurses Association Annual Conference. 1st Nov 2003, Dublin, Ireland.

Moran, A. Adjustment and the Theory of Social Grieving in the renal patient on haemodialysis therapy. 22nd Annual International Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference. 10th Feb 2003, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.

McGrath, M. Discharge Planning from an acute hospital setting. International Society for Quality in Healthcare, 6th – 8th Nov 2002, Paris

Coyne I, Moran A, Developing a clinical/educational programme through the process of interprofessional collaboration. 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference, School of Nursing and Midwifery.  Trinity College Dublin, 1st Nov 2002, Dublin, Ireland.

McGrath, M. The Nurses Role in the Discharge Planning Process. Transforming Healthcare through Research,Education and Technology. 14th – 16th Nov 2001, University of Dublin Trinity College, Ireland

McGrath, M. The Nurses Role in Discharge Planning - an exploration of the Irish Nurses perception of her role in discharge planning. 20th Annual Nursing and Research Conference. 24th – 26th Feb 2001, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin.