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Biography
Dr. Louise Bennett is a Lecturer in the Department of Nursing and Health Care and course leader of the Certificate in Pre-admission Nursing program. She has a research background in epilepsy healthcare, and a clinical background in perioperative nursing.
Louise trained as a general nurse at St James’s Hospital, Dublin and qualified in 1996. She has a wide range of clinical experience and has held a number of clinical positions in acute general settings both nationally and internationally. She specialised in perioperative nursing at St James’s Hospital, Dublin.
Whilst undertaking her PhD at South Esat Technology University, she took up a full time position in 2014 as a Lecturer in the Department of Nursing and Healthcare at SETU. She was awarded a PhD by research from SETU in 2019 with a thesis entitled ‘Empowerment in Epilepsy Services: A Soft Systems’ Study Referenced to Critical Social Theory and a Specialist Service in Ireland.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, ‘Empowerment in Epilepsy Services: A Soft Systems’ Study Referenced to Critical Social Theory and a Specialist Service in Ireland.
02 Jan 2013 → 01 May 2019
Award Date: 02 Nov 2019
Postgraduate Diploma, Cert in Nurse Midwife Prescribing, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Award Date: 01 Jan 2012
Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Health Science Education, Trinity College Dublin
Award Date: 01 Sep 2011
Masters Degree, An evaluation of theatre nurses knowledge and perceptions of inadvertent hypothermia in three Irish regional hospitals, Trinity College Dublin
01 Sep 2008 → 29 May 2010
Award Date: 01 Oct 2010
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Using Soft Systems Methodology to Explore Clinical Governance for Advanced Nurse and Midwife Practitioners within Irish Health Care Services
Dermody, T., Bennett, L. & Jennings, H., 05 Mar 2026, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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Residential Care Staff’s Knowledge of Reporting Restrictive Practices in Intellectual Disability and Older Persons Care Settings: A Scoping Review
Mukwashi, V., Sharvin, B., Maher, R., Davitt, M. & Bennett, L., 22 Jul 2025, In: Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. 4, 1, p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A systematic review of the literature reporting on remote monitoring epileptic seizure detection devices
Komal, K., Cleary, F., Wells, J. S. G. & Bennett, L., 27 Feb 2024, In: Epilepsy Research. 201, p. 107334 107334.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Health Care Professionals knowledge, experiences, and perceptions of the provision of psychological care to patients post stroke: A Systematic Review: Psychological care for patients post stroke
Merrigan, G. & Bennett, L., 09 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Science. p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Exploring user empowerment and service improvement within an Irish epilepsy service using Checkland's ‘Soft Systems’ approach
Bennett, L., Bergin, M. & Wells, J. S. G., May 2021, In: Journal of Nursing Management. 29, 4, p. 844-854 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
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Waterford Institute of Technology (Organisational unit)
Bennett, L. (Member)
01 Sep 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Journal of Patient Experience (Journal)
Bennett, L. (Reviewer)
2019 → 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Journal of Research in Nursing (Journal)
Bennett, L. (Reviewer)
2019 → 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work