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Biography
Dr Sara Kennedy is Head of Department of Nursing and Health Care. Sara's research background is in student empowerment and socialisation in clinical environment. Sara has also an interest in leadership and management and provision of care to marginalised groups.
Sara is a General and Children's nurse with many years clinical experience in children's nursing. During her time as a lecturer Sara has developed several programmes in Management and Leadership, Summer School Programmes and an International MSc. Sara collaborates with a variety of international partners on research and education both in Europe and America.
Sara's PhD was completed in 2015 and is titled "An exploration of empowerment of final year Nursing Students while on Clinical Placement using Social Domani Theory"
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Empowerment of Nursing Students in Clinical Practice, University of Salford
30 Sep 2010 → 31 Dec 2016
Award Date: 08 Dec 2016
Masters Degree, Masters in Advancing Healthcare , University of Manchester
30 Sep 2007 → 30 Jun 2010
Award Date: 01 Jul 2010
Bachelors Degree, Trinity College Dublin
30 Sep 1998 → 30 Jun 2000
Award Date: 09 Jun 2000
External positions
Clinical Placement Co-Ordinator, University Hospital Waterford
2004 → 2006
Staff Nurse, Wexford General Hospital
1993 → 2004
Staff Nurse, University Hospital Waterford
1990 → 1993
Registered Children's Nurse (RCN), James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Dublin
1986 → 1990
Registered Nurse (RGN), Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children
1986 → 1990
Keywords
- L Education (General)
- Q Science (General)
- RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
- H Social Sciences (General)
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A Systematic Literature Review of XR Interventions to Improve Motor Skills Development among Autistic Children
Power, M., Kennedy, S., Cleary, F., Mills, I., Kinsella, S. & Celdran, A. H., 01 Jan 2024, In: IEEE Access. 12, p. 108953-108974 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Who Bears Responsibility for the Post-Acute Older Adult: Patient, Family or State?
Dowling, T., Kennedy, S. & Foran, S., 02 Aug 2023, In: British journal of community nursing. 28, 8, p. 376-383 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clinical Skills in Undergraduate Nurse Education: Transforming and Harnessing Student Engagement through Problem Based Learning utilising a Blended Teaching Approach.
Moylan, M., Maher, R., Jennings, H., Purcell, G., Kennedy, S. & Gooney, M. A., 01 Jun 2022, In: AISHE-J: The All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. 14, 2, p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Simulation in Nursing Education Programs: Findings From an International Exploratory Study
Chabrera, C., Dobrowolska, B., Jackson, C., Kane, R., Kasimovskaya, N., Kennedy, S., Lovrić, R., Palese, A., Treslova, M. & Cabrera, E., Oct 2021, In: Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 59, p. 23-31 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing advance directives—An international literature review of important considerations for nurses
Dowling, T., Kennedy, S. & Foran, S., 01 Sep 2020, In: Journal of Nursing Management. 28, 6, p. 1177-1190 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
13 Citations (Scopus)
Press/Media
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Partnership With US College Will See Waterford Institute of Technology Share Expertise in Intellectual Disability Nursing
25/02/2020
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media