Dr Louise Stayt

PhdD, MSc, RN, BSc (Hons)

Associate Professor

Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery

lstayt@brookes.ac.uk

Role

I am an associate professor and contribute to teaching across post graduate and doctoral
programmes as well as conducting my own programme of research related to critical care
nursing.

Teaching and supervision

Modules taught

I teach on post graduate programmes.I contribute mostly to research education I am subject co-ordinator for the MSc Applied Health Research programme and module leader for Foundations in Applied Health research.
I contribute to the Professional Doctorate in Nursing/ Midwifery Programmes. I supervise many MSc and doctoral students.

Research

My key areas of research interest are critical care nursing including, rehabilitation and fatigue after critical illness and patient safety in ICU. I also have and interest in primary hypertension

Centres and institutes

Centre for Healthcare Research

Groups

Projects

Paradigms in nursing research
Patient Safety in Critical Care COV-19

Projects as Principal Investigator, or Lead Academic if project is led by another Institution

What is the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a randomised controlled trial evaluating a healthcare professional- supported, self-management intervention for people suffering from fatigue after critical illness? (led by OUHT) (01/09/2024 - 31/05/2026), funded by: National Institute for Health Research

Projects as Co-investigator

Evaluating the usability and acceptability of a prototype AI-powered enhanced recovery pathway progress dashboard (AI-ERPP dashboard) for tracking postoperative recovery by registered nurses in an elective colorectal surgical ward: a multi-centre study (led by OUH NHS FT)(01/05/2025 - 31/10/2025), funded by: Kings College London, funded by: Kings College London

Publications

Yu Y, Brown SE, Shah A, Czuber-Dochan W, Bench S, Martin C, Cook G, McWilliams D, Hedley E, Rahman N, Langley R, , The feasibility and acceptability of conducting a randomised controlled trial evaluating a healthcare professional-supported, self-management intervention for people suffering from fatigue after critical illness
Pilot and Feasibility Studies [in press] (2026) ISSN: 2055-5784 eISSN: 2055-5784 The feasibility and acceptability of conducting a randomised controlled trial evaluating a healthcare professional-supported, self-management intervention for people suffering from fatigue after critical illness Open Access version on RADAR
Ruggiero C, Waite M, Stayt L, Experiences of Remote Nurse Consultations in Chronic Disease Management - A Systematic Review
International Journal of Nursing Studies 175 (2025) ISSN: 0020-7489 eISSN: 1873-491X Experiences of Remote Nurse Consultations in Chronic Disease Management - A Systematic Review Open Access version on RADAR
Zhang Y, Greenway K, Sutherland S, Aveyard H, Strickland L, Stayt L, Autonomy in Contemporary Nursing Practice: A Principle-based Concept Analysis
Nursing Forum 2025 (1) (2025) ISSN: 0029-6473 eISSN: 1744-6198 Autonomy in Contemporary Nursing Practice: A Principle-based Concept Analysis Open Access version on RADAR
Dos Santos M, Stayt L, The effectiveness of FOUR Score versus GCS scale in predicting mortality and morbidity in traumatic brain injured patients in intensive care: A systematic review
Intensive and Critical Care Nursing 89 (2025) ISSN: 0964-3397 The effectiveness of FOUR Score versus GCS scale in predicting mortality and morbidity in traumatic brain injured patients in intensive care: A systematic review Open Access version on RADAR
Zhang Y, Stayt L, Sutherland S, Greenway K, How Clinicians Make Decisions for Patient Management Plans in Telehealth
Journal of Advanced Nursing 80 (9) (2024) pp.3516-3532 ISSN: 0309-2402 eISSN: 1365-2648 How Clinicians Make Decisions for Patient Management Plans in Telehealth Open Access version on RADAR
Brown SE, Shah A, Czuber-Dochan W, Bench S, Stayt L, Fatigue after CriTical illness (FACT): Co-production of a self-management intervention to support people with fatigue after critical illness
Intensive and Critical Care Nursing 82 (2024) ISSN: 0964-3397 Fatigue after CriTical illness (FACT): Co-production of a self-management intervention to support people with fatigue after critical illness Open Access version on RADAR
Kelly N, Blackwood B, Credland N, Stayt L, Causey C, Winning L, McAuley D, Lundy F, El Karim I , Oral health care in adult intensive care units: A national point prevalence study
Nursing in Critical Care 28 (5) (2023) pp.773-780 ISSN: 1362-1017 eISSN: 1478-5153 Oral health care in adult intensive care units: A national point prevalence study Open Access version on RADAR
Brown SE, Shah A, Czuber-Dochan W, Bench S, Non-pharmacological interventions for self-management of fatigue in adults: an umbrella review of potential interventions to support patients recovering from critical illness
Journal of Critical Care 75 (2023) ISSN: 0883-9441 eISSN: 1557-8615 Non-pharmacological interventions for self-management of fatigue in adults: an umbrella review of potential interventions to support patients recovering from critical illness Open Access version on RADAR
Horne CE, Stayt LC, Schutz S, Smith CM, Haberstroh A, Bolin LP, Taylor CL, Moosavi SH, Bibbey A, Symptom Experiences in Hypertension: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review
Journal of Hypertension 41 (1) (2023) pp.1-16 ISSN: 0263-6352 eISSN: 1473-5598 Symptom Experiences in Hypertension: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review Open Access version on RADAR
Stayt L, Credland N, Bench S, Plowright C, Learning from COVID-19: Cross sectional e-survey of critical care nurses’ satisfaction and experiences of their role in the pandemic response across the UK
Nursing in Critical Care 28 (2) (2022) pp.298-306 ISSN: 1362-1017 eISSN: 1478-5153 Learning from COVID-19: Cross sectional e-survey of critical care nurses’ satisfaction and experiences of their role in the pandemic response across the UK Open Access version on RADAR
Stayt L, Merriman C, Bench S, Price A, Vollam S, Walthall H, Credland N, Gerber K, Calovski V, "Doing the best we can": Registered Nurses' experiences and perceptions of patient safety in intensive care during COVID-19
Journal of Advanced Nursing 78 (10) (2022) pp.3371-3384 ISSN: 0309-2402 eISSN: 1365-2648 "Doing the best we can": Registered Nurses' experiences and perceptions of patient safety in intensive care during COVID-19 Open Access version on RADAR
Bench SZ, Czuber-Dochan W, Shah A, Stayt L, Exploring adult critical illness survivors’ experiences of fatigue: a qualitative study
Journal of Advanced Nursing 77 (12) (2021) pp.4836-4846 ISSN: 0309-2402 eISSN: 1365-2648 Exploring adult critical illness survivors’ experiences of fatigue: a qualitative study Open Access version on RADAR
Bench S, Stayt L, Shah A, Dhiman P, Czuber-Dochan W, Prevalence and experience of fatigue in survivors of critical illness: a mixed-methods systematic review
Anaesthesia: Peri-operative medicine, critical care and pain 76 (9) (2021) pp.1233-1244 ISSN: 0003-2409 eISSN: 1365-2044 Prevalence and experience of fatigue in survivors of critical illness: a mixed-methods systematic review Open Access version on RADAR
Collins T, Plowright C, Gibson V, Stayt L, Clarke S, Caisley J, Harcourt Watkins C, Hodges E, Leaver G, Leyland S, McCready P, Millin S, Platten J, Scallon M, Tipene P, Wilcox G, British Association of Critical Care Nurses: Evidence‐based consensus paper for oral care within adult critical care units
Nursing in Critical Care 26 (4) (2020) pp.224-233 ISSN: 1362-1017 eISSN: 1478-5153 British Association of Critical Care Nurses: Evidence‐based consensus paper for oral care within adult critical care units Open Access version on RADAR
Stayt L, Treacy M, To identify the factors that influence the recognizing and responding to adult patient deterioration in acute hospitals
Journal of Advanced Nursing 75 (12) (2019) pp.3272-3285 ISSN: 0309-2402 eISSN: 1365-2648 To identify the factors that influence the recognizing and responding to adult patient deterioration in acute hospitals Open Access version on RADAR
Stayt L, Venes T, Outcomes and Experiences of Relatives of Patients Discharged Home after Critical Illness: A Systematic Integrative Review
Nursing in Critical Care 24 (3) (2019) pp.162-175 ISSN: 1362-1017 eISSN: 1478-5153 Outcomes and Experiences of Relatives of Patients Discharged Home after Critical Illness: A Systematic Integrative Review Open Access version on RADAR
Khan, N, Jackson D, Stayt L, Walthall H, Factors influencing nurses' intentions to leave adult critical care settings
Nursing in Critical Care 24 (1) (2018) pp.24-32 ISSN: 1362-1017 eISSN: 1478-5153 Factors influencing nurses' intentions to leave adult critical care settings Open Access version on RADAR
Stayt LC, Seers K, Tutton E, Making sense of it: Intensive care patients' phenomenological accounts of story construction
Nursing in Critical Care 21 (4) (2015) pp.225-232 ISSN: 1362-1017 Making sense of it: Intensive care patients' phenomenological accounts of story construction Open Access version on RADAR
Stayt LC, Seers K, Tutton E, Patients’ experiences of technology and care in adult intensive care
Journal of Advanced Nursing 71 (9) (2015) pp.2051-2061 ISSN: 0309-2402 eISSN: 1365-2648 Patients’ experiences of technology and care in adult intensive care Open Access version on RADAR
Stayt LC, Merriman C, Ricketts B, Morton S, Simpson T, Recognizing and managing a deteriorating patient: a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of clinical simulation in improving clinical performance in undergraduate nursing students
Journal of Advanced Nursing 71 (11) (2015) pp.2563-2574 ISSN: 0309-2402 eISSN: 1365-2648 Recognizing and managing a deteriorating patient: a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of clinical simulation in improving clinical performance in undergraduate nursing students Open Access version on RADAR
Stayt LC, Merriman C, A Descriptive Survey Investigating Pre-registration Student Nurses Perceptions of Clinical Skill Development in Clinical Placements
Nurse Education Today 33 (2013) pp.425-430 ISSN: 0260-6917 eISSN: 1532-2793
Shorter M, Stayt L C, Critical care nurses' experiences of grief in an adult intensive care unit
Journal of Advanced Nursing 66 (1) (2010) pp.159-167 ISSN: 0309-2402 eISSN: 1365-2648
Stayt L, Death, empathy and self preservatiion: the emotional labour of caring for families of the critically ill in adult intensive care
Journal of Clinical Nursing 19 (9) (2009) pp.1267-1275 ISSN: 0962-1067 eISSN: 1365-2702

Stayt L, Patients Experiences of Technology in Adult Intensive Care: Watching Myself in An Unreal World ,
(2012)

Professional information

Memberships of professional bodies

I am on the national board of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses and am the Research and Academic Advisor for the organisation.