Dr Sue Schutz

PhD, MSc, RNT, SRN

Senior Lecturer

Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery

seschutz@brookes.ac.uk

Role

I am a nurse by background and have worked largely in cancer nursing. I have worked at Oxford Brookes both as a Lecturer Practitioner and a Senior Lecturer. I teache on the Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Midwifery. I also supervises PhD and Professional Doctorate students.

I completed my doctorate with the University of Southampton with a thesis entitled: Beyond Reflection: A Study of Contemporary Nursing Practice. I am co-editor of Reflective Practice in Nursing published by Wiley Blackwell.

I am co-chair of OxPINTS (Oxford Philosophy Informing Nursing Theory) and a member of Phi Mu Chapter of Sigma.

Areas of expertise

Reflective practice in nursing
Research methods in nursing research
Qualitative research methods
Primary hypertension
Heart failure caregivers

Teaching and supervision

Modules taught

Module Leader, Professional Doctorate in Nursing:

Concepts in Nursing Practice
Ethics and Research Proposal

Supervision

I welcome enquiries from prospective candidate for a PhD or Professional Doctorate in Nursing and Midwifery.

Research Students

Name	Thesis title	Completed
Dr Melanie Diggle	Bereaved caregivers' experiences of end of life care for people with Advanced Heart Failure: An interpretative phenomenological analysis	2025
Lian Lee	Registered nurses' communication experiences in Robotic-Assisted Surgery	2024
Dr Julie Cooke	Academic nurse educators’ experiences of preparing and supporting nursing students for clinical placements in nursing homes: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis	2022
Lucy Speakman	An exploration of the experiences of community respiratory nurses supporting patients who are breathless	2022

Research

Groups

Projects

Caregivers and Heart Failure

Projects as Co-investigator

Advancing interdisciplinary networks: Shared decision making in cardiovascular disease management (led by University of North Carolina at Charlotte)(01/03/2025 - 28/02/2026), funded by: The Academy of Medical Sciences, funded by: The Academy of Medical Sciences

Publications

Giusmin G, Mounce G, Schutz S, What are the experiences of women and midwives of non-severe perineal trauma assessment? A meta-synthesis
Midwifery 144 (2025) ISSN: 0266-6138 eISSN: 1532-3099 What are the experiences of women and midwives of non-severe perineal trauma assessment? A meta-synthesis Open Access version on RADAR
Lee L, Greenway K, Schutz S, What do nurses experience in communication when assisting in robotic surgery: an integrative literature review
Journal of Robotic Surgery 18 (2024) ISSN: 1863-2483 eISSN: 1863-2491 What do nurses experience in communication when assisting in robotic surgery: an integrative literature review Open Access version on RADAR
Jestico E, Taylor B, Finlay T, Schutz S, The ecomap: a tool for extending understanding in hermeneutic phenomenological research
Nurse Researcher [online first] (2023) ISSN: 1351-5578 eISSN: 2047-8992 The ecomap: a tool for extending understanding in hermeneutic phenomenological research Open Access version on RADAR
Ayres H, Schutz S, Kozlowska O , Mental health nurses’ experiences of assault by patients in inpatient settings.
Mental Health Practice 26 (2) (2023) ISSN: 1465-8720 eISSN: 2047-895X Mental health nurses’ experiences of assault by patients in inpatient settings. 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
Diggle MFJ, Schutz S, Butcher D, Bereaved Caregivers’ Experiences of End of Life Care For People With Advanced Heart Failure: A Narrative Synthesis
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 90 (4) (2022) pp.1581-1608 ISSN: 0030-2228 eISSN: 1541-3764 Bereaved Caregivers’ Experiences of End of Life Care For People With Advanced Heart Failure: A Narrative Synthesis Open Access version on RADAR
Schutz S, Walthall H, Snowball J, Vagner R, Fernandez N, Bartram E, Merriman C, Patient and clinician experiences of remote consultation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A service evaluation
Digital Health 8 (2022) ISSN: 2055-2076 eISSN: 2055-2076 Patient and clinician experiences of remote consultation during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A service evaluation Open Access version on RADAR
Jestico ECL, Schutz SE, Finlay TMD, Appleton JV, How "significant others" may support parents with decision-making about their child's cancer care: An integrative literature review
Journal of Clinical Nursing 32 (9/10) (2022) pp.1821-1840 ISSN: 0962-1067 eISSN: 1365-2702 How "significant others" may support parents with decision-making about their child's cancer care: An integrative literature review Open Access version on RADAR
Ayres H, Kozlowska O, Schutz S, Conducting research into assaults on mental health nurses during COVID-19: a reflection on a professional and ethical dilemma
British Journal of Mental Health Nursing 10 (3) (2021) ISSN: 2049-5919 eISSN: 2052-496X Conducting research into assaults on mental health nurses during COVID-19: a reflection on a professional and ethical dilemma Open Access version on RADAR
Speakman L, Butcher D, Schutz S, Bearing witness to the challenges of breathlessness
British Journal of Community Nursing 26 (4) (2021) pp.162-166 ISSN: 1462-4753 Bearing witness to the challenges of breathlessness Open Access version on RADAR
Cooke J, Greenway K, Schutz S, Learning from nursing students’ experiences and perceptions of their clinical placements in nursing homes: an integrative literature review
Nurse Education Today 100 (2021) ISSN: 0260-6917 eISSN: 1532-2793 Learning from nursing students’ experiences and perceptions of their clinical placements in nursing homes: an integrative literature review Open Access version on RADAR
Walthall H, Roberts C, Butcher D, Schutz S, Patients’ experiences of attending an adapted cardiac rehabilitation programme for heart failure in a day hospice.
International Journal of Palliative Nursing 26 (6) (2020) ISSN: 1357-6321 eISSN: 2052-286X Patients’ experiences of attending an adapted cardiac rehabilitation programme for heart failure in a day hospice. Open Access version on RADAR

Atkins S, Schutz S, Developing the skills for reflective practice
in Reflective Practice in Nursing (4th ed.), Wiley-Blackwell (2008) ISBN: 9781405173605

Clayton-Hathway KJ, Humbert AL, Griffiths H, McIlroy R, Schutz S, Gender and Nursing as a Profession: Valuing nurses and paying them their worth ,
(2020)

Professional information

Memberships of professional bodies

Royal College of Nursing
Phi Mu Chapter Sigma
Scientific Committee Sigma European Research Conference