Staff Profiles

Modules taught

• Education in Nursing Practice 3 and 4
• Caring for children with Complex health care needs
• Professional practice 4 and 5

Supervision

Research grants and awards

Research projects

Further information

Journal articles

• Waite MA, Inness EJ, 'Nociceptor Stimulating Devices Can Help Reduce Pain, Anxiety, and Fear in Children Requiring Regular Injections'
  Evidence-Based Nursing 23 (2019)
  ISSN: 1367-6539
  Abstract

  Implications for practice and research: 1) Use of ShotBlocker or Buzzy during insulin administration was effective in reducing self-reported, parental and observer assessments of pain in comparison with no intervention. 2) ShotBlocker or Buzzy was effective in lowering self-reported, parental and observer assessments of fear and anxiety prior to and during insulin administration in comparison with no intervention. 3) Further research is needed to examine the effectiveness of the devices over a longer time.

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Areas of expertise

• Children's Rheumatology
• Safeguarding vulnerable children
• Children's Orthopaedics
• Simulated Learning

Conferences

2002 - Cool to Drool Children’s Nursing Conference: Care of the Child with Development Dysplasia of the Hip

2003 Anaesthetics Regional Audit meeting - Incidence of post operative urinary retention with epidural infusions.

2004 - Poster presentation Incidence of post operative urinary retention with epidural infusions.

2009 Back to the future: a celebration of 25 yrs of children and young peoples nursing Poster presentation - Using Art Media to Promote Exercise Engagement for Young People with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)

2011 British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology poster presentation - Audit or methotrexate monitoring in a regional service.

2012 British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology poster presentation - "Promoting parent Power"

2012 Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare - Co led paediatric master class on paediatric simulation and chair for seminars.

2015 British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology poster presentation and presentation for the nurses group on support for parents after a child is diagnosed with JIA.

2016 HEA Conference Presentation on Supporting disciplinary focused academic and professional transition through peer supported learning.

Conferences Organised

2005 National Paediatric Orthopaedic Conference

Other experience

• Staff Nursing Children's orthopaedics
• Senor Staff Nurse Children's Orthopeadics
• Senior staff nursing Children's General surgical Ward
• Clinical nurse Specialist Children's Rheumatology
• Advanced Nurse Specialist Children's Rheumatology
• Research Nurse Children's Rheumatology

I am proud to be a children's nurse and passionate about improving nursing care for children and families which led me to my career in higher education.

I began teaching at Oxford Brookes University in September 2007 as part of the Children’s nursing team but I continued to work in practice as an advanced nurse practitioner in Children's rheumatology and as a research nurse for children's rheumatology until 2013 when I left to become a full time member of the teaching team. I aim to inspire future children's nurses to also become dedicated to improving nursing care for children and families. I continue to have strong links with practice through link lecturing and professional relationships and professional group membership.

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