School of Nursing and Midwifery Scholarly Impact Report 2021

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CATHERINE MCAULEY SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY, UCC

GRADUATIONS

MSc in Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement Online Graduates 2021

Marion O’Donovan reported on a study titled: The impact of an educational intervention on nurses’ knowledge towards the management of inpatients hypoglycaemia: A Pilot Study. The studyestablishedthatabriefeducational interactiveintervention on hypoglycaemia and its management significantly improved nurses knowledge towards hypoglycaemia management in the ward setting. Hypoglycaemia ‘Hypo’ is characterized as any low blood glucose level (BGL) that exposes the individual to harm. Overall, Marion concluded that this intervention has the potential to influence and enhance nurse’s management of hypoglycaemia amongst patients whilst in hospital. Faith Precious Omeokwe completed a thesis titled: The effects of prenatal breastfeeding education on breastfeeding rate, initiation, duration and exclusivity: a systematic review. Faith concluded that prenatal breastfeeding interventions were effective in promoting breastfeeding outcomes. To scale- up global breastfeeding rates and in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, future studies should consider delivering theprenatal breastfeeding interventions through online means. Also, future prenatal breastfeeding interventions should incorporate partners and other support persons during the intervention delivery in different contexts and settings. Photographed is Margaret (Margo) Noonan, Faith Precious Omeokwe, Professor Josephine Hegarty (MSc supervisor) and Marion O’Donovan celebrating outside Áras na Mac Léinn, UCC.

MSc (taught) Students 2021 Graduations

MSc Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement

Maeve Byron Emer Neau Merline Tagaram Yvonne Doyle Orla O’Regan Clodagh Feeney Carol Mannix Sindu Sebastian

Mastering studying online and now, graduating online. Well done to all.

Thirteen students from the MSc in Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement (online) programme graduated at the Online Conferring Ceremony on the 15th March 2021. They enrolled in an online programme of study in 2018 and completed it during very difficult and unprecedented times in their clinical work life. They mastered studying online and now, graduating online. Well done to all.

Anthony Hoey Josephine Kere Niamh Phayer Louise O’Donoghue Jessy Thomas