UCC Nursing & Midwifery Scholarly Impact Report 2022

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CATHERINE MCAULEY SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY, UCC

AWARDS

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Centre for Safer Staffing and Healthcare Systems Research (The CATALYST Centre)

Enhancing Cancer Awareness & Survivorship Programmes (ECASP) Title: Development and feasibility testing of an intervention to address chemotherapy-related changes in cognitive function in adult patients with cancer. Aim: Todevelopandpilot testan interventiontoaddresschemotherapy related changes in cognitive function underpinned by the Medical Research Council framework for complex intervention design and testing.

2022 University College Cork, PhD Scholarships programme for Nurses and Midwives The School of Nursing and Midwifery awarded funded scholarships to support the fees for full-time and part-time entry into the PhD programme in October 2022. The scholarships were open to registered nurses and midwives, who are excited by research, have a strong desire to enhance clinical practice and contribute to evidence- based approaches to care. The School of Nursing and Midwifery PhD Scholarship offers a pathway to nurses and midwives to conduct research. Scholarship programmes were offered on the following projects:

Title: The long-term impact of an intentional change to nurse staffing and skill-mix on patient, nurse and organisational outcomes in medical and surgical settings. Aim: To measure the long-term impact on patient, nurse and organisational outcomes following the introduction of the nursing hours per patient day approach to determining staffing levels in medical and surgical settings.

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Maternity, Families and Primary Care Title: Identifying empowerment needs of marginalised parents to enhance the health and well-being of families and infants.

J.U.S.T.I.C.E in Healthcare: Just, Universal, Sustainable, Trusted, Inclusive, Caring & Ethical Healthcare in Life and Death Title: Strategic nursing leadership – leaning in, influencing and shaping our future healthcare policies and services. Aim: What are the enablers and blockers to nurses’ participation in the development of health care policy at a national level in Ireland? Furthermore, how can the professions of nursing and midwifery be encouraged, enabled, and prepared to be involved in decision making, to be seen as having a voice in public discourse, so as to lead and shape health and social policies that are more equitable, just and accessible?

Aim: The objective of this research is to systematically analyse and synthesise the literature to informand test the feasibilityof anappropriate evidence-based intervention to determine maternal and infant health outcomes associated with women’s empowerment. Title: Women’s empowerment in the perinatal period: A European study Aim: The objective of this research is to explore and examine the mechanisms of empowerment in the perinatal period among women in Europe and todeterminematernal and infant health outcomes associated with women’s empowerment.