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An interprofessional approach: The new paradigm in nursing education (2018)
Journal Article
O'Connor, S. (2018). An interprofessional approach: The new paradigm in nursing education. Journal of Advanced Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13530

Nursing education has undergone dramatic changes in the last 150 years. Rooted in a traditional apprenticeship model that consisted of training in hospital based schools, the vision of Florence Nightingale that came to fruition in 1860, this educatio... Read More about An interprofessional approach: The new paradigm in nursing education.

Brexit Observatory: Listening to the voices of those affected by the Brexit vote, in the research, innovation and tertiary education sectors (2017)
Report
Cataluna, A. M., O'Connor, S., Konig, A., Combet Aspray, E., & Meer, N. (2017). Brexit Observatory: Listening to the voices of those affected by the Brexit vote, in the research, innovation and tertiary education sectors. Scotland, UK: Royal Society of Ed

The Young Academy of Scotland, in collaboration with the Royal Society of Edinburgh, launched a call for case studies on 12 May 2017, with the objective of capturing the impact, whether positive or negative, perceived or factual, of the Brexit vote... Read More about Brexit Observatory: Listening to the voices of those affected by the Brexit vote, in the research, innovation and tertiary education sectors.

Time for TIGER to ROAR! Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (2017)
Journal Article
O'Connor, S., Hubner, U., Shaw, T., Blake, R., & Ball, M. (2017). Time for TIGER to ROAR! Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform. Nurse Education Today, 58, 78-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.07.014

Information Technology (IT) continues to evolve and develop with electronic devices and systems becoming integral to healthcare in every country. This has led to an urgent need for all professions working in healthcare to be knowledgeable and skilled... Read More about Time for TIGER to ROAR! Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform.

A mixed study systematic review of social media in nursing and midwifery education: Protocol (2017)
Journal Article
O'Connor, S., Jolliffe, S., Stanmore, E., Renwick, L., Schmitt, T., & Booth, R. (2017). A mixed study systematic review of social media in nursing and midwifery education: Protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(8), 1989-1996. https://doi.org/10.1111/ja

Aim: To synthesize evidence on the use of social media in nursing and midwifery education. Background: Social media is one type of online platform that is being explored to determine if there is value in using interactive, digital communication tool... Read More about A mixed study systematic review of social media in nursing and midwifery education: Protocol.

Understanding factors affecting patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: a systematic review of qualitative studies (2016)
Journal Article
O’Connor, S., Hanlon, P., O’Donnell, C. A., Garcia, S., Glanville, J., & Mair, F. S. (2016). Understanding factors affecting patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: a systematic review of qualitative studies. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 16(120), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-016-0359-3

Background Numerous types of digital health interventions (DHIs) are available to patients and the public but many factors affect their ability to engage and enrol in them. This systematic review aims to identify and synthesise the qualitative liter... Read More about Understanding factors affecting patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: a systematic review of qualitative studies.

Sociocultural and Technological Barriers Across all Phases of Implementation for Mobile Health in Developing Countries (2015)
Book Chapter
O'Connor, Y., O'Connor, S., Heavin, C., Gallagher, J., & O'Donoghue, J. (2016). Sociocultural and Technological Barriers Across all Phases of Implementation for Mobile Health in Developing Countries. In D. Al-Jumeily, A. Hussain, C. Mallucci, & C. Oliver

In recent years scholars are realising the importance of examining mobile health (mHealth) implementation in developing countries. A vast array of research exists which focuses on barriers of mHealth adoption in such domains. However, the majority of... Read More about Sociocultural and Technological Barriers Across all Phases of Implementation for Mobile Health in Developing Countries.

Delivering digital health and well-being at scale: lessons learned during the implementation of the dallas program in the United Kingdom (2015)
Journal Article
Devlin, A. M., McGee-Lennon, M., O’Donnell, C. A., Bouamrane, M., Agbakoba, R., O’Connor, S., …Mair, F. S. (2016). Delivering digital health and well-being at scale: lessons learned during the implementation of the dallas program in the United Kingdom. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 23(1), 48-59. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocv097

OBJECTIVE: To identify implementation lessons from the United Kingdom Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles at Scale (dallas) program-a large-scale, national technology program that aims to deliver a broad range of digital services and products to t... Read More about Delivering digital health and well-being at scale: lessons learned during the implementation of the dallas program in the United Kingdom.

Mobile Technology and Its Use in Clinical Nursing Education: A Literature Review (2015)
Journal Article
O’Connor, S., & Andrews, T. (2015). Mobile Technology and Its Use in Clinical Nursing Education: A Literature Review. Journal of Nursing Education, 54(3), 137-144. doi:10.3928/01484834-20150218-01

Nursing students face a variety of challenges to learning in clinical practice, from the theory–practice gap, to a lack of clinical supervision and the ad hoc nature of learning in clinical environments. Mobile technology is proposed as one way to ad... Read More about Mobile Technology and Its Use in Clinical Nursing Education: A Literature Review.

Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers: Is Topical Zinc the Answer? A Review of the Literature (2014)
Journal Article
O’Connor, S., & Murphy, S. (2014). Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers: Is Topical Zinc the Answer? A Review of the Literature. Advances in skin & wound care, 27(1), 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.asw.0000439173.79541.96

PURPOSE: To enhance the learner's competence with knowledge of research data on topical zinc for treatment of chronic leg ulcers. TARGET AUDIENCE: This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin... Read More about Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers: Is Topical Zinc the Answer? A Review of the Literature.

Variation in health care providers’ perceptions: decision making based on patient vital signs (2013)
Journal Article
Zarabzadeh, A., O’Donoghue, J., O’Connor, Y., O’Kane, T., Woodworth, S., Gallagher, J., & O’Connor, S. (2013). Variation in health care providers’ perceptions: decision making based on patient vital signs. Journal of Decision Systems, 22(3), 168-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/12460125.2013.817063

Clinical decision making plays an imperative role when delivering healthcare services. To assist healthcare practitioners in decision making activities, Early Warning Scorecards (EWS) have been developed to classify patients based on their vital sign... Read More about Variation in health care providers’ perceptions: decision making based on patient vital signs.