Outputs (7)

Engaging students as co-researchers to conduct focus groups with older people (2018)
Journal Article
Kydd, A. B., Smith, S., King, L., Gentleman, M., Walsh, N., Head, K., & Smart, F. (2018). Engaging students as co-researchers to conduct focus groups with older people. Innovation in Aging, 2(suppl_1), 232. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igy023.861

The study is a partnership of nursing students, academics and older people, designed to hear the stories of older people’s good and poor care in the community and within care settings. We recruited 27 older people aged 60–92 living in the community a... Read More about Engaging students as co-researchers to conduct focus groups with older people.

Utilisation of the senses framework to underpin the role of the personal development tutor (PDT) in undergraduate nursing programmes. (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Gentleman, M., Ross, J., Perry, P., King, L., & Head, K. S. (2015, November). Utilisation of the senses framework to underpin the role of the personal development tutor (PDT) in undergraduate nursing programmes. Paper presented at ENTER Conference, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

The personal development tutor role: An exploration of student and lecturer experiences and perceptions of that relationship (2014)
Journal Article
Ross, J., Head, K. S., King, L., Perry, P. M., & Smith, S. (2014). The personal development tutor role: An exploration of student and lecturer experiences and perceptions of that relationship. Nurse Education Today, 34(9), 1207-1213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2014.01.001

This exploratory study formed part of the Leadership in Compassionate Care Programme (LCCP) that considered embedding the principles of person-centred compassionate care within an undergraduate nursing curriculum. Currently, there is a lack of litera... Read More about The personal development tutor role: An exploration of student and lecturer experiences and perceptions of that relationship.

Compassion within the PDT role: an exploration of student and lecturer experiences and perceptions. (2013)
Presentation / Conference
King, L., Moody, J., Head, K. S., & Perry, P. (2013, September). Compassion within the PDT role: an exploration of student and lecturer experiences and perceptions. Paper presented at Net2013, Cambridge, UK

Evaluation of the personal development profile in higher education: An explorative study. (2012)
Journal Article
Head, K. S., & Johnston, J. H. (2012). Evaluation of the personal development profile in higher education: An explorative study. Nurse Education Today, 32, 857-861. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2011.10.017

Personal Development Profiles (PDPs) have been an important and necessary feature of United Kingdom (UK) Higher Education for more than a decade. There is significant agreement as to their core purpose and their key features are of relevance to highe... Read More about Evaluation of the personal development profile in higher education: An explorative study..

An evaluation of student and lecturer experience and understanding of the PDT role in terms of compassionate care. (2011)
Presentation / Conference
King, L., Moody, J., Head, K. S., & Perry, P. (2011, January). An evaluation of student and lecturer experience and understanding of the PDT role in terms of compassionate care. Presented at 2nd International Conference on Compassionate Care, Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Developing a model for pastoral support of pre-registration nursing and midwifery students: the experience of three Scottish universities
Working Paper
Head, K. S., Stenhouse, R., Ogle, A., & Redpath, M. (2013). Developing a model for pastoral support of pre-registration nursing and midwifery students: the experience of three Scottish universities

Student attrition from pre-registration nursing and midwifery education remains a concern. The literature identifies that often reasons for leaving a programme of study are complex. Issues such as personal difficulties, lack of support, financial dif... Read More about Developing a model for pastoral support of pre-registration nursing and midwifery students: the experience of three Scottish universities.