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Courses
Courses
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University Life
University Life
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About University of Galway
About University of Galway
Since 1845, University of Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
University of Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at University of Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at University of Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni & Friends
Alumni & Friends
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At University of Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
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PhD Graduates and their Theses from School of Nursing and Midwifery
We are very proud of our PhD graduates and the research they have undertaken. Their theses are available in the James Hardiman Library.
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First name Surname |
Title |
Supervisor |
Year |
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Orla Noonan Sweeney |
Exploring the experience of living with an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD). A Heideggerian phenomenological study. |
Dr Maura Dowling, Dr Marcella Kelly and Dr Pauline Meskell |
August 2021 |
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Paula Flanagan |
Facilitators and barriers to the seasonal influenza vaccination among nurses: A sequential explanatory mixed methods study. |
Dr Georgina Gethin, Dr Maura Dowling and Dr Diarmuid O'Donovan |
July 2021 |
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Elaine Finucane |
Design, synthesis, and public understanding and involvement in randomised trials. |
Prof. Declan Devane, Prof. Deirdre Murphy |
December 2020 |
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Sally Whelan |
Exploring the potential of social robots to support resilience in dementia. |
Prof. Dympna Casey |
November 2020 |
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Claire Beecher |
The development of a survey instrument to evaluate women’s experiences of their maternity care in Ireland. |
Prof. Declan Devane, Prof. Richard Greene, Prof. Laura O’Dwyer |
June 2020 |
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Rachel Comer |
Spiralling Vulnerabilities: Understanding the Cervical Screening Behaviours of Women over 50living in the West of Ireland. |
Dr Linda Biesty, Dr Elaine Keane |
May 2020 |
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Miriam Brennan |
Prevention of striae gravidarum. |
Prof. Declan Devane, Prof. Micael James Clarke & Prof. John Morrison |
December 2019 |
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Colette Kirwan |
Influencing factors in the implementation and management of routine enquiry for intimate partner violence (IPV) in antenatal care setting in Ireland: A case study. |
Dr Pauline Meskell, Dr Linda Biesty & Prof. Kathy Murphy |
September 2019 |
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Aislinn Conway |
Methods of disseminating and translating research findings to health care professionals and other stakeholders. |
Prof. Declan Devane, Prof. Mike Clarke & Prof. Shaun Treweek |
May 2019 |
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Laura Dempsey |
The experience of providing care to those dying with dementia: family carers' perspectives. |
Dr Maura Dowling & Prof. Philip Larkin (UCD) |
February 2019 |
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Mary Butler |
Factors that influence good end of life care in long stay residential care for older people. |
Dr Maura Dowling, Prof. Kathy Murphy & Prof. Philip Larkin (UCD) |
July 2017 |
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Hanora Dympna Tuohy |
Older women's experiences of ageing and health related issues in Ireland. |
Dr Adeline Cooney |
January 2017 |
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David McGuinness |
Preserving Control: Understanding people’s experiences before, during and after involuntary admission under the Mental Health Act 2001. |
Prof. Kathy Muphy, Prog Agnes Higgins (TCD) & Prof. Colm McDonald (Psychiatry, NUIG) |
June 2016 |
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Gerard White |
Understanding emergency nurses' experiences of moral distress. |
Dr Adeline Cooney |
September 2015 |
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Andrew Hunter |
Becoming a Person Again A classic grounded theory of psychosocial intervention use with residents with dementia in long-stay care. |
Prof. Kathy Murphy & Prof. John Keady (University of Manchester) |
November 2014 |
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Ann Campbell |
What are the factors that influence person centred care in public residential care settings for older people? |
Prof. Kathy Murphy & Prof. Eamon O’Shea (Business and Economics, NUIG) |
February 2014 |
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Fionnuala Jordan |
The effectiveness of a structured educational reminiscence-based programme for staff in long-stay units on the quality of life of residents with dementia: A cluster randomised trial. The DARES Study. |
Prof. Declan Devane |
June 2013 |
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Claire Welford |
Exploring and enhancing autonomy for older people in residential care. |
Prof. Kathy Murphy |
July 2012 |
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Nabeel Al-Yateem |
Developing guidelines for best practices that address the transition of adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis from a paediatric to an adult healthcare setting in Ireland. |
Prof. Philip Larkin, Prof. Kathy Murphy & Prof. David Shaw |
July 2012 |
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Patricia Healy |
Cerebral palsy in the West of Ireland and the application of the international criteria for the identification of acute intrapartum hypoxia: a cohort study. |
Prof. Declan Devane |
January 2012 |
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Catherine Houghton |
The role of the clinical skills laboratory in preparing student nurses for the real world of practice. |
Dr Dympna Casey & Prof. Kathy Murphy |
2010 |
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Pauline Meskell |
An investigation into the clinical role of lecturers in nursing in Ireland in order to determine a model for best practice. |
Prof. Kathy Murphy & Dr Dympna Casey |
2009 |
