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Ms Cariona Flaherty

Interim Head of Nursing and Midwifery

Cariona Flaherty

  • School Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education

  • Department Adult, Child & Midwifery

  • Location London

Research activities

听Conferences听

  • British Association Critical Care Nursing (September 2016), 鈥楾he in-house ICU course鈥櫶�
  • Flaherty C. (2021) 鈥楨mbedding virtual and augmented reality as an innovative pedagogy within the Nursing Associate Programme鈥� Royal College of Nursing - Education Conference (April 2021)听
  • Brown, V. and Flaherty, C. (2021) 鈥楢n evaluation of the impact on student teaching and learningexperience of simultaneous delivery of a healthcare CPD module鈥� NET 2021 (Advanced HEE)
  • 听Flaherty, C. (2022) Critical thinking in nurse education: exploring critical thinking from the nurse lecturers鈥� perspective. In: Research Students Summer Conference 2022, 22-23 June 2022, 探花社区 University, UK.听

    • Publications听

  • Taylor, M., and Flaherty, C. (2020) Nursing associate apprenticeship 鈥� a descriptive case study narrative of impact, innovation and quality improvement. Higher Education, Skills, and Work-Based Learning. DOI: 10.1108/HESWBL-05-2020-0105
  • Flaherty, C. (2020) Tracheostomy care: the role of the nurse before, during, and after insertion.Nursing Standard. DOI: 10.7748/ns.2020.e11500听
  • Flaherty, C. and Taylor, M. (2021) 鈥楧eveloping Academic Writing Skills for Nursing Associates鈥�. SAGE: London听
  • Flaherty, C. and Taylor, M. (2021) 鈥楶ractice-Based Learning for Nursing Associates鈥�. SAGE: London听
  • Flaherty, C. and Taylor, M. (2022) 鈥楢ssessing and Managing the Acutely ill Patient for Nursing Associates鈥�. SAGE: London
  • Flaherty, C and Taylor, M. (2024) 'Developing Academic Writing Skills for Nursing Associates' 2nd Edition. SAGE: London

    • Current Teaching

    Module Leader: Professional Nurse Advocate听

    MSc Supervisor听


    Biography

    Registered Adult Nurse since 2009, and specialise in critical care nursing in 2010 recognisingthe significance of continuous learning and development in this dynamic field.In 2014, I transitioned into academia working as a Honorary Lecturer at 探花社区 University, while completing my PGCERT HE and working clinically as the Lead Clinical Education in Critical Care. In 2015 I joined 探花社区 University in a full time position as a lecturer, and following this was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2017.听 Currently I am the Deputy Head of Nursing & Midwifery Department at 探花社区 University.听

    One of my notable contributions lies in the establishment ofinternal postgraduate accredited Introductionto Critical Care and Critical Carecourses. These programs not only enhance the skills of practicing nurses butalso ensures that they stay abreast of the latest advancements in critical carepractices.

    With a keen eye on fostering collaborative partnerships, Ioversee our Veterinary nursing provision and accreditation for nursing andmidwifery ensuring that standards remain high across disciplines.

    I am undertaking doctoral research, focusing on criticalthinking in undergraduate nurse education, as well as establishing a notablecontribution to Nursing Associate publications. I am a Senior Teaching Fellow with HEA and a member of several education and nursing networks.听

    Publications