The Institute of Nursing Research

Dr Patricia Gillen

General
Publications

Biography

Patricia is a registered nurse and midwife and has worked as a midwife and labour ward sister in large urban hospitals. In 1997, she was appointed as the manager of a rural maternity unit and while there undertook research into midwifery led care. She also worked as a Supervisor of Midwives.
In January 2002, she took up a post as a Lecturer within the University of Ulster and successfully completed her PhD in July 2007. Her research explored the nature and manifestations of bullying in Midwifery, for which she was awarded the RCM Ruth Davies Research Bursary. She is currently working as the Academic Coordinator for Post Registration Education within the School of Nursing, University of Ulster.

Research Interests

Patricia’s research includes bullying in the workplace, midwifery led care, domestic violence, stress in the workplace, student feedback and assessment and midwifery theory.

Current Research Projects

A systematic review of the literature on the interventions used to address bullying in the workplace

External Relationships

Member of the CNAC R&D Subgroup
Chair of Regional Breastfeeding Education Interest Group
External Examiner London South Bank University
Non-Medical Prescribing Multi Disciplinary Sub Group
Northern Ireland Research and Quality (NIRAQ)
Reviewer for

Evidence Based Midwifery
Journal of Advanced Nursing
International Journal of Urological Nursing

Teaching Areas

Non Medical Prescribing
Midwifery Led care
Leadership & Management
Mixed Method methodologies

Number of items: 12.

Sinclair, Marlene and Gillen, Patricia (2010) The First Global Conference of the Doctoral Midwifery Research Society. In: The First Global Conference of the Doctoral Midwifery Research Society Conference , University of Ulster Jordanstown . DMRS.

Gillen, Patricia, Sinclair, Marlene and Kernohan, WG (2009) Student Midwives' Experience of bullying. Evidence Based Midwifery, 7 (2). pp. 46-53.

Sinnerton, J and Gillen, Patricia (2009) Exploring people’s perceptions of a pulmonary rehabilitation program and maintenance options. Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness , 1 (3). pp. 229-236.

Gillen, Patricia, Sinclair, Marlene and Kernohan, George (2008) The nature and manifestations of bullying in midwifery. University of Ulster. 24 pp ISBN ISBN 13 978-1-85923-231-6

Walker, Nikki and Gillen, Patricia (2006) Investigating nurses' perceptions of their role in managing sedation in intensive care: an exploratory study. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 22. pp. 338-345.

Keeney, Sinead, Hasson, Felicity, McKenna, Hugh and Gillen, Patricia (2005) Nurses', midwives' and patients' perceptions of trained health care assistants. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 50 (4). pp. 345-355.

Hasson, F, McKenna, H, Keeney, S and Gillen, P (2005) What do midwifery healthcare assistants do? Investigating the role of the trained healthcare assistant. RCM Midwives, 8 (2). pp. 74-77.

Gillen, Patricia, Sinclair, Marlene and KERNOHAN, WG (2004) A concept analysis of bullying . Evidence Based Midwifery, 2 (2). pp. 46-51.

Sinclair, Marlene, Gillen, Patricia, Gardner, John, Boreland, Zoe and Hood, Rosy (2002) Key issues in delivering midwife-led-care: data from telephone interviews across U.K.. Royal College of Midwives, 5 (12). pp. 426-428.

Sinclair, Marlene, Gillen, Patricia, Gardner, John, Boreland, Zoe and Hood, Rosy (2002) Midwife Led Care: local, national and international Perspectives . RCM Midwives Journal, 5 (11). pp. 380-383.

Gillen, Patricia and Sinclair, Marlene (1999) Midwives’ experience of stress on the Labour ward’. British Journal of Midwifery, 7 (5). pp. 323-326.

Mackin (now Gillen), Patricia and Sinclair, Marlene (1998) Labour Ward Midwives’ Perceptions of Stress’ . Journal of Advanced Nursing, 27. pp. 986-991.

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