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Dr Helen E Rushforth PhD, BA (Hons.), RGN, RSCN, Recorded Nurse Teacher Qualification

Senior Lecturer, Programme Lead, MSc Advanced Clinical Practice

Dr Helen Rushforth, Senior Lecturer, within Health Sciences. Programme Lead, MSc Advanced Clinical Practice

Background in child health nursing and Advanced Clinical Practice.

PhD explores nurse led roles in paediatric pre-operative assessment (University of Southampton 2000).

Key areas of interest linked to education in advanced clinical practice, the future regulation of advanced practice, competency assessment in advanced clinical practice.

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Book

Rushforth, H. (2009). Assessment made incredibly easy! (1st UK edition). (Incredibly Easy! Series). Wolters Kluwer.

Book Chapters

Glasper, E. A., & Lowson, S. (2005). Contemporary child health policy: the implications for children's nurses (Chapter 3). In E. A. Glasper, & J. Richardson (Eds.), A textbook of children's and young people's nursing (pp. 33-53). Churchill and Livingstone.
Glasper, E. A., & Mitchell, R. M. (2005). Historical perspectives of children's nursing. In E. A. Glasper, & J. Richardson (Eds.), A Textbook of Children's and Young People's Nursing (pp. 3-17). Churchill and Livingstone.
Rushforth, H. E. (2005). The dynamic child: Children’s psychological development and its application to the delivery of care (Chapter 11). In E. A. Glasper, & J. Richardson (Eds.), A textbook of children's and young people's nursing (pp. 146-163). Churchill and Livingstone.
Glasper, E. A., & Haggarty, R. E. A. (2005). The psychological preparation of children for hospitalisation (Chapter 5). In E. A. Glasper, & J. Richardson (Eds.), A textbook of children's and young people's nursing (pp. 61-76). Churchill and Livingstone.

Conferences

Rushforth, H. (2009). Seeking delegate views regarding the development of child health competencies for the all graduate 2011 curriculum (on behalf of the Nursing and Midwifery Council). Annual RCN Paediatric Nursing Conference, .
Rushforth, H. (2007). History taking in paediatric care. Paper presented at British Heart Foundation Conference/Study Day, .
Rushforth, H. (2006). Communicating with hospitalised children: psychological perspectives. Paper presented at National Association of Hospital Play Staff Conference 'Thinking Outside the Box', .
Rushforth, H. (2006). NMC advanced practitioner registration. Emergency Care Cluster Event, .
Rushforth, H., & Brook, S. (2005). History taking and physical assessment: Educational issues for advanced practitioners. Paper presented at RCN Nurse Practitioner Association Conference, .
Rushforth, H. (2005). The use of objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) in nurse education: current reality and future vision. Paper presented at Nurse Education Tomorrow, United Kingdom.
McDonald, H., & Rushforth, H. (2002). Factors influencing decisions to undertake expanded nursing roles. Poster session presented at Celebrating Scholarship, .

Report

Rushforth, H. (2002). Study of the factors influencing decisions by acute care nurses to undertake expanded practice roles traditionally associated with medical practice. UKCC - United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.

Thesis

Rushforth, H. (2000). An exploration of an expanded nursing role in paediatric pre-operative assessment. University of Southampton.

Programme Lead, MSc Advanced Clinical Practice. Module lead Principles of History Taking and Physical Assessment. Module Lead – Transition to Advanced Practice.

Senior Lecturer within the field of Advanced Clinical Practice and Child Health.

Currently supervising 5 doctoral students.

Dr Helen E Rushforth
Health Sciences Student Office University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ

Room Number : 67/3041

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