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Name Curtis, Elizabeth Ann
College Address Nursing and Midwifery,
D'Olier Street - School Of Nursing
Main Department School of Nursing & Midwifery
College Title Assistant Professor
E-mail curtise@tcd.ie
College Tel +353 1 896 3533
 
Professional Qualifications
Qualification Institution Class of Degree Title of Dissertation Date Conferred
Orthopaedic Nursing Certificate (Distinction) St. Vincent's Orthopaedic Hospital, London.    
Registered General Nurse (RGN) Brook General Hospital, London    
Neurosurgical Nursing English National Board (ENB 148)    
Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice English Nationsl Board (ENB 998)    
Diploma in Research Methods (Distinction) Faculty of Nursing, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.    
 
Representations
Details Date
Member of School Research Committee 2001-2003
Member of Working Group on Reflective Practice 2002-2002
Member of Working Group on Decision Making 2002-2002
Member of School of Nursing and Midwifery Ethics Committee 2005-2007
Member and co-leader of Management and Health Care Policy Research Group 2005-2007
 
Administrative Functions
Details Level Date From Date To
Member of MSc Nursing and Midwifery Course Committee 2005 Present
Chair of Doctoral Colloquium Committee 2008 Present
Member of the Working Group on Levels of Learning 2002 2003
Member of the Working Group on Decision-making 2002 2003
Developing subject content for modules taught across courses in School. 2000 Present
 
Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies
Details Date From Date To
Registered member of An Bord Altranais. Present
 
Education Details
School/College Date From Date To
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Education
Master in Education (M.Ed.)
Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies
 
Languages
Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
 
Employment Details
Position Held Job Description Where Date From Date To
Lecturer Lectures on both undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. Course co-ordinator for the MSc Nursing and Midwifery programmes and module leader for three of the modules. Main Responsibilities include curriculum development, preparation of module content, research supervision, student support, and programme evaluation, member of School Advisory Ethics Committee. University of Dublin, Trinity College January 2000 Present
Lecturer and Course Co-ordinator Lecuurer on undergraduate degree programmes. Chaired two curriculum groups. The first was responsible for planning and designing a B.Sc in Nursing (Management) which was approved by the National University of Ireland (NUI. The second curriculum group designed a Higher Diploma in Practice Nursing, the first of its kind in the Republic of Ireland and was also approved by the NUI. Participated in organising the annual research conference, member of of the editorial committee of Nursing Review which reviewed all abstracts for the journal, supervised and guided through their research projects. Faculty of Nursing, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. January 1997 December 1999
Sessional Lecturer Provided lectures on ethics and research to undergraduate students. Dublin City University September 1996 December 1996
 
Description of Research Interests
Job Satisfaction and Organisational Climate within Healthcare; Nursing Management Issues - with specific emphasis on Leadership and Change; Research Methods - Specific Interest in Postal Surveys, Mixed Methods Studies and Focus Groups. Research Interests and Experience: My research interests fall within three main areas. Nursing Management, Clinical Nursing, Nursing Education. Nursing Management: Organisational Climate and Job Satisfaction, Leadership Styles of Ward Sisters. Clinical Nursing: Neurosurgical Nursing Nursing Education: Curriculum Issues e.g. comuter literacy and attitudes to computers among nurses undertaking a Bachelor in nursing studies degree.
 
Research Interests
Job Satisfaction, Leadership, Change, Neurosurgical Nursing
 
Research Projects
Project title A Study to Explore the Concept of Reflective Leadership in Nursing
Summary The study is being undertaken in two universities; TCD and the University of Swansea. The Dublin arm includes collaborations from academics in TCD led by myself while the Swansea arm is led by Profesor Gary Rolfe. The design will involve three phases: phase 1 (a) review of the literature, (b) present outcomes of literatrue refiew at a conference and (c) publicaiton of a paper; Phase 2 - a Delphi study, and Phase 3 - focus groups. Progress to date - phase 1 - a review of the literature has been completed and the outcomes presented at a conference in September 2012. A paper on the literature is currently being prepared for publicaiton.
Funding Agency None at present
Programme
Type of Project Research study
Date from April 2012
Date to
Person Months


Project title Leadership, Work Performance, Job Satisfaction and Research Utilisation in Nursing
Summary This project, a collaboration between Ireland and another European country will commence in November 2011. A colleague for UCC will work with me on the Irish arm of the study.
Funding Agency None at present
Programme
Type of Project Research study
Date from November 2011
Date to Provisional December 2012
Person Months


Project title Job Satisfaction among Public Health Nurses in Ireland
Summary This study commenced at the end of last year. Data collection by postal survey completed and data analysis will begin shortly. The expected date of completion is January 2011.
Funding Agency Self funding
Programme
Type of Project National Survey
Date from 2009
Date to 2011
Person Months


Project title A Questionnaire Survey to Explore Proneness to Accidents among TCD Alumni
Summary This proposed pilot study aims to identify the prevalence of accidents in a population of university graduates, and to explore accident-proneness and its association with biographical factors. Ethical approval was granted and data collection is in progress. I am one of three individuals participating in the study.
Funding Agency
Programme
Type of Project Electronic Survey
Date from 2010
Date to 2011
Person Months 12


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Publications
Peer Reviewed
Curtis Elizabeth A. & Glacken Michele, Job Satisfaction Among Public Health Nurses: A National Survey, Journal of Nursing Management, 2013
Notes: [In Press]
Work Motivation in, editor(s)Brady, Anne-Marie , Leadership and Management in the Irish Health Service, Dublin, McMillan, 2010, pp205 - 230, [Curtis, Elizabeth]
Curtis, Elizabeth A. and Redmond, Richard A., Delegation: A Short Primer for the Practising Nurse, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Blackhall Publishing, 2009
Redmond, Richard and Curtis, Elizabeth A. , Research Success in Nursing and Healthcare: A Guide to Doing Research Degree, Co. Dublin, Blackhall Publishing, 2008
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