Louise Mc Donnell

Biography

The Eileen Mansfied Research Scholarship Award. (Ireland) The Brendan Moore Trust Award Infection Control Society, United Kingdom.2005 Member of An Bord Altranais. Member of Infection Control Association. (U.K.) Member of The Adelaide Hospital Society. Member of the European Dialysis and Transplant Assocociation.1991 – present Member of PostGraduate Management Committee - T.C.D. Member of Clinical competency group - T.C.D. Link Lecturer / Verifier for undergraduate students'clinical placements in various hospitals -T.C.D.2005- present Member of interviewing panel for undergraduate nursing students for the Adelaide Hospital Society, AMNCH2003- present Member of TCD School of Nursing & Midwifery International Research Conference Committee/ Prize Panel Committee/General Discipline Representative2006 - present

Research Interest

My research interests' incorporate the promotion and enhancement of professional holistic nursing practice for patient centered care. While this is non-exhaustive I have a particular focus on preceptorship and clinical nursing competence in relation to nursing students' theoretical and practice learning. Additionally, the area of Infection Control - particularly hand hygiene - has been one of personal and professional long-term interest. I have twelve years specialist clinical practice in renal nursing where patients' were immunocompromised due to the chronic condition of renal failure. Handwashing was considered to be a fundamental aspect of our clinical nursing practice from a professional caring and ethical viewpoint.