Frances Finn
Lecturer
Nursing & Healthcare
Waterford Institute of Technology
Ireland
Biography
Frances is a lecturer in the Department of Nursing and Healthcare at Waterford Institute of Technology and Course Leader for the Postgradaute Diploma in Nursing Programme. Her responsibilities include teaching and supervising students on the undergraduate/postgraduate nursing and applied healthcare programmes; maintaining links with clinical practice through her link lecturer role and curriculum development. She also has a key interest in health informatics and connected health and is a member of the Health Informatics Society of Ireland Nursing and Midwifery (HISINM). Her research interests focus on (1) the sustainable impact of postgraduate nurse education on both practitioner and practice development through work based learning; and (2) new ways of working through connected health.
Research Interest
Evaluating telehealth traning and practice, Promoting learning transfer in post-registration nursing education: an action research study
Publications
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Finn F, Fensom S, Chesser-Smyth P(2010) Promoting learning transfer in post registration education: A collaborative approach. Nurse Education in Practice 10: 32-37.
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Finn F, Chesser-Smyth P (2013) Promoting Learning Transfer in Preceptor Preparation Journal for Nurses in Professional Development 29: 309-315.
