All Outputs (9)

Promoting transition resilience through personal development planning : an evaluation of the perspectives of preparation for transition of final year undergraduate nursing students (2019)
Journal Article
Darvill, A., & Leigh, J. (2019). Promoting transition resilience through personal development planning : an evaluation of the perspectives of preparation for transition of final year undergraduate nursing students. International journal of practice-based learning in health and social care, 7(1), 47-63. https://doi.org/10.18552/ijpblhsc.v7i1.513

The experience of transition is of concern to newly registered nurses entering the world of work, and to those seeking to prepare, recruit and retain such nurses. This paper evaluates a final year preparation for role transition module from the persp... Read More about Promoting transition resilience through personal development planning : an evaluation of the perspectives of preparation for transition of final year undergraduate nursing students.

Identifying and developing clinical leadership in relation to transition (2018)
Book Chapter
Leigh, J., & Chadwick, A. (2018). Identifying and developing clinical leadership in relation to transition. In A. Darvill, M. Stephens, & J. Leigh (Eds.), Transition to Nursing Practice : from student to registered nurse (116-133). SAGE Publishing

Aims of the chapter - After reading this chapter you will be able to: Describe the differences between leadership and management and their relevance to transition Examine what is meant by clinical leadership Explore the NHS Healthcare Leade... Read More about Identifying and developing clinical leadership in relation to transition.

Learning theory for personal and professional development (2018)
Book Chapter
Leigh, J., & Warburton, T. (2018). Learning theory for personal and professional development. In A. Darvill, M. Stephens, & J. Leigh (Eds.), Transition to Nursing Practice : from student to registered nurse (97-115). SAGE Publishing

Chapter Aims - After reading this chapter you will be able to: Discuss the relevance of understanding how you learn to transition Explain key learning theories relating to transition and your learning journey Understand your learning pr... Read More about Learning theory for personal and professional development.

Innovative assessment and collaborative learning using problem-based learning: Learning through construction a different medium in which to excel (2015)
Book Chapter
McLoughlin, M., Darvill, A., & Burns, B. (2015). Innovative assessment and collaborative learning using problem-based learning: Learning through construction a different medium in which to excel. In M. Li, & Y. Zhao (Eds.), Exploring Learning & Teaching in Higher Education New Frontiers of Educational Research (145-169). Berlin: Springer

The experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Darvill, A., Fallon, D., & Livesley, J. (2014, September). The experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams. Presented at UK Association of Chief Children's Nurses Children's and Young People's Nursing International Conference “Building the evidence base for practice”, Jersey

This paper describes a qualitative research study into the experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams in England. The study took place at a time when the recruitment of newly qual... Read More about The experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams.

A qualitative study into the experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Darvill, A., Fallon, D., & Livesley, J. (2014, June). A qualitative study into the experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams. Presented at 5th International Nurse Education Conference - the complexities of learning and caring; evaluating the learning and caring: evaluating impact of nursing and healthcare education on student learning and patietn care, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands

This paper will report on the results of a PhD thesis into the experience of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams in the North West of England. The study took place at a time when the re... Read More about A qualitative study into the experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams.

A different world? : the transition experiences of newly qualified children's nurses taking up first destination posts within children's community nursing teams in England (2014)
Journal Article
Darvill, A., Fallon, D., & Livesley, J. (2014). A different world? : the transition experiences of newly qualified children's nurses taking up first destination posts within children's community nursing teams in England. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 37(1), 6-24. https://doi.org/10.3109/01460862.2013.855841

The concept of transition is of fundamental concern to those seeking to prepare, recruit, and retain newly qualified staff. The pioneering work of researchers such as Kramer (1974) who explored the transition experiences of nurses has transcended int... Read More about A different world? : the transition experiences of newly qualified children's nurses taking up first destination posts within children's community nursing teams in England.

Plethora or paucity : a systematic search and bibliometric study of the application and design of qualitative methods in nursing research 2008-2010 (2011)
Journal Article
Ball, E., McLoughlin, M., & Darvill, A. (2011). Plethora or paucity : a systematic search and bibliometric study of the application and design of qualitative methods in nursing research 2008-2010. Nurse Education Today, 31(3), 299-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2010.12.002

Qualitative methodology has increased in application and acceptability in all research disciplines. In nursing, it is appropriate that a plethora of qualitative methods can be found as nurses pose real-world questions to clinical, cultural and ethica... Read More about Plethora or paucity : a systematic search and bibliometric study of the application and design of qualitative methods in nursing research 2008-2010.

Peeling back the layers of learning : a classroom model for problem-based learning (2007)
Journal Article
McLoughlin, M., & Darvill, A. (2007). Peeling back the layers of learning : a classroom model for problem-based learning. Nurse Education Today, 27(4), 271-277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2006.04.010

This paper aims to provide an informative discussion with underpinning rationales about the use of a problem-based learning (PBL) classroom model, supported by a structured process for undertaking PBL. PBL was implemented as a main teaching and learn... Read More about Peeling back the layers of learning : a classroom model for problem-based learning.