Contributors

Elizabeth Akers, RN B. Nursing, BSc (Hons), Diploma in Tropical Nursing PG Cert (Teaching and Learning)
Practice Educator, Bear Ward, Cardiac Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, LondonBorn in central New South Wales, Elizabeth grew up in the great Australian outdoors. Elizabeth began her general nurse training at the University of Sydney in 1993 and completed a postgraduate year at Sydney Children's Hospital in 1996. On an adventurous whim, Elizabeth accepted a post at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London and has since moved to the Bedfordshire countryside to raise her family. Elizabeth still works at Great Ormond Street Hospital in the cardiac unit, where she is one of a team of practice educators. Elizabeth's special interests are in simulation, general paediatrics and congenital heart disease.

Mary Brady, RN, RSCN, CHSM, BSc (Hons), PGCHE, MSc Senior Fellow HEA
Senior Lecturer, Kingston University, London, UKMary has a lengthy and extensive knowledge of the clinical care required for children and young people in a variety of settings (neonatal units, paediatric intensive care and general paediatric wards). She has held sister's posts in neonatal/infant surgery and on a general paediatric ward. In 2004, Mary moved into nurse education, where she has held various posts (including branch/field lead, academic misconduct, exam and assessment tutor) and teaches pre- and post-registration nurses, nurse associates, midwives, and paramedics. She is an external examiner at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen and a member of the RCN Children and Young People Professional Issues Forum and has contributed to several RCN publications. Her most recent research studies have been regarding increasing mental health education for children's nursing students.

Petra Brown, RGN, DPSN, BSc (Hons), MA
Lecturer, Faculty of Health & Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Dorset, UKPetra began her nursing career in 1988 at Salisbury School of Nursing, subsequently qualifying as a registered general nurse. She has worked in a variety of clinical areas including recovery, intensive & coronary care, telephone triage and community nursing. Petra started her career in nurse education as a practice educator for critical care, ED, orthopaedics and the operating theatres at a district hospital in Dorset. On completing a master's degree in health and social care practice education, she was appointed as a lecturer at Bournemouth University and currently teaches on the MSc Physician Associate Studies course, as well as practice-education-related courses. Her key areas of interest are nursing practice, simulation training, nurse and medical education, learning environment and clinical supervisor support, respiratory and critical care.

Mary L. Donnelly, SRN, RSCN, DipEd, PG Cert Ed, BSc (Hons), MA
Retired Lecturer in Children's Health, Alternate Professional Lead and Programme Field Tutor for Children's Nursing, School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UKMary began her nursing career in 1978 training to be a state registered nurse at Edgware General Hospital. On completion of training, she became a staff nurse in the accident and emergency department at Edgware General Hospital and later became a senior staff nurse on the children's ward at the same hospital. In 1986, she became an industrial nursing officer, but returned to accident and emergency nursing in 1990. While working in the accident and emergency department at Barnet General Hospital, Mary studied for her second registration as a registered sick children's nurse, becoming an accident and emergency sister and paediatric nurse specialist for the same hospital. In 2001, she became a nurse facilitator for the North Central London Workforce Development Confederation and later went on to become the acting lead nurse for the cadet nursing scheme for the same NHS organisation. Mary worked as a lecturer in child health at the University of Hertfordshire from 2003, going on to become a senior lecturer, alternate professional leader and programme field tutor for children's nursing. From 2014 to 2017, Mary was also a specialist practice advisor to the Care Quality Commission.

Elizabeth Gormley-Fleming, RGN, RSCN, RNT, PG Cert. (Herts), PG Dip. HE (Herts), BSc (Hons), MA (Keele), SFHEA
Associate Director, Academic Quality Assurance, Centre for Academic Quality Assurance, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UKElizabeth commenced her nursing career in Ireland, where she qualified as an RGN and RSCN. Initially she worked in paediatric oncology before moving to London where she held a variety of senior clinical nursing and leadership roles across a range of NHS Trusts both in the acute care setting and in the community. Elizabeth has worked in education since 2001, initially as a clinical facilitator before moving into full-time higher education in 2003. She has held a range of leadership and management roles including being an associate dean for academic quality assurance and head of department for nursing. Elizabeth also works as an NMC quality assurance visitor and has extensive experience in quality assuring nursing and nursing associate programmes. She is still actively engaged in both teaching and research. Her areas of interest are care of the acutely ill children, healthcare law and ethics, professional values, curriculum development and practice-based learning.

Barry Hill, MSc Advanced Practice, PGC Academic Practice, BSc (Hons) Intensive Care Nursing, DipHE Adult Nursing, O.A. Dip Counselling Skills, Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Teacher (NMC RNT/TCH)
Senior Fellow (SFHEA), Programme Leader (Senior Lecturer) Adult Nursing, Northumbria University. Clinical Editor at the British Journal of Nursing

Barry completed his Registered Nurse (RN) training at Northumbria University and Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (BCUC). Barry's clinical experience has been gained at Imperial College NHS Trust, London, UK. Barry has worked as a Staff Nurse, Senior Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse, Senior charge Nurse and Matron. He began his critical care journey in cardiac and general intensive care at the Milne ICU unit at St Mary's Hospital, London (Paddington). He worked in neurotrauma and general intensive care as a Charge Nurse at Charing Cross Hospital, London. Following this role, he worked as a Senior Charge Nurse at general intensive care (GICU) at Hammersmith Hospital, London. Finally, he worked as a Matron within the surgical division for Plastics, Orthopaedics, ENT and Major trauma (POEM) at Charing Cross Hospital, London. Barry is critical care certified, has a clinical master's in advanced practice, is an NMC RN, independent and supplementary prescriber (V300), and Registered Teacher (TCH). Barry is currently the Director of Education (Employability), Programme Leader BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing Science, and Senior Lecturer at Northumbria University. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students from all disciplines. His key areas of interest are clinical education, acute and critical care, clinical skills, prescribing and pharmacology, and advanced level practice. Barry has published widely in journals and books and is a Fellow with the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Debbie Martin, MSc, BSc (Hons), EN(G), RSCN, PGDEd, DipON(Oxford)
Senior Lecturer in Children's Nursing, School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UKDebbie commenced her nursing career in 1979 at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford; after completing her Diploma in Orthopaedic nursing, she went on to Mount Vernon Hospital and became an Enrolled Nurse. She worked part time at Mount Vernon and St Albans Hospital for a number of years while bringing up a family, then undertook further training to become a Registered Sick Children's Nurse. She worked as a Staff Nurse and a Junior Sister at Hemel Hempstead Hospital, and then moved into a placement support and practice development role. She moved into nurse education at the University of Hertfordshire in 2006. Her key areas of interest are pre-registration nurse education, simulation in nurse education, adolescent health and care of siblings of children with long-term conditions.

Alison Mosenthal, RGN, RSCN, Dip N (London), Diploma Nursing Education, MSc
Senior Lecturer in Children's Nursing, School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK Alison began her nursing career at St Thomas' Hospital, London, before undertaking her RSCN training at Great Ormond Street. After qualifying, she worked in the respiratory intensive care unit and then moved into nurse education in the School of Nursing at Great Ormond Street Hospital. After a career break for raising her family, Alison returned to clinical nursing working as clinical nurse specialist in paediatric immunology nursing at St George's Healthcare NHS Trust. She returned to teaching in higher education at the University of Hertfordshire and currently works there part time as a senior lecturer in paediatric nursing.

Michele O'Grady, RGN, RSCN, RNT, PG Cert (Herts), MSc (Brunel), FHEA
Senior Lecturer, Child Nursing Team, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UKMichele commenced her nursing career in Ireland where she qualified as an RGN and RSCN. Initially she worked in orthopaedics before moving to Sudan to work as an aid worker with an NGO working with displaced people running an immunisation and primary care programme. She moved to London where she held a variety of clinical nursing...