Role
Qualifications & background
I completed my nurse training between 1986-1989 and then worked as a staff nurse on a general surgical ward in Derriford Hospital for 6 years. In 1995 I worked for 18months on an arterial surgical ward and completed my Diploma in Nursing & BSc in Health Studies (2:1) before moving to a local private hospital in the capacity of Practice Develpoment Charge Nurse. There I completed my MSc in Nursing and my Post Graduate Certificate in Education and worked part-time in a local college lecturing on various health issues. In September 2004 I commenced my post with the University of Plymouth
Teaching interests
Acute nursing care
Type 2 diabetes
Pressure ulcer prevention
Post operative nursing care
Publications
Hambridge, K (2000) Action Research Professional Nurse 15 (9) 598-601
Reed, S Hambridge, K Land, L (2001) Implementing best practice in pressure ulcer prevention Nursing Times 97 (24) 69-71
Hambridge, K (2007) The management of lipohypertrophy in diabetes care British Journal of Nursing 16 (9) 520-4
Hambridge, K McEwing, G (2009) Care of the Adult - surgical (Chapter) In: Glasper, A McEwing, G Richardson, J (2009) Foundation Studies for caring Basingstoke, Palgrave MacMillan
Hambridge, K (2011) Needlestick and sharps injuries in the student nurse population Nursing Standard 25 (27) 38-45
Other academic activities
International Nurses Conference (Guernsey) poster presentation 2001: Reed, S Hambridge, K Land, L (2001) Implementing best practice in pressure ulcer prevention Nursing Times 97 (24) 69-71
PRATO (Florence) International Clinical Skills Conference presentation May 2011: Nursing students’ confidence, knowledge and skill in measuring radial pulse in the clinical skills simulation environment: a pilot study
PRATO (Florence) International Clinical Skills Conference poster presentation May 2011:
THE INCIDENCE, CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF NEEDLE STICK INJURIES IN THE STUDENT NURSE POPULATION
