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Rachel Carter

 

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Ms Rachel Carter

  • Job title: Lecturer in Nursing (Child), School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health, Education and Society)
  • Address: Room 102, 8 Portland Villas, Drake Circus,
    Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
  • Telephone: +441752586507
  • Email: R.Carter@plymouth.ac.uk


Role
Lecturer in nursing (child) 

Qualifications & background
My background is in children's nursing and health visiting. RGN (adult and child), registered health visitor, diploma in professional nursing (Dist), post-graduate certificate in education, MEd. 

Professional membership
Royal College of Nursing, Steering Committee Member RCN. 

Roles on external bodies

Steering Committee member, Children's Community Nursing Forum RCN                

 


Teaching interests
My teacning interests are safeguarding children and child issues in the community. 

Staff serving as external examiners
External examiner to community children's nursing course (L3) University of Glamorgan

External examiner to community children's nursing course (L3) Oxford Brookes University 


Research interests
I am interested in research and chldren and am involved with the the diabetes clinical research unit at Tamar Science Park. I am responsible for measurement of children and preparing children to have venepuncture and other tests. 


Publications

Carter R, McEwing G (1996). "A Short Course not a Short Cut". Paediatric Nursing, Oct 1996.

 

Carter R, (1997) “PNs: Facilitators of Learning”. Practice Nursing, 18 Nov 1997
 

Glasper, McEwing, Richards 2006 Oxford handbook of children’s and young people’s nursing. Section on Safeguarding children. Oxford University Press

 

Jeffery K, McEwing G, Doman M, Kelsey J, Chambers M, Carter R. (2007) Theory Focused Practice: enhancing student learning in children’s nursing practice. Paediatric Nursing July vol 19 no 6 pp36.

09.96    International Paediatric Conference. A Short Course for   Nurses Caring for Children in Adult Areas.

 

09.98    International Paediatric Conference         ENB N82: A Review      

 
Poster Presentations

HIRR Dipmab March 2005


Jeffery K, McEwing G, Doman M, Kelsey J, Chambers M, Carter R. (2007) Theory Focused Practice: enhancing student learning in children’s nursing practice.

 

Conferences organised
Safeguarding Children: A Contemporary View. March 2008. University of Plymouth