Mrs Adele Kane
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Mrs Adele Kane

Associate Head of School (Practice Learning)

School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)

Biography

Biography

Adele Kane has worked as a lecturer with the university since 2004, She has taken Lead roles within the School of Nursing and Midwifery such as Subject Specialist and Programme Lead for Mentorship, BSc Health Studies, Return to Practice and Project Lead - Learning for Health eLearning. 

Adele has supported and developed practice learning placements for many years and is now an honorary Practice Learning Fellow for NHS England (formally Health Education England) supporting the development of Collaborative Learning in Practice with placement providers and HEI's around the UK as well as within the southwest peninsular and is currently working with a team to support the implementation of Long Arm Supervision Placements within FE colleges Health and well being hubs. 

Adele is currently Programme Lead for Return to Practice for nurses, midwives and SCPHN for the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Chair of the SW Peninsular Preceptorship Network and National Return to Practice HEI network. 

Currently Site Lead for the Plymouth Exeter School of Nursing Campus 

Qualifications

Prior to commencement of University position Adele had worked in many leadership Roles in an acute NHS Trust in the Southwest both managerial and Educational. 

Adele holds NMC registration as a Adult Nurse, and Nurse Tutor. BSc Hons in Nursing, MSc Education Health and Social care 

Professional membership

  • Member of the Royal College of Nursing 
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Institute.

Roles on external bodies

Health Education England Practice Fellow

Teaching

Teaching

Teaching interests

Return to Practice

Preceptorship

Foundation Degree Nursing Associates Supervision and Assessment of Learners Module

Research

Research

Research interests

Practice Learning 

Collaborative Learning in Practice

Publications

Publications

Key publications

Key publications are highlighted

Journals

Clarke D,Williamson G, Kane A (2018). Could students’ experiences of clinical placements be enhanced by implementing a Collaborative Learning in Practice (CliP) model? Nurse Education in Practice. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1471595317307278?via%3Dihub

 Williamson, G, Bunce J, Kane A, Jamison, C, Clarke, D (2020). Investigating the Implementation of a Collaborative Learning in Practice Model of Nurse Education in a Community Placement Cluster: A Qualitative Study. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874434602014010039

 Williamson G, Kane A, Plowright H, Bunce J, Clarke D, Jamison C (2020) Collaborative learning in practice: A systematic review and narrative synthesis of the research evidence in nurse education. Nurse Education in Practice 43 (2020) 102706 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S147159519301362?via%3Dihub

 Williamson G, Kane A, Plowright H, Bunce J, Clarke D, Jamison C (2020) ‘Thinking like a nurse’. Changing the culture of nursing students′ clinical learning: Implementing collaborative learning in practice Nurse Education in Practice 43 (2020) 102742 https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S1471595318309375?token=E9026C89116B434F4095534E887DE053BDB9B9606F3097ABCF524D464E855BB1422B35C0CB4C4FB200103AF6A2EDF575&originRegion=eu-west-1&originCreation=20230224143853

 Williamson G, Kane A, Bunce J (2020) Student nurses, increasing placement capacity and patient safety. A retrospective cohort study Nurse Education in Practice https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102889

https://www.nursingtimes.net/roles/nurse-educators/collaborative-learning-in-practice-videos-to-prepare-students-and-staff-08-02-2021/

 Williamson, G, Kane A, Bunce, J (2021) Evaluation of CLiP. In Collaborative Learning in Practice: Coaching to Support Student Learners in Healthcare Lobo,C, Paul, R, Crozier K Collaborative Learning in Practice: Coaching to Support Student Learners in Healthcare | Wiley

Williamson G1 *, Bunce J, 2, Kane, A Jamison, C, Clarke D (2020) Investigating The Implementation of a Collaborative Learning in Practice Model of Nurse Education in a Community Placement Cluster: A Qualitative Study OpenNursing Journal https://opennursingjournal.com/contents/volumes/V14/TONURSJ-14-39/TONURSJ-14-39.pdf

Kane, A, Bunce J (2022) Collaborative Learning in Practice (CLiP) in Primary Care Networks in the South West Peninsula: Briefing Paper. General Proactice Nurse Education https://gpnen.org.uk/2022/04/14/collaborative-learning-in-practice-clip-in-primary-care-networks-in-the-south-west-peninsula-briefing-paper/

Williamson, R, Clarke, D, Jamison C, Bunce, J, Mcdowell, C, Plowright, H (2021) Collaborative Learning in Practice: videos to prepare students and staff Nursing Times Collaborative Learning in Practice: videos to prepare students and staff (plymouth.ac.uk)

Williamson, G, Kane, A, Evans, S, Atrill, L, Nash, K, Cook, F, (2023) Student nurses as a future General Practice Nursing workforce. Implementing Collaborative Learning in Practice: implications for placement learning and patient access. A mixed methods study. BNC Nursing – in publication 83ed5998-d9a7-4002-9507-3a28b71f8b41.pdf (researchsquare.com) 

Articles
Williamson GR, Rowe L-M, Sandy Knowles & Kane A (2020) 'Preparation and support for students in community placements: A mixed methods study' Nurse Education in Practice 44, 102747-102747 , DOI Open access
Williamson GR, Kane A, Plowright H, Bunce J, Clarke D & Jamison C (2020) '‘THINKING LIKE A NURSE’. CHANGING THE CULTURE OF NURSING STUDENTS' CLINICAL LEARNING: IMPLEMENTING COLLABORATIVE LEARNING IN PRACTICE' Nurse Education in Practice 102742-102742 , DOI Open access
Williamson GR, Plowright H, Kane A, Bunce J, Clarke D & Jamison C (2020) 'Collaborative learning in practice: A systematic review and narrative synthesis of the research evidence in nurse education' Nurse Education in Practice 43, 102706-102706 , DOI Open access
Clarke D, Williamson GR & Kane A (2018) 'Could students’ experiences of clinical placements be enhanced by implementing a Collaborative Learning in Practice (CliP) model?' Nurse Education in Practice 33, A3-A5 , DOI Open access
Books

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Kane A, Hodge S, Fishers M, Nealmes P & McLeod F (2008) Supporting Learning and Assessing in Practice, Interactive update for Health Professionals. Plymouth University of Plymouth
Chapters

Williamson, G, Kane A, Bunce, J (2021) Evaluation of CLiP. In Collaborative Learning in Practice: Coaching to Support Student Learners in Healthcare Lobo,C, Paul, R, Crozier K Collaborative Learning in Practice: Coaching to Support Student Learners in Healthcare | Wiley

Conference Papers

2021

 

2023 Celebrating Collaborative Learning in Practice Cornwall

2022 Introduction of Long Arm Supoervision Placements  The South West Multi-professional Educational Conference


2021 RCN Education Conference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Education England Digital Learning Conference

 

 

 

Health Education England GP Trainers Conference

 

 

Health Education England CLiP Webinar

Using Recorded Scenarios to prepare students and placement Staff for Collaborative Learning in Practice 
trial and evaluation

§ Collaborative Learning in Practice: using videos to prepare students and staff

Using MST virtual platform to support learning in Collaborative Learning in Practice (CliP) in Primary Care Networks across the South West Peninsula

 

Maximising Learner Capacity in Primary Care; lessons from collaborative learning in practice (CLiP) in Primary Care

 

Developing CLiP in Primary Care – joint student presentation

2020

Health Education England Conference

Nurse Education Today Annual Conference

 

RCN Education Conference

Developing collaborative learning in practice (CLiP) in the community setting

 

 

Student nurses, increasing placement capacity and patient safety.

2019

 

Nurse Education Today Annual Conference

 

Implementing Collaborative Learning in Practice (CLiP). Changing the culture of nursing students’ clinical learning

 

QNI Annual Conference

Implementing Collaborative Learning in Practice in Primary Care

 

RCN Leadership in Nursing Education Conference

and at Nurse Education today Education in clinical practice

Implementing CLIP changing the culture of nursing students clinical learning

Health Education England Collaborative Learning in Practice Conference.

Is CliP the new Marmite

2018

Mentor Conference Cornwall

The Future of Nursing


Other Publications

   Part of a research group funded by HEE Research into Collaborative Learning in Practice:- 1. Service Evaluation CLIP Patient care and clinical outcomes service evaluation. 2. Preparation and Communication For Clip. Design, Trial And Evaluation Of Reusable Learning Objects

·  Developing use of digital learning within social media - the use of virtual Twebinars. https://storify.com/newcrosshealth/student-nurses-and-mentors-building-a-great-relati?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=publisher&utm_campaign=embed-header

·    Associate Collaborator Diverse-Learners (www.diverse-learners.co.uk)

 

Kane A (2006) Peer to Peer Mentoring by Cornish Nursing Students.