Profiles
Dr Andy Nichols
Lecturer in Nursing Studies (Education)
School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)
Qualifications
RGN, DipPSN, MA, PGCE, PhD
Professional membership
I am a member of the Infection Prevention Society.
Research interests
I am interested in the use of organisational learning theory as a means of improving infection control knowledge and practice.
I am a member of the professional and organisational issues research group.
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
2020 'The use of inter-professional education (IPE) healthcare law and ethics scenario based learning sessions amongst nursing, midwifery and law students: An evaluation' Nurse Education Today 91, 104455-104455 , DOI
2016 'The impact of sharps injuries on student nurses: a systematic review' British Journal of Nursing 25, (19) 1064-1071 , DOI Open access
2016 'Understanding and knowledge of sustainable waste management within the neonatal unit: A qualitative investigation' Journal of Neonatal Nursing , DOI Open access
2016 'A comparison of waste compositions at health and social care facilities' British Journal of Healthcare Management 22, (9) 469-474 , DOI
2016 'A study of health and social care waste management behaviour' British Journal of Healthcare Management 22, (7) 360-366 , DOI
2016 'What's in a bin: A case study of dental clinical waste composition and potential greenhouse gas emission savings' BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL 220, (2) 61-66 , DOI
2016 'What's in a bin: A case study of dental clinical waste composition and potential greenhouse gas emission savings' British Dental Journal 220, (2) 61-66 , DOI
2016 'Achieving cost and carbon savings in neonatal practice: A review of the literature on sustainable waste management' Journal of Neonatal Nursing 22, (2) 81-87 , DOI Open access
2015 'Emergency medical services (EMS) and waste: a review of the literature on sustainable EMS waste management' Journal of Paramedic Practice 7, (11) 568-571 , DOI
2014 'A non-participant observational study of health and social care waste disposal behaviour in the South West of England' J Health Serv Res Policy 19, (4) 231-235 , DOI
2014 'The impact of the clinical environment on family centred care in the neonatal unit: A qualitative investigation' Journal of Neonatal Nursing 20, (5) 230-235 , DOI
2014 'Physical space and its impact on waste management in the neonatal care setting' Journal of Infection Prevention 15, (4) 134-138 , DOI
2013 'Sustainable family centred care in the neonatal unit' Journal of Neonatal Nursing 19, (5) 266-270 , DOI
2013 'How do they manage it? An observational study of health and social care waste management' PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH 28, 262-262
2012 'Sustainable healthcare waste management: a qualitative investigation of its feasibility within a county in the south west of England' Journal of Infection Prevention 14, (2) 60-64 , DOI
2012 'Do transition towns have the potential to promote health and well-being? A health impact assessment of a transition town initiative' Public Health 126, (11) 982-989 , DOI
2012 'Facilitating Sustainable Waste Management Behaviors Within the Health Sector: A Case Study of the National Health Service (NHS) in Southwest England, UK' SUSTAINABILITY 4, (4) 630-642 , DOI
2012 'Facilitating Sustainable Waste Management Behaviors Within the Health Sector: A Case Study of the National Health Service (NHS) in Southwest England, UK' Sustainability 4, (4) 630-630
2010 'Climate change and communicable disease: What are the risks?' Journal of Infection Prevention 11, (5) 146-148
2010 'Climate Change, Health and Sustainability: A brief Survey of Primary Care Trusts in the South West of England' Perspectives in Public Health , DOI
2009 'Health, energy vulnerability and climate change: a retrospective thematic analysis of primary care trust policies and practices' Public Health 123, (12) 765-770 , DOI
2009 'Health, Climate Change and Sustainability: A systematic Review and Thematic Analysis of the Literature' Environ Health Insights 3, 63-88 , DOI Open access
2009 'Health, energy vulnerability and climate change: A retrospective thematic analysis of primary care trust policies and practices' Public Health 123, (12) 765-770
2009 'Health, energy vulnerability and climate change: A retrospective thematic analysis of primary care trust policies and practices' Environmental Health Insights 3, 63-88
2008 'An investigation of the division between espoused and actual practice in infection control and of the knowledge sources that may underpin this division' British Journal of Infection Control 9, (4) 11-15
2008 'Caught on camera' Nursing Standard 23, (5) 64-64
2008 'Health, Climate Change and Energy Vulnerability: A Retrospective Assessment of Strategic Health Authority Policy and Practice in England' Environmental Health Insights 2, 97-103 Open access
2008 'Investigating the use of situated learning in the control of infection' The International Journal of Learning 15, (1) 177-184
'Climate change, Health and Sustainability: A brief survey of Primary Care Trusts in the South West of England' Perspectives in Public Health , DOI
Other Publications
2017 Protecting patients and vital NHS resources through effective clinical waste management. Health Business Publisher Site