Mr Boikhutso Shianyana

Biography

Lecturer in Adult Health Nursing

Qualifications

My name is Boikhutso, I qualified as a Registered nurse in Kanye Seventh-Day College of Nursing, Botswana in July 1996. Thereafter, joined the Seventh-Day Hospital as a Registered Nurse. In 1997 I joined Kanye SDA College as an assistant Lecturer in General Nursing.1998 and June 2001 pursued a Bachelor Degree in Nursing Education(BEd Nursing). Upon my completion, I worked for Kanye SDA College until 2004 when I relocated to the UK (United Kingdom). While working at Kanye SDA college in Botswana I enrolled with the German Quality Association and qualified as a Quality Manager in 2002. Henceforth conducted internal Quality Audits and trained staff on quality management initiatives for the Ministry of Health Botswana as well as the Seventh-Day Hospital. In the UK I have worked as a general nurse in Nursing homes, Senior Staff nurse at Nuffield health Plymouth and Deputy Ward Manager for the Peninsula Treatment Centre. At the Nuffield I had the opportunity to care for patients undergoing diverse elective surgeries, Spinal, Orthopedic, general, Urology, Plastics etc. I am also a Chemotherapy nurse. While at the Nuffield I enrolled with the Open University and graduated with Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) in 2013. I joined the University of Plymouth in 2014 as a clinical demonstrator then full-time lecturer in BSc Nursing in 2018. I still work part-time as a bank nurse for the Nuffield Hospital.
I volunteer for the Hernia Operation UK; the charity performs hernia Operations on disadvantaged school children and Young Adults at Kanye Seventh- Day Hospital in Botswana. The Charity signed a 5-year Memorandum of agreement with a Local Hospital in Botswana to perform surgeries and train local doctors and nurses. I also volunteer for kid's club and Soup run in a local church in Plymouth. I am a huge believer in helping the community. At the University I am an active member of the Diversity and Inclusion committee and Athena Swan.
"The measure of a person's life is the effect they have on others", Martin Luther King.

Boikhutso Shianyana MAEd, BED (Nursing), RN, PGCAP, PGCert, FHEA, Chemo nurse.

Lecturer in Adult Health Nursing

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Faculty of Health; Medicine, Dentistry and Human Sciences

Plymouth University

Knowledge Spa

Truro

Professional membership

NMC

Roles on external bodies

. “We become better educators and learners when we intentionally incorporate and value our unique differences in our teaching and learning. I collaborate with colleagues at nursing department to record inclusive teaching materials to embrace our diverse staff and student's population. We also plan to equip our clinical skills with inclusive resources. We aim to promote an open dialogue on issues related to inclusion and diversity without the fear of victimisation or intimidation. Our difference is our strength, and it is not possible without inclusion

Teaching

Teaching interests

BSc Adult Nursing

1.Pharmacology in Nursing

2.Year 2 Clinical skills ( Truro site lead)

3.Leadership and Management

4.Evidenced Based Practice

Nursing Associates

1.Leadership and team working ( Module Lead)

2. Providing and Monitoring Care.

I am also a personal tutor to + 30 personal students.

Staff serving as external examiners

Completed my External Examiners Course in November 2020 (AdvanceHE)

Research

Research interests

Nursing Practice

Personal

Additional information

I am a volunteer for the Hernia Operation UK, the charity perform hernia Operation on disadvantaged school children and Young Adults at Kanye Seventh- Day Hospital in Botswana. The Charity signed a 5 year Memorandum of agreement with a Local Hospital in Botswana to train local doctors on hernia operation and continue with operations . I am a huge believer in giving back and helping out in the community and the world ."The measure of a person's life is the effect they have on others" Martin Luther King.

Profiles

Lecturer in Adult Nursing

School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)