Mrs Hazel Cowls

Biography

Lecturer in Adult Nursing

I joined the University as a Lecturer in Adult Nursing 2017 having worked in the NHS in acute cardiology, cardiac specialist nurse teams and as a practice educator.

Part of the wider team for eHealth Productivity and Innovation in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (EPIC).

I am the membership secretary of the Collaboration for Compassion in Healthcare Education (C4CHEd), a newly formed collaboration supporting and networking researchers locally and afar. @C4CHEd

Qualifications

Registered Nurse- Adult RN

MSc Contemporary Healthcare Education

BSc (Hons) Health Studies

Registered Nurse Teacher (RNT)

Fellow Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP)

Non-medical prescriber(NMP)

Professional membership

Nursing and Midwifery Council

Roles on external bodies

Accredited 360 feedback facilitator (NHS Leadership Academy)

Action Learning Set Facilitator (HEE Southwest)

Teaching

Teaching interests

I teach on undergraduate and foundation degree nursing associate programmes

Clinical Skills
Communication module
Assessing and Planning Nursing Care module
Leadership and Management
Team working and Leadership

Staff serving as external examiners

Completed External Examiner training with Advance HE

To commence EE role August 2023

Research

Research interests

Virtual e-engagement project UK/New Zealand

Digital Health Champion research

eHealth Productivity and Innovation in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (EPIC)

Other research

Interested in digital health

Telephone or Virtual clinics

Publications

Journals

Edwards, Katie & Jones, Ray & Shenton, Deborah & Page, Toni & Maramba, Inocencio & Warren, Alison & Fraser, Fiona & Križaj, Tanja & Coombe, Tristan & Cowls, Hazel & Chatterjee, Arunangsu. (2020). Implementing smart speakers for care home residents at scale across a region: uses, benefits and barriers (Preprint). 10.2196/preprints.26767

Conference Papers

Cowls, H., Young, K., Honey, M. (2019) Virtual Engagement Learning Opportunities Pilot: The Collaborative Experiences of Student Nurses in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Presented at: Royal College of Nursing Education Research Conference, Sheffield, UK (2019)

Honey M, Young K, Cowls H. (2019) Virtual Student Collaboration: Connecting Student Health Professionals. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2019 Aug 21;264:1935-1936. doi: 10.3233/SHTI190721. PMID: 31438415.

Internet Publications

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Other Publications

Cowls, H. (2020) A qualitative research study exploring student nurses’ experiences of learning numeracy and drug calculations skills whilst enrolled on a nursing degree programme in a South West University. Unpublished MSc dissertation. University of Plymouth

Personal

Conferences organised

Supported Collaboration for Compassion in Healthcare Education conference December 2021

Profiles

Lecturer in Adult Nursing (Education)

School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)