Dr Kevin Hambridge
Profiles

Dr Kevin Hambridge

Lecturer in Adult Nursing (Education)

School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)

Biography

Biography

I am a Lecturer in Adult Nursing and the Associate Head of School (Marketing).

Qualifications

I completed my nurse training between 1986-1989 and then worked as a staff nurse on a general surgical ward in Derriford Hospital for 6 years. In 1995 I worked for 18months on an arterial surgical ward and completed my Diploma in Nursing & BSc in Health Studies (2:1) before moving to a local private hospital in the capacity of Practice Develpoment Charge Nurse. There I completed my MSc in Nursing and my Post Graduate Certificate in Education and worked part-time in a local college lecturing on various health issues. In September 2004 I commenced my post with the University of Plymouth

Teaching

Teaching

Teaching interests

Research methodology and methods, especially mixed-methods research
Type 2 diabetes
A range of Clinical Nursing Skills

Research

Research

Research interests

Sharps injuries

Where student nurses come from and where they go on qualification

Grants & contracts

Awarded funding of approx £6663 from School of Nursing and Midwifery Capability Funding allocation to investigate 'Nursing students’ confidence, knowledge and skill in measuring radial pulse in the clinical skills simulation environment: a pilot study'

Publications

Publications

Key publications

Key publications are highlighted

Journals

Hambridge, K Endacott, R Nichols, A (2021) Investigating the incidence and type of sharps injuries within the nursing student population in the UK, British Journal of Nursing, 30(17), pp. 998-1006

Hambridge, K Endacott, R Nichols, A (2021) The experience and psychological impact of a sharps injury on a nursing student population in the UK, British Journal of Nursing, 30(15), pp. 910-8

Hambridge, K Endacott, R Nichols, A (2020) The financial cost of sharps injuries British Journal of Healthcare Management, 26(11), pp. 270-74.

Hambridge, K Bradbury, M Hughes, C Jeffery, K O'Connor, A Endacott, R (2014) Nursing students' knowledge, self-efficacy and skill in measuring radial pulse in the clinical skills simulation environment: a pilot study International Journal of Clinical Skills www.ijocs.org

Articles
Hambridge K, Banerjee S, Winfield L & Gripton J (2023) 'Origins, characteristics and destination of nursing students in South West England' BMC Nursing 22, (1) , DOI
Hambridge K, Endacott R & Nichols A (2022) 'An audit of sharps injuries in clinical skills simulation wards at a UK university' British Journal of Healthcare Management 28, (9) 253-259 , DOI Open access
Hambridge K, Endacott R & Nichols A (2022) 'Exploring the psychological effects of sharps injuries sustained by healthcare workers' Nursing Standard , DOI Open access
Hambridge K (2022) 'The psychological impact of sharps injuries sustained by medical students' British Journal of Hospital Medicine 83, (1) 1-7 , DOI Open access
Hambridge K, Endacott R & Nichols A (2021) 'Investigating the incidence and type of sharps injuries within the nursing student population in the UK' British Journal of Nursing 30, (17) 998-1006 , DOI Open access
Hambridge K, Endacott R & Nichols A (2021) 'The experience and psychological impact of a sharps injury on a nursing student population in the UK' British Journal of Nursing 30, (15) 910-918 , DOI Open access
Hambridge K, Endacott R & Nichols A (2020) 'The financial cost of sharps injuries' British Journal of Healthcare Management 26, (11) 270-274 , DOI Open access
Hambridge K, Nichols A & Endacott R (2016) 'The impact of sharps injuries on student nurses: a systematic review' British Journal of Nursing 25, (19) 1064-1071 , DOI Open access
Hambridge K (2013) 'Assessing the risk of post-operative nausea and vomiting' Nurs Stand 27, (18) 35-43 Author Site , DOI
Hambridge K (2011) 'Needlestick and sharps injuries in the nursing student population' Nurs Stand 25, (27) 38-45 Author Site , DOI
Hambridge K (2007) 'The management of lipohypertrophy in diabetes care' Br J Nurs 16, (9) 520-524 Author Site , DOI
Reed S, Hambridge K & Land L (2001) 'Implementing best practice in pressure ulcer prevention' Nurs Times 97, (24) 69-71 Author Site
Hambridge K (2000) 'Action research' Prof Nurse 15, (9) 598-601 Author Site
Personal

Personal

Other academic activities

International Nurses Conference (Guernsey) poster presentation 2001: Reed, S Hambridge, K Land, L (2001) Implementing best practice in pressure ulcer prevention Nursing Times 97 (24) 69-71

International Clinical Skills Conference presentation May 2011 (Florence) : Nursing students’ confidence, knowledge and skill in measuring radial pulse in the clinical skills simulation environment: a pilot study

International Clinical Skills Conference poster presentation May 2011 (Florence): The incidence, causes and needlestick injuries within student nurses

International Clinical skills Conference poster presentation May 2015 (Florence): The type, extent and impact of sharps injuries within a nursing population: A systematic review