Profiles
Mrs Sharon Jones
Deputy Head of School
School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)
Qualifications
My nursing background is within Acute Trauma Orthopaedics, although I have experience in many other settings. These include elective orthopaedics, general surgery, urology, vascular surgery, community hospital nursing & medical nursing.
I became involved with teaching through clinical practice, I was the Clinical Orthopaedic Practice Development Sister and implemented the Orthopaedic Partnership Modules between the Orthopaedic Directorate and the University of Plymouth.
Professional membership
Nursing & Midwifery Council
Royal College of Nursing
HEA Fellow
Teaching interests
My main teaching interests are with Acute Care in Adult Nursing; Tissue Viability; Clinical Skills; Mentorship.
However, I have many other interests that focus on contemporary nursing issues, such as Leadership in practice & delivery of healthcare in a changing society
Staff serving as external examiners
I am currently an External Examiner with John Moores University, Liverpool for Return to Nursing programme and a rnage of modules within the BSc (Hons) Nursing programme
Research interests
Learning in Practice Environments
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
- Student midwives’ perception of the growth assessment protocol (GAP): Preparation for clinical practice
- Authors
- JournalNurse Education in Practice
- Publication dateMar 2020
Articles
2020 'Student midwives’ perception of the growth assessment protocol (GAP): Preparation for clinical practice' Nurse Education in Practice 44, 102756-102756 , DOI
Chapters
2009 'Blood Pressure' in Glasper A; McEwing G; Richardson J Foundation Skills for Caring Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan 164-171
2009 'Oxygen therapy and suction' in Glasper A; McEwing G; Richardson J Foundation Skills for Caring Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan 370-382
2009 'Pulse Oximetry' in Glasper A; McEwing G; Richardson J Foundation Skills for Caring Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan 172-179