Mrs Sharon Jones
Profiles

Mrs Sharon Jones

Deputy Head of School

School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)

Qualifications


MSc Healthcare & Educational Practice; Learning and Teaching in Higher Education; PGCE;  BSc (Hons) Health Studies; Registered Nurse; Diploma Orthopaedic Nursing, EN(G)

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.

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

Research interests

Learning in Practice Environments

Key publications

Key publications are highlighted

Journals
Articles
Lawes R & Jones S 2020 'Student midwives’ perception of the growth assessment protocol (GAP): Preparation for clinical practice' Nurse Education in Practice 44, 102756-102756 , DOI
Chapters
Jones S 2009 'Blood Pressure' in Glasper A; McEwing G; Richardson J Foundation Skills for Caring Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan 164-171
Bloxham N, Jones S & McEwing G 2009 'Oxygen therapy and suction' in Glasper A; McEwing G; Richardson J Foundation Skills for Caring Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan 370-382
Jones S 2009 'Pulse Oximetry' in Glasper A; McEwing G; Richardson J Foundation Skills for Caring Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan 172-179