Tonks Fawcett is a Professor of Student Learning in Nursing Studies at the University of Edinburgh[1][2] and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research focuses on mainly around clinical support of learner nurses and clinical decision making.

Early life and education edit

Fawcett graduated with a BSc Social Science from the City University London in 1974 and completed her nursing degree programme at St Bartholomew's Hospital. She went on to complete a MSc in Nursing Education from the University of Edinburgh in 1984 and has had a long career in nurse education.

Career edit

Fawcett's clinical career ranged from surgical nursing to the hospital/community interface of general practice. Hence, her research includes cancer care and survivorship[3] and also explores a range of interventions that could improve pain management.[4][5] Currently her research focus is on the role of the biosciences in nurse education[6] and the student nurse knowledge and skills required for care home nursing.[7] Peer assisted learning is another area of pedagogical research that she examines to support students to learn when working in interdisciplinary practice in healthcare.[8] She has also spent time in Malawi supporting nursing education in Africa, particularly examining how undergraduate nursing students learn in low-resource hospital and other clinical settings.[9][10]

Fawcett has published widely as co-editor of the first three editions of the major nursing textbook Nursing Practice: Hospital and Home - The Adult[11] and co-author of Altschul's Psychology for Nurses.[12] She also is a co-author of Pathophysiology, Homeostasis and Nursing[13] and co-editor of Perspectives on Cancer Care.[14]

Fawcett is a friend of J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series and her name has been used for characters in the books such as Nymphadora Tonks and S. Fawcett who appears in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.[15]

References edit

  1. ^ McKimm, Joyce (28 July 2016). "Short interview with Tonks Fawcett". rcni.com. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  2. ^ "Tonks Fawcett - Edinburgh Research Explorer". www.research.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  3. ^ Msiska, G., P. Smith, T. Fawcett, and B. Nyasulu. (2014). "Emotional Labour and Compassionate Care: What's the Relationship?" (PDF). Nurse Education Today. 34 (9): 1246–1252. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2014.03.002. hdl:20.500.11820/c4a5e353-5797-44ed-97f2-5207a6039455. PMID 24721138.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Everingham, K., Fawcett, T., & Walsh, T. (2014). "Targeting'sedation: the lived experience of the intensive care nurse" (PDF). Journal of Clinical Nursing. 23 (5–6): 694–703. doi:10.1111/jocn.12058. hdl:20.500.11820/cf6f4e33-a082-4f8e-8720-7023332f79cf. PMID 23336366.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Stephens, C., & Fawcett, T. N. (2007). "Nitric oxide and nursing: a review". Journal of Clinical Nursing. 16 (1): 67–76. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01527.x. PMID 17181668.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Jensen, K. T., Knutstad, U., & Fawcett, T. N. (2018). "The challenge of the biosciences in nurse education: A literature review" (PDF). Journal of Clinical Nursing. 27 (9–10): 1793–1802. doi:10.1111/jocn.14358. hdl:20.500.11820/9156ce92-f8b5-423e-8e3a-7702d88b0184. PMID 29575462. S2CID 4359442.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Crawshaw, A., Marshall, J., Bartolo, D. C., Duthie, G. S., Fawcett, T. N., Smith, G., & Williams, C. (2009). "Evaluating gravity versus pump irrigation for bowel dysfunction". Gastrointestinal Nursing. 7 (7): 34–42. doi:10.12968/gasn.2009.7.7.44267.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Saunders, C., Smith, A., Watson, H., Nimmo, A., Morrison, M., Fawcett, T., ... & Ross, M. (2012). "The experience of interdisciplinary peer‐assisted learning (PAL)". The Clinical Teacher. 9 (6): 398–402. doi:10.1111/j.1743-498X.2012.00568.x. PMID 23167884. S2CID 33229899.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Msiska, G., Smith, P., & Fawcett, T. (2014). "Emotive responses to ethical challenges in caring: A Malawian perspective". Nursing Ethics. 21 (1): 97–107. doi:10.1177/0969733013487191. hdl:20.500.11820/b98bbb90-19b5-465f-8da1-5b5f6bdb57c7. PMID 23702891. S2CID 23555014.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Msiska, G., Smith, P., & Fawcett, T. (2014). "The "lifeworld" of Malawian undergraduate student nurses: The challenge of learning in resource poor clinical settings". International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences. 1: 35–42. doi:10.1016/j.ijans.2014.06.003. hdl:20.500.11820/afac5814-903e-4365-a4e7-bf4534acb456.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Alexander, M. F., Fawcett,T. N., Runciman, P. J. (2006). Nursing Practice: Hospital and Home -- The Adult. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0443074577.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Sinclair, H., Fawcett, T.N. (1991). Altschul's Psychology for Nurses. Bailliere Tindall. ISBN 0702014559.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Watson, R., & Fawcett, T. N. (2003). Pathophysiology, Homeostasis and Nursing (Routledge Essentials for Nurses). Routledge. ISBN 0415275504.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Fawcett, T. N., & McQueen, A. (2011). Perspectives on Cancer Care. Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 978-1444329322.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ The Tab, Edinburgh (2014). "Meet the Edinburgh Nursing lecturer who was turned into a Harry Potter character". The Edinburgh Tab. Retrieved May 28, 2019.

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