On today’s episode a Consultant Nurse who specialises in frailty within the community, Lynn MacDiarmid joined me to share her journey in research, so far. She had so many top tips in this episode one of which I am going to try and use more in my life. Listen to see if lessons she learned will be helpful to you.

Top 3 Takeaways

1) What is research?

2) Is research missing from nursing culture?

3) Who are your champions in your research journey?

Bio: Lynn works as a Consultant Nurse in the Community Hospitals in Leicester and Leicestershire. She worked in Community Hospitals as Ward Sister (since 2008) and as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (since 2015). She is currently undertaking an ARC East Midlands Match-funded part-time PhD on “Older Peoples’ Experiences Following Admission to the Emergency Department with an Acute Illness and the Potential for Unrecognised Trauma and Stress: An Interpretivist Phenomenological Enquiry.” She is passionate about: Advanced Practice; Older People; Mental Health in Physical Health settings; Clinical Academic Careers in Nursing; Equality, Diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice. She is a Vice Chair (EDI) for the Chief Nursing Officer’s Shared Professional Decision-Making Council – Research. She was a founding member of this council in 2020 and is constantly inspired by nurses in research.

Find Lynn on social media:

X (Twitter): https://x.com/LynnMacD89

Read Lynn’s Research:

1) Developing a portfolio for advanced practitioners working with older people. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab030.32

2) How can care staff get involved in research? https://rcni.com/nursing-older-people/evidence-and-practice/practice-question/how-can-nurses-and-carers-get-involved-research-180366

3) Why is blood pressure important in a falls risk assessment? https://rcni.com/nursing-older-people/evidence-and-practice/practice-question/why-blood-pressure-important-a-falls-risk-assessment-189571

Lynn is reading:

Denzin, N.K. and Lincoln, Y.S. (Editors) (2018) The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research. 5th Edition Sage: Thousand Oaks, CA.

Find Dr Rosalynn Austin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/

X: https://x.com/RosalynnAustin

Experience the adventures Dr Rosalynn Austin takes while travelling by checking out her YouTube channel @stepbystepwalks

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