Eimear Burke

The Lifestyle Behaviours and Exercise Beliefs of Undergraduate Student Nurses: A Descriptive Study.

Purpose – Only limited published research is available exploring the lifestyle practices of student nurses. The purpose of this paper is to explore the lifestyle behaviours and exercise beliefs of Irish student nurses.Design/methodology/approach – A descriptive survey design was used. First‐year and third‐year undergraduate student nurses (n=182) studying at one Irish university participated. Data were collected by administering self‐report questionnaires.Findings – A total of 20 per cent of the students smoked, 95 per cent consumed alcohol and 19 per cent of the females reported that they exceeded the recommended weekly safe level for alcohol consumption. In total, 73 per cent of the students reported exercising two to five times per week, and walking was the most popular exercise undertaken. The male students reported significantly higher fitness levels and exercised more on a weekly basis than the females. The students identified a range of benefits of and barriers to exercising.Research limitations/im...

Exploring academic staff perceptions and experiences in the development and delivery of an undergraduate inter-professional pilot simulation.

Publication Information Summerville, Sarah , Casey, Dympna , McCarthy, Bernard , Hills, Caroline , Carroll, Clare , Costello, Maria , Hunter, Andrew, Burke, Eimear, Kennedy, Kieran, Power, Martin, Byrne, Dara, Donlon, Kate, Hanley, Marion, Ní Chianáin, Linda (2017). Exploring academic staff perceptions and experiences in the development and delivery of an undergraduate inter-professional pilot simulation. Paper presented at the 11th Annual Simulation in Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Conference, Simulation Technologies and Education Strategies, Human Patient Simulation Network (HPSN), Nottingham, United Kingdom, 21 -22 June.