Dr. Sheila E. Rodgers (PhD, MSc by Research, BSc (Hons), RN)

Honorary Fellow, University of Edinburgh / Hon. Nurse Consultant in Critical Care, NHS Lothian

Biography

Background

I graduated in nursing from Leeds and later with a Master's degree in nursing research from Manchester and PhD from Edinburgh.  I have a broad range of clinical experience having worked as a Charge Nurse in Care of the Elderly, General Medicine and Haematology, and High Dependency Surgery before joining the University of Edinburgh. I continue my links with clinical practice through my role as Honorary Research Consultant Nurse in Critical Care with NHS Lothian. 

My main area of teaching is in research methods with particular expertise in quantitative methods as applied to Nursing Research and complex interventions. However I am involved with qualitative research and supervise PhD students across a broad range of methodologies. I teach open access Research Methods courses through the University of Edinburgh Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility. 

My current research is focused within critical care looking at the use of video diaries for family members of critical care patients. I act as an advisor to a study of delirium prevention interventions for older people who are having surgery. This work is based in Australia. I supervise studies of delirium in cardiothoracic surgery and of ERAS in hepatobiliary surgery. 

Qualifications

PhD, MSc by Research, BSc (Hons), RN

Responsibilities & affiliations

British Association of Critical Care Nurses

Royal College of Nursing

Acute Care Edinburgh

Undergraduate teaching

Hons option - Critical Care Nursing

Research Methods - year 2

Postgraduate teaching

Designing Research (MSc)

Conducting Research (MSc)

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes

Areas of interest for supervision

Delirium, Critical Care, Older people in acute care, Peri-operative Care,  Sleep in critical care, Organisation of Care, Research-based practice, Workforce, Quantitative approaches, Complex Interventions, Clinical Academic Careers.

Current PhD students supervised

Daisy Sandeman. Exploration of the incidence and patient experiences of delirium and PTSS in cardiac surgery patients.

Lyrics Noba. A Mixed Method Realist Evaluation of the Implementation of An Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Programme in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery

Past PhD students supervised

Hye Ri Choi (2021) Nurse’s, Physician’s and Family Member’s Experiences of Withholding or Withdrawing Life-sustaining Treatment Process in a South Korean Intensive Care Unit. The University of Edinburgh.

Azwa Binti Mohd Shamsuddin. (2020). Role of leadership in empowering nurses’ professional identity to achieve research utilization: a grounded theory study. The University of Edinburgh.

Lindy Hatfield. (2020). Comparing women Registered Nurses perceptions and experiences of Personal and Professional development (PPD) in South Africa and the United Kingdom. The University of Edinburgh.

Katie McGoohan. (2019). Exploration of the outcomes and experiences of people living with cognitive impairment and intracerebral haemorrhage: a mixed methods approach. The University of Edinburgh.

Corrienne  McCulloch. (2017). Critical Care Diaries: a qualitative study exploring the experiences and perspectives of patients, family members and nurses. The University of Edinburgh.

Alison Wood. (2017). Patients’ and Nursing Staff Perceptions and Experiences of Direct Patient Care: an ethnographic study in a haemodialysis unit. The University of Edinburgh.

Yuexian Tao (2014). Nursing students’ attitudes towards rural nursing practice. The University of Edinburgh.

Juan  Du. (2013). The unrecognized role : hospital-based nurses’ experiences of health promotion. Thesis (Ph.D.) University of Edinburgh.

Junhong Zhu. (2012). Towards an understanding of nurses leaving nursing practice in china: a qualitative exploration of nurses leaving nursing practice from recruitment to final exit. University of Edinburgh.

Part Supervised:

Hanadi Dakhilallah  (In progress) Using the Integrative Behavioral Model to explore the factors influencing nurse adherence towards personal protective equipment (PPE) in hospitals in, Saudi Arabia.

Lian Zhu (In progress) Experiences and perspectives of healthcare professionals and family members of visiting practice and policies in Chinese adult intensive care units.

Esra Sinary (In progress) Treatment-Seeking Decisions of Saudi Women Navigating Acute Coronary Syndrome Symptoms: A Qualitative Feminist Inquiry.

Xiaoyang Li. (In progress) Formal and informal care providers’ attitudes toward recommendations from the clinical practice guideline for dementia care: training needs assessment.

Emma Hughes. (2021). Fluctuating power in refugee health nursing: a focused ethnography of the Refugee Health Program in Victoria, Australia. The University of Edinburgh.

Lynn  Kilbride. (2006). An examination of the period between surgery and radiotherapy for patients with malignant glioma and their families. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.

Research summary

Research utilisation and evidence-based practice in the Health Services has been a long standing interest and was the subject of my doctoral work. I am particularly interested in the relationship between organisational culture (including management practices and leadership) and clinical practice and also about what impact evidence-based practice has on patient process and clinical outcomes.

I was the University lead for a project on Clinical Academic Research Careers (CARC) in Critical Care which was run jointly with NHS Lothian. A core theme of the CARC project was rehabilitation following intensive care. Research following on from this has focused on:

  • Postoperative delirium in high dependency patients
  • Experiences of men and their families living  with home ventilation
  • Postoperative delirium in older patients
  • Survivorship after critical care
  • Video Diaries for family members of critical care patients

Current research interests

My current research is focused within critical care looking at the use of video diaries for family members of critical care patients. I act as an advisor to a study of delirium prevention interventions for older people who are having surgery. This work is based in Australia. I supervise studies of delirium in cardiothoracic surgery and of ERAS in hepatobiliary surgery. 

Past research interests

Workforce issues including recruitment, retention, discrimination Impact of live interactive music on people living with advanced dementia Research utilisation

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