Lian Zhu

Thesis title: Visiting experiences and perceptions of nurses and family members in a Chinese adult intensive care unit: A focused ethnographic study

Research summary

Intensive care, patient- and family-centred care, focused ethnography 

Past project grants

Student Experience Grant, 2024, University of Edinburgh (Main applicant). Project: ‘Life is More Than Thesis’, valued at £2470

Conference details

The Stir-Up Nurse Research, University of Stirling, 15th June 2023. Oral presentation: Family members’ visiting experiences and perceptions in a Chinese adult ICU

The 42nd Annual International Nursing & Midwifery Research and Education Conference, 23rd February 2023, Dublin, Ireland. Poster presentation: Family members’ visiting experience and perceptions in a Chinese adult ICU: Being an outsider

The 6th European Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (Online), 18th November 2022. Oral presentation: Reflection on the recruitment of family members of critically ill patients to participant observation and interviews

Conference 2020 School of Health in Social Science, the University of Edinburgh (Online). Oral presentation: Methodological and ethical challenges doing focused ethnography in a Chinese adult ICU