Swansea University is the largest provider of pre-registration nurse education in Wales. We are very successful and are listed second in the UK for nursing in the Guardian University Guide (2019). In 2019 Swansea University won the Nurse Education Provider of the Year (Pre-registration) title in the Student Nursing Times Awards.  

Our lecturers deliver evidence-based nurse education in an up-to-date and lively way. Many of them write textbooks which are used as key texts in the courses we offer.  

As well as being experts in their subject areas, they are also expert in pedagogy and most are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy. To support their teaching, a range of pedagogical research is carried out in the University. This research is presented at conferences and published in journals.

Journal Articles
  • Duffy, L., (2019) Using competency assessment tools to enhance student learning. Nursing Times. Volume 115(1), January 2019, p 50-53, ISSN: 0954-7762
  • Duffy, L (2019) Using ANTT® DOPS (Direct Observation of Procedural Skills) competency evaluation tool, a guide for nurse assessors and nursing students. Nursing Times. https://www.nursingtimes.net/roles/nurse-educators/using-competency-assessment-tools-to-enhance-student-learning/7027125.article
  • Terry, J., Davies, A., Williams, C., Tait, S. and Condon, L., (2019). Improving the digital literacy competence of nursing and midwifery students: A qualitative study of the experiences of NICE student champions. Nurse education in practice, 34, pp.192-198.
  • Thomas J.  (2018) Accessing and developing a clinical minor illness module.  Practice Nursing.  29 (10) 489 – 492
  • Thomas J. & Paynter (2018) Assessment and management of common MSK injuries. Practice Nursing.  29 (11) 521 – 525
  • Terry,, & the Swansea University Service user and carer involvement group for Health programmes (2018) Meaningful service user involvement. In K.M. Wright, M. McKeown, Essentials of Mental health nursing. London: Sage.
  • Mansel, B., & Bradley-Adams, K. (2017). ‘I AM A STAR’: a mnemonic for undertaking a mental state examination. Mental Health Practice, 21 (1), 21-26. doi: 10.7748/mhp.2017.e1214.
  • Dowle, R. (2017) Every opportunity to succeed. Nursing Times (
  • A.J., (2016). Rhoi a Derbyn Gofal yn y Gymraeg. Retrieved from https://llyfrgell.porth.ac.uk/View.aspx?id=1098~4s~tat8zFqn
  • Morgan L.D., & Spargo, D. (2017). School nurses' perception of undergraduate children's nursing safeguarding education. British Journal of School Nursing12 (5), 226-233. doi: 10.12968/bjsn.2017.12.5.226
  • Hughes A & Condon L (2016) Street-level bureaucracy and policy implementation in community public health nursing: a qualitative study of the experiences of student and novice health visitors. Primary Health Care Research and Development doi: 10.1017/S1463423616000220
  • Condon, L., Murray, J. and Messer, S. (2015) Can breastfeeding support be taught online? An evaluation of a training package for student health visitors. Journal of Health Visiting, 3(2), pp.100-106.
  • Hinkin, J. and Cutter, J. (2014) How do university education and clinical experience influence pre-registration nursing students' infection control practice? A descriptive, cross sectional survey, Nurse Education Today, 34(2), 196-201.
  • Huggins, R., Mansel, B., Tait, S., Bradley-Adams, K. (2019). Role play simulation in nurse education: applying the ‘I AM A STAR’ mnemonic.

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