Ms Claire Welford RGN, DIP N.S, BNS-HONS, M.Sc.
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Biography:
| Trained and qualified as an RGN from NUIG. Then went on to work in the community providing care to older people & palliative patients. Then went to work in acute services from there I took up a course director post in Croom in Co.Limerick, this was followed by an assistant director post for a long-stay care of the older person unit which then lead to my current position as Clinical Link Facilitator - Gerontology which is a joint appointment with the NMPDU & NUIG. |
Research Interests
| Person-Centred Care in long-stay care of the older person. |
Book Chapters
| Welford, C.,Larkin, A. (2012) 'Case Studies for Gerontological Nursing Chapter 27: Neuro/cognitive changes' In: USA: Wiley and Sons Publishing Company. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Welford, C. (2002) 'Leadership in nursing'. Irish Nurse, 4 (8):29-31. [Details] |
| Welford, C. (2002) 'Matching theory to practice'. Journal of Nursing Management, 9 (4):7-11. [Details] |
| Welford, C. (2006) 'Change management and quality'. Journal of Nursing Management, 13 (5):23-25. [Details] |
| Welford, C. (2006) 'Care Planning in Long-Stay Care of the Older Person Irish and Scottish Nurse'. . [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Welford, C. (2006) 'Assessment of the older person in the community'. Journal of the Irish Practice Nurses Association, 8 (9):8-11. [Details] |
| Welford, C. (2006) 'Rhetoric is not enough Journal of Nursing Older People'. 18 (11):24-25. [Details] |
| Welford, C. (2007) 'The Health Service Executive Transformation Irish and Scottish Nurse'. . [Details] |
| Welford, C. (2007) 'The Transformation of Care in the Republic of Ireland'. Journal of Nursing Management, 14 (4). [Details] |
| Welford, C.,Meagher, C. (2007) 'Reflective Practice and Practice Development: Making the Link Journal of the Irish Practice Nurses Association'. 9 (2). [Details] |
| Welford, C. (2007) 'Preparing undergraduates for practice placements in Gerontological nursing'. Journal of Nursing Older People, 19 (9):33-36. [Details] |
| Welford, C.,Noone, P. (2008) 'Get Busy Living'. Journal of Nursing in the Community, . [Details] |
| Welford, C.,Murphy,K.,Casey, D.,Wallace, M. (2010) 'A Concept Analysis of Autonomy for Older People in Residential Care Journal of Clinical Nursing'. 19 :1226-1235. [DOI] [Details] |
| Welford, C.,Rodgers, V.,Frauenlob, T. (2011) 'Autonomy for Older People: An International Issue Literature Overview'. International Journal of Older People Nursing, . [Details] |
| Welford, C.,Rodgers, V.,Frauenlob, T. (2011) 'Autonomy for Older People: An International Issue Application to Practice'. International Journal of Older People Nursing, . [Details] |
| Welford, C.,Murphy,K.,Casey, D. (2011) 'Demystifying Nursing Research Terminology: Part 2 Nurse Researcher'. Nurse Researcher, 19 (1). [Details] |
| Welford, C.,Murphy,K.,Casey, D. (2011) 'Demystifying Nursing Research Terminology: Part 1'. Nurse Researcher, . [Details] |
| Welford, C.,Ni Thuathail, A. (2011) 'Pain Assessment Tools for Older People with Cognitive Impairment Nursing Standard'. . [Details] |
| Murphy, K, welford k (2012) 'Agenda for the future: overcoming barriers to enhancing autonomy for older people in residential care'. International Journal Of Older People Nursing, . [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Welford, C.,Murphy,K.,Casey, D.,Wallace, M. (2011) Designing data collection tools from a concept analysis. Paper 3rd International Nursing and Midwifery Conference Building and Promoting Excellence in Practice. School of Nursing & Midwifery. NUIG [Details] |
Conference Paper
| Welford, C.,Murphy,K.,Casey, D.,Wallace, M. (2009) “A concept analysis of autonomy for older people in residential care”. 2nd. International Nursing and Midwifery Conference. School of Nursing National University of Ireland, Galway. Building and Promoting Excellence in Practice. Conference Paper [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Welford, C. (2009) “Concept Analysis - A Precursor to Case Study. 10th European Doctoral Conference in Nursing Science, Graz, Austria. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Bailey, C.,Welford, C. (2010) Deliberative and Participatory Democracy in the UK and Ireland Conference. Glasgow Caledonian University: Conference Paper [Details] |
Conference Poster
| Welford, C. (2006) Sharing Best Practice Conference, HSE West “Joint Appointments: The Way Forward”. Conference Poster [Details] |
| Welford, C. (2006) “Essence of Care”. Sharing Best Practice Conference, HSE West. Conference Poster [Details] |
| Welford, C. (2007) “The Social Model of Care Planning in Long-Stay Care for Older People”. Sharing Best Practice Conference, HSE West. Conference Poster [Details] |
| Welford, C. (2007) “Transforming District Hospitals”. Royal College of Surgeons Ireland International Conference. Conference Poster [Details] |
| Welford, C. (2009) “A Concept Analysis of Residential Autonomy”. Planning Together: Policies and Participation in Ageing Societies International Research Conference. A joint conference organised by the Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP), Queen’s University Belfast and the Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre (SPARC), School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin. Conference Poster [Details] |
| Welford, C.,Bailey, C.,Barnes, M. (2009) “Who Cares for Older Citizens in the West of Ireland?”. The Campus Engage International Conference. Higher Education and Civic Engagement Partnerships: Create, Challenge, Change. Conference Poster [Details] |