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Dr. Louise Bennett is a Lecturer in the Department of Nursing and Health Care and course leader of the Certificate in Pre-admission Nursing program. She has a research background in epilepsy healthcare, and a clinical background in perioperative nursing.
Louise trained as a general nurse at St James’s Hospital, Dublin and qualified in 1996. She has a wide range of clinical experience and has held a number of clinical positions in acute general settings both nationally and internationally. She specialised in perioperative nursing at St James’s Hospital, Dublin.
Whilst undertaking her PhD at Waterford Institute of Technology she took up a full time position in 2014 as a Lecturer in the Department of Nursing and Healthcare at WIT. She was awarded a PhD by research from WIT in 2019 with a thesis entitled ‘Empowerment in Epilepsy Services: A Soft Systems’ Study Referenced to Critical Social Theory and a Specialist Service in Ireland.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
02 Jan 2013 → 01 May 2019
Award Date: 02 Nov 2019
Postgraduate Diploma, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Award Date: 01 Jan 2012
Postgraduate Diploma, Trinity College Dublin
Award Date: 01 Sep 2011
Masters Degree, Trinity College Dublin
01 Sep 2008 → 29 May 2010
Award Date: 01 Oct 2010
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Exploring user empowerment and service improvement within an Irish epilepsy service using Checkland's ‘Soft Systems’ approach
Bennett, L., Bergin, M. & Wells, J. S. G., May 2021, In: Journal of Nursing Management. 29, 4, p. 844-854 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring dimensions of empowerment from the patients’ perspective in one specialist service in Ireland.
Bennett, L., Bergin, M. & Wells, J., 2020, In: Journal of Patient Experience.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring user empowerment and service improvement within an Irish epilepsy service using Checkland's 'Soft Systems' approach
Bennett, L., Bergin, M. & Wells, J., 2020, In: Journal of Nursing Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Empowerment in Epilepsy Services: A ‘Soft Systems’ study referenced to Critical Social Theory and a Specialist Epilepsy Service in Ireland
Bennett, L., 2019, (Submitted) 515 p.Research output: Types of Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
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People with Epilepsy and Irish Mental Health Care Provision,
Bennett, L., Bergin, M., Mc Carthy, M. & Wells, J., 2017, 25th International Conference on Health Promoting Hospitals and Health Services, Vienna, Austria, 12-14th April..Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Waterford Institute of Technology (Organisational unit)
Louise Bennett (Member)
01 Sep 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Journal of Patient Experience (Journal)
Louise Bennett (Reviewer)
2019 → 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Journal of Research in Nursing (Journal)
Louise Bennett (Reviewer)
2019 → 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work