Biography
Professional Qualifications
Registered General Nurse (RGN), Connolly Memorial Hospital, Dublin
Registered Nurse in Intellectual Disability (RNID), St Vincent's Centre, Lisnagry
Qualified Instructor in Manual Handling and Client Lifting Techniques
Profile
Currently, I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nursing & Midwifery. In January 2012, I was appointed as Head of the Department of Nursing and Midwifery. I led a department of 36 staff 26 of which are academic posts. My tenure was completed in June 2017.
Within my nursing career I have been involved in both clinical nursing practice and nursing management. My teaching career commenced in 1992, where I taught in the School Of Nursing in St Vincents, Lisnagry. In 2000, I became a faculty member of the Department of Nursing and Midwifery in the University of Limerick. I have been a Course Director for the Higher Diploma in Midwifery, the BNS and the BSc (Intellectual Disability) programmes from 2000 until 2006.
Nominated four times for an excellence in teaching award, in the University of Limerick.
Awarded the Dr Ledwith Gold medal for the highest academic achievements in nursing registration exams.
Research Interests
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome/ toxic epidermal necrolysis
- Psychological care of patients
- Self-Esteem and Coping Strategies
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Teaching Interests
I have been nominated and shortlisted on four occasions for an excellence in teaching award in the University of Limerick. I have an average teacher effectiveness score of 4.9/5. I have consistently scored well above average on all teaching and learning evaluations.
Professional Activities
Employment
- 2012 University of Limerick - Head of Department
- 2000 University of Limerick - Lecturer/ Course Director
- 1992 Daughterrs of Charity - Nurse Tutor
- 1991 Daughters of Charity - Clinical Nurse Manager
- 1990 Eastern Health Board - Staff Nurse
- 1989 Eastern Health Board - Student Nurse (General)
- 1984 Daughters of Charity - Staff Nurse
- 1981 Daughters of Charity - Student Nurse (Intellectual Disability)
Education
- 2011 Mary Immaculate College - PhD
- 1999 University of Limerick - M.A.
- 1996 University College Cork - BSc (Nursing)
- 1995 University College Cork - Diploma in Professional Studies
- 1993 University College Cork - Certificate
Award
- 1984 - Dr Ledwith Gold Medal
Association
- Chair, IUA (Heads of Nursing and Midwifery Departments)
- Member, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
Consultancy
- Dundalk Institiute of Technology -
From 2005 to 2008 I was an External Examiner in Dundalk Institute of Technology for
taught postgraduate nursing programmes.
In September 2015, I was reappointed as an external examiner in Dundalk Institute of Technology for the BSc Nursing (Intellectual Disability).
Publications
Book
'Bridging healthcare education and technology solution development through experiential innovation
Carroll, N., Richardson, I., Moloney, M. and O'Reilly, P.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12553-017-0209-z
Conference Contribution
167th IGS Annual & Scientific Meeting
O'Reilly, P., Meskell, P., Doody, O., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J., Dore, L., Barry, L., Fahy, A., Graham, M., Murphy, J., O'Keeffe, J., O'Brien, B., Tuohy, D., Coffey, A.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afz103.90
Person centred health care: Lessons from research, practice, policy and patients for health service delivery
Coffey A., Murphy J., Meskell P., O'Reilly P., Kiely M., O'Keefe J., Tuohy D., Graham M.M., Fahy A., Doody O., O'Brien B., Barry L., O'Doherty J.
Person centred health care: Lessons from research, practice, policy and patients for health service delivery
Coffey A., Murphy J., Meskell P., O'Reilly P., Kiely M., O'Keefe J., Tuohy D., Graham M.M., Fahy A., Doody O., O'Brien B., Barry L., O'Doherty J.
67th Annual Scientific Meeting Irish Gerontological Society
O'Reilly, P., Meskell, P., Doody, O., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J., Dore, L., Barry, L., Fahy, A., Graham, M., Murphy, J., O'Keeffe, J., O'Brien, B., Tuohy, D., Coffey, A.
Person centred health care: Lessons from research, practice, policy and patients for health service delivery
Coffey A., Murphy J., Meskell P., O'Reilly P., Kiely M., O'Keefe J., Tuohy D., Graham M.M., Fahy A., Doody O., O'Brien B., Barry L., O'Doherty J.
67th IGS Annual & Scientific Meeting
Coffey, A., O'Reilly, P., Meskell, P., Tuohy, D., O'Brien, B., Murphy, J., Doody, O., Graham, M., Fahy, A., Barry, L., O'Keeffe, J., Kiely, M., O Doherty, J
11th Annual Conference of the All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association
O'Reilly, P., O'Brien, B., Graham, M., Murphy, J., Barry, L., Doody, O., Fahy, A., Hoey, C., Kiely, M., Lang, D., Meskell, P., O'Doherty, J., O'Keefe, J., Tuohy, D., Coffey, A.
67th IGS Annual & Scientific Meeting 2019
Coffey, A., O'Reilly, P., Meskell, P., Tuohy, D., O'Brien, B., Murphy, J., Doody, O., Graham, M., Fahy, A., Barry, L., O'Keeffe, J., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J.
11th Annual Conference of the All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association (AIGNA)
Meskell, P., Doody., O., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J., Dore, L., Barry, L., Fahy, A., Graham, M., Murphy, J., O'Keeffe, O'Brien, B., O'Reilly, P., Tuohy, D., B., Coffey, A
67th Annual and Scientific Meeting of the Irish Gerontological Society, Innovation, Advances and Excellence in Ageing
O'Reilly, P., Meskell, P., Doody, O., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J., Dore, L., Barry, L., Fahy, A., Graham, M., Murphy, J., O'Keeffe, J., O'Brien, B., Tuohy, D., Coffey, A.
All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association, (AIGNA) 11 th Annual Conference, Integration and Communication: Reaching out to Older Persons and Their Families
O'Reilly, P., O'Brien, B., Graham, M., Murphy, J., Barry, L., Doody, O., Fahy, A., Hoey, C., Kiely, M., Lang, D., Meskell, P., O'Doherty, J., O'Keefe, J., Tuohy, D., Coffey, A.
11th Annual Conference of the All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association
O'Reilly, P., O'Brien, B., Graham, M., Murphy, J., Barry, L., Doody, O., Fahy, A., Hoey, C., Kiely, M., Lang, D., Meskell, P., O'Doherty, J., O'Keefe, J., Tuohy, D., Coffey, A
67th Annual and Scientific Meeting of the Irish Gerontological Society, Innovation, Advances and Excellence in Ageing
Coffey, A., O'Reilly, P., Meskell, P., Tuohy, D., O'Brien, B., Murphy, J., Doody, O., Graham, M., Fahy, A., Barry, L., O'Keeffe, J., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J.
11th Annual Conference of the All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association (AIGNA)
Meskell, P., Doody., O., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J., Dore, L., Barry, L., Fahy, A., Graham, M., Murphy, J., O'Keeffe, O'Brien, B., O'Reilly, P., Tuohy, D., B., Coffey, A.
Self-Esteem and Coping Processes of University Students - A Mixed Method Approach
O'Reilly, P., Lyons, C.W., Breen, J
Conference Publication
67th IGS Annual & Scientific Meeting
Coffey, A., O'Reilly, P., Meskell, P., Tuohy, D., O'Brien, B., Murphy, J., Doody, O., Graham, M., Fahy, A., Barry, L., O'Keeffe, J., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afz103.106
AIGNA 11th Annual Conference
O'Reilly, P., O'Brien, B. Graham, M. Murphy, J, Barry, L., Doody, O., Fahy, A., Hoey, C., Kiely, M., Lang., Meskell, P., O'Doherty, J., Tuohy, D., O'Keeffe, J., Coffey, A.
67th IGS Annual & Scientific Meeting 2019
O'Reilly, P., Meskell, P., Doody., O., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J., Dore, L., Barry, L., Fahy, A., Graham, M., Murphy, J., O'Keeffe, O'Brien, B., Tuohy, D., B., Coffey, A.
DOI: https://www.irishgerontology.com/sites/default/files/basic_page_pdf/IGS%202019%20Programme%20Book%2019%20Sept.pdf
45th Annual Conference of the Society of Academic Primary Care
O'Reilly, P., Lee, S.H., O'Sullivan, M., Cullen, W., Kennedy, C., and MacFarlane, A
35th International Nursing and Midwifery Research and Education Conference, RCSI: Dublin
Hegarty J., Fealy G.M., Casey, M., Brady, A.M., Kennedy, C., McNamara, M., and O'Reilly, P
35th International Nursing and Midwifery Research and Education Conference, RCSI: Dublin
Casey, M., Hegarty J., Fealy G.M., Brady, A.M., Kennedy, C., McNamara, M., and O'Reilly, P
2nd HSE West- Midwest Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference: Limerick
Newman, D., O'Reilly, P., Lee, S.H., and Kennedy, C
2nd HSE West- Midwest Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference: Limerick
O'Reilly, P., Lee, S.H., O'Sullivan, M., Cullen, W., Kennedy, C., and MacFarlane, A
15th Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College Dublin: Dublin
O'Reilly, P., Lyons, C.W., and Breen, J.
6th Mixed Method International Conference, John Hopkins University, School of Public Health, Baltimore: USA
O'Reilly, P., Lyons, C.W., and Breen, J.
2nd International Nursing and Midwifery Conference, NUIG
O'Reilly, P., Lyons, C.W and Breen, J.
Educational Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference
O'Reilly, P., Lyons, C.W and Breen, J.
15th International Reflective Practice Conference - COMHRA, University of Limerick
O'Reilly, P., Lyons, C.W and Breen, J
QUB/UCD Inaugural All Ireland Conference for Doctoral Researchers in Education
O'Reilly, P., Lyons, C.W and Breen, J.
Other Journal
Generating insights into what matters to emergency nurses and family members when caring for older people with dementia: How to use generativity as a principle of Appreciative Inquiry.
Watkins, S., Dewar, B., Graham, M., Murphy, F., Kennedy, C. & O'Reilly, P
International Practice Development Journal
Challenges in accessing and interviewing participants with severe mental illness
Newman D.;O'Reilly P.;Lee S.;Kennedy C.
Nurse researcher
DOI: 10.7748/nr.2017.e1443
Bridging healthcare education and technology solution development through experimental innovation'
Carroll, N., Richardson, I., Maloney, M., O'Reilly, P.
Health Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12553-017-0209-z
Other Publication
Integrative review; identifying the evidence base for policymaking and analysis in health care
Kennedy C.;O’Reilly P.;O’Connell R.;O’Leary D.;Fealy G.;Hegarty J.;Brady A.;Nicholson E.;McNamara M.;Casey M.
Journal of advanced nursing
DOI: 10.1111/jan.14121
Bridging healthcare education and technology solution development through experimental innovation. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin (NIHS)
Carroll, N., Richardson, I., Moloney, M., O'Reilly, P.
The psychological impact of Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) or Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) on an adult's well-being: protocol for an integrative literature review.
O'Reilly, P, Kennedy, C, Coffey, A, Delaunois, I, Dore, L, Howard, S, Meskell, P, Ramsay, B, Scanlon, C, Wilson, D.M, Ryan, S
Assessing the facilitators and barriers of interdisciplinary team working in primary care using normalisation process theory: protocol for an integrative review
Pauline O'Reilly, Siew Hwa Lee, Madeleine O'Sullivan, Walter Cullen, Catriona Kennedy, Anne MacFarlane
Peer Reviewed Journal
Patients', family members' and healthcare practitioners' experiences of Stevens Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: a qualitative descriptive study using emotional touchpoints
O'Reilly P.;Whelan B.;Ramsay B.;Kennedy C.;Meskell P.;Coffey A.;Wilson D.M.;Fortune D.G.;Ryan S.
Journal Of The European Academy Of Dermatology And Venereology
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16958
The psychological impact of Stevens¿Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis on patients¿ lives: a Critically Appraised Topic
O'Reilly P.;Kennedy C.;Meskell P.;Coffey A.;Delaunois I.;Dore L.;Howard S.;Ramsay B.;Scanlon C.;Wilson D.;Whelan B.;Ryan S.
British Journal Of Dermatology
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18746
Identifying contemporary early retirement factors and strategies to encourage and enable longer working lives: A scoping review
Wilson D.M.;Errasti-Ibarrondo B.;Low G.;O'Reilly P.;Murphy F.;Fahy A.;Murphy J.
International Journal Of Older People Nursing
DOI: 10.1111/opn.12313
Developing a new health-related policy analysis tool: An action research cooperative inquiry approach
Casey M.;Rohde D.;Brady A.;Fealy G.;Hegarty J.;Kennedy C.;McNamara M.;Nicholson E.;O'Connell R.;O'Connor L.;O'Leary D.;O'Reilly P.;Stokes D.
Journal of nursing management
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12804
Identifying the evidence base for policymaking and analysis in health care: an integrative review
Kennedy, C., O'Reilly, P., O'Connell, R., O'Leary, D., Fealy, G., Hegarty, J., Brady, A., Nicholson, E., McNamara, M. and Casey, M.
Journal of advanced nursing
Key stakeholders' perspectives on the development of a national transfer document, for older persons, when transferring between the residential and acute care settings: A qualitative descriptive study
O'Reilly P.;O'Brien B.;Graham M.;Murphy J.;Barry L.;Doody O.;Fahy A.;Hoey C.;Kiely M.;Lang D.;Meskell P.;O'Doherty J.;O'Keefe J.;Tuohy D.;Coffey A.
International Journal Of Older People Nursing
DOI: 10.1111/opn.12254
'Discursive constructions of professional identity in policy and regulatory discourse'
Fealy, G, Hegarty, J, McNamara, M, Casey, M, O'Leary, D, Kennedy, C, O'Reilly, P, O'Connell, R, Brady, A, & Nicholson, E
Journal Of Advanced Nursing
DOI: 10.1111/jan.13723
Assessing the facilitators and barriers of interdisciplinary team working in primary care using normalisation process theory: An integrative review
O'Reilly, P,Lee, SH,O'Sullivan, M,Cullen, W,Kennedy, C,MacFarlane, A
Plos One
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177026
Nurses', midwives' and key stakeholders' experiences and perceptions on requirements to demonstrate the maintenance of professional competence
Casey, M,Cooney, A,O'Connell, R,Hegarty, JM,Brady, AM,O'Reilly, P,Kennedy, C,Heffernan, E,Fealy, G,McNamara, M,O'Connor, L
Journal of advanced nursing
DOI: 10.1111/jan.13171
Challenges in accessing and interviewing participants with severe mental illness
Newman, D,O'Reilly, P,Lee, SH,Kennedy, C
Nurse researcher
DOI: 10.7748/nr.2017.e1443
Exploring the attitudes, knowledge and beliefs of nurses and midwives of the healthcare needs of the LGBTQ population: An integrative review
Stewart, K,O'Reilly, P
Nurse education today
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2017.04.008
Am I covered?': an analysis of a national enquiry database on scope of practice
Brady, AM,Fealy, G,Casey, M,Hegarty, J,Kennedy, C,McNamara, M,O'Reilly, P,Prizeman, G,Rohde, D
Journal of advanced nursing
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12711
Facilitators and barriers in expanding scope of practice: findings from a national survey of Irish nurses and midwives
Fealy, GM,Rohde, D,Casey, M,Brady, AM,Hegarty, J,Kennedy, C,McNamara, M,O'Reilly, P,Prizeman, G
Journal of clinical nursing
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12980
Comparative analysis of nursing and midwifery regulatory and professional bodies' scope of practice and associated decision-making frameworks: a discussion paper
Kennedy, C,O'Reilly, P,Fealy, G,Casey, M,Brady, AM,McNamara, M,Prizeman, G,Rohde, D,Hegarty, J
Journal of advanced nursing
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12660
Mental health service users' experiences of mental health care: an integrative literature review
Newman, D,O'Reilly, P,Lee, SH,Kennedy, C
Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12202
Scope of practice decision making: findings from a national survey of Irish nurses and midwives
Fealy, G,Casey, M,Rohde, D,Brady, AM,Hegarty, J,Kennedy, C,McNamara, M,O'Reilly, P,Prizeman, G
Journal of clinical nursing
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12896
Nurses', midwives' and key stakeholders' experiences and perceptions of a scope of nursing and midwifery practice framework
Casey, M,Fealy, G,Kennedy, C,Hegarty, J,Prizeman, G,McNamara, M,O'Reilly, P,Brady, AM,Rohde, D
Journal of advanced nursing
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12603
Published Report
The development of a national transfer document for use when an older person is being transferred from residential to acute settings
Coffey, A., O'Reilly, P., Meskell, P., Tuohy, D., O'Brien, B., Murphy, J., Doody, O., Graham, M., Fahy, A., Barry, L., O'Keeffe, J., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J., Hoey, C. and Lang, D.
The development of a national transfer document for use when an older person is being transferred from residential and acute settings
Coffey, A., O'Reilly, P., Meskell, P., Tuohy, D., O'Brien, B., Murphy, J., Doody, O., Graham, M., Fahy, A., Barry, L., O'Keeffe, J., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J., Hoey, C. and Lang, D
Evaluation of The Alzheimers Society of Ireland Dementia Adviser Service
Coffey, A., Cornally, N., Hegarty, J., O'Caoimh, R., O'Reilly, P., O'Loughlin, C., Drennan, J., Clarke, C., Hartigan. I
DOI: https://www.lenus.ie/handle/10147/623818
Consultation and Analysis for Guidance Projects Emanating from the Review of the Scope of Practice, Framework, Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics and the Review of Undergraduate Degree Programmes.
Casey M., Brady AM., Fealy G., Hegarty J., Kennedy C., McNamara M., Nicholson E., O'Connell R., O'Connor L., O'Leary D., O'Reilly P., Rhode D and Stokes D.
Consultation and analysis for the development of a Scheme(s) to demonstrate Maintenance of Professional Competence for Nurses and Midwives
Hegarty, J., Cooney, A., O' Connell, R., Brady, A.M., Fealy, G., Heffernan, E., Kennedy, C., McNamara, M., O'Reilly, P., O' Connor, L., O' Leary D., Ryan, K., O'Mahony, A., & Casey, M.
National Review of the Scope of Nursing and Midwifery Practice Framework. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
Fealy GM, Casey M, Brady AM, Hegarty J, Kennedy C, McNamara M, O'Reilly P, Prizeman G, Rohde D