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Ms Liz Kingston

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Research Interests

Research interests include:
Hand Hygiene
Infection Prevention and Control
Clinical Skills Teaching and Assessment
Technology Enhanced Learning

Project Title Role Period Funding SourceAmount Hand hygiene: exploring professional practice through a comparativestudy of awareness and attitudes among healthcare students’.Lead Applicant 2015-2018Infection Prevention Society UK€4,200 approx.The design, development and evaluation of a virtual gaming tool forhealthcare students. Project Leader 2011-2012Quality Unit University of Limerick €18,000The Principles of Infection Prevention and Control; the development ofreusable learning resources. Project Leader 2010-2011National Digital Learning Resources (NDLR)€17,040

Professional Activities

Education

  • 2017 Unversity of Limerick - PhD
  • 2009 University College Dublin - Grad Cert
  • 2003 Dublin City University - MSc.
  • 1999 University College Dublin - BSc

Award

  • 2010 - NDLR Project
  • 2010 - UL Role Model
  • 2008 - 1st Class Honours Grad Cert Education
  • 2002 - 1st Class Honours in MSc Degree at DCU
  • 1999 - 2nd class honours Bachelor Nursing Studies
  • 1999 - Judith Chavasse Prize

Association

  • 2006 Collaboration, networking, scholarship and information dissemination, International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation
  • 2003 International Collaboration & Professional Development, Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Regulatory Body for nursing and midwifery professions, An Bord Altranais
  • Network group for those delivering clinical skills teaching in HEI'S, Clinical Skills Network Ireland

Outreach

  • CPR Instructor

Publications

Book Chapter

2012

Developing Digital Resources for Undergraduate Health Science Students…How did we do?
liz kingston
The Digital Learning Revolution in Ireland: Case Studies from the National Learning Resources Service

Conference Contribution

2016

INTERNATIONAL WINTER SCHOOL: FROM PHILOSOPHY TO PRACTICE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH.
Kingston, L.

2015

34th Annual International Nursing and Midwifery Research and Education Conference
Murphy, J., Kingston, L.Tella, S.

2015

Inaugural Nursing and Midwifery Research and Innovation Conference, Limerick.
Murphy, J. Kingston, L. Tella, S.

2015

34th Annual International Nursing and Midwifery Research and Education Conference
Murphy, J., Kingston, L.Tella, S.

2014

1st International Nurse Prescribing Conference, Finland.
Murphy, J., Kingston, L.

2013

2nd International Summer School, Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, Finland.
Kingston, L. Murphy, J.

Conference Publication

2019

to Conference on Organizational Sciences Development,
BAGGIA A,LESKOVAR R, RAJKOVIČ U, ŠMITEK B, PESJAK K, MLAKAR S, VALJAVEC M, KINGSTON L, MURPHY F, COFFEY A, NARDUZZI B, DE LOTTO P, TOMMASINI C, LILLO-CRESPO M, RIQUELME J

2012

NDLR Symposium 2012, The Digital Learning Revolution in Ireland: Case Studies from the National Digital Learning Resources Service,
Kingston, L.

2011

3rd International Nursing and Midwifery Conference, National University of Ireland, Galway
Kingston L. and Murphy S.

2011

4th International Clinical Skills Conference
Kingston L. and Murphy S.

2010

All Ireland Society for Higher Education (AISHE) 6th International Conference.
Kingston L. and Murphy S.

2009

3rd International Clinical Skills Conference
Kingston L. and Murphy J.

2008

Commonwealth Nurses’ Federation 7th European Regional Conference
Kingston, L.

2004

Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland 9th Annual Conference & Scientific Symposium.
Kingston, L., Kearns, T. and Walsh. K.

2004

Sigma Theta Tau International 15th International Research Congress.
Kingston, L.

2003

An Bord Altranais Annual Nursing Conference.
Kingston, L.

Other Journal

2017

Hand hygiene-related clinical trials reported since 2010-A systematic review.
Kingston, L., O’Connell, N.H., Dunne, C.
National Institute of Health Sciences Bulletin

Other Publication

2018

Hand hygiene and compliance behaviours are the under-appreciated human factors pivotal to reducing hospital-acquired infections
Dunne, CP,Kingston, L,Slevin, B,O'Connell, NH
Journal Of Hospital Infection DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.02.022

2016

Response to letter from Chudleigh et al.: Systematic reviews of hand hygiene in patient care post 2010
Kingston, L;O'Connell, NH;Dunne, CP
Journal Of Hospital Infection DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.06.007

2016

Hand hygiene-related clinical trials reported since 2010: a systematic review
Kingston, L,O'Connell, NH,Dunne, CP
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.11.012

Peer Reviewed Journal

2018

A comparative study of hand hygiene, including alcohol-based hand rub use, among Irish medical and nursing students.
Kingston, L., O’Connell, N.H., Dunne, C.P.
Nurse Education Today DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.01.022

2018

Hand hygiene and compliance behaviours are the under-appreciated human factors pivotal to reducing hospital acquired infections.
Colum P Dunne, Liz Kingston , Barbara Slevin , Nuala H O’Connell
Journal Of Hospital Infection DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.02.022

2017

Attitudes and practices of Irish hospital-based physicians towards hand hygiene and handrubbing using alcohol-based hand rubs, a comparison between 2007 and 2015.
Kingston, L., Slevin, B., O’Connell, N.H., Dunne, C.P.
Journal Of Hospital Infection

2017

Survey of attitudes and behaviours of Irish nursing students towards hand hygiene.
Kingston, L., O’Connell, N.H., Dunne, C.P.
Nurse education today DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2017.02.015

2017

Hand hygiene: attitudes and practice of nurses, a comparison between 2007 and 2015.
Kingston, L., Slevin, B., O’Connell, N.H., Dunne, C.P.
American Journal Of Infection Control DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2017.08.040

2017

Hand hygiene: Attitudes towards alcohol-based hand rubs and handrubbing practices among nursing students in Ireland
Kingston, L., O’Connell, N., Dunne, C.
Journal of Infection Prevention

2016

Answers linked to Kingston L, O’Connell NH, Dunne CP. Hand hygiene-related clinical trials reported since 2010: a systematic review. J Hosp Infect 92;201:309‒320
Kingston, L., O’Connell, N.H., Dunne, C.P.
Journal Of Hospital Infection DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.06.013

2016

Questions linked to Kingston L. O'Connell N.H. Dunne C.P. Hand hygiene-related clinical trials reported since 2010: a systematic review. J Hosp Infect 92;201: 309-320.
Kingston, L., O’Connell, N.H., Dunne, C.P.
Journal Of Hospital Infection DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.06.014

2016

Response to letter from Chudleigh et al.: Systematic reviews of hand hygiene in patient care post 2010
L. Kingston, N.H. O’Connell, C.P. Dunne
Journal Of Hospital Infection DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.06.007

2016

Response to: Systematic reviews of hand hygiene in patient care post 2010.
Kingston, L., O’Connell, N.H., Dunne, C.P.
Journal Of Hospital Infection

2016

Hand hygiene-related clinical trials reported since 2010: a systematic review.
Liz Kingston, Nuala H O'Connell, Colum P Dunne
Journal Of Hospital Infection DOI: 10.1016/ j.jhin.2015.11.012.

2010

Blood pressure measurement and clinical preparation: BSc nursing students’ perspectives
Kingston L. and Murphy J.
International Journal of Clinical Skills

2009

Nursing students’ perceptions of learning vital signs in a clinical skills laboratory.
Murphy J. and Kingston L.
International Journal of Clinical Skills