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Biography
Christina Lydon is an Assistant Professor in General Nursing at the School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Galway. I am a registered general nurse and registered nurse tutor with 20 years experience in healthcare. I have experience in medical, surgical and perioperative nursing. I have management experience at Clinical Nurse Manager 2, Clinical Nurse Manager 3 and Assistant Director of Nursing level. I am a Lecturer in Nursing and teach on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. I am module lead for undergraduate and postgraduate modules. I am the Director of Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery programmes. I am a member of the HEI/NMBI Working Group for the Implementation of Standards 5 and 6 (NMBI Standards 2025). I am involved in curriculum development for updating the undergraduate nursing and midwifery programmes in accordance with the NMBI Standards. I am a member of the College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences Learning, Teaching and Assessment Committee. I am a member of the University Research Ethics Committee. I have a PhD from Trinity College Dublin. My research interests include undergraduate and postgraduate education, teaching methodologies and assessment, clinical education, and resilience. I am involved in the EduCan NURS, and Nurse Dial Research projects. I am a reviewer for JBI Evidence Synthesis Journal.
Research Interests
Nursing Education
Teaching and Assessment
Clinical Education
Resilience
Education/Academic qualification
MA, MSN
Accepting PhD Students
- Accepting PhD Students
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cancer care in undergraduate nursing education, a mapping review
Hernon, O., Piškorjanac, S., Seppälä, A. M., Öhberg, I., Bergfors, T., Lydon, C. & Dowling, M., Dec 2025, In: Nurse Education Today. 155, 106883.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Review article › peer-review
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Conceptual Considerations for Understanding Resilience in Healthcare Students
Donnellan, C., Chakkittakandy, D. & Lydon, C., Oct 2024, In: Nursing Open. 11, 10, e70061.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Newly qualified general nurses’ experiences of pre-registration internship: A Republic of Ireland cross-sectional study
Lydon, C., Brien, F. O. & Mooney, M., 30 Oct 2024, In: Heliyon. 10, 20, e39427.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Who is failing who? A survey exploration of the barriers & enablers to accurate decision making when nursing students’ competence is below required standards
Nugent, O., Lydon, C., Part, S., Dennehy, C., Fenn, H., Keane, L., Prizeman, G. & Timmins, F., May 2020, In: Nurse Education in Practice. 45, 102791.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
14 Citations (Scopus) -
Who is failing who? A survey exploration of the barriers enablers to accurate decision making when nursing studentsâ competence is below required standards
Lydon, C., 1 Jan 2020, In: Nurse Education in Practice. 45Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review