Deirdre Fitzgerald

Deirdre Fitzgerald was appointed Lecturer above the Bar to the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Galway in June 2023. Deirdre has been involved in a locum capacity with the School of Nursing since 2015. She completed a Masters in Clinical Education in 2018 with the School of Medicine in the University of Galway. She recently stepped away from a 26 year clinical career to pursue her PhD. She has extensive clinical experience, including clinical education facilitation and management roles within Paediatric, Paediatric Cardiology, General ward and General Paediatric Emergency Care areas. She has been involved in Nurse Education since 2004, and is passionate about the care of children in all contexts of health care. Her PhD is exploring decision making between parents and professionals in relation to first school placements for children with complex disability.

Ordinary life pathways and inclusion of people with disability.

Part of International / European group looking at the experiences of people with disability and family members on the implementation of the UNCRPD in their everyday life.

Interactive Oral Assessment as a method of authentic assessment in Nurse Education - heading a team involved in a Scoping Review and Qualitative research in this area

General Nursing theory and clinical skills

Paediatric Nursing theory and clinical skills

Emergency Nursing theory and clinical skills (Adult and Paediatric)

Paediatric Palliative and Complex Care theory and skillsI

Inclusion of people with disability