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Ms Penny Harrison

Job: Senior Lecturer

Faculty: Health and Life Sciences

School/department: School of Nursing and Midwifery

Address: ̨ÍåÂãÁÄÖ±²¥, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH.

T: 0116 201 3854

E: pharrison@dmu.ac.uk

W: /nursingandmidwifery

 

Personal profile

Penny qualified as a nurse at the Nightingale School of Nursing, St Thomas Hospital, London in 1985. Penny has experience in medical, surgical, critical care and gastrointestinal and hepatology nursing, latterly managing two medical wards. Penny moved to a nurse education at ̨ÍåÂãÁÄÖ±²¥, Leicester in 2000 and teaches pre-registration, post-registration and post-graduate studies for nursing students / qualified nurses and health care professionals. Penny has professional interest in delivering modules / programmes for nurses working in gastroenterology, gastric surgery, hepatology, endoscopy, nutrition, stoma care and independent study. Penny is a member of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG Nurses Association), the Midlands Gastrointestinal Nurses Group (MGNS), The Association of Stoma Care Nurses (ASCN) and The Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Penny is on the Editorial Board and publishes a monthly column on professional issues for Gastrointestinal Nursing Journal. Penny is based in Leicester and enjoys playing the clarinet. Penny is the proud owner of a Blue Peter badge. 

Publications and outputs

Monthly publications in Gastrointestinal Nursing journal since 2009. Multiple other publications (journal articles, texts, conference papers)

Research interests/expertise

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Areas of teaching

Nursing including gastroenterology, gastric surgery, stoma care, nutrition, hepatology, endoscopy plus professional nursing issues. 

Qualifications

MA / BSc Hons / Cert Ed (HE / FE) / RGN / RNT / ENB 100 / NEBSS

̨ÍåÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ taught

Post graduate healthcare profession and nursing modules / BSc Hons pre registration Nursing

Membership of external committees

Previously External Examiner for Schools of Nursing at Cardiff University, University of Hertfordshire, Birmingham City University.
Currently a reviewer of articles and on the editorial board for Gastrointestinal Nursing journal. 

Membership of professional associations and societies

Member - Association of Stoma Care Nurses
Member - British Society of Gastroenterology Nurses Association
Member - Royal College of Nursing (+Gastroenterology Forum)

Professional licences and certificates

Registrant - Nursing and Midwifery Council

Conference attendance

Presentations at various conferences from 1999 onwards. Attends British Society of Gastroenterology conference annually.