Dr Nicola Evans
Reader: Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Psychosocial Care
- Email:
- evansng@cardiff.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- +44(0) 29 206 87298
- Location:
- Room 2F17b, 2nd floor, Cardigan House, Heath Campus, Cardiff, CF14 4XN
I work in the School of Healthcare Sciences as a lecturer of mental health nursing. I have been in post since 2003, have held a number of additional roles within the school including my current role as Professional Head for Mental Health.
The focus of my teaching, research and most recent clinical work has been focused on children and young people experiencing mental health problems. I found during my clinical work with children and young people that they responded very quickly to interventions, which primarily is critical to their ongoing health and development, but also I found was rewarding as a practitioner. As a lecturer, I try to inspire students to embrace this hope and positive approach to working with this client group, and do my best to ensure students are well informed and prepared to do this important nursing work.
My PhD, unsurprisingly, was a study with children's mental health services. I worked with a local team to reduce their unsatisfactory waiting list for their service, using action research (http://www.fons.org/library/journal/volume4-issue1/article7) . Another funded study I have been involved in examined the idea of 'risk' in inpatient services for young people with mental health issues http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects/hsdr/11102408
2018
- Stringfellow, A. and Evans, N. 2018. Using the reflecting team as a learning strategy in a program to help healthcare professionals understand the impact of eating disorders on individuals and their carers. British Journal of Nursing
2017
- Evans, N.et al. 2017. Using the nominal group technique to involve young people in an evidence synthesis which explored 'risk' in inpatient mental healthcare. Research Involvement and Engagement 3, article number: 16.
- Evans, N. 2017. Experiences of a child and adolescent mental health service. Nursing Children and Young People 29(5), pp. 41-45. (10.7748/ncyp.2017.e832)
2016
- Evans, N. and Hopkinson, J. B. 2016. How action researchers use anxiety to facilitate change in health care. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 25(11-12), pp. 1674-1682. (10.1111/jocn.13186)
- Evans, N. and Whitcombe, S. 2016. Using circular questions in qualitative research. Nurse Researcher 23(3), pp. 26-29. (10.7748/nr.23.3.26.s6)
- Evans, N. and Hannigan, B. eds. 2016. Therapeutic skills for mental health nurses. Open University Press.
2015
- Hannigan, B.et al. 2015. An evidence synthesis of risk identification, assessment and management for young people using tier 4 inpatient child and adolescent mental health services. Health Services and Delivery Research 3(22) (10.3310/hsdr03220)
- Edwards, D. J.et al. 2015. What do we know about the risks for young people moving into, through and out of inpatient mental health care? Findings from an evidence synthesis. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 9(1), article number: 55. (10.1186/s13034-015-0087-y)
2014
- Evans, N. 2014. Improving the timeliness of mental health assessment for children and adolescents in a multidisciplinary team. International Practice Development Journal 4(1), article number: 7.
- Evans, N. 2014. Exploring the contribution of safe uncertainty in facilitating change. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2013
- Evans, N. and Evans, A. 2013. Introducing nursing students to solution focused therapy. British Journal of Nursing 22(12), pp. 1222-1227.
- Hannigan, B. and Evans, N. 2013. Critical junctures in health and social care: Service user experiences, work and system connections. Social Theory & Health 11(4), pp. 428-444. (10.1057/sth.2013.16)
2012
- Young, N., Evans, N. and Bowring-Lossock, F. 2012. The practice engagement framework: a framework that assists the identification and development of the clinical role for lecturers in mental health nursing. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice 7(1), pp. 42-46., article number: 10.1108/17556221211230589.
2006
- Evans, N. G. and Edmunds, L. 2006. Selecting a topic. In: Allen, D. and Lyne, P. eds. The reality of nursing research: politics, practices and processes. Abingdon: Routledge
2005
- Evans, N. 2005. Domestic violence: recognising the signs. Paediatric Nursing 17(2), pp. 14-16. (10.7748/paed2005.02.17.1.14.c958)
2004
- Evans, N. and Potter, R. 2004. Treating PTSD in adolescents. Mental Health Nursing 24(6), pp. 14-18.
- Potter, R. and Evans, N. 2004. Child psychiatry, mental disorder and the law. Is a more specific statutory framework necessary?. British Journal of Psychiatry 184, pp. 1-2. (10.1192/bjp.184.1.1)
2000
- Evans, N. G. 2000. Working with families of forensic patients. Nursing Times 96(38), pp. 40-41.
- Evans, N. G. 2000. Measuring the value of a lecturer practitioner in forensic nursing. Nursing Management -Harrow- 6(10), pp. 14-18.
1999
- Evans, N. G. 1999. Preparing nurses to work effectively in the prison environment. British Journal of Nursing 8(19), pp. 1324-1329.
- Evans, N. G. and Clarke, J. 1999. Addressing issues of sexuality. In: Chaloner, C. and Coffey, M. eds. Forensic Mental Health Nursing: Current Approaches. UK: Blackwell Science, pp. 252-268.
1996
- Evans, N. G. 1996. Defining the role of the forensic community mental health nurse. Nursing Standard 10(49), pp. 35-37.
