Cardiovascular Nursing

People

Key Projects

  • Jones I (2011), Evaluation of the British Heart Foundation Nursing education pathway for nurses (£40,000)
  • Jones I (2009), Evaluation of a cardiovascular screening programme. Western Isles Health Board. (£9,986)
  • Jones I (2007), Evaluation of an innovative educational programme for acute cardiac nurses (£54,000)

Key publications

  • Iley K, Jones I, Johnson M, McInulty L, Yorke J (2011) Blended learning can provide nurses in acute care with the skills and knowledge they value in practice. Nurse Education Today
  • Jones I, Dormer A (2011) Long term condition in cardiac care. In Humphreys M. Nursing the Cardiac patient. London Wiley2009
  • Jones I, Johnson M (2008) what do coronary care nurses do? A review of the literature. European Journal of cardiovascular nursing. 6 (3), 163-70
  • Jones I, Johnson M et al (2008) A description of the characteristics of patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes admitted to different settings in the 1990s Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 24 (5) 286 -94
  • Jones I, (2007) A considered approach to change. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing
  • Jones I (2007) A new model for nurse education. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing 2(12), 555
  • Gamon R, Jones I, Whitmore J, Charnley L, Coleman L (2007) Primary PCI and the role of the thromboysis nurse: threat or opportunity. British Journal of cardiac nursing. 2(12), 580-87
  • Jones I (2006) Cardiac care: An Introductory text. London: Whurr
  • Jones ID. Karapiperis V. Bowman L. Duggan H. Jones D. Johnson M. Barrow S. (2006) Does formal psycho-educational support influence anxiety and depression levels in cardiac patients and their relatives? A pilot study. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation 26(3): 172-5.
  • Jones I (2006) The heart of cardiovascular nursing is beating loudly and is being heard. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing 1(5):212 -213
  • Jones I (2005) Thrombolysis nurses – Time for a review. European Journal of Cardiovascular nursing 4(2):129-137, 2005
  • Hipkin M, Rogers P, Jones I (2004)  Care of patients with heart failure and the use of left ventricular devices. Professional Nurse 19(12): 34-36
  • Castle H & Jones I (2004) A long wait: how nurses can help patients through the transplantation pathway. Professional Nurse 19(12): 37-39
  • Johnson M, Long T, Baguley C, Hardicre J, Jones I (2004) Access to Health Services in the Rochdale Metropolitan Borough A report submitted to the Rochdale Strategic Health Partnership July 2004
  • Jones I (2004), A response to John Albarran's paper: "preparing nurses to initiate thrombolytic therapy for patients with an acute myocardial infarction- is there a consensus?" Nurse education in practice 4(3):224-225, 2004 September
  • Jones I (2003), Coronary Care Units should care for all at risk cardiac patients. Professional Nurse 18(5): 287
  • Jones I & Jones D (2003), Overcoming barriers to better care. Professional Nurse 18(11):646-7
  • Jones I & Good I (2003) Percutaneous coronary intervention. Nursing Times 99(27): 46-7
  • Jones I (2003), Acute Coronary Syndromes: Identification and patient care. Professional Nurse 18(5):289-92

Post Graduate Supervision

  • Coronary Care Nurses: Developing An Understanding of the Decision Making Process in Acute Situation. 3 successful Doctorate students supervised (M.A. Maharmeh)
  • Comparing the efficacy of blood pressure reduction with and without the biochemical profile  (Rabasse P)
  • Quantification of dyspnoea using descriptors (Yorke J)

Conference Presentations

  • Jones, I. (2011), The usefulness of an education pathway in supporting cardiac nurses continuing professional development. 11th Annual Spring Meeting on Cardiovascular Nursing – Belgium
  • Jones I (2011), The future of the coronary care unit in the Primary Coronary Intervention era. British Cardiac Society Annual Scientific Conference (UK) (Invited key note)
  • Jones I (2011) Advancing cardiac nursing practice. Australia and New Zealand Cardiac Society annual Scientific conference (Adelaide, South Australia) (Invited key note)
  • Jones, I. (2011), Evaluating the use of an education pathway in guiding the continuing professional development of specialist cardiac nurses. RCN Annual International Nursing Research Conference, 16 - 18 May 2011, Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate, England, UK
  • Jones I (2010), Nurse education Today/ Nurse Education in Practice- Evaluation of a British Heart Foundation Cardiac Care Course for Nurses (accepted for poster presentation
  • Jones I (2009), RCN Older peoples conference- Oral presentation- Involving older people in care planning, challenges and approaches. Salford UK
  • Jones (2009), NET conference- Evaluation of a British Heart Foundation Cardiac Care Course for Nurses
  • Jones I (2005), The need for cardiac nursing research.  British Cardiac Society Annual Scientific  Conference (Invited key note)
  • Jones I (2002), British Association for Nursing in Cardiac Care Winter Conference- Oral Presentation Jones I (2002)  British Cardiac Society Annual conference-Oral presentation Cardiac Nursing-The need for peer support - Acute Coronary Syndromes-defining the problem
  • Jones I (2002), North West Cardiac Nursing Research conference- Poster presentation-The NHS and Higher Education working together to tackle coronary heart disease