Ocular Disease and Sight Loss: Meeting Psychosocial Needs

Author:   Susan Watkinson ,  Swapna Naskar Williamson
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
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Pages:   116
Publication Date:   28 February 2023
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Author:   Susan Watkinson ,  Swapna Naskar Williamson
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
Weight:   0.185kg
ISBN:  

9783031217272


ISBN 10:   3031217276
Pages:   116
Publication Date:   28 February 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Chapter 1.- Introduction Chapter 2.- The value of applying psychosocial theories and models to ocular disease Chapter 3.- The impact of ocular disease on body image Chapter 4.- Stigma associated with sight loss Chapter 5.- Emotional impact of ocular disease and sight loss - caring within a holistic framework Chapter 6.- Conclusion.

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Dr Susan Watkinson, BA, RN, OND (Hons) PGCEA, MSc (University of Surrey), PhD (University of Surrey), was formerly an Associate Lecturer at the College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, University of West London, Brentford, London. She qualified as an ophthalmic nurse at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, where she later held Sister and Clinical Teaching posts. She held nurse tutor and Principal lecturer posts at the Wolfson Education Centre, London, and later gained an MSc in Educational Studies (1990), and a PhD in Education (2001) from the University of Surrey.  She has considerable experience of teaching ophthalmic nursing, general nursing, research, and ethics and philosophy within pre-and post-registration nurse education, and research methodology and applied research philosophies for post-graduate Master’s Degree and PhD Doctorate programmes. For the past several years she has taught psychosocial theory and its application to ophthalmic practice for the BScProfessional Practice (Ophthalmic Nursing) course at the University of West London. Ophthalmic nursing remains her specialist clinical interest and she has published extensively within nursing journals, contributed book chapters and had two ophthalmic nursing books published. Her current research interest focuses on exploring the emotional impact of sight loss, and the associated psychosocial needs and care of patients with ocular disease. Dr Swapna Williamson, RN, RM, BA (University of Calcutta), BSc Nursing (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India), MSc Nursing (University of Delhi, India), LLB (University of Delhi), PhD (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India), MMEd (University of Dundee) is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Her 35 years of teaching experience in higher education from Level 4 to doctoral students includes learning skills development, service improvement, research methodology and ethics.  As an Associate Professor at the College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, University of West London, she was actively engaged in and led in developing curriculum and documentation, counselling, teaching and assessing students of Foundation Degree in Science in Health and Social Care, undergraduate and postgraduate, and PhD students. She is also associated with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in the State of Jammu, North India. Recently, she has been offered a professorship post to become involved in a project focusing on research development within the Institute.

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