Ms Vikki Howarth

Lecturer in Adult Nursing

Vikki Howarth

  • School Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education

  • Department Adult, Child & Midwifery

  • Location London

Research activities

My masters degree research investigated the role of the Intensive Care Nurse in the Organ donation process. This furthered my knowledge of how we can develop Nurses at the bedside of the brain dead patient to successfully participate in the care of the patient and family to maximise organ donation potential.


Current Teaching

My current role in the university is primarily as part of the Student Nursing Associate programme. I currently module lead both practice modules as well as year 2 science. Both of these involve direct teaching and assessment as well as close liaison with clinical partners to ensure the Students are receiving the correct levels of support in practice to enable them to develop new skills. I am an academic advisor for students in both the Nursing Associate and BSc courses.

I have taught on the post graduate Intensive Care course and also run resuscitation Council ILS courses for the University.


Biography

Following a long and successful career in Critical Care Nursing I moved into academia 2 and half years ago. Since then I have relished the opportunity to develop students in a number of different programmes.

My areas of interest include care of the deteriorating patient, advanced resuscitation and stabilisation of the critically ill.

Throughout my clinical career I also developed a interest in care of the dying patient and organ donation. Developing this interest further I became the countries only Nurse to achieve the role of Clinical Lead for Organ donation. 

Since joining the University I have successfully completed the PGCert in HE and have also become a module and cohort lead.

Publications

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