Akinsanya award for doctoral scholarship in nursing 2008
In association with Anglia Ruskin University
About the award
The RCN Research Society Akinsanya Award 2008 for Doctoral Scholarship in Nursing in association with Anglia Ruskin University is granted to the entry judged to be the most innovative thesis in the nursing disciplines in the preceding academic year. Excellence in scholarship, innovation and the potential to influence health care policy or practice are the main criteria for deciding the award. The successful applicant is supported in the dissemination of their work through a variety of media and is awarded a free place at the RCN International Nursing Research Conference. The winner also receives a cash price of £250.
This year the judging panel was chaired by Research Society steering committee member, Professor Annie Topping and included Professor Julie Taylor and RCN Fellow, Dr Susan Read.
Winner
Dr Linda Diggle, Immunisation Nurse Specialist from the Public Health Department, le Bas Centre, St Helier, Jersey.
Title: Innovative Evidence for Infant Immunisation Practice
Abstract: Diggle (MS Word, 46K)
Runners up
Dr Janet Holt, Senior Lecturer at the School of Healthcare at the University of Leeds
Title: The Attitudes of Nurses to Euthanasia
Abstract: Holt (MS Word, 61K)
Dr Assumpta Ryan, University of Ulster
Title: Rural family carers' experiences of the nursing home placement of an older relative: a grounded theory approach
Abstract: Ryan (MS Word, 42K)