Patricia McAleer MSc, RNID

Patricia earned a BSc (Hons) degree in Intellectual Disability Nursing and a MSc by research, in Ageing and Health. From her masters research, examining the experience of student nurses working with older people, Patricia developed The Student Nurse Stressor-15 (SNS-15) Scale, validated for use in nursing education settings. Patricia’s SNS-15 Scale has also been validated internationally with student nurses in China, Turkey and Brazil to date. Previously a Research Assistant on ProACT she is currently undertaking a PhD examining the role of nurse-led telephone triage in assisting people with multimorbidity to self-manage their conditions. She was a research project prize winner at DigiFEST2020 for her presentation entitled ‘The Role of Telephone Triage Nurses in Supporting Older Adults with Multimorbidities in Ireland and Belgium to Self-Manage using Digital Technology’. Patricia has presented her research at the THEConf, Pervasive Health and AAATE conferences.