MsKate O'Donovan

I qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1994. Since qualifying my clinical expertise is within cardiovascular nursing, having worked within this specialist area for thirty years. In 1998, I graduated from UCD with a Higher Diploma in Cardiovascular Nursing and with a MSc (Nursing) (Education) in 2003.   I completed the Post Graduate Diploma in Healthcare Simulation and Patient Safety with the University of Galway in 2023. I am currently undertaking my doctoral research in simulation-based education with UCD. In 2024 I joined the School of  Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems in UCD as Nurse Lecturer/Assistant Professor in General Nursing and I am the programme director for the  Graduate Diploma in Critical Care (Cardiovascular ) Nursing.In 2024  I completed the Universal Design for Learning Digital Badge which has enhanced my teaching strategies and encompassed learning for all principles within educational design. 

My teaching interests include acute and cardiovascular disease with a specialised focus on cardiac transplantation and mechanical circulatory support,   patient empowerment in chronic disease management, and human factors in patient safety.. 

My ethos for teaching is one of facilitation and partnership with the learner with the aim of fostering a learning environment of curiousity, collaboration and where critical thinking is empowered and developed.