Linda East

Contact

• workRoom B55c
  Queen's Medical Centre
  Nottingham
  NG7 2UH
  UK
• work01158230893
• fax01158230999
• linda.east@nottingham.ac.uk

Teaching Summary

Course Director, MSc Advanced Nursing Convenor for MSc modules: Advancing Nursing Practice I and Advancing Nursing Practice II Convenor for Contemporary Practice in Renal Care… read more

Research Summary

• Health and welfare of disadvantaged groups, including homeless people and refugees
• Advanced nursing practice
• Cardiac rehabilitation in primary care

Recent Publications

• GUO, P., EAST, L. and ARTHUR, A., 2012. A preoperative education intervention to reduce anxiety and improve recovery among Chinese cardiac patients: a randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 49, 129-137
• APPIAH BOATENG E. and EAST L., 2011. The impact of dialysis modality on quality of life: a systematic review. Journal of Renal Care. 37(4), 190-200
• TIMMONS S. and EAST L., 2011. Uniforms, status and professional boundaries in hospital Sociology of Health and Illness. 33(7), 1035-1049
• LANE, T. and EAST, L., 2008. Sleep disruption experienced by surgical patients in an acute hospital. British Journal of Nursing. 17(2), 766-771

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• Member of the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy International Committee
• Postgraduate Studies Committee
• Postgraduate Validation and Review Group

Other responsibilities

• Associate partner on the Improving Nurse Education and Practice in East Africa (INEPEA) project
• Secretary of UK Association of Advanced Nursing Practice Educators (AANPE)
• Member of the Diabetic, Infection, Renal and Cardiovascular Practice Learning Team (Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, QMC Campus)
• Member of the Healthcare of the Elderly/Rehabilitation Placement Audit Team (Nottingham)

• Course Director, MSc Advanced Nursing
• Convenor for MSc modules: Advancing Nursing Practice I and Advancing Nursing Practice II
• Convenor for Contemporary Practice in Renal Care module
• External Examiner (Cardiff)

• GUO, P., EAST, L. and ARTHUR, A., 2012. A preoperative education intervention to reduce anxiety and improve recovery among Chinese cardiac patients: a randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 49, 129-137
• APPIAH BOATENG E. and EAST L., 2011. The impact of dialysis modality on quality of life: a systematic review. Journal of Renal Care. 37(4), 190-200
• TIMMONS S. and EAST L., 2011. Uniforms, status and professional boundaries in hospital Sociology of Health and Illness. 33(7), 1035-1049
• LANE, T. and EAST, L., 2008. Sleep disruption experienced by surgical patients in an acute hospital. British Journal of Nursing. 17(2), 766-771
• EAST, L., BROWN, K. and TWELLS, C., 2004. `Knocking at St Peter's door'. A qualitative study of recovery after a heart attack and the experience of cardiac rehabilitation Primary Health Care Research and Development. 5(3), 202-210
• EAST, L., BROWN, K., RADFORD, J., ROOSINK, S. and TWELLS, C., 2004. `She's an angel in disguise.' The evolving role of the specialist community heart nurse Primary Health Care Research and Development. 5(4), 359-366
• BROWN, K.P., TWELLS, C., EAST, L.A., RADFORD, J. and QUINN, M., 2004. The 4H Project: developing a primary care based cardiac rehabilitation service in inner city Nottingham. In: 8th World Congress of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention..
• EAST, L., 2002. Regenerating health in communities: voices from the inner city Critical Social Policy. 22(2), 147-173
• WALTERS, S. and EAST, L., 2001. The cycle of homelessness in the lives of young mothers: the diagnostic phase of an action research project Journal of Clinical Nursing. 10(2), 171-179
• HANCOCK, B., EAST, L.A. and HAMMERSLEY, V., 2000. Health Needs Assessment. In: Developing Research in Primary Care. Trent Focus Research Series 71-104
• EAST, L., 1999. The role of local government. In: MASTERSON, A.: MASLIN-PROTHERO, S., ed., Nursing and Politics: Power Through Practice Churchill Livingstone. 143-176
• EAST, L., 1998. The quality of social relationships as a public health issue: exploring the relationship between health and community in a disadvantaged neighbourhood Health and Social Care in the Community. VOL 6(NUMBER 3), 189-195
• EAST, L, 1997. Mixing the professional and the political. Nursing Standard. 11(26), 22-4
• EAST, L. and ROBINSON J., 1994. Change in process: bringing about change in health care through action research Journal of Clinical Nursing. 3(1), 57-61