Mark Foss

Contact

• workRoom B55b Medical School, Queens's Medical Centre
  Queen's Medical Centre
  Nottingham
  NG7 2UH
  UK
• work0115 82 30928
• mark.foss@nottingham.ac.uk
• www.nottingham.ac.uk~ntzmf

Biography

1982-3 Staff Nurse Orthopaedic Unit Dundee Royal Infirmary Dundee

1983-4 Staff Nurse Post-basic course Groby Road Hospital Leicester

1984-5 Staff Nurse Paediatric Cardiothoracic Unit Groby Road Hospital Leicester

1985-1987 Charge Nurse Cardiothoracic Unit Papworth Hospital Huntingdon

1987-89 Nurse Teacher Papworth Hospital Huntingdon

1989-95 Nurse Tutor Nottingham School of Nursing/Mid Trent College of Nursing Nottingham

1995-2005 Health Lecturer 2 University of Nottingham

2005-2006 Health Lecturer 3 University of Nottingham

2006- present Lecturer University of Nottingham. Currently director for the MSc/PG Dip in Advanced Clinical Practice and the PG Cert Advanced Clinical Skills

Expertise Summary

• Director MSc/PG Dip Advanced Clinical Practice and PG Cert Advanced Clinical Skills
• Member of the postgraduate course directors group
• Member of surgical audit team
• Member of the musculoskeletal and neurosciences practice learning team
• Module Convenor for the following:
  • Biological Foundations of health 2 (Master Nursing Science)
  • History Taking, Examination and Clinical Decision Making 1 (MSc Advanced Clinical Practice)
  • History Taking, Examination and Clinical Decision Making 2 (MSc and Advanced Clinical practice)
• Dissertation supervisor
  • MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
  • MSc Advanced Nursing
  • MNSci
  • BSc Healthcare Studies

I teach on modules at diploma, degree and masters level

Teaching Summary

Nursing Biological Science Dissertation supervisor undergraduate (BSc and MNSci) and postgraduate (MSc ACP) courses Personal tutor (undergraduate and postgraduate courses) Member of… read more

Research Summary

Patient experiences of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)

Recent Publications

• FOSS, M. AND BERNARD, H., 2012. Enhanced recovery after surgery: implications for nurses British Journal of Nursing. 21(3), 148-152
• FOSS, M., 2011. Enhanced recovery after surgery and implications for nurse education Nursing Standard. 25(45), 35-39
• 2008. Heart Failure . University of Nottingham. 10/01/2008 00:00:00 (In Press.)
• FOSS, M.A. and FARINE, T., 2007. Science in Nursing and Health Care 2nd. Prentice Hall. (In Press.)

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1. Course Director, MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
2. Member of the postgraduate course directors group
3. Module Convenor for the following:

• Biological Foundations of health 2 (Master Nursing Science)
• History Taking, Examination and Clinical Decision Making 1 (MSc Advanced Clinical Practice)
• History Taking, Examination and Clinical Decision Making 2 (MSc and Advanced Clinical Practice)

• Nursing
• Biological Science
• Dissertation supervisor undergraduate (BSc and MNSci) and postgraduate (MSc ACP) courses
• Personal tutor (undergraduate and postgraduate courses)
• Member of them muscuoskeletal and neurosciences practice learning team

Past Research

Cardiovascular responses to isometric exercise

• FOSS, M. AND BERNARD, H., 2012. Enhanced recovery after surgery: implications for nurses British Journal of Nursing. 21(3), 148-152
• FOSS, M., 2011. Enhanced recovery after surgery and implications for nurse education Nursing Standard. 25(45), 35-39
• 2008. Heart Failure . University of Nottingham. 10/01/2008 00:00:00 (In Press.)
• FOSS, M.A. and FARINE, T., 2007. Science in Nursing and Health Care 2nd. Prentice Hall. (In Press.)
• 2004. Bioavailability . University of Nottingham. 01/01/2004 00:00:00 (In Press.)
• 2004. Drug-Receptor Interaction . University of Nottingham. 06/01/2004 00:00:00 (In Press.)
• FOSS, M.A., 2003. Evaluation of a Personal Tutor System in the MSc Advanced Nursing Practice In: Collaborative Conversations Conference Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University.. (In Press.)
• FOSS, M. and FARINE, T., 2000. Science in Nursing and Health Care Prentice Hall. (In Press.)
• FOSS, M.A., 1990. Oxygen therapy Professional Nurse. 5(4), 188-190 (In Press.)
• FOSS, M.A., 1989. Thoracic Surgery Austen Cornish Publishers Limited. (In Press.)
• FOSS, M.A., 1989. Managing intercostal drains. In: Practice Check Austen Cornish. 30-31 (In Press.)
• FOSS, M.A., 1988. Acid-base balance Professional Nurse. 3(12), 509-513 (In Press.)
• FOSS, M.A., 1987. After thoracic surgery: Aspects of care Professional Nurse. 2(6), 173-176
• FOSS, M.A., 1987. Intercostal Drains Professional Nurse. 2(9), 290-291 (In Press.)