Care Alliance

Dr. Paula Lane

Paula Lane graduated as a general nurse in 1983, having completed the 'traditional' nurse training pathway, going on to complete her midwifery training in 1986. Having worked in a variety of clinical settings, in different countries and cultures, she decided to specialise in intensive coronary care nursing. As a full time nurse engaged in clinical practice, she was very aware of the importance of education as a means of informing the quality of nursing practice provided to patients and their families, so she undertook an academic journey during which she gained several qualifications, including a first-class honours degree and a PhD in nursing, which explored the needs and experiences of family carers of older people, and an LLM in legal aspects of medical practice. Until recently, Paula led the development and implementation of postgraduate specialist nurse education programmes, a WIT/ HSE SE partnership. Her academic career has been an empowering and motivating journey that has enabled her to become highly self-directed. Now working as a lecturer in nursing in WIT she is motivated particularly by being part of a dynamic team that facilitates education and life long learning. Paula is the elected Chairperson of the Regional Research Ethics Committee, HSE SE.