Dr. Thomas Noone
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing & Midwifery
Biography
Professor Tom Noone, Assistant Professor in General Nursing is a Registered General Nurse (RGN), Dr Noone worked as a staff nurse in acute medical, surgical nursing at UHG and later at the Haematology/Oncology and National Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, St James's hospital, Dublin. He is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) and worked as a staff nurse and taught at St Patrick's hospital, Dublin. He is a Registered Nurse Tutor (RNT) and completed a BNS RNT with Honours at UCD Dublin. He worked as a Registered Nurse Tutor at St James's hospital, Dublin where he taught general nursing for over ten years. He was educational facilitator and taught components of the Post Graduate Diploma in Peri-operative nursing at St James's Hospital, Dublin. He earned a Diploma in human anatomy and a Diploma in applied physiology form the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). Dr Noone completed a Master's in Medical Science (Nursing) with Honours at UCD Dublin. He was one of the first male nurses to complete RGN training in Ireland and was the first male nurse in the Republic of Ireland to obtain a Masters Degree in Nursing. He received an MA from Trinity College Dublin and completed a PhD in Education at the School of Education, Trinity College Dublin. Dr Noone was appointed course coordinator in 2001 for the Diploma in Nursing at Trinity College Dublin and coordinated the disciplines of General, Psychiatric and Intellectual Disability nursing across six affiliated Health Service Providers. He has coordinated MSc courses and the undergraduate B.Sc. (Hons) degree in nursing. He has established experience as a Clinical Health Science Assessor for students undertaking the M.Sc. in Clinical Health Science Education. He lectures in pain management, neurological nursing, respiratory nursing, clinical nursing skills, and chronic illness. He is module leader for Principles of Adult Nursing (across all care settings) and Facilitation of Learning in the Practice Setting. He is a College Tutor for many years supporting the welfare and pastoral needs of students. Dr Noone has extensive experience in curriculum development and implementation, education, and administration, He supervises at undergraduate and post-graduate level. He has presented at conferences nationally and internationally. He isa reviewer for Nurse Education Today, an internationally renowned Journal in Nurse Education. His main research interest is the enhancement of critical thinking to advance nurses thinking and reasoning in academic and clinical nursing practice.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Noone, T. Seery, A., Critical thinking dispositions in undergraduate nursing students: A case study approach, Nurse Education Today, 68, (September ), 2018, p203 - 207
Noone, T., Critical Thinking Dispositions of Undergraduate Nursing Students, Tradition, Transformation, Creation, Trinity College Dublin, 18th June 2011, 2011
Noone, T., Critical Thinking: Using a Mixed Methods Research Approach to Investigate Critical Thinking in Undergraduate Nursing Students, Breaking Through the Boundaries: Educational Research and Practice., School of Education Trinity College Dublin, June 2010, 2010
Redmond. R. Curtis. E. Noone,T. Keenan, P., Quality in Higher Education: The contribution of Edward Deming's principles., International Journal of Educational Management, 22, (5), 2008, p432 - 441
Noone,T., Developing ones teaching capacity: Experience in the development of a reflective teaching protfolio form an interdisciplinary perspective., Educating the future Nursing and Health Workforce;A Global Challenge: Global Alliance on Nursing Education and Scholarship., Toronto;Canada, October 2008, 2008
Noone, T.Redmond, R. Curtis, E., The Revised Taxonomy; An Innovative Tool to Support Teaching & Learning in Nurse Education, Educating the Future Nursing and Health Workforce A Global Challenge:Global Alliance on Nursing Education and Scholarship International Inaugural Conference.., Toronto;Canada, 2008
Noone, T. Redmon ,R. Curtis, E., The Revised Taxonomy: A Revisit to Bloom's taxonomy and its application and implications for undergraduate nurse education., Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery 27th International Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference., Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland., February., 2008, pp71.
Redmond, R. Curtis, E. Noone, T. Keenan, P., Quality in Higher Education:The contribution of W. Edwards Deming's Principles, Transforming Healthcare through Research, Education and Technology: 9th Annual Interdicciplinary Research Conference., Trinity College Dublin, November 2008, 2008
Noone. T. Redmond, R. Curtis, E., Blooms Revised Taxonomy: Relavance of the cognitive domain of teaching and learning and its implications for an undergraduate nursing degree., Nurse Education Tomorrow: 18th Annual Participative Conference., Fitzwilliam College University of Cambridge., September, 2007
Noone, T., An overview of steroid use and its potential side-effects, Nursing Times, 102, (17), 2006, p24 - 28
Noone, T., Critical Thinking in Nursing Education and Practice:A literature review, 7th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference:Transforming Healthcare Through Research,Education & Technology, Trinity College Dublin, November , 2006
Noone, T, "The Roper Logan Tierney Modelfor Nursing:Use and Evaluation as a Framework for a Nursing Research Study", 25th Annual International Nursing & Midwifery Research Conference 2006, Royal College of Surgeons Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, February , 2006
Noone, T., An overview of steroid use and its potential side-effects In Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonitis steroid use & sde effects, http://www.cop-boop.org.uk/, 2006
Noone, T., "Quality in Nurse Education: Issues for enhancement in managing a course in nurse education", 6th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference, The University of Dublin Trinity College, November , 2005
Noone T., "Enhancing quality and accountability of course delivery in nurse education: Critical reflection on insights and experience from one Irish University setting", Nurse Education Tomorrow 2005 16th Annual International Participative Conference, Grey College University of Durham United Kingdom, September , 2005
Noone, T., "Quality Enhancement:Issues for improvement through insight and experience in managing a course in nurse education", 6th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference, The University of Dublin Trinity College, November , 2005
Noone, T., Job Attitudes Among General Nurses., 3rd Annual International Research Conference;Transforming Health care Through Research, Education, & Technology., School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin., November, 2002
Research Expertise
Description
Acute Care Nursing, Clinical Learning Environment, Assessment in Nurse Education. Teaching and learning in Nursing. CriticalThinking in Nursing.Projects
- Title
- Preparation of Research Proposal for FP7
- Summary
- Preparation of a research proposal as a member of the Management Research Group of eight colleagues with Visiting professor Susan McLaren South Bank University London. The proposed project relates to adverse events in the elderly population. This proposal was submitted to secure funding for FP7 in Partnership withsix other EU states.This submission was successful in securing 19,500 euro to prepare the FP7 proposal
- Funding Agency
- Enterprise Ireland
- Date From
- July 2007
- Title
- Critical Thinking
- Summary
- Critical thinking in undergraduate nursing students.
- Funding Agency
- Self Funded
- Date From
- 2007
- Date To
- 2014
Recognition
Representations
Quality Committee School of Nursing & Midwifery TCD.(2002 - 2007) Procedures Information Systems and Technology Committee(2002 2007) Promotion & Marketing Committee School of Nursing and Midwifery (2002 2007) National Promotion and Marketing Liaison in Nursing, Nursing Careers Centre An Bord Altranais (2002 - 2007) General Nursing Forum School of Nursing & Midwifery. Academic Forum School of Nursing and Midwifery. Education Research Group Health Care Policy and Management Research Group (2006 - 2007) Conference Committee School of Nursing & Midwifery 2005 - 2008). BSc Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. BSc Undergraduate Management Committee. Curriculum Oversight Group
Awards and Honours
Elsevier Certificate of Reviewing Nurse Education Today
Memberships
National Implementation Committee for the Transfer of Nursing Education to the Higher Education Institutions (Members appointed by Minister for Health)
Association of Nurse Teachers(Secretary)
Management Research Group School of Nursing & Midwifery
Irish Federation of University Teachers Academic Staff Association Trinity College
General Nursing Forum
BSc Course Coordinator Senior Fresh