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Ms. Thelma Begley

Assistant Professor (School of Nursing & Midwifery)
DOLIER STREET - SCHOOL OF NURSING

 tbegley@tcd.ie

 3531896 4041


Biography

Dr Thelma Begley has significant teaching experience in the development and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programmes with specialist expertise in children's nursing. She is currently module leader on undergraduate, postgraduate and MSc Children's nursing programmes within the School. Her clinical experience includes children and young people's medical and surgical nursing and adult and children's orthopaedic nursing. Her main research interest lies in three areas namely children's nursing, nurse education and adolescence, specifically sexual health in adolescence and her PhD in this subject area- Sources of Information on Sexuality and Sexual Health in LGBQ Adolescents. Thelma's conference presentations and publications are related to these areas of research interest. Her research based commitments also include supervision of research students. She has been Head of Discipline for Children's Nursing and is currentyl Course Coordinator for the Higher Diploma in Children's Nursing.

Research Tags

  Adolescent transition   Children's and Young Peoples Nursing   Nurse Education   Orthopaedic Nursing   Sexuality and sexual health

Research Projects

 A rapid evidence review to inform the development of guidance for mental health service providers on the care and treatment of LGBTQIA+ service users.
 Being LGBTI+ in Ireland
 Information needs and sources of information for Adolescent LGBQ people on sexuality and sexual health
 Parents Experiences of Respite Care for Children with Complex Care Needs
 FHSHP - Evaluation of the Foundation Programme in Sexual Health Promotion

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Representations

Details Date
Head of Children's Nursing 2016-2019
Personal Tutor for Undergraduate Students 2010
Member of Children's Discipline 2006
Member of Children's and Young Peoples Research Group 2006
Reviewer for British Journal of Nursing 2011
Reviewer for Child Care in Practice Journal 2012
Reviewer for Gastrointestinal Nurisng 2016
Reviewer for Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing 2017
Reviewer for Nurse Prescribing 2017
Murphy M & Begley T, The design and implementation of a hybrid model of a post registration children's nursing programme, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2024):, Dublin, 5th-7th March 2024, 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Key Fractures Relating to Infant, Child and Young Person in, editor(s)Clarke, S. and Drozd, M. , Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing: An Evidence-Based Approach to Musculosekletal Care, Oxford, WIley Blackwell, 2023, pp323 - 334, [Begley, T and Clarke, S.], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  URL
Kenneally, A., Begley, T. & Donohue, G. , A study of irish secondary school student's views on mental health supports in school, Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , 2023, p1 - 6, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
De Vries, J., Downes, C., Sharek, D., Doyle, L., Murphy, R., Begley, T., McCann, E., Sheerin, F., Smyth, S. & Higgins, A., Voices of Irish Transgender people on mental health and mental healthcare, Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 2023, Notes: [https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/MHSI-12-2022-0085/full/html Open access], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
de Vries JMA, Downes C, Sharek D, Doyle L, Murphy, R, Begley, T, McCann E, Sheerin F, Smyth S & Higgins A, An exploration of mental distress in transgender people in Ireland with reference to minority stress and dissonance theory, International Journal of Transgender Health, 23, (3), 2023, p0 - 0, Notes: [open access], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
DeVries, J., Downes, C., Sharek, D., Doyle, L., Murphy, R., Begley,T., McCann, E., Sheerin, F., Smyth, S.& Higgins, A. , An exploration of mental distress in transgender people in Ireland with reference to minority stress and dissonance theory, International Journal of Transgender Health , 24, (4), 2023, p469 - 486, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
De Vries, J., Downes, C., Sharek, D., Doyle, L., Murphy, R., Begley, T., McCann, E., Sheerin, F., Smyth, S. & Higgins, A., Mental distress in the Irish transgender community: minority stress and dissonance, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (TheConf2022), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 9-11 March 2023, 2023, Notes: [https://theconf2022.exordo.com/files/messages/421/THEconf2023_programme__draft5.pdf], Oral Presentation, PRESENTED  URL
Brenner, M., Doyle, A., Begley, T., Doyle, C., Hill,K. & Murphy,M, Enhancing care of children with complex healthcare needs: an improvement project in a community health organisation in Ireland, BMJ Open Quality, 10, (e001925), 2021, p1 - 7, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Higgins A., Downes C., Daly L., Begley T., Sharek D. and De Vries J., Capacity building in sexual health promotion: a longitudinal evaluation of a training-the-trainer programme in Ireland, Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 36, (1), 2021, p46 - 67, Notes: [DOI: 10.1080/14681994.2019.1566604], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Higgins, A. Downes, C., Murphy, R., Begley, T., McCann, E., Sheerin, F., Smyth, S., DeVries, J. & Doyle, L., LGBT+ young people's perceptions of barriers to accessing mental health services in Ireland., Journal of Nursing Management, 29, (1), 2021, p59 - 67, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Begley, T. , Sources and Usefulness of Information on Sexuality and Sexual Health: A descriptive cross-sectional study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Questioning Adolescents, TARA Respository TCD, TCD Library , January , 2024, Report, PUBLISHED
Murphy M, Begley T, Horkan S, Hilliard C, Goonan C & Grennan K, An evaluation of a pilot hybrid programme of Post Registration Children"s Nurse Education. A partnership with SAOLTA University Health Care Group, the School of Nursing and Midwifery Trinity College Dublin and Children"s Health Ireland, 2022- 2023, Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Feb, 2024, p1 - 71, Report, PUBLISHED
Higgins A., Downes C., Daly L., Begley T., DeVries J. and Sharek D. , The Development and Piloting of the Sexual Health Promotion Education Evaluation Tool (SH-PET). , School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 2016, Report, PUBLISHED
Higgins, A., Downes, C., Murphy, R., Sharek, D., de Vries, J., Begley, T., McCann, E., Sheerin, F., and Smyth, S , LGBTIreland Report: The National Study of the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex People in Ireland, Dublin, Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) and BeLonG To Youth Services, 2016, Report, PUBLISHED
Nicholl H, Lawlor A., Malone H., Begley T., Murphy M & Doyle C., Developing and Information leaflet on 22Q Deletion Syndrome, 6th European Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Products, MCE Centre Brussels, 23-25 May, 2012, Poster, PUBLISHED
Nicholl H.,Begley T.,Doyle C.,Murphy M., Lawlor A & Malone H., , Developing a Parent to Professional Information Leaflet on 22q11Deletion Syndrome(22q11DS) What information do professionals require?,, 22Q11 Ireland Annual Conference, Red Cow Hotel Dublin, 22nd October , 2011, Poster, PUBLISHED
Murphy, M. and Begley, T. , Review of Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 8th ed.,Mosby Elsevier, St. Louis , by Hockenberry, M.J., Wilson, D., , Nurse Education in Practice, 9 , (6), 2009, p16 , Review, PUBLISHED
Begley, T. , CTEV- Current Management , 4th Annual National Orthopaedic Nurses Conference, Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, April 2002, 2002, Conference Paper, PRESENTED