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Canterbury Christ Church and Keele University become first recipients of the RCN Foundation Amin Abdullah Grant

Canterbury Christ Church 

May Chen, senior lecturer and project lead at Canterbury Christ Church University, was awarded a grant to undertake a study to understand the effect of a multi-dimensional programme for nursing students targeting self-efficacy, academic procrastination, engagement and well-being in nursing students. The aims of this study were: 
  • To examine the effect of the multi-dimensional intervention programme on nursing students’ self-efficacy, academic procrastination, engagement and mental well-being 
  • To explore their experiences of and views on the programme along with the perceived outcomes    
May’s project improved the well-being of the participating nursing students and has also had an impact on current and future patients. Nursing students gained practical tools, theories, skills, and ideas from taking part in the project, which are transferrable to their nursing careers, ultimately benefiting patients under their care too. In 2024, May received an RCN Foundation Impact Award for outstanding contribution to supporting nurses’ mental health and well-being. Watch more below: 

Keele University  

Jamie Mumvari, project lead at Keele University, was awarded a grant to conduct a systematic evaluation to identify existing strategies nurses used to maintain personal well-being and to identify if there are any barriers in accessing well-being provisions. This included the identification of existing strategies used by nurses to maintain personal well-being as well as those that can and are being utilised to support that of their colleagues. As part of the study, an infographic to support the well-being of nurses was developed and disseminated.  

The study identified that barriers exist for nursing staff in accessing the support that already exists within local healthcare trusts. Whilst not all these barriers can be mitigated (i.e. staffing levels), the infographic developed below aimed to manage some of these barriers by supporting nursing staff in the moments they have when working in clinical practice. 

                          Amin Abdullah Keele Uni recipient infographic