Dr Bernice Law
- blaw at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
- Senior Lecturer In Adult Nursing
- BGB-410,
Biography
Bernice Law joined the Department of Nursing Science at Bournemouth University as a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing in December 2023. Her clinical experience ranged from Emergency Department, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Surgery, Ophthalmology, and Otorhinolaryngology in Hong Kong to Aged Care and Oncology in Melbourne and the United Kingdom. Prior to joining Bournemouth University, Bernice served as the Senior Clinical Practice Educator at the NHS University Hospital Southampton in supporting novice nurses, new starters and internationally educated nurses, and using education to improve patient care quality. Her teaching experience spans continents, having been a Senior Lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong before her relocation to the UK. She has experience in both postgraduate and undergraduate teaching and research supervision of nursing and gerontology students. She was recognized as a Fellow in Higher Education by the Hong Kong Academy of Nursing, an Advanced Practice Nurse by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong, and a Distinguished Educator in Gerontology Nursing by the National Hartford Centre of Gerontological Nursing Excellence in the United States of America...
Bernice completed her PhD studies at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2016. Her doctoral study revolves around nursing education, particularly the meaning of mentoring new nurses during their transition and the pursuit of good work by employing narrative inquiry. Her research interests include listening to the voices of underprivileged and ethnic minority groups, using narrative inquiry, appreciative inquiry, and other qualitative methodologies to uncover taken-for-granted assumptions. She is passionate about exploring the use of simulation and technology to enhance the application of knowledge into practice, improve care quality, and foster a speak-up culture.
moreJournal Articles
- Ng, M.S.N., Hui, Y.H., Law, Y.S., Wong, C.L. and So, W.K.W., 2020. Challenges encountered by patients with end-stage kidney disease in accessing symptom management services: A narrative inquiry. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77 (3), 1391-1402.
- Law, Y.S. and Chan, E.A., 2016. Taken-for-granted assumptions about the clinical experience of newly graduated registered nurses from their pre-registration paid employment: A narrative inquiry. Nurse Education in Practice, 20, 1-10.
- Law, Y.S. and Chan, E.A., 2015. The experience of learning to speak up: A narrative inquiry on newly graduated registered nurses. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24 (13-14), 1837-1848.
Theses
- Law, Y.S., 2016. Understand the meaning of mentoring of newly graduated registered nurses for good work in Hong Kong. PhD Thesis. Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Profile of Teaching PG
- Master of Nursing
- Master Student Research and Service Innovative Project Supervision
Profile of Teaching UG
- Bachelor of Nursing
- Bachelor of Gerontology
- Bachelor of Nursing Final Year Research Supervision
- Bachelor of Gerontology Final Year Research Supervision
- Bachelor Student General Education Research Supervision
Journal Reviewing/Refereeing
- Qualitative Health Research, 01 Jan 2023
- International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-being, 01 Jan 2022
- Nursing Open, 01 Jan 2021
- Journal of Clinical Nursing, 01 Jan 2018
- International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 01 Jan 2018
- Contemporary Nursing, 01 Jan 2017
- International Journal of Nursing Studies, 01 Jan 2017
- International Archives of Nursing & Health care, 01 Jan 2017
- Nurse Education Today, 01 Jan 2014
Honours
- Advanced Practice Nurse, Specialty of Education and Research in Nursing (Nursing Council of Hong Kong, 2022)
- Teachers of the Year Awards, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Year 3 (Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2021)
- Teachers of the Year Awards, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Year 4 (Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2021)
- Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing (National Hartford Centre of Gerontological Nursing Excellence, 2020)
- Teachers of the Year Awards, Bachelor of Science in Gerontology (Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2020)
- Teachers of the Year Awards, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Year 4 (Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2020)
Memberships
- Hong Kong Academy of Nursing, Fellow (2022-),
- Pi Iota Chapter Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Member (2007-),