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Dr Nikki Welyczko

Associate Professor and Deputy Head of Department

Institute of Health and Allied Professions

Staff Group(s)
Nursing and Paramedicine/IHAP

Role

Dr Nikki Welyczko is an Associate Professor (Teaching and Scholarship) and Deputy Head of Department in the Institute of Health and Allied Professions within the School of Social Sciences.

Career overview

Higher Education experience:

  • 3rd Jan 2024 to Present: Nottingham Trent University - Associate Professor (Teaching and Scholarship) and Deputy Head of Department in the Institute of Health and Allied Professions.
  • September 2006 to January 2024: De Montfort University, Leicester.
  • 4th September 2006 – Senior Lecturer, The Leicester School of Nursing and Midwifery.
  • 1st October 2015 to 28th February 2018 - Head of Division Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, The Leicester School of Nursing and Midwifery.
  • 1st March 2018 – 2nd January 2024: Associate Professor of Nursing and Midwifery Teaching and Learning and Associate Head of School, The Leicester School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Previous Clinical experience:

  • September 2001 - September 2006: Advanced Clinical Practitioner. University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. Directorate of Medicine and A&E Services.
  • September 2000 - September 2001: Senior Night Nurse Practitioner. University Hospital of Leicester NHS Trust.
  • June 1997 - September 2000: Ward Manager, Cardiovascular Medicine, Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust.
  • February - June 1997: Senior Clinical Nurse – F Grade, Medical Directorate. Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust.
  • March 1996 - February 1997: Senior Staff Nurse. Medical Directorate. Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust.
  • October 1994 - March 1996: Staff Nurse. Medical Directorate. Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust.
  • September 1991 - September 1994: Student Nurse (Adult) De Montfort University (DipHE in Nursing) (Distinction).
  • July 1990 - September 1991: Nursing Auxiliary (working with adults with learning disabilities and challenging behaviours). Gorse Hill Hospital. Anstey Lane. Leicester

Research areas

August 2023 Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, DMU. Thesis titled: Exploring resilience in pre-registration undergraduate nursing students: A constructivist grounded theory study.

First Supervisor: PhD student 'What are the factors influencing career choices for nursing associates?'

External activity

  • Experienced external examiner and external advisor.
  • NMC Quality Assurance Agency Registrant Visitor (since September 2019)
  • Member of the Midlands Integrity Group
  • Member of the Nursing Standard’s Art a Science Advisory Panel and network nationally with a range of academics and senior practitioners advising about publishing content.
  • Academic reviewer for Lippincott, Oxford University Press, Nursing Researcher, Nursing Standard, Gastrointestinal Nursing, Journal of Kidney Care, Nurse Education Today, Nurse Education in Practice, and British Journal of Nursing
  • Monthly ‘journal scan’ column writer for Gastrointestinal Nursing since 2011
  • Bi-monthly 'journal scan’ column writer for the Journal of Kidney Care since 1st March 2016

Publications

  • Brooks, N., Moriarty, A. and Welyczko, N (2010) Implementing simulated practice learning for nursing students.  Nursing Standard. 24, 20, 41-45
  • Monthly column writer for the British Journal of Gastroenterology (commenced 2011)
  • Monthly column writer for the Journal of Kidney Care (commenced March 2016)
  • Welyczko, N. (2012) Thyroid disorders in Dalby, D. and Knifton, C (2012) Staff Nurses Survival Guide – Learning Disabilities, Quay Books, Cambridgeshire
  • Welyczko, N. (2012) Diabetes mellitus in Dalby, D. and Knifton, C (2012) Staff Nurses Survival Guide – Learning Disabilities, Quay Books, Cambridgeshire
  • Welyczko, N. (2012) Cardiovascular disease in Dalby, D. and Knifton, C (2012) Staff Nurses Survival Guide – Learning Disabilities, Quay Books, Cambridgeshire
  • Welyczko N. (2018) Capacity and consent: understanding the implications for nursing practice. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing 7(4) 212-214
  • Welyczko N. (2018) Working with patients with long-term conditions and learning disabilities. Journal of Kidney Care 3(4) 2-7
  • Clifton, A., Navarro, A., Stephenson, J, Welyczko, N (2018) Journal: Title:  Recruiting male students onto pre-registration nursing programmes: an electronic survey of UK higher education institutions. Nurse Education Today. Volume 71, December 2018, pages 111-115 (available online at ScienceDirect).
  • Welyczko, N (2018) RCNi’s Decision Support (DS) tool on adrenal insufficiency crisis (adults) (available online at ScienceDirect).
  • Clifton A, De Vries K, Juttla K, Welyczko N, Carroll R, et al. (2018) Evaluating a train-the-trainer educational intervention to raise standards of care, within the nursing home sector in the United Kingdom Health Edu Care, 3: DOI: 10.15761/HEC.1000143 (available online at ScienceDirect).
  • Evaluating a train-the-trainer educational intervention to raise standards of care, within the nursing home sector in the United Kingdom (available online at Open Access Text).
  • Padley W, Long J, Welyczko N et al (2019) Development and testing of a tool to support managers’ decision-making and evaluation of staff education and training. Nursing Standard. (available online at De Montfort Web Services).
  • Welyczko, N (2020). Peripheral intravenous cannulation: reducing pain and local complications. British Journal of Nursing, Vol 29, No 8 (IV Supplement) p2-8
  • Welyczko, N (2021) updated 23 Nov 23. Anaphylaxis. British Journal of Nursing inform. (available online at BJN Inform).

Course(s) I teach on

My UN Sustainable Development Goals

These are the goals my work covers:

3 - Good Health and Well-Being Badge 4 - Quality Education Badge 10 - Reduced Inequalities Badge