Dr Amanda Garrow
Nursing and Advanced Practice
Faculty of Health
Email: A.L.Garrow@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 2785
Amanda joined LJMU in 2020 as a Senior Lecturer in Nursing (Child), she is an experienced nurse and academic who has worked in a variety of roles and organizations. Her clinical background is mainly in Paediatric Accident & Emergency. Amanda's doctoral study explored the use of simulation in pre-registration nurse education and her previous role was at Children's National Hospital in Washington DC where she worked as a Simulation Education Specialist.
Amanda is a member of The International Family Nursing Association, The Society for Simulation in Healthcare and The Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare.
Amanda is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Degrees
2015, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom, PhD
2007, Northumbria University, United Kingdom, MSc
2001, King's College London, United Kingdom, Postgraduate Diploma (Child Studies)
1997, University of North London, United Kingdom, BSc
Certifications
2019, Society for Simulation in Healthcare, United States, Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator
Academic appointments
Senior Lecturer in Nursing (Child), Liverpool John Moores University, 2020 - present
Assistant Professor, George Washington University, 2018 - 2019
Lecturer in Nursing, University of Salford, 2014 - 2020
Principal Lecturer in Children's Nursing, Northumbria University, 2008 - 2010
Senior Lecturer in Children's Nursing, Northumbria University, 2002 - 2008
Journal article
Wynne S, Garrow A. 2024. Exploring the motivations, expectations, and experience of graduate-entry nursing students: A qualitative research study Nurse Education Today, 142 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Garrow A, Bailey K, Brown J, Clarke S, Carey M, Neill S, Todd D, Fallon D. 2024. Protecting the integrity of children and young people's nursing as a distinct field of practice. Nursing Children and Young People, 36 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Garrow A, Borwell J, Knight KH, Wright K, Whaley V, Roberts D, Monks R, Leigh J, Kenny A. 2023. Key changes to NMC programme standards: an opportunity for progress. British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing), 32 :854-856 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Knight KH, Wright K, Whaley V, Roberts D, Monks R, Borwell J, Garrow A, Leigh J, Kenny A, Bailey-McHale R. 2023. Learning the rules of the game: how health and social care students learn to learn. British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing), 32 :404-406 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Leigh J, Borwell J, Garrow A, Kenny A, Knight KH, Monks R, Roberts D, Whaley V, Wright K. 2022. Has the pandemic response entrenched a pathogenic emphasis in education? British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing), 31 :1066-1067 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Williams J, Murphy M, Garrow A. 2022. Development of a simulation placement in a pre-registration nursing programme British Journal of Nursing, 31 :549-554 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Abulebda K, Yuknis ML, Whitfill T, Montgomery EE, Pearson KJ, Rousseau R, Diaz MCG, Brown LL, Wing R, Tay K-Y, Good GL, Malik RN, Garrow AL, Zaveri PP, Thomas E, Makharashvili A, Burns RA, Lavoie M, Auerbach MA. 2021. Preparedness for Pediatric Office Emergencies: A Multicenter, Simulation-Based Study Pediatrics, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Ren DM, Abrams A, Banigan M, Batabyal R, Chamberlain JM, Garrow A, Izem R, Nicholson L, Ottolini M, Patterson M, Sarnacki R, Walsh HA, Zaveri P. 2021. Evaluation of Communication and Safety Behaviors During Hospital-Wide Code Response Simulation. Simulation in Healthcare, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Garrow AL, Zaveri P, Yuknis M, Abulebda K, Auerbach M, Thomas EM. 2020. Using Simulation to Measure and Improve Pediatric Primary Care Offices Emergency Readiness Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 15 :172-192 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Van Gelderen S, Engebretson A, Miller A, Hancock A, Ehmke S, Swan M, Garrow A. 2019. A Family-Care Rubric: Developing Family Care and Communication Skills Using Simulation Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 36 :47-58 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Garrow A, Tawse S. 2009. An exploration of the assessment experiences of new academics as they engage with a community of practice in higher education Nurse Education Today, 29 :580-584 DOI Publisher Url
Other
Garrow A, Roberts D, Kenny A, Leigh J, Borwell J, Knight KH, Whaley V, Monks R, Wright KM. 2022. How many practice hours are required to become a registered nurse? British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing), 31 :908-909 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Conference publication
Garrow A, Van Gelderen S, Hancock A. Developing Family Care & Communication Skills in Simulation International Family Nursing Conference 14
Garrow A. Bringing Safety Processes to the Frontline International Pediatric Simulation Society
Garrow A. Enhancing Patient Safety using Simulation at Children's National
Garrow A, Livesley J. Music-making with Hospitalised Children: Outcomes for Children, Families, Hospital Staff and Musicians International Family Nursing Conference 13
Garrow A. The Use of Simulation in Pre-registration Nurse Education Simulation in Nurse Education
Williams J, Murphy M, Garrow A. Developing a simulated clinical placement in a global pandemic NET 2021
Williams J, Murphy M, Garrow A. Developing a simulated clinical placement in a global pandemic
Garrow A, Roberts D, leigh J, Kenny A, Knight K, Whaley V. Developing the future workforce through applying the pedagogy of practice learning
Garrow A, Wynne S. The impact of perceived control on Nursing students' stress and retention
Membership of professional bodies:
Member, Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 2017
Education Committee & Country Liaison, International Family Nursing Association. 2016