Kath M. Melia
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Life
Kath M. Melia was bron in Chesire, middle one of three sisters. She undertook her undergraduate studies BA (Hons) in nursing at Manchester University. She worked in intensive and coronary care. In 1975, she moved to take a PhD at the University of Edinburgh Nursing Research Unit, where she later became lecturer and eventually professor.[2] She was the first head of the School of Nursing and Social Science for five years, and retired when she had served for 40 years as an educator, researcher and professor.[1]
Melia's writing about nursing and ethics including in an intensive care context[3] became a part of the nurse education curriculum.[1][2] Her work continued the thinking of Glaser and Strauss on Grounded Theory (1987) which challenged received wisdom in the scientific community. Her own research on 'Learning and Working' [4] was published during that time, when there were serious nurse staff resource shortages in the UK,[5] and the changes of nurse education from hospital based into a tertiary education and academic pathway was being progressed. She also studied drop-out from nurse education in China.[6]
Her approach to practical ethics[7] attracted criticism but is still regarded as relevant to UK,[2] German[1] and Irish[8] nurses and healthcare education.[1]
Legacy
Melia became professor emerita and died on 22 October 2022 in Edinburgh, leaving a legacy to the Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR) which is interdisciplinary across stem cell biology, tissue and inflammation research. She said 'the work of IRR will revolutionise the nature of the treatment of patients with injured hearts.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e Beil-Hildebrand, Margitte (17 March 2023). "Obituaries - Kath M Melia, Professor of Nursing Studies who fought for ethics in health care". The Scotsman. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Special Minute: Kath Melia PhD, BN (Hons), RN, HV, DN, Emerita Professor of Nursing Studies. The University of Edinburgh. 2016. p. 13. Electronic Senate, University of Edinburgh ref H/02/02/02 e-S: May 2016.
- ^ Melia, Kath M. (2004). Health care ethics : lessons from intensive care. London: Sage Publications. ISBN 1-4129-3297-1. OCLC 74491359.
- ^ Melia, Kath M. (1987). Learning and working : the occupational socialization of nurses. London: Tavistock. ISBN 0-422-60130-6. OCLC 16473186.
- ^ Melia, Kath (2007-01-31). "Panic response is bad news: Why has the government only just realised that its NHS Plan requires long-term investment?". Nursing Standard. 21 (21): 28–28. doi:10.7748/ns.21.21.28.s34. ISSN 0029-6570.
- ^ Junhong, Zhu; Rogers, Sheila; Melia, Kath (August 2018). "Understanding Human Resource Wastage in the Nursing Shortage: Lessons Learned from Chinese Nurses Leaving Nursing Practice" (PDF). Athens health.
- ^ Melia, Kath M. (2014). Ethics for nursing and healthcare practice. London. ISBN 978-0-85702-930-0. OCLC 853495605.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Collins, Rita W (2016). "Reviews - Ethics for Nursing and Healthcare Practice". SAGE Publications Ltd. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ "Testimonial". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 2023-03-31.