Stephanie Reynolds
Biography
Stephanie Reynolds is a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Registered Adult Nurse, District Nurse and Nurse Prescriber.
She is also a Queens nurse, recognised by the Queens Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) for demonstrating a high commitment to patient care and nursing practice and reflecting excellence in community nursing.
Stephanie is a Senior Teaching Fellow of the Advance Higher Education Academy. Before joining Birmingham Newman University Stephanie was course lead for the MSc Nursing programme at Birmingham City University and has taught across all fields of nursing including simulation, care planning, medicines management and wound care. Before moving into academia Stephanie worked in the NHS as a district nurse and a student placement manager.
Stephanie was awarded personal tutor of the year at Birmingham City University in 2023 and was shortlisted in the innovation category twice for the Student Nursing Times Awards in 2019 and 2021 for outstanding innovations in community care simulated practice for large numbers of students.
Profile
Research Interests
Stephanie is progressing with doctoral research into her subject around the perceptions of community nursing within pre-registration nurse education. She has written papers on the subject and presented at conferences.
Membership of Professional Organisations
Stephanie maintains registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and is a Senior Fellow of the Advance Higher Education Academy and Queens Nurse – Queens Institute of Community Nursing (QICN)
Qualifications
- Post graduate certificate in Research, Birmingham City University (2022)
- MA Education Birmingham City University (2014)
- Post graduate certificate in Education, Birmingham City University (2007)
- ENB (N18) The professional Development of Registered Nurses in Leg Ulcer Management, (2002)
- BSc (Hons) District Nursing Specialist Practitioner, (1999)
- ENB Nurse Prescribing, (1999)
- RGN diploma in Adult Nursing Birmingham City University (1995)
Other Activities
Peer reviewer for community nursing journals. External Examiner.
Conference Presentations
Invited to deliver at HEE blended learning conference 2023 – Operation Simulation
IPDA conference November 2020 – perceptions of community nursing
IPDA conference November 2019 – as part of HEFCE teaching observation project.
ASPiH conference November 2017 – poster on community simulation
NET conference 2018 Third year community rotation programme, ‘The Journey’ Birmingham Community Healthcare Foundation Trust, University of Birmingham and Birmingham City University
Publications
Reynolds S. (2025) Should community nursing be a field of its own? Evidence Based Nursing blog, May 31 2025
Reynolds S. (2024) The habitus and field of district nursing: a discussion around its professional status and social capital. British Journal of Community Nursing. Volume 29, number 12 December 2024
Reynolds S (2023) Community nurse lecturer’s experiences of pre-registration nurse education: A Phenomenological study. British Journal of Community Nursing volume 28 number 1, January 2023, p38 -43
Reynolds S (2022) A District Nurse reflection on pre-registration nursing education. A troubling position. British Journal of Community Nursing. Volume 27, 11 November 2022 p546-550
O’Leary M, Cui V, Pressick I, Reynolds S, Roberts L, Turville N, White N (2021) Using Innovative Observation to Improve Teaching and Learning. A collaboration between students and academic staff in higher education. Chapter 6 in: Broucker B, Pritchard R, Melin G and Milsom C (2021) Sustaining the future of higher education. Brill.
Warren A, Reynolds S, Morley P, Needham H (2021) Using online simulation to increase student nurses’ confidence. Nursing Times. 117, 5 p34-37
Reynolds S, Shamaris N, Suppiah O (2020) Using Simulation to encourage nursing students to deliver health promotion in practice Primary Health care. RCN publishing company Ltd
Reynolds S (2020) How to support nursing students to develop community care planning skills. Primary Health Care. RCN publishing company Ltd
Cui V, O’Leary M, Pressick I, Reynolds S, Roberts L, Turville N, White N. (2020) Learning about learning and teaching: developing classroom consciousness and reimagining collaboration between students and staff. Practice: Contemporary Issues in Practitioner Education. Routledge. Taylor and Francis.
Reynolds S, Cooper- Stanton G, Potter A (2018) Real-time Simulation; first-hand experience of the challenges of community nursing for students. British Journal of Community Nursing April 2018, vol 23, No 4
Humphreys M and Reynolds S (2017) Evaluating the Quality and impact of providing Live Simulation Experiences for large cohorts of Nursing Students. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning. November 2017 vol 3:2
Reynolds S and Kaur R (2016) Supporting student nurses with an online induction.
Nursing Times 112 no 45/46
Reynolds S and Fell P (2011) The effect of e-learning on student placement in the
Community. Primary Health Care 21, 5