Devi Nannen
Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Profile
Biography
Devi has extensive national and international nursing experience across medical, surgical, A&E, and cardiac intensive care settings. She trained in South Africa and is a specialist in Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). Devi holds an RGN, a BSc (Hons) with Specialist Practitioner Qualification (NMC Recorded), an MSc in Medical Education (Distinction), and a Professional Doctorate in Education. A Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and NMC-recognised teacher. She is currently a line manager and Deputy Programme Lead for the MSc Nursing (Adult) and MSc Nursing (Mental Health) programmes. Her clinical and academic interests include Acute care, Cardiac Intensive Care, and Nurse Education, with a focus on simulation-based and problem-based learning, reflective feedback, and educational scholarship in her teaching and leadership roles.
Qualifications
- Professional Doctorate in Education
- NMC-Recognised Teacher
- Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- ECMO Specialist
- MSc in Medical Education (Distinction)
- BSc (Hons) with Specialist Practitioner Qualification (NMC Recorded)
- RGN (South Africa)
Departmental roles
- Line management and leadership
- Deputy Programme Lead for the MSc Nursing (Adult) and MSc Nursing (Mental Health) programmes
Teaching
Undergraduate
- Biological & Pharmacological Aspects of Health & Wellbeing
- Biological & Pharmacological Aspects of Illness Across the Lifespan
- Professional Development in Nursing: Leading & Managing Change
- Independent study module (dissertation)
Postgraduate
- Physiology and Pharmacology Applied to Nursing
- Pathophysiology and Pharmacology Applied to Nursing
- Independent study module (dissertation)
External activities
Memberships
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Higher Education Academy SFHEA
- Graduate Entry Nursing International Network https://genintnetwork.org/
Invited talks and conferences
- Nannen, D. Clinical Placement Experiences and the Professional Values of Graduate Entry Nursing Students’. (Doctoral Thesis). Higher Education Teaching and Learning (HETL). University of Aberdeen, Scotland, 2023.
- Nannen, D. The experience and perception of Graduate Entry Nurses (GEN) of their first clinical placement. (Pilot study) Doctoral School Conference. Sheffield Hallam University, UK, 2018.
- Nannen, D. The Development of Assertion Reason Questions (ARQ’s) for the Assessment of Level 7 Graduate Entry Nurses. Nurse Education. (Abstract accepted). Paper presentation- planetary lecture, 2nd International Nursing Conference, Barcelona, Spain (November 1-3, 2017).
- Nannen, D. The experience and perception of Graduate Entry Nurses (GEN) of their first clinical placement. (Pilot study) Graduate Entry Nursing International Network Seminar. Keele University, UK, 2017.
Contact details
Research
Overview
Devi's areas of interest are the transition and socialisation of graduate-entry nursing students' experiences and their first clinical placement, with a focus on the impact of
Bourdieu's Cultural and Social Capital theory.
Research Interest:
Devi’s doctoral research explored clinical placement experiences and the professional values of graduate-entry nursing students, reflecting her broader interest in nurse education.
Publications
Selected publications
- Hill, R., Nannen, D., Furlong, K., Clark, M., and McGee, M. (2025). “Retention in Graduate Entry Nursing Programmes- Recommendations to Retain”, Transnational Education Review, 3(1), pp. 3–10.
- Brown D, Hewitt T, Nannen D, Powell J, Savage Grainge (2018). A The Best Available Evidence: Assessing the Quality of Nursing Students' Bibliographies. Journal of Academic Writing Vol 8, No 1 http://e-learning.coventry.ac.uk/ojs/index.php/joaw/article/view/398/599
- Nannen, D. (2017). The Development of Assertion Reason Questions (ARQ’s) for the Assessment of Level 7 Graduate Entry Nurses, Madridge Journal of Nursing Practice and Education.
- Nannen, D. (2012). Improving Retention of Healthcare Students – the Role of the Student Forum in Clinical Placements.
- Nannen, D. (2011). The use of simulation in Nurse Education – An exploratory study concentrating on knowledge gained as opposed to the skills. The University of Nottingham, UK. (MMEd)Unpublished)