King's Nursing Professor receives RCN Honour
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King’s academic honoured by Royal College of Nursing for his outstanding contribution to healthcareProfessor Ian Norman, Associate Dean of the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King’s College London, has been honoured by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) with a Fellowship – the highest award granted by the Royal College – for his outstanding contribution to healthcare.
At the opening Presidential Ceremony of the 2009 RCN Congress, Ian was commended for his outstanding contribution and leadership in research, teaching and clinical practice in mental health care. The key role Ian has played in shaping evidence based practice and the promotion of nursing scholarship was also highlighted.
Receiving his award at the RCN Congress in Harrogate, Professor Norman said: “Mental health nursing is a dynamic profession which offers terrific scope and opportunity for people who want to make a positive contribution to the world. I am delighted that my teaching and research has been recognised as going some small way to producing nurses of the future who can promote positive mental health and work in partnership with patients/clients to help them regain control of their lives”
Professor Norman has worked in the mental health field for many years as a clinician and researcher and has an extensive publication record. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Nursing Studies, which has the highest impact factor of all non-specialist nursing journals in the world (Thomson Scientific, 2007).
Among other achievements, Professor Norman has recently launched a revised version of his foundational key text book for mental health nurses, The Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing. The first edition of the book quickly became the best selling textbook for mental health nurses according to Amazon UK and has since become an established core text on undergraduate mental health nursing programmes.
Ian joins a small group of nursing luminaries on the honours list and adds to the growing compliment of Fellows within the School. Professors Sarah Cowley, Alison While and Anne Marie Rafferty CBE are Fellows of the Queen's Nursing Institute, and Professor Rafferty is also a Fellow of the RCN.
Receiving his award at the RCN Congress in Harrogate, Professor Norman said: “Mental health nursing is a dynamic profession which offers terrific scope and opportunity for people who want to make a positive contribution to the world. I am delighted that my teaching and research has been recognised as going some small way to producing nurses of the future who can promote positive mental health and work in partnership with patients/clients to help them regain control of their lives”
Professor Norman has worked in the mental health field for many years as a clinician and researcher and has an extensive publication record. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Nursing Studies, which has the highest impact factor of all non-specialist nursing journals in the world (Thomson Scientific, 2007).
Among other achievements, Professor Norman has recently launched a revised version of his foundational key text book for mental health nurses, The Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing. The first edition of the book quickly became the best selling textbook for mental health nurses according to Amazon UK and has since become an established core text on undergraduate mental health nursing programmes.
Ian joins a small group of nursing luminaries on the honours list and adds to the growing compliment of Fellows within the School. Professors Sarah Cowley, Alison While and Anne Marie Rafferty CBE are Fellows of the Queen's Nursing Institute, and Professor Rafferty is also a Fellow of the RCN.
About the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King’s College London
The number one Nursing and Midwifery School in London (2009 Times Good University Guide) and highly regarded by leading London NHS Trusts with links to industry, health services and policy makers, the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery develops leading-edge nurses and midwives of tomorrow – practitioners, partners, and leaders in their field.
Studying at King’s College London, one of the top 25 universities in the world, the School’s graduates are highly sought after nationally and internationally, with:
Based in a prestigious Russell Group University, the School is also at the forefront of health services, policy and evaluation research. For more information on studying at the School, email nightingale@kcl.ac.uk
The number one Nursing and Midwifery School in London (2009 Times Good University Guide) and highly regarded by leading London NHS Trusts with links to industry, health services and policy makers, the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery develops leading-edge nurses and midwives of tomorrow – practitioners, partners, and leaders in their field.
Studying at King’s College London, one of the top 25 universities in the world, the School’s graduates are highly sought after nationally and internationally, with:
- exemplary care and clinical skills
- professional attitudes
- policy awareness
- intellectual rigour and self-confidence
Based in a prestigious Russell Group University, the School is also at the forefront of health services, policy and evaluation research. For more information on studying at the School, email nightingale@kcl.ac.uk