Dana Irons

Dana Irons is a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at the College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, University of West London. She trained as a nurse at the University of Virginia, USA, and holds a Master's degree in Nursing (2008) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also served as a teaching fellow. Certified as an Advanced Practice Family Nurse Practitioner, she has extensive clinical experience in paediatric intensive care and primary care settings, including roles at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the University Student Health Center. At UWL, she serves as Course Leader for the April 24 Cohort of BNursing students and teaches across multiple programs.

• Special interest in academic setting wellbeing, leading the CNMH Staff Wellbeing team
• Teaches Nursing Associate Apprenticeship Program and Advanced Health Assessment for CPD

Her current teaching includes modules on Adult Nursing courses, with a focus on practice placements supervision and clinical skills development.

Scientific Awards

• Fellowship in the Higher Education Academy

Dana has previously supervised undergraduate and master's students in practice placements and precepted advanced nurse practitioner students, though specific names are not provided in the available text.