Inger Hendry

MNur (Child Nursing) Cape Town, BNur (Nursing), PG Dip (Child Nursing) Cape Town, PG Dip (Forensic Nursing) Free State,HDE Pretoria College of Education, Dip Nursing Natal College of Nursing

Registration with SANC: 225652 Nurse (General, Psychiatric & Community) and Midwife

Additional qualifications: Post-Basic Child Nursing Science

Inger Hendry is a registered paediatric nurse with 20 years clinical paediatric nursing experience. Inger joined the Child Nurse Practice Development Initiative as a lecturer nine years ago, and recently took a two year break from teaching to complete the Master of Nursing degree in Child Nursing, returning to teaching in 2018. Inger trained at Addington Hospital in Nursing (General, Community, Psychiatry) and Midwifery and then obtained a Bachelor of Nursing and a Postgraduate Diploma in Child Nursing at UCT. She later obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Forensic Nursing from the University of the Free State. Inger previously worked as a senior professional nurse mostly in the Trauma unit at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital. Inger also has seven years’ experience of working in a district hospital as a forensic nurse clinician. Inger is a passionate nurse clinician and teacher, who values being able to relate to people honestly. She enjoys solving problems and is not intimidated when things around her do not work. Inger strongly believes in creating an environment in which sick children and their families can obtain the best care possible.

Qualification

Awarding institution

Year awarded

Higher Diploma in Education

Pretoria College of Education

1984

Diploma in General Nursing (Psychiatry, Community and Midwifery) (City Council of Durban silver medal award for best student)

Natal College of Nursing

1996

Bachelor of Nursing for Registered Nurses

The University of Cape Town

2000

PG Dip Child Nursing

The University of Cape Town

2001

PG Dip Forensic Nursing (With Distinction)

The University of the Free State

2005

2 Education courses: Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, and Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

The University of Cape Town

2013

Master of Nursing in Child Nursing

The University of Cape Town

2016

Publications

Papers:

Davis, C, Hendry, I, Barlow, H, Leonard, A, White, L, Coetzee M. 2014. Exposing students to research through a journal club in a postgraduate child nurse diploma. Curationis. 37(2), 1-9.

Hendry, I. 2010. Forensic care in sexual offences. In K. Joyner (Ed.), Aspects of Forensic Medicine: An Introduction for Healthcare Professionals (pp 23-44). Cape Town, South Africa: Juta.

Kotze, M., & Hendry I. 2010. Forensic care in child sexual abuse. In Joyner, K., (Ed.), Aspects of Forensic Medicine: An Introduction for Healthcare Professionals (pp 45-70). Cape Town, South Africa: Juta.

Congress proceedings (published abstract):

Davis, C., Barlow, H., Hendry, I. & Coetzee, M. Journal club: restoring the links between education and PICU clinical practice. Critical Care Society of Southern Africa National Congress. South African Journal of Critical Care, 2010. 26(2): 60