Kirstie is a Lecturer in nursing within Clinical & Health Sciences at UniSA. Kirstie has been teaching across all year levels within pre-registration nursing programs since 2006. Teaching roles have included coordinating into professional experience placement courses, supporting the facilitation of students in the academic liasion role, and teaching into various theory courses.
Having worked as a Clinical Nurse in the public sector predominantly in the medical and geriatric specialty since 1997, Kirstie brings a wealth of clinical experience to her academic role. Other clinical experience in Emergency, hyperbaric and infection control add to her wealth of knowledge. Kirstie has postgraduate qualifications in Medical... Read more
About me
Kirstie is a Lecturer in nursing within Clinical & Health Sciences at UniSA. Kirstie has been teaching across all year levels within pre-registration nursing programs since 2006. Teaching roles have included coordinating into professional experience placement courses, supporting the facilitation of students in the academic liasion role, and teaching into various theory courses.
Having worked as a Clinical Nurse in the public sector predominantly in the medical and geriatric specialty since 1997, Kirstie brings a wealth of clinical experience to her academic role. Other clinical experience in Emergency, hyperbaric and infection control add to her wealth of knowledge. Kirstie has postgraduate qualifications in Medical Nursing and is a PhD student at UniSA. Kirstie enjoys supporting the education of the next generation of nursing clinicians and is passionate about ensuring they graduate prepared for a successful career. Her research interest focuses on the preparation of pre-registration nursing students for graduation, specifically focusing on capability development.
About me
Bachelor of Nursing Univeristy of South Australia
2024 - current: Lecturer level B, CHS, University of South Australia
2022 - 2024: Academic Tutor, CHS, University of South Australia
2011 - 2024: Lecturer level A, Adelaide Nursing School, the University of Adelaide
2006 - 2010: Clinical Tutor, Adelaide Nursing School, the University of Adelaide
1997 - 2024: Clinical Nurse, CALHN, SA Health
Current PhD student conducting research in the field of clinical education
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
3
1
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| 2024 |
Open access
2
2
2
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
3
1
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| 2024 |
Open access
2
2
2
|
Conference presentation
Howland, K., Matricciani, L., Cornelius-Bell, A., and Kelly, M A (2024) The concept of capability in pre-registration nursing education. Poster Presentation. Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery Symposium,17-19 July 2024, Darwin, Australia.
Research
Current PhD student conducting research in the field of clinical education
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Teaching & student supervision
