Welcome to my homepage. Vicky Visvanathan is a lecturer for the Bachelor of Nursing within Clinical and Health Sciences at the University of South Australia. She has extensive clinical experience of 35 years working as an acute care and critical care nurse in various disciplines within Australia and overseas. Vicky commenced her role as an academic 15 years ago after completing her Masters degree. Vicky teaches across all stages of program and have coordinated clinical courses (Experiential Learning Activity 3 - Acute Care placements for Stage II students and Experiential Learning Activity 5 - Transition to Practice Practicum for Stage III students).
She pursued her higher degree research study that investigated a specific... Read more
About me
Welcome to my homepage. Vicky Visvanathan is a lecturer for the Bachelor of Nursing within Clinical and Health Sciences at the University of South Australia. She has extensive clinical experience of 35 years working as an acute care and critical care nurse in various disciplines within Australia and overseas. Vicky commenced her role as an academic 15 years ago after completing her Masters degree. Vicky teaches across all stages of program and have coordinated clinical courses (Experiential Learning Activity 3 - Acute Care placements for Stage II students and Experiential Learning Activity 5 - Transition to Practice Practicum for Stage III students).
She pursued her higher degree research study that investigated a specific cardiac condition in the critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit and developed a clinical pathway for frontline nurses to early recognise this condition. Vicky currently teaches in Evidence Based Nursing Practice course that focuses on the importance of providing holistic patient centred care and improved clinical practice informed by evidence based research and knowledge transalation.
Vicky has been an examiner for Honours thesis (2017) and confirmation of candidature of Masters research degree (2018).
About me
About me
Master of Nursing University of South Australia
Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Critical Care Nursing) Flinders University
Critical care nursing,
Cardiac Nursing
Emergency Nursing
Safety and quality,
Risk management
Evidence based practice
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, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Open access
1
|
| 2019 |
5
4
|
| 2018 |
77
60
7
|
| 2016 |
Open access
2
|
| 2014 |
1
1
|
| 2013 |
5
6
|
| 2011 |
|
Research
Critical care nursing,
Cardiac Nursing
Emergency Nursing
Safety and quality,
Risk management
Evidence based practice
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
MemberCochrane Nursing Care Network (CNCN) |
2018 |
MemberNational Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Nurses and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) |
2018 |
MemberAustralian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN) |
2018 |
Acute Care Nursing
Critical Care Nursing
Emergency Nursing
Evidence based decision making of the critically ill
Safety, quality and risk management of the critically ill.
Teaching & student supervision
