Kristy Johns
Personal Assistant to Professor Rachael Vernon
telephone: +61 8 8302 2490
Email:http://people.unisa.edu.au/Kristy.Johns
Professor Rachael Vernon is Professor of Nursing and Dean of Programs (Nursing & Midwifery) at the University of South Australia. Rachael leads the academic portfolio of Nursing and Midwifery programs in UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences and is committed to the development and delivery of high-quality academic programs and graduates. During her career Rachael has held senior leadership roles in nursing education, research and policy, health management, and clinical practice. She is an experienced academic leader as demonstrated through her positions as Head of School Nursing and Midwifery at the University of South Australia and Head of School Nursing at the Eastern Institute of Technology (NZ).
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About me
Professor Rachael Vernon is Professor of Nursing and Dean of Programs (Nursing & Midwifery) at the University of South Australia. Rachael leads the academic portfolio of Nursing and Midwifery programs in UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences and is committed to the development and delivery of high-quality academic programs and graduates. During her career Rachael has held senior leadership roles in nursing education, research and policy, health management, and clinical practice. She is an experienced academic leader as demonstrated through her positions as Head of School Nursing and Midwifery at the University of South Australia and Head of School Nursing at the Eastern Institute of Technology (NZ).
Rachael has achieved professional distinction through her contribution to the professional nursing scene in Australia, New Zealand and internationally and has led debate about the standards required for nursing education, competence to practise, and the accreditation and regulatory mechanisms (for health professions) that are required to protect the public.
In 2011, Rachael was awarded the prestigious Fulbright (NZ) Senior Scholar Award for research, the first New Zealand nurse in 33 years to be awarded this honour. Rachael’s research portfolio includes studies examining the efficacy of the nursing education and regulatory frameworks in New Zealand, Australia and internationally. Through these works she has won significant research grants and worked with nursing education institutions, government and regulatory authorities in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and the Pacific Islands. In her capacity as Professor of Nursing, Rachael is an active member of the UniSA Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research and Education Concentration and is committed to practical and agile engagement with industry and the health professions; developing versatile high-quality graduates; undertaking research that translates into successful healthcare strategies, policy and practice; and generating new knowledge that contributes to a healthier society.
About me
Executive Member of the Council of Deans Nursing & Midwifery (Australia & New Zealand)
Member of Alumni of Fulbright Scholars (NZ)
Member of the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) USA State Alumni
Member Australian College of Nurses
Member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Xi Omicron Chapter
Member of the College of Nurses Aotearoa (New Zealand) Inc
Executive Member, Nurse Education in the Tertiary Sector (NETS)(2003-2014)
Board Member, Healthcare Environment Inc. USA
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of Sydney
Master of Philosophy (with Distinction in Nursing) Massey University
Bachelor of Nursing Massey University
Certificate in Adult Teaching Massey University
2019 - April 2020: Head of School, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia (UniSA), Adelaide, Australia.
2014 - January 2019: Associate Professor and Associate Head of School: Academic School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
2000 - 2014: Head of School Nursing, Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), New Zealand
1999 - 2000 Special Projects Coordinator, Faculty of Health Sciences, Eastern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
1995 - 1999 Human Resources Advisor, HealthCare Hawke’s Bay, Hawke’s Bay District Health Board, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
1981 - 1999 Registered Nurse and Senior Registered Nurse (Team Leader) Critical Care / Trauma
Competitive Grant: Investigation and development of a regional stroke coordinator role for South Australia. The Hospital Research Foundation - 2019 Regional Health Network Grant Round. (CIA - Sharrad, S., CID Vernon, R., Gilbert, S., Gibson, T. & Evans, D.).
Competitive Grant: Recency of Practice Literature Review. Australiand Health Practitoner Regulation Agency / Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia. (CI - Vernon, R., Chiarella, M., Eckert, M., Sharplin, G., Peters, M., Kennedy, K.).
Competitive Grant: Evaluation of a Nursing and Midwifery Professional Practice Framework to facilitate person centred care in South Australia. South Australia Health. (CI - Gibson, T., Brown, J. & Vernon, R.).
... Read moreResearch
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Perineal Wound Care Project, Wound Management Innovation CRC, 01/02/2016 - 31/12/2017
Can competence be assured?, National Council of State Boards of Nursing, 04/03/2015 - 30/09/2016
Procter, N., Gibson, T. & Vernon, R. Development of an accelerated Graduate Diploma in Mental Health - SA Health
Vernon, R. (2013). Relationships between legislation, policy and continuing competence requirements for Registered Nurses in New Zealand. Doctor of Philosophy Thesis, University of Sydney. http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/10043
Vernon, R., Chiarella, M., Papps, E., & Dignam, D. (2010, October). Evaluation of the Continuing Competence Framework. Wellington, New Zealand: Nursing Council of New Zealand. ISBN 978-0-908662-34-0. http://www.hpm.org/download/206/ccf-report.pdf
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 |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
4
3
2
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| 2019 |
Open access
9
2
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| 2018 |
Open access
32
25
3
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| 2018 |
4
3
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| 2011 |
22
19
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2015 |
6
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| 2015 |
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| 2012 |
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
1
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| 2023 |
Open access
2
16
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| 2023 |
Open access
1
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| 2022 |
Open access
1
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| 2022 |
Open access
2
2
7
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| 2021 |
Open access
6
3
1
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| 2020 |
8
8
4
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| 2020 |
1
1
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| 2019 |
4
3
2
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| 2019 |
Open access
1
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| 2019 |
Open access
9
2
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| 2018 |
Open access
32
25
3
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| 2018 |
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| 2018 |
Open access
10
10
3
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| 2018 |
4
3
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| 2017 |
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| 2017 |
Open access
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| 2016 |
Open access
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| 2015 |
Open access
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| 2015 |
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| 2014 |
Vernon, R 2014, 'Competent or just confident?', New Zealand Nursing Review, vol. 14, no. 3, pp.1-3.
Open access
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| 2013 |
4
3
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| 2013 |
8
6
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| 2011 |
22
19
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
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| 2017 |
Open access
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| 2017 |
Open access
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| 2016 |
Open access
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| 2010 |
Open access
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Vernon, R. & Chiarella, M. (2019). Insight, competence and performance in practice. Australasian Nurse Education (ANEC) 2019: Navigating the future of nursing together through education and practice, Dunedin NZ, 20 November 2019.
Gibson, T., Vernon, R. & Procter, N. (2019). Capacity Building of the Mental Health Nursing Workforce: Accelerated Postgraduate Diploma. A collaboration between UniSA and SA Health. Australasian Nurse Education (ANEC) 2019: Navigating the future of nursing together through education and practice, Dunedin NZ, 20 November 2019.
Vernon, R. (2019). Education and Practice: Insight and Performance Competence. Keynote Speaker, The 3rd Qilu International Young Nursing Scholars Forum & Shandong Nursing Education Conference. Jinan, China, 12 June 2019.
Vernon, R. (2018). Can Competence be Assured? Plenary Address, 2018 NCSBN Scientific Symposium. Chicago, Illinois, USA, 24 October 2018.
Vernon, R. & Chiarella, M. (2018). Insight, competence and performance is there a relationship? 19th South Pacific Nurses Forum, 15 October 2018, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
Gibson, T., Brown, J., & Vernon, R. (2018). Development and evaluation of a Nursing and Midwifery Professional Practice Framework to facilitate person centred care in South Australia. 19th South Pacific Nurses Forum, 15 October 2018, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
Vernon, R., Gibson, T., Teaea, N., & MacManus, M. (2018). Nursing workforce development: a collaboration between the Cook Islands Ministry of Health and the University of South Australia. Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 18 October 2018.
Chiarella, M. & Vernon, R. (2018). Insights into insight: understanding what is required to be satisfied a practitioner is likely to be safe? Keynote Address, NSW NMA Professional Day, Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney NSW, Australia, 25 July 2018.
Vernon, R. & Chiarella, M. (2018). Plenary Workshop Competence versus insight in nursing and midwifery practice, 4th Annual International Conference on Nursing, 7-10 May 2018, Athens, Greece.
Chiarella, M. & Vernon, R. (2018). Plenary Workshop How can nurses demonstrate insight? 4th Annual International Conference on Nursing, 7-10 May 2018, Athens, Greece.
Gibson, T., Brown, J., Hofmeyer, A., Vernon, R. & Toffoli, L., (2018). Leading for System Wide Safety and Quality through the SA Health Nursing and Midwifery Professional Practice Framework, 4th Annual International Conference on Nursing, 7-10 May 2018, Athens, Greece.
Vernon, R. (2016). Measuring Nursing and Midwifery competence: can it measured and how should it be measured? Plenary Address, 3rd Annual International Nursing & Midwifery Research & Education Conference, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Ireland 3 March 2016.
Hofmeyer, A., Toffoli, L., Vernon, R., Taylor, R., Fontaine D., Klopper, H. & Coetzee, S. (2016). ‘Practicing compassion: Educating nursing students to improve patient safety and healthcare outcomes,’ 6th International Nurse Education Conference NETNEP 3-6 April Brisbane, Australia.
Hofmeyer, A., Toffoli L, Vernon R, Taylor R, Fontaine D, Klopper H, Coetzee S. (2016) ‘Self-compassion: the key ingredient in teaching the practice of compassion to nursing students’, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) International Nursing Research Conference, 6-8 April, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Vernon, R. (2015). Competence, confidence and continuing professional development. Keynote Speaker HAA Annual Scientific Meeting 2015. Adelaide Convention Centre, 18 October 2015.
Vernon, R. (2015). Opening Pandora's box - Confidence in Competence. Plenary Address, at Network of Clinical Coordinators National Meeting (Australia). Bradley Forum, Adelaide, Australia, 9 October 2015.
Vernon, R. (2015, July). Does continuing competence ensure safety to practise and assure public safety? Sigma Theta Tau International’s 26th International Research Congress, San Juan Puerto Rico, 23-27 July 2015.
Vernon, R. & Chiarella, M. (2015, July). Confidence in Competence: The search for the holy grail. Symposium paper presented at the Sigma Theta Tau International Honour Society of Nursing, 26th International Research Congress, San Juan Puerto Rico, 23-27 July 2015.
Vernon, R. (2014, June). Continuing education, continuing competence and public safety. Paper presented at the NETNEP 2014: 5th International Nurse Education Conference, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 22-25 June 2014.
Vernon, R. (2013, July). Re-inventing the wheel – consensus, continuing competence and public safety. Paper presented at the Sigma Theta Tau International Honour Society of Nursing 2013: 24th International Research Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 22-26 July 2013.
Vernon, R. (2012, September). Continuing competence: consensus or not? National Council of State Board of Nursing 2012 Scientific Symposium: From Research to Policy. Alexandria, Virginia, United States of America.
Vernon, R. & Nelson, J. (2012). Clarity of Self. Core theme presentation and workshop (70 minute) at the CIRC Special Session, 23rd International Nursing Research Congress, Brisbane Australia, 1 August 2012.
Vernon, R., Chiarella, M. & Papps, E. (2011, November). Confidence in competence: Developing a conceptual model for the demonstration and assessment of continuing competence. Keynote Speaker at the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Credentialing and Regulators Forum, Taipei, Taiwan.
Vernon, R. & Doole, P. (2010, October). Confidence in Competence - Nursing Council of New Zealand Continuing Competence Framework. Keynote Speaker Western Pacific and South East Asian Regulators (WP/SEAR) Meeting. Singapore.
Research
Competitive Grant: Investigation and development of a regional stroke coordinator role for South Australia. The Hospital Research Foundation - 2019 Regional Health Network Grant Round. (CIA - Sharrad, S., CID Vernon, R., Gilbert, S., Gibson, T. & Evans, D.).
Competitive Grant: Recency of Practice Literature Review. Australiand Health Practitoner Regulation Agency / Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia. (CI - Vernon, R., Chiarella, M., Eckert, M., Sharplin, G., Peters, M., Kennedy, K.).
Competitive Grant: Evaluation of a Nursing and Midwifery Professional Practice Framework to facilitate person centred care in South Australia. South Australia Health. (CI - Gibson, T., Brown, J. & Vernon, R.).
Competitive Grant: Can competence be assured? National Council of State Boards of Nursing (USA) Centre for Regulatory Excellence, (CI - Vernon, R., Co-researchers Chiarella, M. & Papps, E.).
Competitive Grant: Compassion. Category 3 funding grant, Nurses Memorial Research Grant – Nurses Memorial Foundation of SA Inc, (CI - Hofmeyer, A., Co-researchers - Toffoli, L. & Vernon, R.).
Competitive Grant: Perineal Wound Care Study. Wound Management Innovation CRC, (CI – Steen, M., Co-researchers - Esterman, A, Vernon, R., Grech, C., Newman, E., McKellar, L.).
Competitive Grant (UniSA): Implementation and evaluation of a shared clinical facilitation model for midwifery students. UniSA Learning and Teaching Development Grant, (CI - McKellar, L., Co-researchers - Vernon, R. & Fleet, J.).
Fulbright (NZ) Senior Scholar Award for Research (2011). Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America.
Sigma Theta Tau International Foundation for Nursing, Edith Anderson Leadership Education Grant (2014)
Executive Member of the Council of Deans Nursing & Midwifery (Australia & New Zealand)
International Association for Human Caring
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Anglia Ruskin University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| CAPPS International | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Eastern Institute of Technology | NEW ZEALAND |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Northumbria University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Northwest University | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Nursing Council of New Zealand | NEW ZEALAND |
| Private Individual | UNITED KINGDOM |
| SA Health | AUSTRALIA |
| Stellenbosch University | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Tel Aviv University | ISRAEL |
| Trinity College Dublin | IRELAND |
| University of Botswana | BOTSWANA |
| University of Dublin | IRELAND |
| University of Eastern Africa | KENYA |
| University of Navarra | SPAIN |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Virginia | UNITED STATES |
| Women's and Children's Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Executive MemberCouncil of Deans Nursing & Midwifery (Australia & New Zealand) |
2020 |
MemberCouncil of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia & New Zealand) |
2020 |
MemberSigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Xi Omicron Chapter |
2020 |
MemberAustralian College of Nursing (ACN) |
2020 |
Invited SpeakerNational Council of State Boards of Nursing (USA) Scientific Symposium |
2019 |
Keynote Speaker3rd Qilu International Young Nursing Scholars Forum & Shandong Nursing Education Conference |
2019 |
MemberCouncil of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia & New Zealand) |
2019 |
MemberSigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Xi Omicron Chapter |
2019 |
MemberAustralian College of Nursing (ACN) |
2019 |
Editorial Review Board MemberClinical Nursing Studies Journal (CNS) |
2018 |
MemberAustralian College of Nursing (ACN) |
2018 |
MemberSigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Xi Omicron Chapter |
2018 |
Plenary SpeakerAthens Institute for Education and Research 4th International Conference on Nursing |
2018 |
Plenary SpeakerNational Council of State Boards of Nursing Centre For Regulatory Excellence Scientific Symposium, USA |
2018 |
Consultancy, Chief Nursing Officer & Nursing and Midwifery Board of IrelandNursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland |
2017 |
Editorial Review Board MemberClinical Nursing Studies Journal (CNS) |
2017 |
Master Class: Competence for Nurses and Midwifes: A Sharing of InsightsSchool of Nursing and Midwifery University College Cork, Ireland |
2017 |
MemberAustralian College of Nursing (ACN) |
2017 |
MemberSigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Xi Omicron Chapter |
2017 |
Board MemberHealthcare Environment Inc. (USA) |
2016 |
Consultancy, Chief Nursing Officer & Nursing and Midwifery Board of IrelandNursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland |
2016 |
Editorial Review Board MemberClinical Nursing Studies Journal (CNS) |
2016 |
Keynote SpeakerRoyal College of Surgeons Ireland, 3rd Annual International Nursing and Midwifery Research and Education Conference |
2016 |
MemberAlumni of Fulbright Scholars (NZ) |
2016 |
MemberSigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Xi Omicron Chapter |
2016 |
MemberCouncil for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) |
2016 |
MemberAustralian College of Nursing (ACN) |
2016 |
MemberCollege of Nurses Aotearoa (New Zealand) Inc |
2016 |
ReviewerInternational Nursing Review |
2016 |
ReviewerHealth Review |
2016 |
ReviewerClinical Nursing Studies Journal (CNS) |
2016 |
Board MemberHealthcare Environment Inc. (USA) |
2015 |
Editorial Review Board MemberClinical Nursing Studies Journal (CNS) |
2015 |
MemberAustralian College of Nursing (ACN) |
2015 |
MemberSigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Xi Omicron Chapter |
2015 |
Member of councilInternational Exchange of Scholars, CIES, USA |
2015 |
Plenary SpeakerHAA Annual Scientific Meeting |
2015 |
PresidentNursing Education in the Tertiary Sector, Aotearoa NZ |
2015 |
Edith Anderson Leadership Education GrantSigma Theta Tau International Foundation for Nursing |
2014 |
Executive MemberNursing Education in the Tertiary Sector, Aotearoa NZ |
2014 |
Executive MemberNurse Education in the Tertiary Sector (NETS) |
2014 |
MemberSigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Xi Omicron Chapter |
2014 |
Executive MemberNurse Education in the Tertiary Sector (NETS) |
2013 |
Executive MemberNursing Education in the Tertiary Sector, Aotearoa NZ |
2013 |
MemberSigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Xi Omicron Chapter |
2013 |
Member, International Advisory BoardNurse Education in Practice |
2013 |
Executive MemberNursing Education in the Tertiary Sector, Aotearoa NZ |
2012 |
Executive MemberNurse Education in the Tertiary Sector (NETS) |
2012 |
Member, International Advisory BoardNurse Education in Practice |
2012 |
Executive MemberNurse Education in the Tertiary Sector (NETS) |
2011 |
Executive MemberNursing Education in the Tertiary Sector, Aotearoa NZ |
2011 |
Fulbright New Zealand Senior Scholar AwardFulbright New Zealand & United States Department of State |
2011 |
Member, International Advisory BoardNurse Education in Practice |
2011 |
Executive MemberNursing Education in the Tertiary Sector, Aotearoa NZ |
2010 |
Executive MemberNurse Education in the Tertiary Sector (NETS) |
2010 |
Member, International Advisory BoardNurse Education in Practice |
2010 |
Executive MemberNurse Education in the Tertiary Sector (NETS) |
2009 |
Executive MemberNurse Education in the Tertiary Sector (NETS) |
2008 |
Alumni, University of Washington (USA)
Alumni, University of Sydney (AU)
Alumni, Massey University (NZ)
Alumni of Fulbright Scholars (NZ)
Member of the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) USA State Alumni
Member of the Australian College of Nurses (ACN)
Member of the College of Nurses Aotearoa New Zealand Inc.
Member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Xi Omicron Chapter
Previous postgraduate teaching:
Advanced Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
Advanced Pathophysiology
Disease Management
Critical Care Nursing
Health Services Management
Operational Management for Health Services
Legal and Ethical Concepts (Health)
Research Methods
Masterate Research
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Academic leadership in higher education: barriers and enablers to growing the next generation of nursing disciplinary leads | Current |
| Developing strong and resilient midwifery students: A mixed methods study | Current |
| Older nurses and midwives in the healthcare workplace | Current |
| Transition experiences of internationally qualified midwives practising midwifery in Australia: a mixed methods study | Completed |
