Fields of Research

Nursing
Nursing workforce
Community and primary care
Health informatics and information systems
Acute care
Mental health nursing
Higher education
Rural and remote health services
Health services and systems
Health care administration
Health policy

Research Objectives

Nursing
Higher education
Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions
Evaluation of health and support services
Other health
Rural and remote area health
Determinants of health
Information systems, technologies and services
Health policy evaluation
Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health)
Other education and training

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

2020 Year of the nurse: COVID-19 highlights nurses’ use of digital health technology is a legitimate nursing function; Australian Journal of Clinical Education
A critical ethnographic study using Bourdieu's social practice framework to explain vertical and horizontal abuse (VHA) within an undergraduate nurse simulation environment; Collegian
A national study of Australian nurse practitioners’ organizational practice environment; The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Addressing the experience of moral distress in community health nursing; Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
Addressing the experience of moral distress in community health nursing; Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) and Nurse Practitioners (NP): Optimizing health care delivery; Psi Zeta at-Large Chapter Virtual Induction Ceremony
As a learning modality simulation complements theory within nursing curricula; Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
Becoming digitally professional in Australia: enabling an educative approach for nurses; Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia & New Zealand) Symposium: Future-proofing the profession
Best practice recommendations for debriefing in simulationbased education for australian undergraduate nursing students: An integrative review; Clinical Simulation in Nursing
Development and initial evaluation of a nurse-led healthcare clinic for homeless and at-risk populations in Tasmania, Australia: A Collaborative initiative; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Evaluating impact of repeated exposure to high fidelity simulation: skills acquisition and stress levels in postgraduate critical care nursing students; Clinical Simulation in Nursing
Graduate nurses' capability upon entering the workforce: An integrative review; Nurse Education Today
Guideline implementation fails to improve thrombolytic administration; Accident and Emergency Nursing
Health and healthcare in Australia; The Road to Nursing
Health systems and models in Australia; The Road to Nursing
Healthcare professional presenteeism during a COVID-19 outbreak in an Australian rural healthcare environment: A case analysis; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Home oxygen therapy assessment for COPD patients discharged from hospital: Respiratory NP model of care; Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing
How to become #digitally #professional in Australia: enabling an educative approach for #nurses; CDNM Symposium
Innovation in nursing: nurse led models of health care are addressing service gaps; The Tasmanian Nurses and Midwives Symposium 2020
Interprofessional collegiality enhances patient outcomes; The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Interprofessional team coordination in disaster exercises for undergraduate nursing students: a scoping review protocol; JBI Evidence Synthesis
Mentoring: supporting NP transition to practice; The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Mitigating professional moral distress: creating resilient nurses; The Tasmanian Nursing and Midwifery Conference
Moral distress in community health nursing practice; Australian Journal of Primary Health
Navigating the COVID-19 ‘new normal’ return to campus within a Bachelor of Nursing program; Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
Nurse practitioner led model of after-hours emergency care in an Australian rural urgent care centre: health service stakeholder perceptions; BMC Health Services Research
Nurse Practitioner led Rural Urgent Care Model: Pilot Evaluation; ACNP National Conference 2021
Nurse practitioner locums: a plausible solution for augmenting health care access for rural communities; Australian Journal of Primary Health
Nurse practitioner special interest groups: Effective or Not?; The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Nurse practitioner work patterns: a cross-sectional study; Nursing Open
Nurse practitioners; An Introduction to Community and Primary Health Care
Nurse Practitioners; An introduction to Community and Primary Health Care
Nurse practitioners filling in the gaps in care delivery; Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
Nurse practitioners: framing their professional identity; The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Nurse practitioners: more than just clinicians; The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Nurse practitioners: remaining true to nursing; The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Presenteeism: Reflections for health profession placement-based work integrated learning; Teaching Matters 2021
Rapid transition to eLearning within a Bachelor of Nursing program: positive outcomes; Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
Rural and Urban Nurse Practitioner Education - with La Trobe University; Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
Rural healthcare professional presenteeism during COVID-19 : case study analysis of a Tasmanian outbreak; TNMSA 2022
Sex disparities in the assessment and outcomes of chest pain presentations in emergency departments; Heart
Simulation exposure improves clinical skills for postgraduate critical care nurses; Clinical Simulation in Nursing
Strategies to support the growth and evolution of nursing and midwifery education in Tasmania; Australian Journal of Clinical Education
The optimal blood glucose level for critically ill adult patients; Nursing in Critical Care
The role of the Emergency Nurse Practitioner: An ethnographic study
Transition to practice: Capability of graduate nurses – Are we promoting realistic expectations?; Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal
Unexpected positive consequences of COVID‐19: enhanced nursing student connectedness; Teaching Matters 2020 – Learning in 2021: strengthening connections
Unpacking the mobile technology paradox; 'Redesigning the future of health' Symposium

Research Projects

Determining the efficacy and future of a nurse led healthcare clinic for homeless people in Launceston, Tasmania: A collaborative initiative.; Rosemary Bryant Foundation (RBF)

Research Candidate Supervision