Projects 3
Publications 19
Awards 5

Contact Details

Senior Lecturer
  • 07 4781 4969
  • peter.hartin@jcu.edu.au
  • JCU Townsville Bebegu Yumba campus
    1 James Cook Drive Townsville QLD 4811 AUSTRALIA

Biography

My work sits at the intersection of nursing education, curriculum transformation and professional formation. I am interested in how we create learning environments where students feel they belong, are challenged to grow, and develop the confidence to ask questions, seek support and continue learning throughout their careers. I am particularly passionate about educational approaches that are authentic, relational and grounded in the realities of practice. Over the years, I have led curriculum redesign, accreditation processes and innovations in clinical education across distributed and regional settings. While these initiatives are often measured by outcomes, approvals and implementation milestones, what matters most to me is their impact on students, staff and the communities our graduates ultimately serve.

Research

Research Interests

Undergraduate nursing education

Teaching innovation

Workplace culture

Projects

Teaching

Teaching Interests

  • Nursing curriculum design and educational innovation
  • Digital health and technology-enhanced learning (including AI and academic electronic health records)
  • Professional identity formation and clinical readiness
  • Simulation-based education and clinical skills development
  • Work-integrated learning and clinical placement education
  • Regional, rural and remote health workforce education
  • Equity and student success in health professional education


Research Advisor Accreditation

Advisor Type

Secondary

Research Advisor Accreditation

Role

Independent Academic


Current JCU Research Students

Advocacy in nursing: challenging the power structures that keep nurses silent
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)

Completed JCU Research Students

Attitudes, behaviours, and perspectives of people coping with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Master of Philosophy (Health)- 2025

Activities

Awards

Committees

Employment

Education

Output

Hartin, Peter James (2021) Bullying in nursing: trapped in history. [Thesis] [DOI]
Other Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Ramsay, Alan; McBain-Rigg, Kris; Hartin, Peter (2026) 'Moral Distress as Subordination by Design: Silence, Containment and the Ethical Erosion of Nursing'. Nursing Inquiry, 33 (3). [DOI]
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Chapman, Maude; Hartin, Peter; West, Caryn; Zhao, Lin (2026) 'Enhancing students’ digital capabilities to improve preparedness for clinical practice'. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 21 (3):278-284. [DOI]
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Hurley, Kate; Ahern, Tracey; Hartin, Peter (2026) 'Factors Contributing to Emotional Burnout in Newly Registered Nurses in Australia: A Scoping Review'. Nursing Open, 13 (6). [DOI]
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Freedman, Benjamin; Li, Wendy; Liang, Zhanming; Hartin, Peter; Biedermann, Narelle (2025) 'The prevalence of incivility in hospitals and the effects of incivility on patient safety culture and outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis'. Journal of Advanced Nursing, . [DOI]
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Ramsay, Alan; Hartin, Peter; McBain-Rigg, Kris; Birks, Melanie (2025) 'Advocating for patient safety: Power dynamics in nurse advocacy practice in Australia—An integrative review'. Collegian, 32 (2):84-99. [DOI]
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Hartin, Peter; Birks, Melanie; Lindsay, David (2020) 'Bullying in nursing: how has it changed over 4 decades?'. Journal of Nursing Management, 28 (7):1619-1626. [DOI]
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Hartin, Peter; Birks, Melanie; Lindsay, David (2019) 'Bullying in nursing: is it in the eye of the beholder?'. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 20 :82-91. [DOI]
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Hartin, Peter; Birks, Melanie; Lindsay, David (2018) 'Bullying and the nursing profession in Australia: an integrative review of the literature'. Collegian, 25 (6):613-619. [DOI]
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Hartin, Peter; Birks, Melanie; Bodak, Marie; Woods, Cindy; Hitchins, Marnie (2017) 'A debate about the merits of debate in nurse education'. Nurse Education in Practice, 26 :118-120. [DOI]
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Birks, Melanie; Hartin, Peter; Woods, Cindy; Emmanuel, Elizabeth; Hitchins, Marnie (2016) 'Students' perceptions of the use of eportfolios in nursing and midwifery education'. Nurse Education in Practice, 18 :46-51. [DOI]
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Shields, Linda; Hartin, Peter; Shields, Kirril; Benedict, Susan (2015) 'Teaching the Holocaust in nursing and medical education in Australia'. Working Papers in the Health Sciences, 1 (12):1-4.
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Ramsay, Alan; McBain-Rigg, Kris; Hartin, Peter (2026) 'When Experience Is Not Enough: Critical Methodologies and Nursing Workforce Scholarship' Nursing Inquiry, 33 (3) . [DOI]
Journal Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Ramsay, Alan; Birks, Melanie; Hartin, Peter (2022) 'Advocacy in nursing: Speaking truth to power?' Collegian, 29 (5) :549-550. [DOI]
Journal Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Chapman, Maude; Hartin, Peter; West, Caryn (2024) HERDSA 2024: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference Leveraging technology: Implementing an Academic Electronic Health Record (AEHR) Adelaide, SA, Australia, .
Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Hartin, Peter (2021) Australian College of Nursing National Nursing Forum 2021 Bullying in nursing: How has it changed over 4 decades? Virtual, .
Conference Contribution Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Hartin, Peter (2018) Australian College of Nursing National Forum 2018 Bullying in nursing: Is it in the eye of the beholder? Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, .
Conference Contribution Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Hartin, Peter (2017) The National Nursing Forum 2017 Bullying in nursing: the need to make change happen Sydney, NSW, Australia, .
Conference Contribution Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Hartin, Peter; Birks, Melanie; Bodak, Marie (2015) Internation Conference Assessment for Learning in Higher Education 2015 Students' perceptions of the use of debates in nursing courses Hong Kong, .
Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU