Pauline Calleja
Projects
1
Publications
36
Awards
0
Contact Details
Professor, College of Healthcare Sciences
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Building 25
1 James Cook Drive, Douglas, QLD 4814
Biography
Professor Pauline Calleja's research focuses include clinical teaching and learning, emergency and trauma care, rural and remote practice and clinical practice change with a specific focus on information transfer, handover and documentation, and transition to practice.
Professor Calleja has an extensive and varied clinical and teaching background, but counts her clinical specialty as emergency nursing and has worked in a number of Australian Emergency Departments as well as in North America. She has been a Director of Nursing at a rural health hub in central west Queensland where she was responsible for a number of facilities, but provided direct clinical and facility management at Barcaldine. Her other clinical areas of experience include ophthalmics (including operating theatres and clinics), general practice, rural and remote, immunisation program endorsement, and community nursing including hospital in the home.
Research
Projects
Rural and Remote Generalist Nurse Pathway Scoping Review
04 Jun 2025 - 30 Sep 2025
Teaching
Research Advisor Accreditation
Advisor Type
Primary
Current JCU Research Students
Exploring the complexities of registered nurse attrition.
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
Activities
Education
Associations
Employment
Output
Calleja, Pauline; Theobald, Karen; Harvey, Theresa (2024) Estes Health Assessment and Physical Examination. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: [Teaching Material]
Other Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Rogers, Danielle; Calleja, Pauline; Byrne, Amy-Louise; Sahay, Ashlyn (2025) 'Exploring the Role and Skill Requirements of Registered Nurses Working in Rural and Remote Areas. A Scoping Review'. Journal of Clinical Nursing, . [DOI]
Brown, Janie Alison; Capper, Tanya; Hegney, Desley; Donovan, Helen; Williamson, Moira; Calleja, Pauline; Solomans, Terena; Wilson, Sally (2024) 'Individual and environmental factors that influence longevity of newcomers to nursing and midwifery: a scoping review'. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 22 (5):753-789. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Jones, Rikki; Jackson, Debra; Rice, Kylie; Fisher, Murray; Calleja, Pauline; Hopkins, Martin; West, Caryn; Irwin, Pauletta; McGough, Shirley; Luck, Lauretta; Walker, Felicity; Whiteing, Nicola; Usher, Kim (2024) 'Nursing/midwifery students' perceptions of caring pedagogy and online learning during the COVID‐19 pandemic'. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 80 (11):4712-4724. [DOI]
Calleja, Pauline; Knight-Davidson, Pamela; McVicar, Andrew; Laker, Caroline; Yu, Stephen; Roszak-Burton, Linda (2024) 'Gratitude interventions to improve wellbeing and resilience of graduate nurses transitioning to practice: A scoping review'. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 6 . [DOI]
Holbert, Maleea D.; Duff, Jed; Wood, Fiona; Holland, Andrew J.A.; Teague, Warwick; Frear, Cody; Crellin, Dianne; Phillips, Natalie; Storey, Kristen; Martin, Lisa; Singer, Yvonne; Dimanopoulos, Tanesha A.; Cuttle, Leila; Vagenas, Dimitrios; McPhail, Steven; Calleja, Pauline; De Young, Alexandra; Kimble, Roy M.; Griffin, Bronwyn R. (2024) 'Barriers and co-designed strategies for the implementation of negative pressure wound therapy in acute pediatric burn care in Australia: A mixed method study'. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 77 :e520-e530. [DOI]
Nijkamp, Nick; Calleja, Pauline; Sahay, Ashlyn (2024) 'Transition support arrangements to support new graduate & novice nurses entry to perioperative nursing: a scoping review'. Heliyon, 10 . [DOI]
O'Neill, Kylie; Powell, Madeleine; Lovell, Tania; Brown, Duncan; Walsham, James; Calleja, Pauline; Nielsen, Sue; Mitchell, Marion (2023) 'Improving the handover of complex trauma patients by implementing a standardised process'. Australian Critical Care, 36 (5):799-805. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Ford, Abigail; Heidke, Penny; Kurup, Chanchal; Wirihana, Lisa; Kroll, Jeremy; Calleja, Pauline (2023) 'Factors influencing Australian nursing and midwifery students COVID-19 vaccination intentions'. Vaccine: X, 14 . [DOI]
Brown, Janie; Slatyer, Susan; Jakimowicz, Samantha; Maben, Jill; Calleja, Pauline; Donovan, Helen; Cusack, Lynette; Cameron, Dawn; Cope, Vicki; Levett-Jones, Tracy; Williamson, Moira; Klockner, Karen; Walsh, Alison; Arnold-Chamney, Melissa; Hollingdrake, Olivia; Thoms, Debra; Duggan, Ravani (2022) 'Coping with COVID-19. Work life experiences of nursing, midwifery and paramedic academics: An international interview study'. Nurse Education Today, 119 . [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Schults, Jessica A.; Calleja, Pauline; Slaughter, Eugene; Paterson, Rebecca; Rickard, Claire M.; Booker, Catriona; Marsh, Nicole; Fenn, Mary; Kelly, Jenny; Snelling, Peter J.; Byrnes, Joshua; Keijzers, Gerben; Cooke, Marie (2022) 'Peripheral intravenous catheter insertion and use of ultrasound in patients with difficult intravenous access: Australian patient and practitioner perspectives to inform future implementation strategies'. PLoS ONE, 17 (6). [DOI]
Calleja, Pauline; Wilkes, Susan; Spencer, Melinda; Woodbridge, Steven (2022) 'Telehealth use in rural and remote health practitioner education: an integrative review'. Rural and Remote Health, 22 (1). [DOI]
Coyne, Elisabeth; Calleja, Pauline; Forster, Elizabeth; Lin, Frances (2021) 'A review of virtual-simulation for assessing healthcare students' clinical competency'. Nurse Education Today, 96 . [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Rathnayake, Sarath; Moyle, Wendy; Jones, Cindy; Calleja, Pauline (2021) 'Co-design of an mHealth application for family caregivers of people with dementia to address functional disability care needs'. Informatics for Health and Social Care, 46 (1). [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Powell, Madeleine; Brown, Duncan; Davis, Chelsea; Walsham, James; Calleja, Pauline; Nielsen, Sue; Mitchell, Marion (2020) 'Handover practices of nurses transferring trauma patients from intensive care units to the ward: A multimethod observational study'. Australian Critical Care, 33 (6):538-545. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Calleja, Pauline; Aitken, Leanne M.; Cooke, Marie (2020) 'Strategies to Improve Information Transfer for Multitrauma Patients'. Clinical Nursing Research, 29 (6). [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Rathnayake, Sarath; Moyle, Wendy; Jones, Cindy; Calleja, Pauline (2020) 'Family carers' needs related to management of functional disability and use of mHealth applications in dementia care: An online survey'. Collegian, 27 (3):288-297. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Morgan, Janita M.; Calleja, Pauline (2020) 'Emergency trauma care in rural and remote settings: Challenges and patient outcomes'. International Emergency Nursing, 51 . [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Supporting the development of program leaders in higher education: An action research case study
2020
Delaney, Deborah; Stewart, Heather; Cameron, Robyn; Cardell, Elizabeth; Carruthers, Samantha; Love, Anita; Pearson, Andrew; Calleja, Pauline (2020) 'Supporting the development of program leaders in higher education: An action research case study'. Australian Journal of Career Development, 29 (3):205-217. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Rathnayake, Sarath; Jones, Cindy; Calleja, Pauline; Moyle, Wendy (2019) 'Family carers' perspectives of managing activities of daily living and use of mHealth applications in dementia care: A qualitative study'. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28 (23-24):4460-4470. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Burrows, Georgina L.; Calleja, Pauline; Cooke, Marie (2019) 'What are the support needs of nurses providing emergency care in rural settings as reported in the literature? A scoping review'. Rural and Remote Health, 19 (2). [DOI]
Hardy, Amber; Calleja, Pauline (2019) 'Triage education in rural remote settings: A scoping review'. International Emergency Nursing, 43 :119-125. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Calleja, Pauline; Adonteng-Kissi, Barbara; Romero, Bernadine (2019) 'Transition support for new graduate nurses to rural and remote practice: A scoping review'. Nurse Education Today, 76 :8-20. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Rathnayake, Sarath; Moyle, Wendy; Jones, Cindy; Calleja, Pauline (2019) 'mHealth applications as an educational and supportive resource for family carers of people with dementia: An integrative review'. Dementia, 18 (7-8):3091-3112. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Cunnington, Tiana; Calleja, Pauline (2018) 'Transition support for new graduate and novice nurses in critical care settings: An integrative review of the literature'. Nurse Education in Practice, 30 :62-72. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Calleja, Pauline; Aitken, Leanne; Cooke, Marie (2016) 'Staff perceptions of best practice for information transfer about multitrauma patients on discharge from the emergency department: a focus group study'. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 25 (19-20):2863-2873. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Feedback and clinical practice improvement: A tool to assist workplace supervisors and students
2016
Calleja, P.; Harvey, T.; Fox, A.; Carmichael, M. (2016) 'Feedback and clinical practice improvement: A tool to assist workplace supervisors and students'. Nurse Education in Practice, 17 :167-173. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Calleja, Pauline; Aitken, Leanne M.; Cooke, Marie (2010) 'Information transfer for multi-trauma patients upon discharge from the Emergency Department: mixed method narrative review'. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67 (1):4-18. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Greenland, Pauline (2006) 'Glyceryl trinitrate (Anginine) use in a cardiovascular emergency'. Contemporary Nurse, 22 (1):91-96.
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Greenland, Pauline; Hutchinson, Di; Park , Tanya (2006) 'Irukandji Syndrome: What nurses need to know'. Nursing and Health Sciences, 8 (1):66-70. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Greenland, Pauline (2005) 'One nurse's experience with the effects of assumptions and judgements on practice'. Contemporary Nurse, 18 (3):268-272.
Holbert, Maleea D.; Wood, Fiona; Holland, Andrew J.A.; Teague, Warwick; Kimble, Roy M.; Crellin, Dianne; Frear, Cody C.; Storey, Kristen; Phillips, Natalie; Singer, Yvonne; Dimanopoulos, Tanesha A.; Martin, Lisa; Cuttle, Leila; Vagenas, Dimitrios; Mcphail, Steven M.; Calleja, Pauline; Duff, Jed; De Young, Alexandra; Griffin, Bronwyn R. (2024) 'Implementation of negative pressure for acute pediatric burns (INPREP): A stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial protocol' PLoS ONE, 19 (12) . [DOI]
Nijkamp, Nick; Calleja, Pauline; Sahay, Ashlyn (2023) 'Bridging the gap: Preparing and nurturing novice perioperative nurses. Journal of Perioperative Nursing' Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 36 (4) .
Schults, Jessica A.; Marsh, Nicole; Ullman, Amanda J.; Kleidon, Tricia M.; Ware, Robert S.; Byrnes, Joshua; Young, Emily; Hall, Lisa; Keijzers, Gerben; Cullen, Louise; Calleja, Pauline; McTaggart, Steven; Peters, Nathan; Watkins, Stuart; Corley, Amanda; Brown, Christine; Lin, Zhen; Williamson, Frances; Burgess, Luke; Macfarlane, Fiona; Cooke, Marie; Battley, Callan; Rickard, Claire M. (2023) 'Improving difficult peripheral intravenous access requires thought, training and technology (DART3): a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial protocol' BMC Health Services Research, 23 (1) . [DOI]
Development of an mHealth application for family carers of people with dementia: a study protocol
2019
Rathnayake, Sarath; Moyle, Wendy; Jones, Cindy Jingwen; Calleja, Pauline (2019) 'Development of an mHealth application for family carers of people with dementia: a study protocol' Collegian, 26 (2) :295-301. [DOI]
Journal Contribution
ResearchOnline@JCU
Morley, Dawn A.; Marchbank, Paul; Steyger, Tony; Taylor, Lesley; Diaz, Anita; Calleja, Pauline (2020) 'Designing and Supporting Extraordinary Work Experience' In: Morley, Dawn A., Marchbank, Paul, Steyger, Tony, Taylor, Lesley, Diaz, Anita, and Calleja, Pauline (2020) Designing and Supporting Extraordinary Work Experience. In: Morley, Dawn A., and Jamil, Md Golam, (eds.) Applied Pedagogies for Higher Education: Real World Learning and Innovation across the Curriculum. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 135-162(Eds.). Applied Pedagogies for Higher Education: Real World Learning and Innovation across the Curriculum. Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan. [DOI]
