Nursing & Midwifery

Enhancing students’ digital capabilities to improve preparedness for clinical practice
Peter Hartin
The increased use of technology across healthcare systems accentuates the need for nurses and midwives to be confident and competent users of technology, therefore the need for an academic health record is now an essential part of nursing and midwifery education. Consequently, the aim of this research is to: Evaluate the preparedness of first year nursing and midwifery students who have used the AEHR in classroom-based simulation activities, pre, during and post WIL clinical placement.
Becoming a soldier: A Qualitative Study into Construction of the Army Identity and its Impact on Mental Health
Ylona Chun Tie
20 Nov 2024 - 31 Jan 2029
Student-led project (PhD) - agreement sought between JCU and DoD to allow access to current serving members (Army personnel) for the purpose of qualitative interviews and focus groups. Access to DoD policy documents including personnel manuals, Defence health policy/manuals, standard operating procedures
Rural and Remote Generalist Nurse Pathway Scoping Review
Tracey Ahern
04 Jun 2025 - 30 Sep 2025
This is a joint collaborative project with Queensland Health Office of the Chief Nurse, USQ, CQU, USC. The project is a scoping review that we will undertake together and publish collaboratively to inform a new nursing pathway in Queensland for rural and remote nurses.
Title: Senior Lecturer, James Cook University
Reseracher: Ylona Chun Tie (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019
End Date: 01 Jan 2026
Title: Lecturer B, James Cook University
Reseracher: Ylona Chun Tie (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
End Date: 01 Jan 2019
Title: James Cook University Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Reseracher: Peter Hartin (Senior Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2025
Title: Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Committee (ANMAC), Registered Nurse Assessment Team member, Academic position
Reseracher: Ylona Chun Tie (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2020
End Date: 01 Jan 2024
Title: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), Member of the registered nurse expert panel for the development of an assessment framework as part of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia initiative Outcomes-based assessment of international qualified nurses & midwives competence to practice
Reseracher: Ylona Chun Tie (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2015
End Date: 01 Jan 2020
Title: AHPRA Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, Invited by AHPRA Outcomes Based Assessment for Internationally Qualified Nurses as an examiner for Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), pilot of the Objective Structured Clinical Exam for Internationally Qualified Nurses
Reseracher: Ylona Chun Tie (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019
End Date: 01 Jan 2020
Title: Associate Professor, Nursing and Midwifery, James Cook University
Reseracher: Tracey Ahern (Associate Professor, Nursing and Midwifery)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2025
Title: Townsville University Hospital, Professor, Nursing and Midwifery, College of Healthcare Sciences Academy, James Cook University with a con-joint appointment with the Townsville Institute of Health Research and Innovation, Townsville University Hospital.
Reseracher: Rachel Walker (Professor of Nursing & Midwifery)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024
Title: Princess Alexandra Hospital, 2022-2024 Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow (Joint-Appointment), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University and the Division of Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital 2019-2022 Senior Lecturer, Senior Research Fellow (Joint-Appointment), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University and the Division of Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital 2015-2018 Research Fellow, Research Fellow (Joint-Appointment), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University and the Division of Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital. During this time, I had an 11-month secondment (via successful competitive EOI) as Assistant Director of Nursing Research in the Nursing Practice Development Unit.
Reseracher: Rachel Walker (Professor of Nursing & Midwifery)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2015
End Date: 01 Jan 2024
Title: Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, Invited speaker. Caring across cultures: the power of a culturally, ethnically, and racially diverse workforce. Annual Symposium of the Princess Alexandra Hospital (26 August 2024), Brisbane, Australia
Reseracher: Ylona Chun Tie (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024