Nursing & Midwifery
Jessica Biles 
RN
MHSciEd
Position Associate Lecturer in Nursing
Campus Albury
Office Flood Nagle
Phone(02) 6051 6895
Fax (02) 6051 6870
EMAIL STAFF MEMBER 
General Introduction
I commenced my Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Sydney (Cumberland campus) in 1997. While undertaking this degree I had the opportunity of working part time as an Assistant in Nursing in various metropolitan acute hospitals until completing my Bachelor program in 2000. Upon completion I successfully gained entry into a Graduate Nurse program at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney and then continued at the hospital for an additional four years. During this period of time I worked in various areas of the hospital inclusive of Neuro ICU, Medical and Surgical wards, Nuclear medicine and Corrective health.
In 2005 I moved home to Albury and successfully gained a position in the Peri operative unit at Albury Base Hospital and later the Intensive care unit. In 2007 I commenced employment at Wodonga Regional Health Service as a Clinical Nurse Educator and embarked upon my journey as a nurse educator. During this period of time, I also had the opportunity of working as a casual teacher at Wodonga Institute of Tafe, RMIT (Medic program), Latrobe University (Clinical supervisor to Bachelor of Nursing students) and Charles Sturt University.
During this time I have also married, had two beautiful children and travelled both overseas and throughout Australia. I love meeting new and exciting people and sharing in life stories and experiences. I have a great passion for nurse education and believe that nursing is a fantastic career choice. I find great satisfaction in working with students to successfully fulfill their goals of becoming a Registered Nurse.
Qualifications
Tertiary
- Masters in Health Sciences Education University of Sydney 2007-2009
- Bachelor of Nursing, University of Sydney, 1998- 2000
Continuing Professional Development
- Wound care essential, Wide World of Wounds, Jan rice February 2009
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment 2007
- Wound Care- Jan Rice April 2007
- VAC Dressing Care April 2007
- Bullying and Harassment WRHS April 2007
- Law for Nurses Seminar June 2007
- Coordinator of the Undergraduate Skills Day 2007- Wodonga Regional Health service
- Preceptor ship Workshop Teacher/ Presenter 2007- Wodonga Regional Health Service
- Hospital Educator for PICC Education (WRHS 2007)
- Advanced Life Support short course 2005
- ICU Nursing short course 2005 (ABH)
- Xigris Course 2005
- Peri operative Nursing Mentor Program 2004
- Manual handling 2003
- Central line and Hickman’s Care for adults and paediatrics 2003
Teaching Interests
- Undergraduate nurse education
- Reflective practice
- Med/surg nursing
- Primary health care
- Health promotion
Research Interests
- Nurse education
- Reflective practice
- Medical/Surgical Nursing
Memberships
- Hume Region Nurse Educators Group: 2005- current
- NSW Nurses Registration Board: current
- Victorian Nurses Registration Board: current
- Australian Rural Health Education Network: current
- Australian Volunteers Association: current
- Australia Nurse Teachers Society (ANTS): previous
- University of Sydney Life membership
Professional Activities
- Opportunity of reviewing nursing texts in a casual capacity with Pearson Australia
- Voluntary education to local primary schools in Albury
Career Highlights
- NSW Nursing Association Professional Development scholarship 2008
- Victorian Registration Board Professional Development scholarship 2007
- Working together with students to fulfill nursing academic ambitions
- Designing, and implementing the Undergraduate Nursing Skills Day (Wodonga Hospital 2007)
Publications