Nursing & Midwifery
Lynette Croxon
RN
RM
DipTeach (Nurs)
BEd (Nurs)
Grad Dip GerN
MEd
Position Bachelor of Nursing Course Coordinator
Campus Dubbo
Office ILC/131
Phone (02) 6885 7325
Fax (02) 6885 7320
EMAIL LYNETTE CROXON 
General Introduction
I have taught across many areas of the BN course and at present enjoy the areas of nursing the older person, law and ethics relating to nursing practice and the first year introductory nursing subjects. I have been teaching at CSU for the past 12 years, initially casual as a clinical facilitator and in a fulltime lecturer capacity. I have undertaken study through the both the hospital and tertiary systems as well as via distance education. While I have worked in a variety of settings my area of interest is nursing the older person. I have research interests in the area of learning needs of rural undergraduate nursing students and the improvement of care of the older person in the acute care setting.
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse
- Registered Midwife
- Diploma in Teaching (Nursing)
- Bachelor of Education (Nursing)
- Graduate Diploma in Gerontological Nursing
- Master of Education
Teaching Interests
- Nursing the older person
- Fundamental nursing practice
- Law and ethics as applied to nursing practice
Research Interests
- Learning needs of rural university students
- Models of supervision of clinical placement for nursing students
- Examination of the correlation/disparity between on campus clinical learning and clinical learning in the clinical placement setting for nursing students
- The increased perception and skill of nursing staff in acute nursing areas around the assessment of risk and reduction of delirium in the older person. Recipient of a $10,000 Nursing and Midwifery Scholarship Research Grant to fund this project in collaboration with a CNC from NSW Health
Memberships
- Royal College of Nursing Australia
- Australian Association of Gerontology
- NSWNA
Professional Activities
- Member of Centre of Inland Health
Career Highlights
- Recipient of the Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award in 2004
Publications
Journal articles
- Maginnis, C. & Croxon, L. (submitted for publication). Do nursing students face dissonance between theory and practice? Nurse Education in Practice
- Maginnis, C. & Croxon, L. (submitted for publication). Transfer of learning to the nursing clinical practice setting. The International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health
- Croxon, L. & Maginnis, C. (2009). Evaluation of clinical teaching models for nursing practice. Nurse Education in Practice, 9,236-243.
- Croxon, L. & Maginnis, C. (2008). Are clinical laboratory activities preparing nursing students for the reality of the clinical practice setting? (Online). Available: http://www.unisa.edu.au/health/about/teaching.asp
- Maginnis, C. & Croxon, L. (2007). Clinical teaching model for nursing practice. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 15, 218 - 219
Conference papers
- Croxon, L. & Laver, S. (2009). Theory to Practice Through Evolving Case Study? A Transformative Approach to Gerontic Nursing Practice for Undergraduate Nursing Student.Paper to be presented at 42nd Australian Association of Gerontology National
Conference – ‘Translation & Transformation’, 25-27 November, Canberra. - Maginnis, C. & Croxon, L. (2008). Transfer of learning to the clinical setting. Paper presented at the CSUED Conference, 19-20 November, Wagga Wagga.
- Croxon, L. & Maginnis, C. (2007). Are we preparing nursing students for the reality of the clinical practice setting? Paper presented at the UniSA Teaching and Research: Making the Connection in Health Sciences, Adelaide.
- Maginnis, C. & Croxon, L. (2006). Students' perceptions of a clinical teaching model for acute nursing practice areas. Paper presented at the Royal College of Nursing, Australia. National Conference. Leaders, pioneers and Innovators, Cairns.
- Maginnis, C. & Croxon, L. (2004) Rural nursing university students: Are we teaching to meet their needs or ours? Paper presented at the Royal College of Nursing, Australia. National Conference, Nursing leadership, policy and politics, Alice Springs.