Nursing, Midwifery & Indigenous Health

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I have a 17 year history of working as a registered nurse in rural areas. The majority of this time was spent in multi-purpose services, where I worked in several roles both clinical and managerial. This work has led to my interest in aged care, emergency care and community development. I have recently completed my PhD in multi-purpose service development through Charles Sturt University.

Teaching Interests

• Rural Health
• Aged Care
• Research
• Chronic and Complex Care
• Emergency Care
• Primary Health Care
  

Research Interests

• Rural Nursing
• Barriers limiting university access for rural and remote students
• Aged care
• Emergency Care
• Grounded Theory
• Practice Nursing
• Primary Health Care

Research Projects

• 2011 Live Well Narrandera Project
• 2009 - 2010 The Living Curriculum: Bridging the gap between the espoused and the enacted curricula.
• 2008 - The Student Experience: A longitudinal evaluation of the Academic Preparation Workshop - a collaborative outreach pre-enrolment enabling program to support rural and remote Enrolled Nurse's access to and participation in the CSU Bachelor of Nursing by distance education.
• 2005 - 2010 Thesis Topic Developing a Collaborative Rural Health Service Identity: A Grounded Theory Study of the Development of Multi-purpose Services in Rural New South Wales

Professional Activities

Professional Memberships

• Member – Clinical Management Committee, St Catherine’s Aged Care Facility, Bathurst
• Member – Management Advisory Committee, Seymour Centre, Bathurst
• Fellow Australian College of Nursing 
• Member NSW Nurses Association
• Member National Tertiary Education Union

Career Highlights

• Awarded the 2009 Joan Hardy Scholarship
  

Publications

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Conference Papers

• Anderson, J., Grootjans, J., & Bonner, A. (2009, 17-20 May). The impact of rhetoric and reality on community anticipation of risk in the development of multi-purpose services (MPS): A grounded theory study. Paper presented at the 10th National Rural Health Conference, Cairns, Qld.