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RESEARCH PRIORITY AREASEvaluation of Bachelor of Midwifery course outcomes
Successful Grant Applications:2007 Evaluation of competencies of new graduate midwives on entry into the workforce. A collaborative study with Latrobe University, Monash University and Australian Catholic University Upcoming Conferences of interest2nd International Nurse Education Conference, Dublin June 2008
TEAM PUBLICATIONSCutts, D.M., David, P.M., Hopkins, F., McIntyre, M., Miller, M., Seibold, C. (2003). Werna Naloo – “We us Together”: the birth of a midwifery education consortium. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 41(2), 179-186. Peer Reviewed Publications: Astin, F., Newton, J., McKenna, L., Moore-Coulson, L. (2005) Registered nurses’ expectations and experiences of first year students’ clinical skills and knowledge. Contemporary Nurse, 18(3) Tsukada, T., McKenna, L. (2005) Factors influencing international students when studying nursing in Australia. Asian Journal of Nursing Studies, 8(1) McKenna, L., Green, C. (2004) Experiences and learning during a graduate nurse program: An examination using a focus group approach. Nurse Education in Practice. 4(4), 258-263 McKenna, L.,Wellard, S.J. (2004) Discursive constructions of clinical teaching in Australian nursing programs. Nurse Education Today, 24(3), 229-235 Grant, E. McKenna, L. (2003) International clinical placements for undergraduate students, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 12(4), 529-535 McKenna, L. (2003) Nurturing the future of midwifery through mentoring, Australian Midwifery, 16(2), 7-10 McKenna, L., Samarawickrema, G. (2003) Crossing cultural boundaries, flexible approaches and nurse education: A case study. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 21(5), 259-264 McKenna, L., Wellard, S. (2001) Turning tapes into text: Issues surrounding the transcription of interviews, Contemporary Nurse, 11 (2-3), 180-186 McKenna, L., Ribbons, R. (2000) Integrating information and health care technologies in undergraduate nursing programs, In V. Saba, R. Carr, W. Sermeus & P. Rocha (eds) One Step Beyond: The Evolution of Technology and Nursing, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Nursing Use of Computers and Information Science, Auckland, 28 April - 3 May McKenna, L.G., Ribbons, R.M. (1997) Information technology in nursing: A project examining educational applications of the Internet and World Wide Web, In U. Gerdin, M. Tallberg & P. Wainwright (eds) Nursing Informatics: The Impact of Nursing Knowledge on Health Care Informatics: Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Nursing Informatics NI’97, Stockholm, Sweden, September 26-October 1 Ribbons, R.M., McKenna, L.G. (1997) Facilitating higher order thinking skills in nurse education: A prototype database for teaching wound assessment and management skills, In U. Gerdin, M. Tallberg & P. Wainwright (eds) Nursing Informatics: The Impact of Nursing Knowledge on Health Care Informatics: Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Nursing Informatics NI’97, Stockholm, Sweden, September 26-October 1. McKenna, L. (1997) Improving the nursing handover report, Professional Nurse, 12(9), 637-639 McKenna, L., Walsh, K. (1997) Changing handover practices: One private hospital’s experiences, International Journal of Nursing Practice, 3(2), 128-132. Non-Peer Reviewed Publications: McKenna, L. (2004) Nurturing the future of midwifery through mentoring, Midwifery News: Journal of the New Zealand College of Midwives McKenna, L. (1996) Meeting the learning needs of clinical nurse teachers: A pilot program, Australian Electronic Journal of Nursing Education, 1(2). http://www.csu.au/faculty/health/nurshealth/aejne/vol2-1/lmck21.htm McKenna, L. (1995) Computer security in health care Informatics in Healthcare Australia, 4(4), pp. 136-139 Reports: Bagot, K., Lawson, M., Jolly, B., McCall, L., Bearman, M., Lewis, B., McKenna, L., Newton, J. (2005) International Approaches to Undergraduate Clinical Training, Commissioned by Policy & Strategic Projects Division, Department of Human Services, Melbourne McKenna, L., Sadler, R., Long, M., Burke, G. (2002) Enrolled Nurse Education: Final Report to the National Review of Nurse Education, DEST, Canberra. ISBN 0642 77287 8 (On line), ISBN 0642 77287 X (Hard copy) Non-refereed Conference Presentations: Accepted for presentation at 2nd International Nurse Education Conference 2008 "Online Teaching in an undergraduate Midwifery Curriculum: Five year evaluation". McKenna, L., McIntyre, M., Lawson, M. (2005) Mapping the professional socialisation and clinical experiences of Bachelor of Midwifery students. 27th Triennial Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives, Brisbane, Australia, 24-27 July 2005 McGuinness, B., Brown, V., Rolls, C., Siebold, C., McKenna, L. (2005) Werna Naloo – We, us, together: The challenges and successes of implementing the Bachelor of Midwifery course in Melbourne, Victoria. 27th Triennial Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives, Brisbane, Australia, 24-27 July 2005 McKenna, L.,Wellard, S. (2005) Personal rather than hidden curricula influence clinical teaching in Australia, International Council of Nurses, 23rd Quadrennial Congress, Taipei, Taiwan, 21-27 May 2005 McKenna, L. (2004) “Hidden curricula” and clinical teaching in undergraduate nurse education. 2nd Asia Pacific Nursing Congress, Sydney, Australia, 10-12 November 2004 Lawson, M., Jolly, B., French, J., Kiegaldie, D., McKenna, L. Nestel, D. (2003) “A Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education: Capitalizing on interprofessional teaching and learning opportunities”.. ANZAME 2003: A Question of Quality, Annual Conference of the Australian New Zealand Association for Health Professional Education. Melbourne, 4-7 July. McKenna, L.G. (2002) “Issues surrounding enrolled nurse conversion programs in Australia”, Second Pan Pacific Nursing Conference, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, 8-10 November 2002 McKenna, L.G., Wellard, S.J. (2002) “A discursive picture of undergraduate clinical education around the transfer of nurse education in Australia”. 13th International Nursing Research Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 24-26 July 2002 McKenna, L.G.,Wellard, S.J. (2001) “Issues surrounding the application of philosophical positions in ‘real’ research situations”, Seventh Annual Qualitative Health Research Conference, Seoul, Korea, 27th-29th June 2001 McKenna, L. (2001) “The education of enrolled nurses”. CEET National Conference: Linking Economics and Learning: VET for Innovation, Melbourne McKenna, L.G., Grant, E. (2000) “Developing global health perspectives through international clinical placements for undergraduate students”, Proceedings of New Century, New Directions: Deakin University School of Nursing International Conference 2000, Melbourne, 8-11 August 2000 McKenna, L.G., Wellard, S.J. (2000) “Evolutionary perspectives on clinical teaching in nursing”, Proceedings of New Century, New Directions: Deakin University School of Nursing International Conference 2000, Melbourne, 8-11 August 2000 McKenna, L., Grant, E. (1999) “Nursing education and internationalisation of the curriculum”, In F. Clyne & R.R. Woock (eds) Culture, Crisis and Education: Comparative Perspectives for the New Millenium. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society, Melbourne, 2-5 December McKenna, L.G., Ribbons, R.M. (1997) “Weaving a web of learning: Using Internet technology in an undergraduate nursing program”, Proceedings of Asia-Pacific Association Medical Informatics and the Health Informatics Society of Australia, Joint Conference, APAMI-HIC’97, Sydney, 11-13 August Safron, M., McKenna, L. (1997) “Assessment of an appropriate tool for self-directed learning in student clinical practice”, 25th Australasian and New Zealand Association for Medical Education Conference, “Communication, Art and Science; Past and Future; Near and Far”, Melbourne, 6-9 July 1997 McKenna, L. (1997) “Mutual benefits of academic faculty practice”, In A. O’Brien (ed) Proceedings of the Inaugural Nursing Research Conference: “Research for the Future: Health Services and Universities in Partnership”, Taree, 26-27 September 1996, pp. 151-156 |
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