Dr Lisa McKenna

PhD (Deakin), MEdSt (Monash), GradDip Health Admin & InfoSys (CQU), BEdSt (Monash), RN, Midwife.

Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching)

Phone: +61 3 9904 4352 Fax: +61 3 9904 4655 Email: lisa.mckenna@med.monash.edu.au

Teaching

• NUR2201 Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• NUR9204 Education in Nursing and Midwifery
• NUR9208 Therapeutic Medication Management
• MID2006 Practice Allegiances
• MID2102 Towards a Midwife Self

Research Interests

• Clinical education 
• Simulation 
• Nursing and Midwifery education and practice 
• Graduate nurse transition and socialisation
• Interprofessional education

Preferred Methodologies

• Qualitative methods - especially discource analysis,
• Phenomenology
• Basic quantitative methods

Supervisor Accreditation to Level 2

Committees

• Chair, Undergraduate Matters Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery 
• Member, Faculty Undergraduate Education Committee 
• Member, Education Executive Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences 
• Alternate Member, Research Degrees Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Royal College of Nursing Australia
• Member, Australian College of Midwives
• Member, Australian Nursing Federation

Publications

Book Chapters

2009

McKenna, l. (2009). Education and Counselling, Fundamentals of Nursing & Midwifery: A person-centred approach to care (pp140-166). Broadway, NSW: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

McKenna, L. & Lim, A.G. (2009). Medications. In J. Dempsey, J. French, S, Hilege & V. Wilson. (Eds.), Fundamentals of Nursing & Midwifery: A person-centred approach to care. (pp758-823). Broadway, NSW: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

McKenna L. (2009) “The emergence of midwifery as a distinct discipline.” In E. Willis, l. Reynolds, H. Keleher (Eds).,Understanding the Australian Health Care System (pp189-199). Sydney Australia. Churchill Livingston Elsevier.

Ilangakoon, C., McKenna, L. (2009) Exploring undergraduate students’ perceptions and experiences of paediatric nursing. In O’Connor, M., Griffiths, D., Ives, G., Newton, J., Tan, h. (eds) From Birth to Death: clinical nursing and midwifery research across the lifespan. pp 1-19 Melbourne, Australia. Monash University.

Refereed journal articles

2009

McKenna, L. & McLelleand, G. (2009). Midwives' use of the internet: an Australian study. Midwifery, epub. ^{_{2008 Impact factor 1.042, 27/62 Nursing.}} 

McCall, L., Wray, N., McKenna, L. (2009). Influence of clinical placement on undergraduate midwifery students' career intentions. Midwifery. 25, 403-410. _{^{2008 Impact factor 1.042, 27/62 Nursing.}} 

Newton, J. M & McKenna, L. (2009). Uncovering Knowing in Practice during the Graduate Year: An exploratory study. Contemporary Nurse, 31(2), 153-162.

McKenna, L. & French, J. (2009). Teaching and learning of electrocardiography (ECG) monitoring in an undergraduate nursing program. International Journal of Clinical Skills, 3(1), 23-25.

McKenna, L., Wray, N. & McCall, L. (2009). Exploring continuous clinical placement for undergraduate nursing students. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 14, 327-335.

McKenna, L.,  Wellard, S. (2009). Mothering: An unacknowledged aspect of undergraduate clinical teachers' work in nursing. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 14(2), 275-285.

2008

McLelland, G. & McKenna, L. (2008). A demographic shapshot of midwives in Victoria. Contemporary Nurse, 31(1), 71-79.

Morphett, J., McKenna, L., Considine, J. (2008) The career development year: Responding to the emergency nursing shortage in Australia. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, 11(1), 32-38.

2007

McKenna, L. & Newton, J. (2007). After the graduate year: a phenomenological exploration of how new nurses develop their knowledge and skill over the first 18 month following graduation. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 25(4), 9-15.

Newton. J.  & McKenna, L. (2007). The transitional journey through the graduate year: A focus group study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 44(7), 1231-1237. _{^{Impact factor 2.115,  2/46 Nursing}}.

McKenna, L. & Rolls, C. (2007). Bachelor of Midwifery: Reflections on the first five years from two Victorian universities. Women and Birth, 20(2), 81-84. 

2000-2006

McKenna, L.  McIntyre, M. (2006). What over-the-counter preparations are pregnant women taking? A literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 56(6), 636-645. _{^{Impact factor 1.342, 8/36 Nursing.}}

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), 279-291. 

Tsukada, T. & McKenna, L. (2005). Factors influencing international students when studying nursing in Australia. Asian Journal of Nursing Studies, 8(1), 32-40. 

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. _{^{Impact factor 0.653, 13/31 Nursing}}.

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.

Conference Presentations

Morphett, J., McKenna, L. and Considine, J. (2007) The career development year: Responding to the Emergency Nursing shortage, College of Emergency Nursing Australasia Ltd: 6th International Conference for emergency nurses, p. 33, Conference Design Pty Ltd, Australia

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.

Non-peer journal articles

McKenna, L. (2004)_ Nurturing the future of midwifery through mentoring, Midwifery News: Journal of the New Zealand College of Midwives.

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)