Merylin Cross

BA (Hons) Dip App Sci N.Ed. RN

Course Coordinator Bachelor of Nursing and Rural Health Practice

Lecturer, 4th Year Co-ordinator, Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Rural Health

Phone: +61 3 9902 6633 Fax: +61 3 9904 44655 Email: Merylin.Cross@med.monash.edu.au

Teaching

Semester 1

• NUR1003 - Nursing, society and culture
• NUR3202 - Transition to professional roles
• NUR4009 - Collaborative health care

Semester 2

• NUR1443 - Professional issues
• NUR3009 - Transition to rural nursing practice

Research Interests

• Nursing work
• Nursing education
• Rural health and health care
• Qualitative research methods

Committees

• Undergraduate Course Management Committee

Professional Affiliations

• Royal College of Nursing Australia
• ANF
• Association of Australian Rural Nurses & Midwives

Publications

Barnett, T., Cross, M., Jacob, E., Shahwan-Akl, L., Welch, T., Caldwell, A., Berry, R. (2008) Building capacity for the clinical placement of nursing students, Collegian 15(2) pp55-61

Barnett, T., Cross, M. & Shahwan-Akl, L. 2007. Building Capacity for Clinical Placements in East Gippsland, OCLC Monash University: Churchill