Dr Jennifer Newton

EdD, BA(Hons) Nsg Ed, RCNT, RM, RN

ARC Australian Postdoctoral Industry Fellow

Phone: +61 3 9904 4375 Fax: +61 3 9904 4655 Email: jenny.newton@med.monash.edu.au

Teaching

• MPD 5001 Practice development implementation strategies and evaluation

Research Interests

• Workplace learning 
• Knowledge development; ways of knowing 
• Practice development 
• Reflective practice 
• Critical thinking

Committees

• Faculty Board 
• Faculty Equity and Diversity 
• Course Advisory - Master of Practice Development 
• ABC steering committee (RCH)

Professional Affiliations

• Royal College of Nursing Australia

Publications

Journal Articles

Newton, J. M. & Plummer, V. (in press) Using creativity to encourage reflection in undergraduate education. Reflective Practice

Newton, J.M; Kelly, C; Jolly, B.; Billett, S.; Kremser, A. K.(in press) Exploring the motivators to engage in a nursing career: interviews with undergraduate students, registered nurses and nurse managers. International Journal of Nursing Management  

McKenna, L & Newton, J. (2008) After the graduate year: a phemenological exploration of how new nurses develop their knowledge and skill over the first 18 months following graduation. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing 25 (4) p. 9-15

Newton, J. M. & McKenna, L. (2007) The transitional journey through the graduate year: a focus group study International Journal of Nursing Studies 44(7) 1231-1237

Fawcett, J, Aber, C., Weiss, M., Haussler, S., Taylor Myers, S., King, C., Newton, J., Silva, V. (2005) Adaptation to Cesarean Birth: Implementation of a Multi-Site Study. Nursing Science Quarterly 18(3) July  p 204-210

Astin, F., Newton, J., McKenna, L. & Moore-Coulson, L. (2005) Registered Nurses’ expectations and experiences of first year students’ clinical skills. Contemporary Nurse 18(3)

Newton, J.M. (2004) Learning to Reflect – a journey. Reflective Practice 5(2) p155-166

Newton, J.M. (2003) Developing facilitation skills – a narrative Collegian 10(3) p27- 30.

Newton, J. M. (2000) Uncovering knowing in practice amongst a group of undergraduate student nurses. Reflective Practice 1 (2) p184-199

Book Chapter

Newton, J.M. Demystifying practice development through academic collaboration In Ch 17 Accrediting practice development activity Manley, K., Canny, C, Down, J Hamill, J Manderson, E, Schultz, A, Moroney, N., Newton, J.,Young H.(2008)  International Practice Development in Nursing and Health Care: Blackwell. Oxford

Monograph

Newton, J. (2001) Exploring the congruency of Carper’s ways of knowing with student nurses’ use in practice. In Willman, A. & Nilsson, R.(eds) Monograph Critical Appraisal Nursing Theories in Practice, Education and Research. Second European Nursing Theory Conference in Scandinavia 18-20 May, 2000 p96-112.

Reports

McKenna, L., French, J., Newton, J. Cross, W. & Carbonnel, C. (2007) Prepare Nurses for the Future Submission to Recommendation 2 Work Group: - Identify use of simulation, and more appropriate and timely clinical placement to increase clinical competence and undergraduate positions. Final Report for Department of Human Services Victoria

Newton, J. (2006) Patients’ experience of discharge processes – report for Nurses Board of Victoria: http://www.nbv.org.au/media/44749/patients%20experiences%20of%20discharge%20processes.pdf

Bagot, K.L; Lawson, M; Jolly, B; McCall, L; Bearman, M. Lewis, B. McKenna, L; Newton, J. (2005) International approaches to undergraduate clinical training. Final report for Department of Human Services, Victoria

Research Grants

Newton, J. M. Jolly, B. & Ives, G. May 2007 Preparing undergraduate nursing students for their professional role (discipline project)for Carrick Associate Fellowship of Professor S. Billett’s Developing agentic professional through practice-based pedagogies $83, 069

McKenna, L; French, J.; Newton, J.; Cross, W. August 2006 DHS funded $49,764 Prepare Nurses for the Future project

Bagot, K.L; Lawson, M; Jolly, B; McCall, L; Bearman, M. Lewis, B. McKenna, L; Newton, J. November 2005 DHS funded $13,725 International approaches to undergraduate clinical training.

Newton, J; Billet, S; Jolly, B; Ives, G; Cross, W. November 2005, ARC Linkage 2006 Projects Grants with Southern Health $449,222 Developing nurses’ work as a learning practice