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Dr Andrea McCloughen

PhD UWS, FACMHN MRCNA MSTT
Senior Lecturer

M02C - 88 Mallett Street - Building C
The University of Sydney

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Biographical details

I joined Sydney Nursing School in February 2010 as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Mental Health Nursing and became a Senior Lecturer – Mental Health Nursing in February 2011. Prior to my appointments at Sydney Nursing School, I worked for over 15 years in acute and rehabilitation inpatient mental health services. During that time I held various positions as a Nurse Educator, Clinical Nurse Consultant and Project Officer. I also worked on a number of clinical research studies.



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Research interests

My research interests include core aspects of mental health nursing practice, physical health needs of mental health consumers, and mental health consumer and carer expertise. My doctoral study explored how Australian nurse leaders experienced and conceptualised mentorship for leadership.

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Teaching and supervision

Teaching:
The core subject areas of specialist mental health nursing, with particular interest in the areas of therapeutic use of self and development of therapeutic relationships; mental health rehabilitation and recovery; mental health nursing clinical documentation and clinical handover; planning, implementation and evaluation of psychotherapeutic interventions; and nursing management of nicotine-dependence in mental health consumers.

Research:
Nursing mentorship and leadership; person-centred mental health nursing care; the physical health care needs of people experiencing mental illness, and the integration of mental health nursing practice with consumer and carer expertise. I use qualitative and mixed methods research with particular interest in hermeneutic phenomenology.

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Current projects

  • Mental health nurses and the physical health care of mental health consumers
  • Young people experiencing psychosis and physical health issues

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Associations

Community work
I am a credentialled mental health nurse, Fellow of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN) and Chair of the Greater Western Sydney Regional Branch of ACMHN. I am an active member of the College and regularly participates in the GWS Regional Branch annual conference organising committee and have reviewed abstracts for other College regional and international conferences. I was also a member of the reference group for the Mental Health Nursing Online Support (MHSOS) initiative established by the College in 2009. I am a member of the Royal College of Nursing Australia and Sigma Theta Tau – Xi Omicron Chapter.

Journal reviewer
Peer-reviews for a number of nursing journals including Journal of Clinical Nursing, Contemporary Nurse, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing and Issues in Mental Health Nursing.

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Selected publications

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Journals

  • McCloughen, A., Foster, K., Huws-Thomas, M., Delgado, C. (2012). Physical health and wellbeing of emerging and young adults with mental illness: an integrative review of international literature. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 21(3), 274-288.
  • Ogilvie, R., McCloughen, A., Curtis, K., Foster, K. (2012). The experience of surviving life-threatening injury: a qualitative synthesis. International Nursing Review, 59(3), 312-320.
  • McCloughen, A., Gillies, D., O'Brien, L. (2011). Collaboration Between Mental Health Consumers and Nurses: Shared Understandings, Dissimilar Experiences. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 20(1), 47-55.
  • McCloughen, A., O'Brien, L., Jackson, D. (2011). Nurse Leader Mentor as a Mode of Being: Findings From an Australian Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 43(1), 97-104.
  • McCloughen, A., Foster, K. (2011). Weight gain associated with taking psychotropic medication: An integrative review. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 20(3), 202-222.
  • McCloughen, A., O'Brien, L., Jackson, D. (2010). More than vision: imagination as an elemental characteristic of being a nurse leader-mentor. Advances in Nursing Science, 33(4), 285-296.
  • McCloughen, A., O'Brien, L., Jackson, D. (2009). Esteemed connection: creating a mentoring relationship for nurse leadership. Nursing Inquiry, 16(4), 326-336.
  • McCloughen, A., O'Brien, L., Gillies, D., McSherry, C. (2008). Nursing handover within mental health rehabilitation: An exploratory study of practice and perception. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 17(4), 287-295.
  • McCloughen, A., O'Brien, L. (2006). Interagency collaborative research projects: Illustrating potential problems, and finding solutions in the nursing literature. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 15(3), 171-180.
  • McCloughen, A., O'Brien, L., Jackson, D. (2006). Positioning mentorship within Australian nursing contexts: A literature review. Contemporary Nurse: health care across the lifespan, 23(1), 120-134.
  • McCloughen, A., O'Brien, L. (2005). Development of a mentorship programme for new graduate nurses in mental health. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 14, 276-284.

2012

  • McCloughen, A., Foster, K., Huws-Thomas, M., Delgado, C. (2012). Physical health and wellbeing of emerging and young adults with mental illness: an integrative review of international literature. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 21(3), 274-288.
  • Ogilvie, R., McCloughen, A., Curtis, K., Foster, K. (2012). The experience of surviving life-threatening injury: a qualitative synthesis. International Nursing Review, 59(3), 312-320.

2011

  • McCloughen, A., Gillies, D., O'Brien, L. (2011). Collaboration Between Mental Health Consumers and Nurses: Shared Understandings, Dissimilar Experiences. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 20(1), 47-55.
  • McCloughen, A., O'Brien, L., Jackson, D. (2011). Nurse Leader Mentor as a Mode of Being: Findings From an Australian Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 43(1), 97-104.
  • McCloughen, A., Foster, K. (2011). Weight gain associated with taking psychotropic medication: An integrative review. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 20(3), 202-222.

2010

  • McCloughen, A., O'Brien, L., Jackson, D. (2010). More than vision: imagination as an elemental characteristic of being a nurse leader-mentor. Advances in Nursing Science, 33(4), 285-296.

2009

  • McCloughen, A., O'Brien, L., Jackson, D. (2009). Esteemed connection: creating a mentoring relationship for nurse leadership. Nursing Inquiry, 16(4), 326-336.

2008

  • McCloughen, A., O'Brien, L., Gillies, D., McSherry, C. (2008). Nursing handover within mental health rehabilitation: An exploratory study of practice and perception. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 17(4), 287-295.

2006

  • McCloughen, A., O'Brien, L. (2006). Interagency collaborative research projects: Illustrating potential problems, and finding solutions in the nursing literature. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 15(3), 171-180.
  • McCloughen, A., O'Brien, L., Jackson, D. (2006). Positioning mentorship within Australian nursing contexts: A literature review. Contemporary Nurse: health care across the lifespan, 23(1), 120-134.

2005

  • McCloughen, A., O'Brien, L. (2005). Development of a mentorship programme for new graduate nurses in mental health. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 14, 276-284.
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Keywords

Comorbid mental and physical disorder; Emotional intelligence; Mental health nursing; Interpersonal communication; Mentorship

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