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Dr Jennifer Hardy

RN RM, PhD UOW MHPEd UNSW AssocDipNEd Cumb BSc Macquarie MRCNA
Senior Lecturer

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

Telephone +61 2 9351 0609

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Biographical details

I am a registered nurse and midwife. I joined the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery early in 2009 as a Senior Lecturer, and the Coordinator of Clinical Practice. My nursing qualifications include certificates in special care neonates, adult intensive care, and clinical teaching. I have a Diploma in Nurse Education, and an undergraduate degree in science (BSc). I have particular expertise and interest in information and computer literacy. I completed a Master of Health Personnel Education (MHP Ed), which involved researching first year nursing students’ attitudes and skills related to research and computer studies. My PhD topic was on communication patterns and behaviours of healthcare providers working within a case management model of care (CMMC) and the implications this has for IT. My academic activities have involved research projects both clinically and educationally based, ranging from clinical handover issues (clinical) to the use of simulation as a teaching and learning model using medium and high fidelity mannequins (education).


I have national and international conference publications on computing, nursing and education, and have contributed to chapters in three books on these topics.

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Research interests

Areas of expertise
Application of information and communication technologies (theories and pedagogy) in nurse education including simulation and e-portfolios

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Teaching and supervision

Current research students
Principle supervisor of three PhD students covering topics:

  • new Graduate experiences in ICU
  • use of Simulation in nurse education
  • learning needs of migrant nurses
Co-supervisor of two students investigating issues around evidence-based practice related to uptake of guidelines in ICU and Stroke management, using the theory of planned behaviour.

Completed research students
BN(Hons) titles: exemplars
  • Factors affecting the duration of neutropaenia in adult males receiving induction chemotherapy for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
  • Women’s Knowledge of the relationship between specific nutritional requirements and favourable outcome from pregnancy
  • An investigation into the knowledge of women aged between 20 years and 50 years concerning breast cancer and its early detection.
Areas of teaching clinical nursing
Acute nursing care, nurse education, professional practice and science.

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Current projects

The use of recording and playback technology in the development of self evaluation as a teaching strategy for undergraduate students in mental health nursing

Exploring the use of graphic organisers in a pre-registration nursing program.

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Associations

Membership of the following associations

  • HISA – Health Informatics Society of Australia
  • ASSH – Australian Society for Simulation in Healthcare
  • ANTS – Australian Nurse Teachers Society

Community work
None specific – support partners’ affiliation with UNICEF, Edmund Rice Centre and Oxford Health Alliance

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Selected publications

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Journals

  • Saghafi, F., Hardy, J., Hillege, S. (2012). New graduate nurses' experiences of interactions in the critical care unit. Contemporary Nurse: health care across the lifespan, 42(1), 20-27.
  • McKenzie, H., Hardy, J., Fisher, M., Lewis, M., Kingston, J. (2011). Extending Experiental Learning: Showcasing a Nursing 'Clinical Home' Model. Synergy, (31), 19-23.
  • Knowles, S., Rolls, K., Elliott, D., Hardy, J., Middleton, S. (2010). Patient care guidelines: A telephone survey of intensive care practices in New South Wales. Australian Critical Care, 23(1), 21-29.

Conferences

  • Frotjold, A., Gordon, C., Hardy, J., Maw, M., Green, J., Buckley, T. (2012). Preparedness of Pre-Registration Nursing Students for Blood Pressure Measurement During Clinical Practice Using Human Patient Simulators. Simhealth 2011, Sydney, Australia: Simulation Australia.

2012

  • Saghafi, F., Hardy, J., Hillege, S. (2012). New graduate nurses' experiences of interactions in the critical care unit. Contemporary Nurse: health care across the lifespan, 42(1), 20-27.
  • Frotjold, A., Gordon, C., Hardy, J., Maw, M., Green, J., Buckley, T. (2012). Preparedness of Pre-Registration Nursing Students for Blood Pressure Measurement During Clinical Practice Using Human Patient Simulators. Simhealth 2011, Sydney, Australia: Simulation Australia.

2011

  • McKenzie, H., Hardy, J., Fisher, M., Lewis, M., Kingston, J. (2011). Extending Experiental Learning: Showcasing a Nursing 'Clinical Home' Model. Synergy, (31), 19-23.

2010

  • Knowles, S., Rolls, K., Elliott, D., Hardy, J., Middleton, S. (2010). Patient care guidelines: A telephone survey of intensive care practices in New South Wales. Australian Critical Care, 23(1), 21-29.
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PhD and master's project opportunities

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