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School of Nursing Midwifery & Nutrition

Staff of the School of Nursing Sciences

Professor Mary FitzGerald

Professor of Nursing

DipNurs (Lond); PGCertEd (Wolverhampton); MN (Wales); PhD (UNE); RN

 

Contact

Telephone: (07) 4042 1386

International: +617 40421386

Fax: (07) 4042 1590

Email: mary.fitzgerald@jcu.edu.au 

Campus location

Building A2, Room 014, Cairns Campus

 

 

Teaching Interests

 

Professional and Community Interests

 

Funded Research (last 5 years)

 

2006 - FitzGerald, M., Bonner, A., & Caltabiano, M.  Development and testing of a two-way appraisal tool to measure casual nurse performance and clinical environments conducive to safe casual nurse practice. JCU Collaborative Grant. $8,100.

2006 - Holmes, C., Thompson, F., FitzGerald, M., & Johnstone, M. Review of the Codes of Ethics and Conduct for Nurses; Review of the Code of Ethics for Midwives and Development of Code of Conduct for Midwives. Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council (ANMC). $160,000.

2005 - FitzGerald, Bonner, Caltabiano, Sando, & Smyth. Casual nurses: Two-way appraisal. JCU Collaborating Grant. $14,750.

2004 - McMillan, M., Conway, J., & FitzGerald, M.  Desktop study of different care models. Department of Human Services, Victoria. $39,000.

2003 - Croome, R., FitzGerald, M., & Maguire J.  The effectiveness of a care coordinator nurse for aged care clients in a NSW hospital. Nurses Registration Board NSW. $20,000.

2003 - Higgins I., Byles, J., FitzGerald M., Stein, I., McMillan M., & Hawley, A.  Pilot study of the needs of relatives of hospitalised elderly and nurses’ perceptions of those needs.  RCG University of Newcastle Project Grant. $10,023.

2003 - Little, P., FitzGerald, M., & Conway, J.  CARE education model. Funding: Centre for Aged and Rehabilitation Education (CARE). Hunter Health. $49,000.

2002 - FitzGerald, M., Croome, V., McLaughlin. L., Morgan, R., & Maguire, J.  Evaluation of the effectiveness of a care coordinator nurse for outlying patients in an acute hospital.  Central Coast Health Research Committee. $10,000.

2002 - FitzGerald, M., McMillan, M., Bickerstaff, L., Stevens, C., & Murphy, G.  The casual nurse perspective. Central Coast Health Research Committee. $5,069.

2002 - FitzGerald, M., Dempsy, J., Dean, P., & McMillan M.  Vital signs monitoring to detect complication during blood transfusion. Central Coast Health Research Committee. $9,805.

2002 - Armitage, D., FitzGerald, M., & Scott, W.  Transforming the practice of acute aged care provision through clinical practice development. Central Coast Health Research Committee. $8,160.

2002 - Vanderkroft, D., FitzGerald, M.  Systematic review: Adequate nutrition for the elderly inpatient: a review of the effectiveness of interventions applied to address barriers to the provision of adequate nutrition for elderly in-patients. Central Coast Health Research Committee. $10,000.

2002 - Higgins, I., FitzGerald, M., Stein, I., & McMillan, M.  The needs of relatives in acute care settings.  The University of Newcastle, Research Infrastructure Block Grants. $10,000.

2000 - FitzGerald, M., Pincombe, J., Walsh, K., McCutcheon, H., Hodgkinson, B., & Lockwood, C.  Systematic review of indicators of continuing competence.  Queensland Nursing Council. $36,000.

2000 - FitzGerald, M., Pincombe, J., McCutcheon, H., Evans, D., & Wiechula, R.  Systematic review of undergraduate clinical education; nursing curricula; and transition support for new graduates. $50,000.

FitzGerald, M., Field, J., Walsh, K., & Averis, A. Project to review the therapeutic relationship and professional boundaries. Nurses Board of South Australia. $8,500.

 

Publications (last 5 years)

 

Books

 

Pearson, A., Vaughan, B., & FitzGerald, M. (2005). Nursing models in practice (3rd ed.). Oxford: Elsevier Science.

 

 

Journals

 

FitzGerald, M., & Bonner, A. (2007). By the day nurses bank up in a casual pool! International Journal of Nursing Studies, 44(5), 653-654.

FitzGerald, M., McMillan, M., & Maguire, J.M. (2007). Nursing from the casual pool: Focus group study to explore the experiences of casual nurses. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 13, 229-236.

Vanderkroft, D., Collins, C., FitzGerald, M., Lewis, S., Neve, M., & Capra, S. (2007). Minimising under-nutrition in the older inpatient. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 5(2), 110-181.

Bull, R., & FitzGerald, M. (2006). Nursing in a technological environment: Nursing care in the operating room. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 12, 3-7.

Field, J., & FitzGerald, M. (2006). The art of leader maintenance. Practice Development in Health Care, 5(2), 105-114.

Walsh, W., Moss, C., & FitzGerald, M. (2006). Solution-focused approaches and their relevance to practice development. Practice Development in Health Care, 5(3), 145-155.

Levett-Jones, T., & FitzGerald, M. (2005). A review of graduate nurse transition programs in Australia. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 23(2), 40-45.

FitzGerald, M., & Armitage, D. (2005). Clinical research: The potential of practice development. Practice Development in Health Care, 4(3), 150-159.

Hsieh, P., Cholowski, K., & FitzGerald, M. (2005). Obesity: translation and testing of a survey instrument for use in Taiwan. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14, 830-844.

Conway, J,. & FitzGerald, M. (2004). Processes, outcomes and evaluation: challenges to practice development in gerontological nursing. International Journal of Older people Nursing, 13(6b), 112-120.

Bull, R., & FitzGerald, M. (2004). Nurses advocacy in an Australian Operating Department. AORN Journal, 79(6), 1265-1274.

Bull, R., & FitzGerald, M. (2004). The invisible nurse: Behind the scenes in an Australian OR. AORN Journal, 79(4), 810-823.

Pearson, A., FitzGerald, M., & Nay, R. (2003). Mealtimes in nursing homes: the role of nursing staff. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 29(6), 41-47.

FitzGerald, M., & Solman, A. (2003). Clinical practice development: Central Coast Health. Collegian, 10(3), 8-13.

FitzGerald, M., Pearson, A., Walsh, K., Long, L., & Heinrich, N. (2003). Patterns of nursing: a review of nursing in a large metropolitan hospital. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 12(3), 326-333.

Nahalla, C., & FitzGerald, M., (2003). The impact of regular hospitalisation of children living with thalassaemia on their parents in Sri Lanka: A phenomenological study. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 9, 131-139.

Gelling, L., Fitzgerald, M., & Blight, I. (2002). Hope in the ICU: a qualitative study exploring nurses' experiences of the concept of hope. Nursing in Critical Care, 7(6), 271-277.

Pearson, A., FitzGerald, M., Walsh, K., & Borbasi, S. (2002). Continuing competence and the regulation of nursing practice. Journal of Nursing Management, 10, 357-364.

Evans, D., & FitzGerald, M. (2002). The experience of being restrained. Contemporary Nurse, 13(2),126-136.

Evans, D., & FitzGerald, M. (2002). Reasons for physically restraining patients and residents: a systematic review and content analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 39, 735-743.

Blue, I., & FitzGerald, M. (2002). Doctor nurse relationships in rural Australia. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 11(3), 413-322.

Pearson, A., FitzGerald, M., & Walsh, K. (2002). Nurses’ views on competency indicators for Australian nursing. Collegian, 9(1), 36-40.

FitzGerald, M., Pearson, A., & McCutcheon, H. (2001). The impact of rural living on the experience of chronic illness. The Australian Journal of Rural Health, 9, 235-240.

Pearson, A., & FitzGerald, M. (2001). A survey of nurses views on indicators for continuing competence in nursing. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 19(1), 20-26.

FitzGerald, M., McCutcheon, H., Court, A., & Athanasiadis, K. (2001). Engaging nurses in clinical research. Nursing Times, 97(37), 38-39.

McCutcheon, H., & FitzGerald, M. (2001). The public health problem of acute respiratory illness in childcare. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 10, 305–310.

Pearson, A., Baker, H., Walsh, K., & FitzGerald, M. (2001). Contemporary nurses’ uniforms: history and traditions. Journal of Nursing Management, 9(3), 147-152.

Pearson, A., Robertson-Malt, S., Walsh, K., & FitzGerald, M. (2001). Intensive care nurses’ experiences of caring for brain dead organ donor patients. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 8(5), 593-601.

Pearson, A., FitzGerald, M., & Walsh, K. (2000). Jack and Jill of all trades and master or mistress of none? Australasian Journal on Ageing, 19(4), 160-164.

 

Book chapters

 

FitzGerald, M., & Field, J., (2005). Qualitative research. In M. Courtney (Ed.), Research for nursing practice (pp. 63-73). Sydney: Elsevier.

FitzGerald, M., & Horton, E. (2004). The experience of chronic illness: a phenomenological approach. In R, Nay & S, Garratt, Nursing Older People: Issues and Innovations. Marrickville:Elsevier.

FitzGerald, M., & Amadio, J. (2001). Becoming part of a nursing team. In E. Chang & J. Daly (Eds.), Preparing for professional nursing practice. MacLennan & Petty.

FitzGerald, M. (2000). Care vs cure. In D. Mezey Mathy, M. Bottrell, J. Berkman, M. Callahan, T. Fulmer, L. Mitty, J. Paveza, L. Siegler & E. Strumpf (Eds.), The encyclopedia of elder care: The comprehensive resource on geriatric and social care. New York: Springer.

FitzGerald, M., & Chapman, Y. (2000). Theories of reflection for learning. In S. Burns & C. Bluman (Eds.), Reflective practice in nursing: The growth of the professional practitioner (2nd ed.). (pp. 1-22). Oxford: Blackwell Scientific.

FitzGerald, M. (2000). Meeting the needs of individuals. In J. Daly, S. Speedy & D. Jackson (Eds.), Introduction to Australian nursing: The past, the present, the future (pp. 203-217). Sydney: Maclennan & Petty.

 

Conference Papers (last 5 years)

 

Fitzgerald, M., Bonner, A., & Caltabiano, M.L. (2006). Development and validation of a two-way appraisal instrument to promote best practice in casual nursing. Refereed conference paper published in Conference Proceedings. 12th Annual National Health Outcomes Conference, 9-10 August 2006, Canberra.

FitzGerald, M. (2004). Invited Key Note Speaker. In-tensions of practice development: matters of positive discomfort. Presented at Northern Ireland Practice Development Conference, Armagh.

FitzGerald, M. (2004). Invited Speaker. Clinical Research, Leadership and Mentoring in Nursing Conference: Sigma Theta Tau and the University of Western Sydney.

FitzGerald, M., (2003). Invited paper. Leadership and clinical practice development. Clinical Leadership, The University of Wollongong and Illawarra Health.

FitzGerald, M., (2003). Key Note Speaker. Clinical practice development for all seasons. Presented at the 3rd International Practice Development Conference, Royal College of Nursing UK, University of Ulster and Monash University.

FitzGerald, M. (2002). Key Note Speaker. The genesis of a clinical research program. Presented at the Research in Practice: Primary Health Care Research Conference, Hunter Valley.

FitzGerald, M., & McCutcheon, H. (2001). Observations during blood transfusion: a study to compare the efficacy of routine protocols and discretionary decision making. Presented at the 7th Nursing Practice Conference, Adelaide.

FitzGerald, M., & McCutcheon, H. (2000). A study to determine the efficacy of functional assessment on a rehabilitation ward. Presented at the RCNA Conference, Melbourne.