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Glenda Parmenter

Glenda Parmenter

Senior Lecturer, Course Coordinator for Nursing, School of Health

Qualifications

RN, BSocSci(UNE), MLitt(UNE), PhD(UNE), MRCNA, MAAG

Contact

Email:
Room: Pat O'Shane Buidling (C13)
Phone: 02 6773 3683 (or +61 2 6773 3683 overseas)
Fax: 02 6773 3666

Glenda joined the staff at the School of Health in June 1999. Prior to this she was employed as Clinical Nurse Specialist in community-based Palliative Care. Her nursing experience includes: Palliative Care, Community Nursing, Oncology and Gerontology. She lectures in Nursing.

 

Areas of Teaching

Glenda's particular teaching interests are palliative care, aged care and community nursing. She teaches both internal and external students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

 

Research interests

  • Palliative care
  • Community nursing
  • Residential aged care
  • Nurse recruitment in rural areas
  • Interprofessional practice
  • Rural health care

Current research projects:

  • The social lives of th residents of rural aged care facilities
  • The challenges faced in the rural healthcare
  • Interprofessional practice in rural areas

Research Grants:

Parker, V., Giles, M., McMullen, P., Bristow, S., Sheather, G., Fraser, J., Paliadelis, P., Parmenter, G., Mitchell, R. Higgins, I. 2010, The Actual and the Potential of Interprofessional Teamwork in Rural Health Care, New South Wales Institute of Rural Clinical Services and Teaching, - $59,871

Doiron, D., Hall, J., Street, D., Kenny, P., Kilstoff, K., Glass, N. & Parmenter, G. 2009, Training and Job Decisions of Nurses, ARC Discovery Grant, $1,825,062.

Parker, V., Higgins, I., Cruickshank, M., Paliadelis, P., Parmenter, G., Giles, M., McMullen, P., White, A. & Relf, M. 2008, Challenges Confronting Health Care Professionals in Rural Acute Care Settings, Nurses and Midwives Board, New South Wales Research and Development Scholarship, - $27,280

Paliadelis, P.& Parmenter, G. 2008, A scoping study to explore the capacity of General Practice Nurses to improve the prevention and management of childhood obesity, Faculty of the Professions, Internal Research Grant, - $8,548.

Kennedy, A., Sheridan, A., Paterson, D., Parmenter, G. & Martin, P. 2008, Establishment of a Significant UNE Research program on Networks of Rural Professionals, Faculty of The Professions, Faculty Large Research Grant, - $13, 529.

Parmenter, G. 2006, ‘An Exploration of Factors that Contribute to Social Isolation Among the Residents of Rural Aged Care Facilities’, Faculty of Education Health & Professional Studies, University of New England, Internal Research Grant, - $4,000.

Lea, J., Paliadelis, P., Parmenter, G., Sanderson, H., Thornberry, P. & Cruickshank, M. 2005, ‘An Investigation of the Impact Rural Clinical Placement has on the Career Intentions of Final Year Nursing Students’, Faculty of Education, Health and Professional Studies, University of New England, Faculty Large Research Grant, - $10,000

Cruickshank, M., Minichiello, V. & Parmenter, G. 2003, ‘The Development of a Unified System of Data Collection and Management of Palliative Care Services within the New England Area Health Region’, University of New England, University Research Grant, - $10,000.

Parmenter, G., Minichiello, V. & Coulson, I. 2001, ‘The Determinants of Frequent Visitation in a Sample of Rural Nursing Homes’, Faculty of Education Health & Professional Studies, University of New England, Internal Research Grant, - $2,000.

External Funding:

Brown, J. & Parmenter, G. 2010, Palliative Care for Undergraduates, Funding proposal to support the development of the Palliative Care content within the undergraduate nursing curriculum at UNE, The National Palliative Care Program, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, $10,000.

Awards:

School Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, for team development of a unique nursing curriculum, providing flexible entry and exit points and integrated learning modes, which has increased student satisfaction and enrolment numbers, School of Health, UNE, 14/09/09.

Consultancy

Consultancies:

University of New England Partnerships, Hunter New England Health, Community Nursing Clinical Supervision Project, 2007-2008, $18,000.

Editor:

2007 – date      Member Editorial Group for HNE Handover: For Nurses and Midwives

2009                Chief Editor for HNE Handover: For Nurses and Midwives

Publications

Chapters in Books

Parmenter, G. 2011, ‘Documenting and Reporting’, in A. Berman, S.J. Synder, T. Levett-Jones, T. Dwyer, M. Hales, N. Harvey, Y. Luxford, L. Moxham, T. Park, B. Parker, K. Reid-Searl, D. Stanley, Kozier and Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing, Second Australian Edition, Pearson Australia, Sydney, (in press).

Paliadelis, P., Parmenter, G. & Lea, J. 2011, ‘Dissemination of Research’ in Understanding Nursing Research: Principles for Evidence-based Practice, S. Jirojwong, M. Johnson & A. Welch (eds). Oxford University Press, Sydney, pp.375-393, ISBN 978 0 19 556818 9.

Parmenter, G. 2009, ‘Documenting and Reporting’, in A. Berman, S.J. Synder, T. Levett-Jones, T. Dwyer, M. Hales, N. Harvey, Y. Luxford, L. Moxham, T. Park, B. Parker, K. Reid-Searl, D. Stanley, Kozier and Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing, First Australian Edition, Pearson Australia, Sydney, pp. 254-276, ISBN 978 1 4425 0469 1.

Parmenter, G. 2008, ‘Chronic and Palliative Care Settings’, in P. Paliadelis, Developing Clinical Judgement: A Case Scenario Approach, Cengage Learning, pp.124-148, ISBN 978 0 17 013734 8.

Chappell, N., & Parmenter, G. 2005, ‘The Challenge of Caregiving’ in V. Minichiello & I. Coulson, (eds), Contemporary Issues in Gerontology: Promoting Positive Ageing, Allen and Unwin, pp.167-189, ISBN 1 86508 876 5.

Minichiello, V., Madison, J., Hays, T. & Parmenter, G. 2004, ‘Doing Qualitative In-depth Interviews’, in V. Minichiello, G. Sullivan, K. Greenwood & R. Axford (eds), Handbook for Research Methods for Nursing and Health Sciences, 2nd edn, Pearson Education Australia, Sydney, pp. 410-446, ISBN 1 74009 596 0.

Parmenter, G. 1992, ‘Abortion: The Hidden Grief’, in Women’s Health in Australia, 2nd edn, ed A. Smith, University of New England, Armidale, pp. 47-56, ISBN 0 646 07832.

Journal articles

Parmenter, G., Cruickshank, M. & Hussain, R. 2011, The Social Lives of Rural Nursing Home Residents, Ageing and Society, vol. 31, pp. 1-25, doi: 10.1017/S0144686X11000304.

White, A. Smith, A. & Parmenter, G. 2010,Challenges Confromting Clinicians in Rural Acute Care Settings: A Literature Review, HNE Handover, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-14.

Parmenter, G. & Cruickshank, M. 2010, Visiting at Rural Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities: A Review of the Literature, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 10-15.

Parker, V., Giles, M., Parmenter, G., Paliadelis, P. & Turner, C. 2010, Writing Across and Within: Providing a Vehicle for Sharing Nursing and Midwifery Projects and Innovation in Australia, Nurse Education in Practice, DOI.

Lea, J., Cruickshank, M., Paliadelis, P., Parmenter, G. & Thornberry, P. 2008, The lure of the bush: Do rural placements influence student nurses to seek employment in rural settings?, HNE Handover, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 16-20 (re-printed with the permission of Collegian, vol. 15, no.3, pp.77-82).

Parmenter, G. & Turner, C. 2008, Nundle’s Sister Sue: A Nurse Practitioner in Partnership with a Community, HNE Handover, May issue, p. 33.

Lea, J., Cruickshank, M., Paliadelis, P., Parmenter, G. & Thornberry, P. 2008, The lure of the bush: Do rural placements influence student nurses to seek employment in rural settings?, Collegian, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 77-82.

Parmenter, G. 2005, ‘Visiting at Rural Nursing Homes’, Australian Nursing Journal, vol. 12, no. 7, p.31.

Reports:

Hogan, K & Parmenter, G. 2009, A Model of Clinical Supervision for Rural Community Based Nurses, Report to the Hunter New England Health Service.

Cruickshank, M. & Parmenter, G. 2005, ‘An Investigation of Community-Based Palliative Care Service Provision and Delivery in a Regional Area Health Service in New South Wales’, Faculty of Education, Health and Professional Studies Research Report, University of New England, Armidale.

McCarthy, M., Wheaton, L., Cruickshank, M., Kahn, A. & Parmenter, G. 2003, ‘An Investigation of the Efficacy of Massage in Reducing Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting’, Faculty of Education, Health and Professional Studies Research Report, University of New England, Armidale.

Papers Presented at International Conferences:

Barlow, E., Parmenter, G., Hacker, N. & Hussain, R. Women’s Experiences Following Treatment for Early Stage Vulvar Cancer: A Qualitative Insight, 13th Biennial Meeting of the International Gynaecological Cancer Society, Prague, October 23 -26, 2010.

Parmenter, G., Paliadelis, P., Parker, V., Giles, M. & Turner, C. ‘Overcoming Writers’ Block: The Development of a New Collaborative Nursing and Midwifery Journal that Encourages and Supports Novice Writers to Publish Research Projects’, Sigma Theta Tau 21st International Nursing Research Congress, Orlando, Florida, July 2010.

Parmenter, G., Gorrick, P., Hogan, K. & Atkins, T. ‘A Model of Clinical Supervision for Rural Community Nurses‘, 9th Annual International Research Conference of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, November 2008.

Parmenter, G., Gorrick, P., Hogan, K. & Atkins, T. ‘The Development and Evaluation of a Model of Clinical Supervision for Community Nurses in Rural Australia’, Global Alliance on Nursing Education and Scholarship First International Conference, Toronto, Canada, October 2008.

Cruickshank, M., Lea, J., Paliadelis, P., Parmenter, G., Sanderson & Thornberry, T. ‘The Lure of the Bush: Are Graduate Nurses Attracted to Rural Practice?’ The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau Conference: Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing: Paradigms and Dialogue, Hong Kong, April 2007.

Parmenter. G. ‘The Determinants of Frequent Visiting in a Sample of Rural Australian Nursing Homes’, Sigma Theta Tau 16th International Nursing Research Congress, Hakiola, Hawaii, July 2005.

Cruickshank, M. & Parmenter, G. ‘An Investigation of Community-based Palliative Care Services in a Regional Area Health Service in New South Wales, Australia, Sigma Theta Tau 15th International Nursing Research Congress, Dublin, Ireland, July 2004.

Parmenter, G, McCarthy, M., Wheaton, L., Cruickshank, M. & Khan, A. ‘An Investigation of the Efficacy of Massage in Reducing Chemotherapy Induced Nausea’, Conference of the International Council of Nurses, Geneva, Switzerland, June 2003.

Papers Presented at Australian Conferences:

Parmenter, G. & Paliadelis, P. An exploration of the capacity of General Practice Nurses to improve the prevention and management of childhood obesity, Royal College of Nursing Primary Health Care Conference, Adelaide, November, 2009.

Parker, V., Giles, M., Parmenter, G., Paliadelis, P., White, A., Higgins, I., McMullen, P., Relf, M. & Sheather, G. What we can! (and some), 3d Rural Health Research Colloquium, Ballina, October 2009.

Kivunja, C., O’Loughlin, S. & Parmenter, G. ‘Time Management’, Faculty Education Health and Professional Studies Postgraduate Research Conference, July 2007.

Cruickshank, M., Lea, J., Paliadelis, P., Parmenter, G., Sanderson & Thornberry, T. The lure of the bush: Are graduate nurses attracted to rural practice? Australian Nurse Teachers' Society Conference, Canberra, September 2006.

Parmenter, G. ‘The Social Networks of Rural Nursing Home Residents’, Australian Association of Gerontology (NSW Division and Hunter Chapter) Rural Conference 2006, Tamworth, March 2006.

Parmenter, G. ‘Social Networks’, Post Graduate Research Seminar, School of Health, University of New England, Armidale, December 2005.

Parmenter, G. & Cruickshank, M. ‘The Management of Palliative Care Services within the New England Area Health Region’, Death Cultures Symposium, School of Health, University of New England, Armidale, November, 2005.

Parmenter, G. ‘The Social Contact Received by the Residents of Rural Nursing Homes’, Australian Association of Gerontology 38th National Conference, Surfers Paradise, November 2005.

Parmenter, G. ‘Visiting in New England Nursing Homes’, New England Area Health Service Aged and Rehabilitation Conference, Tamworth, October 2003.

Parmenter, G., McCarthy, M., Wheaton, L., Cruickshank, M. & Khan, A. 2003, ‘A Model for a Rural Chemotherapy Clinic’, New England Health Research and Development Institute Colloquim, Tamworth, March 2003.

Parmenter, G. 2003, ‘Describing Visiting Patterns in Rural Nursing Homes’, Australian Association of Gerontology Rural Conference, Coffs Harbour, February 2003.

Parmenter, G., McCarthy, M., Wheaton, L., Cruickshank, M. & Khan, A. 2001, ‘Model for a Rural Chemotherapy Clinic: Discussion of a Collaborative Research Study’, New England Area Health Service Management and Planning Days, Tamworth, November, 2001.

Parmenter, G., McCarthy, M., Wheaton, L., Cruickshank, M. & Khan, A. 1999, ‘Massage and Chemotherapy Induced Nausea: A Rural Perspective’, Sixth Australian Palliative Care Conference, Hobart, September 1999.

Parmenter, G. 1991, ‘The Experience of Grief Following Elective Abortion’, Research in Nursing Conference, University of New England, Armidale, June 1991.