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Associate Professor Penny Paliadelis

Penny Paliadelis

Deputy Head of School, (Teaching & Learning), School of Health

Qualifications

RN, BN (ACU), MN(Hons)(UNE), PhD(UNE), MRCNA

Contact

Email:
Room: Pat O'Shane Buidling (C13) 238
Phone: 02 6773 3653 (or +61 2 6773 3653 overseas)
Fax: 02 6773 3666

Penny is the Deputy Head of School of Health (Teaching & Learning). She is a Registered Nurse with extensive clinical experience in both metropolitan and rural health facilities. Penny has clinical expertise in critical care, cardiac care and paediatric nursing, as well as in general medical/surgical settings. Penny is an active researcher whose research focus is rural health care, with particular interests in the assessment of nursing competence, interprofessional learning and practice and extended and leadership roles for nurses. Penny teaches in a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and successfully supervises Masters and Doctoral level students. Penny was the recipient of a 2003 Quality Teaching Award, from the NSW Minister for Education and Training and the Australian College of Educators and a 2009 Teaching and Learning Excellence Award from the University of New England.

Areas of Teaching

  • Nursing
  • Health Management
  • Higher Degree Research

Research interests

  • Healthcare workplace culture
  • Interprofessional education, teamwork & practice
  • Patient-centered care
  • Rural health care workforce
  • My masters thesis investigated the experiences of Registered Nurses who assess the clinical competence of undergraduate Nursing students.
  • PhD project explored: 'The working world of nursing unit managers'

Research grants
    Title
2011/12 Clinical Education Training Institute, NSW Health Team Health Right Start Interprofessional Workshop & Reflective Activities
2010/11 Internal Research Grant, UNE Building Publication Outputs: A mentored writing program for academic staff of the Schools of Health and Rural Medicine
2009/11 Institute of Rural Clinical Services & Teaching The actual and the potential of Inter-professional teamwork in rural health care.
2008/09 Nurses and Midwives Board of New South Wales The challenges that confront clinicians in rural acute care settings.
2008/09 Faculty of the Professions Research Grant UNE A scoping study to explore the capacity of General Practice Nurses in rural areas to improve the prevention and management of childhood obesity.

2006

 

 Faculty Internal Research Grant, UNE An exploration of how nursing executives have made the transition from clinican to nursing executive.

2005

 

 Faculty Large Grant, UNE An investigation of the impact rural clinical placement has on the career intentions of final year nursing students at UNE
2004 University research grant, University of New England The development of clinical practice guidelines to assist paediatric nurses in the implementation of family centred care in clinical practice
2003 Internal research grant from faculty of Education, Health and Professional Studies An exploration of how Australian Paediatric Nurses describe the implementation of the concept of family-centred care to clinical practice: A pilot study

Publications & Presentations

Books

Paliadelis, P. 2008, Developing Clinical Judgment: A Case Scenario Approach, Cengage, Melbourne.

Book chapters

Paliadelis, P., Parmenter, G. & Lea, J. 2011  ‘Disseminating Research’ in Understanding Nursing Research: Methods for Evidence-based Practice, eds S. Jirojwong, M. Johnson & A. Welch, Oxford University Press, Sydney, pp.374-392.

Paliadelis, P. 2011 ‘Implementing and Evaluating’, in Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing,2nd edn., eds A.  Berman, S. Snyder, T.  Levett-Jones, T. Dwyer,M.  Hales, N. Harvey,Y.  Luxford, L. Moxham, T. Park, B. Parker,K.  Reid-Searl, D. Stanley Pearson Education, Sydney, (in press)

Paliadelis, P. 2011 ‘Assessing Clients with Hematologic, Peripheral Vascular, and Lymphatic Disorders’ in LeMone and Bourke’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, eds P. LeMone, K. Bourke, Pearson Education, Sydney. (in press)

Paliadelis, P. 2009 ‘Implementing and Evaluating’, in Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing, eds A.  Berman, S. Snyder, T.  Levett-Jones, T. Dwyer,M.  Hales, N. Harvey,Y.  Luxford, L. Moxham, T. Park, B. Parker,K.  Reid-Searl, D. Stanley Pearson Education, Sydney, pp.241-253

Paliadelis, P. 2004, ‘Nurses as Managers: Education and Support for the Role’ in  Education : Concepts and Practices, eds A. Lazaridou,  G. Papanikos & N, Pappas, Athens, Institute for Education and Research, Athens, pp. 559-567.

Journal Articles

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 innovations in Australia’, Nurse Education in Practice, Nov;10(6):327-32.

Vittrup, A. & Paliadelis, P. 2009 ‘The role of illness beliefs in motivating cardiac patients to change lifestyle following elective and primary PCI’, Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation, December, pp.1-3.

Robinson-Reilly, M., Paliadelis, P. & Cruickshank, M. 2009 ‘ The Lived Experience of Venous Access’, Supportive Care in Cancer, vol.17, no. 7, p. 936.

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

Paliadelis. P. & Cruickshank, M. 2008, ‘Using a voice-centred relational method of data analysis in a feminist study that explored the working world of nursing unit managers.’ Qualitative Health Research, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 1444-1453.

Paliadelis, P. 2008, ‘The working world of nursing unit managers: Responsibility without power’, Australian Health Review, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 256-264.

Lea, J., Cruickshank, M., Paliadelis, P., Parmenter, G., Sanderson, H. & Thornberry, P. 2008,‘The lure of the bush: Do rural placements influence student nurses to seek employment in rural settings? ‘Collegian, vol. 15, no.3, pp.77-82.

Paliadelis, P., Cruickshank, M. & Sheridan, A. 2007, ‘Caring for each other:  How nurse managers 'manage' their role’, Journal of Nursing Management, vol. 15, no 8, pp. 830-837.

Paliadelis, P. 2005, ‘Rural Nursing Unit Managers: Education and support for the role’. The International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health Research, Education, Practice and Policy, 5(325). Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au

Paliadelis, P., Cruickshank, M., Wainohu, D., Winskill, R, & Stevens, H. 2005, ‘Implementing family-centred care: An exploration of the beliefs and practices of paediatric nurses,’ Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 23 (1), pp.31-36

Paliadelis, P. & Cruickshank, M. 2003, 'An exploration of the role that expert knowledge plays in the assessment of undergraduate clinical competence: Registered Nurses' experiences', The International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health Research, Education, Practice and Policy, 3(191). Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au

Conference papers

Paliadelis, P., Campbell, S. 2010.  'Leading conversations: a reflection on building nurse managers' leadership capacity'. National Australian Conference on Evidence based Clinical Leadership, November, Adelaide.

Parmenter, G., Paliadelis, P., Parker, V., Giles, M & Turner, C. 2010, '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, July Florida.

Paliadelis, P. 2010, 'Nurse managers don't get the corner office', The 7th Biennial International Conference in Organisation Behaviour in Health Care, April, University of Birmingham Proceedings available from http://www.hsmc.bham.ac.uk/events/Conference/papers.shtml

Paliadelis, P. 2009, 'The working world of nursing unit managers', 4th International Congress on Innovations in Nursing, May, Perth.

Parmenter, G. & Paliadelis, P. 2009, 'An exploration of the capacity of rural General Practice Nurses to improve the prevention and managmeent of childood obesity', Royal College of Nursing, Australian Primary Healthcare Conference, November, Adelaide.

Robinson-Reilly, M., Paliadelis, P. & Cruickshank, M. 2009, 'The Lived Experience of Venous Access', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol.17, no. 7, p.936. High Impact Factor: Thompson JCR 2.122. ERA journal ranking –C.

Robinson-Reilly, M., Paliadelis, P. & Cruickshank, M. 2009, 'The Lived Experience of Venous Access: More than a mossie bite' Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, vol 5, Supplement 2, p.A73-A278.

Paliadelis. P. & Cruickshank, M. 2008, 'Using a voice-centred relational method of data analysis in a feminist study that explored the working world of nursing unit managers.' Qualitative Health Research, vol. 18, no. 10, pp. 1444-1453. High Impact Factor: Thompson JCR 1.686, ERA Journal Ranking – A, Council of Deans of Nursing & Midwifery (Australia & New Zealand) Journal Ranking -1, Yale University ranks this journal 8th out of the top 25 international healthcare journals.

Paliadelis, P. 2008, 'The working world of nursing unit managers: Responsibility without power', Australian Health Review, vol. 32, no. 2, pp.256-264. High Impact Factor: Thompson JCR: 2.54 , ERA Ranking –C.

Lea, J., Cruickshank, M., Paliadelis, P., Parmenter, G., Sanderson, H. & Thornberry, P. 2008, 'The lure of the bush: Do rural placements influence student nurses to seek employment in rural settings?' Collegian, vol. 15, no.3, pp.77-82. (20%). ERA Journal Ranking- B, Council of Deans of Nursing & Midwifery (Australia & New Zealand) Journal Ranking -2.

Lea, J., Cruickshank, M., Paliadelis, P., Parmenter, G., Sanderson, H. & Thornberry, P. 2008, 'The lure of the bush: Do rural placements influence student nurses to seek employment in rural settings?'  Handover, vol. 2, pp.38-43. (re-printed with the permission of ‘Collegian, vol. 15, no.3, pp.77-82).

Paliadelis, P., Cruickshank, M. & Sheridan, A. 2007, 'Caring for each other: How nurse managers 'manage' their role', Journal of Nursing Management, vol. 15, no 8, pp.830-837. High Impact Factor: Thompson JCR 1.3,  ERA journal ranking –C, Council of Deans of Nursing & Midwifery (Australia & New Zealand) Journal Ranking -2.

Paliadelis, P. 2007, Advanced Diploma Enrolled Nursing Studies, The Enrolled Nurse Professional Association of NSW Conference, Sydney, September. 

Paliadelis, P. 2006, The Working world of nurse managers: Issues of gender, power and voice, 5TH International Conference in Organisational Behaviour in Health Care, Aberdeen, Scotland, April.

Paliadelis, P. 2005, 'Rural Nursing Unit Managers: Education and support for the role'. Rural and Remote Health Research, Education, Practice and Policy, vol. 5, online.  ERA Journal Ranking –C, Cited in NSW Health Report titled 'Take the Lead'.

Paliadelis, P., Cruickshank, M., Wainohu, D., Winskill, R, & Stevens, H. 2005, 'Implementing family-centred care: An exploration of the beliefs and practices of paediatric nurses,' Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 23, no.1, pp.31-36.  ERA Journal Ranking -C.

Paliadelis, P. & Sanderson, H. 2005, Going bush: The challenges for cardiac nurses in rural NSW, Rural Critical Care Conference, Tamworth, August.

Paliadelis, P. 2005, The working world of nurses as managers: Issues of organizational power, The Fifth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece, July.

Paliadelis, P., Cruickshank, M., Wainohu, D., Winskill, R., Stevens, H. 2004, Enhancing the provision of family-centred care in NSW: A Collaborative Project. Queensland Child Health Nurses Conference, Toowoomba, October.

Paliadelis, P 2004, Nurses as managers: education and support for the role, 6th International Conference on Education: Athens Institute for Education & Research, Athens, Greece, May.

Paliadelis, P 2004, 'When push comes to shove': Preparing final year BNS students for practice, Faculty of Education, Health & Professional Studies Seminar Series, Armidale, April (invited speaker).

Paliadelis, P. & Sanderson, H. 2004, 'Going bush': The challenges for cardiac nurses in rural NSW, 11th Annual Heartbeat Conference, Sydney, March.

Paliadelis, P. & Cruickshank, M. 2003, 'An exploration of the role that expert knowledge plays in the assessment of undergraduate clinical competence: Registered Nurses' experiences', Rural and Remote Health Research, Education, Practice and Policy, vol. 3, online.  ERA Journal Ranking -C.

Paliadelis, P, 2003, ‘Assessing the clinical competence of nursing students: Registered nurses’ experiences’, Australian Nursing Council Competency Standards Network Bulletin, vol. 5, July, p.4.

Paliadelis, P. 2002, Assessing undergraduate clinical competence: Registered nurses' experiences, 13th International Nursing Research Congress, Brisbane, July.

Paliadelis, P. 2002, Exploring clinical assessment strategies: A phenomenological study, the 8th International Qualitative Health Research Conference, Canada, April.

Paliadelis, P. 2001, 'Shouldering the burden': An exploration of the experiences of registered nurses who assess the clinical competence of undergraduate nursing students, National Nurse Education and Employment Conference, Brisbane, June.