Professor Vicki Parker
Professor, School of Health
Qualifications
RN, MN, PhD
Contact
| Email: | vparker3@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Professional Development and Leadership (N15) 8 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 4535 (or +61 2 6773 4535 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3611 |
| Mobile: | 0457 714 528 |
Professor Parker is a registered nurse who has a joint appointment between the University and Hunter New England Area Health Service, as a Chair in Rural Nursing. Her health service role is based in the Research and Practice Development in the Centre for Practice Opportunity and Development. This Centre provides leadership and support for clinical researchers across the Hunter New England Area. Professors Parker’s research expertise is mainly in qualitative methods, particularly phenomenological and critical ethnography. However, much of her work centres around supporting clinicians is mixed methods research, in recognition of the various forms of questions and data available within clinical practice environments that can inform better understanding of health and illness and the outcomes of health care. Over the last three years much of this work has been in rural areas with a focus on rural practice. Professor Parker teaches in the area of critical care as well as supervises higher degree research students. Professor Parker has established effective links with international scholars working in the area of inter-professional practice.
Publications
Book Chapters
Parker, V. (1999), Confronting Life and Death. In Madjar, I & Walton. Nursing and the Experience of Illness. Sage. Melbourne.
Journal articles
Higgins, I., Fiveash, B., Parker, V., Lay, J., Rutter, S., Wamsley, R., et al. (1997), The experiences of elderly people during acute hospitalisation, Geriaction, 15(1), 12-19.
Bujack, E. & Parker, V. (2000) Meeting the challenges of offshore delivery, ANZAME Bulletin, vol 1, Autumn.
Parker, V. & Bujack, E. (2000), Confident to begin practise, NRB Boardworks, Nov Issue.
Parker V, Little, P. & Conway, J. (2001), Cultural congruence or cultural conflict: challenges in implementing problem based learning across cultures. Proceedings of 2nd Asia Pacific PBL Conference. Temasek Centre for Problem Based Learning. Singapore.
Parker, V. & McMillan, M. (2007), Challenges facing internationalisation of nursing practice, nurse education and nursing workforce in Australia, Contemporary Nurse, Advances in Contemporary Nurse Recruitment and Retention Special Issue, 24 (2), 128-136.
Parker, V., Giles, M., Smith, K., McMullen, P., Shylan, G., & Archer, W. (2007), Trends and challenges in the management of tracheostomy in older people: The need for a multidisciplinary team approach, Contemporary Nurse, 26 (2).
Higgins, I., Joyce, T., Parker, V., Fitzgerald, M. & McMillan, M. (2007), The immediate needs of relatives during hospitalisation of acutely ill older relatives, Contemporary Nurse, vol 26.
Parker, V., Giles, M., Bevan, H., Walters, J & Heads, J. (2007), Point of Care INR Testing in cardiac wards, Australian Nursing Journal.
Parker, V. & McMillan, M. (2008), Beyond Barriers: Cultural diversity in Nursing Curricula in Australia. Collegian, 15(4) 143-149.
Parker, V., Giles, M. & Higgins, I. (2009), Challenges confronting clinicians in acute care, Journal of Nursing Management, 17 (6), 667-678.
Williams, A., Parker, V., Cairney, K., Milson-Hawke, S. & Peek, C. (2009), Preparing clinical nurse leaders in a regional Australian hospital, Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 40 (12), 571-576.
Chiarella, M., Patterson, K., Parker, V. & Lang, S. (2009), Final Report. Modelling of Care. Nursing and Midwifery Office. NSW Health, Parker, V., Giles, M., Lantry, G. & McMillan, M. (2009) New Graduate Transition in NSW.
Tembo, A. & Parker, V. (2009), Factors that impact on sleep in intensive care patients. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 25 (6), 314-322
Tembo, A., Parker, V., Sundin, V. & Higgins, I. (2009), Phenomenological Inquiry as a Method of Investigating the Impact of Innovation in Intensive Care Practice over the Past Decade on the Lived Experiences of Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 8 (3), 36.
Sinclair, P.M. & Parker, V. (2009), Pictures and perspectives: A unique reflection on interdialytic weight gain, Nephrology Nursing Journal, 36(6), 589-597.
Parker, V., Giles., Shylan, G., Smith, K., Austin, N & Archer, W. (2010), Tracheostomy management in Acute care facilities – A matter of teamwork, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 19 (9-10), 1275-1283.
Mitchell, R., Parker, V., Giles, M. & White, N. (2010), Interprofessional Team Performance: An Examination of the Cognitive and Psycho-Social Dynamics of Interprofessional Collaboration, Medical care Research and Review Volume 67, Number 1, 3-26. High Impact Factor: Thompson JCR 2.718. Ranked 6/40 in Health Policy & Services and 7/57 in Health Care Sciences & Services Journal, Articles Submitted in 2010 (under review).
Mitchell, R., Parker, V., Giles, M., (under review), Bridging Professional Boundaries through Superordination Identity and Transformational Leadership, Health Sociology Review.
Mitchell, R., Parker, V., Giles, M., (under review), Interprofessional Team Effectiveness: Exploring the Black Box, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences.
Serial Monographs
Parker, V., Giles, M., & Higgins, I. (2008), Challenges confronting Clinicians in Acute care setting. Handover. Hunter New England Area Health Service Journal for Nurses and Midwives, May 2008.
Parker, V., Giles., Shylan, G., Smith, K., Austin, N. & Archer, W. Tracheostomy management in Acute care facilities, Handover, Nov 2008
Sinclair, P. & Parker, V. Pictures and perspectives: A unique reflection on interdialytic weight gain, Handover, Nov 2008
Theses
Parker, V. (2006), Towards Multiculture in the Learning of Nursing. PhD thesis
Parker, V. (1997) Confronting Life and Death. The Experience of Critical Illness and Intensive Care. Masters thesis.
Abstracts
Giles, M., Bevan, H., Parker, V., Walters, J. & Heads, J. Point of Care- Responsive Care Abstract published in the Heart Lung and Circulation, vol 17, Supplement 1, 2008 (ISSN 1443-9506).
Papers presented
Parker, V. ‘Confronting life and death. The experience of intensive care hospitalisation’. Paper presented at International Method and Meaning Conference. Newcastle, July 1996.
Parker, V. ‘The inside story. The experience of being a patient in ICU’. Paper presented at National ANZICS Conference, Melbourne, October, 1996. Published in Australian Critical Care, 1997.
Parker, V. & Sanchez, P, ‘Are sleep and nursing care incompatible in ICU’. Paper presented as invited speaker Controversies in Critical Care Conference. Sydney, August 1997.
Parker, V. ‘Advancing Nursing Practice in the Asia Pacific’. Paper presented as invited speaker to Maldives Institute of Health Sciences Conference. 2000.
Parker, V. ‘Hearing voices, making space. Meeting the challenges of cultural diversity in nursing enquiry’. The second Pan Pacific Nursing Conference. 8-10th November 2002. The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Parker, V. ‘The focus group in focus’. The Fourth International Practice Development Conference, Toukley. 2004.
Parker, V. Establishing a Practice Development Centre: Context and Challenges Royal College of Nursing Conference: Leaders, Pioneers and Innovators. Cairns July 2006.
McMillan, M. & Parker, V. Andersen, The Australian Nurse Theorist: History and continuing relevance. Royal College of Nursing Conference: Leaders, Pioneers and Innovators. Cairns July 2006.
Parker, V. Sustainability in research and practice development. Recruitment and Retention Conference. Gold Coast. Nov 12-14th 2007.
Parker, V. (2008), Invited speaker. Australian Nurse Teachers Society. Encouraging participation in research. Toukley. NSW.
Giles, M., Bevan, H., Parker, V., Walters, J & Heads, J. Point of Care- Responsive Care. Poster at the 4th Asian Pacific Congress of Heart Failure Melbourne. 31 Jan–3 Feb 2008.
Parker, V., Giles, M., Parmenter, G., White, A., Higgins, I., Paliadelis, P., McMullen, P. & Relf, M. Challenges confronting clinicians in acute care in rural settings. Rural Health Research Colloquium. Ballina, Oct 2009.
Cooper, Gill Van Der Kallen, Giles, Parker & Ross. ‘Right Data, Working Smarter: Improved Outcomes for Osteoporosis Management’ the Australia New Zealand Orthopaedic Nurses Association 4th International Conference.
Kerry Cooper, Kerri Gill, John Van Der Kallen, Michelle Giles, Vicki Parker, Linda Ross. ‘ You Break it - We Fix It’ in Glenelg, South Australia 23rd October 2009.
Abstract published in Conference Manual
K. Cooper, J. Van der Kallen, M. Giles, V. Parker, L. Ross, K. Gill. ‘Work smarter with accurate data: improving outcomes for patients with osteoporosis.’ 3rd Rural Health Research Colloquium, Ballina 29th October 2009.Abstract published in Conference book.