Desiree Binuya

Biography

A Nurse by profession, Desiree has now been in academia for over 15 years. She has assumed several different clinical and academic roles during this time, such as a clinical nurse educator and academic team leader.

Desiree has worked with diverse range of learners in the Philippines, the Middle East and here in Australia.

She is interested in a variety of nursing topics, however Desiree's preferred subject areas are emergency and critical care nursing, and medical-surgical nursing.

Desiree is strongly invested in seeing her students succeed in their chosen careers. She believes that the best feeling an educator could have, is when a student comes back and thanks her for making a difference in their lives. Hence, it has become a lifelong responsibility to ensure that her students’ goal are met at the end of their course.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Australia)
• Master of Nursing Practice (University of New England) – December 2021
• Master of Science in Nursing (St. Paul University Philippines) – October 2009
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (St. Paul University Philippines) – December 2007

Teaching Areas

Cardiovascular Nursing

Emergency Nursing and Critical Care

Medical – Surgical Nursing

Pediatric Nursing

Research Interests

Cardiovascular Nursing

Emergency and Critical Care Nursing

Clinical Nursing Education

Student experience

Pediatric Nursing

Clinical Skills and Experience

• Registered Nurse (part-time) – Emergency Department (May 2023 - present) – Armidale Hospital
• Registered Nurse (full-time) – General Medical Ward (February 2022 – May 2023) – Armidale Hospital
• Clinical Nurse Educator – Emergency Department (May 2014 – September 2019) – King Khalid University Hospital – Saudi Arabia
• Clinical and Academic Instructor (April 2008 – May 2014) – St. Paul University Philippines

Memberships

NSWNMA