Dr Tash Hawkins
Lecturer in Nursing - School of Health
Phone: +61 2 6773 1545
Email: nhawki20@une.edu.au
Biography
Tash is a proud nurse, passionate educator and an early career researcher. She has over 19 years of experience in various nursing roles, including clinical, managerial, and academic positions. Her teaching expertise spans across undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programs, where she has coordinated, delivered, and assessed courses in both online and face-to-face modes. She has also facilitated laboratory teaching and mentored nursing students and new graduates whilst on clinical placements in rural settings. Her mission is to share her passion for nursing with the next generation and to contribute to the improvement of recruitment and retention of the rural nursing workforce.
Qualifications
PhD, Grad Cert Clinical Teaching and Education, BN; RN
Research Interests
Tash’s PhD examined the effects of an educational intervention upon levels of negative workplace behaviour in regional acute care settings. Her research interests include readiness for practice, new graduate nurse preparation and transition, interprofessional practice, and organisational culture.
Publications
Publications
2023 Hawkins N, Jeong SY-S, Smith T, Sim J, 'A conflicted tribe under pressure: A qualitative study of negative workplace behaviour in nursing.', J Adv Nurs, 79 711-726 (2023) [C1] DOI 10.1111/jan.15491
2023 Hawkins N, Jeong SY-S, Smith T, Sim J, Clapham M, 'Creating respectful workplaces for nurses in regional acute care settings: A quasi-experimental design.', Nurs Open, 10 78-89 (2023) [C1] DOI 10.1002/nop2.1280
2023 Ferns J, Hawkins N, Little A, Hamiduzzaman M, 'The escape room experience: Exploring new ways to deliver interprofessional education', INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION AND TEACHING INTERNATIONAL, [C1] DOI 10.1080/14703297.2022.2158900
2021 Hawkins N, Jeong S, Smith T, 'Negative workplace behavior and coping strategies among nurses: A cross-sectional study', NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES, 23 123-135 (2021) [C1] DOI 10.1111/nhs.12769
2021 Hawkins N, Jeong S, Smith T, 'Creating Respectful Workplaces for Nurses in Regional Acute Care Settings: Protocol for a Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods Study', JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS, 10 (2021) DOI 10.2196/18643
2019 Hawkins N, Jeong S, Smith T, 'Coming ready or not! An integrative review examining new graduate nurses' transition in acute care', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING PRACTICE, 25 (2019) [C1] DOI 10.1111/ijn.12714
2019 Hawkins N, Jeong S, Smith T, 'New graduate registered nurses exposure to negative workplace behaviour in the acute care setting: An integrative review', International Journal of Nursing Studies, 93 41-54 (2019) [C1]
2018 Hawkins NL, 'A successful transition from the city to a quiet life on the farm', Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal, Volume 26 26-26 (2018)
2017 Little F, Stokes-Parish JB, Hawkins NL, Collier J, 'Rurally located academics for undergraduate nursing placements for students who 'go rural'', Australian Nursing Midwifery Journal, Volume 25 45-45 (2017)
