Essential Clinical Skills: Enrolled Nurses, 5th Edition | AU/NZ

Joanne Tollefson was Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of the School of Nursing Sciences at James Cook University. She is a registered nurse with many years of clinical experience in several countries and extensive experience in nursing education at both the hospital and tertiary levels. Her research interests include competency-based education and clinical assessment, development of reflective practitioners for a changing work environment, chronic pain and arbovirus disease in the tropics. Joanne is also a two-time recipient of the National Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Carrick Award, 2007 and Australian Teaching and Learning Council Award, 2008). She is now retired from formal teaching but continues to engage in nursing via researching, writing and editing nursing texts. As joint lead author on DeLaune, Joanne is well-placed to bring up-to date research and insights into the clinical skills.

Gayle Watson (RN, BNurs (Hons), Med Studies) has more than 30 years’ experience in nursing and nursing education, teaching across all areas of delivery including the classroom, nursing laboratory, simulation laboratory and clinical placement. She is currently employed in a senior academic and program management role at North Metropolitan TAFE (WA). Her experience in nursing education includes work in both registered and enrolled nursing education programs with greatest focus in the VET sector. During recent years she has focused on applying her research and study interests of education into establishing enrolled nursing education that promotes active and engaged learners who become not just competent beginner practitioners, but lifelong learners.

Eugenie Jelly (RN, BAppSc [NsgEd], MEdMgt) is a hospital trained registered nurse whose career progressed into the education sphere, supported by academic studies in that area. Her teaching experience of over 40 years includes both registered and enrolled nursing programs within hospital-based schools of nursing, university and the TAFE sector. Her work within TAFE has included curriculum development, resource and assessment development, course coordination and teaching in the classroom, nursing laboratory and clinical area. She currently maintains an active clinical interest in the supervision/facilitation of nursing students while on clinical placement.

Karen Tambree (RN, BNurs, GradCertTEd) has worked as a nurse for more than 40 years. Her area of expertise is palliative care and oncology, both paediatric and adult. Karen has worked in both the university and TAFE sector, and has been involved in nurse education within the TAFE sector for more than 15 years. She is experienced in nursing course development, resource development and leadership. She has taught within the classroom, nursing laboratory and clinical supervision. Karen originally trained as an enrolled nurse and later completed a Bachelor of Nursing and Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education.