Estes Health Assessment and Physical Examination, 4th Edition | AU/NZ

Associate Professor Pauline Calleja, RN, PhD, BNSc, MANP, GCert HigherEd, DipManagement, FCENA, MACN. Associate Professor, CQUniversity; Committee member, Association of Queensland Nursing and Midwifery Leaders; Relieving Director of Nursing, Central West Hospital and Health Service; Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, Innisfail Hospital, Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service. Pauline’s nursing background has spanned many specialty areas and has included teaching health assessment, physical examination and clinical reasoning in clinical and academic settings. Pauline is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Science at CQUniversity. Her experience in special projects includes developing and implementing a support program for rural and remote clinicians, teaching Indigenous primary healthcare workers, developing capacity for clinical teaching, and developing leadership skills in clinical teachers. Pauline has also taught at Griffith University, Queensland University of Technology, University of the Sunshine Coast, James Cook University and within various clinical and vocational education settings and has senior management experience in a remote setting. Pauline is a Fellow of professional associations including College of Emergency Nursing Australasia, and member of CRANAplus, Association of Nursing and Midwifery Leaders and the Australian College of Nursing.

Associate Professor Karen Theobald, RN, PhD (Griff), MHSc (Nursing), GCert (HigherEd), BAppSc (QUT) PFHEA AFHEA (Indigenous). Associate Professor, Academic Lead Education, School of Nursing QUT; Postgraduate Study Area Coordinator for Health Professional Education in the School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology; Principal Fellow and Associate Fellow (Indigenous), Higher Education Academy (UK); and Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow of Nursing and Midwifery, Metro North Health. Karen is an experienced nursing academic and clinician, teaching across a variety of settings, which include healthcare contexts, undergraduate and postgraduate tertiary courses. Most of Karen’s teaching is in the areas of acute care nursing, health assessment, advanced life support, and developing teachers’ capacity to enhance learning. A strong focus in her teaching is a commitment to learning through industry collaboration and work-integrated learning. In her present role Karen oversees policy and the strategic direction of teaching and learning for the six nursing courses. She is responsible for ensuring ongoing internal and professional accreditation for these courses. Her research focuses on workforce preparation, including co-design and delivery of curricula with industry, transfer of clinical reasoning capability, simulation, peer learning and interprofessional education. Karen also serves in leadership and advisory capacities with professional organisations such as the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses and the Australian Resuscitation Council (Queensland Branch).

Theresa Harvey, RN, RM, PhD (CQU) MN (Women’s Health), Grad Dip (FurtherEdTraining), BHlthSc (Nurs), FACN, SFHEA. Senior Lecturer, International Coordinator, Course Coordinator Master of Leadership and Management in Healthcare, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Australian Catholic University (ACU). Theresa has extensive and varied clinical and nursing education experience including tertiary and clinical education, clinical expertise in high-dependency, community and midwifery practice. Theresa’s research and teaching focus incorporates health assessment and physical examination, including development of clinical reasoning and supporting undergraduate students’ clinical learning for transition to practice, clinical leadership, simulation, developing clinical teaching skills and developing a global perspective for clinical care. As the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine International Coordinator at ACU, Theresa assists with the globalisation of the curriculum and learning opportunities, and facilitates students’ learning experiences in short-term study abroad programs. Theresa has led professional development of clinical teachers from multidisciplinary health areas to enhance their support of students on practicum in Australia and Vietnam. She has also taught at Queensland University of Technology and Northern Sydney Area Midwifery School/Ryde Hospital. Theresa is a Fellow of the Australian College of Nursing and Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy (UK).