The University of Newcastle, Researcher report.

Researcher: Conjoint Professor Margaret McMillan
School: Faculty of Health
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Funded Projects

Please note, only grants administered through the University of Newcastle Research Office are recorded here. For a more complete picture of the researcher's grant history a Personal URL may be supplied, above.

Research Team Initial Year Duration (Years) Funding Body/Client Award Type Title of Project Collaborating Partners Total Cash $ Total Inkind $
Conjoint Professor Margaret McMillan 2001 1 University of Newcastle Travel Grant The Seventh Annual Qualitative Health Research Council Conference 2001, Korea 26-29 June 2001   1114  
Conjoint Professor Margaret McMillan 2001 1 Department of Education, Training & Youth Affairs Higher Education Innovation Programme (HEIP) Paper for the National Review of Nursing Education: Scoping Nurse Education and Practice   32000  
Professor Helen Baker;Professor Diana Keatinge;Conjoint Professor Margaret McMillan 1999 1 Nursing Registration Board of NSW Nursing Practice Research Grant Project to develop guidelines for Registered Nurses and Enrolled Nurses regarding the boundaries of professional practice   119971  
Conjoint Professor Margaret McMillan 1999 1 University of Newcastle Travel Grant ICN Centennial Conference, London, UK.   2400  
Conjoint Professor Margaret McMillan 1997 1 Department of Veterans` Affairs Research Grant The Development of a Community Care & Funding Model for the Treatment and Payment of Community Nursing Services   67983  
Professor Helen Baker;Conjoint Professor Margaret McMillan;Mr R Linsley;Dr T Wade 1997 1 Commonwealth Department of Health & Aged Care Pharmaceutical Education Program (PEP) Clinical indicators of the quality use of medications by nurses   147200  
Conjoint Professor Margaret McMillan 1996 1 Australian Nursing Federation Research Grant Competency Standards for the Advanced Nurse Practitioner   109000  
Conjoint Professor Margaret McMillan 1996 1 Queensland Nursing Council Consultancy/Tender Consultation on the Scope of Nursing Practice for the Purposes of section 7(b) Nursing Act 1992   140725  
Conjoint Professor Margaret McMillan 1996 1 Department of Education, Training & Youth Affairs Commonwealth Staff Development Fund Academic Postgraduate Study Time Release Project   45000  
Conjoint Professor Margaret McMillan 1995 1 Australian Nursing Council Inc Research Grant Review of National Competency standards for Registered and Enrolled Nurses   95676  

Research Higher Degree Supervision

For a more complete picture of the researcher's supervision history a Personal URL may be supplied at the top of this page.

Current Student Supervision

Program Supervision Level Research Topic
M Philosophy (Nursing) Principal Supervisor What is the Purpose of Clinical Anecdotes Used by Mental Health Nurse Educators in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Teaching
PhD (Nursing) Co-Supervisor A Case Study of the Development and Implementation of a Model of Care for the Management of Patients with Persistent (chronic) Abdominal Pain
PhD (Nursing) Co-Supervisor Cancer Pain Managenment and Education Program for Registered Nurses in Jeju, Korea
PhD (Nursing) Co-Supervisor Depression among older Korean Immigrants in Australia
PhD (Nursing) Co-Supervisor Socratic Questioning and the Development of Ethical Reasoning Among Undergraduate Nursing Students
PhD (Nursing) Co-Supervisor To Be Confirmed

Total Equivalent Full-time Student Units (EFTSU):

Supervision Level EFTSU
Masters 0.250
PhD 0.850

Student Completions

NB - the completions shown here are only those for the University of Newcastle obtained since 2001.

Program Year Research Topic
M Nursing [R] 2002 A Study of the Need of Family Carers of People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
M Nursing [R] 2002 An Investigation of Nurses' Perceptions of Changes Occurring in a Nursing Home Context Since the Introduction of the Aged Care Reforms in Australia
PhD (Nursing) 2002 Rural Nursing in South Africa: A Tale of Two Cultures
PhD (Nursing) 2003 An Action Research Project to Enhance Nurses' Roles as Patient Educators
PhD (Nursing) 2003 The Relationship between Nursing Care and Positive Health Outcomes for Consumers with Long-term Serious Mental Illness
PhD (Nursing) 2004 "Wounded Healers": Nurses with Mental Illness Working in Australian Health Services
PhD (Nursing) 2004 Surviving terminal cancer. A phenomenological study of the experiences of patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative care
PhD (Nursing) 2004 The Professional Development of RNs in Residential Aged Care
PhD (Education) 2006 Towards Multiculture in the Learning of Nursing
PhD (Nursing) 2006 A Quest for QUM: An Action Research Project to Integrate Enrolled Nurses as Practitioners of Quality Use of Medicines in Residential Aged Care
PhD (Nursing) 2007 Belongingness: A Pivotal Precursor to Optimising the Learning of Nursing Students in the Clinical Environment
PhD (Nursing) 2008 A Critical Ethnography of the Impact of Policy and Legislative Changes on the Roles and Functions of Child and Family Health Nurses in New South Wales
PhD (Nursing) 2008 Gerotranscendence: A Case Study of the Phenomenon of Advance Care Planning (ACP)
PhD (Nursing) 2008 It's Just Part of the Job, Isn't It? Violence and Aggression in the Nursing Home
PhD (Nursing) 2008 Therapeutic Imagination: A Key Feature of Nursing Care in Forensic Mental Health Care Settings
PhD (Nursing) 2009 Swearing: Impact on Nurses and Implications for Therapeutic Practice
PhD (Physiotherapy) 2011 Clinical Education: An Investigation of Educational Processes - The Application of Student-Centred Education and Client-Centred Care During Undergraduate Physiotherapy Clinical Practice

Research Publications

Please note, the publications listed here:
(1) relate to the researcher's position at the University of Newcastle only
(2) are for selected categories of publications, and
(3) relate to publication year 1998, onwards.
For a more complete picture of the researcher's publication history a Personal URL may be supplied at the top of this page.

Journal Article

Conway Jane Frances, Fitzgerald Mary, Little Penelope Jane, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Determining frameworks for interprofessional education and core competencies through collaborative consultancy: The CARE experience’, Contemporary Nurse, 38 160-170 (2011) [C1]

Jeong Yeun-Sim, Higgins Isabel Johanna, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Experiences with advance care planning: Nurses' perspective’, International Journal of Older People Nursing, 6 165-175 (2011) [C1]

Stone Teresa Elizabeth, McMillan Margaret Anna, Hazelton Michael John, Clayton Edward H, ’Wounding words: Swearing and verbal aggression in an inpatient setting’, Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 47 194-203 (2011) [C1]

Kucera Karen Jane, Higgins Isabel Johanna, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Advanced nursing practice: A futures model derived from narrative analysis of nurses' stories’, Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 27 43-53 (2010) [C1]

Wisitwong Anchaleeporn, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Management of flood victims: Chainat Province, Central Thailand’, Nursing & Health Sciences, 12 4-8 (2010) [C1]

Stone Teresa Elizabeth, McMillan Margaret Anna, Hazelton Michael John, ’Swearing: Its prevalence in healthcare settings and impact on nursing practice’, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 17 528-534 (2010) [C1]

Jeong Yeun-Sim, Higgins Isabel Johanna, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’The essentials of Advance Care Planning for end-of-life care for older people’, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 19 389-397 (2010) [C1]

Spencer Stephen, Stone Teresa Elizabeth, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Violence and aggression in mental health inpatient units: An evaluation of aggression minimisation programs’, HNE Handover. For Nurses and Midwives, 3 42-48 (2010) [C2]

Levett-Jones Tracy Lynn, Lathlean Judith, Higgins Isabel Johanna, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Development and psychometric testing of the Belongingness Scale-Clinical Placement Experience: An international comparative study’, Collegian, 16 153-162 (2009) [C1]

Levett-Jones Tracy Lynn, Lathlean Judith, Higgins Isabel Johanna, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Staff-student relationships and their impact on nursing students' belongingness and learning’, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65 316-324 (2009) [C1]

Joyce Teresa Ann, McMillan Margaret Anna, Hazelton Michael John, ’The workplace and nurses with a mental illness’, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 18 391-397 (2009) [C1]

Parker Vicki Therese, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Beyond barriers. The challenge of cultural diversity for nurse academics in the Australian context’, Collegian, 15 143-149 (2008) [C1]

Levett-Jones Tracy Lynn, Lathlean Judith, Higgins Isabel Johanna, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’The duration of clinical placements: A key influence on nursing students' experience of belongingness’, The Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 26 8-16 (2008) [C1]

McMillan Margaret Anna, Bellchambers Helen Lorraine, ’(Guest Editorial) Nurse prescribing: Adding value to the consumer experience’, Australian Prescriber, 30 2-3 (2007) [C3]

Jeong Yeun-Sim, Higgins Isabel Johanna, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Advance care planning (ACP): The nurse as 'broker' in residential aged care facilities’, Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession, 26 184-195 (2007) [C1]

Conway Jane Frances, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Being in nursing: Dealing with contemporary practice (Editorial)’, Contemporary Nurse, 24 159-161 (2007) [C3]

Levett-Jones Tracy Lynn, Lathlean Judith, Maquire Jane, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Belongingness: A critique of the concept and implications for nursing education’, Nurse Education Today, 27 210-218 (2007) [C1]

Levett-Jones Tracy Lynn, Lathlean Judith, McMillan Margaret Anna, Higgins Isabel Johanna, ’Belongingness: A montage of nursing students' stories of their clinical placement experiences’, Contemporary Nurse, 24 1 (2007) [C1]

Parker Vicki Therese, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Challenges facing internationalisation of nursing practice, nurse education and nursing workforce in Australia’, Contemporary Nurse, 24 128-136 (2007) [C1]

Bellchambers Helen Lorraine, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Critical elements within a journey towards the achievement of quality use of medicines’, Collegian, 14 31-36 (2007) [C1]

Joyce Teresa Ann, Hazelton Michael John, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Nurses with mental illness: Their workplace experiences’, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 16 373-380 (2007) [C1]

Conway Jane Frances, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Staying in Nursing: Sustainability of contemporary nursing (Editorial)’, Contemporary Nurse, 24 200-202 (2007) [C3]

Bellchambers Helen Lorraine, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’The critical elements within a journey towards the achievement of quality use of medicines’, Collegian, 14 31-36 (2007) [C1]

Higgins Isabel Johanna, Joyce Teresa Ann, Parker Vicki Therese, Fitzgerald Mary, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’The immediate needs of relatives during the hospital stay of acutely ill older relatives’, Contemporary Nurse, 26 208-220 (2007) [C1]

Woolfe P, McMillan Margaret Anna, Conway Jane Frances, ’The needs of caregivers of people with COPD: A study’, Australian Journal of Primary Health, 13 28-35 (2007) [C1]

Hunter Sharyn, McMillan Margaret Anna, Conway Jane Frances, ’The professional development needs of registered nurses in residential aged care’, Collegian: Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia, 14 6-11 (2007) [C1]

Peek Carmel, Higgins Isabel Johanna, Milson-Hawke Sally, McMillan Margaret Anna, Harper Deborah, ’Towards innovation: The development of a person-centred model of care for older people in acute care’, Contemporary Nurse, 26 164-176 (2007) [C1]

Yoon Soo Jin, Conway Jane Frances, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’An exploration of the concept of patient education: Implications for the development of educational programmes for relapsed post-bone marrow transplantation patients and their families in Korea’, International Journal of Nursing Practice, 12 129-135 (2006) [C1]

McMillan Margaret Anna, Conway Jane Frances, Solman A, ’Enhancing cardiac rehabilitation nursing throught aligning practice to theory: Implications for nursing education’, Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 37 1-6 (2006) [C1]

McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Guest editorial. Innovation and enthusiasm: essential ingredients for transformation’, Collegian, 13 2-3 (2006) [C3]

Conway Jane Frances, McMillan Margaret Anna, Becker Jenny, ’Implementing workforce development in Health Care: A conceptual framework to guide and evaluate health service reform’, Human Resource Development International, 9 129-139 (2006) [C2]

Bellchambers Helen Lorraine, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Progressing QUM in aged care’, Geriaction, 24 15-26 (2006) [C2]

McMillan Margaret Anna, Conway Jane Frances, ’A Reflective piece’, Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 22 5 (2004) [C4]

Meadley L, Conway Jane Frances, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Education and training needs of nurses in general practice’, Australian Journal of Primary Health, 10 21-27 (2004) [C1]

Solman A, Conway Jane Frances, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Stepping out: re-engaging nurses in patient education for cardiac recovery’, Contemporary Nurse, 17 159-166 (2004) [C1]

Jeong Yeun-Sim, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Documentation leads to reform. Reality or myth’, Geriaction, 21 22-25 (2003) [C1]

McMillan Margaret Anna, Conway Jane Frances, ’Maintaining ethical practice: the challenges for clinicians, scholars, reviewers and editors’, Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 20 5-6 (2003) [C4]

Saksomboon K, McMillan Margaret Anna, Cholowski Krystyna Maria, ’An evaluation of the baccalaureate-nursing program within the (MOPH), Thailand’, Nurse Education Today, 22 641-647 (2002) [C1]

Conway Jane Frances, Little Penelope Jane, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Congruence or conflict? Challenges in implementing problem-based learning across nursing cultures’, International Journal of Nursing Practice, 8 235-239 (2002) [C1]

Conway Jane Frances, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Exploring the Culture of an ICU: The Imperative for Facilitative Leadership’, Nursing Leadership Forum, 6 117-122 (2002) [C1]

McMillan Margaret Anna, Conway Jane Frances, ’Reviews provide chance to influence the policy makers’, Nursing Review, June 2001 17 & 32 (2001) [C4]

McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Setting the agenda for consumer-oriented care in the new millennium’, Contemporary Nurse, 10, Issue 1-2 5-6 (2001) [C4]

McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Rethinking nursing’, Collegian, 6 4 (1999) [C4]

Book

McMillan Margaret Anna, Conway Jane Frances, Little P, Bujack Elizabeth, The Scope of Nursing Practice: The Implications for Contemporary Nursing Education and Practice, Commonwealth of Australia, Australia, online version (2001) [A2]

Chapter in Book

Conway Jane Frances, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Professional career development: Development of the CAPABLE nursing professional’, Transitions in Nursing: Preparing for Professional Practice, Churchill Livingstone, Marrickville, NSW, 306-322 (2007) [B2]

Conway Jane Frances, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Connecting clinical and theoretical knowledge for practice’, Contexts of nursing: An introduction, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 317-331 (2006) [B1]

Conway Jane Frances, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Making the transition to professional nursing: Becoming a lifelong learner’, Professional nursing: Concepts, issues, and challenges, Springer Pub. Co., New York, 335-345 (2005) [B2]

Conway Jane Frances, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Maximising learning opportunities and preparing for professional practice’, Contexts of Nursing: An Introduction, MacLennan & Petty Pty Limited, Sydney, NSW, 265-282 (2000) [B2]

Conference Publication

Palmer Lorinda, Levett-Jones Tracy Lynn, Mintoff Joseph Gerald, McMillan Margaret Anna, ’Teaching moral reasoning: Challenges for undergraduate nursing education’, Rethinking Learning in Your Discipline. Proceedings of the University Learning and Teaching Futures Colloquium, 2010, Armidale, NSW (2010) [E3]

McMillan Margaret Anna, Conway Jane Frances, ’Resilience, an outcome of capacity building through educational and research programs’, A global agenda for nursing doctoral education, Taiwan (2005) [E2]

McMillan Margaret Anna, Bujack Elizabeth, Bellchambers Helen Lorraine, ’Boundaries of professional practice’, The Seventh Annual QHR Conference 2001, Ewha Womans University, Seoul Korea (2001) [E3]

Contract Report, Consultant's Report

Parker Vicki Therese, Giles Michelle, Lantry G, McMillan Margaret Anna, ‘New graduate transition to the workforce: An examination of the experience of the cohort of new graduate nurses entering the workforce in 2008’, New South Wales Nursing and Midwifery Office (NaMO), 54 (2009) [R1]

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