PhD, MClinSc, BN (Hons)
Senior Lecturer
Acting Deputy Head of School (Gold Coast Campus)
Contact details for Dr Louise Ward
Research expertise
- Mental Health nursing
- Mental health education
- Early Psychosis / Early Intervention
- Suicide Prevention
Current Research
- Introducing innovative teaching method into an undergraduate nursing degree course through flexible delivery and blended learning technique. Griffith University, February, 2011.
Current teaching areas or responsibilities
- Deputy Head of School
- Course convener Psychosocial Health. Lecturer / Tutor
Publications
- Ward,L. (2011). Illustrating the art of Mental Health Nursing. Journal of Clinical Nursing. Under Review.
- Ward,L. (2011). Mental Health Nursing and stress: Maintaining balance. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 20(2):77-85.
- Ward,L. (2010). SMILE. Simple Mental Health Initiatives in Learning and Education. Education for Health for Health. Accepted for publication.
- Ward, L & Petersen, J. (2010) Expanding Roles: Creating Innovative Partnerships in Clinical Nursing Education. Nurse Education Today (Under Review).
- Ward, L. (2009). The Art of Mental Health Nursing. Australian Nursing Journal. 17(3), 46-47.
- Glass N & Ward L. (2008). Advancing clinical nursing education in mental health: Student self-assessment of clinical competences. in M. Oermann & K. Heinrich (eds) Annual review of nursing education Vol 6.
- Ward,L.(2008). A critical feminist exploration of the workplace culture, experiences and practice of women mental health nurses within an acute inpatient facility. PhD thesis, Southern Cross University.
- Ward, L. (2005). Honors research Art As Reflective of Practice. Daly Papers Publication.