Dr Karen Yates is a registered nurse and registered midwife, with a strong interest and background in midwifery clinical care, education and maternity service provision.

Dr Yates has worked in both private and public clinical settings and in both regional and rural facilities. Karen has worked for James Cook University on a sessional basis since 2000 and commenced a permanent position as Lecturer in 2012.  Research interests include new graduate nurse and midwife workforce, rural health, maternity models of care and technology in learning and teaching

Current roles include:

Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing & Midwifery Education and Research Capacity Building

Associate Dean Research Education, College of Healthcare Sciences

 

Teaching

• NS2220: Specialisation Project (Level 2; TSV)
• NS3119: Nutrition for Nursing and Midwifery Practice (Level 3; TSV)
• NS5134: Challenges to Pregnancy, Birth and Postnatal Continuum (Level 5; TSV)
• NS5201: Research Design: Theory and Application (Level 5; TSV)
• RM8301: Research Planning in Tropical Health and Medicine (Level 8; CNS & TSV)
• RM8302: Research Project in Tropical Health and Medicine (Level 8; CNS & TSV)

Interests

Professional

• Member Australian College of Midwives
• Member Australian College of Nursing

Research

• Qualitative methodologies. Maternity service provision and midwifery workforce. Rural midwifery and nursing. Health workforce. Technology in teaching and learning

Experience

• 2016 to present - Associate Dean Research Education, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University (Cairns)
• 2015 to present - Senior Lecturer, James Cook University (Cairns)
• 2014 to present - Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre, James Cook University (Cairns, Qld)
• 2014 to 2018 - Deputy Academic Head Nursing & Midwifery, James Cook University (Cairns, Qld)
• 2012 to 2014 - Lecturer, James Cook University (Cairns)
• 2009 to 2011 - Nursing & Midwifery Director, Cairns Base Hospital (Cairns)
• 2006 to 2009 - Regional Maternity Services Coordinator, Cairns Base Hospital (Cairns)
• 1999 to 2006 - Clinical Midwife, Cairns Base Hospital (Cairns)

Research Disciplines

• Nursing (1110)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Health and Support Services (9202)
• Specific Population Health (9205)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Hutchinson M, Doran F, Brown J, Douglas T, East L, Irwin P, Mainey L, Saunders A, Sweet L, Van De Mortel T and Yates K (2020) A cross-sectional study of domestic violence instruction in nursing and midwifery programs: out of step with community and student expectations. Nurse Education Today, 84, Article: 104209, DOI:10.1016/j.nedt.2019.104209.
• Yates K, Birks M, Coxhead H and Zhao L (2020) Double degree destinations: nursing or midwifery. Collegian, 27 (1), pp. 135-40, DOI:10.1016/j.colegn.2019.07.004.
• Doran F, Hutchinson M, Brown J, East L, Irwin P, Mainey L, Mather C, Miller A, van de Mortel T, Sweet L and Yates K (2019) Australian nursing and midwifery student beliefs and attitudes about domestic violence: a multi-site, cross-sectional study. Nurse Education in Practice, 40, Article: 102613, DOI:10.1016/j.nepr.2019.08.007.
• Hurren S and Yates K (2019) At what point can I lift things? Women's satisfaction with lymphoedema prevention information after breast cancer surgery. Collegian, 26 (3), pp. 335-340, DOI:10.1016/j.colegn.2018.09.001.
• Edwards S, Birks M, Chapman Y and Yates K (2018) Bringing together the 'Threads of Care' in possible miscarriage for women, their partners and nurses in non-metropolitan EDs. Collegian, 25 (3), pp. 293-301, DOI:10.1016/j.colegn.2017.09.004.
• Usher K, Woods C, Brown J, Power T, Lea J, Hutchinson M, Mather C, Miller A, Saunders A, Mills J, Zhao L, Yates K, Bodak M, Southern J and Jackson D (2018) Australian nursing students' knowledge and attitudes towards pressure injury prevention: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 81, pp. 14-20, DOI:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.01.015.
• Edwards S, Birks M, Chapman Y and Yates K (2016) Miscarriage in Australia: the geographical inequity of healthcare services. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, 19 (2), pp. 106-111, DOI:10.1016/j.aenj.2016.02.001.
• Mills J, Chamberlain-Salaun J, Harrison H, Yates K and O'Shea A (2016) Retaining early career registered nurses: a case study. BMC Nursing, 15, Article: 57, pp. 1-6, DOI:10.1186/s12912-016-0177-z.
• Mills J, Yates K, Harrison H, Woods C, Chamberlain-Salaun J, Trueman S and Hitchins M (2016) Using a community of inquiry framework to teach a nursing and midwifery research subject: an evaluative study. Nurse Education Today, 43, pp. 34-39, DOI:10.1016/j.nedt.2016.04.016.
• Yates K, Birks M, Woods C and Hitchins M (2015) #Learning: the use of back channel technology in multi-campus nursing education. Nurse Education Today, 35 (9), pp. e65-e69, DOI:10.1016/j.nedt.2015.06.013.
• Yates K, Kelly J, Lindsay D and Usher K (2013) The experience of rural midwives in dual roles as nurse and midwife: "I'd prefer midwifery but I chose to live here". Women and Birth, 26 (1), pp. 60-64, DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2012.03.003.
• Yates K, Usher K and Kelly J (2011) The dual role of rural midwives: the potential for role conflict and the impact on retention. Collegian, 18 (3), pp. 107-113, DOI:10.1016/j.colegn.2011.04.002.

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 20+ research outputs authored by Dr Karen Yates from 2011 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Birthing in Remote Queensland: A case study approach Investigating the Experiences of Registered Nurses (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
• Analysing the integration of nursing informatics into undergraduate nursing curricula: A holistic multiple case study (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
• A Phenomenological Study; Women's experience of Pregnancy and or Birthing at the time of a Breast Cancer diagnosis in Australia (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)

Completed

• Outcomes and impact of an ICU admission for severe maternal complications during pregnancy or birth: a case study (2017, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Bringing Together the ‘Threads of Care’ in Possible Miscarriage for Women, Their Partners and Nurses in Non-Metropolitan Emergency Departments (2017, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Generalist registered nurses caring for mental health clients in remote areas of Australia: an interpretive case study (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Moral reasoning, death and the clinic: the ethics of end-of-life decisions (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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