Dr Karen Yates ~ Associate Dean, Research Education
College of Healthcare Sciences
- About
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- Teaching
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- NS2220: Specialisation Project (Level 2; 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
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- Professional
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- Member Australian College of Midwives
- Member Australian College of Nursing
- Research
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- Qualitative methodologies. Maternity service provision and midwifery workforce. Rural midwifery and nursing. Health workforce. Technology in teaching and learning
- Experience
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- 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)
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
- Publications
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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
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- Harerimana A, Wicking K, Biedermann N and Yates K (in press) Integrating nursing informatics into undergraduate nursing education in Africa: a scoping review. International Nursing Review, , DOI:10.1111/inr.12618.
- 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.
- More
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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 22+ research outputs authored by Dr Karen Yates from 2011 onwards.
- Current Funding
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Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.
Queensland Health - Nursing and Midwifery Research Fellowship
Developing a consumer influenced model of accessibility to maternity services
- Indicative Funding
- $119,190 over 3 years
- Summary
- This project aims to develop a consumer influenced model of accessibility to maternity services utilising geographic information systems and consumer survey data. The model will include the physical accessibility of services, service availability, and the acceptability of the service to the population. This project will modify an existing spatial model that determines accessibility based on physical accessibility and service availability using consumer survey data that will reflect the acceptability of service. The model will be applied to Far North Queensland, an area with a high Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population and many rural and remote localities.
- Investigators
- Karen Yates, Caryn West, Geoffrey Clark and Catherine Smith in collaboration with Christopher Rouen (College of Healthcare Sciences and Cairns & Hinterland Health Service District)
- Keywords
- Maternity Services; Geographic Information System; Healthcare accessibility; Rural And Remote Health; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
- Supervision
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Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.
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
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- 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)
- Analysing the integration of nursing informatics into undergraduate nursing curricula: A holistic multiple case study (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
- Birthing in Remote Queensland: A case study approach Investigating the Experiences of Registered Nurses (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
- How is Health Information Technology changing Nurses' Social Practices when Caring for Patients? (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
- Completed
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- Moral reasoning, death and the clinic: the ethics of end-of-life decisions (2019, PhD , Secondary 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)
- Outcomes and impact of an ICU admission for severe maternal complications during pregnancy or birth: a case study (2017, PhD , Primary Advisor)
- Generalist registered nurses caring for mental health clients in remote areas of Australia: an interpretive case study (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- Collaboration
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The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
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- 1 collaboration
- Indicates the Tropics (Torrid Zone)
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- Location
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- A2.234, A2 (Cairns campus)
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