Dr Kristin Wicking ~ Senior Lecturer

Teaching

• NS3340: Nursing for Chronic Illness and Palliative Care (Level 3; TSV)
• NS4340: Nursing for Chronic Illness and Palliative Care (Level 4; TSV)
• NS5201: Research Design: Theory and Application (Level 5; TSV)
• NS5710: Applied Leadership and Management for Nurses and Midwives (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• The use of the complementary/integrative therapy of Healing Touch by nurses to facilitate patients’ improvements in health through self care •Administrative/professional concepts such as job satisfaction, organisational commitment, and organisational instability •Ambulatory care settings (i.e. practice nursing, clinic nursing, community nursing, telephone advice, and triage nursing)

Experience

• 2016 to present - Senior Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville, Queensland, Australia)
• 2003 to 2016 - Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville, Queensland, Australia)
• 2002 to 2003 - Senior Research Officer, James Cook University (Townsville, Queensland, Australia)
• 2002 to 2003 - Tutorial/Lab Leader, James Cook University (Townsville, Queensland, Australia)

Research Disciplines

• Nursing (1110)
• Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine (1114)
• Curriculum and Pedagogy (1302)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Health and Support Services (9202)
• Health (9299)
• Teaching and Instruction (9302)

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

• Ligita T, Wicking K, Harvey N and Mills J (in press) The profile of diabetes healthcare professionals in Indonesia: a scoping review. International Nursing Review,
• McArdle J, Wicking K, Smyth W and Gardner A (2017) Haemodialysis central venous catheter exit site dressings in the tropics: a crossover randomised controlled trial. Wound Practice and Research, 25 (4). pp. 200-207
• Edwards D, Smyth W, Jones R, Wainwright C, Branch-Smith C, Wicking K, Douglas T and Shields L (2014) Protocol for study of information needs of parents of infants newly diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Working Papers in the Health Sciences, 1 (8). pp. 1-7

Other research outputs

• Buchan J, Wicking K, Smithson J and Birks M (2015) At the COAL FACE: a guide to active learning in multi-campus, multi-modal and distributed learning environments. James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
• Wicking K (2015) Promoting health in older adults. In: Kozier and Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing. Pearson, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, pp. 452-476
• Wicking K (2015) Spirituality. In: Kozier and Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing. Pearson, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, pp. 1117-1136
• Edwards D, Smyth W, Jones R, Wainwright C, Branch-Smith C, Wicking K, Douglas T and Shields L (2014) Information needs and priorities of parents of infants newly diagnosed with cystic fibrosis: a literature review. Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 15 (3). p. 56
• Smithson J, Buchan J, Birks M, Wicking K, McDonald H and Riddle M (2014) Coal face: preparing academics to teach in multi-campus and multi-mode courses to build communities of active learners who are flexible adaptive connected & engaged. Abstracts from the 37th HERDSA Annual Conference. In: HERSDA 2014: 37th Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference, 7-10 July 2014, Hong Kong
• Wicking K (2010) Spirituality. In: Kozier and Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing. Pearson Australia, Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia, pp. 1098-1117

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

• "Optimising Freedom of Movement" Intervention For Low Risk Primiparous Women Who Labour in the Conventional Birth Suite Setting. (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Providing Health Education for People Living with Diabetes Mellitus in Indonesia (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Leveraging IoT technology to Increase Clinical Space Utilisation in the Healthcare Sector (Masters , Primary Advisor)

Completed

• Tropical wound dressing protocols for haemodialysis central venous catheter exit sites: a cross-over randomised controlled trial (2016, Masters , Secondary Advisor)

The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
Note: Map points are indicative of the countries or states that institutions are associated with.