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)
• Public Health and Health Services (1117)

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

• Ligita T, Nurjannah I, Wicking K, Harvey N and Harvey N (in press) Sebuah storyline mengenai proses eksplorasi perawatan diabetes di Indonesia / A storyline of the process of diabetes care exploration in Indonesia. Padjadjaran Nursing Journal,
• Ligita T, Wicking K, Harvey N and Mills J (2018) The profile of diabetes healthcare professionals in Indonesia: a scoping review. International Nursing Review, 65 (3). pp. 349-360
• McNabb T, Myers T, Wicking K, Lei L and Xiang W (in press) Optimizing spatial healthcare assets with Internet of Things. Health Information Science and Systems, 6 (11).
• 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

• Ligita T, Wicking K, Harvey N, Nurjannah I and Francis K (2018) People with diabetes in Indonesia learning about their disease: sharing with others. [Presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery]. 18-19 July 2018, Cairns, QLD, Australia
• Ligita T, Wicking K, Harvey N, Nurjannah I and Francis K (2018) People with diabetes in Indonesia: exploring diabetes care. [Presented at the Sigma International Nursing Research Congress]. In: Sigma Theta Tau 29th International Nursing Research Congress, 19-23 July 2018, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
• Ligita T, Wicking K, Harvey N, Nurjannah I and Francis K (2017) How do people with diabetes learn about their disease? Doing it my own way. [Presented at the Australasian Tropical Health Conference 2017]. In: Australasian Tropical Health Conference 2017: Asia-Pacific Collaborations in Tropical Diseases, 9-11 September 2017, Cairns, QLD, Australia
• 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

More

ResearchOnline@JCU stores 14+ research outputs authored by Dr Kristin Wicking from 2010 onwards.

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

• 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.