Dr Ylona Chun Tie - Research Portfolio

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About

Dr Ylona Chun Tie is a senior academic and experienced registered nurse specialising in critical care, research, and nurse education. Dr Chun Tie is the Associate Dean, Research Education for College of Healthcare Sciences and Deputy Academic Head in Nursing and Midwifery JCU Townsville campus. Dr Chun Tie travelled extensively internationally to broaden her understanding of the cultural context of healthcare delivery and to promote international collaboration. Dr Chun Tie represents the nursing profession across state, national, and international jurisdictions.

Dr Chun Tie's PhD identified processes registered nurses and internationally qualified nurses from diverse educational, cultural and/or linguistic backgrounds use to work together collaboratively in the Australian context. Dr Chun Tie constructed the grounded theory Playing the game which advances understanding of integration leading to relevant and implementable findings for regulators and nurse-workforce sustainability.

Dr Chun Tie is a peer reviewer for a number of International peer refereed journals and textbooks and a member on the ECR Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Clinical Nursing

Dr Chun Tie is a recipient of the Dean's Award for Research Higher Degree Excellence 2020

Dr Chun Tie is a recipient of the JCU 2020 Award for Excellence in the category of Leadership

Advisory Accreditation: Primary Advisor

Teaching

HS5381: Health Education and Self Management (Level 5; ONL)
NS2220: Specialisation Project (Level 2; TSV)
NS5380: Foundations of Clinical Diabetes (Level 5; ONL)
NS5382: Applied Clinical Diabetes Education (Level 5; ONL)
NS5383: Diabetes Education Professional Practice (Level 5; TSV)
NS5384: Diabetes Studies Capstone (Level 5; ONL)
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

Leadership and clinical governance
Multidisciplinary collaboration in education in clinical practice settings
International collaboration in nursing education
SDGs
International nurse workforce integration

Research

Grounded Theory
Nurse migration
Internationally qualified nurses
Nursing education
Curriculum design
Qualitative research methods
Policy development
Science content in nursing curriculum
Teaching Science Content
Multidisciplinary collaboration in research projects

Teaching

Higher education learning and teaching innovation
Nursing
Communication
Specialist Nursing Practice
Indigenous Health Studies for Nursing and Midwifery
Online learning technologies in tertiary education
The influence of culture and inter-generational difference on student learning styles

Research Disciplines

Honours

Awards

GKNHS Scholarship
Australian Postgraduate Award
TGH Research Prize Years 1 & 2
RCNA High Achiever Award
Prize in Nursing Excellence
University Convocation Medal
Pam McAllister Memorial Prize
2020 - Certified Course Reviewer as recognised by the Higher Education Leadership Institute
2020 - Dean's Award for Research Higher Degree Excellence awarded for demonstrated excellence in the completion of the research degree of Doctor of Philosophy
2020 - Appointed to Ahpra NMBA RN OSCE Examination Committee of the Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Committee
2020 - JCU Award for Excellence in recognition of outstanding achievement in the category of Leadership for the contribution and commitment to JCU's Strategic Intent and particularly the contribution to Nursing and Midwifery Covid-19 Response.

Fellowships

2019 - Fellow of the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN)

Memberships

2021 - Equity Contact Officer CHS
2021 - ACCCN representative to the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses
2021 - ECR Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Clinical Nursing
2021 - Independent Reviewer: Peer Review Portal HEA
2020 - World Federation of Critical Care Nurses
2020 - Australian College of Educators
2020 - Australian College of Nursing -Secretariat Support of the International Nursing Community of Interest
2020 - ANMAC: Registered Nurse Assessment Team member, Academic position
2019 - National Board Secretary ACCCN
2019 - Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine
2018 - National Representative QLD ACCCN Committee
2017 - Vice President Qld Management Committee ACCCN
2015 - National ACCCN Workforce Advisory Panel
2014 - WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research Capacity Building
2012 - Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Research (CNMR)
2012 - International Council of Nurses (ICN) Research network
2009 - Australian College of Nursing (ACN)
2008 - Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN)

Publications

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Journal Articles

Chun Tie Y, Birks M and Francis K (2019) Grounded theory research: a design framework for novice researchers. SAGE Open Medicine, 7, pp. 1-8, DOI:10.1177/2050312118822927.
Chun Tie Y, Birks M and Francis K (2019) Playing the game: a grounded theory of the integration of international nurses. Collegian, 26, pp. 470-476, DOI:10.1016/j.colegn.2018.12.006.
Birks M, Ralph N, Cant R, Chun Tie Y and Hillman E (2018) Science knowledge needed for nursing practice: a cross-sectional survey of Australian registered nurses. Collegian, 25 (2), pp. 209-215, DOI:10.1016/j.colegn.2017.05.005.
Chun Tie Y, Birks M and Mills J (2018) The experience of internationally qualified registered nurses working in the Australian healthcare system: an integrative literature review. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 29 (3), pp. 274-284, DOI:10.1177/1043659617723075.
Ralph N, Birks M, Cant R, Chun Tie Y and Hillman E (2017) How should science be taught to nurses? Preferences of registered nurses and science teaching academics. Collegian, 24 (6), pp. 585-591, DOI:10.1016/j.colegn.2017.01.004.
Birks M, Ralph N, Cant R, Hillman E and Chun Tie Y (2015) Teaching science content in nursing programs in Australia: a cross sectional survey of academics. BMC Nursing, 14 (24), pp. 1-9, DOI:10.1186/s12912-015-0074-x.

Collaboration

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