PROFESSOR PAULINE NUGENT

Head, School of Nursing, Deakin University

Nominee - Ministerial Council for Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs

Contact Details

School of Nursing
Deakin University
221 Burwood Highway
Burwood VIC 3125

Ph: 61 03 9244 6578
Fax: 61 03 9244 6118

Professional Profile

Pauline is the Head, School of Nursing, Deakin University and holds the Chair of Nursing Development. Pauline is also on the executive of the Australian Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery having been the President for the past four years. Pauline has also been a Ministerial appointment to the State Nursing and Recruitment and Retention Committee and State Nursing Practitioner Taskforce.

She is a member of the Australian Health Workforce Advisory Committee, a Board Member of Southern Health and in 2003 was appointed as Chair of the Southern Health Quality Committee.

Pauline has a broad knowledge of innovative curriculum development, and course design and has established successful Australian and international partnerships with industry to meet the nursing profession's needs in research and education.

Pauline's research interests are related to health workforce planning and in leadership in clinical environments at the Nurse Unit Manager level.

Honours/Credentials/Appointments

• Registered Nursing Certificate (1972) (St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne)
• Critical Care Certificate (1976) (Prince Henry's Hospital Melbourne)
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Adv.Nsg.) (1987) (Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences)
• Master of Educational Studies (1991) (Monash University)
• Ed. D (Monash University) current

Significant Publications

• Nugent, P., Ogle R., Bethune E., Walker A., Wellman D.A., 2004, “Undergraduate pre-registration nursing education in Australia: a longitudinal examination of enrolment and completion numbers with a focus on students from rural and remote campus locations”. Rural and Remote Health, The International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health Research, Education, Practice and Policy (http://rrh.deakin.edu.au).
• Nugent, P., Ogle R., Bethune E., Walker A., Wellman D.A., 2004, “Undergraduate pre-registration nursing education in Australia: a longitudinal examination of enrolment and completion numbers with a focus on students from rural and remote campus locations”
• Ogle, R., Bethune, E., Nugent , P., Walker, A., 2002, “Nursing Education and Graduates in Victoria. Profiles for 2000 and 2001 with projections for 2002”. Department of Human Services.
• Ogle, R., Bethune, E., Nugent , P., Walker, A., 2002, “Nursing Education and Graduates. Profiles for 2001 with projections for 2002. Higher Education Innovation Program DEST.
• Ogle, R., Bethune, E., Nugent , P., Walker, A., 2001, “A national study and profile of graduates from undergraduate and specialist nursing education in Australia for the years 1999-2000”. Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs.
• Taylor, C and Nugent , P. 1995, “Student selection and predictors of success for a new course of study in critical care nursing”, Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, Vol. 26, No.3.