Prof Wendy Cross - Researcher Profile

Biography

Professor Wendy Cross joined Monash University in 2007 as Associate Professor, Mental Health Nursing, in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Prior to commencing her work at Monash Wendy held senior appointments in nursing at Southern Health, Deakin University and the University of Western Sydney.  

Wendy has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Advanced Nursing from Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences, a Master of Education by research (Ed Psych) from Monash University and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of NSW.

Wendy’s primary research interests include mental health and mental health nursing, clinical supervision, practice development, workplace learning, and broad based research methods including both quantitative and qualitative paradigms. She is currently involved in funded research projects on early psychosis, clinical supervision, evaluation of mental health services and workplace learning.

Research Platform

Mental Health and Mental Health Nursing

• Clinical supervision
• Practice development
• Self efficacy
• Self disclosure
• Workplace learning
• Service evaluation
• Transcultural mental health
  

Research Supervision

I am interested in working with research students in the following areas/topics. Please contact me  to discuss your interest in working on one of these areas or topics for a thesis or research activity.

Available special topics for student research in 2009-2010:

1. Exploring the nexus between efficacy and workplace learning.
2. Developing interventions to address the needs and experiences of young people withpsychosis.
3. Understanding policy drivers for care governance in mental health nursing practice?
4. Exploring leadership cultures in mental health nursing.
5. Developing recovery interventions in acute mental health services.
6. Data mining in the ED: Understanding the pressures for enhanced CATT clinicians.
7. Investigating the use of advanced statements in mental health services.
8. Consumer participation in identifying practice directions for improved mental health nursing governance .
9. Comparing the self disclosure of men and women in acute mental health services.
10. Investigating the effect of ward atmosphere on recovery outcomes in mental health.

Methodological expertise:

Quantitative methods; Interpretive and descriptive qualitative methods.

Professional Affiliations

• Fellow, Australian College of Mental Health Nurses
• Fellow, Royal College of Nursing Australia
• Member, International Practice Development Collaboration
• Director, Chisholm Institute of TAFE Board

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: The University of New South Wales

Year awarded: 2003

MASTERS IN EDUCATION

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1993

BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE

Institution: Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences

Year awarded: 1985

Publications

Books

Ilangakoon, C., McKenna, L.G., McIntyre, M.J., Cass, B., O'Connor, M.M., Peters, L.A., McCauley-Elsom, K.M., Elsom, S., Gurvich, C., Cross, W.M., Kulkarni, J., Newton, J.M., Lee, S.F., Kos, L.M., 2009, From birth to death: clinical nursing and midwifery research across the lifespan, Monash University, Clayton Victoria Australia.

Book Chapters

Cross, W.M., 2009, A phenomenological exploration of self-disclosure and mental illness, in From Birth to Death: Clinical Nursing and Midwifery Research Across the Lifespan, eds Margaret O'Connor, Debra Griffiths, Glenice Ives, Jenny Newton and Heather Tan, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia, pp. 128-144.

McCauley-Elsom, K.M., Elsom, S.J., Gurvich, C., Cross, W.M., Kulkarni, J., 2009, Expert opinion on the need for a perinatal mental health nurse practitioner, in From Birth to Death: Clinical Nursing and Midwifery Research Across the Lifespan, eds Margaret O'Connor, Debra Griffiths, Glenice Ives Jenny Newton and Heather Tan, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia, pp. 61-77.

Journal Articles

Cross, W.M., Williams, A.F., 2013, Is academic nursing being sabotaged by its own killer elite?, Journal of Advanced Nursing [E], vol 69, issue 1, Blackwell Publishing, United Kingdom, pp. 1-2.

Bloomer, M., Endacott, R., O'Connor, M.M., Cross, W.M., 2013, The `dis-ease? of dying: Challenges in nursing care of the dying in the acute hospital setting. A qualitative observational study, Palliative Medicine [E], vol In Press, Sage Publictions, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Walsh, K., Kitson, A., Cross, W.M., Thoms, D., Thornton, A., Moss, C., Campbell, S., Graham, I., 2012, A conversation about practice development and knowledge translation as mechanisms to align the academic and clinical contexts for the advancement of nursing practice, Collegian [E], vol 19, issue 2, Elsevier, Australia, pp. 67-75.

Bloomer, M., Cross, W.M., O'Connor, M.M., Endacott, R., 2012, Changing attitudes to death and dying in the clinical setting, NursingConnections [P], vol 15, issue 1, Royal College of Nursing Australia, Deakin ACT, pp. 32-33.

Cross, W.M., Singh, C., 2012, Dual vulnerabilities: mental illness in a culturally and linguistically diverse society, Contemporary Nurse: Health Care Across the Lifespan [P], vol 42, issue 2, eContent Management Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 156-166.

Hood, K.L., Willetts, G., Cross, W.M., 2012, First in aged care education: Uni and industry collaborate, Australian Nursing Journal [P], vol 19, issue 9, Australian Nursing Federation, Australia, p. 41.

Cross, W., Moore, A., Sampson, T., Kitch, C., Ockerby, C., 2012, Implementing clinical supervision for ICU outreach nurses: a case study of their journey, Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses [P], vol 25, issue 4, Elsevier, Australia, pp. 263-270.

Bloomer, M., Cross, W., Endacott, R., O'Connor, M., Moss, C., 2012, Qualitative observation in a clinical setting: Challenges at end of life, Nursing and Health Sciences [E], vol 14, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 25-31.

Bloomer, M., Cross, W.M., 2012, Recognising dying in acute care, Australian Nursing Journal [P], vol 18, issue 7, The Australian Nursing Federation, Australia, p. 43.

Newton, J., Jolly, B., Ockerby, C., Cross, W., 2012, Student centredness in clinical learning: the influence of the clinical teacher, Journal Of Advanced Nursing [P], vol 68, issue 10, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 2331-2340.

Bloomer, M., Cross, W., 2011, An exploration of the role and scope of the clinical nurse consultant (CNC) in a metropolitan health service, Collegian: Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia [P], vol 18, issue 2, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 61-69.

Moore, A., Cross, W.M., 2011, Big ideas series: A review of Jung's Red Book, Nurse Education Today [P], vol 31, issue 2, Churchill Livingstone, United Kingdom, pp. 219-221.

Sinni, S., Cross, W., Wallace, E., 2011, Designing a clinical audit tool to measure processes of pregnancy care, Nursing: Research and Reviews [E], vol 1, Dove Medical Press Ltd, New Zealand, pp. 15-25.

Bloomer, M., Moss, C., Cross, W., 2011, End-of-life care in acute hospitals: An integrative literature review, Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness: An international interdisciplinary journal [E], vol 3, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., UK, pp. 165-173.

Hamden, A., Newton, R., McCauley, K., Cross, W., 2011, Is deinstitutionalization working in our community?, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing [P], vol 20, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 274-283.

Newton, J., Cross, W., White, K., Ockerby, C., Billett, S., 2011, Outcomes of a clinical partnership model for undergraduate nursing students, Contemporary Nurse: Health Care Across the Lifespan [P], vol 39, issue 1, eContent Management Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 129-137.

Sinni, S., Wallace, E., Cross, W., 2011, Patient safety: A literature review to inform an evaluation of a maternity service, Midwifery [P], vol 27, issue 6, Churchill Livingstone, United Kingdom, pp. e274-e278.

Bloomer, M., Moss, C., Cross, W., 2011, Problems associated with care at the end of life in acute hospitals, End of Life Journal [E], vol 1, issue 1 (Online), St. Christopher's Hospice * Hospice Information, UK, pp. 1-7.

McCauley, K., Elsom, S., Cross, W., 2011, Psychotropics and fertility, Current Women's Health Reviews [P], vol 7, issue 1, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd, Netherlands, pp. 4-9.

McCabe, M., Staiger, P., Thomas, A., Cross, W., Ricciardelli, L., 2011, Screening for comorbid substance use disorders among people with a mental health diagnosis who present to emergency departments, Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal [P], vol 14, issue 3, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 163-171.

Bennetts, W., Cross, W., Bloomer, M., 2011, Understanding consumer participation in mental health: Issues of power and change, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing [P], vol 20, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 155-164.

O'Brien, A.P., Cross, W.M., Higgs, P., Munro, I., Bloomer, M., Chou, K., 2010, Australians living with and managing hepatitis C, Issues in Mental Health Nursing [P], vol 31, issue 8, Informa Healthcare, USA, pp. 520-524.

Humble, F., Cross, W.M., 2010, Being different: A phenomenological exploration of a group of veteran psychiatric nurses, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing [P], vol 19, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 128-136.

Newton, J.M., Jolly, B.C., Ockerby, C., Cross, W.M., 2010, Clinical Learning Environment Inventory: Factor analysis, Journal Of Advanced Nursing [P], vol 66, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 1371-1381.

Cross, W., Moore, A., Ockerby, S., 2010, Clinical supervision of general nurses in a busy medical ward of a teaching hospital, Contemporary Nurse: Health Care Across the Lifespan [P], vol 35, issue 2, eContent Management Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 245-253.

Cross, W.M., Bloomer, M., 2010, Extending boundaries: Clinical communication with culturally and linguistically diverse mental health clients and carers, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing [P], vol 19, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 268-277.

Staiger, P., Thomas, A., Ricciardelli, L., McCabe, M., Cross, W., Young, G., 2010, Improving services for individuals with a dual diagnosis: A qualitative study reporting on the views of service users, Addiction Research & Theory [P], vol 19, issue 1, Informa UK Ltd, UK, pp. 47-55.

Bloomer, M., Cross, W.M., Moss, C., 2010, The impact of death and dying on critical care nurses., Australian Nursing Journal [P], vol 18, issue 3, Australian Nursing Federation, Silverwater, NSW, p. 33.

Ockerby, C., Newton, J.M., Cross, W.M., Jolly, B.C., 2009, A learning partnership: exploring preceptorship through interviews with registered and novice nurses., Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning [P], vol 17, issue 4, Routledge, US, pp. 369-385.

McCauley-Elsom, K.M., Cross, W.M., Kulkarni, J., 2009, Best practice when working with women with serious mental illness in pregnancy, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Research and Practice [P], vol 6, issue 2, University of Huddesfield, UK, pp. 185-203.

Cross, W.M., 2009, Commentary on Crowe M, Inder M, Joyce P, Moor S, Carter J & Luty S (2009) A developmental approach to the treatment of bipolar disorder: IPSRT with an adolescent. Journal of Clinical Nursing 18, 141-149, Journal Of Clinical Nursing [P], vol 18, issue 19, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 2779-2780.

Cross, W.M., Hooley, B., Sillekens, M., 2009, The road to recovery, Australian Nursing Journal [P], vol 17, issue 3, Australian Nursing Federation, Australia, pp. 44-45.

Cross, W.M., 2009, Tilting at windmills: A look at policy and workforce drivers that influence contemporary nurse education in Australia, Contemporary Nurse: Health Care Across the Lifespan [P], vol 32, issue 1-2, eContent Management Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 55-58.

Cross, W.M., 2009, Working with children and families - what will the future hold for nurses?, Journal Of Clinical Nursing [P], vol 18, issue 24, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 3377-3378.

Lynch, L., Happell, B., Sharrock, J., Cross, W.M., 2008, Implementing clinical supervision for psychiatric nurses: The importance of education, The international journal of psychiatric nursing resea..., vol 14, issue 1, International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing Research, UK, pp. 1-12.

McKinnon, B., Cross, W.M., 2008, Occupational violence and assault in mental health nursing: A scoping project for a Victorian mental health service, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, vol 17, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 9-17.

Dunn, K., Elsom, S.J., Cross, W.M., 2007, Self-efficacy and locus of control affect management of aggression by mental health nurses, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, vol 28, issue 2, Informa Healthcare, USA, pp. 201-217.

Lillibridge, J., Cox, M., Cross, W.M., 2002, Uncovering the secret: Giving voice to the experiences of nurses who misuse substances, Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol 39, issue 3, Blackwell, UK, pp. 219-229.

Conference Proceedings

Munro, I., Cross, W.M., O'Brien, A.P., 2010, Team work is essential to obtain holistic health care: Otherwise the outcome for clients is going down with the ship!, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Aug 30 - Sept 2nd, 2010, Wiley-Blackwell, Australia, p. A35.

Other

Lau, R.G.L., Cross, W.M., Moss, C., Campbell, A., 2012, Leadership and management within advanced nursing in general practice, Connections 15(3), RCNA, Australia.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

An examination of the role of the mental health nurse in acute inpatient settings in Australia and Saudi Arabia: perceptions versus reality.

Supervisors:

Mccauley, K (Main), Cross, W (Joint).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Assessment of patient safety culture in Saudi hospitals: A comparison between accredited and non accredited hospitals.

Supervisors:

Plummer, V (Main), Cross, W (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Evaluation of maternity services at Casey Hospital - Casey Maternity Services ("Cas-Mat").

Supervisors:

Cross, W (Joint), Wallace, E (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Exploring internal working models of care giving and maternal representations during pregnancy: the influence on the mother-infant relationship .

Supervisors:

Clarke, D (Joint-co), Cross, W (Joint).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Nurses' 'recognition of' and 'responsiveness to' the dying patient in the acute hospital (non-palliative) setting..

Supervisors:

Cross, W (Joint-co), O''Connor, M (Joint), Endacott, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The attitudes of general nurses towards people who attempt suicide.

Supervisors:

Cross, W (Joint-co), Mccauley, K (Joint).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

What impact does the introduction of a health and well being programme have on employees?.

Supervisors:

Cross, W (Joint-co), Moss, C (Joint).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Aljohani, M.

Program of Study:

Emergency department triage in Saudi Arabia: towards a standardised national triage system. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Lyneham, J (Main), Cross, W (Associate).

Student:

Altallal, S.

Program of Study:

The effect of hospital organisational structure on patient and nurse outcomes. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

Plummer, V (Main), Cross, W (Associate).

Student:

Chemay, J.

Program of Study:

Exploring graduate mental health nurses experience of workplace violence. 2010.

Supervisors:

Chapman, Y (Joint), Cross, W (Joint).

Student:

Lestari, R.

Program of Study:

Caregivers experiences and strategies in managing aggression in dementia clients. 2008.

Supervisors:

Cross, W (Main).

Student:

Mccauley, K.

Program of Study:

Psychosis in pregnancy. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Kulkarni, J (Main), Cross, W (Associate), Gurvich, C (Associate).

Student:

Messieh, K.

Program of Study:

Evaluating the implementation of the revised Hepatitis Summary Plan. 2011.

Supervisors:

Cross, W (Joint-Co), Lee, S (Joint).

Student:

O'Kane, C.

Program of Study:

. 2011.

Supervisors:

Lee, S (Main), Peters, L (Joint-Co), Cross, W (Associate).