Ms Rebecca Vanderheide - Researcher Profile

Biography

Rebecca Vanderheide FRCNA

Lecturer - PhD Candidate, MNurs, Master of Bioethics, Bach Health Sci, RN, Grad Cert HE, Cardiothoracic Cert

Rebecca joined Monash University in 2009 after working in various nursing education roles both institutional, as a consultant, and primarily academic over the last 15 years. Rebecca has an extensive clinical background in critical care nursing.  Since joining Monash, Rebecca has established and coordinated the Master of Nursing Practice, a new pre-professional accelerated nursing program for graduates from other disciplines. Other experience includes regulatory authority membership over a 5 year period, Chair of the  ACT Professional Standards Committee, Chair of RCNA ACT branch, membership of the NSW ACCCN and many university committees.  Her research areas of interest include ethics, practice development, aesthetics in nursing education, interdisciplinary collaboration and work integrated learning.  Rebecca is currently a PhD candidate.

Keywords

ethics, collaboration, multidisciplinary

Qualifications

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Institution: University of Canberra

Year awarded: 2007

MASTER OF BIOETHICS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2006

MASTER OF NURSING

Institution: University of Canberra

Year awarded: 2001

BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCE (NURSING)

Institution: Charles Sturt Univeristy

Year awarded: 1996

GENERAL NURSING CERTICATE

Institution: Concord Hospital

Year awarded: 1988

CARDIO-THORACIC CERTIFICATE

Institution: Royal North Shore Hospital

Year awarded: 1988

Publications

Journal Articles

McKenna, L., Vanderheide, R., 2012, Graduate entry to practice in nursing: exploring demographic characteristics of commencing students, The Australian journal of advanced nursing : a quarterly publication of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation [E], vol 29, issue 3, Australian Nursing Federation, ACT Australia, pp. 49-55.

Vanderheide, R., Walkington, J., 2009, Maximised learning through integrated assessment: Evidenced through nursing practice, Nurse Education in Practice [P], vol 9, issue 6, Churchill Livingstone, UK, pp. 351-355.

Walkington, J., Vanderheide, R., Hughes, R., 2008, Empowering University women through a group mentoring relationship., The International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching [E], vol 4, issue 1, European mentoring & coaching council, on-line, pp. 83-93.

Braithwaite, J., Westbrook, J.I., Foxwell, A.R., Boyce, R., Devinney, T., Budge, M., Murphy, K., Ryall, M., Beutal, J., Vanderheide, R., Renton, E., Travaglia, J., Stone, J., Barnard, A., Greenfield, D., Corbett, A., Nugus, P., Clay-Williams, R., 2007, An action research protocol to strengthen system-wide inter-professional learning and practice [LP0775514], BMC Health Services Research [E], vol 7, issue 144, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-10.

Conference Proceedings

Collins, A., Vanderheide, R., 2011, The stethoscope and the stave: using music education pedagogies to enhance nursing education, Making sound waves: Diversity, unity, equity, 2-5 July 2011, Australian Society of Music, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 57-60.

Collins, A., Vanderheide, R., 2009, Open your ears project: Using music education to enhance aesthetic knowing for nursing students, The second International Conference on Music Communication Science, 3-4/12/2009, University of Western Sydney, NSW, pp. 113-116.

Walkington, J., Vanderheide, R., 2008, Enhancing the pivotal roles in workplace learning and community engagement through transdisciplinary 'cross talking', in Engaging Communities, Proceedings of the 31st HERDSA Annual conference, 1-4 July 2008, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Inc., NSW< Australia, pp. 1-11.