B Health Science (Nsg), GCert Perioperative Nsg, GCert Midwifery, GDip Nsg Education, Cert Aeromed Evac, M Health Science (Nsg), Dip Mgmt, Cert IV Workplace Asst, Cert IV Small Business Mgmt, PhD Candidate Amanda feels fortunate to have a varied and interesting career in nursing. From undertaking initial nursing education in the year it first transferred to the higher education sector, becoming a midwife, a perioperative nurse, a Nursing Officer in the RAAF, project work in NSW Health, to being a Nurse Educator in the public and private sector, locally and overseas as well as TAFE and University. Amanda’s research interests surround entry to specialty practice in nursing and the pedagogies of transition. Amanda completed a Master of Health Science (Nursing) via Charles Sturt University, with a research project involving curriculum analysis of a pre-service entry to practice course. Later Amanda was a project officer for a pilot program that expanded the role of the Enrolled Nurse. Currently in Amanda’s PhD, focus is on how entry to practice pedagogies in specialty areas, such as perioperative nursing, are shaped by their single entry point of employment.Nursing
Amanda Gore