Bright Jose

Nursing

Bright Jose

BN, MSN (Cardiothoracic Nursing), Currently pursuing PHD

Lecturer in Nursing
Wagga Wagga
Building 2 Room 218

Bright has accumulated over 16 years of clinical and managerial experience in diverse settings, including the Coronary Care Unit/Critical Care Unit (CCU), Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU), and Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) in both India and Australia. Furthermore, she has served as a Deputy Care Home Manager in the UK. Bright holds a master’s degree in medical and surgical nursing with a specialisation in Cardiothoracic Nursing.

Bright's profound passion for coronary care nursing has propelled her involvement in rural cardiac research, demonstrating her commitment to advancing care practices within marginalised populations. She is currently engaged in doctoral studies, pursuing a PhD in rural cardiac nursing with the objective of improving cardiac healthcare outcomes in her local community.

Bright is devoted to continuous learning and endorses a student-centred teaching philosophy that fosters intellectual, personal, and social development. She motivates her students to become self-directed learners and critical thinkers, thereby supporting them in realising their full potential within the nursing profession.

Bright has a strong interest in teaching within related fields:

  • Cardiothoracic Nursing
  • Evidence based practices.
  • Health advocacy
  • Clinical decision making
  • Primary health care

Bright's research interests encompass rural cardiac health issues, rural health nursing, and health promotion in communities. Currently, her primary focus is on rural cardiac research, specifically investigating strategies to improve cardiac care and outcomes in underserved rural communities.

For her master’s thesis, Bright has employed an experimental time series design to evaluate the effectiveness of foot and hand massage on anxiety levels among ICU patients across various hospitals.