Dr Morgan Smith
Senior Lecturer (Level C)
Adelaide Nursing School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Lecturer in Nursing, Adelaide Nursing School, The University of Adelaide.
My main teaching and research expertise is in the areas of public health and nursing in the community. I am also committed to enhancing students' educational experiences by researching and evaluating innovations in nursing education.
My nursing research interests include nursing in the community and nursing education. I am experienced in conducting qualitative research using grounded theory methods. I am particularly interested in understanding the experiences of health care consumers and students of nursing. I am committed to conducting research that produces findings with practical implications.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2014 - ongoing Senior Lecturer - Nursing University of Adelaide, Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title Charles Sturt University, Bathurst Australia Master of Education Griffith University Australia PhD -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2024 Douglas, C. A., & Smith, M. R. (2024). Family presence during resuscitation: Perceptions and confidence of intensive care nurses in an Australian metropolitan hospital. Australian Critical Care, 37(2), 295-300.
2023 Adinew, Y. M., Kelly, J., Smith, M., & Marshall, A. (2023). Women’s perspectives on disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth in Ethiopia: a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23(1), 444-1-444-11.
Scopus2 Europe PMC22021 Cusack, L., & Smith, M. (2021). Using qualitative systematic reviews to enhance consumers' health care experiences. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 19(3), 521-522.
Scopus12021 Al Gharash, H., Smith, M., & Cusack, L. (2021). Nursing students’ willingness and confidence to volunteer in a pandemic. Sage Open Nursing, 7, 1-7.
Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC32021 Adinew, Y. M., Kelly, J., Marshall, A., & Smith, M. (2021). Care providers’ perspectives on disrespect and abuse of women during facility-based childbirth in ethiopia: A qualitative study. International Journal of Women's Health, 13, 1181-1195.
Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC42020 Smith, M. R., Henderson, S., & Grealish, L. (2020). Implications for bachelor of nursing programs when using student experience survey findings as an indicator of course quality. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 37(4), 47-52.
Scopus4 WoS12018 Smith, M. R., Grealish, L., & Henderson, S. (2018). Shaping a valued learning journey: Student satisfaction with learning in undergraduate nursing programs, a grounded theory study. Nurse Education Today, 64, 175-179.
Scopus22 Europe PMC52018 Jayasekara, R., Smith, C., Hall, C., Rankin, E., Smith, M., Visvanathan, V., & Friebe, T. -R. (2018). The effectiveness of clinical education models for undergraduate nursing programs: A systematic review. Nurse Education in Practice, 29, 116-126.
Scopus72 Europe PMC192017 Cusack, L., & Smith, M. R. (2017). Experiences of women discharged less than 24 hours post vaginal birth: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 15(11), 2599-2603.
Scopus22015 Smith, M., Lloyd, G., Lobzin, S., Bartel, C., & Medlicott, K. (2015). Increasing quality and quantity of student placements in smaller rural health services: It can be done. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 23(4), 243-246.
Scopus8 Europe PMC12014 Smith, M., & Rogers, J. (2014). Understanding nursing students' perspectives on the grading of group work assessments. Nurse Education in Practice, 14(2), 112-116.
Scopus19 Europe PMC62012 Warland, J., & Smith, M. (2012). Using online roleplay in undergraduate midwifery education: a case-study. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(5), 279-283.
Scopus9 Europe PMC12012 Smith, M., Warland, J., & Smith, C. (2012). An innovative strategy in evaluation: using a student engagement framework to evaluate a role-based simulation. Journal of Nursing Education, 51(3), 151-154.
Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC22012 Warland, J., Smith, C., & Smith, M. (2012). Much ado about the flu: design and implementation of an e-role play for a large class of undergraduate students. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(2), 65-71.
Scopus9 Europe PMC42011 Smith, M., Nayda, R., & Rankin, E. (2011). Assisting International Students' Adjustment to a New Culture. NURSE EDUCATOR, 36(3), 93-95.
Scopus1 WoS12011 Smith, M. (2011). Community/Public Health Nursing: Promoting the health of populations, 5th edition. CONTEMPORARY NURSE, 37(2), 267. 2011 Rogers, J., & Smith, M. (2011). Demonstrating genuine interest in students' needs and progress: implications for student satisfaction with courses. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 3(1), 6-14.
Scopus132010 Rankin, E. R., Nayda, R., Cocks, S., & Smith, M. (2010). Students with disabilities and clinical placement: Understanding the perspective of healthcare organisations. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 14(5), 533-542.
Scopus16 WoS172010 Cusack, L., & Smith, M. (2010). Power inequalities in the assessment of nursing competency within the workplace : implications for nursing management. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 41(9), 408-412.
Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC32007 Smith, M. (2007). Ordinary miracles in nursing. CONTEMPORARY NURSE, 24(1), 105.
2006 Smith, M., & Cusack, L. (2006). Commentary on Whitehead D (2004) Health-promoting hospitals: the role and function of nursing. Journal of Clinical Nursing 14, 20–27. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 15(2), 230–232.
Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC12006 Smith, M., & Flint, E. (2006). Project-focused placements: Enhancing students understanding of citizens' perspectives. Nurse Education in Practice, 6(2), 117-121.
Scopus42004 Smith, M. (2004). The search for insight: Clients' psychological experiences of alcohol withdrawal in a voluntary, residential, health care setting. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 10(2), 80-85.
Scopus12004 Smith, M. (2004). Under the circumstances: The experiences of younger people living in residential aged care facilities. Contemporary Nurse, 16(3), 188-198.
2004 Smith, M. (2004). Under the circumstances: the experiences of younger people living in residential aged care facilities.. Contemporary nurse : a journal for the Australian nursing profession, 16(3), 187-194.
Scopus122000 Smith, M. (2000). Alcohol misuse--perspectives from the other side.. Australian nursing journal (July 1993), 7(9), 5.
I have many years experience teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. I currently team teach in the areas of nursing research and nursing leadership with Associate Professor Lynette Cusack.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2024 Co-Supervisor Exploring Conscientious Objection Among Critical Care Nurses in Saudi Arabia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Abdulrahman Khaled H Alghathayan -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2021 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Disrespect and Abuse During Facility-Based Childbirth in Ethiopia: A Mixed-Methods Study Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yohannes Mehretie Adinew
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