Paul Cooper

Teaching Strengths

Student engagement
Broad experience in nursing
Adaptable to students needs
Adaptable online and face to face teaching skills
Understanding of learning difficulties

Mr Paul Cooper

Lecturer, Nursing

School of Nursing and Midwifery

College of Health

I am a registered Nurse with a focus on Mental Health nursing.
I am experienced in theatres, orthopaedics, emergency and mental health nursing.
I hold a masters degree in Nursing (Mental Health).
Working in higher education since 2017 with a passion for supporting new nurses as they emerge into this exciting space.
Teaching into both post graduate and undergraduate mental health programs.
Lead author on Mental and Physical Health Dimensions.

Year Citation
2025 Dafny, H. A., Snaith, N., McCloud, C., Waheed, N., Cooper, P., & Champion, S. (2025). Racism during clinical placement, the perpetrators, impact, advocating and reporting. Nursing Ethics, 32(6), 1886-1899.
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2025 Dafny, H. A., Snaith, N., Cooper, P., Waheed, N., Champion, S., & Mccloud, C. (2025). Stakeholders' Actions, Responsibility and Limitations in Support of Nursing Students Experiencing Workplace Violence During Clinical Placement: The Clinical Facilitators View. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 34(6), 2348-2359.
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2025 Dafny, H. A., Snaith, N., Cooper, P., Waheed, N., McCloud, C., & Champion, S. (2025). The effects of workplace violence on nursing students from the perspectives of clinical facilitators or preceptors. Journal of Professional Nursing, 56, 104-112.
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2025 Dafny, H. A., Snaith, N., Cooper, P., Waheed, N., McCloud, C., & Champion, S. (2025). Clinical Facilitators' Experiences and Management Strategies of Workplace Violence Against Registered Nurse Students on Clinical Placements. PSYCHOLOGY OF VIOLENCE, online, 14 pages.
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2024 Axford, A., & Cooper, P. (2024). Developmental screening tools in adolescent period in relation to mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) use. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal.
2024 Dafny, H. A., Waheed, N., Snaith, N., Cooper, P., Champion, S., Pront, L., & McCloud, C. (2024). Clinical Facilitators’ Perceptions of Factors Contributing to Nursing Students’ Experience of Workplace Violence. Journal of Nursing Education, 63(10), 671-678.
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2024 Dafny, H. A., Cooper, P., Waheed, N., Champion, S., Mccloud, C., Snaith, N., & Pront, L. (2024). ‘I Feel Disempowered Because I Could Not Do Anything’: Clinical Facilitators' Perception of Violence Towards Nursing Students During Clinical Placement. Nursing Open, 11(12), 14 pages.
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Courses I teach

  • NURS 2041 Mental Health Nursing (2025)
  • NURS 5070 Clinical Project (2025)
  • NURS 5159 Theoretical Approaches to Mental Health Practice (2025)
  • NURS 5164 Best Practice in Adolescent Mental Health (2025)
  • NURS 5165 Best Practice in Older People's Mental Health (2025)
  • HLTH 1036 Global and National Health (2024)
  • NURS 2023 Health of Adults (2024)
  • NURS 2041 Mental Health Nursing (2024)
  • NURS 5071 Perspectives in Mental Health Practice (2024)
  • NURS 5159 Theoretical Approaches to Mental Health Practice (2024)
  • NURS 5160 Skills for Recovery Practice in Mental Health (2024)
  • NURS 5165 Best Practice in Older People's Mental Health (2024)

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