Zaneta Smith

Dr Zaneta Smith

Senior Lecturer

Adelaide Nursing School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Zaneta Smith is Senior Lecturer and former Post Registration Program Coordinator within the Adelaide Nursing School at the University of Adelaide. Zaneta is a Registered Nurse with 30 years of professional nursing experience predominantly within the perioperative nursing specialty, working within both the Australian public and private sector undertaking various nursing roles within management, teaching and research. She is passionate about perioperative nursing with an interest in clinical research, risk management and education within the acute care clinical setting and the education of nurses within this fast paced and demanding field. Zaneta completed her PhD research examining the experiences of Australian perioperative nurses participating in multi-organ procurement surgery. To undertake her research Zaneta was awarded the 2008 Helen Bailey Scholarship by the Western Australian Department of Health and received other competitive scholarships in order to undertake her research. Zaneta has presented her research findings at local, national and international venues. Professionally, Zaneta has also held both Executive and Director roles within both the local and national perioperative organisations; The Operating Room Nurses Association of Western Australia & ACORN during 2010-2015. She has contributed to various professional Committee’s and is a Fellow of the Australian College of Perioperative Nurses and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK). Zaneta has worked in the tertiary education sector previously in WA, QLD and NSW and teaches across a broad range of nursing courses in the postgraduate nursing programs at the Adelaide Nursing School. Zaneta is an active researcher and is available to supervise both Master and PhD students.

Broad Research Interests:

• Perioperative Nursing
• Policy, Practice and Standards
• Education, Curriculum & Pedagogy
• Organ Donation Procurement and Transplant Surgery
• Nursing Psychosocial Issues and Support Resources
• Health literacy and patient experiences

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2022 - ongoing Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2022 - 2022 Post Registration Program Coordinator University of Adelaide

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2024 Fellowship Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy Higher Education Academy United Kingdom -

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2019 - 2021 University of Melbourne Australia Master of Tertiary Education (Management)
    2008 - 2012 Curtin University, Perth Australia Doctor of Philosophy
    2002 - 2003 University of Western Sydney Australia Master of Clinical Practice with Distinction
    1997 - 1998 University of Technology, Sydney Australia Graduate Diploma in Clinical Practice
    1993 - 1995 Charles Sturt University Australia Bachelor of Nursing

  • Research Interests
    Clinical Nursing: Tertiary Health Policy & Services Medicine, Nursing and Health Curriculum and Pedagogy Surgery Nursing Acute care

Smith, Z., Kelly, J., Verrall, C., Lester, R., Willis, E., Meredith, M., Murakami-Gold, L., Crumpton, P & Brady, C.

Award Date: 2025

Study Title: 'Patient experiences of support during the period of waiting for an organ transplant'

Funder Name (Organisation): Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences 2025 Early Grant Development Scheme

Total Awarded Amount: $10,000

 

Smith, Z., Nath, S., Javanmard, M., & Salamon, Y.

Award Date: 2024

Study Title: The dental needs of children with Epidermolysis Bullosa and service delivery: a scoping review. BMC Oral Health, 24(1), 1131. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-024-04861-y

Funder Name (Organisation): Adelaide Nursing School (Block Grant)

Total Awarded Amount: $4,705.98

 

Kelly, J, Cormick, A, Stevenson, T, O’Donell, K, Lester, R, Smith, Z, Thomas, J, Harrington, B, Mikolaj, T, Tyrell, K. Lowitja Institute

Award Date: 2024

Study Title: ‘Improving Health Journeys: evaluating the uptake, use and effectiveness of patient journey and health journey mapping tools’

Funder Name (Organisation): Adelaide Nursing School Grant Scheme

Total Awarded Amount: $5,000

 

Huang, Y., Wang, C., Broadbent, A., Brown, S., Smith, Z &   Azlan, T.

Award Date: 2023

Study Title: 'Exploring understanding of palliative care decision-making process for chronic ill patients from cultural and linguistic diverse backgrounds.' 

Funder Name (Organisation): Murdoch Strategic Research Grant, St John of God Hospital,  Western Australia 

Total Awarded Amount: $10,000

 

Smith, Z

Award Date: 2010-2011

Study Title: 'Nurses participating in multi-organ procurement surgical teams: A grounded theory study.'

Funder Name (Organisation): Australia Postgraduate Award, Higher Education Research

Total Awarded Amount: $34,500

 

Smith, Z

Award Date: 2010

Study Title: 'Nurses participating in multi-organ procurement surgical teams: A grounded theory study.'

Funder Name (Organisation): Curtin University Research Scholarship

Total Awarded Amount: $11,520

 

Smith, Z

Award Date: 2008

Study Title: 'Nurses participating in multi-organ procurement surgical teams: A grounded theory study.'

Funder Name (Organisation): Helen Bailey Scholarship (Advancing the Nursing Profession Fellowship)Western Australia  Department of Health

Total Awarded Amount: $15,000

Teaching Activities:

Master of Nursing Science Program (2022 - 2025)

  • Course Coordinator, 7012/4301 Systematic Reviews of Research  (Semester 1 & Semester 2)
  • Course Coordinator, 7013 Systematic Review Project (Semester 1 & Semester 2)

Master of Clinical Nursing Program (2022 - 2025)

  • Course Coordinator, NURSING 7203 Introducing Professional Nursing  (Semester 1)
  • Course Coordinator, NURSING 7217 Concepts of Leadership and Management in Nursing (Semester 2)

Coursework Supervision (2022 - 2025)

  • Primary Supervisor, Master of Nursing Science - Research Dissertation
  • Primary Supervisor, Master of Nursing Science - Systematic Reviews

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Principal Supervisor Exploring Conscientious Objection Among Critical Care Nurses in Saudi Arabia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Abdulrahman Khaled H Alghathayan

  • Other Supervision Activities
    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Conscientious Objection among Critical Care Nurses Caring for DNR Patients Adelaide University Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Abdulrahman Alghathayan
    2021 - ongoing External Supervisor Nurses' perspectives, attitudes and experiences related to e-learning in Saudi Arabia University of New England Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Reem Hamdan Alfaleh
    2020 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Adult cancer survivors' health literacy skills and their management of chronic issues secondary to oncologic treatments in Australia University of New England Master of Nursing Master Part Time Manuela Malaguti

  • Committee Memberships
    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2023 - ongoing Member HMS Low Risk HREC University of Adelaide Australia

  • Memberships
    Date Role Membership Country
    2024 - ongoing Member SAPNA South Australian Perioperative Nurses Association Inc Australia
    2024 - ongoing Member Transplant Nurses' Association Australia
    2014 - ongoing Member ACORN Fellow Australia
    1999 - ongoing Member ACORN WA Australia
    1997 - ongoing Member Australia College of Perioperative Nurses Australia

  • Community Engagement
    Date Title Engagement Type Institution Country
    2020 - ongoing Reviewer Scientific Community Engagement International Journal of Mental Health Nursing -
    2019 - ongoing Reviewer Scientific Community Engagement Heart & Lung - The Journal of Acute and Critical Care -
    2019 - ongoing Reviewer Scientific Community Engagement International Archives of Nursing & Health Care -
    2019 - ongoing Reviewer Scientific Community Engagement Nursing and Health Sciences Journal -
    2016 - ongoing Reviewer Scientific Community Engagement AORN Journal -
    2016 - ongoing Reviewer Scientific Community Engagement International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship -
    2015 - ongoing Reviewer Scientific Community Engagement Australian Critical Care Journal -
    2012 - ongoing Reviewer Scientific Community Engagement ACORN -

  • Offices Held
    Date Office Name Institution Country
    2022 - 2022 Post Registration Program Coordinator The University of Adelaide Australia
    2022 - 2022 Member of School Executive Committee (Adelaide Nursing School) The University of Adelaide Australia
    2022 - 2022 Member of Programs Board Committee (Adelaide Nursing School) The University of Adelaide Australia

  • Presentation
    Date Topic Presented at Institution Country
    2016 - 2016 From Research to Practice: Perioperative Nurse Perspectives of Organ Procurement. DonateLife WA Perioperative Workshop on Organ Donation, Midland Hospital, Perth DonateLife Australia
    2015 - 2015 Australian perioperative nurses’ experiences in multi-organ procurement surgery. DonateLife WA Perioperative Workshop on Organ Donation, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth DonateLife Australia
    2014 - 2014 Achieving a Common Goal: Supporting perioperative nurses during the process of procurement surgery Australian College of Operating Room Nurses (ACORN), 16th National Conference, Melbourne Australian College of Operating Room Nurses (ACORN) Australia
    2013 - 2013 Perioperative nurses’: Finding meaning from their experiences in multi-organ procurement surgery Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) & International Federation of Perioperative Nurses (IFPN), 23rd National & International Conference with International alliance for perioperative best practice (IFPN), Ottawa Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) Canada
    2012 - 2012 Perioperative nurses: Finding meaning beyond the boundaries of multi-organ procurement surgery Australian College of Operating Room Nurses (ACORN) 15th National Conference, Darwin Australian College of Operating Room Nurses (ACORN) Australia
    2011 - 2011 Hiding behind a mask: the perioperative nurses’ experience in multi-organ procurement surgery HDR Research Review, Curtin University, Perth Curtin University Australia
    2011 - 2011 Multi-organ procurement surgery: An Australian perioperative nurses’ perspective ORNAC 22nd National Conference, Regina Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) Canada
  • Position: Senior Lecturer
  • Phone: 83132848
  • Email: zaneta.smith@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences, floor 4
  • Org Unit: Adelaide Nursing School
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