Staff Profile
Career Summary
Biography
I currently hold a co-sponsored position between the School of Nursing and Midwifery, the Faculty of Health, the University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Local Health District. A component of this role is to encourage nurse clinicians to use research in their clinical practice, to undertake research relevant to nursing practice and to undertake research and/or course work higher degrees. The role also offers an opportunity to link Faculty and Health Service staff in education and research endeavours. My role also allows me to supervise research higher degree students and to identify and build my program of research. This program focuses on child and family health, nursing practice, community participation in health care and professional issues in nursing.
To date I have been principle supervisor for 4 PhD and 3 Masters candidates, and co-supervisor for 1 PhD and 1 Master candidate to successful completion of their theses. Currently I am principle supervisor for 5 PhD and 2 Masters candidates, and co-supervisor for a further PhD candidate. I have also examined 2 PhD, 1 Professional Doctorate, 3 Masters and 2 Bachelor (Hons) theses from a variety of Universities.
In the last 10 years I have lead 8 and been a member of a further 8 research teams. Four of these research teams have been lead by nurse clinicians who are novice researchers so my role on these teams has been an advisory one. All except 2 of these studies have been funded and all have been consistent with my research program.
From 2004-2007, I was a member of the Hunter Medical Research Institute Council and remain a member of HMRI’s ABC (children’s research) Network. Since 2000, I have been a member of the Executive Hunter Children’s Research Executive Committee. In addition to this I have been a Board Member for the University of Newcastle’s Family Action Centre since 2002 and, in that capacity have been able to support research development and opportunities within that Centre.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Technology Sydney, 28/09/1995
- Graduate Certificate in TESOL, Macquarie University
- Master of Administration, Kuring-Gai College of Advanced Education
- Graduate Diploma of Social Administration, Kuring-Gai College of Advanced Education
Research
Research keywords
- Aged/Palliative Care Nursing Practice
- Consumer Participation in Health Care
- Paediatric/Child and Family Nursing Practice
- Professional issues in nursing
Research expertise
Studies to date have spanned a range of research particularly into child and family acute and community health care, consumer participation in health care/service delivery and professional nursing issues. This research has focused on topics relating to introduction of a neonatal nurse practitioner roles, paediatric telephone triage systems, paediatric discharge planning, nurse/family partnerships in the delivery of child health care and nurses' involvement of consumers in health care. In addition, my research has focused on professional issues relating to nursing, including professional boundaries and competencies for the advanced nurse. Prior to commencing a more focused research program in paediatric/child and family health I had the opportunity to conduct studies which reflect consumer participation as well as nursing care in aged and palliative care. From a method perspective my expertise is in qualitative methods, particularly Action Research and Ethnography/Critical Ethnography.
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 111000 | Nursing | 70 |
| 160500 | Policy And Administration | 20 |
| 220100 | Applied Ethics | 10 |
Memberships
Body relevant to professional practice.
- Australian Confederation of Paediatric and Child Health Nurses
- College of Nursing, (Fellow)
- Family Action Centre Board
- Royal College of Nursing Autralia (Fellow)
- Uniting Care Aged Regional Board - Hunter, Central Coast, New England
- Ronald McDonald House in the Hunter Board.
Committee/Associations (relevant to research).
- Member - Hunter Children's Research Foundation
- Hunter Medical Research Council
National & International Standards Committees.
- Vice Chancellor's nominee on the NSW Dept. of Education and Training Post Graduate Course Work Committee
Awards
University of Newcastle Post-Graduate Student Supervisor of the Year Award
| 2004 | University of Newcastle Post-Graduate Student Supervisor of the Year Award University of Newcastle (Australia) Nominated by peers/students for supervision of research higher degree students. |
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Invitations
| Health Care for the Elderly Yamaguchi University, Japan (Conference Presentation - non published.) | 2000 |
| See Thesis Section See Thesis Section, Australia (External Examiner.) | 2007 |
| Mosby's Medical,Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary Publisher Mosby/Elsivier, Australia (Invited consultant reviewer for paediatric/child and family health dictionary entries) | 2007 |
| The clinical narrative - A nursing perspective. Australasian Urological Nurses Society Conference, Australia (Invited paper) | 2004 |
| Practice development/Let's get going. Australasian Paediatric, Youth and Family Nursing Practice Development Conference: Let's Get Started , Australia (Keynote address conference presentation) | 2007 |
Collaboration
In 2001, with colleagues, I initiated the Centre for Education and Nursing Research in Child Health (the ENRiCH Centre). The Centre is a partnership between the School of Nursing and Midwifery, the Faculty of Health, the University of Newcastle, Hunter New England Local Health District and Kaleidoscope – Hunter Children’s Health Network. The principle aim of this Centre is to support and facilitate nursing and inter-professional research as well as nursing education in child health. It now offers small grants to support child health nursing and nurse lead inter-professional research conducted within the Hunter New England Local Health District. The Centre also offers scholarships to support nurses working within Kaleidoscope to attend conferences and seminars.
A second collaboration is with the Children’s Hospital Westmead (CHW). Currently this involves me being a Co-Chief Investigator for a study titled ‘Enhancing family – centred care to improve the health and psychological outcomes of hospitalised children’ This study has been conducted within the context of NSW Health’s Essentials of Care program. A second element of this collaboration involves reviewing CHW research grants and scholarships.
From an international perspective collaboration with the Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University has resulted in my supervision, as principle supervisor, of 2 PhD candidates from that University. In addition 2 members of Khon Kaen University’s Faculty of Nursing have been field supervisors for these PhD students. This collaboration has also resulted in a number of opportunities for an exchange of ideas relating to research and other topics.
Administrative
Administrative expertise
Since joining the University I have been a member of a number of University, and School committees including the research management committee (as school representative at University and School level), School Executive and Post-Graduate course work committees. I also have expertise as a Board member currently on three Boards: the University's Family Action Centre Board, The Regional Board for Uniting Care Aged Hunter, Central Coast and New England and Ronald McDonald House in the Hunter Board. In the clinical component of my role I am also Director of the Centre for Education and Nursing Research which is based with the Hunter New England Health Service. I am also a member of the Hunter Medical Research Institute Council.
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- Clinical Supervision
- Family Centred Nursing
- Leadership and Management (Health/Nursing)
- Leading Change in Practice
- Research Methods
- Research Overview
Teaching expertise
My teaching expertise lies in the area of research, leadership and management (nursing and health more generally) and paedatric/child and family nursing. Topics relating to research particularly focus on qualitative research methods, the research process and dissemination of outcomes. In relation to leadership and management I have designed, developed, taught and co-ordinated three post graduate courses for online delivery: Leading Through Practice (offered until 2005 in the School's Master programs), Leading Change in Practice and Leadership and Management in Practice (offered online since 2006 in Masters programs). In addition, expertise in the area of paediatric/child and family health nursing has enabled me to design and develop, in collaboration with the nurses in the Hunter New England Health Service, post-graduate courses in a range of topics, 6 of which are currently offered online as electives in the Scholl of Nursing and Midwifery Master's programs.
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 20 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $642,443 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2010 (1 grants)
ALARA - Acting Learning Action Research Association, Bayview Eden, Queen Street Melbourne, - 6 - 9 September 2010$855
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Diana Keatinge | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $855 | 2010 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1000772 | ||
2008 (2 grants)
Factors that influence parents' decisions when determining whether their child is sick and what to do about it$5,000
Funding Body: Cavell Trust
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Diana Keatinge, Ms Rhonda Winskill | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Postgraduate Research Scholarship | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188519 | ||
2008 International Conference: Healthy People for a Healthy World$1,584
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Diana Keatinge | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,584 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188963 | ||
2006 (1 grants)
A web-based fathers' network and health information service for first-time fathers$20,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Richard Fletcher, Professor Diana Keatinge | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| John Hunter Childrens Hospital Research Foundation | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186162 | ||
2004 (2 grants)
Evaluation of the use of Clinical Pathways in Child and Family Health Nursing Practice$20,000
Funding Body: NSW Department of Community Services
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Diana Keatinge | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Hunter Families First | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2004 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0184196 | ||
Parents' needs in discharge planning (Pilot 2)$10,000
Funding Body: Central Coast Health
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Investigator | ||
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2004 | 2005 |
| GNo:18072052 | ||
2003 (2 grants)
Evaluation of family partnerships model training and its possible impact on child and family health nurses' practice and client care.$10,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Diana Keatinge | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| John Hunter Childrens Hospital Research Foundation | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0183330 | ||
Parent's needs in discharge planning/information$4,996
Funding Body: Hunter Children`s Research Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Diana Keatinge | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $4,996 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182897 | ||
2002 (2 grants)
Nurses' perceptions of inter-nurse negative behaviour$10,000
Funding Body: Cavell Trust
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Investigator | ||
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2002 | 2004 |
| GNo:18072122 | ||
Outcomes of a nurse led paediatric telephone triage service$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Diana Keatinge | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181240 | ||
2000 (1 grants)
Project to Support Nurses to Involver Consumers in Their Health Care.$49,961
Funding Body: Australian Nursing Federation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Diana Keatinge, Doctor Helen Bellchambers, Mrs Elizabeth Bujack | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $49,961 | 2000 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0178706 | ||
1999 (3 grants)
Needs survey of families with children with disruptive behaviors and autistic spectrum disorders$139,500
Funding Body: Hunter Area Health Service
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Investigator | ||
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $139,500 | 1999 | 2000 |
| GNo:18072248 | ||
Project to develop guidelines for Registered Nurses and Enrolled Nurses regarding the boundaries of professional practice$119,971
Funding Body: Nursing Registration Board of NSW
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Helen Baker, Professor Diana Keatinge, Conjoint Professor Margaret McMillan | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Nursing Practice Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $119,971 | 1999 | 1999 |
| GNo:G0178005 | ||
Project to Review Professional Conduct Matters and Develop Case Studies for the Ongoing Education of Registered and Enrolled Nurses.$64,511
Funding Body: Nursing Registration Board of NSW
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Diana Keatinge | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Consultancy/Tender | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $64,511 | 1999 | 2000 |
| GNo:G0178728 | ||
1998 (1 grants)
Issues relating to the provision of health care to children with chronic illness in schools$1,646
Funding Body: Hunter Area Health Service
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Investigator | ||
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,646 | 1998 | 1999 |
| GNo:18072345 | ||
1997 (3 grants)
Nurses' knowledge and the quality use of medicines in bowel care management for the palliative care patient$47,919
Funding Body: Commonwealth Department of Health & Aged Care
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Diana Keatinge, Ann Cadd, Ms M Henssen, Ms L O'Brien, Ms D Parker, Ms Y Rohr, Ms J Schmeider, Ms J Thompson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Pharmaceutical Education Program (PEP) | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $47,919 | 1997 | 1997 |
| GNo:G0176409 | ||
The manifestations and nursing management of agitation in institutionalised residents with dimentia$5,000
Funding Body: Nursing Registration Board of NSW
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Investigator | ||
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 1997 | 1998 |
| GNo:18072502 | ||
Fitting in: Becoming an insider, a nursing perspective$2,500
Funding Body: Nursing Registration Board of NSW
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Investigator | ||
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,500 | 1997 | 1998 |
| GNo:18072556 | ||
1996 (2 grants)
Competency standards for the Advanced Nurse.$109,000
Funding Body: Australian Nursing Federation
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Investigator | ||
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $109,000 | 1996 | 1997 |
| GNo:18072615 | ||
Stakeholders perceptions of the Neonatal Nurse Clinician Role.$10,000
Funding Body: Nursing Registration Board of NSW
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Diana Keatinge | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Nursing Practice Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 1996 | 1996 |
| GNo:G0176394 | ||
Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 7 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN Masters EFTSL | 0.3 |
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 0.65 |
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2020 | PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid) | Co-Supervisor | Experience of Parenting a Premature Infant in Rural Area |
| 2009 | 2013 | PhD (Nursing) | Co-Supervisor | The Experience of Registered Nurses Who Mentor Undergraduate Nursing Students |
| 2008 | 2017 | PhD (Nursing) | Co-Supervisor | A Critical Ethnography of the Impacting Factors and Influences on Parental Wellbeing in Parents of Children Aged 1 - 16 Years Who Have Diagnosed Rare Disease, and Who Received Care in a Local Health District of New South Wales, Australia |
| 2007 | 2017 | Masters Nursing Not Elswher Classified University of Newcastle | Consultant Supervisor | Evaluation of facilitation effectiveness relating to the implementation of the Heart Manual Home Based Education Exercise Program in rural NSW. |
| 2007 | 2010 | M Philosophy (Nursing) | Principal Supervisor | The Experience of Patients, Spouses and Nurses Using the Aussie Heart Guide for Home Based Cardiac Rehabilitation |
| 2007 | 2015 | PhD (Nursing) | Co-Supervisor | The Factors Influencing, & the Nature of Their Impact, on the Child & Family Health Nurse's Ability to Work in Partnership with Parents |
| 2001 | 2011 | PhD (Nursing) | Principal Supervisor | The Nurses' Experience of Receiving Nursing Care as a Patient in an Acute General Hospital |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | PhD (Nursing) | Principal Supervisor | The Impact of HIV/AIDS: A Participatory Action Research Study to Explore what can be done to Assist Thai Families when Children are Orphaned |
| 2011 | M Nursing [R] | Principal Supervisor | A Study of the Lived Experience of First-Time Fathers in the First Six Months Following the Birth of Their Baby |
| 2008 | PhD (Nursing) | Principal Supervisor | A Critical Ethnography of the Impact of Policy and Legislative Changes on the Roles and Functions of Child and Family Health Nurses in New South Wales |
| 2008 | PhD (Nursing) | Principal Supervisor | In Search of What it Means to Preschool Children to be Ill |
| 2006 | M Nursing [R] | Principal Supervisor | A Case Study of Impact on Mothers and on Mother/Baby Interactions of Attendance at a New Parent Group |
| 2005 | PhD (Nursing) | Principal Supervisor | Surviving a Critical Illness through Mutually Being-there-with Each Other |
| 2002 | Masters Aged Care Nursing University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor | A critical investigation of nurses' perceptions of change occurring in a nursing home context over the last 3 years. |
| 2002 | PhD (Nursing) | Principal Supervisor | Development of a Community Based Care Program for People with HIV/AIDS in Rural Thailand |
| 2002 | PhD (Nursing) | Co-Supervisor | Rural Nursing in South Africa: A Tale of Two Cultures |
| 1999 | Masters Aged Care Nursing University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor | Interaction between nurse and the confused elderly in the nursing home context. |
Professor Diana Keatinge
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 6010 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 6301 |
| Diana.Keatinge@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Chair School of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Health and Medicine |
| Focus Area | Nursing |
| Office | RW2-18/JHH, Richardson Wing, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/diana-keatinge |
