Rate My Professor Bernadine Romero

Bernadine Romero is a Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) and Teaching Associate in the Nursing discipline within the Faculty of Health at Southern Cross University. She earned a Bachelor of Nursing (BN) and Graduate Certificate in Emergency Nursing (GradCert EN) from the University of Sydney, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Technology Sydney. Her doctoral research focused on the impact of evidence-based sepsis guidelines on emergency department clinicians’ diagnostic process, involving pre-post medical record audits to evaluate changes in clinical practice. Previously, as a Master of Nursing (Research) candidate at UTS Faculty of Health, she corresponded from St George Hospital, indicating practical experience in emergency nursing settings.

Romero has authored several peer-reviewed articles on critical topics in emergency and rural nursing. Key publications include "Measuring sustainable practice change of the sepsis guideline in one emergency department: A retrospective health care record audit" (2022); "Recognition, response and outcomes of sepsis: A dual site retrospective observational study" (2019); "The Emergency Department Response to Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: Insights From Interviews With Clinicians in Australia" (2019); "Transition support for new graduate nurses to rural and remote practice: A scoping review" (2019, co-authored with Pauline Calleja and Barbara Adonteng-Kissi); "The impact of evidence based sepsis guidelines on emergency department clinical practice: a pre-post medical record audit" (2017); and "Utility of peripheral intravenous cannulae inserted in one tertiary referral emergency department: A medical record audit" (2015). Her work has garnered 139 citations and over 2,151 reads on ResearchGate. At Southern Cross University, she has co-authored conference posters including "The aged-care classroom: A new approach to building the aged care workforce" and "SMILE: Student Managed Initiatives in Lifestyle Education," presented in collaboration with faculty colleagues such as Louise Ward, Kaylene Barchetta, Katrina Austen, Donna Wilson, and Jennene Greenhill. Romero contributes to nursing education as Course Coordinator for Graduate Entry Masters and other programs, and as Year 3 Phase Lead.