Rate My Professor Danelia Craill

Danelia Craill serves as an Associate Lecturer in the Curtin School of Nursing at Curtin University, where she is passionate about educating the next generation of nursing graduates. A proud Curtin alumnus, she completed her Master of Nursing Practice and Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing in ICU at the university. Her path to nursing was profoundly influenced by a family experience when her youngest brother was admitted to the intensive care unit. Witnessing the extensive knowledge, skills, and compassionate care provided by the ICU nurse caring for him sparked her calling to the profession. At Curtin, unit coordinators emphasized critical thinking from the outset, linking nursing theory to clinical practice, which built her confidence to perform under pressure during clinical placements and in her subsequent career. This preparation has proven invaluable in her demanding roles. Danelia now teaches nursing students, marking assignments and contributing to the school's activities, including preparations for the Curtin School of Nursing's 50th anniversary celebrations.

In her clinical practice, Danelia works as a Registered Nurse (Critical Care ICU) and cardiothoracics intensive care qualified Clinical Nurse in the Intensive Care Unit at Fiona Stanley Hospital, joining the team in April 2022. She was drawn to FSH ICU by its unique features, including the Royal Flying Doctor Service helipad on the roof for receiving acutely ill patients, the state cardiothoracic transplant unit offering opportunities to develop advanced skills, and abundant professional development support. Danelia appreciates the variety in her daily work, caring for the state's sickest patients across specialties—from obstetrics to emergency heart surgeries—describing ICU nurses as jacks of all trades and masters of many. She highlights the exceptional team dynamics, with senior nurses dedicated to teaching clinical thinking, supportive management promoting work-life balance through flexible shifts, and collaborative downtime fostering camaraderie. Additionally, Danelia has received a PhD scholarship from the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund and The Hospital Research Foundation Group Clinician Researcher Training grant for her project on breastfeeding initiation and outcomes after major postpartum haemorrhage or pre-eclampsia admission to the intensive care unit, affiliated with the University of Western Australia and South Metropolitan Health Service in the field of nursing and midwifery. She holds positions on the ACCCN WA Board and the ACCCN National Resuscitation Advisory Panel, and is an ALS2i instructor.