Rate My Professor Denise Blanchard

Her research interests include aged care nursing and aging in place (25% of research), psychological well-being related to long-term conditions, simulation and competency-based education and training, mental health nursing (25%), and general nursing (50%). Career highlights include her role as Associate Head of School, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health at Charles Sturt University from January 2016 to July 2021, and as a Casual Web Learn Tutor in Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Newcastle. She has authored or co-authored over 40 journal articles, two book chapters, and conference papers. Notable publications include "Nurses as public educators: A scoping review of literature on misinformation mitigation" (Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 2026), "Tools for self- or peer-assessment of interprofessional competencies of healthcare students: a scoping review" (Frontiers in Medicine, 2024), "Overcoming Loneliness: Is There a Role for Mental Health Nurses?" (Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2024), "Exploring nurse practitioner practice in Australian rural primary health care settings: A scoping review" (Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2023), "Tools for faculty assessment of interdisciplinary competencies of healthcare students: an integrative review" (Frontiers in Medicine, 2023), and the chapter "Gender, Generational Groups and Leadership" (2022). Blanchard provides strategic leadership in nursing education and engages in national and international activities while maintaining clinical practice in Australia and New Zealand.