Rate My Professor Julie Hanson

Dr. Julie Hanson served as a Lecturer in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine within the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering at the University of the Sunshine Coast from 2009 to 2025. She holds a PhD from Central Queensland University, a Post Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Advanced Practice), a Bachelor of Nursing, and is a Registered Nurse. Her career at the University of the Sunshine Coast focused on nursing education and patient safety.

Hanson's research specializations encompass innovative teaching strategies in nursing, including flipped classroom approaches to enhance understanding of pharmacology and drug science application to clinical practice. Key publications include 'Surveying the experiences and perceptions of undergraduate nursing students of a flipped classroom approach to increase understanding of drug science and its application to clinical practice' (Nurse Education in Practice, 2016); 'Speaking up for safety: A graded assertiveness intervention for first year nursing students in preparation for clinical placement: Thematic analysis' (Nurse Education Today, 2020); and 'Effectiveness of three-dimensional visualisation on undergraduate nursing and midwifery students' knowledge and achievement in pharmacology: A mixed methods study' (Nurse Education Today, 2019). Additional works address medication safety, such as 'The impact of automated medicine dispensing units on nursing workflow: a cross-sectional study' (International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2020), and paramedic student stress during ambulance placements. She contributed to a USC/Wishlist Collaborative Research Grant for studying at-home medication errors among older adults and received an internal learning and teaching grant for the 'Advancing the Blended Learning Environment (ABLE)' project with colleagues. Hanson has supervised doctoral theses on paramedic experiences and moral distress in multidisciplinary teams, advancing preparation for workplace adversity and empathic practice.