Rate My Professor Monica O'Halloran

Monica O'Halloran is a Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery within the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University. Holding a Master of Nursing (Education) and registered as a nurse (RN), she commenced her career in acute care at a public hospital and advanced her skills across diverse hospitals and healthcare settings in the Peninsula Region. Continuing as an RN, O'Halloran specialised in clinical education and pursued her master's degree at Monash University. In her lecturing role, she imparts essential knowledge through units including NUR1112 Fundamental skills and knowledge for nursing and midwifery practice 1, NUR5031 Medical surgical nursing 1 as Stream Leader, and NUR1114 Fundamental skills and knowledge for nursing and midwifery practice 2 as Unit Coordinator and Chief Examiner. This position allows her to blend extensive clinical experience with innovative teaching practices.

O'Halloran's research focuses on nursing education, encompassing clinical simulation, medication administration training for students preparing for practice, and mixed-methods methodologies. Notable publications comprise 'Horizontal integration of bioscience and nursing in first-year nursing curricula: A systematic review' (2022), 'The impact of integrating bioscience and nursing subjects in a first-year nursing curriculum: A retrospective study' (2023), 'Impact of an Interprofessional Surgical Skills Workshop on Undergraduate Medical and Nursing Student Interest in a Career in Surgery: A Thematic Analysis' (2021), 'Perceptions of final year nursing students transfer of clinical judgement skills from simulation to clinical practice: A qualitative study' (2021), and 'Introduction of an interprofessional gynaecology surgical skills workshop for undergraduate medical and nursing students' (2020). She received shared recognition through the Dean's Award for Excellence in Education - Innovation in Teaching and Learning and the Vice-Chancellor's Education Excellence Award for Innovation in Learning and Teaching in 2024. As a scholarship recipient from the Australian College of Nursing, she also contributes as a speaker in workshops like Bioscience in Nurse Education and seminars on bioscience-nursing integration.