Rate My Professor Pauline Wong

Dr. Pauline Wong is a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director of Education (Operations) in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, at Monash University. A Registered Nurse for over 30 years, she has extensive clinical experience in trauma and intensive care nursing at Alfred Health in Melbourne, complemented by managerial and educational roles. Her academic credentials include a Diploma of Applied Science (Nursing) from Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences (1987), Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) from La Trobe University (1995), Graduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Clinical Nursing Education) from La Trobe University (1997), Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics from Monash University (2002), and PhD from La Trobe University School of Psychology and Public Health (2016). Her PhD thesis, "Heightened Emotional Vulnerability and Regaining Control: A Grounded Theory of Family Resilience in the Australian Intensive Care Unit," developed recommendations for healthcare professionals to support family-inclusive practices during critical illness.

Dr. Wong's research program centers on patient- and family-centred care in intensive care settings, incorporating qualitative and mixed-methods approaches to examine approaches to partnering with families, outcomes and experiences of healthcare consumers, and consumer involvement in health and social care decision-making. This aligns with the Australian National Safety and Quality Health Service Standard: Partnering with Consumers. As primary chief investigator, she leads projects such as "Developing an Educational Framework to Support Intensive Care Nurses in Regional Health Services: A Qualitative Descriptive Study" (2026–2027) and "Experiences of healthcare professionals in ICU when families participate in clinician handovers" (2021–2023). Key publications include "Family engagement in the medication management of older adults during transitions of care: A mixed methods systematic review" (2026, Deery et al.), "Employer-provided wellbeing support for nurses working in intensive care units: A national cross-sectional study" (2025, Zhou et al.), "Engagement with patients and families about managing medications in critical care units: A mixed methods systematic review" (2025, Manias et al.), and "Evaluation of the delivery of an intensive care nursing course during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: A cross-sectional study" (2025). She has earned awards such as the Monash Nursing and Midwifery 2023 Excellence Award, Vice-Chancellor’s Education Excellence Award for Programs that Enhance Learning (2024), FMNHS Learning & Teaching Research Travel Grant (2024), and Alfred Senior Medical Staff Nursing Research Award for Best Poster (2019). Dr. Wong serves as Assistant Editor of the Intensive and Critical Care Nursing Journal, holds memberships in ANZICS, ACCCN, Sigma Theta Tau International, and ANZAHPE, lectures in acute and critical care nursing with innovative pedagogies including simulation and blended learning, and supervises honours, masters, and PhD students.