Rate My Professor Sally Bristow

Bristow's academic interests center on chronic conditions, disability, and the experiences of mothers, particularly rural mothers caring for children with chronic health conditions, including access to specialist care and maternal resilience. Her key publications include 'The rural mother's experience of caring for a child with a chronic health condition: An integrative review' (Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2018), 'Rural mothers’ feelings of isolation when caring for a child chronic health condition: A phenomenological study' (Journal of Child Health Care, 2021), 'Conquering the great divide: Rural mothers of children with chronic health conditions accessing specialist medical care for their children' (Collegian, 2020), 'Understanding maternal resilience; Lesson learnt from rural mothers caring for a child with a chronic health condition' (Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2021), and chapters 'Self-management and empowerment' and 'Disability' in Chronic Care Nursing: A Framework for Practice (2019). She received the Tertiary Education Impact Award from the UNE Oorala Aboriginal Centre for supporting Indigenous students. In 2025, she served as an Associate Investigator on an inaugural Cardiovascular Research Network grant addressing rheumatic heart disease. Bristow teaches nursing courses such as the Bachelor of Nursing and Master of Nursing Practice, emphasizing compassion, advocacy, rural health care, and increasing Indigenous nurses and midwives.