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Assoc Prof Jackie Lea

Assoc Prof Jackie Lea
Name Jackie Lea
Position Casual Employment
Section School of Nursing and Midwifery
Office W542
Location Toowoomba Campus
Phone +61 7 4631 1497
Extension 1497
Email
Qualifications BNurs UNE , MNurs(Hons) UNE , PhD Canberra
Homepage http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3189-0950
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Jackie Lea is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba. Jackie is a Registered Nurse who teaches across a broad range of nursing subjects in the pre-registration nursing program, including areas of clinical practice, clinical education, evidence based practice and research training and quality and safety in health care. Jackie is an experienced researcher with expertise in qualitative and mixed methods research design and implementation. Jackie has a research profile in rural health workforce issues and research focused within the Australian rural health environment. Jackie research interests include the transition process from student to beginning level clinician, clinical education and workplace learning in health, quality and safety in healthcare. Jackie is also a supervisor for several PhD and Masters HDR students.


  • Nursing not elsewhere classified ( 111099 )
  • Nursing ( 111000 )
  • Nursing ( 420500 )
  • Nursing not elsewhere classified ( 420599 )

Health Workplace Learning Support, Workforce Development, Quality & Safety in health care
rural nursing


Royal College of Nursing Australia


  • Institute for Resilient Regions (IRR)

NUR3201 Quality Safety & Risk
ANP5001 Introduction to Rural and Remote Nursing Practice


24 Years


20 Years


School of Nursing & Midwifery Academic Lead


  • Nursing not elsewhere classified ( 111099 )
  • Nursing ( 420500 )
  • Nursing not elsewhere classified ( 420599 )