Doctor Christine Taylor

Doctor Christine Taylor

Adjunct Fellow - School of Nursing and Midwifery,
Dean's Unit - School of Nursing and Midwifery

Senior Lecturer,
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Biography

Dr Christine Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, WSU, and Deputy Director of The New South Wales Centre for Evidence Based Health Care that supports nurses in systematic reviews and implementation reports. Christine is a supervisor of PhD and Honours’ students and has published in child and family health and nurse education. Christine is also an experienced educator, having spent around 25 years in higher education in a variety of roles, including senior governance positions. Christine's clinical experience extends over 30 years. The first half of her clinical career was spent in adult care and covered a variety of fields, such as medical, surgical, psychiatric, and aged care. The second half of her clinical career was with neonates, infants, and children, and included high dependency and critical care units and specialist medical units.

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Qualifications

  • BSc University of New England
  • PhD La Trobe University
  • MHlthScEd University of Sydney
  • BAppScNurs La Trobe University

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Nurse Teachers' Society (2019 - 2020)
  • Australian College of Nursing (2019 - 2019)

Interests

  • Maternal and child health
  • Neonates and paediatrics
  • Nurse education

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Dean's Unit - School of Nursing and Midwifery
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery

Contact

Email: ch.taylor@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone: (02) 9685 9029
Mobile:
Location: EB.LG.37
Parramatta

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Publications

Journal Articles

  • Philip, B., Kemp, L., Taylor, C. and Schmied, V. (2024), '[In Press] Indian immigrants' constructions of mental health and mental illness in the perinatal period : a qualitative study', Journal of Advanced Nursing, .
  • Taylor, C., Heaton, L., Parrish, T. and Salamonson, Y. (2023), 'Utility of online interactive case studies in preparation for the first clinical placement among nursing students : a cross-sectional study', Teaching and Learning in Nursing, vol 18, no 3 , pp 30 - 35.
  • Taylor, C., Kong, A., Foster, J., Badawi, N. and Novak, I. (2022), 'Caregivers' feeding experiences and support of their child with cerebral palsy', Journal of Child and Family studies, vol 31 , pp 819 - 830.
  • Taylor, C. and Foster, J. (2022), 'The experiences of new graduate nurses working in a pediatric setting : a qualitative systematic review', Journal of Pediatric Nursing, vol 67 , pp 234 - 248.
  • Perumbil Pathrose, S., Spence, K., Taylor, C., Psaila, K., Schmied, V., Dahlen, H., Badawi, N., Gregory, K., Peters, K. and Foster, J. (2021), 'A cross-sectional survey of enteral feeding tube placement and gastric residual aspiration practices : need for an evidence-based clinical practice guideline', Advances in Neonatal Care, vol 21, no 5 , pp 418 - 424.
  • Phillip, B., Kemp, L., Taylor, C. and Schmied, V. (2021), ''We do not talk about it' : exploring visual approaches to initiate deeper conversations about perinatal mental health with Indian immigrants', International Journal of Qualitative Methods, vol 20 , pp 1 - 11.
  • Jacobs, S., Taylor, C., Dixon, K. and Wilkes, L. (2020), 'The advantages and disadvantages of using High Fidelity Simulation as an environment to observe undergraduate nurses' actions and their alignment with clinical judgement characteristics', Clinical Nursing Studies, vol 8, no 1 , pp 15 - 20.
  • Jacobs, S., Taylor, C., Dixon, K. and Wilkes, L. (2019), 'The alignment of nursing actions to the characteristics of clinical judgement of undergraduate student nurses', Clinical Nursing Studies, vol 7, no 3 , pp 88 - 96.
  • Taylor, C., Zhang, M., Foster, J., Novak, I. and Badawi, N. (2018), 'Caregivers' experiences of feeding children with cerebral palsy : a systematic review protocol of qualitative evidence', JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, vol 16, no 3 , pp 589 - 593.
  • Jacobs, S., Taylor, C., Dixon, K. and Wilkes, L. (2018), 'Consensus of the characteristics of clinical judgement utilised by nurses' in their practice : results of a survey', Open Journal of Nursing, vol 8, no 10 , pp 746 - 757.
  • Taylor, C., Angel, L., Nyanga, L. and Dickson, C. (2017), 'The process and challenges of obtaining and sustaining clinical placements for nursing and allied health students', Journal of Clinical Nursing, vol 26, no 19-20 , pp 3099 - 3110.
  • Foster, J., Taylor, C. and Spence, K. (2017), 'Topical anaesthesia for needle-related pain in newborn infants (Review)', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol 2 , pp 1 - 42.
  • Jacobs, S., Wilkes, L., Taylor, C. and Dixon, K. (2016), 'Addressing the challenge of developing a conceptual definition for clinical judgment', Nursing and Health, vol 4, no 1 , pp 1 - 8.
  • Foster, J., Taylor, C., Patterson Norrie, T. and Psaila, K. (2016), 'Experiences of new graduate nurses working in a neonatal intensive care setting : a systematic review protocol of qualitative evidence', JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, vol 14, no 10 , pp 105 - 111.
  • Villanueva, D., Taylor, C., Dickson, C. and Foster, J. (2015), 'The experiences of new graduate nurses working in a pediatric setting : a systematic review protocol of qualitative evidence', JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, vol 13, no 2 , pp 49 - 58.
  • Foster, J., Taylor, C. and Bredemeyer, S. (2013), 'Topical anaesthesia for needle-related procedural pain in newborn infants', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, .
  • Mills, A., Schmied, V., Taylor, C., Dahlen, H., Shuiringa, W. and Hudson, M. (2013), 'Someone to talk to : young mothers' experiences of participating in a young parents support programme', Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, vol 27, no 3 , pp 551 - 559.
  • Mills, A., Schmied, V., Taylor, C., Dahlen, H., Schuiringa, W. and Hudson, M. (2012), 'Connecting, learning, leaving : supporting young parents in the community', Health and Social Care in the Community, vol 20, no 6 , pp 663 - 672.
  • Taylor, C., Mills, A., Schmied, V., Dahlen, H., Shuiringa, W. and Hudson, M. (2012), 'What works to engage young parents into services? Findings from an appreciative inquiry workshop', Contemporary Nurse, vol 42, no 2 , pp 258 - 271.
  • Taylor, C., Gribble, K., Sheehan, A., Schmied, V. and Dykes, F. (2011), 'Staff Perceptions and Experiences of Implementing the Baby Friendly Initiative in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Australia', JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, vol 40, no 1 , pp 25 - 34.
  • Guy, J., Taylor, C., Roden, J., Blundell, J. and Tolhurst, G. (2011), 'Reframing the Australian nurse teacher competencies: Do they reflect the 'REAL' world of nurse teacher practice?', Nurse Education Today, vol 31, no 3 , pp 231 - 237.
  • Taylor, C., Sellick, K. and Greenwood, K. (2011), 'The influence of adult behaviors on child coping during venipuncture : a sequential analysis', Research in Nursing and Health, vol 34, no 2 , pp 116 - 131.
  • Schmied, V., Gribble, K., Sheehan, A., Taylor, C. and Dykes, F. (2011), 'Ten steps or climbing a mountain: A study of Australian health professionals' perceptions of implementing the baby friendly health initiative to protect, promote and support breastfeeding', BMC Health Services Research, vol 11, no 208 , pp 1 - 10.
  • Taylor, C., Stewart, L. and Bidewell, J. (2009), 'Nursing students' appraisal of their professional portfolios in demonstrating clinical competence', Nurse Educator, vol 34, no 5 , pp 217 - 222.
  • Andrew, S., Salamonson, Y., Weaver, R., Smith, A., O'Reilly, R. and Taylor, C. (2008), 'Hate the course or hate to go : semester differences in first year nursing attrition', Nurse Education Today, vol 28, no 7 , pp 865 - 872.

Other Publications

  • 2018, 'Tackling Maternal Anxiety in the Perinatal Period: Reconceptualising Mothering Narratives', Report

Previous Projects

Title: A study of service engagement and outcomes for infants and their young mothers
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
  • The Benevolent Society
Western Researchers: Virginia Schmied, Hannah Dahlen and Christine Taylor
Years: 2009-08-18 - 2010-08-17
ID: P00017133

Supervision

Current Supervision

Thesis Title: Understanding perinatal mental health in Indian-born immigrant women and men: A mixed methods study
Field of Research:

Western Sydney University

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