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Dr Fiona Foxall

Senior Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 3489
Mobile: 0407 989 307
Email: f.foxall@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO21.447  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9073-1645

Fiona is a Senior lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Current Teaching

  • NUR3504 Transitioning to the role of registered nurse
  • NST6101 Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Setting

Background

Fiona was an intensive care nurse and moved into education in 1990. She worked at the University of Wolverhampton in the UK as the Head of Division for Continuing Development and taught critical care nursing courses and law and ethics.

Migrating from the UK in 2009 Fiona worked at Curtin University as the Course Coordinator for the Master of Clinical Nursing, moving to ECU in early 2012.

Fiona is a Registered Nurse with a qualification in intensive care nursing, she is a qualified teacher with a Masters degree in medical ethics and has completed doctoral studies.

Grants

  • 2019: Embedding a nursing employability framework and technology enhanced WIL to develop nursing graduate employability. ECU Teaching and Learning Grant: $5000
  • 2019: School Strategic Initiative Funding to build the remaining NCAS for each nursing practice unit in Pebble Pad, $3284.60
  • 2018: Supporting student engagement and retention through the introduction of a Teaching and Learning Support Officer Role in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, ECU Teaching and Learning Grant, $2000
  • 2016: ECU Teaching and Learning Grant: awarded for the evaluation of the SNM eportfolio project, $5000

Awards and Recognition

  • School Research Medal – 2019
  • Executive Dean’s List - 2019
  • Three minute thesis (3MT) competition finalist (2017). Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
  • New investigator Award (2016) Nursing category. sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Research Areas and Interests

Fiona’s research interests lie in end-of-life care in the intensive care unit.

Qualifications

  • PhD, Edith Cowan University, 2019.
  • Master of Arts in Medical Ethics, England, 1998.
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education, England, 1993.
  • Bachelor of Science Nursing Studies, England, 1991.
  • Diploma in Professional studies in Nursing, United Kingdom, 1989.

Research Outputs

2021

Journal Articles

  • Foxall, F., Sundin, D., Barnard, M., Ewens, B., Kemp, V., Porock, D. (2021). Revealing Meaning From Story: The Application of Narrative Inquiry to Explore the Factors That Influence Decision Making in Relation to the Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment in The Intensive Care Unit. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20(6 July 2021), Article Number: 16094069211028345. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069211028345.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Cope, V., Sundin, D., Heavey, A., Wang, C., Baum, G., Ewens, B., Foxall, F. (2016). The hidden benefits of writing retreats: Academic development and social interaction for nurses. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 6(11), 73-79. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v6n11p73.
  • Nagel, Y., Barnard, M., Nel, E., Foxall, F. (2016). The emotional intelligence of registered nurses commencing critical care nursing. Curationis: accredited research journal of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa, 39(1), e1-e7. https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v39i1.1606.
  • Ewens, B., Geale, S., Vafeas, C., Foxall, F., Loessl, B., Heavey, A., McCafferty, C. (2016). Humanising the curriculum: The role of a Virtual World. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 6(12), 80-88. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v6n12p80.

2013

Conference Publications

  • Andre, K., Ewens, B., Foxall, F. (2013). Work Integrated Learning: A Whole of Curriculum Approach. Work Integrated Learning: A Whole of Curriculum Approach (Xp.). World Association for Cooperative Education.
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