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Dr Wanjiku Gatonga

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Email: w.gatonga@ecu.edu.au

Dr Wanjiku Gatonga (Shiko) is a lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Current Teaching

  • NNI5101: Professional Issues in Clinical Nursing
  • NCS6101: Fundamentals of Nursing
  • NUR6119: Nursing Management of Chronic Health Conditions
  • MNP6101: Evidence-based Practice and Research Design

Background

  • 2021-Current: Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ECU
  • 2022-2025: First Year Coordinator, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ECU
  • 2016-2021: Sessional Tutor and Clinical Supervisor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ECU
  • 2011-2021: Registered Nurse, Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group
  • 2007-2009: Registered Nurse, The Nairobi Hospital, Kenya

Professional Associations

  • Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
  • Australian Nursing Federation
  • Australian College of Nursing

Awards

  • 2022 Executive Dean’s List (Graduating with outstanding academic results-Top 5%)

Research Areas and Interests

  • Qualitative research
  • Chronic diseases
  • Infection prevention and management
  • Contemporary nursing issues
  • Migrants’ health
  • International students
  • End of life care
  • Digital Technologies

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2022.
  • Master of Nursing, Edith Cowan University, 2016.
  • Bachelor of Science (Nursing), Curtin University of Technology, 2011.
  • Diploma Kenya Registered Nurse, Kenya, 2007.

Research Projects

  • The use of syringe drivers in End-of-Life Care in Hospital: A Multi-Methods Study, Hollywood Private Hospital Research Foundation, Grant, 2024 ‑ 2026, $29,990.

Research Student Supervision

Associate Supervisor

  • Master of Nursing (Research), A nested prospective observational sub-study: Effect of nirsing procedures on brain ozygenation.
  • Master of Nursing (Research), The prevelance of distress and the associated risk factors in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in Western Australia
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