Flinders University
Dr Karen Wotton
Dr
Karen
Wotton
Flinders University
http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/karen.wotton
| Position/s: | Senior Lecturer School of Nursing and Midwifery |
| Phone: | +61 8 82012512 |
| Email: | karen.wotton@flinders.edu.au |
| Location: | Sturt West Wing (W411) |
| Postal address: | GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia |
Qualifications
RN, RM, IW, DipEd (Nurse Ed), BNg SACAE, MEdM Flin, Current PhD Flin
Teaching
Teaching interests
Clinical reasoning; problem solving; acute med-surg nursing; high dependency; nursing knowledge; interactive teaching strategies; Case based method; rationale for care - evidence based care; clinical teaching; chronic cardiac conditions; continuity of care; knowing the patient; systems of care. Interdisciplinary communication and decision making; high fidelity simulation including Simman.
Research and consultancy
Research interests
Grounded theory; chronic illness; congestive heart failure; acute confusion; symptomatology; clinical reasoning; multidisciplinary documentation; intravenous therapy; objective structured clinical examination; academic-clinician collaboration; clinical teaching and learning; graduate transition; clinical teaching models; evidence-based clinical nursing procedures; third space fluid shift. How can patients with congestive heart failure be assisted to monitor their symptoms?, PhD Thesis. This study used grounded theory techniques. Three different data sets, namely patient interviews (n=34), case note analysis and nurse interviews (n=17) were analysed. A theory was constructed to portray the relationship between CHF patients'personal interpretation of, and response to, the symptoms experienced which precipitated their present hospital admission with acute pulmonary oedema. A descriptive exploratory study to ascertain nurses' perceptions of caring for end-of-life heart failure patients in community and hospital settings See Borbasi, S.
Publications
Refereed journal articles
Neill, M.A. & Wotton, K.G., 2011. High-fidelity simulation debriefing in nursing education: a literature review. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 7(5), e161-e168.
Wotton, K.G., Davis, J.D., Button, E.D., & Kelton, M.F., 2010. Third-year undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of high-fidelity simulation. JOURNAL OF NURSING EDUCATION, 49(11), 632-639.
Wotton, K.G., Crannitch, K., & Munt, R.L., 2008. Prevalence, risk factors and strategies to prevent dehydration in older adults. Contemporary Nurse, 31(1), 44-56.
Borbasi, S., Wotton, K.G., Redden, M.C., & Chapman, Y., 2005. Letting go: a qualitative study of acute care and community nurses' perceptions of a 'good versus a 'bad' death. Australian Critical Care, 18(3), 104-113.
Wotton, K.G., Borbasi, S., & Redden, M.C., 2005. When all else has failed: nurses' perception of factors influencing palliative care for patients with end-stage heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 20(1), 18-25.
Wotton, K.G. & Gonda, J.W., 2004. Clinician and student evaluation of a collaborative clinical teaching model. Nurse Education in Practice, 4(2), 120-127.
Wotton, K.G., Gassner, L.J., & Ingham, E., 2004. Flushing an IV line: a simple but potentially costly procedure for both patient and health unit. Contemporary Nurse, 17(3), 264-273.
Wotton, K.G. & Redden, M.C., 2002. Third-space fluid shift in elderly patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. Part II: Nursing assessment. Contemporary Nurse, 13(1), 50-60.
Wotton, K.G. & Boyde, M., 2001. A review of nurses' performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation at cardiac arrests. Journal For Nurses in Staff Development, 17(5), 248-255.
Wotton, K.G. & Redden, M.C., 2001. Clinical decision making by nurses when faced with third-space fluid shift: How well do they fare?. Gastroenterology Nursing, 24(4), 182-191.
Refereed journal articles
Neill, M.A. & Wotton, K.G., 2011. High-fidelity simulation debriefing in nursing education: a literature review. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 7(5), e161-e168.
Wotton, K.G., Davis, J.D., Button, E.D., & Kelton, M.F., 2010. Third-year undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of high-fidelity simulation. JOURNAL OF NURSING EDUCATION, 49(11), 632-639.
Wotton, K.G., Crannitch, K., & Munt, R.L., 2008. Prevalence, risk factors and strategies to prevent dehydration in older adults. Contemporary Nurse, 31(1), 44-56.
Borbasi, S., Wotton, K.G., Redden, M.C., & Chapman, Y., 2005. Letting go: a qualitative study of acute care and community nurses' perceptions of a 'good versus a 'bad' death. Australian Critical Care, 18(3), 104-113.
Wotton, K.G., Borbasi, S., & Redden, M.C., 2005. When all else has failed: nurses' perception of factors influencing palliative care for patients with end-stage heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 20(1), 18-25.
Wotton, K.G. & Gonda, J.W., 2004. Clinician and student evaluation of a collaborative clinical teaching model. Nurse Education in Practice, 4(2), 120-127.
Wotton, K.G., Gassner, L.J., & Ingham, E., 2004. Flushing an IV line: a simple but potentially costly procedure for both patient and health unit. Contemporary Nurse, 17(3), 264-273.
Wotton, K.G. & Redden, M.C., 2002. Third-space fluid shift in elderly patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. Part II: Nursing assessment. Contemporary Nurse, 13(1), 50-60.
Wotton, K.G. & Boyde, M., 2001. A review of nurses' performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation at cardiac arrests. Journal For Nurses in Staff Development, 17(5), 248-255.
Wotton, K.G. & Redden, M.C., 2001. Clinical decision making by nurses when faced with third-space fluid shift: How well do they fare?. Gastroenterology Nursing, 24(4), 182-191.
Refereed conference papers
Button, E.D., Kelton, M.F., Wotton, K.G., & Gigger, S., 2008. The Clinical Communication Program: An innovation in clinical learning for nursing students. The WACE/ACEN Asia Pacific Conference 2008 E-Proceedings, 63-69.
Conference publications
Wotton, K.G., 2009. Simulation at Flinders University. 2009 Laerdal Simulation User Network (SUN) Meeting.
Button, E.D., Kelton, M.F., Wotton, K.G., & Gigger, S., 2008. Online public domain study aid to improve health professionals communications. Beyond the Horizon, the Next Generation's View, South Australia's Leading Health Management Conference.
Button, E.D., Kelton, M.F., Wotton, K.G., & Gigger, S., 2008. The Clinical Communication Program: An innovation in clinical learning for nursing students. Clinical professions education, A bridge to quality, flexibility and diversity: Proceedings of the 13th National Nurse Education Conference.
Kelton, M.F., Button, E.D., & Wotton, K.G., 2008. The clinical communication program: an innovation in clinical learning for nursing students [poster]. Simtect health 2008 simulation conference: simulation - realising the potential.
Wotton, K.G., Kelton, M.F., Button, E.D., & Davis, J.D., 2008. Third year undergraduate nursing students perspectives of hi-fidelity simulation. Simtect Health 2008 Simulation Conference, Simulation - Realising the Potential.
Wotton, K.G., 2005. Reflections on clinical placement. Reflections on Clinical placements.
Wotton, K.G., 2004. Generational differences, stoicism and language: relationship to communication, compliance and self-management for older patients. European Association for Communication in Healthcare (EACH): International Conference on Communication in Healthcare.
Professional and community engagement
Collaboration with health units concerning the needs of graduates; health screening and education in the community for different cultural groups; evidence-based clinical procedure development; development of self management for placements with chronic conditions both in acute and community settings; collaborative development of undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum.
Member:
Flinders Medical Centre Procedure Committee
Staff Development Committee - Faculty of Health Sciences
Dedicated Education Unit Steering Committee
Repatriation General Hospital - Graduate Nurse Committee
Expertise for media contact
- Clinical Teaching dedicated educational units, student supervision, clinical conferencing
- Research multidisciplinary documentation, IV therapy, heart failure, interpreting symptoms; heart failure palliation, grounded theory, collaboration - concept analysis, fluid balance
- Teaching case based reasoning, clinical reasoning, Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), interactive lectures, collaborative teaching with clinicians, acute medical-surgical nursing; use of moderate and high fidelity simulation including development of scenarios and programming SimMan. Clinical Communication including the developing web based learning
Subject/s
- Nursing
- Universities
