Teaching interests

Evidence Based Practice
Research Methods
Therapeutic Communication
Primary Health Care
Critical thinking & problem based learning

Topic Coordinator:

• NURS3105  Evidence for Health Care Practice 3

Topic Lecturer:

• NURS1101  Nursing 1
• NURS1104  Therapeutic Communication
• NURS3105  Evidence for Health Care Practice 3

Research interests

• Family presence during resuscitation
• Providing effective feedback
• Inter-professional communication and collaboration
• The management and prevention of cardiovascular disease and illness
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Primary health care and health promotion
• Trauma nursing
• Rural health care

Current Projects

Wachtel T. (PhD research) "An in-depth exploration of family presence during resuscitation from a Health Professional perspective."

Blackman I & Wachtel T. "Determinants of student nurse self-efficacy in learning about concepts related to evidence based practice for health care."

Wachtel T, McNeill E & Gilbert S. "The relationship between written feedback on student assignments amd student learning' how much feedback is just enough?"

Completed Projects

Wachtel T. "Investigating a preferred model of cardiac rehabilitation in the Riverland Region of South Australia."

Wachtel T. Does cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention following acute myocardial infarction in a rural region of South Australia meet best practice guidelines?" (Masters Research)

Postgraduate research supervision

Honours Supervision

Louise Newton 2011 - current. "The experiences of mentors who facilitate international nursing students".

Karen Miegel 2009 - 2011 First Degree Honours. "A survey evaluation of undergraduate nursing students' knowledge, education, attitudes and experiences towards oral health care provision for clients".

Masters Supervision (Clinical Practice Projects)

Shanshan Cui 2010. "Developing an education program for nurses for the effective management of hypotension in the elderly in the aged care setting".

Yulis Setiya Dewi 2010. (Winner Sturt Nursing Graduates Award) "A one year development program for new academic staff in the Faculty of Nursing Airlangga Univeristy Surabaya Indonesia".

Mentoring Program Supervision

Natalia Shanta 2011 "The obesity paradox for morbidity and mortality rates in patients post ACS and percutaneous intervention"

Anne Gray 2010 "The nurses' role in the reduction of parental anxiety in the paediatric peri-operative setting".

Juni Linblad 2009 "The effect of induced hypothermia on raised ICP to preserve brain function post AMI".

Mabel Staniford 2008 "The effectiveness of motivational interviewing and brief interventions on binge drinking among adolescents".

Sandra Clarke 2008 "Do nurses implement quality pallitative care practices in the acute care setting?"

Carlee Vowles 2008 "How deos absence of a difinitive medical diagnosis for irritable bowel syndrome impact patients' quality of life".

Karen Miegel 2007 "Oral health of elderly Residential Aged Care Facility residents".

Catherine Greenshields 2007 "The experience of fatigue in Heart Failure".

Anne Piltz 2006 "Barriers that inhibit nurses from reporting suspected cases of child abuse and neglect".

Chris George 2006 "Peri-operative diabetes and glycaemia management".

Wendy Booth 2006 "Do clients entering Residential Aged Care Facilities receive adequate counselling and support?"

Chantelle King 2005 "Australian Indigenous road safety; a public health perspective".

School of Nursing & Midwifey Membership
School Board
Board of Studies (Proxy)
Undergraduate Subcommittee to the Board of Studies
BNg Curriculum Development Committee
BNg Intensive Curriculum Writing Group
Exam Board
Exam Board Executive
Primary Health Care Group
Student Writing Scholarship Group

Faculty of Health Sciences Committee Membership
Faculty of Health Sciences International Programs Committee
Student Progress Committee (Proxy)

Flinders University Committee Membership
Clinical Change ASRI

Professional and Community Membership
Royal College of Nursing Australia
South Australian Cardiology Clinical Network
College of Emergency Nursing Australasia Ltd
Clinical Network Prevention and Rehabilitation Sub-Committee
Education Research Group of Adelaide (ERGA)
Flinders University Rural Health Society

Reviewer
Australian Health Review Journal
Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Disease Journal
Contemporary Nurse Journal
International Journal of Nursing Practice
Pearsons Books