Dr Anne Mette Adams

Lecturer in Nursing

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

+61 8 8201 5159
place Sturt North
GPO Box 2100, ADELAIDE, SA, 5001

Dr Anne Mette Adams (Mette) is an intensive care nurse, teacher and researcher. Drawing upon her extensive clinical background across diverse critical care settings in Denmark, Norway and Australia, she brings practical experience that continues to shape her teaching and research today. Mette joined Flinders University in 2016 and is passionate about supporting the next generation of nurses. Her teaching interests include evidence-based practice and knowledge translation, person-centred fundamental care and critical care nursing. Central to her teaching philosophy is the development of a student-centred environment where the content is meaningful and engaging, and students feel empowered and safe to speak up.

In her capacity as a researcher, Mette focuses on improving care for critically ill patients and their family members, as well as supporting the wellbeing of ICU clinicians. She has a particular interest in non-pharmacological management of challenging behaviours, and her PhD focused on developing clinical practice guidelines for the non-pharmacological management of patient agitation in the ICU. Mette collaborates closely with the Centre for Clinical Practice Guidelines in Denmark, and has experience with a range of research methods, including Delphi, qualitative and mixed-methods designs. 

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (Flinders University)

Honours (nursing) (Flinders University)

Flinders Foundation of University Teaching Certificate (Flinders University)

Master of Nursing (Flinders University)

GradDip in Critical Care (Flinders University)

Bachelor of Nursing (University College Lillebaelt, Denmark - 2003)

Honours, awards and grants

2025: ANZICS/ACCCN ASM Christchurch, Best Nursing Paper for the presentation Guidelines for the nonpharmacological prevention and management of patient agitation in the ICU

2025: Flinders Foundation Health Seed Grant

2024: Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Doctoral Thesis Excellence

2023: Flinders University Impact Seeding Grant

2023: ACCCN Diane Chamberlain Research Seeding Grant

2020: Erik Elgaard Sørensen Scholarship

2020: ACCCN Research Seeding Grant

2020: Australian Government RTP Scholarship

2018: First Class Honours

2018: ACCCN SA Members Professional Fund Grant

2017: School of Nursing and Midwifery Honours Scholarship

Key responsibilities

Research, topic coordination, teaching, academic integrity officer

Topic coordinator
NURS9003 Leading Evidence-based Practice & Knowledge Translation in Health
NURS8741 Professional Experience in Resuscitation Across the Lifespan (S2)
NURS8743 Critical Care Nursing Practice
NURS1025 Introduction to Research and Evidence Based Practice
Topic lecturer
NURS1025 Introduction to Research and Evidence Based Practice
NURS9003 Leading Evidence-based Practice & Knowledge Translation in Health
NURS2020 Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Nursing Management of Health