School of Nursing and Midwifery

Associate Professor Mandy Towell-Barnard

Associate Professor Mandy Towell-Barnard is the Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning) in the School of Nursing and Midwifery and an Adjunct Research Fellow in the Centre for Nursing Research at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.

As ADTL, Mandy oversees the quality of teaching and learning in the School, accreditation processes and major course reviews to ensure the student experience, retention and success are as good as they can be.

Professional Associations

• Golden Key Honour Society.
• International Family Nursing Association

Research Areas and Interests

A research focus on optimising clinical outcomes for families and patients with Type 2 diabetes, cognitive impairment, and morbid obesity within the acute care setting. Interest in emotional intelligence and preventing violence against healthcare workers in the acute care setting.

Qualifications

• Doctor Curationis, South Africa, 2012.
• Magister Curationis Critical Care, South Africa, 2004.
• Baccalaureus Curationis Community Nursing Science, South Africa, 2000.
• Diploma Critical Care Nursing General, South Africa, 1994.
• Diploma General Nursing, South Africa, 1987.

Research Outputs

Research Projects

• Impacts of the Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner Role on the Care of Hip Fracture Patients: Patient and Economic Outcomes (Subproject for G1001207), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Grant, 2013 ‑ 2026, $7,832.
• The accuracy and clinical utility of violence risk assessment tools for the acute care setting_Subproject for Institution # G1001207, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Grant, 2013 ‑ 2026, $35,628.
• Evaluation of the One Focus Clinical Facilitation Model for Nursing Students at SCGH Subproject for Institution # G1001207, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Grant, 2013 ‑ 2026, $17,699.
• Staff perceptions of the effectiveness of hospital wide communication during the COVID-19 pandemic., Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Grant, 2013 ‑ 2026, $11,065.
• Workplace aggression and violence, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2024, $27,273.
• Evaluating the impact of a Safety for Staff Education Program (S4S) on knowledge, attitudes and confidence, for all occupation categories in managing violence and aggression acute care, A mixed methods study, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2024, $27,273.
• Healthcare workers perceptions of aggression and violence in the acute care setting in WA: A cross-sectional survey, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2024, $27,273.
• Patient and family’s perceptions of their involvement in nursing bedside handover – a case study, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2022, $29,983.
• Understanding health beliefs of young Aboriginal people with type 2 diabetes, Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation), Health Promotion Research - Exploratory Research Grants, 2019 ‑ 2021, $75,000.
• Evaluating nurse change-of-shift handovers at a private hospital, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Engagement Grant, 2019 ‑ 2020, $20,000.
• Examining consumer experiences of a tertiary hospital emergency department in Western Australia: A mixed methods study, Department of Health WA, Nursing and Midwifery Office Grant, 2019 ‑ 2020, $29,500.
• Family experience of an Australian adult intensive care unit waiting room - A mixed-method study, Department of Health WA, Nursing and Midwifery Office Grant, 2019 ‑ 2020, $35,513.
• Introducing an Intervention to Improve Adherence to Pressure Injury Evidence Based Guidelines: a Cluster Randomised Trial, WA Nurses Memorial Charitable Trust, Grant, 2016 ‑ 2020, $40,000.
• Independent predictors of successful vascular access (VA) cannulation in haemodialysis patients and the development of a VA cannulation complexity instrument., Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration Grant - 2015 (Round 2), 2015 ‑ 2019, $22,500.
• Investigating nurse-led hospital based diabetes education: Alignment with evidenced based practice, patient satisfaction and hospital readmission., Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2017, 2017 ‑ 2018, $30,000.
• Insulin Stabilisation Ambulatory Program for Inpatients Discharged from Hospital – “Virtual Ward”, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration Grant - 2015 (Round 1), 2015 ‑ 2018, $25,000.
• A cohort study to inform the development of a strategic intervention to develop EI, student well-being and retention across an undergraduate nursing and nursing/midwifery university program in WA., Edith Cowan University, School of Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Initiative Fund, 2017 ‑ 2018, $10,000.
• A Pilot Randomised Control Trial to Compare Failure Rates between Anti-infective CVC, PICC and Anti-infective PICC lines in Patients that Receive TPN, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Grant, 2015 ‑ 2017, $39,626.
• Evaluation of the One Focus Clinical Facilitation Model for Nursing Students at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, WA Nurses Memorial Charitable Trust, Grant, 2015 ‑ 2017, $10,000.
• Cognitive Impairment and Readmission rates in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Admitted to the Acute Care Setting: A Cohort Study, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Research Advisory Committee Funding Grant 2016/17, 2016 ‑ 2017, $47,392.
• Multidisciplinary Staff Engagement in Implementation of Standardised Aseptic Technique in an Acute Hospital, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration Grant - 2014 (Round 1), 2013 ‑ 2015, $25,025.

Research Student Supervision