Overview
Background
Peter is the Director of Teaching and Learning for UQ's School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work. He teaches across both undergaduate and postgraduate programs and is also responsible for the International Portfolio.
Peter's research interests include: teaching and learning; eLearning and flexible learning; digital literacy; and interprofessional education.
Working in tertiary education since 2003, Peter's responsibilities have included but are not limited to: curriculum development and implementation; internal and external accreditation processes; interprofessional teaching and cooperation; development and implementation of School strategic plans; development and management of moderation processes which ensure transparency of standards of quality in implementation and outcomes; administration of programs; maintaining and developing domestic and international partnerships with both industry and external tertiary providers; and international consultancy particular to staff developoment and capacity building, teaching and learning and curricula development and review.
Availability
- Associate Professor Peter Lewis is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Research interests
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Teaching and learning
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Digital literacy
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online learning and flexible learning
Works
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2015
Conference Publication
Identifying Registered Nurses’ Attitudes and Percieved Facilitators and Barriers Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Strategies in the Intensive Care Unit
Tayyib, N., Coyer, F. and Lewis, P. A. (2015). Identifying Registered Nurses’ Attitudes and Percieved Facilitators and Barriers Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Strategies in the Intensive Care Unit. European Wound Management Association Conference, London, United Kingdom, May 13-15 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Testing the efficacy of a pressure ulcer prevention bundle to improve the skin integrity of ICU patients
Tayyib N, Coyer, F and Lewis, P. A. (2015). Testing the efficacy of a pressure ulcer prevention bundle to improve the skin integrity of ICU patients. The 11th Emirates Critical Care Conference in conjunction with the 7th Asia Africa Conference of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine, the 11th International Pan Arab Critical Care Medicine Society Conference and the 2nd Middle East Surviving Sepsis Campaign Meeting, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 9-11 April 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Measuring undergraduate nursing students’ reflective thinking and critical reflection self-efficacy following high fidelity simulation: A pilot study
Tutticci, N, Coyer, F and Lewis, P. A. (2015). Measuring undergraduate nursing students’ reflective thinking and critical reflection self-efficacy following high fidelity simulation: A pilot study. The 4th International Conference on Nursing and Health Care, San Francisco, United States, 5-7 October 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Identifying Registered Nurses’ attitudes and perceived facilitators and barriers towards pressure ulcer prevention strategies in the intensive care unit
Tayyib, N., Coyer, F. and Lewis, P. A. (2015). Identifying Registered Nurses’ attitudes and perceived facilitators and barriers towards pressure ulcer prevention strategies in the intensive care unit. European Wound Management Association (EWMA) 2015 Conference, London, United Kingdom, 13-15 May 2015.
2015
Journal Article
Effectiveness of an emergency nurse practitioner service for adults presenting to rural hospitals with chest pain: protocol for a multicentre, longitudinal nested cohort study
Roche, Tina E., Gardner, Glenn and Lewis, Peter A. (2015). Effectiveness of an emergency nurse practitioner service for adults presenting to rural hospitals with chest pain: protocol for a multicentre, longitudinal nested cohort study. BMJ Open, 5 (2) e006997, e006997-e006997. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006997
2015
Journal Article
Flexible learning design in curriculum delivery promotes student engagement and develops metacognitive learners: an integrated review
McGarry, Ben J., Theobald, Karen, Lewis, Peter A. and Coyer, Fiona (2015). Flexible learning design in curriculum delivery promotes student engagement and develops metacognitive learners: an integrated review. Nurse Education Today, 35 (9), 966-973. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.06.009
2014
Journal Article
Retrospective observational study of patients who present to Australian rural emergency departments with undifferentiated chest pain: chest pain and rural emergency department
Roche, Tina, Gardner, Glenn and Lewis, Peter (2014). Retrospective observational study of patients who present to Australian rural emergency departments with undifferentiated chest pain: chest pain and rural emergency department. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 22 (5), 229-234. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12134
2014
Journal Article
A prospective cohort study examining the preferred learning styles of acute care registered nurses
McCrow, Judy, Yevchak, Andrea and Lewis, Peter (2014). A prospective cohort study examining the preferred learning styles of acute care registered nurses. Nurse Education in Practice, 14 (2), 170-175. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2013.08.019
2014
Book Chapter
Analysing data using critical thinking skills
Lewis, P.A. and Douglas, C. (2014). Analysing data using critical thinking skills. Health assessment in nursing (Australian edition). (pp. 56-62) edited by Peter Lewis and David Foley. Broadway, NSW, Australia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
2014
Book Chapter
Assessment of cardiovascular function
Lewis, P. A. (2014). Assessment of cardiovascular function. Smeltzer and Bare's Textbook of Medical-surgical Nursing (Australian and New Zealand edition). edited by Maureen Farrell and Jennifer Dempsey. Broadway, NSW, Australia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
2014
Book Chapter
Pulling it all together
Lewis, P.A., Birgan, S. and Douglas, C. (2014). Pulling it all together. Health assessment in nursing (Australian edition). (pp. 614-620) edited by Peter Lewis and David Foley. Broadway, NSW, Australia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
2014
Book Chapter
Heart and neck vessels
Lewis, Peter (2014). Heart and neck vessels. Health assessment in nursing (Australian edition). (pp. 391-422) edited by Peter Lewis and David Foley. Broadway, NSW, Australia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
2014
Book Chapter
Validating and documenting data
Lewis, P.A. and Fairhall, R. (2014). Validating and documenting data. Health Assessment in Nursing. (pp. 45-55) edited by Peter Lewis and David Foley. North Ryde, NSW, Australia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
2014
Book Chapter
Thorax and lungs
Lewis, P.A. and Coyer, F. (2014). Thorax and lungs. Health assessment in nursing (Australian edition). (pp. 345-372) edited by Peter Lewis and David Foley. Broadway, NSW, Australia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
2014
Book
Health assessment in nursing
Lewis, Peter and Foley, David (2014). Health assessment in nursing. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA United States: Wolters Kluwer.
2014
Conference Publication
Evaluating postgraduate students' perceptions of activity led learning: Findings from a longitudinal study
Cooke, G., Lewis, P. and Glendinning, I. (2014). Evaluating postgraduate students' perceptions of activity led learning: Findings from a longitudinal study. SEFI 2014: 42nd Annual Conference, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 15 - 19 September 2014. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI).
2013
Journal Article
Authors' reply
Lewis, P. (2013). Authors' reply. Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 18 (2). doi: 10.1111/fct.12022-2
2013
Journal Article
A pilot randomised trial of Medilixir cream shows some promising results, but control treatment may have been inappropriate
Savović, J. and Lewis, P. (2013). A pilot randomised trial of Medilixir cream shows some promising results, but control treatment may have been inappropriate. Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 18 (2), 104-106. doi: 10.1111/fct.12022_2
2013
Journal Article
Influencing factors of nurses' knowledge of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
Huynh, T. P. H., Lewis, P. A., Yates, P. and Tran, T. T. L. (2013). Influencing factors of nurses' knowledge of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. Y HỌC THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH, 17 (s4), 170-176.
2013
Journal Article
Pressure ulcers in the adult intensive care unit: a literature review of patient risk factors and risk assessment scales
Tayyib, Nahla, Coyer, Fiona and Lewis, Peter (2013). Pressure ulcers in the adult intensive care unit: a literature review of patient risk factors and risk assessment scales. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 3 (11), 28-42. doi: 10.5430/jnep.v3n11p28
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Peter Lewis is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
The Australian full-service secondary school: What does 'full-service' look like and which factors influence this?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Leigh Sperka
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Doctor Philosophy
The full-service community school in an Australian context: stakeholders and student voice
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Leigh Sperka, Dr Jessica Lee
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving pain management in the post- operative surgical neonate
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Glenda Hawley
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