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Overview
Background
Marion has several years teaching and learning and leadership experience in the higher education sector. She is also a Board Director for Metro South Hospital and Health Services and Chairs the Metro South Safety & Quality committee. She is also a Council member of a local school. Marion completed a Bachelor of Nursing (Hons) in Sydney and then worked across NSW, Vic and QLD with experience in critical care and acute medical surgical areas, specialising in cardiology and emergency nursing. She completed a Master of Nursing in Women’s Health through QUT and a PhD at Griffith University. Marion has broad experience is leading curriculum design, implementation and review and has been involved in numerous research projects around students’ experiences of university and supporting and assessing students’ learning. Her research interests include nurse education, the student experience of university, assessment of learning, supporting casual academic staff and clinical decision making in practice. Marion also supervises several PhD students across a range of interests and research methodologies.
Availability
- Dr Marion Tower is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework), Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
Research interests
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Nurse education
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Clinical decision-making
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Student education
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Curriculum development
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Assessment of learning
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Safety & quality in health care
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Should I stay or should I go? Nursing and midwifery academics intention to stay in or leave academia: A scoping review
Tower, Marion, Muir, Rachel, Zimmerman, Peta-Anne, Carter, Amanda G., Maude, Robyn, Hollaway, Kathy, Geia, Lynore, Massey, Debbie and Elder, Elizabeth (2024). Should I stay or should I go? Nursing and midwifery academics intention to stay in or leave academia: A scoping review. Nurse Education Today, 142 106352, 106352. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106352
2024
Journal Article
Factors influencing nursing student satisfaction in aged care placements: An Australian cross-sectional study
Hyun, Areum, Tower, Marion, Bogossian, Fiona, Seib, Charrlotte, Ryan, Colleen and Cooper, Simon (2024). Factors influencing nursing student satisfaction in aged care placements: An Australian cross-sectional study. Nurse Education in Practice, 79 104064, 104064. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2024.104064
2024
Journal Article
Implementation of a nurse practitioner service in a rural setting: a qualitative analysis of healthcare practitioners’ experiences
Tower, Marion, Hyun, Areum, Denton, Michelle and Cottle-Quinn, Amanda (2024). Implementation of a nurse practitioner service in a rural setting: a qualitative analysis of healthcare practitioners’ experiences. Contemporary Nurse, 60 (4), 345-355. doi: 10.1080/10376178.2024.2316597
2024
Journal Article
Perceptions and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination among health professional students in Australia: a qualitative study
Chen, Yingyan, Tower, Marion, Zimmerman, Peta-Anne, Layh, Janice, Sparke, Vanessa, Prichard, Roslyn, Mason, Matt and Lin, Frances Fengzhi (2024). Perceptions and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination among health professional students in Australia: a qualitative study. Journal of Public Health Policy, 45 (2), 283-298. doi: 10.1057/s41271-024-00483-4
2023
Journal Article
Barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Australian health professional students during the pandemic: a nationwide study
Chen, Yingyan, Prichard, Roslyn, Mason, Matt, Tower, Marion, Zimmerman, Peta-Anne, Sparke, Vanessa, Layh, Janice, Mehdi, Ahmed M. and Lin, Frances Fengzhi (2023). Barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Australian health professional students during the pandemic: a nationwide study. Journal of Public Health Policy, 44 (3), 400-414. doi: 10.1057/s41271-023-00422-9
2023
Journal Article
Student motivations, perceptions and opinions of participating in student evaluation of teaching surveys: a scoping review
Sullivan, Daniel, Lakeman, Richard, Massey, Debbie, Nasrawi, Dima, Tower, Marion and Lee, Megan (2023). Student motivations, perceptions and opinions of participating in student evaluation of teaching surveys: a scoping review. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 49 (2), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/02602938.2023.2199486
2022
Journal Article
Factors that impact Australian early career nurses’ intentions to remain in their position and the profession: a prospective cohort study
Cottle‐Quinn, Amanda, Tower, Marion and Eley, Rob (2022). Factors that impact Australian early career nurses’ intentions to remain in their position and the profession: a prospective cohort study. Journal of Nursing Management, 30 (7), 3419-3429. doi: 10.1111/jonm.13803
2022
Journal Article
The current contexts of newly graduated nurses’ competence: a content analysis
Hyun, Areum, Tower, Marion and Turner, Catherine (2022). The current contexts of newly graduated nurses’ competence: a content analysis. Healthcare, 10 (6) 1071, 1071. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10061071
2022
Journal Article
Core procedural skills competencies and the maintenance of procedural skills for medical students: a Delphi study
Green, Patricia, Edwards, Elizabeth J. and Tower, Marion (2022). Core procedural skills competencies and the maintenance of procedural skills for medical students: a Delphi study. BMC Medical Education, 22 (1) 259, 259. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03323-9
2022
Journal Article
A student-led, interprofessional care, community-based healthcare service: Student, clinical educator and client perceptions of interprofessional care and education
Beckman, Emma M., Mandrusiak, Allison, Forbes, Roma, Mitchell, Leander, Tower, Marion, Cunningham, Brent and Lewis, Peter (2022). A student-led, interprofessional care, community-based healthcare service: Student, clinical educator and client perceptions of interprofessional care and education. Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Professional Journal, 23 (1), 90-108. doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v23i1.476
2022
Journal Article
Exploration of health and health behaviours of undergraduate nursing students: a multi-methods study in two countries
Cameron, Dawn M., Muratore, Francesca, Tower, Marion, Eades, Claire E. and Evans, Josie M. M. (2022). Exploration of health and health behaviours of undergraduate nursing students: a multi-methods study in two countries. Contemporary Nurse, 58 (5-6), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/10376178.2022.2085128
2021
Journal Article
Nursing degree students’ clinical placement experiences in Australia: a survey design
Luders, Elise, Cooper, Simon, Cant, Robyn, Waters, Donna, Tower, Marion, Henderson, Amanda, Hood, Kerry, Willetts, Georgina, Ryan, Colleen and Reid-Searl, Kerry (2021). Nursing degree students’ clinical placement experiences in Australia: a survey design. Nurse Education in Practice, 54 103112, 103112. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103112
2021
Journal Article
Factors that influence Australian early career nurse employment outcomes and settings: a prospective cohort study
Cottle‐Quinn, Amanda, Tower, Marion and Eley, Rob (2021). Factors that influence Australian early career nurse employment outcomes and settings: a prospective cohort study. Journal of Nursing Management, 29 (3) jonm.13166, 459-467. doi: 10.1111/jonm.13166
2021
Other Outputs
Evaluation report: SWHHS Nurse Practitioner service
Tower, M., Denton, M. and Cottle-Quinn, A. (2021). Evaluation report: SWHHS Nurse Practitioner service. School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work: The University of Queensland.
2020
Journal Article
Interprofessional, student-led community health clinic: expanding service provision and clinical education capacity
Forbes, Roma, Beckman, Emma, Tower, Marion, Mandrusiak, Allison, Mitchell, Leander K., Sexton, Christopher T., Cunningham, Brent and Lewis, Peter A. (2020). Interprofessional, student-led community health clinic: expanding service provision and clinical education capacity. Australian Health Review, 45 (2), 255-260. doi: 10.1071/ah20021
2020
Journal Article
Measuring the quality of nursing clinical placements and the development of the Placement Evaluation Tool (PET) in a mixed methods co-design project
Cooper, Simon, Cant, Robyn, Waters, Donna, Luders, Elise, Henderson, Amanda, Willetts, Georgina, Tower, Marion, Reid-Searl, Kerry, Ryan, Colleen and Hood, Kerry (2020). Measuring the quality of nursing clinical placements and the development of the Placement Evaluation Tool (PET) in a mixed methods co-design project. BMC Nursing, 19 (1) 101, 101. doi: 10.1186/s12912-020-00491-1
2020
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Exploration of the expected and achieved competency levels of new graduate nurses
Hyun, Areum, Tower, Marion and Turner, Catherine (2020). Exploration of the expected and achieved competency levels of new graduate nurses. Journal of Nursing Management, 28 (6) jonm.13105, 1418-1431. doi: 10.1111/jonm.13105
2020
Journal Article
Preparing students to respond to heightened emotions in field practice: a multi-disciplinary study
Healy, Karen, Tower, Marion and Hawley, Glenda (2020). Preparing students to respond to heightened emotions in field practice: a multi-disciplinary study. Advances in Social Work Education and Welfare, 22 (1), 64-80.
2020
Journal Article
The Nominal Group Technique: generating consensus in nursing research
Cooper, Simon, Cant, Robyn, Luders, Elise, Waters, Donna, Henderson, Amanda, Hood, Kerry, Reid-Searl, Kerry, Ryan, Colleen, Tower, Marion and Willetts, Georgina (2020). The Nominal Group Technique: generating consensus in nursing research. Journal of Nursing Education, 59 (2), 65-67. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20200122-02
2020
Journal Article
What are the nursing competencies expected to newly graduated nurses?: An integrative literature review
Hyun, Areum, Tower, Marion, Turner, Catherine and Cottle, Amanda (2020). What are the nursing competencies expected to newly graduated nurses?: An integrative literature review. Journal of Korean Association for Qualitative Research, 5 (1), 54-64.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Marion Tower is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Healthcare Experiences of People Living with Myotonic Dystrophy
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Using social identity and communication accommodation theories to understand the effect of interprofessional education in pre-registration studies on a graduate health professionals' transition to clinical practice.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Bernadette Watson, Associate Professor Neil Cottrell
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Doctor Philosophy
Competency-based teaching of procedural skills for medical students using an evidenced-based pedagogical framework
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Asaduzzaman Khan, Associate Professor Elizabeth Edwards
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Factors contributing to cardiac rehabilitation uptake among patients with coronary artery disease in Thailand
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rob Eley
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Identification and exploration of nursing competencies required for newly graduated nurses in Korea
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Factors that influence early career nurse employment outcomes, settings and intention to remain in the workforce: A prospective cohort study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rob Eley
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