
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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2019
Journal Article
Situation awareness and the decision‐making processes of final‐year nursing students
Tower, Marion, Watson, Bernadette, Bourke, Alison, Tyers, Emma and Tin, Anne (2019). Situation awareness and the decision‐making processes of final‐year nursing students. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28 (21-22) jocn.14988, 3923-3934. doi: 10.1111/jocn.14988
2019
Conference Publication
Educating for social accountability across the health professions: an interprofessional symposium
Roberts-Thomson, Sarah, Cottrell, Neil, Tower, Marion and Ng, Norman (2019). Educating for social accountability across the health professions: an interprofessional symposium. Australian Pharmacy Council 2019 Colloquium, Melbourne, Australia, 2-3 May 2019.
2018
Conference Publication
The effect of smoking cessation education intervention on nurses’ knowledge, attitude and practice
Mohd Mokhtar, H.H., Tower, M. and Boyde, M. (2018). The effect of smoking cessation education intervention on nurses’ knowledge, attitude and practice. 66th Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, the International Society for Heart Research Australasian Section Annual Scientific Meeting and the 12th Annual Australia and New Zealand Endovascular Therapies Meeting, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-5 August 2018. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.775
2017
Conference Publication
Developing Scholarship of Learning & Teaching: Perceived Needs of Health Faculty Academics
Tower, Marion (2017). Developing Scholarship of Learning & Teaching: Perceived Needs of Health Faculty Academics . International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference (ISSOTL17), Calgary, Canada, 11-14 October 2017.
2017
Journal Article
Decision making in child and family welfare: the role of tools and practice frameworks
Gillingham, Philip, Harnett, Paul , Healy, Karen , Lynch, Debby and Tower, Marion (2017). Decision making in child and family welfare: the role of tools and practice frameworks. Children Australia, 42 (1), 49-56. doi: 10.1017/cha.2016.51
2015
Journal Article
Identifying outcomes associated with co-managed care models for patients who have sustained a hip fracture: an integrative literature review
Lynch, Genni, Tower, Marion and Venturato, Lorraine (2015). Identifying outcomes associated with co-managed care models for patients who have sustained a hip fracture: an integrative literature review. International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing, 19 (3), 140-154. doi: 10.1016/j.ijotn.2014.07.002
2015
Journal Article
Using social media as a strategy to address 'sophomore slump' in second year nursing students: a qualitative study
Tower, Marion, Blacklock, Eddie, Watson, Bernadette, Heffernan, Catherine and Tronoff, Glenyss (2015). Using social media as a strategy to address 'sophomore slump' in second year nursing students: a qualitative study. Nurse Education Today, 35 (11), 1130-1134. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.06.011
2015
Journal Article
Engaging, supporting and retaining academic at-risk students in a Bachelor of Nursing: setting risk markers, interventions and outcomes.
Tower, Marion, Walker, Rachel, Wilson, Keithia, Watson, Bernadette and Tronoff, Glenyss (2015). Engaging, supporting and retaining academic at-risk students in a Bachelor of Nursing: setting risk markers, interventions and outcomes.. International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, 6 (1), 121-134. doi: 10.5204/intjfyhe.v6i1.251
2015
Journal Article
Novel technologies can provide effective dressing and securement for peripheral arterial catheters: a pilot randomised controlled trial in the operating theatre and the intensive care unit
Reynolds, Heather, Taraporewalla, Kersi, Tower, Marion, Mihala, Gabor, Tuffaha, Haitham W., Fraser, John F. and Rickard, Claire M. (2015). Novel technologies can provide effective dressing and securement for peripheral arterial catheters: a pilot randomised controlled trial in the operating theatre and the intensive care unit. Australian Critical Care, 28 (3), 140-148. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2014.12.001
2015
Conference Publication
Developing a community of practice in scholarship of teaching and learning
Tower, M. (2015). Developing a community of practice in scholarship of teaching and learning. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference (ISSOTL10) incorporating the 18th Improving Student Learning Symposium, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 27-30 October 2015.
2015
Journal Article
Assessment of Dressing and Securement Techniques for Peripheral Arterial Catheters: A Narrative Review
Reynolds, Heather, Taraporewalla, Kersi, Tower, Marion and Rickard, Claire (2015). Assessment of Dressing and Securement Techniques for Peripheral Arterial Catheters: A Narrative Review. Vascular Access, 1 (1), 21-32.
2015
Journal Article
An education intervention to improve nursing students' understanding of medication safety
Hewitt, Jayne, Tower, Marion and Latimer, Sharon (2015). An education intervention to improve nursing students' understanding of medication safety. Nurse Education in Practice, 15 (1), 17-21. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2014.11.001
2015
Journal Article
Exploring the transition experiences of students entering into preregistration nursing degree programs with previous professional nursing qualifications: An integrative review
Tower, Marion, Cooke, Marie, Watson, Bernadette, Buys, Nick and Wilson, Keithia (2015). Exploring the transition experiences of students entering into preregistration nursing degree programs with previous professional nursing qualifications: An integrative review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24 (9-10), 1174-1188. doi: 10.1111/jocn.12756
2014
Conference Publication
Engaging, supporting and retaining academic at-risk students in a Bachelor of Nursing: Setting risk markers, interventions and outcomes
Tower, Marion, Walker, Rachel and Watson, Bernadette (2014). Engaging, supporting and retaining academic at-risk students in a Bachelor of Nursing: Setting risk markers, interventions and outcomes. Annual Worldwide Nursing Conference, Singapore, Singapore, 23-24 June 2014. Global Science & Technology Forum (GSTF).
2014
Journal Article
Social networking as a learning tool: nursing students' perception of efficacy
Tower, Marion, Latimer, Sharon and Hewitt, Jayne (2014). Social networking as a learning tool: nursing students' perception of efficacy. Nurse Education Today, 34 (6), 1012-1017. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.11.006
2014
Journal Article
Situation awareness and documentation of changes that affect patient outcomes in progress notes
Tower, Marion and Chaboyer, Wendy (2014). Situation awareness and documentation of changes that affect patient outcomes in progress notes. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 23 (9-10), 1403-1410. doi: 10.1111/jocn.12404
2014
Journal Article
An integrative review of self-efficacy and patient recovery post acute injury
Connolly, Fiona R., Aitken, Leanne M. and Tower, Marion (2014). An integrative review of self-efficacy and patient recovery post acute injury. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70 (4), 714-728. doi: 10.1111/jan.12237
2014
Journal Article
Factors associated with self-efficacy for managing recovery in the trauma intensive care population: a prospective cohort study
Connolly, Fiona R., Aitken, Leanne M., Tower, Marion and Macfarlane, Bonnie (2014). Factors associated with self-efficacy for managing recovery in the trauma intensive care population: a prospective cohort study. Injury, 45 (1), 272-278. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.05.005
2013
Journal Article
A snapshot of guideline compliance reveals room for improvement: a survey of peripheral arterial catheter practices in Australian operating theatres
Reynolds, Heather, Dulhunty, Joel, Tower, Marion, Taraporewalla, Kersi and Rickard, Claire (2013). A snapshot of guideline compliance reveals room for improvement: a survey of peripheral arterial catheter practices in Australian operating theatres. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69 (7), 1584-1594. doi: 10.1111/jan.12018
2012
Journal Article
Reconceptualising health and health care for women affected by domestic violence
Tower, Marion, Rowe, Jennifer and Wallis, Marianne (2012). Reconceptualising health and health care for women affected by domestic violence. Contemporary Nurse, 42 (2), 216-225. doi: 10.5172/conu.2012.42.2.216
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 William 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
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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
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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
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