Robyn Cant

Email: r.cant@federation.edu.au
Position: Adjunct Associate Professor
Discipline: Nursing

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Monash 2007);
  • Master of Health Science (Latrobe 1997)

Teaching areas/interests

  • Teaching and learning in the health sciences
  • Patient education

Professional associations/affiliations

  • Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, VIC.
  • Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Nursing Midwifery & Nutrition, James Cook University, QLD.

Research interests

  • Teaching and learning
  • Simulation-based education
  • Program evaluation
  • Research methods
  • Literature review methodologies

Publications

Journal articles - Peer Review Journal Papers

(Sample from recent years)

Cant R. P, Levett-Jones T, James A. Do simulation studies measure up? A simulation study quality review. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 2018;21:23-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2018.06.002.

Porter J, Cant R, Missen K, Raymond A, Churchill A. Physical deterioration in an acute mental health unit: A quantitative retrospective analysis of medical emergencies. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 2018.DOI: 10.1111/inm.12467

McKenna L, Cooper S. J, Cant R, Bogossian F. h-index of Australian university Professors of Nursing and Midwifery [editorial] Journal of Advanced Nursing 2018;74:497. DOI: 10.1111/jan.13338

Cooper S, Seaton P; Absalom I; Cant R; Bogossian F; Kelly M, Levett- Jones T; McKenna L. Can scholarship in nursing/midwifery education result in a successful research career? [editorial] Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2018. DOI:10.1111/jan.13698.

Cant R P, Cooper S. J. Use of simulation-based learning in undergraduate nursing education: An umbrella systematic review. Nurse Education Today 2017, 49: 63-71. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.11.015

Ralph N, Birks M, Cant R, Chun-Tie Y, Hillman E. How should science be taught to nurses? Preferences of registered nurses and science teaching academics. Collegian (2017), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2017.01.004

Crawford J, Cooper S, DeSouza R, Cant R. The impact of Walk-in Centres and GP Co-operatives on Emergency Department presentations: a systematic review of the literature. International Emergency Nursing 2017 – in press

Birks M, Cant RP, Budden L. M, Russell-Westhead M, Sinem Üzar Özçetin Y, Tee S. Uncovering degrees of workplace bullying: A comparison of baccalaureate nursing students’ experiences during clinical placement in Australia and the UK. Nurse Education in Practice 2017, 25: 14-21. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2017.04.011.

McKenna L, Cooper S. J, Cant R, Bogossian F. h-index of Australian university Professors of Nursing and Midwifery [editorial] Journal of Advanced Nursing 2017, DOI: 10.1111/jan.13338

Birks M, Ralph N, Cant R, Chun Tie Y, Hillman E. Science knowledge needed for practice: A cross-sectional survey of registered nurses in Australia. Collegian 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2017.05.005

Cooper S, Hopmans R, Cant R, Bogossian F, Giannis A, King R. Deteriorating patients: Global reach and impact of an e-simulation program. Clinical Simulation in Nursing 2017, in press.

Cooper S, Cant R, Connell C, Sims L, Porter J. E, Symmons M, Nestel D, Liaw S. Y. Measuring teamwork performance: Validity testing of the Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAMTM) with clinical resuscitation teams. Resuscitation 2016; 101: 96-101. doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016.01.026

Cant R, Porter J, Cooper S, Roberts K, Wilson I, Gartside C. Improving the non-technical skills of hospital medical emergency teams: The Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAMTM). Emergency Medicine Australasia 2016, 28(6): 641-646. Doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12643 [IF 1.296]

Cooper S, Kinsman L, Chung C, Cant R, Boyle J, Bull L, Cameron A, Connell C, Kim J-A, McInnes D, McKay A, Nankervis K, Penz E, Rotter T. The impact of face-to-face and web-based simulation on patient deterioration and patient safety: Protocol for a multi-site multi-method design. BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16 (1), 475. Doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1683-0.

Birks Melanie, Davis Jenny, Smithson John, Cant Robyn P. Nursing Scope of Practice in Australia: An integrative review of the literature. Contemporary Nurse 2016; 52(5): 522- 543. At: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10376178.2016.1238773

Reports

Cooper S, Kinsman L, Chung C, Cant R, Boyle J, Cameron A, Cash P, Connell C, Evans L, Kim J-A, McKay A, McInnes D, Norman L. Rotter T. (2017). The impact of face-to-face and web-based simulation on patient deterioration and patient safety. [final report for ANZ trial- ACTRN12616000468426] (eBook) At: http://first2actweb.com/index.php/resources/

Cooper S, Black B, Bogossian F, Browning M, Cant R, Munro G, O’Meara P, Ross L, Sparkes L, Williams B. (2013). [Project final report]: Australian Office for Learning and Teaching: Online resource for teachers. Can eye-tracking technology improve situational awareness and student feedback during simulation?Available at: http://emergencyeyetracking.com/

Leech M, Hood K, Baulch J, Gilbee A, Anderson A, Cant R. (2013). Creating Interprofessional Learning Opportunities for Pre-registration Healthcare Students to Enrich Clinical Placement: The Increased Clinical Training Capacity (ICTC) Project.[Final report]Melbourne: Monash University.