Dr Loretta Garvey

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy – Monash University - 2017
Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education - Monash University – 2010
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Nursing – Monash University - 2007

Biography

Jo is a sociologist working in the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences. Jo joined Federation University Australia in 2014 moving in the merger with Monash Gippsland. Previous to Monash, Jo worked at the University of Melbourne where he was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Resource Management and Geography. He is currently a member of the Executive Committee as the Public Relations Officer of The Australian Sociological Association. Jo has previously also been co-editor of the association’s professional newsletter Nexus and has been since 2009. He has also been a co-convener and principle convener of the Australian Cultural Sociology Thematic Group and is a member of the Rural Societies Thematic Group also. Jo has also recently completed co-convening the 50th anniversary conference for The Australian Sociological Association held at Monash Caulfield Campus in November 2013.

Loretta Garvey is a registered nurse and joined Federation University in 2022 as the Assessment Transformation Lead for the university. She is now the Associate Head of Discipline (Nursing) Curriculum and Accreditation. Prior to joining Federation Loretta was involved in the establishment of the Bachelor of Nursing program at Swinburne University, where she utilised her expertise to develop an active learning curriculum in undergraduate nurse education. Previously, Loretta served as the Assessment Coordinator in Nursing and Midwifery at Monash University and taught acute medical surgical nursing. This work aligns with her research focus on innovations in active learning and assessment in higher education. Loretta’s honours research focused on Graduate Nurses' decision making in nurse-initiated medication. Prior to her work in nursing education, Loretta coordinated assessment and problem-based learning for the campus-based years of the Monash Medical Doctorate (MD) which led to her PhD research exploring the readiness of year 1 and 2 MD students to engage in problem-based learning.

Research interests

• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
• Active learning
• Authentic Assessment
• Mental Health
• Health Innovation

Supervision

Loretta has completed multiple Doctoral and Masters students and is currently supervising numerous doctoral students. Loretta is available for supervision of new doctoral students.

Publications

Refereed journal articles

1. Garvey, L., Illangakoon, C., Tighe, J. & Hamadeh Kerbage, S.  (2025). A comparison of first year nursing students’ assessment journey at two universities; an exploratory mixed methods study. Journal of Further and Higher Education https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2024.2444440
2. Hamedeh Kerbage, S., Lambert, G., Willetts, G., & Garvey, L. (2024). Nursing. Pain management of adult sedated and ventilated patients in the intensive care units: A survey with free text responses. Intensive and Critical Care 84, 103770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2024.103770
3. Hamideh Kerbage, S., Willetts, G., Garvey, L. (2024). Pain management interventions of the non-communicating patient in intensive care: What works for whom and why? A rapid realist review. Journal of Clinical Nursing 33 (6), 2050-2068. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.17065
4. Nguyen, Han TN., Garvey, L., Ngo,Dung T., Duong, Trang TT., Lu, Dien T., Nguyen, Duy TH., Le, Hang TT., Le, Chi TK., Nguyen, Truc TT. & Hamideh Kerbage, S. (2024). Unveiling knowledge of anaphylaxis among nursing students. Teaching and Learning in Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2023.11.010
5. Hamadeh, S., Willetts, G., & Garvey, L. (2024). What Enables Implementation of Pain Management Interventions in Intensive Care Units and Why: A Realist Evaluation to Refine Program Theory. Journal of Advanced Nursinghttps://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16500
6. Hui, TT. Garvey, L. & Olasoji, M. (2023). Perspectives of mental health clinicians on physical health of Young People with Early Psychosis. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13268
7. Maguire, T., Garvey, L., Ryan, J., Levett-Jones, T., Olasoji, M. (2023). Modifying the Clinical Reasoning Cycle to enhance forensic mental health nursing utility. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13265
8. Maguire, T., Willetts, G., McKenna, B., Daffern, M., and Garvey, L. (2023). Developing Entrustable Professional Activities for an aggression prevention protocol. Nurse Education in Practice. 103827 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103827
9. Olasoji, M., Garvey, L., Sadoughi, N. & Willetts, G. (2023) A qualitative study on undergraduate student nurses’ experience of mental health simulation pre-clinical placement. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 84, 101455https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2023.101455
10. Kuppadakkath, S. Olasoji, M., Bhowmik, J. & Garvey, L. (2023). Nurses’ perspectives on medication errors and prevention strategies in residential aged care facilities through a national survey. International Journal of Older People Nursing. e12567. http://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12567
11. Garvey, L., Willetts, G., Hermamm, A., Sinchenko, E. & Verezub, E. (2023). A multi-layered approach to developing academic written communication skills for Nursing students. 20(1), 20220107. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 20(1), 20220107.https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2022-0107
12. Co, J., Hamadeh Kerbage, S., Willetts, G., Garvey, L., Bhattacharya, A. Mitchell, B. & Croy, G. (2023). Students coping with change in higher education; an overview. Educational Research Review. 100508 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2023.100508
13. Garvey, L., Hood, K., Willetts, G., Weller-Newton, J., Wheelahan, J. & Croy, G. (2023). Nursing Educators’ professional identity: challenges and consequences when adopting the flipped classroom. Teaching and Learning in Nursing. 8(2), 257-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2022.12.002
14. Maguire, T., Garvey, L., Ryan, J., Levett-Jones, T., Olasoji, M., & Willets, G. (2022). Exploring adaptations to the Clinical Reasoning Cycle for forensic mental health nursing: A qualitative enquiry. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 32(2), 544-555 http://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13096
15. Garvey, L. Benson, A., Benger, D., Short, T, Banyard, H. & Edward, K. (2022). The perceptions of mental health clinicians integrating exercise as an adjunct to routine treatment of depression and anxiety. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 32(2), 502-512 https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13089
16. Maguire, T., Garvey, L., Ryan, J., Willetts, G. & Olasoji, M. (2022). Using the nominal group technique to determine a nursing framework for a forensic mental health service: A discussion paper. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 31(4), 1030-1038  http://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13023
17. Kuppadakkath, S. Olasoji, M. & Garvey, L. (2022). Nurses’ experience of medication errors in residential aged care facilities: An exploratory descriptive study. Collegian. 29(6), 880-886 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2022.04.006
18. Hodgson, Y., Cant, R., Tighe, J. & Garvey, L. (2022). Students’ perceptions and experiences of assessment in three years of a Biomedicine degree. 1-17 Journal of Further and Higher Education. 46(9), 1212-1228 https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2022.2061842
19. Al Wadhahi, A. Garvey, L. Stephenson, J. & Edward, K. (2022). Asthma inhaler adherence in young adults between 18-34 years: systematic review and meta-analysis. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine. 4(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-022-01161-w
20. Garvey, L., Mackleprang, J.L., Bhowmik, J. Cassar, N. Delbridge, R. El-Ansary, D, Willetts, G. & Williams, A. (2022). Enhancing cultural capabilities amongst health professions student: a pilot study of interprofessional tag team simulation. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 62, 83-91 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2021.08.021
21. Al Wadhahi, A. Garvey, L., Edward, K. & Beasley, C. (2021). The lived experience of adherence to Asthma medication in young adults (18-34 years). Journal of Asthma. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2021.2018706
22. Maguire, T., Garvey, L., Ryan, J., Willetts, G. & Olasoji, M. (2021). Exploration of the utility of the Nursing Process and the Clinical Reasoning Cycle as a framework for forensic mental health nurses: A qualitative study. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 31(2), 358-368.http://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12963
23. Hui, TT. Garvey, L. & Olasoji, M. (2021). Improving the physical health of young people with early psychosis with a lifestyle intervention: a scoping review. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 30(6), 1498-1524. http://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12922
24. Hamadeh Kerbage, S., Garvey, L., Lambert, G. & Willetts, G. (2021). Pain assessment of the sedated and ventilated patients in intensive care: a scoping review. International Journal of Nursing Studies.122, 104044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104044
25. Hamadeh Kerbage, S., Garvey, L., Willetts, G. & Olasoji, M. (2021). Nursing students’ resilience and coping during a pandemic. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 30, 1407-1416. http://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12896
26. Willetts, G., Nieuwoudt, L., Olasoji, M., Sadoughi, N., & Garvey, L. (2021). Implementation of a Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing (RUSON) program – the nurses’ perspective. Collegian. 29(1), 70-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2021.04.006
27. Delbridge, R., Garvey, L., Mackelprang, J., Cassar, N., Ward-Pahl, E., Egan, M. & Williams, A. (2021). Working at a knowledge interface to foreground Aboriginal health curriculum across health professions. Higher Education Research and Development. 1-16 https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2021.1927999
28. Garvey, L., Hodgson, Y., & Tighe, J. (2021). A mixed method exploration of Student perceptions of assessment in Nursing and Biomedicine. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2021.1892608
29. Garvey, L., Willetts, G., Sadoughi, N., & Olasoji, M., (2021). Undergraduate nursing students’ experience of mental health simulation post‐clinical placement: A Qualitative study. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 30(1) 93-101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.12801
30. Croy, G., Garvey, L., Willetts, G., Hood, K., & Wheelahan, J. (2020). Anxiety, flipped approach and self-efficacy: Exploring nursing student outcomes. Nurse Education Today, 93, 104534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104534
31. Willetts, G. & Garvey, L. (2020). Constructing nurses’ professional Identity through group performance. International Journal of Nursing Practice. 6(26) e12849 https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12849
32. Edward, K., Garvey, L., & Rahman, M.A. (2020). Using wearable activity trackers and health awareness in adults – nursing implications. International Journal of Nursing Sciences. 7(2) 179-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2020.03.006
33. Olasoji, M., Huynh, M., Edward, K., Willetts, G., & Garvey, L. (2020). Undergraduate student nurses’ experience of mental health simulation pre-clinical placement: A pre/post-test survey. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 29(5), 820-830.https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12715
34. Garvey, L. & Hay, M. (2020). Learning styles of undergraduate medical students in Problem Based Learning (PBL). Can Tho Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy. 6 (2). http://www.ctump.edu.vn/Default.aspx?tabid=3046&fbclid=IwAR26G7oGEkSsTSkeF3Z8oqsCHfyg_xTptJBgDFNDSnRMP2kyle-3KdeEu3Q
35. Hodgson, Y., & Garvey, L. (2019). Conceptions of Assessment in students and staff teaching biomedical sciences: a pilot study. Journal of Further and Higher Education. 44(6), 818-828. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2019.1612045
36. Hodgson, Y., & Garvey, L. (2017). Academic and student perceptions of assessment. Proceeding of the Australian Physiological Society. Vol 48, 11.
37. Garvey, L., & Plummer, V. (2011). What factors influence decision making by graduate nurses initiating medication? International Journal of Clinical Skills, 5(1), 50-55. https://www.ijocs.org/clinical-journal/what-factors-influence-decision-making-by-graduate-nurses-initiating-medication.pdf

Book chapters

Garvey, L. & Kiegaldie, D. (2024) Chapter 11: Assessment and Evaluation of Simulation in Undergraduate Nursing Education in Comprehensive Textbook of Healthcare Simulation: Nursing. Springer https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-31090-4_14