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Professor Elisabeth Jacob

Head of School, Victoria
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine

Areas of expertise: Health workforce; quality and safety; education; critical thinking; transition to practice; evidence based practice.

Phone: +61 3 9953 8218

Email: elisabeth.jacob@acu.edu.au

Location: ACU Melbourne Campus

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3506-8422

Elisabeth Jacob is an experienced clinical nurse, educationalist and researcher. Her strong clinical links provide essential networks for her research areas of evidence based practice, nurse education and health workforce. She has been responsible for the leadership of curriculum design, development and delivery for large programs across multiple campuses.

Elisabeth's PhD investigated nursing scope of practice. She has experience in joint research, education and clinical appointments and has successfully co-designed interventions and evaluations with government and non-government partners. Elisabeth's research has made a significant contribution to the body of literature around nursing education, transition to practice and nursing workforce roles and responsibilities. Her research is heavily applied, and she has an impressive publication record with a number of high quality papers, book chapters and reports. Current projects include investigating the evidence base for the collection of blood samples through peripheral intravenous cannulas, simulation in health education and evaluation of the development of critical thinking skills in nursing students.

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• Davies, H., Sundin, D., Robertson, S., & Jacob, E (2022). " Impact of pre-registration extended immersive ward-based simulation on student learning in preparation for clinical placement". Nurse Education Today. Share link https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1fpykxHa5V6Ae
• Crevacore, C., Jacob, E., Coventry, L., Duffield, C. (2022). "Integrative Review: Factors impacting effective delegation practices by Registered Nurse to Assistant in Nursing". Journal of Advanced Nursing http://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15430
• Grota, T., Betihavas, V., Burston, A., & Jacob, E. (2022). "Impact of nurse-surgeons on patient-centred outcomes: A systematic review", International Journal of Nursing Studies. 4: 100086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2022.100086
• Ryder, M., & Jacob, E. (2022). "A Translational Research Framework for Nurse Practitioners". Journal of Nursing Management.30:421-427, https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13496
• Jacob, E., Robertson, S., Sundin, D., &. Davies, H. (2022). "Extended immersive simulation to develop non-technical skills: content analysis of student's views", Collegian.29(3): 350-356, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2021.09.009
• Jacob, A., McCann, D., Buykx, P., Thomas, B., Spelten, E., Schultz R., Kinsman, L., & Jacob, E. (2022). The 'disease' of violence against healthcare workers is a Wicked Problem. Managing and Preventing Violence in Healthcare. Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research.14(2):159-170 DOI 10.1108/JACPR-08-2021-0629
• Grota, T., Betihavas, V., Burston, A., & Jacob, E. (2021). "Current methods of nurse-surgeon training and education: a systematic review, International Journal of Nursing Studies. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2021.100048
• Graf, A., Jacob, E., Nattabi, B., & Twigg, D. (2021) "Experiences of Western Australian rural and remote nursing graduates: A mixed method analysis" Journal of Clinical Nursing
• Davies, H., Sundin, D., Robertson, S., & Jacob, E (2021) "Does participation in extended immersive ward-based simulation improve the preparedness of undergraduate bachelor's degree nursing students to be ready for clinical practice as a registered nurse? an integrative literature review." Journal of Clinical Nursing, doi: 10.1111/jocn.15796
• Jacob, E., Jacob, A., Davies, H., Jenkins, M., Jacob, D., Husain M. & Coventry, L., (2021). The impact of blood sampling technique, including the use of peripheral intravenous cannula, on hemolysis rates: a cohort study Journal of Clinical Nursing, 30(13-14):1916-1926.
• doi: 10.1111/jocn.15744.
• Ryder, M., Jacob, E., & Hendricks, J. (2020) An integrative review to identify evidence of nurse practitioner-led changes to health-care delivery and the outcomes of such changes. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 2020, 26(6), e12901
• Jacob, A., Coventry, L., Davies, H., & Jacob, E. (2020). Evidence based practice: Are current clinical guidelines on the use of Peripheral Intravenous Cannula for blood draws supported by evidence? Nursing Open doi: 10.1002/nop2.559
• Davies, H., Jacob, E., Shultz, R., Sundin, D. (2020) 'Ward for the Day': A Case Study of Extended Immersive Ward-Based Simulation, Nurse Education Today. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104430.
• Graf, A., Jacob, E., Nattabi, B., & Twigg, D. (2020) Contemporary nursing graduates' transition to practice: A critical review of transition models, Journal of Clinical Nursing. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15234

Accolades and Awards

• 2021 Australian Institute of Training and Development Excellence Award. Finalist for Best Capability Building Program for the Open Learning/ACU COVID4NURSEs program.

Appointments and Affiliations

• Fellow Australian College of Nursing
• Adjunct Associate Professor Edith Cowan University

International journal review panels

• International Journal Nursing Studies
• Journal of Clinical Nursing
• Journal of Advanced Nursing
• Nurse Education Today
• Collegian

Grant agency review panels

• Australian Research Council (peer reviewer)