Ms Sally-Anne Bessell
| Position | Lecturer |
|---|---|
| Org Unit | Nursing |
| sally-anne.bessell@adelaide.edu.au | |
| Telephone | +61 8 8313 7301 |
| Location |
Floor/Room
4
,
Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences
,
North Terrace
|
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Biography/ Background
Sally completed her Bachelor of Nursing Degree at the University of South Australia, in 1996. She has since worked in many nursing positions, specialising in Critical Care Nursing. Having completed a certificate in Acute Care Nursing, Sally went on to complete a Graduate Diploma in Intensive Care Nursing in 2001 and Masters of Critical Care Nursing in 2017.
Sally has enjoy a critical care nursing career across both the private and public health care sectors. She has worked in ICU at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Anaesthetics and Recovery, Angiography and the Critical Care at St Andrew’s Hospital. For the past 7 years Sally has enjoyed a casual clinical position in the Emergency Department at Calvary Wakefield, now Calvary Adelaide Hospital.
To broaden her experience in a new direction, Sally branched out into Community Health and University teaching around 2007. Here she fulfilled roles as a liaison officer/discharge planner for a private community nursing company, whilst working for the University of South Australia as a nursing tutor. Having enjoyed the introduction to curriculum based, undergraduate student teaching and an Academic Career, by 2015 Sally’s interest in nursing education had developed.
February 2015 Sally commenced her career with The University of Adelaide, Adelaide Nursing School. Initially a Clinical Facilitator she enjoyed student mentorship, industry liaison and networking, skills lab teaching and student assessment. Having a strong interest in teaching, assessment design and research, whilst championing the nursing profession, Sally went on to become a Course Co-ordinator. She now looks forward to undertaking a Masters of Clinical Science in 2020. This will support the development of her research interests in innovations in student learning, (Virtual Reality research project team member), Care of the Older Person, Management of the Deteriorating Patient and Graduate Outcomes.
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Entry last updated: Tuesday, 29 Mar 2022
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