Biography
Nikki Phillips is a Professor of Nursing and the Head of School, School of Nursing and Midwifery at Deakin University. Nikki joined the School of Nursing and Midwifery in May 2009. Prior to this Nikki had over 15 years experience in facilitating the learning of both undergraduate and post-graduate nursing and midwifery students in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Bhutan. Nikki has significant experience in problem-based student learning methods and inquiry-based learning. Nikki is committed to quality nursing and midwifery courses that incorporate evidence-based practice, person-centred care, quality and risk management and improving patient outcomes.
Read more on Nikki's profileResearch interests
Nikki’s program of research is focused on evidence-based risk management strategies to prepare graduates to deliver quality and safe patient care. Nikki's teaching and learning research investigates best practice approaches to learning and teaching within a quality and safety framework for curricula.
Member of the Centre for Quality and Patient Safety (QPS) Strategic Research
Member of the Institute for Health Transformation
Teaching interests
Nikki was the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the School from 2010 to 2018 and co-led curricula development and oversaw the Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Nursing (Clinical Leadership), Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery, Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Psychological Science, and the Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion. Nikki’s teaching has been in the areas of acute care nursing practices and research. Nikki has also taught into the Master program and supervises Honours students and Higher Degree in Research students both at Master and PhD levels.
2013 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Creating Innovative Environments: Bachelor of Nursing course enhancement (team award)
Professional activities
Professor Phillips is a member of the national Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (CDNM) and a member of the Victorian and Tasmanian Heads of School Committee. Since the COVID-19 pandemic Professor Phillips has represented the Victorian Heads of Nursing and Midwifery Schools at Victorian Department of Health clinical placement planning meetings and has been the Victorian representative for CDNM at combined Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) COVID related strategy meetings.
Member Australian College of Nursing
Professor Phillips was the Deputy Chair of the ANMAC Registered Nurse Accreditation Committee (RNAC) from 2017 to 2019 and a Committee member since 2013. The RNAC is responsible for assuring the quality of national nursing education that leads to registration as a registered nurse.
Professor Phillips has contributed to the Department of Health and Human Services (i) 2019- Nursing & Midwifery Workforce Planning Advisory Group (ii) 2018-Review of Nursing and Midwifery Graduate Transition to Practice Programs in Victoria Advisory Committee and (iii) 2018- Midwifery Workforce sub-group.
Publications
A Alhassan, M Duke, N Phillips
(2024), Vol. 133, pp. 106081-106081, Nurse Education Today, Scotland, C1
Factors Influencing Nursing Student Learning During Clinical Placements: A Modified Delphi Study
Lauren McTier, Nikki Phillips, Maxine Duke
(2023), Vol. 62, pp. 333-341, Journal of Nursing Education, Thorofare, N.J., C1
Managing Academic-Health Service Partnerships
A Hutchinson, C Chalmers, K Nankervis, N Phillips
(2022), pp. 151-168, Research Coproduction in Healthcare, London, Eng., B1
Bodil Rasmussen, alison Hutchinson, grainne Lowe, karen Wynter, bernice Redley, Sara Holton, elizabeth Manias, nikki Phillips, Jo Mcdonall, lauren McTier, debra Kerr
(2022), Vol. 58, pp. 1-9, Nurse Education in Practice, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Patient, surgical and clinical factors associated with longer stay in the Post Anaesthesia Care Unit
K Briggs, M Botti, N Phillips, S Bowe, M Street
(2022), Vol. 35, pp. 1-12, Journal of Perioperative Nursing, Lyndoch, SA, C1
E Coffey, L McTier, N Phillips
(2022), Vol. 58, pp. 355-364, Contemporary Nurse, United States, C1
S Bouchoucha, M Kilpatrick, J Lucas, N Phillips, A Hutchinson
(2021), Vol. 26, pp. 85-94, Infection, Disease and Health, Netherlands, C1
Nursing students' awareness and perceptions of nurses' role in antimicrobial stewardship
S Bouchoucha, M Kilpatrick, N Phillips, A Hutchinson
(2021), Vol. 52, Nurse Education in Practice, Scotland, C1
An investigation into nursing students' application of infection prevention and control precautions
S Bouchoucha, N Philips, J Lucas, M Kilpatrick, A Hutchinson
(2021), Vol. 104, Nurse Education Today, Scotland, C1
E Tomlinson, H Rawson, E Manias, N Phillips, P Darzins, A Hutchinson
(2021), Vol. 11, BMJ Open, England, C1
K Wynter, B Redley, S Holton, E Manias, J McDonall, L McTier, A Hutchinson, D Kerr, G Lowe, N Phillips, B Rasmussen
(2021), Vol. 18, pp. 1-11, International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, Berlin, Germany, C1
Patients' expectations and experiences of stem cell therapy for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis
L Kenihan, L McTier, N Phillips
(2020), Vol. 23, pp. 1300-1309, Health expectations, Chichester, Eng., C1
M Street, N Phillips, E Haesler, B Kent
(2018), Vol. 74, pp. 2566-2576, Journal of Advanced Nursing, England, C1
S Mordiffi, B Kent, N Phillips, G Choon Huat
(2018), Vol. 23, pp. 387-403, Journal of Research in Nursing, England, C1
E Tomlinson, N Phillips, M Mohebbi, A Hutchinson
(2017), Vol. 26, pp. 658-667, Journal of Clinical Nursing, England, C1
Questioning skills of clinical facilitators supporting undergraduate nursing students
N Phillips, M Duke, R Weerasuriya
(2017), Vol. 26, pp. 4344-4352, Journal of Clinical Nursing, England, C1
M Street, N Phillips, M Mohebbi, B Kent
(2017), Vol. 7, BMJ Open, England, C1
Multisource feedback to graduate nurses: a multimethod study
Samantha McPhee, Nicole Phillips, Cherene Ockerby, Alison Hutchinson
(2017), Vol. 26, pp. 3442-3456, Journal of Clinical Nursing, London, Eng., C1
N Phillips, M Street, E Haesler
(2016), Vol. 25, pp. 110-117, BMJ Quality and Safety, England, C1
Use of videos to support teaching and learning of clinical skills in nursing education: A review
H Forbes, F Oprescu, T Downer, N Phillips, L McTier, B Lord, N Barr, K Alla, P Bright, J Dayton, V Simbag, I Visser
(2016), Vol. 42, pp. 53-56, Nurse Education Today, Scotland, C1
T Bucknall, H Forbes, N Phillips, N Hewitt, S Cooper, F Bogossian
(2016), Vol. 72, pp. 2482-2494, Journal of Advanced Nursing, England, C1
B Lord, F Oprescu, H Forbes, N Barr, T Downer, V Simbag, K Alla, L McTier, N Phillips, P Bright
(2016), Canberra, A.C.T., A6
Patient deterioration education: Evaluation of face-to-face simulation and e-simulation approaches
S Cooper, R Cant, F Bogossian, L Kinsman, T Bucknall, A Beauchamp, B DeVries, R Endacott, H Forbes, V Kain, L McKenna, J Porter, N Phillips, S Young
(2015), Vol. 11, pp. 97-105, Clinical Simulation in Nursing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Street, N Phillips, B Kent, S Colgan, M Mohebbi
(2015), Vol. 5, pp. 1-6, BMJ Open, London, Eng., C1
A trial of e-simulation of sudden patient deterioration (FIRST2ACT WEB) on student learning
F Bogossian, S Cooper, R Cant, J Porter, H Forbes, FIRST2ACT™ Research Team
(2015), Vol. 35, pp. e36-e42, Nurse education today, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Expert in my pocket: creating first person POV videos to enhance mobile learning
P Bright, B Lord, H Forbes, F Oprescu, N Barr, T Downer, N Phillips, L McTeir, V Simbag, K Alla
(2015), pp. 1-15, THETA 2015 : Create, connect, consume - innovating today for tomorrow : Proceedings of the 2015 The Higher Education Technology Agenda Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, E1
Multisource feedback to graduate nurses: a mixed method study
S McPhee, N Phillips, A Hutchinson
(2015), pp. 1-15, MHTP 2015 : Proceedings of the Monash Health & MHTP Research Week 2015, Melbourne, Vic., E1-1
F Bogossian, S Cooper, R Cant, A Beauchamp, J Porter, V Kain, T Bucknall, N Phillips
(2014), Vol. 34, pp. 691-696, Nurse education today, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
N Phillips, M Street, B Kent, M Cadeddu
(2014), Vol. 23, pp. 3345-3355, Journal of Clinical Nursing, West Sussex, United Kingdom, C1
Measuring patient participation in health care: a comprehensive systematic review protocol
N Phillips, M Street, E Haesler
(2014), Vol. 12, pp. 68-88, JBI Database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, Adelaide, S. A., C1
J Dzioba, R Cant, S Cooper, F Bogossian, N Phillips
(2014), Vol. 4, pp. 32-39, Journal of nursing education and practice, Toronto, Ont., C1
Risk factors for incident delirium in acute medical in-patients: a systematic review
E Cull, B Kent, N Phillips, R Mistarz
(2013), Vol. 11, pp. 62-111, JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, Adelaide, S. A., C1
Post-anaesthetic discharge scoring criteria: key findings from a systematic review
N Phillips, M Street, B Kent, E Haesler, M Cadeddu
(2013), Vol. 11, pp. 275-284, International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, Carlton South, Vic., C1
S Cooper, A Beauchamp, F Bogossian, T Bucknall, R Cant, B DeVries, R Endacott, H Forbes, R Hill, L Kinsman, V Kain, L McKenna, J Porter, N Phillips, S Young
(2012), Vol. 11, pp. 18-24, BMC Nursing, London, England, C1
Risk factors for incident delirium in acute medical in-patients. A systematic review
E Cull, B Kent, N Phillips, R Mistarz
(2012), Vol. 10, pp. 1-12, JBI library of systematic reviews, Adelaide, S. Aust., C1-1
N Phillips
(2011), Vol. 6, pp. 71-74, International journal of older people nursing, Oxford, England, C1
Post-anaesthetic discharge scoring criteria : a systematic review
N Phillips, E Haesler, M Street, B Kent
(2011), Vol. 9, pp. 1679-1713, JBI Library of Systematic Reviews, Adelaide, S. A., C1
Medication administration via enteral tubes : a survey of nurses' practices
N Phillips, R Endacott
(2011), Vol. 67, pp. 2586-2592, Journal of advanced nursing, Oxford, United Kingdom, C1-1
B Kent, E Cull, N Phillips
(2011), Vol. 9, pp. 2572-2626, JBI Library of Systematic Reviews, Adelaide, S.A., C1
S Mordiffi, B Kent, N Phillips, P Chi Tho
(2011), Vol. 9, pp. 2417-2481, JBI library of systematic reviews, Adelaide, S. Aust., C1
B Kent, E Cull, N Phillips
(2010), pp. 1-16, Joanna Briggs, [Adelaide, S.A.], C1
Post-anaesthetic discharge scoring criteria: A comprehensive systematic review
N Phillips, M Street, B Kent
(2010), pp. 1-16, Joanna Briggs, [Adelaide, S.A.], C1
A systematic review of nursing administration of medication via enteral tubes in adults
N Phillips, R Nay
(2008), Vol. 17, pp. 2257-2265, Journal of clinical nursing, Blackwell, C1-1
Nursing administration of medication via enteral tubes in adults : a systematic review
N Phillips, R Nay
(2007), Vol. 5, pp. 324-353, International journal of evidence-based healthcare, Richmond, Vic., C1-1
Administering enteral medications
N Phillips
(2007), Vol. 15, pp. 41-41, Australian nursing journal, North Fitzroy, Vic., C1-1
Nasogastric tubes : an historical context
N Phillips
(2006), Vol. 15, pp. 84-88, Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, Pitman, N.J., C1-1
The questioning skills of clinical teachers and preceptors: a comparative study
N Phillips, M Duke
(2001), Vol. 33, pp. 523-529, Journal of advanced nursing, Oxford, England, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Managing patient deterioration: Enhancing student nurses' competence through web-based simulation and feedback techniques
A/Prof Simon Cooper, Prof Tracey Bucknall, A/Prof Lisa McKenna, Prof Ruth Endacott, Prof Nikki Phillips, A/Prof Helen Forbes
OLT Commissioned Projects - Office for learning and Teaching
- 2013: $10,188
- 2012: $9,797
Expert in my pocket: A mobile-enabled repository of learning resources for the development of clinical skills in student health professionals
A/Prof Bill Lord, Dr Florin Oprescu, Mr Nigel Barr, Ms Teresa Downer, A/Prof Helen Forbes, Prof Nikki Phillips, Dr Lauren Mc Tier, Mr Peter Bright
OLT Seed Projects - Office for Learning and Teaching
- 2013: $30,295
Industry and Other Funding
Minimising post-operative risk through PACT (Post-Anaesthetics Care Tool): a pilot study and cost benefit analysis
Dr Maryann Street, Prof Nikki Phillips, Prof Bridie Kent
HCF Health and Medical Research Foundation - Hospitals Contribution Fund
- 2013: $76,900
- 2012: $61,410
An investigation into nursing students' knowledge, attitudes towards and practice of standard precautions
A/Prof Stephane Bouchoucha, Prof Ana Hutchinson, Prof Nikki Phillips
Medtronic Australasia Pty Ltd
- 2017: $4,545
Nurturing Registered Undergraduate Students of Nursing and Mifwifery to Optimise Their Experience in Practice Settings.
Prof Alison Hutchinson, Prof Linda Sweet, A/Prof Debra Kerr, Prof Nikki Phillips
The Nurses Board of Victoria Legacy Ltd (the Trustee of the Trust)
- 2024: $30,000
- 2023: $30,000
Supervisions
Afizu Alhassan
Thesis entitled: Influence of a Preceptor Training Program on Perceived Preceptor Competence and Quality of Clinical Placement
Doctor of Philosophy (Nursing), School of Nursing & Midwifery
Emily Tomlinson
Thesis entitled: Incident delirium in the acute general medical setting
Doctor of Philosophy (Nursing), School of Nursing & Midwifery
Siti Zubaidah Mordiffi
Thesis entitled: Assessing Pressure Injury Risk and Prevention using the Braden Mobility Subscale
Doctor of Philosophy (Nursing), School of Nursing & Midwifery