Rate My Professor Amanda Johnson

Professor Amanda Johnson is Professor of Nursing at the University of Newcastle, within the School of Nursing and Midwifery in the College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing. She has held key leadership roles including Head of School and Dean of Nursing and Midwifery, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Excellence), and previously Pro Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience). A proud Wiradjuri woman, she has been instrumental in advancing nursing education and practice, particularly through team efforts recognized in the 2021 University of Newcastle Excellence Awards for inspiring contributions during COVID-19 vaccination initiatives and support for Indigenous nursing perspectives. Johnson is a Registered Nurse (RN) with a Diploma of Teaching (Nursing) (DipT(Ng)), Master of Health Science Education (MstHScEd), and PhD. Her career emphasizes excellence in teaching underpinned by research.

Johnson's research specializations include aged care, palliative care, and nursing education. Her influential publications address critical challenges in these areas. Notable works include 'Role stress in nurses: review of related factors and strategies for moving forward' (2005, Nursing & Health Sciences), 'The relationships among workplace stressors, coping methods, demographic characteristics, and health in Australian nurses' (2006, Journal of Professional Nursing), 'A survey of role stress, coping and health in Australian and New Zealand hospital nurses' (2007, International Journal of Nursing Studies), 'Challenges for professional care of advanced dementia' (2009, International Journal of Nursing Practice), 'The impact of spiritual care education upon preparing undergraduate nursing students to provide spiritual care' (2013, Nurse Education Today), 'Touch, the essence of caring for people with end-stage dementia: a mental health perspective in Namaste Care' (2013, Aging & Mental Health), and 'Simulation as a learning strategy: supporting undergraduate nursing students with disabilities' (2014, Journal of Clinical Nursing). These contributions highlight her impact on nurse well-being, dementia and palliative care practices, and innovative educational approaches in nursing.