Rate My Professor Anthea Fagan

Dr Anthea Fagan is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing in the School of Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, at the University of New England, possessing more than 20 years of experience in pre-registration nursing programs. A registered nurse with qualifications including a PhD, Master of Nursing (Education), Graduate Diploma in Neuroscience Nursing, and Bachelor of Nursing, she brings extensive clinical expertise from her roles as Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Educator at a tertiary healthcare facility. As Clinical Coordinator Academic, she oversees student learning during pre-registration clinical placements. Fagan teaches a wide array of nursing subjects, encompassing professional practice, clinical practice, clinical education, evidence-based practice, clinical simulation, and quality and safety in healthcare. Her passion for interprofessional and experiential learning is complemented by advanced Instructor Simulation training from the Centre for Medical Simulation in Boston.

An early-career qualitative researcher, Fagan earned her PhD by publication from the University of Southern Queensland, centered on nursing students' experiences of speaking up for patient safety in clinical settings. Her research interests include patient safety, clinical placement experiences and support, clinical education, diversity in health workplace learning, quality and safety in healthcare, curriculum design, interprofessional learning, creative learning experiences, and clinical simulation. Notable publications comprise 'Student nurses' strategies when speaking up for patient safety: A qualitative study' (2021), 'Conflict, confusion and inconsistencies: Pre-registration nursing students’ perceptions and experiences of speaking up for patient safety' (2020), 'A concept analysis of undergraduate nursing students speaking up for patient safety in the patient care environment' (2016), and 'The financial challenges for Australian nursing students attending placement-based work-integrated learning' (2021). She secured first place in the 2025 Regional University Network Learning and Teaching Awards for her 'AI-Enhanced Virtual Clinical Placements: Bridging Rural Healthcare Education Gaps' initiative and developed virtual simulated placements for aged care nursing programs.