Rate My Professor Claire Hutchinson

Dr Claire Hutchinson serves as a Lecturer in Nursing within the Faculty of Health at Southern Cross University. Her comprehensive academic credentials encompass a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Sydney, awarded in March 2023, a Master of Clinical Nursing from the University of Tasmania, a Graduate Certificate in Emergency Nursing from the University of Sydney, and a Bachelor of Science with Honours. Hutchinson's distinguished career trajectory commenced as a medic in the Royal Navy, followed by training as a Registered Nurse in the United Kingdom. She amassed extensive experience in emergency nursing, holding positions in education and as a clinical consultant prior to transitioning to an academic role in 2020.

Claire Hutchinson contributes to the Resilient Ageing in Supportive Environments research team at Southern Cross University. Her research specializations include patient experiences in emergency departments, unplanned return visits to emergency care, quality of life measurement in older people, ageing, delirium, and home modifications for adults. Notable publications include 'Patients' experiences and reasons for unplanned return visits to the emergency department: A qualitative study' (Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2023), 'Characteristics of patients who return unplanned to the ED, and ED clinicians’ views on prediction: Multicentre observational study' (Australian and New Zealand Journal of Emergency Care, 2024), 'The Long-Term Impact of Delirium: An Integrative Review of Patient Experiences' (Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2025), 'Examining interrater agreement between self-report and proxy-report of social care-related quality of life instruments in older people: a systematic review' (PharmacoEconomics, 2024), 'Do we agree or disagree? A systematic review of the interrater agreement of social care related quality of life measures' (Social Science & Medicine, 2022), and a book chapter contribution 'Patient assessment and essentials of care' in Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics (2023). Her work advances understanding in nursing and health services research.