Rate My Professor Clinton Fildes

Clinton Fildes is a Lecturer and Course Coordinator in Nursing in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health, at Adelaide University. He earned his Bachelor of Nursing (Preregistration) in 2008, Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Critical Care) in 2012, and Master of Nursing (Coursework and Research) from Flinders University, along with a Professional Certificate in University Teaching from the University of South Australia. Following his undergraduate studies, Fildes developed a career in critical care nursing, working in ICUs locally and overseas in public and private sectors. He held clinical, leadership, and education roles within ICUs and as a rapid response nurse supporting general wards with acute deterioration recognition and response. His Master's research examined two nursing models in rapid response services. Fildes teaches critical care nursing, intensive care, advanced life support, and leadership, fostering a safe learning environment for students. He coordinates graduate programs in critical care nursing.

Fildes is currently undertaking a PhD on the healthcare experiences of gender and sexually diverse intended parents in Australian surrogacy arrangements. His research interests include gender and sexualities, nursing workforce, health systems, and reproductive medicine. Select publications are: Fildes, C., Munt, R., & Chamberlain, D. (2025). Examining the impact of rapid response team nursing models on patient outcomes: a single-centre retrospective observational study. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 42(3), 8-16; Fildes, C., Munt, R., & Chamberlain, D. (2022). Impact of dual intensive care unit and rapid response team nursing roles on service delivery in the intensive care unit. Critical Care Nurse, 42(5), 23-32; Fildes, C. & Hill, K. (2025). Integrity and cheating at university - implications for nursing. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 28(7), 52-53; Fildes, C., Brown, C., & Peters, M. D. J. (2024). Why sex, gender, and sexuality census data matters for inclusive healthcare. ANMJ. Awards include the Unstoppable Education Initiatives Award (2025, University of South Australia), Unstoppable Partnership Award (2023), and Sturt Nursing Graduates Award (2022, Flinders University). He holds positions in the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses, including Treasurer of the SA/NT State Committee (2024-2025).