Megan-Jane Johnstone (AO) is an Australian nursing scholar and contemporary artist.

Megan-Jane Johnstone
Born
New Zealand
OccupationNursing scholar

Megan-Jane Johnstone AO is the author of Bioethics: a nursing perspective,[1] first published in 1989 and released as an 8th revised edition in 2023, and invited curating editor of Nursing Ethics,[2] a three volume Sage major reference publication. Other books by Johnstone include: Nursing and the injustices of the law;[3] Ethics in nursing practice: a guide to ethical decision making[4] (Co-Authored with Sara T Fry); Alzheimers disease, media representations and the politics of euthanaisa: constructing risk and selling death in an ageing society;[5] Effective writing for health professionals: a pocket guide to getting published first published in 2004[6] and released in 2023 as a second revised edition,[7] and Contributing Editor of The Politics of euthanasia: a nursing response.[8] In 2019, Johnstone was awarded Officer of the Order of Australia "(for) distinguished service to medical education in the field of nursing and health care ethics, to patients' rights, and to professional standards."[9]

Education

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From 1974 to 1977, Johnstone trained as a nurse at Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, NZ, and went on to study Philosophy and Literature at University of Waikato from 1980 to 1984.[10] There she received the Prior Society Prize in Philosophy, awarded to third year students demonstrating outstanding ability in the subject of philosophy.[11] In 1990, she was received the Annie M. Sage Nursing Memorial Scholarship, Royal College of Nursing, Australia (now known as Australian College of Nursing). From 1990 to 1992 Johnstone was at La Trobe University where she gained a Doctorate in Philosophy (Legal Studies).[10]

Career

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Johnstone began her academic career in 1987 as a lecturer in nursing at the former Phillip Institute of Technology,[12] now RMIT University.[13] From 1998 to 2008 served she served as Professor in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery at RMIT University,[13] until moving to Deakin University, where she held positions in the School of Nursing and Midwifery until 2017. At retirement, Professor Johnstone was Academic Chair/Professor of Nursing at the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Since retirement, she has been practising as a visual artist and continues to write as an independent scholar.[14][15][16]

Awards

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1984: Recipient of the Waikato University Prior Society Prize in Philosophy, awarded to third year students demonstrating outstanding ability in the subject of philosophy.[11]

1990-1992: Recipient of an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) (scholarship) to undertake her PhD at La Trobe University;

1990: Recipient of the Annie M. Sage Nursing Memorial Scholarship, Royal College of Nursing, Australia (now known as Australian College of Nursing) to undertake PhD studies at La Trobe University.

1998: Recipient of the Inaugural Mona Menzies Post Doctoral Research Award, Nurses Board of Victoria, to conduct post doctoral research into ethical issues associated with the mandatory reporting of child abuse.[11]

2010: Australian College of Nursing (formerly Royal College of Nursing, Australia) Merit Award for Publication.[11]

2023: Victorian Artists Society (VAS): Awarded Signatory Membership for her contributions and services to the Arts.[17]

Honours

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2019: Officer of the Order of Australia "for distinguished service to medical education in the field of nursing and health care ethics, to patients' rights, and to professional standards".[9]

References

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  1. ^ JOHNSTONE, MEGAN-JANE (2022). BIOETHICS : a nursing perspective. [S.l.]: ELSEVIER AUSTRALIA. ISBN 978-0-7295-4428-3. OCLC 1348478547.
  2. ^ Nursing ethics. Megan-Jane Johnstone. Los Angeles. 2015. ISBN 978-1-4739-0225-1. OCLC 900795882.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Johnstone, Megan-Jane (1994). Nursing and the injustices of the law. Sydney: W.B. Saunders/Baillière Tindall. ISBN 0-7295-1418-8. OCLC 30913457.
  4. ^ Fry, Sara T. (2008). Ethics in nursing practice : a guide to ethical decision making. Megan-Jane Johnstone, International Council of Nurses (3rd ed.). Chichester, U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-4051-6052-0. OCLC 173670664.
  5. ^ Johnstone, Megan-Jane (2013). Alzheimer's disease, media representations, and the politics of euthanasia : constructing risk and selling death in an ageing society. Farnham, Surrey. ISBN 978-1-4094-5193-8. OCLC 828423756.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Johnstone, Megan-Jane (2004). Effective writing for health professionals : a practical guide to getting published. London: Routledge. ISBN 1-74115-270-4. OCLC 55892615.
  7. ^ Johnstone, Megan-Jane (2023). "Effective Writing for Healthcare Professionals: A Pocket Guide to Getting Published, 2nd edition". routledge.com. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  8. ^ Johnstone, Megan-Jane (1996). The Politics of Euthenasia. A Nursing Response. Australia: Royal College of Nursing, Australia. p. 181. ISBN 0909449872.
  9. ^ a b "Dr Megan-Jane JOHNSTONE Officer of the Order of Australia". Australian Honours Search Facility. Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australian Government. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Megan-Jane Johnstone". ResearchGate. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d "Megan-Jane Johnstone". deakin.edu.au. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Public Record Office Victoria Collection | PROV". prov.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  13. ^ a b "RMIT University". rmit.eu. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  14. ^ Victorian Artists Society, Victorian Artists Society (2023). "Megan-Jane Johnstone". Victorian Artists Society (VAS).
  15. ^ "ResearchGate".
  16. ^ "Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCHID)". orcid.org. 2023.
  17. ^ Victorian Artists Society (6 December 2023). "Victorian Artists Society (VAS) Roll-of-Honour". Victorian Artists Society. Retrieved 26 January 2024.