Donna Wilson

Biography

Donna is an experienced Intensive Care Nurse with a passion for nurse education and workforce development. Donna is a current PhD candidate and is the Work Integrated Learning Academic Coordinator (WILAC) for Nursing in Southern Cross University’s Faculty of Health. She is experienced in leading teaching teams in undergraduate and post-graduate nursing studies, curriculum development, and implementing mobile technologies designed to support Work Integrated Learning (WIL) models. Donna is interested in WIL innovations, nursing workforce development, novel nursing education strategies, and exploring ways digital mobile technology may support nursing education in the work-integrated learning setting.

Donna's work contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals

Project Lead for mPreceptor, an experiential learning app designed to enhance Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experiences for first year nursing curriculum. mPreceptor was developed as the intervention for my PhD studies in partnership with educational technology company Practera®. mPreceptor delivered a structured 4-week program that supported a 120-hour professional placement. The app provided bite-sized, engaging modules that refreshed and expanded students’ knowledge and skills. It includes orientation activities, practical tools like ISBAR for clinical communication, and aligned learning outcomes with students’ scope of practice, and connects clinical facilitators to students and their learning resources, making WIL more interactive, efficient, and impactful.