With a diverse background in clinical and health management that extends for greater than 25 years including being Director of Nursing of St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba for 5 years. She is now a PhD candidate reflecting her passion about clinical education practices and leadership development of nurses within both the acute and aged care setting. Melissa is driven by research initiatives that strive to improve the quality of life of the clients she attends, the care and leadership approaches that nurses use in practice, and the education of the profession on current best practice clinical standards. Melissa teaches nursing courses about professional clinical practice, promotion of health and wellness in additional to other areas of healthcare. Archives