Paula Ince

Paula Ince serves as a Lecturer in Nursing within the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine at the Faculty of Health Sciences. Her academic role focuses on nursing education frameworks and regulatory compliance requirements for undergraduate healthcare students in Australia.

Research Interests: Dr. Ince specializes in nursing education policy, particularly examining mandatory statutory compliance screening for undergraduate nursing students. Her work investigates health and safety protocols, immunization standards, police clearance procedures, and institutional variations in compliance frameworks. This research addresses critical gaps in student preparedness for clinical placements and advocates for standardized national guidelines to enhance educational quality and patient safety.

Publication Trends: Her recent scholarship demonstrates concentrated expertise in healthcare education regulation, with her 2025 review article analyzing compliance requirements across Australian nursing programs. This work reveals significant institutional variations in screening protocols and highlights implications for student progression, clinical readiness, and alignment with evolving healthcare industry standards. The research trajectory indicates growing scholarly attention to policy implementation challenges in nursing education.