Darren Conlon

Darren Conlon is a Lecturer at the School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle Campus. His work bridges the disciplines of nursing and law, with a focus on ethical and legal challenges in mental health practice. He is actively involved in teaching law, ethics, professional practice, and general nursing.

• Bachelor of Nursing (UTS)
• Bachelor of Civil Law (University College Cork, Ireland)
• Master of Laws (UTS)
• Graduate Certificate in University Teaching (UNDA)
• Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (College of Law)
• Qualified Public Notary

His research centers on confidentiality, mental health, and risk, particularly the ethical dilemmas nurses face when balancing patient privacy against public safety. He explores decision-making frameworks such as Cognitive Continuum Theory in the context of risk-actuated disclosure.

The recent articles highlight a consistent trend in examining the legal and ethical boundaries of information disclosure in mental health nursing. His work integrates law, ethics, and clinical practice, focusing on confidentiality, risk assessment, and end-of-life care. The research employs integrative reviews and theoretical analysis to guide nursing practice in complex ethical scenarios.

• Member: Australian College of Nursing
• Member: Australian College of Mental Health Nursing
• Member: Law Society of NSW
• Member: Society of Notaries of NSW
• Member: Sigma

Darren Conlon has not listed any supervised students or secured grants in the provided text. However, his interdisciplinary expertise in nursing and law positions him as a valuable mentor in ethical and legal aspects of healthcare. His professional experience spans emergency, mental health, and medical-surgical nursing, as well as legal practice in insurance, criminal defense, and financial services, enriching his academic contributions.

He is associated with no specific lab or research team in the text, but his collaborations with researchers like Raeburn and Wand suggest active scholarly partnerships. His work contributes to policy and practice in mental health nursing, particularly in navigating the tension between confidentiality and duty to protect.