Kate Laird

Lecturer
Masters of Clinical Nursing, PGC - Critical care, PGC - Clinical Nursing

Email: kate.laird@nd.edu.au
Phone: 08 9433 0280

  • Biography

    Kate is a lecturer within the School of Nursing and Midwifery and has been working within the school since 2019. Kat's nursing career began at Notre Dame where she completed her undergraduate degree at the Fremantle campus. Since graduating, she has developed a career specialising in Critical Care Intensive Care Specialty, Cardiac and Respiratory Specialties as well as holding various Senior Education, Leadership and Management roles within the clinical context. These roles included Postgraduate Critical Care Education, Nurse Management, Recruitment and retention and clinical leadership. Kate continues to work clinically and is a strong student advocate, holding the staff representative portfolio for the student run, Notre Dame Nursing Society.

  • Teaching areas

    • Pharmacology
    • Pathophysiology
    • The Nursing Student’s Transition into the Clinical Workplace
    • Critical Care
    • Clinical Reasoning

  • Research expertise and supervision

    • Masters - Clinical Nursing

  • Professional affiliations

    • ACCN – Australian College of Critical Care Nurses
    • ANF  - Australian Nursing Federation
    • ACNC – Australian Cardiovascular Nursing College
    • AHPRA – Australia Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
    • World Youth International