Mrs. Caitlin Morse
Details
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College: School of Health and Biomedical Sciences
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Department: Health and Biomedical Sciences
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Campus: Bundoora West Australia
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caitlin.morse@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID:
0000-0001-5875-2270
About
I have been teaching in the Bachelor of Nursing program at RMIT University since 2016 and am a proud and passionate Registered Nurse with more than two decades of experience. My clinical background is in Critical Care, with practice across Australia and England.
Since 2024, I have held the role of Simulation Coordinator (Nursing), leading the integration of simulation across the curriculum in alignment with best-practice standards. This position enables me to collaborate with colleagues and technical staff to design, implement, and evaluate innovative learning activities that strengthen student engagement and practice readiness.
I am completing a PhD titled “Exploring extended ward immersion using simulation-based education to prepare undergraduate nursing students for professional practice.”
Academic positions
- Simulation Coordinator - Nursing
- RMIT University
- Health and Biomedical Sciences
- Melbourne, Australia
- 26 Apr 2024 – Present
- Lecturer - Nursing
- RMIT University
- Health and Biomedical Sciences
- Melbourne, Australia
- 30 Jul 2020 – Present
- Casual Academic - Nursing
- RMIT University
- Health and Biomedical Sciences
- Melbourne, Australia
- 30 Aug 2016 – 29 Jul 2020
Teaching interests
I have taught across the Bachelor of Nursing program, primarily with second- and third-year students. My current responsibilities include coordinating the Professional Experience 2 WIL course in Semester One and the Medical Surgical Nursing B course in Semester Two. I also design and deliver lectures, tutorials, skills laboratories, simulation activities, and assessments across the program. My teaching emphasises simulation-based education to foster critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and practice readiness. I contribute to curriculum development and mentor students to support their transition into professional nursing practice.
Research interests
My doctoral research investigates extended ward-based simulation as a means of preparing final-semester nursing students for professional practice. The study compares teaching interventions within extended immersive simulation, with a focus on facilitation approaches, and the impact on preparedness, critical thinking, and clinical competency.
In 2025, I published a scoping review on extended immersive simulation in nursing education in Clinical Simulation in Nursing (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2025.101799), which provides the foundation for my ongoing research.
