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Senior Lecturer
Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies

PhD (Otago) GradCertTertT(Otago Poly) RN

Email chris.moir@otago.ac.nz

Dr Chris Moir joined the Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies at the University of Otago, Christchurch in 2016.

Chris has previously held an academic position in New Zealand working in undergraduate nursing education while also working the in the clinical area of postoperative care. Her current role is Senior Lecturer in the Master of Nursing Science programme.

Her main research interests are in nurses' role in preventing childhood obesity, teaching and assessing clinical reasoning, and nursing students' wellness.

Research interests

  • Childhood obesity prevention
  • Clinical judgement formation in nursing students
  • Nursing students' wellness

Teaching responsibilities 2017

NURS 445 Introduction to Clinical Nursing Practice (Convenor)

Supervision responsibilities

  • PhD students and master's students

Publications

Moir, C., & Baby, M. (2023). Bringing it forward: Teaching de-escalation skills early in health professional education. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Festival. 286. Retrieved from https://www.anzahpe.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Lesā, R., Moir, C., & Seaton, P. (2023). An exploration of the effectiveness of two simulation modalities to support student nurse preparation for clinical practice. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Festival. 317. Retrieved from https://www.anzahpe.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pile, A., Manning, J., Moir, C., Lesa, R., & Edmonds, L. (2023). Jaundice: Looking to the past to plan for the future. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 59(Suppl. 1), (pp. 72). doi: 10.1111/jpc.16356
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Faulkner, J., & Moir, C. (2023). Whānau Āwhina Plunket nurses' views on the use of the PHQ-3 postnatal depression screening tool: A survey. Journal of Primary Health Care, 15(1), 24-29. doi: 10.1071/HC22120
Journal - Research Article
Foster, M., Blamires, J., Moir, C., Jones, V., Shrestha-Ranjit, J., Fenton, B., & Dickinson, A. (2023). Children and young people’s participation in decision-making within healthcare organisations in New Zealand: An integrative review. Journal of Child Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/13674935231153430
Journal - Research Other
Faulkner, J., & Moir, C. (2023). Whānau Āwhina Plunket nurses' views on the use of the PHQ-3 postnatal depression screening tool: A survey. Journal of Primary Health Care, 15(1), 24-29. doi: 10.1071/HC22120
Journal - Research Article
Moir, C., & Baby, M. (2022). Managing violence and aggression: Graduate-entry nursing students' responses to pre-emptive communication skills education. Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, 13(1), 9-18.
Journal - Research Article
Moir, C., Taylor, P., Seaton, P., & Snell, H. (2022). An evaluation of barriers and facilitators for a pressure injury prevention link nurse role: A mixed-methods study in New Zealand. Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing, 49(4), 314-321. doi: 10.1097/won.0000000000000888
Journal - Research Article
Moir, C., Lesa, R., & Ritchie, L. (2021). A unique disaster response in aged residential dementia care: Can the experience inform future care models? Journal of Clinical Nursing. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15862
Journal - Research Article
Moir, C., & Jones, V. (2019). Experience of nurses measuring preschool body mass index for the Health target: Raising Healthy Kids. Journal of Primary Health Care, 11(3), 275-282. doi: 10.1071/HC19022
Journal - Research Article
Meredith-Jones, K., Haszard, J., Moir, C., Heath, A.-L., Lawrence, J., Galland, B., Taylor, B., Gray, A., Sayers, R., & Taylor, R. (2018). Physical activity and inactivity trajectories associated with body composition in pre-schoolers. International Journal of Obesity, 42, 1621-1630. doi: 10.1038/s41366-018-0058-5
Journal - Research Article
Moir, C., Meredith-Jones, K., Taylor, B. J., Gray, A., Heath, A.-L. M., Dale, K., Galland, B., Lawrence, J., Sayers, R. M., & Taylor, R. W. (2016). Early intervention to encourage physical activity in infants and toddlers: A randomized controlled trial. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 48(12), 2446-2453. doi: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001055
Journal - Research Article
Foster, M., Blamires, J., Moir, C., Jones, V., Shrestha-Ranjit, J., Fenton, B., & Dickinson, A. (2023). Children and young people’s participation in decision-making within healthcare organisations in New Zealand: An integrative review. Journal of Child Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/13674935231153430
Journal - Research Other
Moir, C. (2018). Can we solve the obesity epidemic? Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, 24(7), 30-31. [Commentary].
Journal - Research Other
Moir, C. (2013). Early intervention for obesity prevention research: Relevant to nursing practice. Australian Nursing Journal, 20(7), 32-33. [Review].
Journal - Research Other
Lesā, R., Moir, C., & Seaton, P. (2023). An exploration of the effectiveness of two simulation modalities to support student nurse preparation for clinical practice. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Festival. 317. Retrieved from https://www.anzahpe.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Moir, C., & Baby, M. (2023). Bringing it forward: Teaching de-escalation skills early in health professional education. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Festival. 286. Retrieved from https://www.anzahpe.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pile, A., Manning, J., Moir, C., Lesa, R., & Edmonds, L. (2023). Jaundice: Looking to the past to plan for the future. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 59(Suppl. 1), (pp. 72). doi: 10.1111/jpc.16356
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Moir, C., & Taylor, R. (2015). Did encouraging family based physical activity influence outcomes at two-years-of-age? Results from the Prevention of Overweight Infancy (POI.NZ) study. Proceedings of the Public Health Association Conference. (pp. 86). Retrieved from https://www.ivvy.com/event/PHA15/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Spencer, C., Taylor, R., Gray, A., Dale, K., & Taylor, B. (2012). Use of accelerometry to measure physical activity in 6 month old infants. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 6(Suppl. 1), (pp. 70). doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2012.08.144
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Baby, M., Richardson, S., & Moir, C. (2019, November). The importance of teaching students strategies for dealing with workplace violence. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Nurse Educators Conference (ANEC), Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Moir, C. (2019, November). Using reflection in action approach with videoed case studies to encourage student nurses to 'think like a nurse'. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Nurse Educators Conference (ANEC), Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Moir, C. (2014). Physical activity in infancy: Assessment of an intervention to increase physical activity in infants (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4843
Awarded Doctoral Degree
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