Lynere is a mental health nurse making a later in life foray into academia. Alongside her academic role focused on training pre-registration nurses on a Masters of Nursing Science program, she has a private practice providing therapy and clinical supervision. She also works with Moana House Training Institute training Addiction Counsellors. Her research interests are related to methods of teaching relational skills and culturally safe practice.

Lynn Salt is a Professional Clinician teaching within the Bachelor of Nursing at Massey University. She is a Registered Nurse with over 25 years of experience in Surgical, ICU and Emergency Department nursing. She is currently still working clinically as a Duty Nurse Manager. Her current research interests are around Impact of technology on nurses and how this technology assists in organising patient flow and staffing in the modern healthcare setting. She is midway through her PhD looking at technology in health care and intends to conduct an institutional ethnography into technologies organising how Duty Nurse Managers operate patient flow and nurse staffing. This research will attempt to address the barriers and enablers of operational management and how Duty Nurse Managers view their work in relation to current nursing and patient flow allocations as well as focus on how the introduction of technology has impacted on the ability of the DNM to manage workloads. Furthermore, she will attempt to establish whether there is a relationship between nurse satisfaction, care rationing and hospital capacity as predicted by technology.

Megan Dale is a dedicated nursing leader and educator with a Master of Nursing in Leadership and Management and graduate certificates in critical care and research methods. As a Lecturer in Nursing, she shapes undergraduate education and mentors future nurses during clinical placements. Her extensive career includes diverse clinical and leadership roles where she honed her skills in workforce planning, financial management, and clinical governance. Driven by a passion for nurse wellbeing, Megan champions the mental health and professional growth of her colleagues, recognizing their vital role in delivering exceptional, evidence-based patient care. Continuing her pursuit of academic excellence and contribution to the field, Megan is currently applying for her PhD. Megan is committed to building a sustainable nursing workforce through collaborative networks and her unwavering focus on nursing education, patient care, and peer support.

Dr Jacqui Peet holds a conjoint senior fellow position with Metro North Hospital Health Service (Caboolture Hospital) and University of the Sunshine Coast. She is a early career researcher working at the local levels of health services research. Her work explores patient safety, patient assessment, patient flow and workplace cultures using participatory action research methodologies. She works closely with frontline clinicians to support their research capacity building by enabling research projects close to where patient care is experienced and enacted.