Jessica Best is a Registered Nurse who joined the JCU Nursing and Midwifery Team in 2020 as a sessional academic in both undergraduate and postgraduate nursing. In 2022 Jessica was appointed as a Lecturer and Subject Manager in the online Master of Nursing. Jessica has many years of clinical nursing experience, including over a decade of general and cardiothoracic surgical intensive care in both tertiary and regional units. Jessica has worked in numerous senior clinical roles across her career including advanced practice, research, education, quality and safety, policy development, incident management, and leadership. Jessica has postgraduate qualifications in critical care nursing and education. Jessica has a passion for ensuring postgraduate education is inclusive, engaging and synchronous with the continuously evolving nursing profession.