Research Interests
Clinical judgment, transition to practice, quality and safety
Overview
Dr. Monagle has been a leader in nursing education for over 25 years. She is currently a clinical professor at Northeastern University. Since earning her PhD at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth in 2012, Dr. Monagle has dedicated much of her research to advancing the science of nursing education in clinical judgment development and is part of a research team, focused on teaching and evaluating clinical judgment.
She is currently a member of the International Consortium of Nursing Education (ICONed), a collaborative group of representatives from academia, practice, regulation, and accreditation working to strategically address the academic practice gap.
She is past president of Massachusetts/Rhode Island League for Nursing (MARILN) and a recent member of the Board of Registration for Nursing (BORN) in Massachusetts.
In 2024, she was inducted into the NLN Academy of Nursing Education Fellows which celebrates individuals who have contributed to nursing education in sustained and significant ways.
Selected Publications
Bartlett, C. D., & Monagle, J. (2025). Concept Analysis: The Occupational Experiences of Long-Term Care Nurses Navigating Fragmented Transitions. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 81(3), 1259 C1275. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16442
Nielsen, A., Lasater, K., Monagle, J., Jessee, M. A., & Gonzalez, L. (2024). Promoting Safe
Practice in New Graduate Nurses: The Key Role of Support. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, 40(6), 306จC311. https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000001086
Monagle, J., Jessee, M. A., Nielsen, A., Gonzalez, L., & Lasater, K. (2024). Observed Use of
Clinical Judgment Among New Graduate Nurses. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 1จC8. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20240301-07
Monagle, J., Roy, K., & Lasater, K. (2023) Making clinical judgments with a lens of inclusivity. Nursing Education Perspectives (Wolters Kluwer Health), 44(5), 308จC310.
Jessee, M. A., Nielsen, A., Monagle, J., Gonzalez, L., Lasater, K., & Dickison, P. (2023). A National Report on Clinical Judgment Model Use in Prelicensure Nursing Curricula. Nursing Education Perspectives, 44(1), 4จC10. https://doi-org.treadwell.idm.oclc.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001062
Monagle, J., Lasater, K., Nielsen, A., Gonzalez, L., Jessee, M. A., Dickison, P. (2022). A call to action: Nursing education research at a crossroads. Nursing Education Perspectives, 43(4), 209-210. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000993
Nielsen, A., Gonzalez, L., Jessee, M. A., Monagle, J., Dickison, P., & Lasater, K., (2022). Current practices for teaching clinical judgment: Results from a national survey. Nurse Educator, 48(1), 7-12. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001268
Selected Public Service
Appointment to the Board of Registration for Nursing (BORN) in Massachusetts, 2022. Massachusetts Bord of Registration in Nursing (BORN) member, 2022-2025
Advisory board member of International Consortium of Nursing Education (ICONEd), 2022-present
Peer reviewer for Nursing Education Today and Nursing Education Perspectives, 2019-present
Board member/Secretary of the American Nurses Association of Massachusetts (ANAMASS), 2019-2022
Past president, Massachusetts/Rhode Island League for Nursing (MARILN), 2017
