Dr Mary Jeanette Jacinto IGNACIO

Dr Mary Jeanette Jacinto IGNACIO

Associate Professor
Undergraduate Programmes Director for Year 1

Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies (NUS Nursing),
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.

Teaching Areas

  • Pathophysiology
  • Health Assessment
  • Communication
  • Clinical Reasoning

Dr Jeanette Ignacio is an Associate Professor at the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. She is currently the Programme Director for Year 1 of the Bachelor of Science (Nursing) Undergraduate Programme.

Having been with the department since 2008, A/Prof Ignacio was extensively involved in the Master of Nursing (Advanced Practice Nursing) Critical Care Specialisation during the programme’s initial run. Having attended formal courses in simulations, she was one of the first few to utilise high fidelity simulations in her pedagogy, and has successfully incorporated this strategy in the postgraduate critical care modules that she has coordinated. Subsequently, she also applied simulation-based learning to the undergraduate modules that she has taught. A/Prof Ignacio has also taught medical students using simulation and because of her adeptness with this pedagogical approach, she has been invited to conduct simulation workshops locally and internationally, such as in Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and the Philippines. She has also published simulation-related research in high impact peer-reviewed journals and has presented her research findings in reputable international medical, nursing and health professions education conferences in Europe and the United States.

Presently, A/Prof Ignacio is focused on integrating Pathophysiology with Pharmacology and Nursing Practice within the three-year undergraduate nursing programme. She has developed and implemented strategies in these modules that facilitate cognitive integration. These strategies aim to link basic science knowledge to nursing practice. Her recent publications, in fact, highlight the approaches she has utilised to assist students in cognitively integrating knowledge from various modules thus preparing them to be well equipped for clinical practice.

A/Prof Ignacio has also been a recipient of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine’s Teaching Excellence Award as well as a recipient of educational grants and funding, either as a principal investigator or as a co-investigator.

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Health Professions Education), Maastricht University, The Netherlands
  • Bachelor of Science (Nursing), St Dominic Savio College, Philippines
  • Residency in Anesthesiology, East Avenue Medical Center, Philippines
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
  • Bachelor of Science (Psychology), University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines

Research Interests

  • Stress management
  • Cognitive integration
  • Collaborative learning
  • Human factors

Publications DOI Impact Factor
Chua, M., Lau, X. K., & Ignacio, J. (2024). Facilitators and barriers to implementation of telemedicine in nursing homes: A qualitative systematic review and meta-aggregation. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 10.1111/wvn.12711. Advance online publication. https://doi-org.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/10.1111/wvn.12711 4.347
Quek, L. H., Tan, A. J. Q., Sim, M. J. J., Ignacio, J., Harder, N., Lamb, A., Chua, W. L., Lau, S. T., & Liaw, S. Y. (2024). Educational escape rooms for healthcare students: A systematic review. Nurse Education Today, 132, 106004. https://doi-org.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.106004 3.906
Tan, J. X. J., Cai, J. S., & Ignacio, J. (2023). Effectiveness of aromatherapy on anxiety and sleep quality among adult patients admitted into intensive care units: A systematic review. Intensive & Critical Care Nursing, 76, 103396. https://doi-org.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/10.1016/j.iccn.2023.103396 3.96
Ng, M., See, C., & Ignacio, J. (2023). Qualitative systematic review: The lived experiences of males in the nursing profession on gender discrimination encounters. International Nursing Review, 10.1111/inr.12921. Advance online publication. https://doi-org.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/10.1111/inr.12921 3.384
Cai, J. S., Tan, J. X. J., & Ignacio, J. (2023). The experiences and needs of people with dysvascular lower extremity amputations: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1–14. Advance online publication. https://doi-org.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/10.1080/09638288.2023.2291552 2.439
Tai, Y. S., Foo, Y. H., & Ignacio, J. (2023). Effectiveness of educational interventions for nurses caring for patients with chronic kidney disease in improving nurse outcomes: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 10.1111/jocn.16929. Advance online publication. https://doi-org.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/10.1111/jocn.16929 4.423
See, C., Ng, M., & Ignacio, J. (2023). Effectiveness of music interventions in reducing pain and anxiety of patients in pediatric and adult emergency departments: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Emergency Nursing, 66, 101231. https://doi-org.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/10.1016/j.ienj.2022.101231 2.613
Liaw, S. Y., Sutini, Chua, W. L., Tan, J. Z., Levett-Jones, T., Ashokka, B., Te Pan, T. L., Lau, S. T., & Ignacio, J. (2023). Desktop Virtual Reality Versus Face-to-Face Simulation for Team-Training on Stress Levels and Performance in Clinical Deterioration: a Randomised Controlled Trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 38(1), 67–73. https://doi-org.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/10.1007/s11606-022-07557-7 6.473
Ignacio, J., Chen, H.C., & Roy, T. (2022). Advantages and challenges of fostering cognitive integration through virtual collaborative learning: a qualitative study. BMC Nursing, 21, 251. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-01026-6 3.189
Liaw, S.Y., Sutini, Chua, W.L., Tan, J.Z., Ashokka, B., Pan, T.L., Lau, S.T. & Ignacio, J. (2022). Desktop Virtual Reality Versus Face-to-Face Simulation for Team-Training on Stress Levels and Performance in Clinical Deterioration: a Randomised Controlled Trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2, 1–7. https://doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07557-7 6.473
Lim, X.M., Lim, Z.H.T. & Ignacio, J. (2022). Nurses’ experiences in the management of delirium among older persons in acute ward settings: A qualitative systematic review and meta-aggregation. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 127, 104157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104157 6.612
Sia, C.H., Ng, S. , Hoon, D. , Soong, J. , Ignacio, J. & Kowitlawakul, Y. (2021). The effectiveness of collaborative teaching in an introductory online radiology session for Master of Nursing Students. Nurse Education Today, 105, 105033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105033 3.906
Chen, H.C., Ignacio, J. & Yobas, P. (2020). Evaluation of the symptom-focused health assessment and empathy program for undergraduate nursing students: A randomized controlled trial. Nurse Education Today, 94, 104566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104566 3.906
Ignacio, J. & Chen, H.C. (2020). The use of web-based classroom gaming to facilitate cognitive integration in undergraduate nursing students: A mixed methods study. Nurse Education in Practice, 46, 102820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102820 3.43
Ignacio, J. & Chen, H.C. (2020). Cognitive integration in health professions education: Development and implementation of a collaborative learning workshop in an undergraduate nursing program. Nurse Education Today, 90, 104436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104436 3.906
Awards and Honors Year
NUS Teaching Excellence Award (Individual) 2023, Presented on at the NUS Medicine Awards 2023 2023
NUS Long Service Award 2023
National University of Singapore (NUS) Teaching Excellence Award for the Academic Year 2016/2017 by National University of Singapore 2017. 2017
Year Project title Funding Organization (Role - PI / Co-PI/ Co-I/ Collaborator)
2024 Apr - 2025 Mar NUS Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Education Community (NUS AI-Health Community) CDTL (Co-I)
2023 Oct - 2024 Sept "Nursing transitions: A longitudinal study on stress and self-efficacy of career conversion students in the NUS Nursing Programme" ALCNS Seed Research Funding (PI)
2018 - 2020 The Symptom-Focused Health Assessment and Empathy (SHAE) programme: Using an integrated approach to learning physical examination for nursing students Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning, NUS (Co-I)
2016 - 2017 Integrating theory and skills: The use of classroom gaming and video-assisted reflection to prepare nursing students for clinical practice Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning, NUS (PI)
2016 – 2019 Creating a collaborative healthcare workforce: Designing and Evaluating a virtual hospital for collaborative practice across higher education institutions in Singapore Singapore Millennium Foundation (Co-I)
2013 – 2014 Simulation-based mental rehearsal to enhance emotional learning and performance: A strategy for nurses in assessing and managing clinical deterioration Upsilon Eta Chapter Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Society of Nursing Research (PI)
2012 – 2014 Improving affective fidelity of simulations: A strategy to enhance emotional learning for undergraduate nursing students Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning, NUS (PI)
2012 – 2013 Enhance Collaboration with Interprofessional Education through Simulation (ECIES) Inaugural NUHS Education (NICE) Fund 2012 National University Health System (Co-I)
2011 – 2013 Competency-based Simulation Assessment: The use of simulated patient for integrated learning and assessment Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning, NUS (Co-I)