Submissions from 2025
Game-based learning contributions to clinical leadership in times of resource scarcity, Scott James Andrews, Olivia Gallagher, Alecka Miles, Carol Crevacore, Jessica Watson, Sean Cashman, Wyatt de Souza, Martin Masek, Julie Boston, Lisa Holmes, and Brennen Mills
Impact of parent-reported antibiotic allergies on pediatric antimicrobial stewardship programs, Annabelle Arnold, Linda L. Coventry, Mandie J. Foster, Michelle Trevenen, Elizabeth J. McKinnon, Sarah MacLindon, Zoy H. Goff, Christopher C. Blyth, and Michaela Lucas
Psychotropic polypharmacy in dementia: A retrospective analysis for people with neuropsychiatric symptoms referred to an Australian dementia support service, Mustafa Atee, Andrew Stafford, Daniel Whiting, Ya Ping Lee, Christopher Morrow, Guillaume Nyakaboyi, Ella Warnes, and Thomas Morris
Confirming the validity and reliability of the Placement Evaluation Tool to evaluate midwifery practice placements (PET-Midwifery), Fiona Bogossian, Dianne Bloxsome, Angela Brown, Robyn Cant, Susan Hunter, Lauren Kearney, Lesley Kuliukas, Carolyn Ross, and Simon Cooper
Planned changes to nurse leadership, staffing and skill-mix: Impact on the working environment, job satisfaction and intention to leave, Noeleen Brady, Selena O'Connell, David Gilligan, Caoimhe Madden, Lisa Gannon, Victoria Howson, Jane E. Ball, Aileen Murphy, Peter Griffiths, Christine Duffield, P. Anne Scott, Vera J.C. Mc Carthy, and Jonathan Drennan
Nurse academics' attitudes towards technology: A mixed methods study, Mark Browning, Simon Cooper, and Lisa McKenna
The work of midwives: The socio-institutional theory of the meaning of midwives’ work-life balance, Kate Buchanan, Kate Dawson, Jacqueline Taylor, and Sara Bayes
Through the looking glass; midwifery students' experience of ethical issues: A feminist explanatory case study, D. Bygraves, K. Wissemann, and K. Buchanan
What do safety and risk mean to women who choose to birth at home? A systematic review, Candice Chauncy, Kate Dawson, and Sara Bayes
Pulmonary nodule malignancy probability: A meta-analysis of the Brock model, S. Chen, W. L. Lin, W. T. Liu, L. Y. Zou, Y. Chen, and F. Lu
Acknowledging: A classic grounded theory explaining how nurses' employ clinical judgement when complying with early warning system protocols, Justine Connor, Tracy Flenady, Trudy Dwyer, and Deb Massey
Twenty-one year trends in pressure injury in a Western Australian hospital, Linda L. Coventry, Istvan Kabdebo, Nicole Walsh, Joelle Winderbaum, Mark Jenkins, Prachi Kaistha, Diane E. Twigg, Shirley Jansen, and Dimitri Beeckman
Midwives experience of working with maternity assistants: A qualitative study, Carol Crevacore, Annie De Leo, Peta Fisher, and Sara Bayes
Investigating falls risk awareness in hospitals using the Self-Awareness of Falls Risk Measure (SAFRM): Empirical research quantitative, Elissa Dabkowski, Simon J. Cooper, Jhodie Duncan, and Karen Missen
How valuable is an implementation toolkit for midwives? An exploratory study, Annemarie (Annie) De Leo, Linda Sweet, Peter Palamara, Dianne Bloxsome, and Sara Bayes
Weight stigma amongst nurses and nursing students: A scoping review of direct and comparative evidence, Mahshid Fonoudi, Beverley Ewens, and Amanda Towell-Barnard
The importance of advancing international family nursing practice across the lifespan, Mandie Foster, Barbara K. Giambra, Lindsay Smith, Elisabeth Coyne, and Lisa Whitehead
A child-centred research checklist to improve the design and reporting of paediatric research studies: A descriptive mixed methods study, Mandie Foster, Lisa Whitehead, Therese A. O'Sullivan, Julie Hill, and Evalotte Mörelius
Patient perception of involvement in nursing bedside handover: A cross-sectional study, Manonita Ghosh, Kaoru Nosaka, Rosemary Saunders, Olivia Gallagher, Amanda Towell-Barnard, Debannita Ghosh, Lucy Gent, and Linda Coventry
Patient and family involvement in nursing bedside handover: A qualitative descriptive study of consumer perceptions of nursing care, Manonita Ghosh, Beverly O’Connell, Hien Thi Nguyen, Linda Coventry, Amanda Towell-Barnard, Olivia Gallagher, Karen Gullick, Lucy Gent, and Rosemary Saunders
Silence is not golden: How academic nursing and midwifery is failing our Afghan sisters, Robin Ion, Laura Jackson, and Radha Adhikari
A qualitative analysis of Australian midwifery students’ perspectives of Midwifery Practice Experience: Characteristics that enhance or diminish clinical education placements, L. Kearney, Dianne Bloxsome, S. Hunter, A. Brown, Simon Cooper, and F. Bogossian
Development of 24-hour rhythms in cortisol secretion across infancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data, Laura Kervezee, Michelle Romijn, Kirsten N.G. Van De Weijer, Britney S.J. Chen, George L. Burchell, Marieke S. Tollenaar, Marcela Tamayo-Ortiz, Lauren E. Philbrook, Carolina De Weerth, Yang Cao, Joost Rotteveel, Rina D. Eiden, Rima Azar, Nicole R. Bush, Adina Chis, Grazyna Kmita, Melissa W. Clearfield, Roseriet Beijers, Michael Gröschl, Stefan A. Wudy, Andries Kalsbeek, Evalotte Mörelius, and Martijn J.J. Finken
Understanding needs, barriers, and facilitators to self-management among people living with type 2 diabetes in Lilongwe and Blantyre, Malawi, Madalo Gloria Kalero Kuchawo
Primary care physicians' responses to treatment burden in people with type 2 diabetes: A qualitative video analysis in China, Kai Lin, Mi Yao, Lesley Andrew, Runqi Lin, Rouyan Li, Yilin Chen, Xinxin Ji, Jacques Oosthuizen, Moira Sim, and Yongsong Chen
The impact of a planned change to nurse staffing levels in emergency departments: A pre-test, post-test design, Vera J.C. Mc Carthy, Noeleen Brady, Ashling Murphy, Aileen Murphy, Jane Ball, Robert Crouch, Christine Duffield, Peter Griffiths, Anne Scott, and Jonathan Drennan
Intrapartum hydration assessment and management: A cross-sectional survey of Australian and New Zealand maternity units, Brianne G. McIntyre, Debbie Massey, Nigel Lee, and Lauren Kearney
The evolving role of nursing informatics in the era of artificial intelligence, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan, J. C.A. Cabrega, Mutaz I. Othman, Mahmoud Abdelwahab Khedr, Yasmine M. Osman, Ayman Mohamed El-Ashry, Rami Naif, and Ahmad A. Mousa
Nursing student reflections on a research internship: A reflective discussion following the Gibbs' reflective cycle, Francine Antoinette Ocampo, Brianne Genevieve McIntyre, Debbie Massey, and Rosemary Saunders
Determining timeframes to death for imminently dying patients: A retrospective cohort study, Tricia O’Connor, Wai Man Liu, Juliane Samara, Joanne Lewis, Karen Strickland, and Catherine Paterson
Emotional safety in maternity care: An evolutionary concept analysis, Elliesha O'Reilly, Kate Buchanan, and Sara Bayes
The changes in health-related quality of life after attending cardiac rehabilitation: A qualitative systematic review of the perspective of patients living with heart disease, Amineh Rashidi, Lisa Whitehead, Helena Halton, Lisa Munro, Ian Jones, and Lisa Newson
Patients' perception of missed nursing care in a tertiary hospital: A cross-sectional study, Afia Achiaa Sarpong, Amanda Towell-Barnard, Lucy Gent, Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah, and Diana Arabiat
Hospital volunteer programs for older people: A systematic scoping review, Rosemary Saunders, Francine Antoinette Ocampo, Renée Graham, Angela Christiansen, Michelle Gay, and Karla Seaman
How does trauma informed care education for paediatric healthcare professionals’ impact self-reported knowledge and practice. An integrative review, Megan Thornton, Julie Blamires, Mandie Foster, Rebecca Mowat, and Stephanie Haven
Effectiveness, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness of digital health interventions for diabetes self-management in adults with or without hypertension: An umbrella review protocol, Min Zhang, Jiahui Ge, Xinrong Yu, Tian Wang, Fenglan Wang, Madalo Gloria Kalero Kuchawo, and Li Ge
Submissions from 2024
Enablers and barriers of online mindfulness-based interventions for informal carers: A mixed-methods systematic review, Charunya Amilani Kumarihami Rambukwella Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage, Beverley Ewens, Aisling Smyth, Joanne Dickson, and Seng Giap Marcus Ang
Barriers to adherence to standard precautions among community health workers: A scoping review, Margaret D. Adejumo, Melanie Baker, and Davina Porock
Nurses’ attitude toward trauma-informed care in critical care units: A cross-sectional study, Hashem Alkotaifan, Raghad H. Abdelkader, Mohammad N. Alshloul, Shaher H. Hamaeh, Mohammed S. Albashtawy, Nazzal M. Alshloul, and Doha M. Alshloul
Accreditation as an approach for quality assurance: Is it useful in improving quality of care in pediatric nursing?, Mohammad Al-Motlaq and Mandie Foster
Assessing the maturity of the “family centered care” concept: A review of concept analyses studies, Mohammad Al-Motlaq, Mandie Foster, Maggie Zgambo, and Sarah Neill
A systematic review of the use of routine versus selective episiotomy for vaginal birth, Nour A. Alrida, Amal Ababneh, Khawla Al-Sharif, Diana Arabiat, Jafar Alshraidah, and Basheer Al-Zu'bi
Participant misrepresentation in online focus groups: Red flags and proactive measures, Lesley Andrew, Emily Gizzarelli, Mohamed Estai, and Ruth Wallace
Transitions in nursing : preparing for professional practice, Lesley J. Andrew
Preliminary analysis of fall concern among family caregivers of older adults discharged from the jospital: A psychometric evaluation of the carers' fall concern instrument, Seng Giap Marcus Ang, Rosemary Saunders, Chiew Jiat Rosalind Siah, Yan Hui Celestine Wee, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Charlotte Foskett, Karen Gullick, Sue Haydon, and Amanda Wilson
The impact of final-year clinical placements on career preferences of pre-registration nurses: A mixed methods study, Edah Anyango
An examination of the career decision-making self-efficacy of final-year nursing students, Edah Anyango, Esther Adama, Janie Brown, and Irene Ngune
The impact of final-year clinical placements on nursing students' career planning for the graduate year and beyond, Edah Anyango, Esther Adama, Janie Brown, and Irene Ngune
The influence of individual factors on the career preferences and specialty choices of final-year nursing students, Edah Anyango, Irene Ngune, Janie Brown, and Esther Adama
I changed my mind after my placement: The influence of clinical placement environment on career choices of final-year pre-registration nurses, Edah Anyango, Irene i.ngune@ecu.edu.au Ngune, Janie Brown, and Esther Adama
Does intrauterine exposure to diabetes impact mental and motor skills? a meta-analysis of the bayley scales of infant development, Diana Arabiat, Mahammad Al Jabery, and Lisa Whitehead
Assessment design and practices toward holistic learning of higher education students: Empirical evidence via path analysis modelling approach, Ebenezer Arifa-Yamoah, Esther Adama, Amanda Graf, and Kwadwo Adusei-Asante
The impact of reported antibiotic allergy in paediatric care and antimicrobial stewardship, Annabelle Arnold
Antibiotic allergies in children: Clinical impact and emerging strategies in management, Annabelle Arnold and Michaela Lucas
Pain is underestimated in older adults with risk of falls, Mustafa Atee
The palliative care service enhancement program: Specialised palliative care services for people with behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia in Australia, Mustafa Atee, Thomas Morris, Daniel Whiting, and Marie Alford
Insights from a national database for programs supporting neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia in Australia, Mustafa Atee, Thomas Morris, Daniel Whiting, Stephen Macfarlane, and Marie Alford
Behaviours and psychological symptoms of childhood dementia: Two cases of psychosocial interventions, Mustafa Atee, Ineka Whiteman, Rebecca Lloyd, and Thomas Morris
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of care providers toward non-pharmacological intervention for managing behavioural and psychological symptoms in Australian aged care residents with dementia: A cross-sectional survey, Hunduma Dinsa Ayeno, Mustafa Atee, Gizat M. Kassie, and Tuan Anh Nguyen
PROTOCOL: Factors influencing the implementation of non-pharmacological interventions for behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia in residential aged care homes: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis, Hunduma D. Ayeno, Gizat M. M. Kassie, Mustafa Atee, and Tuan Nguyen
Using interpretive description to facilitate women's contributions to maternity care: experiences and views of obstetric fistula prevention, Lydia Babatunde Bulndi, Sara Bayes, Deborah Ireson, and Esther Adama
Young children and the creation of a digital identity on social networking sites: Scoping review, Valeska Berg, Diana Arabiat, Evalotte Morelius, Lisa Kervin, Maggie Zgambo, Suzanne Robinson, Mark Jenkins, and Lisa Whitehead
Educational outcomes and school experiences of healthy siblings of children with a long term-condition, Julie Blamires and Mandie Foster
The experiences and perceptions of healthy siblings of children with a long-term condition: Umbrella review, Julie Blamires, Mandie Foster, Shayne Rasmussen, Maggie Zgambo, and Evalotte Mörelius
Community nursing: A time and motion study of community nurses' work and workload, Nicole Blay, Christine Duffield, Pauline Murray-Parahi, Vari Drennan, Mick Rowles, and Mariana S. Sousa
Development of a midwifery student peer debriefing tool: An interpretive descriptive study, Kate Buchanan, Carolyn Ross, Dianne Bloxsome, Jen Hocking, and Sara Bayes
Nursing student voices: A qualitative thematic synthesis of education elements supporting nursing students' clinical learning during placement, Robyn Cant, Colleen Ryan, Lynda Hughes, Christine Ossenberg, and Simon Cooper
How does the proportion of child-specific content of pre-registration nursing programmes in higher education institutions impact upon newly qualified registered nurses’ perceptions of preparedness to care for children, young people, and their families? A narrative review protocol, Matthew C. Carey, Danielle Edge, Julie Blamires, Mandie Foster, and Sarah Neill
Neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia in those with and without a recorded history of psychological trauma: A comparative study from an Australian dementia support service, Monica Cations, Mustafa Atee, Thomas Morris, and Daniel Whiting
Perceptions of community care among nursing students: A cross-sectional study with implications to nursing workforce, Jee M. P. Chee, Khairul D. B. Rusli, Zheng Y. A. Tan, Apphia J. Q. Tan, Seng G. M. Ang, Siew T. Lau, Betsy Seah, and Sok Y. Liaw
The experiences of older immigrants living with dementia in Australia: A multi-method secondary analysis, Pelden Chejor
Pain prevalence, intensity, and association with neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia in immigrant and non-immigrant aged care residents in Australia, Pelden Chejor, Mustafa Atee, Patricia Cain, Daniel Whiting, Thomas Morris, and Davina Porock
Living with depression in the family: A narrative inquiry methodology for seeking meaning through stories, Amanda Cole, Vivien Kemp, Julie Ann Pooley, and Lisa Whitehead
Family members’ experiences of ‘living well’ with a family member with depression, Amanda Cole, Julie Ann Pooley, Vivien Kemp, and Lisa Whitehead
Family members’ experiences with depression through the lens of Frank's illness narratives, Amanda Cole, Julie Ann Pooley, and Lisa Whitehead
Classic grounded theory: Identifying the main concern, Justine Connor, Tracy Flenady, Deb Massey, and Trudy Dwyer
Practising nurses’ perceptions of, and need for, social and emotional support within the workplace, Martina Costello
Care in the academy: How our online writing group transformed into a caring community, Martina Costello, Julie Nyanjom, Susan Bailey, and Deb Ireson
Nurse knowledge, attitudes, and barriers to pressure injuries: A cross-sectional study in an Australian metropolitan teaching hospital, Linda Coventry, Amanda Towell-Barnard, Joelle Winderbaum, Nicole Walsh, Mark Jenkins, and Dimitri Beeckman
Factors impacting nursing assistants to accept a delegation in the acute care settings: A mixed method study, Carol Crevacore, Linda Coventry, Christine Duffield, and Elisabeth Jacob
Study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster (nested) randomized controlled trial of antenatal colostrum expression (ACE) instruction in first-time mothers: The ACE study, Cassandra Cuffe, Roslyn Giglia, Matthew N. Cooper, Julie Hill, Desiree Silva, Anita M. Moorhead, Valerie Verhasselt, Joshua R. Lewis, Deborah Ireson, Jill R. Demirci, Talea Cotte, Kathryn Webb, Frances Patey, and Therese A. O’Sullivan
Fathers’ ongoing journey when a child in the family has a chronic condition: A meta-synthesis, Cynthia A. Danford, Karyn J. Roberts, Mandie J. Foster, Barbara Giambra, Shelley Spurr, Naiara Barros Polita, Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine, Willyane de Andrade Alvarenga, Patricia Beierwaltes, Francine de Montigny, Stacee M. Lerret, Lucila Castanheira Nascimento, Michele Polfuss, Caroline Renée, Susan Sullivan-Bolyai, Suja Somanadhan, and Lindsay Smith
The impact of in-utero cannabis exposure on the first week of life outside the womb: Insights from neonatal health professionals, Jessica Dantaz
Nursing and medical students’ views before and after participation in a simulated ward-based interprofessional learning activity: An exploratory study, Hugh Davies, Olivia Gallagher, Amanda Cole, Carol Crevacore, Evelyn Kang, and Kate Jutsum
Drawing blood from a peripheral intravenous cannula and its effect on cannula dwell time, phlebitis, and bloodstream infection: A randomised controlled study, Hugh Davies, Alycia Jacob, Lea Aboo, Linda Coventry, and Elisabeth Jacob
A follow-up study on the clinical impact of pre-registration extended immersive ward-based simulation, Hugh Davies, Sue Robertson, Deb Sundin, and Elisabeth Jacob
Scoping review of review methodologies used for guiding evidence-based practice in critical care: A protocol, Hugh Davies, Paige Marie Watkins, Amy Freeman-Sanderson, Marc Richard Nickels, Melissa Ankravs, Emma J. Ridley, Kate Brooks, Andrew A. Udy, and Debbie Massey
Factors affecting clinician readiness to adopt smart home technology for remote health monitoring: Systematic review, Gordana Dermody, Daniel Wadsworth, Melissa Dunham, Courtney Glass, and Roschelle Fritz
Using a novel approach to explore women's caesarean birth experience, Linda J. Deys, Valerie Wilson, Sara Bayes, and Shahla Meedya
Where's my baby? A feminist phenomenological study of women experiencing preventable separation from their baby at caesarean birth, Linda J. Deys, Valerie Wilson, Sara Bayes, and Shahla Meedya
A qualitative study to explore nurses perspectives of their experience associated with patient assaults in a forensic psychiatric setting: Policy and practice implications, Ragoonandan Dhondea
Just-in-time training for nasotracheal intubation: A report of a pilot study, Nellie Dick, Jacqueline H. Byrne, Debbie L. Massey, and Kersi J. Taraporewalla
The gender pay gap in the Australian nursing workforce: A retrospective observational study, Gemma Doleman, Christine Duffield, and Ian W. Li
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurses' and junior doctors' workloads, Gemma Doleman, Annemarie De Leo, and Dianne Bloxsome
Senior registered nurses' organisational communication satisfaction, job satisfaction, burnout, and intention to stay: A cross-sectional study of two healthcare groups, Gemma Doleman, Kaoru Nosaka, and Annemarie De Leo
Promoting the concept healthy ageing for use in gerontological health and social care policy and practice, Claire Donnellan
Conceptual considerations for understanding resilience in healthcare students, Claire Donnellan, Deepthi Chakkittakandy, and Christina Lydon
The association between nurse staffing and quality of care in emergency departments: A systematic review, Jonathan Drennan, Ashling Murphy, Vera J. C. McCarthy, Jane Ball, Christine Duffield, Robert Crouch, Gearoid Kelly, Croia Loughnane, Aileen Murphy, Josephine Hegarty, Noeleen Brady, Anne Scott, and Peter Griffiths
Self-efficacy and home dialysis: An integrative review, Nicola A. D'Souza, Ma'en Zaid Abu-Qamar, and Lisa Whitehead
Associations between maternal preconception and pregnancy adiposity and neuropsychiatric and behavioral outcomes in the offspring: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Bereket Duko, Tesfaye S. Mengistu, David Stacey, Lisa J. Moran, Gizachew Tessema, Gavin Pereira, Asres Bedaso, Amanuel Tesfay Gebremedhin, Rosa Alati, Oyekoya T. Ayonrinde, Beben Benyamin, S. Hong Lee, and Elina Hyppönen