Theses from 2018
A systematic review of the experiences of vulnerable people participating in research on sensitive topics., Susan Alexander, Rona Pillay, and Bronwyn Smith
Revisiting the pain resource nurse role in sustaining evidence-based practice changes for pain assessment and management, Emily Allen, Anne M. Williams, David Jennings, Norman J. Stomski, Roger Goucke, Christine M. Toye, Susan Slatyer, Trish Clarke, and Kylie M. McCullough
Parents’ experiences of Family Centred Care practices, Diana Arabiat, Lisa Whitehead, Mandie Foster, Linda Shields, and Linda Harris
The 12-year prevalence and trends of childhood disabilities in Australia: Findings from the Survey of Disability, Aging and Carers, Diana Arabiat, Lisa Whitehead, and Mohammad AL Jabery
Cardiotocography vs. intermittent auscultation in assessing fetal well-being, Sara Bayes and Lisa Whitehead
A collaborative approach to the implementation of a structured clinical handover tool (iSoBAR), within a hospital setting in metropolitan Western Australian: A mixed methods study, Tania Beament, Bev Ewens, Sarah Wilcox, and Gill Ried
Intentional rounding in acute adult healthcare settings: A systematic mixed‐method review, Angela Christiansen, Linda Coventry, Renée Graham, Elisabeth Jacob, Di Twigg, and Lisa Whitehead
Is it time to consider a four year Nursing Bachelor Degree in Australia? A discussion paper, Angela Christiansen, Elisabeth R. Jacob, and Diane E. Twigg
Issues impacting on enrolled nurse education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: a discussion, Jennifer H. Cramer, Judith D. Pugh, Susan Slatyer, Diane E. Twigg, and Melanie Robinson
Reliability and criterion-related validity testing (construct) of the Endotracheal Suction Assessment Tool (ESAT©), Kylie Davies, Max K. Bulsara, Anne-Sylvie Ramelet, and Leanne Monterosso
Midwifery students' understanding of knowledge of normal birth before 'delivery' of curriculum, Clare Davison, Sadie Geraghty, and Sara Morris
Involving undergraduate nursing students in participatory health research: Implications from the Netherlands, Gideon deJong, Ellen Meijer, Gert Schout, and Tineke Abma
Evaluating Family Group Conferencing: Towards a meaningful research methodology., Gideon deJong and Gert Schout
Barriers to promoting mobility in hospitalized older adults, Gordana Dermody and Christine R. Kovach
Adding unregulated nursing support workers to ward staffing: Exploration of a natural experiment, Christine M. Duffield, Michael A. Roche, Diane E. Twigg, Anne M. Williams, Samantha Rowbotham, and Sean P. Clarke
Surviving ICU: Stories of recovery, Beverley Ewans, Joyce M. Hendricks, and Deborah Sundin
Application of four-dimension criteria to assess rigour of qualitative research in emergency medicine, Roberto Forero, Shizar Nahidi, Josephine De Costa, Mohammad Mohsin, Gerry Fitzgerald, NicK Gibson, Sally McCarthy, and Patrick Aboagye-Sarfo
Closing the gap: A whole of school approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inclusivity in higher education, Amanda C. Fowler, Beverley Ewens, Leitha Delves, Colleen Hayward, Noel Nannup, and Gwen Baum
The health of working nurses: Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control by medication, Robyn Gallagher, Lin Perry, Christine Duffield, David Sibbritt, and Chih (Maggie) Ying Ko
In the shadow of the ivory tower: Experiences of midwives and nurses undertaking PhDs, Sadie Geraghty and Kim Oliver
Fighting a losing battle: Midwives experiences of workplace stress, Sadie Geraghty, Craig P. Speelman, and Sara J. Bayes
Gaps in the ice: Methamphetamine in Australia; its history, treatment and ramifications for users and their families, Douglas Greg Gordon and Gideon deJong
Education on invasive mechanical ventilation involving intensive care nurses: a systematic review, Michelle C. Guilhermino, Kerry J. Inder, and Deborah Sundin
Impulsivity and Sensation-Seeking Personality Traits as Predictors of Substance use among University Students in Jordan, Ayman M. Hamdan-Mansour, Khadejah F. Mahmoud, Ahmad N. Al Shibi, and Diana Arabiat
Breast surgery for metastatic breast cancer, Deborah Kirk Walker and Lisa Whitehead
The 1 repetition maximum mechanics of a high-handle hexagonal bar deadlift compared with a conventional deadlift as measured by a linear position transducer, Robert Lockie, Matthew Moreno, Adrina Lazar, Fabrice G. Risso, Tricia M. Liu, Alyssa A. Stage, Samantha A. Birmingham-Babauta, Ibett A. Torne, John J. Stokes, Dominic V. Giuliano, DeShaun L. Davis, Ashley J. Orjalo, and Samuel J. Callaghan
Moxibustion: An alternative option for breech presentation, Sara Morris, Sadie Geraghty, and Deborah Sundin
The nexus of nursing leadership and a culture of safer patient care, Melanie Murray, Deborah R. Sundin, and Vicki C. Cope
Are midwifery students adequately prepared for vaginal breech birth in clinical practice?, Steffne Nel and Sadie Geraghty
Suicidal ideation in the perinatal period: A systematic review, Avril O'Connor, Sadie Geraghty, Gemma Doleman, and Annemarie De Leo
Lifestyle health behaviors of nurses and midwives: The ‘fit for the future’ study, Lin Perry, Xiaoyue Xu, Robyn Callagher, Rachel Nicholls, David Sibbritt, and Christine Duffield
Nutrition and the community-dwelling older person: A pilot study in general practice, Donna Preston, Thi Nguyen, Renuka Visvanathan, and Anne Wilson
Adaptation and pretesting of the College Persistence Questionnaire V3 (Short Form) for measuring intention to persist among Aboriginal Diploma of Nursing students, Judith Dianne Pugh, Jennifer H. Cramer, Susan Slatyer, Diane E. Twigg, and Melanie Robinson
Rapid evidence assessment of approaches to community neurological nursing care for people with neurological conditions post-discharge from acute care hospital, Judith Dianne Pugh, Kathleen McCoy, Anne M. Williams, Brenda Bentley, and Leanne Monterosso
Influence of perceptions and stereotypes of the nursing role on career choice in secondary students: A regional perspective, Anita Raymond, Ainsley James, Elisabeth R. Jacob, and Judith Lyons
Nurse-led primary health care for homeless men: a multimethods descriptive study, Michael A. Roche, Christine M. Duffield, Judith Smith, Dana A. Kelly, Robyn Cook, Jen M. Bichel-Findlay, Carla Saunders, and David J. Carter
Interprofessional learning in ambulatory care, Rosemary Saunders, Helen Dugmore, Karla Seaman, Rachel Singer, and Fiona Lake
An eHealth Program for patients undergoing a total hip arthroplasty: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial, Rosemary Saunders, Karla Seaman, Catherine Ashford, Trudy Sullivan, Judith McDowall, Lisa Whitehead, Bev Ewens, Kathryn Pedler, and Karen Gullick
The weakening of kin ties: Exploring the need for life-world led interventions, Gert Schout and Gideon de Jong
Shifts in nursing and medical students’ attitudes, beliefs and behaviours about interprofessional work: An interprofessional placement in ambulatory care, Karla Seaman, Rosemary Saunders, Helen Dugmore, Claire Tobin, Rachel Singer, and Fiona Lake
Can a renal nurse assess fluid status using ultrasound on the inferior vena cava? A cross-sectional interrater study: Ultrasound on the inferior vena cava, Ulrich Steinwandel, Nicholas Gibson, Amanda Towell, and James Rippey
Educating renal nurses - inferior vena caval ultrasound for intravascular volume assessment, Ulrich Steinwandel; Nicholas Gibson; Mandy Towell-Barnard PhD, MNursing; James Rippey; and Johan Rosman
Measuring the prevalence of intradialytic hypotension in a satellite dialysis clinic: Are we too complacent?, Ulrich Steinwandel MN, RN; Nick Gibson PhD, GradDipHlthSc, BappSc; Mandy Towell-Barnard PhD, MNursing; Richard Parsons PhD, BSc, MSc; James J. R. Rippey Doctor; and Johan Rosman MD, PhD, FRACP
Pre-eclampsia: Praxis and application, Taela Stokes and Sadie Geraghty
Preeclampsia: Praxis and application, Taela Stokes and Sadie Geraghty
Qualitative results from a phase II pilot randomised controlled trial of a lymphoma nurse-led model of survivorship care, Karen Taylor, Leanne Monterosso, and Caroline E. Bulsara
A heuristic study of UK nurse’s migration to WA: Living the dream down under, caroline Vafeas and Joyce Hendricks
A younger onset dementia toolkit: Innovative practice, Caroline Vafeas, Elisabeth Jacob, and Alycia Jacob
Acupuncture, its place in holistic care: Granting access to this critical and timely exposition on the art of this modality, Carol Wang and Ruifang Zhu
Rehabilitation following carpal tunnel release: A Cochrane review summary, Lisa Whitehead
Singing as an adjunct therapy for children and adults with cystic fibrosis: A Cochrane review summary, Lisa Whitehead, Diana Arabiat, and Mandie Foster
Submissions from 2017
A qualitative content analysis of self-treated diabetic foot problems in Jordan, Maen Z. Abu-Qamar
Correlates of treatment satisfaction and well-being among patients with Type II diabetes, B. Abu Sheikh, D. H. Arabiat, S. L. Holmes, Y. Khader, D. Hiyasat, D. Collyer, and S. Abu-Shiekh
Parents’ experiences of caring for preterm infants after discharge with grandmothers as their main support, Esther A. Adama, Sara Bayes, and Deborah Sundin
Ghanaian fathers' experiences of caring for preterm infants; a journey of exclusion, Esther A. Adama, Deborah Sundin, and Sara J. Bayes
The impact of a mother's emotional strains and disclosure of cancer on her child's defensiveness and adjustment to cancer, Diana H. Arabiat, Doreen Collyer, Ayman Hamdan-Mansour, Amani Khalil, and Mohammad Darawad
Social and health determinants of adolescent's wellbeing in Jordan: Implications for policy and practice, Diana Arabiat, Abeer Shaheen, Ommaya Nassar, Mohammad Saleh, and Ayman Mansour
Registered nurses’ experiences of caring for pregnant and postpartum women in general hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative data, Sara Bayes and Beverley Ewans
Intra-hospital transfers and the Impact on Nursing Workload, Nicole Blay, Michael A. Roche, Christine M. Duffield, and Robyn Gallagher
Intrahospital transfers and adverse patient outcomes: An analysis of administrative health data, Nicole Blay, Michael Roche, Christine M. Duffield, and Xiaoyue Xu
The effectiveness of a primary care nursing-led dietary intervention for prediabetes: a mixed methods pilot study, Kirsten Coppell, Sally Abel, Trish Freer, Andrew Grey, Kiri Sharp, Joanna Norton, Terrie Spedding, Lillian Ward, and Lisa Whitehead
Impact of the Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner Role on Acute Hospital Length of Stay and Cost-savings for Patients with Hip Fracture: A Retrospective Cohort Study., Linda L. Coventry, Sharon Pickles, Michelle Sin, Amanda Towell, Margaret Giles, Kevin Murray, and Diane E. Twigg
Myocardial infarction, patient decision delay and help-seeking behaviour: a thematic analysis, Linda L. Coventry, Johanna W. van Schalkwyk, Peter L. Thompson, Scott A. Hawkins, and Desley G. Hegney
Living with sub-optimal glycaemic control: the experiences of Type 2 diabetes diagnosis and education, Marie Crowe, Lisa Whitehead, Carol Bugge, Dave Carlyle, Janet Carter, and Virginia Maskill
Qualitative meta-synthesis: the experience of chronic pain across conditions, Marie Crowe, Lisa Whitehead, Philippa Seaton, Jennifer Jordan, Catherine Mccall, Virginia Maskill, and Henrietta Trip
Psychosocial Correlates of Diabetes Self-management Practices, Muhammad W. Darawad, Sawsan Hammad, Sultan Mosleh, Osama A. Samarkandi, Ayman Hamdan-Mansour, Amani A. Khalil, and Diana Arabiat
Content validity testing of the ESAT©: A decision aid tool for performing endotracheal suction in children, K. Davies, M. Bulsara, A. S. Ramelet, and L. Monterosso
Feminism and midwifery; should midwives be feminists?, Clare Davison
Activity-based funding in mental health: a disastrous path, Gideon deJong
Reasons to temper enthusiasm about open access nursing journals, Gideon deJong
Understanding the process of Family Group Conferencing in public mental health care: A multiple case study, Gideon deJong, Gert Schout, and Tineke Abma
iMidwife: Midwifery students use of smartphone technology as a medicated educational tool in clinical environments, Annemarie DeLeo and Sadie Geraghty
Water as non-pharmacological pain management in labour, Ann-Marie De Leo and Sadie Geraghty
Bugs, babies and birthing: midwifery management of sepsis, Lisa Doyle and Sadie Geraghty
Nurse-performed endoscopy: Implications for the nursing profession in Australia, Christine M. Duffield, Susan Chapman, Samantha Rowbotham, and Nicole Blay
The impact of communication satisfaction on paediatric nurses’ job satisfaction and intention to stay, Gemma Evans
Never ending stories: Visual diarizing to recreate autobiographical memory of intensive care unit survivors, Beverley A. Ewens, Joyce M. Hendricks, and Deb Sundin
Implications for research and practice of the biographic approach for storytelling, Beverley Ewens, Joyce Hendricks, and Deb Sundin
Family Centred care in the paediatric high dependency unit: Parents' and Staff's perceptions, Mandie Foster and Lisa Whitehead
Parent and staff perceptions of parental needs during a child's hospital admission to a paediatric high-dependency unit: A New Zealand study, Mandie Foster and Lisa Whitehead
Is faculty practice valuable? The experience of Western Australian nursing and midwifery academics undertaking faculty clinical practice - A discussion paper, Amanda C. Fowler, Melanie Baker, and Sadie Geraghty
An Integrative review of rural and remote nursing graduate programs and experiences of nursing graduates, Amanda C. Fowler, Diane E. Twigg, Elisabeth R. Jacob, and Barbara Nattabi
The Structure of Nursing: A national examination of titles and practice profiles, Glenn Gardner, Christine M. Duffield, A. Doubrovsky, U. T. Bui, and A. Adam
Providing sun safety advice: The midwife's role, Sadie Geraghty and Clare Davidson
Midwifery students’ understanding of normal birth, the role of the midwife, and breastfeeding, Sadie Geraghty, Clare Davison, and Carol Pinch
‘Fighting a losing battle’: A Glaserian Grounded Theory of midwives’ workplace stress, Sadie Margaret Geraghty
Hearing voices: Comparing two methods for analysis of focus group data, Melanie D. Greenwood, Tina S. Greenwood, Hugh T. Davies, and Fenella J. Gill
Prevalence and correlates of substance use among psychiatric inpatients, Ayman M. Hamdan-Mansour, Ahmad Y. Al-Sagarat, Faris Al-Sarayreh, Hani Nawafleh, and Diana H. Arabiat
Impulsivity and sensation seeking personality traits as predictors of substance use among university students, Ayman M. Hamdan-Mansour, Khadejah F. Mahmoud, Ahmad N. Al Shibi, and Diana H. Arabiat
Displaced Syrian children's reported physical and mental wellbeing, Ayman Hamdn-Mansour, Nadin Abdel Razeq, Bayan AbdelHaq, Diana Arabiat, and Amani Khalil
A protocol for the development of a critical thinking assessment tool for nurses using a Delphi technique, Elisabeth R. Jacob, Christine M. Duffield, and Darren Jacob
Role expectations of different levels of nurse on graduation: A mixed methods approach, Elisabeth R. Jacob, Lisa McKenna, and Angelo D'Amore
Confronting reality: A case study of a group of student nurses undertaking a management of aggression training (MOAT) program, Diana Jonas-Dwyer, Olivia Gallagher, Rosemary Saunders, Helen Dugmore, Caroline Bulsara, and Helene Metcalfe
Characteristics and correlates of coping with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review, Maryam K. Kar; Lisa Whitehead; and Catherine M,. Smith
Midwifery students and routine discussion of birth experience in the early postnatal period in hospital, Femke Knol and S Geraghty
“Mental health day” sickness absence amongst nurses and midwives: workplace, workforce, psychosocial and health characteristics, Scott Lamont, Scott Brunero, Lin Perry, Christine M. Duffield, David Sibbritt, Robyn Gallagher, and Rachel Nicolls
Regaining ownership and restoring belongingness: impact of family group conferences in coercive psychiatry, Ellen Meijer, Gert Schout, Gideon deJong, and Tineke Abma
A qualitative study of the post-treatment experiences and support needs of survivors of lymphoma, Leanne Monterosso, Karen Taylor, Violet Platt, Elizabeth Lobb, Menir Krishnasamy, Toni Musiello, Caroline Bulsara, Kendall Stratton, and David Joske
Nurse staffing, patient falls and medication errors in Western Australian hospitals: Is there a relationship?, Ahmad Mousa