Submissions from 2019
Australian midwives' experiences of implementing practice change, Sara Bayes, Elaina Juggins, Lisa Whitehead, and Annemarie De Leo
Factors associated with midwives' job satisfaction and intention to stay in the profession: An integrative review, Dianne Bloxsome, Deborah Ireson, Gemma Doleman, and Sara Bayes
The influence of psychosocial and patient handling factors on the musculoskeletal health of nurses, Mark G. Boocock, Fiona Trevelyan, Liz Ashby, Andy Ang, Diep Nguyen, Stephen Teo, and Felicity Lamm
A conceptual framework for clinicians working with artificial intelligence and health-assistive Smart Homes, Gordana Dermody and Roschelle Fritz
Midwifery student's perceptions of caring for substance-using pregnant women, Gemma Doleman, Sadie Geraghty, and Annemarie DeLeo
A web-based recovery program (icutogether) for intensive care survivors: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial, Beverley Ewens, Helen Myers, Lisa Whitehead, Karla Seaman, Deborah Sundin, and Joyce Hendricks
Impact of the four-hour National Emergency Access Target on 30 day mortality, access block and chronic emergency department overcrowding in Australian emergency departments, Roberto Forero, Nicola Man, Hanh Ngo, David Mountain, Mohammed Mohsin, Daniel Fatovitch, Ghasem (Sam) Toloo, Antonio Celenza, Gerry Fitzgerald, Sally McCarthy, Drew Richardson, Fenglian Xu, Nick Gibson, Shizar Nahidi, and Ken Hillman
Perceptions and experiences of emergency department staff during the implementation of the four-hour rule/national emergency access target policy in Australia: A qualitative social dynamic perspective, Roberto Forero, Shizar Nahidi, Josephine de Costa, Daniel Fatovich, Gerry FitzGerald, Sam Toloo, Sally McCarthy, David Mountain, Nick Gibson, Mohammed Mohsin, and Wing Nicola Man
Validation of data using RASCH analysis in a tool measuring changes in critical thinking in nursing students, Elisabeth R. Jacob, Christine Duffield, and Alycia M. Jacob
Systematic review and meta-analysis of patient reported outcomes for nurse-led models of survivorship care for adult cancer patients, Leanne Monterosso, Violet Platt, Max Bulsara, and Melissa Berg
Benner's model and Duchscher's theory: Providing the framework for understanding new graduate nurses' transition to practice, Melanie Murray, Deborah Sundin, and Vicki Cope
Safety and side effects of acupuncture therapy in Australia: A systematic review, Carol Chunfeng Wang
Nurses and holistic modalities: the history of Chinese medicine and acupuncture, Carol Chunfeng Wang, Ruifang Zhu, and Jing-Yu Tan
The relationship between specialty nurse certification and patient, nurse and organizational outcomes: A systematic review, Lisa Whitehead, Manonita Ghosh, Deborah Kirk Walker, Dianne Bloxsome, Caroline Vafeas, and Anne Wilkinson
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
Toward developing consensus on family-centred care: An international descriptive study and discussion, Mohammad A. Al-Motlaq, Bernie Carter, Sarah Neill, Inger Kristensson Hallstrom, Mandie Foster, Imelda Coyne, Diana Arabiat, Philip Darbyshire, Veronica D. Feeg, and Linda Shields
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
Weaving midwifery student's reflections, Jodie Atkinson, Sadie Geraghty, and Sara Bayes
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
Awareness, acceptability and access to screening mammography for remote Aboriginal women, Lyn Byers, Katie Michell, and Kylie McCullough
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
The effect of media campaigns, patient characteristics, and presenting symptoms on prehospital delay in myocardial infarction patients: A prospective cohort study, Linda L. Coventry, Alexandra P. Bremner, Johanna W. van Schalkwyk, Desley G. Hegney, and Peter L. Thompson
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
The F word: Midwifery students' understanding of feminism, Clare Davison, Sadie Geraghty, and Kirsten Dobbs
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
Fathers in neonatal units: Improving infant health by supporting the baby-father bond and mother-father coparenting, Duncan Fisher, Minesh Khashu, Esther A. Adama, Nancy Feeley, Craig F. Garfield, Jillian Ireland, Flora Koliouli, Birgitta Lindberg, Betty Norgaard, Livio Provenzi, Frances Thomson-Salo, and Edwin van Teijlingen
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
Letter to editor, Mandie Foster, Joanna Smith, and Sarah Neill
Parents' and staff perceptions of parental needs during a child's hospital admission: An Australian study, Mandie Foster, Lisa Whitehead, Diana Arabiat, and Linda Frost
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
Midwives’ attitudes towards pregnant women using substances: Informing a care pathway, Sadie Geraghty, Gemma Doleman, and Annemarie De Leo
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
The delivery of Primary Health Care in remote Australian communities: A Grounded Theory study of the perspective of nurses, Kylie McCullough
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
Efficacy of oral glucose tolerance testing of pregnant women post bariatric surgery, Lisa Newlan and Sadie Geraghty
Health-services utilisation amongst older persons during the last year of life: a population-based study, Danielle Ní Chróinín, David E. Goldsbury, Alexander Beveridge, Patricia M. Davidson, Afaf Girgis, Nicholas Ingham, Jane L. Phillips, Anne M. Wilkinson, Jane M. Ingham, and Dianne L. O'Connell
Suicidal ideation in the perinatal period: A systematic review, Avril O'Connor, Sadie Geraghty, Gemma Doleman, and Annemarie De Leo
The relationship between residual sphincter damage after primary repair, faecal incontinence, and anal sphincter function in primiparous women with an obstetric anal sphincter injury, Vicki Patton, Swetha Kumar, Katrina Parkin, Emmanuel Karantanis, and Phil Dinning
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
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
Graduate registered nurses’ reflections on implementing safety and quality improvement projects, Rosemary Saunders, Emma Arnold, Karla Seaman, Anne Green, and Karen Gullick
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
Nursing and the emergence of egoless care: A discussion on social engineering in mental health, Gert Schout and Gideon deJong
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
International commentary on Phiri et al. ‘Registered nurses’ experiences pertaining to family involvement in the care of hospitalised children at a tertiary government hospital in Malawi’, Linda Shields, Diana Arabiat, Ellen Ben-Sefer, Bernie Carter, Imelda Coyne, Mandie Foster, Fatch Kalembo, and Maggie Zgambo
Ultrasound measurements on the inferior vena cava by renal nursing staff for assessment and management of intravascular volume status in haemodialysis patients, Ulrich Steinwandel
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, James Rippey, and Johan Rosman
Measuring the prevalence of intradialytic hypotension in a satellite dialysis clinic: Are we too complacent?, Ulrich Steinwandel, Nick Gibson, Mandy Towell-Barnard, Richard Parsons, James J. R. Rippey, and Johan Rosman
Pre-eclampsia: Praxis and application, Taela Stokes and Sadie Geraghty
Test-retest reliability of the short-form survivor unmet needs survey, Karen Taylor, Max Bulsara, and Leanne Monterosso
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
Effectiveness of acupuncture as an add-on treatment for women with postnatal depression: a systematic review, Carol Wang and Sara Bayes
Effectiveness of acupuncture as an adjunct treatment for women with postnatal depression: a systematic review protocol, Carol Chunfeng Wang, Ruifang Zhu, Li Ge, Catalin Tufanaru, Sara Bayes, and Gideon De Jong
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
Leading future innovations in nursing education, Nancy P. Wingo and Deborah Kirk Walker
Submissions from 2017
Nurses’ views on ‘effective nurse leader’ characteristics in Iraq, Shaymaa Abed and S. O'Neill
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
Intrahospital 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