Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery

Current Research Projects

Interested students are encouraged to contact the researcher listed below each project description to discuss the possibility of student involvement.

A longitudinal study of new graduate nurses’ adaptation to shiftwork

A physical activity program for older Hong Kong Chinese Australians

A randomised controlled trial of a nurse led education intervention on body image and sexuality for women with breast cancer

A randomised controlled trial of low level laser therapy (LLLT) for the treatment of lymphoedema secondary to breast cancer

A ROUtine daily interruption to SEdation vs standard therapy in the intensive care unit (AROUSE)

Acoustic environment of the NICU: A noise reduction project

Brain donation for research – who donates and why?

Care of the near term infant on postnatal wards Using Special Protocols – The CUSP trial

Critical review of physical activity and fall prevention programs

Decision making in sedation management

Developing and testing a culturally sensitive instrument to examine breast cancer screening behaviours among Chinese-Australian women

The development and evaluation of a menopause information tool for young women following breast cancer

Development of the “Pop-Up Palliative Care Service”: A new model for providing palliative care to rural and remote communities

Effectiveness of a community nursing intervention to improve continuity of care for chemotherapy cancer patients, the

Effects of nursing practice on community cancer care: a pilot study of patient and nurse perceptions, the

Effects of nursing practice on personal experiences of cancer care in rural and remote settings: an exploratory study of patient and nurse perceptions, the

Enteral feeding practices of registered nurses in general wards, critical care and aged care, the

Examining the relationship between community nurses and Chinese cancer patients in Sydney

Exploring caseload midwifery practice in context

Exploring cultural needs and providing culturally sensitive palliative care services for community patients at Sacred Heart, Sydney

Graduate entry nursing in the Australian context: a longitudinal cohort study of the attributes, aspirations and expectations of students in the Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, The University of Sydney

Impact of a three-year nursing degree on nursing students’ attitudes towards body products, the

Integrated clinical experience in the final year of an undergraduate nursing program: student’s perspectives

Keeping mothers and babies together- A comparative study of near term admissions in two neonatal intensive care units

Kinematic changes in the shoulder complex and spine as a consequence of a mastectomy

Learn Now; Live Well: An educational program for patients and caregivers living with life threatening illness

Learn Now; Live Well: Train the Trainer

Life experiences and risk behaviour modifications of women recovering from an acute cardiac event: A life history project, the

Lymphoedema and infection

Managing menopause after cancer (MMAC): A community based information and support program

Masculinities and men’s experiences of nursing: A life history project

Meeting the psychosocial needs of palliative care patients and their families: Palliative care nurses’ concerns

Negotiated care

Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes of palliative care in residential aged care facilities

Nursing knowledge and outcomes of neonatal nursing practice

Olive Anstey and the politics of nursing, 1969-81

Primary clinical assessment of substance use problems

Psycho-oncology cooperative research group

Psychosocial and practical support needs of cancer patients and their families in Western Australia

The REACH project

Review of research evidence on secondary lymphoedema: 2003 – June 2006

Rural specialist breast nurse project

Safe sleeping and the prevention of SIDS: Role of the midwife

The shift work experiences of mid-life female nurses

Studying the breast cancer experience among Chinese-Australian women

Telling stories: Nurses, politics and Indigenous Australians, 1900–1980s

The Bachelor of Nursing (Indigenous Australian Health) completing students’ experiences of and knowledge gained during their studies

Time’s UP! Women’s experiences of induced labour for post maturity

Transcutaneous measurement of jaundice in the newborn: An evaluation of clinical accuracy in preterm infants

Use of chlorhexidine as a topical antiseptic for the prevention of nosocomial infection in premature neonates < 29 weeks: A randomised controlled trial

The use of high fidelity patient simulation in nursing: A means to effective learning?

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Authorised by: Dean, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery. Last Updated: 27-Jun-2008

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