Current research projects
The projects are currently being undertaken by research students encompass various areas within the broad spectrum of the strategic framework for research in the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery.
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List of current projects, by staff member or research student involved
Christina Aggar | Maureen Ahern | Associate Professor Maureen Boughton | Dr Sandie Bredemeyer | Lynne Brown | Dr Tom Buckley | Michelle Carey | Dr Kate Curtis | Natalie D’Abrew | Dr Murray Fisher | Associate Professor Kim Foster | Dr Jennifer Green | Dr Lillian Hayes | Associate Professor Yun-Hee Jeon | Dr Cannas Kwok | Professor Jocalyn Lawler | Dr Heather McKenzie | Dr Joanna Patching | Dr Sue Ronaldson | Dr Kathleen Scott | Professor Sally Tracy |Associate Professor Donna Waters | Associate Professor Sandra West | Professor Kate White
Christina Aggar
- Spirituality and spiritual caring – Nurses' perspectives, knowledge and practice interventions in acute care and palliative care (Christina Aggar, Michelle Carey, Jennifer Green, Lillian Hayes, Sue Ronaldson)
Maureen Ahern
- Care of the near term infant on postnatal wards Using Special Protocols – The CUSP trial (Maureen Ahern, Sandra West)
- Safe sleeping and the prevention of SIDS: Role of the midwife (Sandie Bredemeyer, Maureen Ahern)
Dr Maureen Boughton
- Graduate entry nursing in the Australian context: a longitudinal cohort study of the attributes, aspirations and expectations of students in the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney (Jocalyn Lawler, Sandra West, Maureen Boughton, Lynne Brown)
Dr Sandie Bredemeyer
- Keeping mothers and babies together – A comparative study of near term admissions in two neonatal intensive care units
- Nursing knowledge and outcomes of neonatal nursing practice
- Safe sleeping and the prevention of SIDS: Role of the midwife (Sandie Bredemeyer, Maureen Ahern)
- Transcutaneous measurement of jaundice in the newborn: An evaluation of clinical accuracy in preterm infants (Sandie Bredemeyer, Sandra West)
- Use of chlorhexidine as a topical antiseptic for the prevention of nosocomial infection in premature neonates <29 weeks: A randomised controlled trial
Lynne Brown
- Graduate entry nursing in the Australian context: a longitudinal cohort study of the attributes, aspirations and expectations of students in the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery (Jocalyn Lawler, Sandra West, Maureen Boughton, Lynne Brown)
Dr Tom Buckley
- A Randomised Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Cardiovascular Risk Reduction during Bereavement (CARBER II)
- Cardiovascular Risk in Early Bereavement (CARBER) study
- Coping during early bereavement
- High fidelity simulation use in nursing graduate student
- Nurse practitioner prescribing practices in Australia
- Promotion of sleep in ICU patients
- Therapy for Triggered Acute Risk Prevention (TARP)
- Triggers of acute myocardial infarction: role of heavy physical exertion, anger and respiratory infection
Michelle Carey
- Spirituality and spiritual caring – Nurses' perspectives, knowledge and practice interventions in acute care and palliative care (Christina Aggar, Michelle Carey, Jennifer Green, Lillian Hayes, Sue Ronaldson)
Dr Kate Curtis
- Establishing incidence of injury risk among our elderly population – an injury prevention initiative
- Outcomes and resource utilisation of trauma patients discharged from the Emergency Department following trauma team activation
- Participation rate in helmet performance study among cyclists presenting to a trauma centre in Australia
- Sex differences in trauma (Kate Curtis, Murray Fisher)
- The accuracy of AN-DRG cost weight in describing the trauma patient LOS and direct costs
- The Cost of Major Trauma in NSW
- The profile, incidence and outcomes of pedestrians with head injuries
- Trauma patient outcomes in South East Sydney Illawarra
Natalie D’Abrew
- Learn Now; Live Well: An educational program for patients and caregivers living with life threatening illness (Natalie D'Abrew, Kate White)
- Psychosocial and practical support needs of cancer patients and their families in Western Australia (Natalie D'Abrew, Kate White)
Dr Murray Fisher
- The life experiences and risk behaviour modifications of women recovering from an acute cardiac event: a life history project (Murray Fisher, Andrea Marshall)
- Masculinities and men’s experiences of nursing: A life history project
- Sex differences in trauma (Kate Curtis, Murray Fisher)
Dr Jennifer Green
- Lymphoedema and infection
- Spirituality and spiritual caring – Nurses' perspectives, knowledge and practice interventions in acute care and palliative care (Christina Aggar, Michelle Carey, Jennifer Green, Lillian Hayes, Sue Ronaldson)
Dr Lillian Hayes
- Spirituality and spiritual caring – Nurses' perspectives, knowledge and practice interventions in acute care and palliative care (Christina Aggar, Michelle Carey, Jennifer Green, Lillian Hayes, Sue Ronaldson)
Associate Professor Yun-Hee Jeon
- Person-centred environment and care for residents with dementia: a cost-effective way of improving quality of life and quality of care? (PerCEN Study)
- Strategies which retain dementia and aged care nurses in Australian health care settings
- The social economic impact of chronic illness on older Australians
Dr Cannas Kwok
- Developing and testing a culturally sensitive instrument to examine breast cancer screening behaviours (Cannas Kwok, Kate White)
- Examining the relationship between community nurses and Chinese cancer patients in Sydney (Cannas Kwok, Heather McKenzie)
- Studying the breast cancer experience among Chinese-Australian women
Professor Jocalyn Lawler
- Graduate entry nursing in the Australian context: a longitudinal cohort study of the attributes, aspirations and expectations of students in the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery (Jocalyn Lawler, Sandra West, Maureen Boughton, Lynne Brown)
- The impact of a three-year nursing degree on nursing students’ attitudes towards body products (Jocalyn Lawler, Joanna Patching)
Dr Andrea Marshall
- The life experiences and risk behaviour modifications of women recovering from an acute cardiac event: a life history project (Murray Fisher, Andrea Marshall)
Dr Heather McKenzie
- Examining the relationship between community nurses and Chinese cancer patients in Sydney (Cannas Kwok, Heather McKenzie)
- What is the optimal management of cutaneous toxicities caused by EGFRIs? (Heather McKenzie, Kathleen Scott, Kate White)
Dr Joanna Patching
- The impact of a three-year nursing degree on nursing students’ attitudes towards body products (Jocalyn Lawler, Joanna Patching)
Dr Sue Ronaldson
- Spirituality and spiritual caring – Nurses' perspectives, knowledge and practice interventions in acute care and palliative care (Christina Aggar, Michelle Carey, Jennifer Green, Lillian Hayes, Sue Ronaldson)
Dr Kathleen Scott
- The knowledge and skills of clinical trials nurses in Australia (Kathleen Scott, Kate White)
- What is the optimal management of cutaneous toxicities caused by EGFRIs? (Heather McKenzie, Kathleen Scott, Kate White)
Professor Sally Tracy
- 1+1=A healthy start to life
- Evaluation of Midwifery Units (The EMU Project)
- Midwives @ New Group practice Options (The M@NGO Project)
Associate Professor Sandra West
- A longitudinal study of new graduate nurses’ adaptation to shiftwork
- Acoustic environment of the NICU: A noise reduction project
- Care of the near term infant on postnatal wards Using Special Protocols – The CUSP trial (Maureen Ahern, Sandra West)
- Graduate entry nursing in the Australian context: a longitudinal cohort study of the attributes, aspirations and expectations of students in the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery (Jocalyn Lawler, Sandra West, Maureen Boughton, Lynne Brown)
- The shift work experiences of mid-life female nurses
- The use of high fidelity patient simulation in nursing: A means to effective learning?
Professor Kate White
- 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
- Developing and testing a culturally sensitive instrument to examine breast cancer screening behaviours among Chinese-Australian women (Cannas Kwok, Kate White)
- Development of the “Pop-Up Palliative Care Service”: A new model for providing palliative care to rural and remote communities
- 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 (Natalie D'Abrew, Kate White)
- Managing menopause after cancer (MMAC): A community-based information and support program
- Meeting the psychosocial needs of palliative care patients and their families: Palliative care nurses’ concerns
- Psychosocial and practical support needs of cancer patients and their families in Western Australia (Natalie D'Abrew, Kate White)
- Review of research evidence on secondary lymphoedema: 2003–June 2006
- Rural specialist breast nurse project
- The development and evaluation of a menopause information tool for young women following breast cancer
- The effectiveness of a community nursing intervention to improve continuity of care for chemotherapy cancer patients
- The knowledge and skills of clinical trials nurses in Australia (Kathleen Scott, Kate White)
- What is the optimal management of cutaneous toxicities caused by EGFRIs? (Heather McKenzie, Kathleen Scott, Kate White)