NSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Research Committee: Professor Tom Buckley, Julie Curran, Dr Rosalind Elliott, Professor Robyn Gallagher, Claire Harris, Susan Gilbert, Suzy Glover, Shin Hwa Kang-Breen, Dr Sandra Lever, Louise Luscri, Dr Sue Monaro, Professor Julie Pryor, Professor Michael Roche, Nicola Straiton, Emma Underwood, Claire Dunn - Secretariat.

There are over 60 research studies currently underway across the Northern Sydney Local Health District where nurses or midwives are named investigators. A selection is presented here:

1. Building future clinical leaders’ capacity to be reflective, evidence-based change agents: An early career program framework (NSW Ministry of Health Nurse Strategy Grants 2020) Fry M, Elliott R

2. Person-centred care for people with dementia in the acute care setting (Research Grant Scheme The University of Notre Dame 2019) Chenoweth L, Williams A, Fry M, Laplan S

3. Incorporating clinical informatics to describe the electronic prescribing practices of Nurse Practitioners in Northern Sydney Local Health District to enhance patient safety and quality of care (NSW Ministry of Health Nursing Innovation Grant 2019) Fry M, Lutze M

4. The implementation of a television wellness channel: a feasibility study, (NSLHD Innovation Program Grant 2019) Russell S, Barnes C, Ripley V

5. The impact of a telephone helpline on emergency department and hospital avoidance, mortality and morbidity rates and patient satisfaction (NSLHD Innovation Program Grant 2018) Oatley M, Fry M

6. Oli™ pilot study – ensuring the Oli™ technology is developed to work best for all users in pregnancy and labour monitoring, De Vroome M

Selected publications 2019

1. Davis, M., Elliott, R., Hills, R., & Fry, M. (2019). Single-Room Ward Design and Its Impact on Service and Patient Outcomes: An Evaluation Study. Orthop Nurs, 38(5), 317-325. doi:10.1097/nor.0000000000000593

2. Elliott, R., Martyn, L., Woodbridge, S., Fry, M., Foot, C., & Hickson, L. (2019). Development and Pragmatic Evaluation of a Rapid Response Team. Crit Care Nurs Q, 42(3), 227-234. doi:10.1097/cnq.0000000000000263

3. Fry, M., Abrahamse, K., Kay, S., & Elliott, R. M. (2019). Suicide in older people, attitudes and knowledge of emergency nurses: A multi-centre study. International Emergency Nursing, 43, 113-118. doi:10.1016/j.ienj.2019.01.003

4. Harris, M., Fry, M., & Fitzpatrick, L. (2019). A clinical process redesign project to improve outcomes and reduce care variance for people with Parkinson's disease. Australasian Emergency Care, 22(2), 107-112. doi:10.1016/j.auec.2019.02.001

5. Jala, S., & O'Brien, E. (2019). Treatment With Intravenous Alteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke After Reversal of Dabigatran With Idarucizumab: A Case Study. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 51(1), 21-25. doi:10.1097/jnn.0000000000000412

6. Jepson, T., O’Hara, T., Monaro, S. (2019). Case Study: Collaboration across the Care Continuum to Improve the Patient Experience. EWMA Journal, 26(4), 182-187.

7. Jones, C., Fraser, J., & Randall, S. (2019). An evaluation of training to prepare nurses in a home-based service to care for children and families. Journal of Child Health Care. doi:10.1177/1367493519881572

8. McKechnie, D., Pryor, J., McKechnie, R., & Fisher, M. J. (2019). Predictors of Readmission to Acute Care from Inpatient Rehabilitation: An Integrative Review. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. doi:10.1002/pmrj.12179

9. Pryor, J., & Fisher, M. (2019). An examination of the CCRQ as a measure of person-centred rehabilitation. Journal of the Australasian Rehabilitation Nurses Association, 22(2), 22-26.

10. Tyndall, A., Bailey, R., & Elliott, R. (2019). Pragmatic development of an evidence-based intensive care unit–specific falls risk assessment tool: The Tyndall Bailey Falls Risk Assessment Tool. Australian Critical Care. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2019.02.003

11. Varndell, W., Hodge, A., & Fry, M. (2019). Triage in Australian emergency departments: Results of a New South Wales survey. Australasian Emergency Care, 22(2), 81-86. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.auec.2019.01.003

12. Yeung, H. Y., Iyer, P., Pryor, J., & Nicholson, M. (2019). Dietary management of neurogenic bowel in adults with spinal cord injury: an integrative review of literature. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-12. doi:10.1080/09638288.2019.1652702