A5059178917- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Nursing education and management
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
Central Queensland University
2022-2025
Federation University
2020-2022
Charles Sturt University
2015-2020
University of Tasmania
2016-2020
Victoria University
2020
University of Canberra
2010-2016
ACT Government
2013-2015
Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
2015
Centre for Nursing Innovation
2010
Tamworth Hospital
2006
Nurses and midwives of Australia now is the time for change! As powerfully placed, Indigenous non-Indigenous nursing midwifery professionals, together we can ensure an effective robust curriculum in our schools education. Today, finds itself a shifting tide social change, where voices better safer health care ring out loud. Voices justice, equity equality reverberate across cities, streets, homes, institutions learning. It call new songlines reform. The need to embed meaningful curricula...
In Australia, 'indigeneity' is not determined by skin colour, but rather a person's heritage, acceptance an indigenous community, and active participation in the affairs of that community. Some people who identify as indigenous, however, have experienced 'colourism' - is, experiences social exclusion because colour their from non-Indigenous also Indigenous Australians. This paper describes research explored effect intra-racial on mental health wellbeing Australians, with particular focus or...
The aim of the present study was to address challenges faced by staff in an acute rural hospital Australia when providing person-centred care for patients with dementia and/or delirium. This done training volunteers provide personal support these patients, then measuring outcomes this intervention.Volunteers were given training, allocated dementia/delirium or at risk A quasi-experimental pre-post design assessed intervention. Quantitative measures clinical outcome data 64 who passed through...
Many women who access mental health services have been subjected to violent acts, including childhood sexual abuse and adult assault, often at the hands of family members partners. The vulnerability these can be further complicated when professionals lack sensitivity issues involved; treatment received by is insensitive, leading experiences re-traumatisation. This article considers principles trauma-informed care practice, as represented in literature; explains how nurses lead way...
As a concept, resilience is continuing to attract considerable attention and its importance across various life domains increasingly recognised. Few studies, however, have defined or considered the notion of group collective profession, including capacity that profession withstand adversity continue develop positively in face change. This article considers from perspective specialty mental health nursing, ways has adapted--and continues develop--to changes experienced since...
Abstract Recovery approaches to health care now feature in the mental policies of many W estern countries. There are, however, continuing challenges operationalization these approaches. This study aimed identify nature for a public service organization located major urban center southeastern A ustralia, where R ecovery‐oriented services have been implemented; and develop recommendations address challenges. These aims were achieved by asking consumers about their experiences implementation...
Boredom in the workplace is not uncommon, and has been discussed widely academic literature relation to associated costs individuals organizations. can give rise errors, adverse patient events, decreased productivity—costly unnecessary outcomes for consumers, employees, organizations alike. As a function of boredom, may feel over-worked or under-employed, become distracted, stressed, disillusioned. Staff who are bored also less likely engage with focus on their work. In this article, we...
Autistic students experience elevated rates of school exclusion, whether this be through expulsion, suspension, informal refusal enrolment, or refusal. This exclusion can come about from a range factors, including sensory cognitive overload, lack training in neurodiversity for teachers, an absent sense safety by the student at school, poor attitudes towards inclusion autistic schools. The impacts on parents logistical, financial, and psychological, with mental health outcomes. Australian...
AbstractAbstractPurpose: Recovery approaches to healthcare now feature in the mental health policies and plans of many western countries. However, operationalisation these has met with numerous challenges. This paper considers reasons why, from point view spousal or family carers people chronic severe illness. Method: A single-case embedded study was used analyse process outcomes implementation Recovery-oriented services into a public service organisation located major urban centre...
In this article, we discuss indigenist approaches to health research, including knowledges, cultural proficiency, and core values. We also highlight the importance of conducting Indigenous research in ways that are congruent with needs interests peoples. The discussion includes consideration how can be utilized generate new culturally appropriate ways. then introduce Yerin Dilly Bag Model for an approach allows knowledges employed created by research/er/ed within framework. Use enables...
Micromanagement refers to a management style that involves managers exercising control over team members, teams, and also organizations, particularly in relation the minutiae or minor details of day-to-day operations. While there is no single reason why some may choose micromanage, many micromanagers exhibit similar behavioral traits, consequence perfectionism and/or underlying insecurities. In culture high performance characterizes contemporary mental health contexts, micromanagement...
Purpose Utilization of the Recovery Knowledge Inventory (RKI) and Attitudes Questionnaire (RAQ) in southeastern Australia raised questions about RAQ, including links between attitudes, faith, culture supporting recovery journey. These are particularly important when considered context people with mental illness who live secular multicultural societies. Conclusions This paper discusses cultural appropriateness RAQ Australian settings, identifies need to develop rigorous, inclusive outcome...