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Critical care nurses' use of decision-making strategiesLeanne M Aitken
Critical Care Nursing Professorial Unit, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
J Clin Nurs 12:476-83. 2003..Recommendations are made to help improve critical care nurses' decision-making...- Long-term outcomes of seriously injured children: a study using the Child Health QuestionnaireTamzyn M Davey
Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Queensland, Mayne Medical School, Queensland, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 41:278-83. 2005..Further research needs to be undertaken to identify factors that predict lower HRQoL in order to reduce the burden of injury on children and their families... - The diversity of critical care nursing education in Australian universitiesLeanne M Aitken
Research Centre for Clinical Practice Innovation, Griffith University and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD
Aust Crit Care 19:46-52. 2006..However, consistency in the framework for speciality nurse education has the potential to prove beneficial for all stakeholders... - The effect of an algorithm-based sedation guideline on the duration of mechanical ventilation in an Australian intensive care unitRosalind Elliott
The Royal North Shore Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, Sydney, NSW 2065, Australia
Intensive Care Med 32:1506-14. 2006..To examine the effect of an algorithm-based sedation guideline developed in a North American intensive care unit (ICU) on the duration of mechanical ventilation of patients in an Australian ICU... 
Effective strategies for implementing a multicenter international clinical trialLeanne M Aitken
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
J Nurs Scholarsh 40:101-8. 2008..The purpose of this paper is to describe strategies used to administer an international multicenter trial to assess the effectiveness of a nursing educational intervention...- Comparison of 'think aloud' and observation as data collection methods in the study of decision making regarding sedation in intensive care patientsLeanne M Aitken
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Int J Nurs Stud 48:318-25. 2011..Description of the relative benefits of each method will enable future researchers to selectively identify which method is most suited to answering their specific research question... - Creating an environment to implement and sustain evidence based practice: a developmental processLeanne M Aitken
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, and Spinal Injuries Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Aust Crit Care 24:244-54. 2011..Despite this, the practical processes and resources for achieving EBP are often not readily apparent, available or successful... - Health status after traumatic injuryLeanne M Aitken
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 72:1702-8. 2012.... 
Health-related quality of life and physical recovery after a critical illness: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial of a home-based physical rehabilitation programDoug Elliott
Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, 2007, Australia
Crit Care 15:R142. 2011..This study was designed to test the effect of an individualised eight-week home-based physical rehabilitation program on recovery...- Study protocol: home-based physical rehabilitation for survivors of a critical illness [ACTRN12605000166673]Doug Elliott
Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Crit Care 10:R90. 2006.... - Critical care nurses' decision making: sedation assessment and management in intensive careLeanne M Aitken
Critical Care Nursing, Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
J Clin Nurs 18:36-45. 2009.... - Writing a case study: ensuring a meaningful contribution to the literatureLeanne M Aitken
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
Aust Crit Care 20:132-6. 2007..Clear implications for practice and recommendations for future research are essential to ensure a strong educational message is conveyed through the report... - Discrimination of educational outcomes between differing levels of critical care programmes by selected stakeholders in Australia: a mixed-method approachLeanne M Aitken
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
Intensive Crit Care Nurs 24:68-77. 2008..This study was designed to prioritise educational outcomes for three levels of postgraduate speciality critical care nursing programmes... - Characteristics and outcomes of injured older adults after hospital admissionLeanne M Aitken
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
J Am Geriatr Soc 58:442-9. 2010.... - The impact of Nursing Rounds on the practice environment and nurse satisfaction in intensive care: pre-test post-test comparative studyLeanne M Aitken
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Australia
Int J Nurs Stud 48:918-25. 2011..Clinical rounds have the potential to optimise these factors and impact on patient outcomes, but use of this strategy by intensive care nurses has not been reported... - Nursing considerations to complement the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelinesLeanne M Aitken
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
Crit Care Med 39:1800-18. 2011..To provide a series of recommendations based on the best available evidence to guide clinicians providing nursing care to patients with severe sepsis... - Health outcomes of adults 3 months after injuryLeanne M Aitken
Research Centre for Clinical Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
Injury 38:19-26. 2007..Injury is a leading cause of preventable mortality and morbidity in Australia and the world. Despite this there is little research examining the health related quality of life of adults following general trauma... - What factors influence suboptimal ward care in the acutely ill ward patient?Debbie Massey
Griffith University, Kessels Road, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
Intensive Crit Care Nurs 25:169-80. 2009..Thus, it aims to develop and enhance practitioners' knowledge and understanding of this topic and therefore improve patient care outcomes... - Key stakeholders' expectations of educational outcomes from Australian critical care nursing courses: a Delphi studyAndrea P Marshall
Critical Care Nursing, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Aust Crit Care 20:89-99. 2007..Educational preparation for critical care nursing in Australia varies considerably in terms of the level of qualification resulting in a lack of clarity for key stakeholders about student outcomes... - Literature review: do rapid response systems reduce the incidence of major adverse events in the deteriorating ward patient?Debbie Massey
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
J Clin Nurs 19:3260-73. 2010..To conduct a literature review that explores the impact of rapid response systems on reducing major adverse events experienced by deteriorating ward patients... - Information transfer for multi-trauma patients on discharge from the emergency department: mixed-method narrative reviewPauline Calleja
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
J Adv Nurs 67:4-18. 2011.... - Tackling the burden of injury in Australasia: developing a binational trauma registryTamzyn M Davey
Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Med J Aust 185:512-4. 2006..A binational trauma registry is urgently needed to benchmark injury management to improve outcomes for injured patients... - Having a permanent resident in intensive care: the rewards and challengesSharon M Wetzig
Intensive Care Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Wooloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland 4102, Australia
Aust Crit Care 22:83-92. 2009..This is in contrast to the increasing incidence of patients who require long-term (i.e. greater than 6 months) intensive care in the contemporary health care context... - A model to advance nursing science in trauma practice and injury outcomes researchTherese S Richmond
Division of Biobehavioral and Health Sciences School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
J Adv Nurs 67:2741-53. 2011..This discussion paper reports development of a model to advance nursing science and practice in trauma care based on an analysis of the literature and expert opinion... - Treatment of extradural haemorrhage in Queensland: interhospital transfer, preoperative delay and clinical outcomeJo Deverill
Queensland Trauma Registry, Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation CONROD, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Emerg Med Australas 19:325-32. 2007..To measure preoperative delays and clinical outcomes of patients with extradural haemorrhage, comparing patients presenting to hospitals with no neurosurgical facilities, with those presenting directly to neurosurgical centres... - Repeatability of the six-minute walk test and relation to physical function in survivors of a critical illnessJennifer A Alison
Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, 1825, New South Wales, Australia
Phys Ther 92:1556-63. 2012..The Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) is widely used as an outcome measure in exercise rehabilitation. However, the repeatability of the 6MWT performed at home in survivors of a critical illness has not been evaluated... - The problem of definitions in measuring and managing ICU cognitive functionMichael C Reade
Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Crit Care Resusc 14:236-43. 2012..Although there is no simple solution, we suggest better awareness of these problems will be helpful. Further, we propose a simplified categorisation to facilitate clinical communication and treatment in the ICU... - Clinical credibility and trustworthiness are key characteristics used to identify colleagues from whom to seek informationAndrea P Marshall
Gold Coast Hospital, Southport, QLD, Australia Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia
J Clin Nurs 22:1424-33. 2013..In this paper, we report the characteristics, which participants identified as important, of the people from whom they sought information for the purpose of making clinical decisions... - Sample size: how many is enough?Elizabeth Burmeister
Nursing Practice Development Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital and Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Aust Crit Care 25:271-4. 2012..Appropriate planning in regard to each of these elements optimises the likelihood of finding an important result that is both clinically and statistically meaningful... - What factors influence suboptimal ward care in the acutely ill ward patient?Debbie Massey
Griffith University, Kessels Road, Nathan, QLD, Australia
Aust Crit Care 21:127-40. 2008..Thus it aims to develop and enhance practitioners' knowledge and understanding of this topic and therefore improve patient care outcomes... - Preferred information sources for clinical decision making: critical care nurses' perceptions of information accessibility and usefulnessAndrea P Marshall
Sydney Nursing School MO2, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 8:224-35. 2011..It is not clear whether similar information-seeking behaviour is exhibited when critical care nurses make decisions about a specific clinical practice, where extensive practice variability exists alongside a developing research base... - Securing the future of critical care nursing in AustraliaSharon McKinley
Aust Crit Care 20:3-5. 2007 - Recruitment of nurses working outside nursingChristine Duffield
J Nurs Adm 36:58-62. 2006 - Are skills learned in nursing transferable to other careers?Christine Duffield
Centre for Health Services Management, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Nurs Leadersh (Tor Ont) 18:68-82. 2005..To determine the influence of skills gained in nursing on the transition to a non-nursing career... - Assessing the concordance of trauma registry data and hospital recordsKirsten McKenzie
National Centre for Classification in Health, School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Australia
HIM J 34:3-7. 2005..Overall, a concordance rate of approximately 95% was found between the trauma registry records and the hospital records... - Nurses who work outside nursingChristine Duffield
Centre for Health Services Management, University of Technology Sydney, Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia
J Adv Nurs 47:664-71. 2004..Reasons for leaving include workload, unsafe work environments and harassment. The relationship between these factors and the time nurses spend in the profession has not been explored...