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| Claire M RickardSummaryAffiliation: Griffith University Country: Australia Publications
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Routine resite of peripheral intravenous devices every 3 days did not reduce complications compared with clinically indicated resite: a randomised controlled trialClaire M Rickard
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Rd, Nathan QLD 4111, Australia
BMC Med 8:53. 2010..The aim of this study was to compare the impact of peripheral IVD 'routine resite' with 'removal on clinical indication' on IVD complications in a general hospital without an IV team...
Routine versus clinically indicated replacement of peripheral intravenous catheters: a randomised controlled equivalence trialClaire M Rickard
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
Lancet 380:1066-74. 2012..The effectiveness of the practice is not well established. Our hypothesis was that clinically indicated catheter replacement is of equal benefit to routine replacement...
Commentary on Spilsbury K, Petherick E, Cullum N, Nelson A, Nixon J & Mason S (2008) The role and potential contribution of clinical research nurses to clinical trials. Journal of Clinical Nursing 17, 549-557Claire M Rickard
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
J Clin Nurs 17:2664-6. 2008- Statistics for clinical nursing practice: an introductionClaire M Rickard
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, and School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
Aust Crit Care 21:216-9. 2008..This article is the first in a series that guides critical care nurses through statistical terms and concepts relevant to their practice... - The relationship between intravenous infusate colonisation and fluid container hang timeClaire M Rickard
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
J Clin Nurs 18:3022-8. 2009..To examine the level of microbial colonisation in intravenous fluids after 24 hours of use in an acute care setting to determine the necessity of changing infusate bags on a time-related basis... - Supporting academic publication: evaluation of a writing course combined with writers' support groupClaire M Rickard
Griffith University, Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Nathan Campus, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
Nurse Educ Today 29:516-21. 2009..Writing for publication is a skill that can be learned. The evaluated model of a formal writing course, followed by informal monthly group support meetings, can effectively increase publication rates... - Job satisfaction and importance for intensive care unit research coordinators: results from binational surveyClaire M Rickard
Research Centre for Practice Innovation, Griffith University, QLD, Australia
J Clin Nurs 16:1640-50. 2007..To measure Intensive Care Unit Research coordinator job satisfaction and importance and to identify priorities for role development... - Towards improved organisational support for nurses working in research roles in the clinical setting: a mixed method investigationClaire M Rickard
NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Nursing Interventions for Hospitalised Patients, Griffith Health Institute, Nathan Campus N48, QLD 4111, Australia
Collegian 18:165-76. 2011..Institution-wide studies of issues related to research nurses are lacking, thus hampering the design and implementation of effective organisational frameworks to support and develop these positions... - Intensive care research coordinators: who are they and what do they do? Results of a binational surveyClaire M Rickard
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Tasmania, Australia
Dimens Crit Care Nurs 25:234-42. 2006..Most research coordinators were highly qualified and experienced nurses who undertake pharmaceutical trials, multicenter projects, departmental medical and nursing research, audits and data registries, and their own projects... - Central venous catheters: a survey of ICU practicesClaire M Rickard
School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
J Adv Nurs 48:247-56. 2004..This paper describes the current infection control practices for CVC care and compares these to evidence-based practice guidelines... - Influence of insertion site on central venous catheter colonization and bloodstream infection ratesJohn R Gowardman
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Woman s Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
Intensive Care Med 34:1038-45. 2008..To compare colonization and catheter-related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI) rates among three insertion sites (subclavian, internal jugular, femoral) used for central venous catheter (CVC) placement... - Microbiological pattern of arterial catheters in the intensive care unitLi Zhang
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
BMC Microbiol 10:266. 2010.... - Impact of microbial attachment on intravascular catheter-related infectionsLi Zhang
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia
Int J Antimicrob Agents 38:9-15. 2011..In addition, published theory and data regarding microbial colonisation and biofilm development specifically in IVCs are reviewed. More research is needed to explore mechanisms of IVC-BSI and to provide superior prevention strategies... - A comparative assessment of two conservative methods for the diagnosis of catheter-related infection in critically ill patientsJohn R Gowardman
Intensive Care Unit, Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Intensive Care Med 39:109-16. 2013..To assess the utility of two in situ techniques, differential time to positivity (DTP) and semiquantitative superficial cultures (SQSC) for diagnosing catheter-related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI) in critically ill adults... - Genome sequence of Staphylococcus epidermidis strain AU12-03, isolated from an intravascular catheterLi Zhang
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
J Bacteriol 194:6639. 2012..We report a draft genome sequence of Staphylococcus epidermidis AU12-03, isolated from an intravascular catheter tip... - Routine changing of intravenous administration sets does not reduce colonization or infection in central venous cathetersClaire M Rickard
Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 25:650-5. 2004..Logistic regression found that burns diagnosis and increased ICU stay significantly predicted colonization. CONCLUSION: IV administration sets can be used for 7 days in patients with short-term, antiseptic-coated CVCs... - Gauze and tape and transparent polyurethane dressings for central venous cathetersJoan Webster
Centre for Clinical Nursing, Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital, Level 2, Building 34, Butterfield Street, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 4029
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 11:CD003827. 2011..Currently, it is not clear which type of dressing is the most appropriate... - Multicentre study of delirium in ICU patients using a simple screening toolBrigit Roberts
ICU, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA
Aust Crit Care 18:6, 8-9, 11-4 passim. 2005..An ICU-specific delirium assessment, such as the ICDSC, should be included in routine ICU observations to minimise under-diagnosis of this serious phenomenon... - Factual memories of ICU: recall at two years post-discharge and comparison with delirium status during ICU admission--a multicentre cohort studyBrigit L Roberts
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia
J Clin Nurs 16:1669-77. 2007..To examine the relationship between observed delirium in ICU and patients' recall of factual events up to two years after discharge... - The best and worst aspects of the ICU research coordinator roleBrigit L Roberts
Department of Intensive Care, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Nurs Crit Care 11:128-35. 2006..There have been anecdotal reports of the RC role in various speciality areas. However, limited research has been undertaken into the role, and only one study has been published from the intensive care setting... - Patients' dreams in ICU: recall at two years post discharge and comparison to delirium status during ICU admission. A multicentre cohort studyBrigit L Roberts
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia
Intensive Crit Care Nurs 22:264-73. 2006..49). A longer ICU stay was significantly associated with the experience of ICU dreaming. As many dreams are disturbing, we suggest providing information and counselling about delirium to patients who remain in ICU for longer periods... - Prospective study of peripheral arterial catheter infection and comparison with concurrently sited central venous cathetersDavid Boon Chai Koh
Launceston General Hospital, Tasmania, Australia
Crit Care Med 36:397-402. 2008.... - Is continuous infusion ceftriaxone better than once-a-day dosing in intensive care? A randomized controlled pilot studyJason A Roberts
Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital, Brisbane Australia
J Antimicrob Chemother 59:285-91. 2007..To compare the clinical and bacteriological outcome of critically ill patients with sepsis treated by ceftriaxone administered as a once-a-day intermittent bolus dose or by 24 h continuous infusion...