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Transportability of tertiary qualifications and CPD: a continuing challenge for the global health workforceDeborah C Saltman
Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology Sydney UTS, Sydney, Australia
BMC Med Educ 12:51. 2012....
Ethical conduct in nurse education: creating safe staff-student boundariesMichelle Cleary
Family and Community Health Research Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Nurse Educ Today 32:320-4. 2012....- Valuing teamwork: Insights from newly-registered nurses working in specialist mental health servicesMichelle Cleary
Family and Community Health Research Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Ment Health Nurs 20:454-9. 2011..Therefore, it is important that efforts are made to facilitate team building and opportunities for teamwork when new graduates are transitioning into the mental health clinical practice environment... - Continuing challenges for the mental health consumer workforce: a role for mental health nurses?Michelle Cleary
Family and Community Health Research Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Int J Ment Health Nurs 20:438-44. 2011.... - Promoting mental health nursing: employing undergraduate nursing students as assistants in mental healthMichelle Cleary
Family and Community Health Research Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales
Int J Ment Health Nurs 21:69-74. 2012..A comprehensive understanding of these factors can enhance the experience of undergraduate nursing students working as AIN, and potentially increase recruitment into MHN... - Fostering real-world clinical mental health researchMichelle Cleary
Family and Community Health Research Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service, Concord Hospital, NSW, Australia
J Clin Nurs 19:3453-8. 2010..In this article, we identify key aspects for enhancing real-world research in mental health care clinical settings and broadly discuss some practicalities and issues that must be considered beforehand... - Building community engagement in nursingMichelle Cleary
Family and Community Health Research Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Contin Educ Nurs 41:344-5. 2010..Such collaborative education activities can be mutually beneficial and stimulating, and when goals are aligned, valuable outcomes can be produced... - Establishing clinical supervision in acute mental health inpatient units: acknowledging the challengesMichelle Cleary
Family and Community Health Research Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Issues Ment Health Nurs 31:525-31. 2010.... - Turning mental health nursing problems into quality or research projectsMichelle Cleary
University of Western Sydney, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sydney, Australia
Issues Ment Health Nurs 32:228-33. 2011..Conducting high quality research and quality initiatives will likely improve care and outcomes for mental health consumers as well as providing a reliable evidence-based foundation for further improvements... - Seclusion and its context in acute inpatient psychiatric careMichelle Cleary
Family and Community Health Research Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
J Med Ethics 36:459-62. 2010..It is hoped that this brief report will encourage further evidence-based discussion and research initiatives on this important ethical topic... - Teaching and learning "on the run": ready-to-use toolkits in busy clinical settingsMichelle Cleary
Mental Health Nursing, Family and Community Health Research Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Contin Educ Nurs 41:244-5. 2010..These toolkits could include brief quizzes, crossword puzzles, vignettes, role-playing, storytelling, or reflective activities to engage students in context-specific, collaborative learning... - Receiving difficult news. Views of patients in an inpatient settingMichelle Cleary
Mental Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, and Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service, Concord Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 48:40-8. 2010..These results indicate the importance of communicating accurate and timely information to patients in an empathic and understanding manner... - Identifying and addressing bullying in nursingMichelle Cleary
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 1797, Australia
Issues Ment Health Nurs 31:331-5. 2010..This review provides an overview of bullying, how this impacts on nursing staff, and ways to reduce bullying incidents to cultivate a more positive work environment... - Delivering difficult news. Views of mental health staff in inpatient settingsMichelle Cleary
Mental Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, and Sydney West Area Mental Health Service, Concord Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 48:32-9. 2010..In DDN, staff usually or always considered patients' level of insight/awareness, likely distress, diagnosis, and whether they would understand the consequences of the diagnosis... - A guide for mental health clinicians to develop and undertake benchmarking activitiesMichelle Cleary
Research Unit, Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service, Concord Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Ment Health Nurs 19:137-41. 2010..There is a need to build the capacity of clinicians in relation to benchmarking... - "Not always smooth sailing": mental health issues associated with the transition from high school to collegeMichelle Cleary
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western, Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Issues Ment Health Nurs 32:250-4. 2011..It is anticipated that staff, students, and industry health care providers will benefit from a greater awareness of some of the mental health issues that may occur in higher education... - Uncivil student behaviors in clinical settings: strategies for clinical nurse educatorsMichelle Cleary
Family and Community Health Research Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag, Penrich South, Australia
J Contin Educ Nurs 41:439-40. 2010..This column describes communication, ground rules, and policy enabling clinical educators to teach effectively and minimize inappropriate student responses... - Leadership and mental health nursingMichelle Cleary
University of Western Sydney, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Australia
Issues Ment Health Nurs 32:632-9. 2011..Nevertheless it is within these contexts that consumers experience nursing, effective or otherwise, thus we should advocate what is known about effective leadership wherever it is required... - Is e-mail communication a feasible method to interview young people with mental health problems?Michelle Cleary
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia
J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs 24:150-2. 2011..E-mail interviewing-not to be confused with "online surveying"-shows promise for researchers working with adolescent mental health populations as a data collection method... - Ethnographic research into nursing in acute adult mental health units: a reviewMichelle Cleary
University of Western Sydney, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Family and Community Health Research Group FaCH, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Issues Ment Health Nurs 32:424-35. 2011..We have more to learn from each other with regard to the effective nursing care of inpatients who are acutely disturbed... - The Concord Centre for Mental Health's new 'phase of illness' model of care: are we on the right track?Michelle Cleary
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia
Australas Psychiatry 18:246-9. 2010..The aim of this study was to provide an overview of a new 'phase of illness' model of care after relocation of Rozelle Hospital to the new purpose built Concord Centre for Mental Health and discuss its implementation and progress thus far... - The views of mental health nurses on continuing professional developmentMichelle Cleary
Family and Community Health Research Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
J Clin Nurs 20:3561-6. 2011..To determine clinical mental health nurses' views and preferences about continuing professional development... - Mental health nursing: transitions from practice roles to academiaMichelle Cleary
Family and Community Health Research Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Perspect Psychiatr Care 47:93-7. 2011..This paper provides an overview of some challenges facing mental health practice nurses transitioning to academic life, and suggests possible strategies to prevent foreseeable difficulties... - Suggestions for reviewing clinical continuing education coursesMichelle L Cleary
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Contin Educ Nurs 42:105-6. 2011..Such courses should be formally reviewed at regular intervals. This column examines the various issues clinical nurses need to consider if they are invited to review a clinical continuing education course... - Dealing with bullying in the workplace: toward zero toleranceMichelle Cleary
Research Unit, Concord Centre for Mental Health, Concord Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 47:34-41. 2009..The role of the leader/manager is crucial in developing a positive workplace culture that supports a high level of professionalism and a culture of zero tolerance toward bullying... 
The challenges of mental health care reform for contemporary mental health nursing practice: delivery of nursing careMichelle Cleary
Central Sydney Area Mental Health Service, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Ment Health Nurs 12:213-22. 2003..As such, findings of the study contribute to current discussions concerning acute inpatient mental health nursing practice...- The cultural realities of clinical supervision in an acute inpatient mental health settingMichelle Cleary
Central Sydney Area Mental Health Service, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
Issues Ment Health Nurs 26:489-505. 2005..This study contributes to current discussions regarding the purpose of CS, the realities of its implementation, and its role relative to existing professional support opportunities... - Promoting a sustainable mental health nursing workforce: an evaluation of a transition mental health nursing programmeMichelle Cleary
Central Sydney Area Mental Health Service, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Ment Health Nurs 14:109-16. 2005..The results are directing the ongoing development of clinical placements, clinical supports, education programmes and recruitment and retention initiatives for nurses within the Central Sydney Area Mental Health Service... - The experience and views of mental health nurses regarding nursing care delivery in an integrated, inpatient settingMichelle Cleary
Research Unit, Central Sydney Area Mental Health Service CSAMHS, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Ment Health Nurs 14:72-7. 2005.... - A consideration of contemporary factors influencing professional development in health researchMichelle L Cleary
Research Unit, Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service, New South Wales, Australia
J Contin Educ Nurs 40:273-9. 2009..Finally, the questions an individual career researcher may ask, specifically regarding specialization versus a broad research agenda, are considered... - Giving feedback to learners in clinical and academic settings: practical considerationsMichelle L Cleary
University of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Contin Educ Nurs 41:153-4. 2010.... - Transition to psychiatric/mental health nursing programs: Expectations and practical considerationsMichelle Cleary
Research Unit, Concord Centre for Mental Health, Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia
Int J Ment Health Nurs 18:265-73. 2009..Consideration of these expectations should be reflected in the design and delivery of mental health nursing transition programs... - Fostering a culture of support in mental health settings: alternatives to traditional models of clinical supervisionMichelle Cleary
Sydney South West Area Health Service Eastern Zone, Rozelle Hospital, Rozelle, NSW, Australia
Issues Ment Health Nurs 27:985-1000. 2006..This we believe has the potential to promote professional behaviour, continuous learning and development, cohesive teamwork, and ultimately a change in culture regarding CS... - Staff and patient perceptions of research in an integrated mental health serviceMichelle Cleary
University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Issues Ment Health Nurs 28:341-58. 2007..The findings support the notion that staff and patients hold similar views about research methods and influences... - Acute inpatient units in a comprehensive (integrated) mental health system: a review of the literatureJan Horsfall
Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Issues Ment Health Nurs 31:273-8. 2010..Further research is required to define nursing clinical priorities and philosophies to ensure a recovery focus in which care is aligned with that of consumer expectations and is consistent with other service providers... - Facilitating research within clinical settings: the development of a beginner's guideMichelle Cleary
Research Unit, Central Sydney Area Mental Health Service, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Ment Health Nurs 14:202-8. 2005..It is a strategy intended to encourage research and ongoing education and narrow the research-practice gap while placing minimum demand upon existing organizational infrastructure... - The realities of mental health nursing in acute inpatient environmentsMichelle Cleary
Central Sydney Area Mental Health Service, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Ment Health Nurs 13:53-60. 2004.... - Mental health quality improvement: what about ethics?Jan Horsfall
University of Western Sydney Macarthur, Division of Nursing, Faculty of Health, PO Box 555, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia
Int J Ment Health Nurs 11:40-6. 2002.... - Self-directed learning and portfolio development for nurses: developing workbooks as a facilitative toolMichelle Cleary
Research Unit, Sydney South West, Eastern Zone Area, Mental Health Service, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
Contemp Nurse 20:14-20. 2005..This paper will argue that the proposed program has the potential to contribute to healthcare improvement by promoting skill development amongst staff and contributing to evidence-based practice... - Patient concerns about seclusion: developing a leafletJan Horsfall
School of Nursing, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Issues Ment Health Nurs 24:575-85. 2003..This initiative involves collaboration with consumer consultants to creatively develop effective solutions to some long-standing patient-identified problems associated with the experience of seclusion... - Carer participation in mental health service deliveryMichelle Cleary
Research Unit, Sydney South West Eastern Zone Area Mental Health Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Int J Ment Health Nurs 15:189-94. 2006..The authors anticipate that this discussion will resonate with many clinical staff as well as carers themselves. Identifying barriers to carer participation opens the way to promoting collaboration and enhancing care... - A comparison of patient and staff satisfaction with services after relocating to a new purpose-built mental health facilityMichelle Cleary
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service, Concord Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Australas Psychiatry 17:212-7. 2009.... - Views of Australian mental health stakeholders on clients' problematic drug and alcohol useMichelle Cleary
Research Unit, Sydney South West Area Health Service at Concord Centre for Mental Health, Concord Hospital, Hospital Road, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia
Drug Alcohol Rev 28:122-8. 2009..The aim of the study was to ascertain the views of a wide range of Australian mental health service providers on staff education and training, client contact and management, assessment, and treatment effectiveness and service delivery... - Educating mental health nurses in clinical settings: tackling the challengeMichelle Cleary
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, Research Unit, Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service (Eastern Zone, Rozelle NSW, Australia
Contemp Nurse 21:153-7. 2006 - Making evidence based practice a reality for mental health nursingMichelle Cleary
Research Unit, Sydney South West (Eastern Zone) Area Mental Health Service, Rozelle, New South Wales
Contemp Nurse 20:278-89. 2005.... - 'Consumer consultant': expanding the role of consumers in modern mental health servicesMichelle Cleary
Research Unit, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Ment Health Nurs 15:29-34. 2006..There is opportunity for greater sharing of expertise and skills among health professional staff and consumer consultants to enhance current work practices, increase workplace satisfaction, and achieve positive patient outcomes... - Challenging conventional practice: placing consumers at the centre of the research enterpriseJan Horsfall
Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service Eastern Zone, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
Issues Ment Health Nurs 28:1201-13. 2007..These factors apply equally to carers and, arguably, staff. With sufficient motivation, commitment, and funds for the requisite time, all of these disadvantages could be overcome or at least minimized... - Planning and facilitating workshopsJan Horsfall
Research Unit, Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Contin Educ Nurs 39:511-6. 2008..This article provides teaching tips on how to prepare for and conduct well-structured, quality workshops... - Stigma in mental health: clients and professionalsJan Horsfall
Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Issues Ment Health Nurs 31:450-5. 2010..The way that mental health professionals work with patients can have an important effect on their recovery... - Psychosocial treatments for people with co-occurring severe mental illnesses and substance use disorders (dual diagnosis): a review of empirical evidenceJan Horsfall
Research Unit, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Concord Centre for Mental Health, Concord Hospital, New South Wales 2139, Australia
Harv Rev Psychiatry 17:24-34. 2009..Interventions for substance reduction may need to be further developed and adapted for people with serious mental illnesses. Further quality trials in this area will contribute to the growing body of data of effective interventions... - Evaluation of a transition to practice programme for mental health nursingMichelle Cleary
Research Unit, Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service, Australia
J Adv Nurs 65:844-50. 2009..This paper is a report of a study assessing nurses' satisfaction with a 12-month transition to practice programme into mental health nursing and its impact on their perceived knowledge, confidence and self-concept... - Developing practice in mental health settingsMichelle Cleary
Research Unit, Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service, Australia
Int J Ment Health Nurs 19:45-52. 2010..PD programmes that are effective are built into mainstream activities, considered core business, utilize existing resources to build sustainable and realistic improvements, take direction from practitioners, and incorporate client needs... - Drug and alcohol education for consumer workers and caregivers: a pilot project assessing attitudes toward persons with mental illness and problematic substance useMichelle Cleary
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Arch Psychiatr Nurs 23:104-10. 2009..This study highlights the effectiveness of targeted workshops for caregivers and consumer workers and advocates that nurses take a more active role in educational projects involving stakeholders... - Email etiquette: guidelines for mental health nursesMichelle Cleary
Central Sydney Area Mental Health Service, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Ment Health Nurs 14:62-5. 2005..It is hoped that the information and checklist provided in this paper will strike a chord with many, encouraging discussion and promoting appropriate use of this form of communication... - Handover in psychiatric settings: is change needed?Michelle Cleary
Research Unit, Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service, New South Wales, Australia
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 47:28-33. 2009..This combination will ensure face-to-face interaction remains and perhaps decrease time spent unproductively. Further research is necessary to evaluate such a handover system... - Towards a healthier lifestyle for staff of a psychiatric hospital: description of a pilot programmeMichelle Cleary
Research Unit, Central Sydney Area Mental Health Service CSAMHS, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Ment Health Nurs 14:32-6. 2005.... - Delivering difficult news in psychiatric settingsMichelle Cleary
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Harv Rev Psychiatry 17:315-21. 2009.... - Medical students' attitudes towards a career in psychiatry before and after viewing a promotional DVDTasha Robertson
University of Sydney Graduate Medical Program, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Australas Psychiatry 17:311-7. 2009.... - Psychosocial treatments for people with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance misuse: systematic reviewMichelle Cleary
Mental Health Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Adv Nurs 65:238-58. 2009.... - Self-reported side effects in children and adolescents taking risperidoneSimon Byrne
Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, NSW, Australia
Australas Psychiatry 18:42-5. 2010..We aimed to describe medication side effects in a cross-section of young people taking low-dose risperidone, using a self-report measure... - Patient and carer perceptions of need and associations with care-giving burden in an integrated adult mental health serviceMichelle Cleary
Research Unit, Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service Eastern Zone, Rozelle, NSW, Australia
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 41:208-14. 2006..To identify patients' and carers' perceptions of need in inpatient and community settings and investigate the relationship between need and caregiver burden... - Conducting mental health research: key steps, practicalities, and issues for the early career researcherJan Horsfall
Research Unit, Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service (Eastern Zone, Rozelle, NSW 2039, Australia
Int J Ment Health Nurs 16:S1-20. 2007 - Consumer feedback on nursing care and discharge planningMichelle Cleary
Research Unit, Central Sydney Area Mental Health Service, New South Wales, Australia
J Adv Nurs 42:269-77. 2003..Consumers can best define the quality of the service they receive and surveys are considered to be good sources of information about nursing care and discharge planning...