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| M JohnsonSummaryAffiliation: University of Western Sydney Country: Australia Publications
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The application of Aronson's taxonomy to medication errors in nursingMaree Johnson
Centre for Applied Nursing Research, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney, Penrith South DC, New South Wales, Australia
J Nurs Care Qual 26:128-35. 2011....
Exploring the structure and organization of information within nursing clinical handoversMaree Johnson
University of Western Sydney, Penrith South DC, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Nurs Pract 18:462-70. 2012..This approach covers essential information while allowing for prioritization of information when required. Further research into the impact of ICCCO on patient safety is in progress...
Measuring perinatal mental health riskM Johnson
Centre for Applied Nursing Research, South Western Sydney Local Health District University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Arch Womens Ment Health 15:375-86. 2012..However, the effectiveness of routine perinatal psychosocial assessment continues to be debated, with further research required...
Developing risk management behaviours for nurses through medication incident analysisMaree Johnson
School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Science, Penrith South DC, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Nurs Pract 17:548-55. 2011..The Medication Safety Subscales can be used by managers, educators and clinicians to reinforce the importance of medication safety. Early action by nurses may reduce patient injury...
A survey of the risk-management behaviours of Australian general practitionersMaree Johnson
College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Qual Prim Care 16:7-15. 2008..To assist general practitioners (GPs) in minimising their risk of medical error, the education unit of a medical insurer developed a survey that assessed the risk-management behaviours of GPs...
Analysis of falls incidents: Nurse and patient preventive behavioursMaree Johnson
School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Nurs Pract 17:60-6. 2011..Postfall management by nurses might be contributing to the low occurrence of injury reported in these findings and requires further research...
Self-assessment of medico-legal risk by doctors: the Know Your Risk Version 1 - Short FormMaree Johnson
College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney, Penrith South DC, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Aust Health Rev 32:339-48. 2008..These tools have the potential to assist regulators and insurers to identify, monitor or screen individual medico-legal risk behaviours...
Home-screen: a short scale to measure fall risk in the homeM Johnson
Health at Home Research Center, Faculty of Health, University of Western Sydney, Macarthur, Campbelltown, Australia
Public Health Nurs 18:169-77. 2001..The use of this scale, both as an initial screening instrument and as a monitoring tool for community nurses working with older people, is recommended...
Risk factors for an untoward medication event among elders in community-based nursing caseloads in AustraliaMaree Johnson
School of Nursing Family and Community Health, College of Social and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Public Health Nurs 22:36-44. 2005..The use of these four risk factors or screening criteria is recommended for older people within community nursing caseloads...
Developing evidence-based cliniciansM Johnson
Faculty of Health, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Nurs Pract 7:109-18. 2001..Key points of application for each of the methods are outlined in the conclusions...
Comprehensive measurement of maternal satisfaction: the modified Mason SurveyMaree Johnson
School of Nursing, Family and Community Health, College of Social and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Nurs Pract 8:127-36. 2002..The modified Mason Survey is a comprehensive measure of maternal satisfaction suitable for Australian women and capable of providing valuable information on the quality of services and future planning for maternity services...
Women-centred care and caseload models of midwiferyMaree Johnson
School of Nursing Family and Community Health, College of Social and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney
Collegian 10:30-4. 2003..To assess the benefits of this new practice model, aspects of continuity, choice, control and satisfaction were examined in women receiving Primary Health Midwifery Care (PHMC) and standard hospital care (SHC)...
A comparison of the outcomes of partnership caseload midwifery and standard hospital care in low risk mothersMaree Johnson
School of Nursing Family and Community Health, College of Social and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Aust J Adv Nurs 22:21-7. 2005....
Interdisciplinary communication in general medical and surgical wards using two different models of nursing care deliveryRitin Fernandez
School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia
J Nurs Manag 18:265-74. 2010..To compare two models of care on nurses' perception of interdisciplinary communication in general medical and surgical wards...
A shared care model vs. a patient allocation model of nursing care delivery: comparing nursing staff satisfaction and stress outcomesDuong T Tran
Centre for Applied Nursing Research, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Liverpool BC, NSW 1871, Australia
Int J Nurs Pract 16:148-58. 2010..New tasks such as negotiating with co-workers might create some new challenges for nurses. Hospital administrators should consider the repertoire of care delivery models available...
How women manage fatigue after childbirthJan Taylor
Disciplines of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra 2601, Australia
Midwifery 26:367-75. 2010..to explore the strategies used by women to manage fatigue in the first six months following childbirth...
A longitudinal study of student and experienced nurses' self-conceptLeanne S Cowin
School of Nursing, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales
Collegian 13:25-31. 2006..Key implications include the need to monitor self-concept development in graduate nurses and develop strategies for self-concept enhancement particularly for new graduates' Nurse General Self-Concept...
An evaluation of a volunteer-support program for families at riskLarni Kelleher
School of Nursing, Family and Community Health, College of Social and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Public Health Nurs 21:297-305. 2004..This evaluation supports the continued development of volunteer-support programs and the active role that public health nurses play in the growth and development of children in our communities...
Causal modeling of self-concept, job satisfaction, and retention of nursesLeanne S Cowin
School of Nursing, University of Western Sydney, South DC, NSW 1797, Australia
Int J Nurs Stud 45:1449-59. 2008..The critical shortage of nurses experienced throughout the western world has prompted researchers to examine one major component of this complex problem - the impact of nurses' professional identity and job satisfaction on retention...
Classifying nursing errors in clinical management within an Australian hospitalD T Tran
Centre for Applied Nursing Research, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney, Penrith South DC, Australia
Int Nurs Rev 57:454-62. 2010..Although many classification systems relating to patient safety exist, no taxonomy was identified that classified nursing errors in clinical management...
Does implementation of clinical practice guidelines change nurses' screening for alcohol and other substance use?Duong Thuy Tran
Centre for Applied Nursing Research, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Contemp Nurse 33:13-9. 2009..To examine the effectiveness of the implementation of a clinical practice guideline on nurses screening patients for alcohol and other substance use, providing brief interventions, and referring patients at risk for treatment...
A nursing intervention for the quality use of medicines by elderly community clientsRhonda Griffiths
University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Int J Nurs Pract 10:166-76. 2004..This paper details an approach to medication review and intervention suitable for community nurses that includes referral pathways within the medication team...
Personality, gender and medico-legal matters in medical practiceLouise Nash
Brain Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
Australas Psychiatry 17:19-24. 2009..The aim of this paper was to explore the relationship between the personality traits of Australian General Practitioners (GPs) and their gender, work practice arrangements, and history of medico-legal matters...
Professional identity and nursing: contemporary theoretical developments and future research challengesM Johnson
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Int Nurs Rev 59:562-9. 2012....
The oral health status, practices and knowledge of pregnant women in south-western SydneyA George
Centre for Applied Nursing Research, The University of Western Sydney, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research South Western Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia
Aust Dent J 58:26-33. 2013..However, little is known about the oral health of pregnant women in Australia. The aim of this study was to report the oral health status, knowledge and practices of pregnant women in south-western Sydney...
Nursing skill assessment within populations: scale development and testingM Johnson
Home Research Centre, School of Nursing, Family and Community Health, University of Western Sydney
Contemp Nurse 10:46-57. 2001..This scale, and its subscales, represent valid and reliable tools for the assessment and monitoring of skill levels in a population of nurses, within some limitation...
Changes in general nurses' knowledge of alcohol and substance use and misuse after educationDuong Thuy Tran
Centre for Applied Nursing Research, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Perspect Psychiatr Care 45:128-39. 2009....
Nursing research priorities for IrelandJonathan Drennan
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
J Nurs Scholarsh 39:298-305. 2007..The purpose of the study was to identify and rate clinical, managerial, and educational nursing research priorities in Ireland...
Psychological morbidity in Australian doctors who have and have not experienced a medico-legal matter: cross-sectional surveyLouise Nash
Department of Psychological Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 41:917-25. 2007..To describe the differences in psychological morbidity between Australian general practitioners (GPs) who have experienced a medico-legal matter and those who have not...
