Doctoral thesis

Australian civilian hospital nurses’ lived experience of an out-of-hospital environment following a disaster

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18 June, 2013

Disaster content in Australian tertiary postgraduate emergency nursing courses: A survey

Free full-text article is available here (PDF) ABSTRACT Background: Emergency nurses play a pivotal role in disaster relief during the response to, and recovery of both in-hospital and out-of-hospital disasters. Postgraduate education is important in preparing and enhancing emergency nurses’ preparation for disaster nursing practice. The disaster nursing content of Australian tertiary postgraduate emergency nursing courses has not been compared across courses and the level of agreement about suitable content is not known. Aim: To explore and describe the disaster content in Australian tertiary postgraduate emergency nursing courses. Method:...

Australasian emergency nurses’ willingness to attend work in a disaster: A survey

Free full-text article is available here (PDF) ABSTRACT Background: The type of disaster, individual demographic factors, family factors and workplace factors, have been identified in the international, multidisciplinary literature as factors that influence a person’s willingness to attend and assist in their workplace during a disaster. However, it is unknown if these factors are applicable to Australasian emergency nurses. Aim: The research aims to determine the extent to which Australasian emergency nurses are willing to attend their workplace in a disaster. Method: This research was exploratory and descriptive study design, using...

17 June, 2013

Open access to Nursing journals: An audit of the 2010 ERA journal list

Free full-text article is available here (PDF) ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the proportion of nursing journals that are fully open access or have some elements of openness, and hence are readily accessible by nurses in clinical settings. Design: A descriptive study, with interpretive analysis of existing data sources. Setting Access to online journals from the perspective of a nurse as a consumer. Subjects: Nursing specific journals from the 2010 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) list of publications. Main outcome measure The proportion of nursing journals with unrestricted online open access as of October 2011. Results: Of...

03 June, 2013

Disaster health: an Australian perspective

I was invited by the Faculty of Public Health and the Faculty of Nursing at Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand to present on the topic of disaster health from an Australian perspective. This presentation focused on the following topics: - Willingness - Education - Role - Triage A number of clinicians and academics shared their experience of disaster assistance within the Phisanulok Province. Additionally, during this visit I had the privilege to meet with a number of public health official regarding their experience of assisting in floods and landslides that have affected their Districts. Ranse J. (2013). Disaster health: an Australian perspective. Department of Nursing, Naresuan University, Thailand, 3rd June...

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