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View article: Delivering Digital Health Education to Undergraduates Using Virtual Hospital Education Resources
Delivering Digital Health Education to Undergraduates Using Virtual Hospital Education Resources Open
The increasing use of digital technologies in healthcare in Australia necessitates the need for higher education institutions to equip undergraduate students with the necessary skills to use these digital tools effectively and efficiently.…
View article: Reducing inpatient deterioration and improving patient safety in emergency departments with a standardised nursing framework: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial
Reducing inpatient deterioration and improving patient safety in emergency departments with a standardised nursing framework: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial Open
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry 25 October 2021, (ACTRN12621001456842), recruitment commenced 6 November 2020. Social media abstract: Implementing HIRAID® reduces patient deterioration. More info here #HIRAID.
View article: Nurse‐Led Innovations for Optimising the Quality and Safety of Care for the Older Person in Residential Aged Care: A Warrant for Action
Nurse‐Led Innovations for Optimising the Quality and Safety of Care for the Older Person in Residential Aged Care: A Warrant for Action Open
Aim To canvas the contemporary contextual forces within the Australian residential aged care sector and argue for new research and innovation. There is a pressing need to provide systematised, high‐quality and person‐centred care to our ag…
View article: Increasing Adoptive Capacities of Innovative Health Technologies in the Global Health Care System
Increasing Adoptive Capacities of Innovative Health Technologies in the Global Health Care System Open
AI usage in healthcare is still in its infancy and has not yet reached its potential to make the global healthcare system more equitable and safe. There is a substantial gap between AI promises and its actual delivery in healthcare setting…
View article: Health information management professionals’ investigator involvement in research: barriers and facilitators
Health information management professionals’ investigator involvement in research: barriers and facilitators Open
Background: Research underpins and informs a profession’s growth. Research and practice have a fundamental relationship involving knowledge production and its applications to a profession’s work. Objectives: To investigate health informati…
View article: Registered Nurse‐Led Assessments in Australian Residential Aged Care Homes: A Scoping Review
Registered Nurse‐Led Assessments in Australian Residential Aged Care Homes: A Scoping Review Open
Aim To understand the current evidence base regarding holistic nursing assessments performed by registered nurses in residential aged care homes in Australia, and identify the gaps in knowledge and potential areas for future research. Desi…
View article: Further validation of the Chinese short Warwick Edinburgh mental wellbeing scale in the adult population of Macau: an application of classic test theory and item response theory
Further validation of the Chinese short Warwick Edinburgh mental wellbeing scale in the adult population of Macau: an application of classic test theory and item response theory Open
Background This study aims to validate the Chinese version of the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) by employing both Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT) approaches. Methods Data were gathered…
View article: Identifying Barriers and Enablers for Nurse‐Initiated Care for Designing Implementation at Scale in Australian Emergency Departments: A Mixed Methods Study
Identifying Barriers and Enablers for Nurse‐Initiated Care for Designing Implementation at Scale in Australian Emergency Departments: A Mixed Methods Study Open
Aim The aim of this study was to (i) identify barriers and enablers and (ii) inform mitigating or strengthening strategies for implementing nurse‐initiated care protocols at scale in emergency departments (EDs). Design Embedded mixed metho…
View article: Use of the structured emergency nursing framework HIRAID® improves patient experience: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised control trial in rural, regional and metropolitan Australia
Use of the structured emergency nursing framework HIRAID® improves patient experience: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised control trial in rural, regional and metropolitan Australia Open
ANZCTR, ACTRN12621001456842. 25.10.2021.
View article: The Impact of HIRAID Implementation on the Accuracy of Emergency Nurse Documentation in Australian Rural Emergency Departments: A Multicenter Quasi-Experimental Study
The Impact of HIRAID Implementation on the Accuracy of Emergency Nurse Documentation in Australian Rural Emergency Departments: A Multicenter Quasi-Experimental Study Open
Implementation of HIRAID demonstrated a sustained improvement in the quantity and quality of emergency nurse documentation. Improved documentation accuracy is key to informing and evaluating ongoing care and supporting communication and co…
View article: Physicians’ acceptance and adoption of mobile health applications during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: Extending the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model
Physicians’ acceptance and adoption of mobile health applications during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: Extending the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model Open
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical role of mobile health applications in the management of health crises. Despite the promising outcomes of these technologies, however, their acceptance and use among physicians …
View article: Histiocyte‐rich <scp>ROS1</scp>‐rearranged inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the trachea: A rare neoplasm presenting with asthma‐like symptoms
Histiocyte‐rich <span>ROS1</span>‐rearranged inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the trachea: A rare neoplasm presenting with asthma‐like symptoms Open
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour is a rare tumour. We present an atypical case of Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour which was trachea in location, histocyte rich and ROS1 rearranged. The patient presented with upper airway obstruction…
View article: Transforming STEM Education with Design Thinking
Transforming STEM Education with Design Thinking Open
This poster showcases the Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) pedagogy designed for a health discipline course at an Australian University. The use of the design thinking process for problem-based learning was implemented to enhance first-y…
View article: Nurse-led framework to improve the safety and quality of residential aged care (HIRAID® Aged Care): protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial
Nurse-led framework to improve the safety and quality of residential aged care (HIRAID® Aged Care): protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial Open
Version 1.0 6 February 2024.
View article: Correction: Successful and sustained implementation of a behaviour-change informed strategy for emergency nurses: a multicentre implementation evaluation
Correction: Successful and sustained implementation of a behaviour-change informed strategy for emergency nurses: a multicentre implementation evaluation Open
View article: The use and impact of pathology tests in emergency department patients with mental health‐related complaints: A cross sectional study
The use and impact of pathology tests in emergency department patients with mental health‐related complaints: A cross sectional study Open
Objective To evaluate the use and impact of pathology tests in patients who present to the ED with mental health‐related complaints. The primary objective is to measure the proportion of patients undergoing pathology tests and assess wheth…
View article: Data‐Driven Implementation Strategy to Optimise Clinician Behaviour Change at Scale in Complex Clinical Environments: A Multicentre Emergency Care Study
Data‐Driven Implementation Strategy to Optimise Clinician Behaviour Change at Scale in Complex Clinical Environments: A Multicentre Emergency Care Study Open
Aim To develop an evidence‐driven, behaviour change focused strategy to maximise implementation and uptake of HIRAID (History including Infection risk, Red flags, Assessment, Interventions, Diagnostics, communication and reassessment) in 3…
View article: Successful and sustained implementation of a behaviour-change informed strategy for emergency nurses: a multicentre implementation evaluation
Successful and sustained implementation of a behaviour-change informed strategy for emergency nurses: a multicentre implementation evaluation Open
View article: The Prevalence of Caregiving among Young People
The Prevalence of Caregiving among Young People Open
With the increasing number of people with chronic diseases and disabilities, the number of family members as caregivers have also been growing. Despite the attention paid to caregiving in recent years, little is known about caregiving amon…
View article: A Web-Based and Mobile Intervention Program Using a Spaced Education Approach for Workplace Mental Health Literacy: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
A Web-Based and Mobile Intervention Program Using a Spaced Education Approach for Workplace Mental Health Literacy: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Open
Background Workplace mental health is an important global health concern. Objectives This unblinded, phase-III, wait-listed cluster randomized controlled trial aimed to examine the effectiveness of a mobile health (mHealth) psychoeducation…
View article: Rethinking the tiered trauma team response: A case‐series study in a regional trauma centre
Rethinking the tiered trauma team response: A case‐series study in a regional trauma centre Open
Objective To reduce perceived unnecessary resource use, we modified our tiered trauma response. If a patient was not physiologically compromised, surgical registrar attendance was not mandated. We investigated the effect of this change on …
View article: Factors Influencing the Acceptance and Adoption of Mobile Health Apps by Physicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review
Factors Influencing the Acceptance and Adoption of Mobile Health Apps by Physicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review Open
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, the provision of and access to health care have been uniquely challenging, particularly during lockdowns or when dealing with COVID-19 cases. Health care professionals have had to provide patients w…
View article: Using socio-technical systems theory to study the health information management workforce in Australian acute hospitals
Using socio-technical systems theory to study the health information management workforce in Australian acute hospitals Open
Socio-Technical Systems Theory has gained popularity in recent years in the digital health field. To better understand how socio-technical systems can be used to research the health information management field, this paper explores socio-t…
View article: The Emergency nurse Protocols Initiating Care—Sydney Triage to Admission Risk Tool (EPIC-START) trial: protocol for a stepped wedge implementation trial
The Emergency nurse Protocols Initiating Care—Sydney Triage to Admission Risk Tool (EPIC-START) trial: protocol for a stepped wedge implementation trial Open
View article: Child and adolescent mental well-being intervention programme: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Child and adolescent mental well-being intervention programme: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials Open
Background There has been an increasing awareness and recognition of mental well-being as one of the main outcome measures in national mental health policy and service provision in recent years. Many systemic reviews on intervention progra…
View article: Implementation evaluation of an evidence-based emergency nursing framework (HIRAID): study protocol for a step-wedge randomised control trial
Implementation evaluation of an evidence-based emergency nursing framework (HIRAID): study protocol for a step-wedge randomised control trial Open
Introduction Poor patient assessment results in undetected clinical deterioration. Yet, there is no standardised assessment framework for >29 000 Australian emergency nurses. To reduce clinical variation and increase safety and quality of …
View article: Prescribing behavior of antidepressants for depressive disorders: A systematic review
Prescribing behavior of antidepressants for depressive disorders: A systematic review Open
Objective Guidelines for the prescription of antidepressants for Depressive Disorders (DD) have been in place for a long time. However, there is a lack of systematic information on the prescribing behavior of antidepressants in evidence-ba…
View article: Efficacy of a Workplace Intervention Program With Web-Based Online and Offline Modalities for Improving Workers' Mental Health
Efficacy of a Workplace Intervention Program With Web-Based Online and Offline Modalities for Improving Workers' Mental Health Open
Objective This study aims to examine the efficacy of the Workplace Web-based blended psychoeducation mental health intervention program. Of particular interest is the short-term effect of the intervention on workplace burnout, stress, qual…
View article: Effect of an intervention for patients 65 years and older with blunt chest injury: Patient and health service outcomes
Effect of an intervention for patients 65 years and older with blunt chest injury: Patient and health service outcomes Open
View article: Factors Associated with Work-Related Burnout among Corporate Employees Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Factors Associated with Work-Related Burnout among Corporate Employees Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Work-related burnout is common and has detrimental effects on employees in many industries. The current study aims to examine both environmental and personal factors that are associated with work-related burnout in a population of corporat…