1997 Research and Publications Report table of contents faculty of Engineering 4

Nursing Enquiry, Practice and Management

Book, Revision/New Edition

Manias E, Galbraith A, & Bullock S, 1997, Fundamentals of Pharmacology: A Text for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals, Addison Wesley Longman, Melbourne, 2nd Edition edn, 818 p., ISBN: 0-582-81012-4

Book chapter

Bush T, 1997, Spirituality:The Heart of Nursing, Ronaldson,S (ed.), Ausmed Publications, Melbourne, Ist Edition edn, 19 p., pp. 79-98, ISBN: 0-646-32259-1

Manias E, 1997, Quality use of medicines in nursing practice, Stein I (ed.), RCNA, Deakin, ACT, 103 p., pp. 17-30, ISBN: 0-909449-91-0

Journal article, Other contribution to refereed journal

Manias E, Kristjanson L, & Bush T, 1997, 'Guest Editorial. Palliative care nursing education: Australian and Canadian Challenges', Contemporary Nurse, vol. 6, no.3/4, pp. 94-95

Journal article, Non refereed (including articles in 'professional' journals)

Johnstone M, 1997, 'A reappraisal of everyday nursing ethics: new directions for the 1990s and beyond', INEN Bulletin: Newsletter of the International Nursing Ethics and Midwifery Network, vol. 5, no.1, van der Arend A (ed.), INEN, Maastricht, The Netherlands, pp. 1-4

Johnstone M, 1997, 'Editorial: 'Not For Resuscitation' (NFR) directives: ethical implications for nurses', Newsletter of the Ethics Society, vol. 2, no.2, June, Johnstone M (ed.), Royal College of Nursing, Australia, Canberra

Johnstone M, 1997, 'The Tough Choices', AsianHospital, vol. 0, September, Lanpher J (ed.), John R Longbotham, Hong Kong, pp. 36-38

Johnstone M, 1997, 'The role and function of Nursing ethics committees', Newsletter of the Ethics Society, vol. 2, no.4, December, Johnstone M (ed.), Royal College of Nursing, Australia, Canberra, pp. 1-4

Manias E, 1997, 'Research and viewpoints', Critical Times, vol. 6, no.1, pp. 16-17

Conference publication, Extract of paper

Manias E, 1997, 'Identifying the discursive practices and improving collaboration of nurse-nurse and nurse-doctor relationships in intensive care', 7th World Congress of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine, ICU 97 Secretariat, Ottawa

Manias E, 1997, 'Nurses' experiences and perceptions of "do not resuscitate" (DNR) practice', 7th World Congress on Intensive and Critical Care Medicine, ICU 97 Secretariat, Ottawa

Computer software

Manias E, Bullock S, & Galbraith A, 1997, World Wide Web Site: Pharmacology On-Line For Nurses and Allied Health Professionalshttp://www.awl.com.au/pharma, Addison Wesley Longman, South Melbourne

Minor review

Manias E, 1997, 'Australian injectable drug handbook published', 'Nursing Review', The Australian Injectable Drug Handbook, vol. 2, no.7

Conference paper

Bush A C, 1997, 'The Essence of Care', 'Spirituality and Health', September, Durham University,U.K.

Johnstone M, 1997, 'Ethical issues in emergency nursing: challenges in the 1990s and beyond', '1st Rural Emergency Nurses Conference: 'Bringing the outside in'', March, Ballarat Village Conference Centre, Main Road, Ballarat

Paterson A, 1997, 'The use of complementary therapies to enhance well being and reduce workplace stress', 'Ausmed Conference. Prevention of burnout in staff: combining complementary therapies', April, The Treacy Education Centre, Melbourne

Paterson A, 1997, 'Postmodern media representations of nurses', 'Second Asian Pacific Paediatric Nursing Conference. Nursing research evolving with postmodernism: transformation and degrees of freedom', September to October, Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore

Paterson A, 1997, 'Natural methods of wound healing: A look at some concepts and substances used in wound healing over time', 'Wound Foundation of Australia 2nd State Conference', August, Carlton Crest Hotel, Melbourne

Paterson A, 1997, 'Complementary holds the promise.', 'National Geriaction Conference. The aging crisis: who cares who should.', August, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia

Invited lecture

Johnstone M, 1997, 'Ethical issues associated with the mandatory reporting of child abuse: implications for health professionals', 'Wyeth Health and Nutrition Conference', August, Hotel Sofitel, Collins Street, Melbourne

Paterson A, 1997, 'Career pathways for registered nurses: future options in tertiary education', August, Mayfield Education Centre, Melbourne

Seminar

Johnstone M, 1997, 'Ethical issues in rural emergency nursing', 'Legal and Ethical Issues for Rural Nurses', August, Bendigo Regional Arts Centre, Bendigo

Johnstone M, 1997, 'A framework for understanding ethics: its place in nursing practice.', 'Legal and Ethical Issues for Rural Nurses', August, Bendigo Regional Arts Centre

Johnstone M, 1997, 'Writing for publication: getting started', 'Australian Critical Care Nurses Association Seminar: Writing for Publication', July, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Melbourne

Johnstone M, 1997, 'Women, nurses and the injustices of the law', 'AWORC Seminar Series', May, Australian Women's Research Centre, Deakin University, Geelong

Conference organisation

Mather J, 1997, 'What's happening in wound care? State Wound care Association Conference', August, Melbourne, Victoria

Paterson A, Fleming A, Hall J, Dickinson R, McIntyre S, & Segan J, 1997, 'Geriaction Victoria and Tasmania. Positive Living and Care Options', May, Carrington Centre, Box Hill, Melbourne

Paterson A, Fleming A, Hall J, MacIntyre S, Kasteel P, & Crofton C, 1997, 'Geriaction Victoria and Tasmania. Recreational and Diversional Activities for Older People', November, Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre, Melbourne

Doctorate

Aitken L M, 1997, Expert Critical Care Nurses' Use of Reliable Pulmonary Artery Pressure Measurements, PhD, (Passed), RMIT

Clements S, 1997, Nursing and the notion of impaired practice: a philosophic inquiry, PhD, (InProgress), RMIT

Copnell B, 1997, Understanding Change in Clinical Nursing Practice, PhD, (InProgress), RMIT

Crock E, 1997, Nursing Ethics and Aids: A Philosophical Investigation, PhD, (InProgress), RMIT

Gendek M, 1997, Policy Development of Nursing, PhD, (InProgress), RMIT

Koch W E, 1997, Development, validation and evaluation of an expert system to provide decision support for nursing diagnosis in aged care., PhD, (InProgress), RMIT

Shahwan-Akl L, 1997, Cardiovascular risk factors, health, knowledge, attitudes and decision making processes among Lebanese-Australians in Melbourne., PhD, (InProgress), RMIT

Masters by Research Thesis

Baldwin I, 1997, Monitoring of blood flow in continuous hemofiltration in intensive care: the relationship between flow reduction, access site, nursing care and circuit life., MR, (InProgress), RMIT

James J, 1997, Analysis of Breastfeeding Patterns of Women, MR, (InProgress), RMIT

Lemin B, 1997, The development of ethical discourse in Australian nursing from 1900 - 1990., MR, (InProgress), RMIT

McGrath I, 1997, The effect of feedback in computerised clinical simulations on student learning., MR, (InProgress), RMIT

Rogers H, 1997, A historical interpretation of tension in nursing in Victoria 1930 - 1946., MR, (InProgress), RMIT

Scott de Costa T, 1997, An investigation into first-time parents' knowledge of early infant development., MR, (InProgress), RMIT

Minor Thesis

Akhoui C, 1997, The Graduate: An exploration of the lived experience of the graduate nurse during the first ward rotation., MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Aldridge K J, 1997, When should we use our heads: or rely on the pulse oximeter reading., MN, (InProgress), RMIT

Berry J, 1997, Meaning of lifestyle change for people with Ischaemic Heart Disease, MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Boitshwarelo T, 1997, The Phenomenon of Primary Nursing: Beyond the Ordinary, MC, (Passed), RMIT

Broadbent J, 1997, Sedation in intensive care: assessing the applicability of sedation scales., MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Cowie G, 1997, Critical care nurses understanding of patient advocacy., MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Crow J, 1997, Grounded Theory Study of Rural Perioperative Nurses Role., MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Dixon C, 1997, The presence of the psychiatric nursing-clinical consultant in the emergency department., MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Driscoll A, 1997, Managing Postdischarge Care at Home: An Analysis of Patients' and Carers' Perceptions of Information Received during their Stay in Hospital., MC, (Passed), RMIT

Gum L, 1997, What factors influence the career intentions of new graduate midwives., MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Johnston L, 1997, The phenomenon of living without a larynx: An exploration into the meaning of living without a larynx as described by individuals who have had a laryngectomy, MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Kraps L, 1997, A grounded theory study of the sense the elderly make of multiple service providers whilst in a managed care program., MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Kruger G, 1997, The lived experience of the Midwife-woman partnership from the woman's perspective during labour., MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Lyon C, 1997, Quality improvement in nursing homes: the dynamic of change, MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Mardegan K, 1997, The clinical judgement of expert nurses when managing post-operative pain of those who have undergone bypass surgery., MC, (Passed), RMIT

Riley P, 1997, Survey of hearing assessment tools in use in aged care facilities., MN, (InProgress), RMIT

Ryan K, 1997, Nursing knowledge of palliative care in nursing homes., MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Santhanam S, 1997, The Phenomenon of Caring: An Exploration of the Meaning of the Nurses Attribute of Caring for People with Tuberculoses, MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Shearing S, 1997, Returning Home: An Exploration of the Lived Experience of Couples Returning Home from Hospital Following Stillbirth, MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Shute T J, 1997, An investigation comparing peripheral cannulation flushing regimes with outcome measures of phlebitis, extravasation and occlusion., MC, (Passed), RMIT

Stacey N, 1997, The phenomenon of caring in intensive care: an explication of the lived experiences of intensive care nurses caring for clients when an ethical dilemma exists., MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Swift K T, 1997, Exploration of nurses' perceptions of what influences information sharing., MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Thorsen A, 1997, The phenomenon of preceptorship., MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Tsai C M, 1997, The lived experience of supervising undergraduate student nurses as described by newly graduated nurses in Taiwan., MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Tsai C T, 1997, The Phenomenon of Fostering Hope: An exploration of the Lived Experience of Nurses Fostering Hope in Individuals with Advanced Cancer., MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Weller C, 1997, Exploratory study of nurses' competence in drug calculations., MC, (InProgress), RMIT

Wong B L, 1997, The lived experience of mothers of neonatal intensive care infants., MC, (Passed), RMIT

Research topics

Johnstone M, 1997, Determining and responding effectively to ethical professional misconduct in nursing, (Continuing), This scholarly inquiry involves a critical examination of the notion of ethical professional misconduct in nursing. It aims to clarify what constitutes ethical professional misconduct and how instances of it might best be dealt with in the work place and at a disciplinary board level. Anticipated outcomes of this inquiry include the development of a workable definition of ethical professional misconduct and recommendations for how instances of it might be remedied.

Manias E, Bullock S, & Bennett R, 1997, An Integrated Teaching and Learning Program in Pharmacology for Nursing Students, (Continuing), The purpose of this project is to convey the meaning of scientific and nursing principles to students and to help them discover the links between these principles, and make clinical applications. The innovation proposed is to develop a computer simulation package and teaching guide which will be integrated into the teaching and learning program. The computer simulation will comprise a series of case scenarios of increasing complexity.

Uyeda M L, Farrell M J, Millership R, & Schneider Z, 1997, National Palliative Care Education and Training Needs Analysis, (New), This project conducted a needs analysis into the education and training needs of Australian palliative care providers. The RMIT Faculty of Nursing andthe Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre were successful in obtaining a research grant ($48 000) from the Department of Human Services and Health to do this study. The final report has been accepted by Canberra and can be accessed through the RMIT Faculty of Nursing.

Uyeda M L, Farrell M J, Lyons J P, O'Brien D, & Schneider Z, 1997, Multimedia Distance Education for Rural and Remote Area Midwives-Contemporary Midwifery Practice, (Continuing), This project was a response to calls for NPRF for nursing. The RMIT Faculty of Nursing was successful in obtaining the only Victorian research grant($80,880),one of the eight projects funded by DEET. This national project has enabled rural and remote area midwivesto access a multimedia distance education program that examines current issues in leadership and management, teaching and learning , obstetric emergencies and midwifery assessment, and ATSI cultural awareness.