Faculty of Health

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Students

The Centre for Clinical Nursing Research supports Honours, Masters and PhD research students.  Below is a summary of current and past students’ projects and achievements.

Doctor of Philosophy :

  • Rochelle Wynne. Thesis title: Pulmonary dysfunction following cardiac surgery.
  • Janet Berry. Thesis title: Intensive care nurses caring for families of the critically ill at critical junctures- family care study.
  • Bernice Redley. Thesis title: The impact of evidence based guidelines on the care of family members who accompany a critically ill person into the emergency department (completed 2006).

Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)

  • Cathy Reid. Thesis title: Patient outcomes after open and minimally invasive surgery for prostate cancer.  (Commenced 2006)
  • Jo McDonald. Thesis title: Factors influencing attendance and completion of a cardiac rehabilitation program. (Commenced 2006).
  • Jacqui Kiss. Thesis title: Best practice incontinence management for patients with acquired brain injury.
  • Francesca Machingaifa.  Thesis title: Supporting families to adjust to palliation in the care of a child with life limiting condition: A systematic review (commenced 2007).

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13th February 2009