Cabrini-Deakin Centre for Nursing Research
The Cabrini-Deakin Centre for Nursing Research is an academic department within Cabrini Institute, under the auspices of Cabrini Health. Established for more than 10 years, the Cabrini-Deakin Centre for Nursing Research, under the direction of Professor Tracey Bucknall, conducts research into key nursing issues, translates evidence into practice and educates nurses in research methods.
The Cabrini-Deakin Centre for Nursing Research aims to conduct high quality research that makes a substantive contribution to scientific knowledge, clinical nursing practice and improves the quality of patient care. Current research within the Centre concentrates on the generation and use of research evidence in order to improve patient outcomes, and focuses on the decision making of clinicians and patients to improve quality of care and minimise the risk of adverse events for patients. Research funding for this work has been received from local, national and international bodies.
Cabrini Health
Cabrini Health is a not-for-profit Catholic health care service. With five sites and over 600 beds, Cabrini Health comprises two acute care hospitals, palliative care, rehabilitation and residential aged care services. We provide a comprehensive service that offers holistic care across the lifespan. We service both the local community through the provision of targeted services and marginalised communities through our extensive Social Outreach Program.
The Cabrini Clinical Education and Research Institute (The Cabrini Institute) is responsible for the clinical education and all research activities within Cabrini Health. It is committed to improving patient care through research and education with a clinical focus, always striving for excellence in serving the needs of the community.
'Decision Science' – why is it important?
The over-arching area of our research at Cabrini-Deakin Centre for Nursing Research is 'Decision Science'. Decision science is the study of how people or groups of people choose a course of action in a given context. Whilst at times the way people come to a decision may seem obvious, there are usually many aspects involved. In complex situations, such as the decisions nurses and doctors face all the time, the way in which people weigh up each of the aspects becomes of major importance. Small errors or changes have the potential to cause major problems for patients.
