Professor Bridie Kent
Profiles

Professor Bridie Kent

Professor of Leadership Nursing

School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)

Professor Bridie Kent can be contacted through arrangement with our Press Office, to speak to the media on these areas of expertise.
  • Nursing
  • Implementation science
  • Knowledge translation
  • Practice change
  • Clinical decision making
  • Organ donors
  • Tissue donors
  • Systematic reviews
Biography

Biography

Current position: Deputy Director of the Doctoral College, Faculty of Health

Director – The University of Plymouth Centre for Innovations in Health and Social Care: A Centre of Excellence of the Joanna Briggs Institute.
Professor of Leadership in Nursing,

Clinically Active:

Honorary Professor of Clinical Nursing, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Honorary Associate Director of Nursing, Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust

Previous roles:

Executive Dean, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, University of Plymouth                     2017 to 2019

Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Plymouth                                 2015 to 2017

Professor, Chair of Nursing Eastern Health-Deakin University, Australia                            2008-2013

Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Nursing Research, University of Auckland, New Zealand       2006-2008

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, University of Wales Bangor, Faculty of Health Studies, 1999
    Thesis title: ‘Organ and tissue donation: factors influencing nurses’ willingness to discuss post-mortem wishes.’
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education, University of Wales Bangor, 2001
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Nursing Studies (2:1), University of Surrey, UK, 1991
  • Registered Nurse Teacher, NMC (UK), 2000
  • Registered Practitioner of the Higher Education Academy 2000; Fellow status awarded 9th March 2007
  • ENB 100: Certificate in Clinical Studies - Intensive Care - West Thames School of Nursing, London, 1986
  • Registered General Nurse UK PIN: 81A1729E - St. Bartholomew's School of Nursing, London, 1984

Professional membership

  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy (UK)
  • Member of Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Fellow of Royal College of Nursing (UK)

Roles on external bodies

  • Non Executive Director, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust 2021 to date
  • Joanna Briggs Institute Advisory Committee Member 2018 to 2020
  • Non Executive Director South West AHSN 2019 to date
  • European Regional Council, Sigma Theta Tau 2020 to date, 
  • Clinical Academic Roles Implementation Network (CARIN) 2020 to date
  • Chief Nursing Officer England, Leading Change Adding Value Research working group member 2017-2019
  • NIHR RfPB review panel member South West region 2013 - 2017
  • RCN Research Society Committee member 2015 to date
  • Editor ‘Implementation Science’ 2009 to 2016
  • Worldviews on Evidence Based Nursing: Education section editor   2002 to 2012 
  • Chair, Eastern Health Human Research Ethics Committee, Melbourne, Australia 2010 to 2012
  • Australian Research Council (ARC) ERA Research Evaluation Committee member 2012
  • NH&MRC Project Grant Panel Member 2010, 2011
  • Expert evaluator for the European Commission FP7 Health-2010 call
  • New Zealand Guidelines Group Advisory Board Member 2008-2011
  • New Zealand Branch of Australasian Cochrane Centre – advisory board member, 2004 to 2009

Teaching

Teaching

Teaching interests

Systematic review

Research methods

Evidence based practice

Leadership

Management of critically ill adult

Staff serving as external examiners

External examiner for PhD/professional doctorates (UK and international) 

Research

Research

Research interests

My particular research interests are directed primarily toward three main platforms of research:

  • Implementation / knowledge translation and decision making in clinical nursing including evidence-based practice, evidence implementation and utilisation; specific focus – patient safety and quality of care delivery.
  • Nursing and Midwifery workforce issues
  • Critical care - focus on rehabilitation

    Other research

    Covid-19 and impact on nursing workforce (member of the ICON study team)

    Research degrees awarded to supervised students

    17 PhD students supervised to successful completion (UK, Australia and New Zealand).

    Grants & contracts

    2017

    Aylward-Wotton N, KentB, Latour JM, Worsley P. Pressure Reduction through continuous Monitoring In community Settings (PROMISE): Reducing and preventing avoidable and unavoidable pressure ulcers. Health Foundation Scaling Up award. October 2017. £500,000

     Lilford R et al. Programme Development Grant: Education and facilitation to improve clinical decisions and multidisciplinary team-working with older adults with multimorbidity. RP-DG-0615-10004, £100,000.00.

     Lyndon H, Kent B, Marsden J, Latour JM. Developing, implementing and testing a new intervention to improve healthy living in older people with frailty. The Holistic Assessment and care Planning in Partnership Intervention (HAPPI)Study. Duration: April 2017 – August 2021. National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR): ICA Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship (Ref:ICA-CDRF-2016-02-018). £ 293,305 

     Aylward-Wotton N, Kent B, Latour JM. Pressure Reduction through continuous Monitoring In community Settings (PROMISE): Reducing and preventing avoidable and unavoidable pressure ulcers – Health Foundation Spreading the Word Award. May 2017;12 months. £ 25,000

     2016

    Richards D, et al. Programme Development Grant: The ESSENCE Programme: amalgamating marginal gains in ESSEntial Nursing CarE. RP-DG-1214-10001, £99,979.00.

    Aylward-Wotton N, Kent B. Improving pressure damage detection in the community using continuous pressure monitoring of patients. Health Foundation Innovating for Improvement award, £74,524.00

    2015

    Aylward-WottonN, Kent B. Improving pressure damage detection in the community using continuous pressure monitoring of patients. Health Foundation Innovating for Improvement award, £74,524.00

    2014

    Kimpton N, Kent B. Using Pressure Mapping to Facilitate Patients’ and Carers’ in Their Decision Making Related to Pressure Ulcer Prevention in the Community Setting. NHS England Regional Innovation Fund. £50,000

    Taylor N, Harding K, Leggat S, Watts J, Kent B, Karimi L. Improving access for community health and sub-acute outpatient services. NHMRC, APP 1076777, 2013 Partnerships Projects Third Call Funding Commencing 2014 $626,291.50

    Kent B. Diabetes Education and Prevention event evaluation. AHSN/Astra Zenica. £11,000

    2013

    Kent B, Carroll B. Optimal End of Life Care? Determining discharge location. IHC, Plymouth University. £1958.40.

    2012

    Bennett P, Kerr P, Kent B, Holt s, Sinclair P, Schoch M, Linehan L, Lynn F, Terrill B, Paton P, Wilson C, Howard J. Home Dialysis Therapies E-Learning Project (HD-TEL). $171,890

    Hutchinson A, Nagle C, Kent B, Bick D, Teale G. The influence of organisational interventions on the quality of maternity care. QPS. $32,085

    Kent, B., Botti, M.,. Evaluating the development and implementation of SmartWard: A novel CDSS. SmartWard. $250,00.

    Nagle C, Bucknall T, Kent B. Improving clinical outcomes in maternity care: recognition and response to clinical deterioration in the maternity patient. Nurse Board of Victoria Legacy ltd $48,203.85.

    Street M, Phillips N, Kent B, Whitfield A. Minimising post-operative risk through PACT (Post-Anaesthetics Care Tool): a pilot study and cost benefit analysis. HCF Foundation. $122,820

    2011

    Coleman, S., Kent, B., Mumford, S. ‘Sharing the Wisdom’. Department of Health (Victoria), $80,000.

    Considine J, Botti M, O’Connell B, Kent B, Dunning T, Street M. Detailed analysis of unplanned transfer from subacute to acute care. Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Deakin University, $60,000

    Kent, B., Botti, M., Johnstone, MJ. Exploring the essential elements for CDSS in acute nursing care delivery. Sage Health. $76,437.

    Kent, B, Chaboyer W, Bucknall T, Hutchinson A, Rickard C. Development of the Pressure Injury Prevention Research (PIPR) group; Stage One. Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Deakin University. $39,999.

    2010

    Kent, B., Radford, S., Sidhu, J., Brean, S. Raising awareness of organ and tissue donation among tertiary education students: doing it their way. Organ and Tissue Authority Community Awareness grant. $28,930.

    Livingston, PM., Salmon, J., Courneya, KS., Gaskin,CJ., Botti MA., Broadbent, S., Kent, B. The Effectiveness of a Referral and Physical Activity Program to increase Physical Activity among Survivors of Prostate Cancer. ARC Linkage Grant. $382,000

    Skouteris, H., McCabe, M., Milgrom, J., Kent, B. A Randomised Controlled Trial to Prevent Primigravid Excessive Gestational Weight Gain and Postpartum Weight Retention. NHMRC $ 488,385.00.

    Street, M, Livingston, P., Considine, J., Ottman, G., & Kent, B. Identification of factors which contribute to extended length of stay in the Emergency Department from Residential Aged Care versus community settings. Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Deakin University, $68,369

     2009

    Botti,M., Kent,B., Bucknall, T., Johnstone MJ., Duke, M., Considine J.,Watss, R., Redley, B., de Steiger, R. ‘Translation of evidence into pain management practices in acute care environments’ ARC 2009 $140,000 

    Publications

    Publications

    Key publications

    Key publications are highlighted

    Journals
    Articles
    Ede J, Clarete M, Taylor I, Taylor C, Kent B, Watkinson P & Endacott R (2023) 'Patient and public involvement and engagement ( <scp>PPIE</scp> ) in research: The Golden Thread' Nursing in Critical Care , DOI
    Lyndon H, Latour J, Marsden J & Kent B (2023) 'A nurse-led comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention in primary care: A feasibility cluster randomized controlled trial' Journal of Advanced Nursing , DOI
    Powell N, Upton M, Kent B, Tonkin-Crine S & Sandoe J (2023) 'Is penicillin allergy de-labelling about to find its place in UK antimicrobial stewardship strategy?' Clinical Medicine clinmed.2022-0518 , DOI Open access
    Abrams R, Conolly A, Rowland E, Harris R, Kent B, Kelly D, Couper K & Maben J (2023) 'Speaking up during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Nurses' experiences of organizational disregard and silence' Journal of Advanced Nursing , DOI Open access
    Burrows L, Page G, Plugaru E, Kent B, Odiyoor M, Jaydeokar S, Williams J, Elliot K, Laugharne R & Shankar R (2022) 'Ideal models of good inpatient care for adults with intellectual disability: Lessons from England' International Journal of Social Psychiatry , DOI Open access
    Hopper H, Husk K, Maslin K, Kent B, Wanner A & Shawe J (2022) 'Preconception Care for People With Health Conditions: What Approaches Work, for Whom, and in What Circumstances? A Realist Review' Women's Reproductive Health 1-24 , DOI Open access
    Powell N, Stephens J, Kohl D, Owens R, Ahmed S, Musicha C, Upton M, Kent B, Tonkin-Crine S & Sandoe J (2022) 'The effectiveness of interventions that support penicillin allergy assessment and de-labelling of adult and paediatric patients by non-allergy specialists: A systematic review and meta-analysis' International Journal of Infectious Diseases , DOI Open access
    Griffiths H, Kent B & Martin D (2022) 'Exploring incidence and risk factors for persistent postoperative opioid use in adult surgical patients: a systematic review protocol' JBI Evidence Synthesis 21, (4) 805-811 , DOI
    Kent B (2022) 'Commentary: Operationalising a modified Delphi study to progress quality care process nursing metrics for acute care' Journal of Research in Nursing 27, (7) 677-678 , DOI
    Williams JK, Collings R, Kent B & Paton J (2022) 'Prevalence and incidence of mental health issues amongst adults with diabetes at risk of foot complications in the European Union: a systematic review protocol' JBI Evidence Synthesis 20, (8) 2094-2101 , DOI Open access
    Watkins V, Nagle C, Kent B, Street M & Hutchinson AM (2022) 'Labouring Together: Women's experiences of “Getting the care that I want and need” in maternity care' Midwifery 113, , DOI Open access
    Johnston S, Wild J, Sanderson K & Kent B (2022) 'Perceptions and experiences of mental health support for ambulance trust employees' Journal of Paramedic Practice 14, (7) 287-296 , DOI Open access
    Emmett A, Kent B, James A & March-McDonald J (2022) 'Experiences of health professionals towards using mobile electrocardiogram ( <scp>ECG</scp> ) technology: A qualitative systematic review' Journal of Clinical Nursing , DOI Open access
    Buckingham S, Anil K, Demain S, Gunn H, Jones RB, Kent B, Logan A, Marsden J, Playford ED & Freeman J (2022) 'Telerehabilitation for people with physical disabilities and movement impairment: development and evaluation of an online toolkit for practitioners and patients' Disability and Rehabilitation 1-8 , DOI Open access
    Conolly A, Abrams R, Rowland E, Harris R, Couper K, Kelly D, Kent B & Maben J (2022) '“What Is the Matter With Me?” or a “Badge of Honor”: Nurses’ Constructions of Resilience During Covid-19' Global Qualitative Nursing Research 9, , DOI Open access
    Buckingham SA, Sein K, Anil K, Demain S, Gunn H, Jones RB, Kent B, Logan A, Marsden J & Playford ED (2022) 'Telerehabilitation for physical disabilities and movement impairment: A service evaluation in South West England' Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice , DOI Open access
    Maben J, Conolly A, Abrams R, Rowland E, Harris R, Kelly D, Kent B & Couper K (2022) '‘You can't walk through water without getting wet’ UK nurses’ distress and psychological health needs during the Covid-19 pandemic: A longitudinal interview study' International Journal of Nursing Studies , DOI Open access
    Lockwood C, Munn Z, Jordan Z, Pilla B, Püschel VADA, dos Santos KB, Albornos-Muñoz L, Kent B, Mu P-F & Khalil H (2022) 'JBI series paper 3: The importance of people, process, evidence, and technology in pragmatic, healthcare provider-led evidence implementation' Journal of Clinical Epidemiology , DOI Open access
    Rasmussen B, Holton S, Wynter K, Phillips DJ, David JL, Rothmann MJ, Skjoeth MM, Wijk H, Frederiksen K & Ahlstrom L (2022) 'We're on mute! Exclusion of nurses' voices in national decisions and responses to <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19: An international perspective' Journal of Advanced Nursing 78, (7) , DOI Open access
    Logan A, Freeman J, Kent B, Pooler J, Creanor S, Enki D, Vickery J, Barton A & Marsden J (2022) 'Functional standing frame programme early after severe sub-acute stroke (SPIRES): a randomised controlled feasibility trial' Pilot and Feasibility Studies 8, (1) , DOI Open access
    Powell N, Kohl D, Ahmed S, Kent B, Sandoe J, Tonkin-Crine S, Owens R, Stephens J & Upton M (2022) 'Effectiveness of interventions that support penicillin allergy assessment and de-labeling of patients by non-allergy specialists: a systematic review protocol' JBI Evidence Synthesis 20, (2) 624-632 , DOI Open access
    Buckingham SA, Anil K, Demain S, Gunn H, Jones RB, Kent B, Logan A, Marsden J, Playford ED & Freeman J (2022) 'Authors' Responses to Peer Review of “Telerehabilitation for People With Physical Disabilities and Movement Impairment: A Survey of United Kingdom Practitioners”' JMIRx Med 3, (1) , DOI Open access
    Buckingham SA, Anil K, Demain S, Gunn H, Jones RB, Kent B, Logan A, Marsden J, Playford ED & Freeman J (2022) 'Telerehabilitation for People With Physical Disabilities and Movement Impairment: A Survey of United Kingdom Practitioners' JMIRx Med 3, (1) , DOI Open access
    Kent B (2021) 'The impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of the UK nursing and midwifery workforce during the first pandemic wave: a longitudinal survey study' International Journal of Nursing Studies , DOI Open access
    Lyndon H, Latour J, Marsden J & Kent B (2021) 'Designing a nurse-led assessment and care planning intervention to support frail older people in primary care: An e-Delphi study' Journal of Advanced Nursing , DOI Open access
    Anil K, Freeman JA, Buckingham S, Demain S, Gunn H, Jones RB, Logan A, Marsden J, Playford D & Sein K (2021) 'Scope, context and quality of telerehabilitation guidelines for physical disabilities: a scoping review' BMJ Open 11, (8) , DOI Open access
    Chen S, Kent B & Cui Y (2021) 'Interventions to prevent aspiration in older adults with dysphagia living in nursing homes: a scoping review' BMC Geriatrics 21, (1) , DOI Open access
    Underwood F, Latour J & Kent B (2021) 'The meaning of confidence from the perspective of older people living with frailty: a conceptual void within intermediate care services' Age and Ageing , DOI Open access
    Snowdon DA, Harding KE, Taylor NF, Leggat SG, Kent B, Lewis AK & Watts JJ (2021) 'Return on investment of a model of access combining triage with initial management: an economic analysis' BMJ Open 11, (7) 0-0 , DOI Open access
    Harding KE, Lewis AK, Snowdon DA, Kent B & Taylor NF (2021) 'A Multi-Faceted Strategy for Evidence Translation Reduces Healthcare Waiting Time: A Mixed Methods Study Using the RE-AIM Framework' Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences 2, , DOI Open access
    Eustice S, James A, Endacott R & Kent B (2021) 'Identifying the health care–initiated and self-initiated interventions used by women for the management of rectal emptying difficulty secondary to obstructive defecation: a scoping review protocol' JBI Evidence Synthesis 19, (2) 491-498 , DOI Open access
    Harding KE, Snowdon DA, Prendergast L, Lewis AK, Kent B, Leggat SF & Taylor NF (2020) 'Sustainable waiting time reductions after introducing the STAT model for access and triage: 12-month follow up of a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial' BMC Health Services Research 20, (1) , DOI Open access
    Logan A, Freeman J, Pooler J, Kent B, Gunn H, Billings S, Cork E & Marsden J (2020) 'Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to treat orthostatic hypotension in elderly people and people with a neurological condition' JBI Evidence Synthesis Publish Ahead of Print, , DOI Open access
    Lyndon H, Underwood F, Latour JM, Marsden J, Brown A & Kent B (2020) 'Effectiveness of nurse-coordinated, person-centered comprehensive assessment on improving quality of life of community-dwelling, frail older people: a systematic review protocol' JBI Evid Synth 18, (4) 824-831 Author Site , DOI Open access
    Underwood F, Latour J & Kent B (2020) 'A concept analysis of confidence related to older people living with frailty' Nursing Open , DOI Open access
    Mole L, Kent B, Hickson M & Abbott R (2019) '‘It’s what you do that makes a difference’ An interpretative phenomenological analysis of health care professionals and home care workers experiences of nutritional care for people living with dementia at home' BMC Geriatrics 19, (1) , DOI Open access
    Mole L, Hickson M, Kent B & Abbott R (2019) 'Family carers’ experiences of nutritional care for people living with dementia at home: An interpretative phenomenological analysis' Dementia 147130121987203-147130121987203 , DOI Open access
    Lyndon H, Underwood F, Latour JM, Marsden J, Brown A & Kent B (2019) 'Effectiveness of nurse-coordinated, person-centered comprehensive assessment on improving quality of life of community-dwelling frail older people' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 1-1 , DOI Open access
    Chapman A, Nagle C, Bick D, Lindberg R, Kent B, Calache J & Hutchinson AM (2019) 'Maternity service organisational interventions that aim to reduce caesarean section: a systematic review and meta-analyses' BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 19, (1) , DOI Open access
    Lyndon H, Latour JM, Marsden J, Campbell S, Stevens K & Kent B (2019) 'The Holistic Assessment and care Planning in Partnership Intervention Study [HAPPI]: A Protocol for a feasibility, cluster randomised controlled trial' Journal of Advanced Nursing , DOI Open access
    Kent B (2019) 'Implementing research findings into practice' International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare 17, (Supplement 1) S18-S21 , DOI
    Harding KE, Snowdon DA, Lewis AK, Leggat SG, Kent B, Watts JJ & Taylor NF (2019) 'Staff perspectives of a model of access and triage for reducing waiting time in ambulatory services: a qualitative study' BMC Health Services Research 19, (1) , DOI Open access
    Kent B (2019) 'Up, dressed and moving' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 17, (5) 625-626 , DOI
    Finnegan A, McGhee S, Roxburgh M & Kent B (2019) 'Knowledge translation and the power of the nursing academic conference' Nurse Education Today 73, 38-40 , DOI
    Carey MC, Kent B & Latour J (2019) 'Using meta‐ethnography to develop a conceptual model of peer‐assisted learning of nursing students in clinical practice' Nursing Open , DOI Open access
    Hopper H, Shawe J, Husk KM, Wanner AA & Kent BC (2018) 'What approaches to peri-conception care for women with pre-existing medical conditions work, for whom, and in what circumstances? A protocol for a realist review' SM Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics CRD42018116948, Open access
    Aitken LM, Bucknall T, Kent B, Mitchell M, Burmeister E & Keogh SJ (2018) 'Protocol-directed sedation versus non-protocol-directed sedation in mechanically ventilated intensive care adults and children' Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018, (12) , DOI
    Harding KE, Leggat SG, Watts JJ, Kent B, Prendergast L, Kotis M, O'Reilly M, Karimi L, Lewis AK & Snowdon DA (2018) 'A model of access combining triage with initial management reduced waiting time for community outpatient services: a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial' BMC Medicine 16, Author Site , DOI Open access
    Warren D & Kent B (2018) 'Determining the impact of a bowel management protocol on patients and clinicians’ compliance in cardiac intensive care: a mixed-methods approach' Journal of Clinical Nursing 28, (1-2) 89-103 , DOI Open access
    Eustice S, Endacott R, Morris J, Shankar R & Kent B (2018) 'Women’s experiences of managing digitation: do we ask enough in primary care?' JRSM Open 9, (8) 205427041878361-205427041878361 , DOI Open access
    Hutchinson AM, Nagle C, Kent B, Bick D & Lindberg R (2018) 'Organisational interventions designed to reduce caesarean section rates: a systematic review protocol' BMJ Open 8, (7) e021120-e021120 , DOI Open access
    Street M, Phillips NM, Haesler E & Kent B (2018) 'Refining nursing assessment and management with a new post-anaesthetic care discharge tool to minimise surgical patient risk' Journal of Advanced Nursing , DOI Open access
    Mordiffi SZ, Kent B, Phillips NM & Choon Huat GK (2018) 'Assessing pressure injury risk using a single mobility scale in hospitalised patients: a comparative study using case-control design' Journal of Research in Nursing 23, (5) 387-403 , DOI Open access
    Carey MC, Kent B & Latour J (2018) 'Experiences of undergraduate nursing students in peer assisted learning in clinical practice: a qualitative systematic review' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 16, (5) 1190-1219 , DOI Open access
    Logan A, Freeman J, Kent B, Pooler J, Creanor S, Vickery J, Enki D, Barton A & Marsden J (2018) 'Standing Practice In Rehabilitation Early after Stroke (SPIRES): a functional standing frame programme (prolonged standing and repeated sit to stand) to improve function and quality of life and reduce neuromuscular impairment in people with severe sub-acute stroke-a protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial' Pilot Feasibility Stud 4, 66-66 Author Site , DOI Open access
    Carey MC, Chick A, Kent B & Latour J (2018) 'An exploration of peer-assisted learning in undergraduate nursing students in paediatric clinical settings: An ethnographic study' Nurse Education Today , DOI Open access
    Kent B (2018) 'Review: Building clinical academic leadership capacity: sustainability through partnership' Journal of Research in Nursing 23, (4) 358-359 , DOI
    Mole L, Kent B, Abbott R, Wood C & Hickson M (2018) 'The nutritional care of people living with dementia at home: A scoping review' Health &amp; Social Care in the Community 26, (4) e485-e496 , DOI Open access
    Kent B, Street M, Phillips NM & Mohebbi M (2017) 'Effect of a newly designed observation, response and discharge chart in the Post Anaesthesia Care Unit on patient outcomes: a quasi-experimental study in Australia' BMJ Open , DOI Open access
    Lourida I, Abbott RA, Rogers M, Lang IA, Stein K, Kent B & Thompson Coon J (2017) 'Dissemination and implementation research in dementia care: a systematic scoping review and evidence map' BMC Geriatrics 17, (1) , DOI Open access
    Underwood F, Burrows L, Gegg R, Latour JM & Kent B (2017) 'The meaning of confidence for older people living with frailty' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 15, (5) 1316-1349 , DOI Open access
    Logan A, Marsden J, Freeman J & Kent B (2017) 'Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in treating orthostatic hypotension in the elderly and people with a neurological condition' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 15, (4) 948-960 , DOI Open access
    Cock K & Kent B (2017) 'Patient satisfaction with clinicians in colorectal 2-week wait clinics' British Journal of Nursing 26, (6) 319-323 , DOI
    Kent B, Watkins V, Nagle C & Hutchinson A (2017) 'LABOURING TOGETHER - COLLABORATIVE ALLIANCES IN MATERNITY CARE IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA: PROTOCOL OF A MIXED METHODS STUDY' BMJ Open , DOI Open access
    Morphet J, Plummer V, Kent B & Considine J (2017) 'A framework for transition to specialty practice programmes' Journal of Advanced Nursing , DOI Open access
    Kent B (2017) 'Review: Implementing clinical academic careers in nursing: an exemplar of a large healthcare organisation in the United Kingdom' Journal of Research in Nursing 22, (3) 226-227 , DOI
    Paton J, Hatton AL, Rome K & Kent B (2016) 'Effects of foot and ankle devices on balance, gait and falls in adults with sensory perception loss' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 14, (12) 127-162 , DOI Open access
    Harding KE, Watts JJ, Karimi L, O’Reilly M, Kent B, Kotis M, Leggat SG, Kearney J & Taylor NF (2016) 'Improving access for community health and sub-acute outpatient services: protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial' BMC Health Services Research 16, (1) , DOI Open access
    Carey M, Kent B & Latour JM (2016) 'The role of peer-assisted learning in enhancing the learning of undergraduate nursing students in clinical practice: a qualitative systematic review protocol' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports , DOI Open access
    Kelly D, Kent B, McMahon A, Taylor J & Traynor M (2016) 'Impact case studies submitted to REF 2014: The hidden impact of nursing research' Journal of Research in Nursing 21, (4) 256-268 , DOI Open access
    Morphet J, Kent B, Plummer V & Considine J (2016) 'Transition to Specialty Practice Program characteristics and professional development outcomes' Nurse Education Today 44, 109-115 , DOI Open access
    Kirk E, Burrows L, Kent B, Abbott R & Warren A (2016) 'Facilitators and barriers to remaining at home for people with dementia who live alone' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 14, (4) 20-29 , DOI Open access
    Aitken LM, Bucknall T, Kent B, Mitchell M, Burmeister E & Keogh S (2016) 'Sedation protocols to reduce duration of mechanical ventilation in the ICU: a Cochrane Systematic Review' Journal of advanced nursing 72, (2) 261-272 Open access
    Morphet J, Kent B, Plummer V & Considine J (2016) 'Profiling nursing resources in Australian emergency departments' Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal 19, (1) 1-10 , DOI
    Morphet J, Kent B, Plummer V & Considine J (2015) 'The effect of Transition to Specialty Practice Programs on Australian emergency nurses’ professional development, recruitment and retention' Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal 18, (4) 204-211 , DOI
    Kent B (2015) 'Review: The development and pilot of an instrument for measuring nurse managers’ leadership and management competencies' Journal of Research in Nursing 20, (8) 678-679 , DOI
    Damkliang J, Considine J, Kent B & Street M (2015) 'Nurses' perceptions of using an evidence-based care bundle for initial emergency nursing management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury: A qualitative study' International Emergency Nursing 23, (4) 299-305 , DOI Open access
    Straus SE, Sales A, Wensing M, Michie S, Kent B & Foy R (2015) 'Education and training for implementation science: our interest in manuscripts describing education and training materials' Implementation Science 10, (1) , DOI Open access
    Livingston PM, Craike MJ, Salmon J, Courneya KS, Gaskin CJ, Fraser SF, Mohebbi M, Broadbent S, Botti M & Kent B (2015) 'Effects of a clinician referral and exercise program for men who have completed active treatment for prostate cancer: A multicenter cluster randomized controlled trial (ENGAGE)' Cancer 121, (15) 2646-2654 Author Site , DOI Open access
    Skouteris H, McPhie S, Hill B, McCabe M, Milgrom J, Kent B, Bruce L, Herring S, Gale J & Mihalopoulos C (2015) 'Health coaching to prevent excessive gestational weight gain: A randomized-controlled trial' British Journal of Health Psychology 21, (1) 31-51 , DOI
    Underwood F, Kent B & James A (2015) 'The meaning of confidence for older people living with frailty: a systematic review of qualitative evidence protocol' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 13, (7) 62-71 , DOI
    Underwood F, Kent B & James A (2015) 'The meaning of confidence for older people living with frailty: a systematic review of qualitative evidence protocol' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 13, (7) 62-71 , DOI
    Morphet J, Considine J, Kent B & Plummer V (2015) 'Transition to specialty practice programs in emergency nursing' Aust Nurs Midwifery J 23, (1) Author Site
    Damkliang J, Considine J, Kent B & Street M (2015) 'Using an evidence-based care bundle to improve Thai emergency nurses' knowledge of care for patients with severe traumatic brain injury' Nurse Education in Practice 15, (4) 284-292 , DOI
    Kent B, Redley B, Wickramasinghe N, Nguyen L, Taylor NJ, Moghimi H & Botti M (2015) 'Exploring nurses’ reactions to a novel technology to support acute health care delivery' Journal of Clinical Nursing 24, (15-16) 2340-2351 , DOI Open access
    Street M, Phillips NM, Kent B, Colgan S & Mohebbi M (2015) 'Minimising post-operative risk using a Post-Anaesthetic Care Tool (PACT): protocol for a prospective observational study and cost-effectiveness analysis' BMJ Open 5, (6) e007200-e007200 , DOI Open access
    Foy R, Sales A, Wensing M, Aarons GA, Flottorp S, Kent B, Michie S, O’Connor D, Rogers A & Sevdalis N (2015) 'Implementation science: a reappraisal of our journal mission and scope' Implementation Science 10, (1) , DOI Open access
    Anderson NE, Kent B & Owens RG (2015) 'Experiencing patient death in clinical practice: nurses' recollections of their earliest memorable patient death' Int J Nurs Stud 52, (3) 695-704 Author Site , DOI
    Aitken LM, Bucknall T, Kent B, Mitchell M, Burmeister E & Keogh SJ (2015) 'Protocol-directed sedation versus non-protocol-directed sedation to reduce duration of mechanical ventilation in mechanically ventilated intensive care patients' Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews , DOI
    Considine J, Street M, Botti M, O'Connell B, Kent B & Dunning T (2015) 'Multisite analysis of the timing and outcomes of unplanned transfers from subacute to acute care' Australian Health Review 39, (4) 387-387 , DOI Open access
    Phillips NM, Street M, Kent B & Cadeddu M (2014) 'Determining criteria to assess patient readiness for discharge from postanaesthetic care: an international Delphi study' J Clin Nurs 23, (23-24) 3345-3355 Author Site , DOI
    Damkliang J, Considine J, Kent B & Street M (2014) 'Initial emergency nursing management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury: Development of an evidence-based care bundle for the Thai emergency department context' Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal 17, (4) 152-160 , DOI
    Damkliang J, Considine J, Kent B & Street M (2014) 'Thai emergency nurses' perceptions of using an evidence-based care bundle for initial nursing management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury' INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING 22, (4) 274-274 Author Site
    Morphet J, Considine J, Plummer V & Kent B (2014) 'Transition to specialty practice programs in emergency nursing' INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING 22, (4) 253-253 Author Site
    Damkliangmns J, Considine J, Kent B & Street M (2014) 'Using an evidence-based care bundle to improve Thai emergency nurses’ knowledge of care for patients with severe traumatic brain injury' International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare 12, (3) 186-186 , DOI
    Botti M, Kent B, Bucknall T, Duke M, Johnstone M-J, Considine J, Redley B, Hunter S, de Steiger R & Holcombe M (2014) 'Development of a Management Algorithm for Post-operative Pain (MAPP) after total knee and total hip replacement: study rationale and design' IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE 9, Author Site , DOI Open access
    Kent B (2014) 'Directors need vision to combine academic and clinical roles' Nursing Standard 28, (40) 34-34 , DOI
    Skouteris H, Nagle C, Fowler M, Kent B, Sahota P & Morris H (2014) 'Interventions Designed to Promote Exclusive Breastfeeding in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review' BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE 9, (3) 113-127 Author Site , DOI
    Bennett PN, Jaeschke S, Sinclair PM, Kerr PG, Holt S, Schoch M, Fortnum D, Ockerby C & Kent B (2014) 'Increasing home dialysis knowledge through a web‐based e‐learning program' Nephrology 19, 345-351
    Street M, Considine J, Livingston P, Ottmann G & Kent B (2014) 'In‐reach nursing services improve older patient outcomes and access to emergency care' Australasian journal on ageing , DOI
    Schoch M, Bennett P, Fiolet R, Kent B & Au C (2014) 'Renal access coordinators' impact on hemodialysis patient outcomes and associated service delivery: a systematic review' The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 12, 319-353
    Gillespie BM, Chaboyer WP, McInnes E, Kent B, Whitty JA & Thalib L (2014) 'Repositioning for pressure ulcer prevention in adults' Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 0, (4) , DOI Open access
    Freeman JA, Marsden J, Rapson R & Kent B (2014) 'The clinical effectiveness and personal experience of supported standing for children with cerebral palsy: a comprehensive systematic review protocol' The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 12, 101-118
    Paton JS, Collings R, Glasser S & Kent B (2014) 'The effects of foot and ankle devices on balance, gait and falls in adults with sensory perception loss: a systematic review protocol' The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 12, 74-91
    Damkliangmns J, Considine J, Kent B & Street M (2014) 'Using an evidence-based care bundle to improve Thai emergency nurses' knowledge of care for patients with severe traumatic brain injury' International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare 12, Open access
    Phillips NM, Street M, Kent B, Haesler E & Cadeddu M (2013) 'Post-anaesthetic discharge scoring criteria: key findings from a systematic review' International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare 11, (4) 275-284 , DOI
    Damkliang J, Considine J & Kent B (2013) 'Thai emergency nurses’ management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury: Comparison of knowledge and clinical management with best available evidence' Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal 16, (4) 127-135 , DOI
    Kent B (2013) 'The Cochrane Collaboration: 20th Anniversary Celebrations' AACN Advanced Critical Care 24, (4) 360-361 , DOI
    McCormack B, Rycroft-Malone J, DeCorby K, Hutchinson AM, Bucknall T, Kent B, Schultz A, Snelgrove-Clarke E, Stetler C & Titler M (2013) 'A realist review of interventions and strategies to promote evidence-informed healthcare: a focus on change agency' IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE 8, Author Site , DOI Open access
    Benett PN, Daly RM, Haines T, Barnard R, Ockerby C & Kent B (2013) 'The impact of an exercise physiologist coordinated resistance exercise program on the physical function of people receiving hemodialysis: a stepped wedge randomised control study' BMC Nephrology 204, (14) Publisher Site Open access
    Cull E, Kent B, Phillips NM & Mistarz R (2013) 'Risk factors for incident delirium in acute medical in-patients: a systematic review' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 11, (5) 62-111 , DOI
    Muhammad I, Moghimi FH, Taylor NJ, Redley B, Nguyen L, Stein M, Kent B, Botti M & Wickramasinghe N (2013) 'Using ANT to Uncover the Full Potential of an Intelligent Operational Planning and Support Tool (IOPST) for Acute Healthcare Contexts' International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation 5, (2) 29-49 , DOI
    Hill B, Skouteris H, McCabe M, Milgrom J, Kent B, Herring SJ, Hartley-Clark L & Gale J (2013) 'A conceptual model of psychosocial risk and protective factors for excessive gestational weight gain' Midwifery 29, (2) 110-114 Author Site , DOI
    Wickramasinghe N, Kent B, Moghimi FH, Nguyen L, Redley B, Taylor N, Muhammed I & Botti M (2013) 'Investigating the Efficacy of an Intelligent Operation Planning and Support Tool for Acute HealthCare Contexts' MEDINFO 2013: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 14TH WORLD CONGRESS ON MEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS, PTS 1 AND 2 192, 927-927 Author Site , DOI
    Kent B (2013) 'The Cochrane Collaboration' AACN Advanced Critical Care 24, (4) 360-361 , DOI
    Kent B, Anderson NE & Owens RG (2012) 'Nurses' early experiences with patient death: the results of an on-line survey of Registered Nurses in New Zealand' Int J Nurs Stud 49, (10) 1255-1265 Author Site , DOI
    Zeng W, North N & Kent B (2012) 'Family and social aspects associated with depression among older persons in a Chinese context' International Journal of Older People Nursing 8, (4) 299-308 , DOI
    Zeng W, North N & Kent B (2012) 'A framework to understand depression among older persons' JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING 21, (17-18) 2399-2409 Author Site , DOI
    Kent B, Coleman S, Mumford S & Taylor N (2012) 'Sharing the wisdom: a value added intervention project' International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare 10, (3) 266-266 , DOI
    Gillespie BM, Chaboyer WP, McInnes E, Kent B & Whitty JA (2012) 'Repositioning for pressure ulcer prevention in adults' , DOI
    Zeng W, North N & Kent B (2012) 'Methodological Challenges to Research Among Chinese: Using Mixed Methods to Investigate Older Persons With Depression in Macau' JOURNAL OF MIXED METHODS RESEARCH 6, (3) 154-165 Author Site , DOI
    Rycroft-Malone J, McCormack B, Hutchinson AM, DeCorby K, Bucknall TK, Kent B, Schultz A, Snelgrove-Clarke E, Stetler CB & Titler M (2012) 'Realist synthesis: illustrating the method for implementation research' Implement Sci 7, Author Site , DOI Open access
    Richardson K, Macleod R & Kent B (2012) 'A Steinian approach to an empathic understanding of hope among patients and clinicians in the culture of palliative care' J Adv Nurs 68, (3) 686-694 Author Site , DOI
    Skouteris H, McCabe M, Milgrom J, Kent B, Bruce LJ, Mihalopoulos C, Herring SJ, Barnett M, Patterson D & Teale G (2012) 'Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a specialized health coaching intervention to prevent excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention in women: the HIPP study' BMC Public Health 12, Author Site , DOI Open access
    Hutchinson AM, Wilkinson JE, Kent B & Harrison MB (2012) 'Using the Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services Framework to Guide Research Use in the Practice Setting' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 9, (1) 59-61 , DOI
    Schoch M, Bennett P, Fiolet R, Kent B & Au C (2012) 'Renal access coordinatorsʼ impact on haemodialysis patient outcomes and associated service delivery: A systematic review' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 10, (Supplement) 1-12 , DOI
    Cull E, Kent B, Phillips NM & Mistarz R (2012) 'Risk factors for incident delirium in acute medical in-patients. A systematic review' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 10, (Supplement) 1-12 , DOI
    Ireland S & Kent B (2012) 'Telephone pre-operative assessment for adults: a comprehensive systematic review' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 10, (25) 1452-1503 , DOI
    Mordiffi SZ, Kent B, Phillips N & Tho CP (2011) 'Evaluating the effects of using the mobility assessment sub-scale within the Braden Scale on pressure ulcer incidence and preventive interventions in an adult acute care settings - a systematic review' International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare 9, (3) 317-318 , DOI
    Kent B, Sansom W, Gribble K, Carmichael R, Willcocks K & Plunkett D (2011) 'Learning more about nursesʼ use of evidence for skin hygiene and continence care' International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare 9, (3) 304-305 , DOI
    Livingston PM, Salmon J, Courneya KS, Gaskin CJ, Craike M, Botti M, Broadbent S & Kent B (2011) 'Efficacy of a referral and physical activity program for survivors of prostate cancer [ENGAGE]: rationale and design for a cluster randomised controlled trial' BMC Cancer 11, Author Site , DOI Open access
    Wilkinson JE, Kent B, Hutchinson A & Harrison MB (2011) 'Teaching and Learning about the Impact of Evidence-Based Practice Implementation' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 8, (3) 187-188 , DOI
    Kent BC, Wensley C, McAleer M, Savage S & Stewart J (2011) 'Pain relief for the removal of femoral sheath after percutaneous coronary intervention' Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008 26, (4) , DOI
    Street M, Eustace P, Livingston PM, Craike MJ, Kent B & Patterson D (2011) 'Communication at the bedside to enhance patient care: A survey of nurses' experience and perspective of handover' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING PRACTICE 17, (2) 133-140 Author Site , DOI
    Kent B, Cull E & Phillips NM (2011) 'A systematic review of the effectiveness of current interventions to assist adults with heart failure to comply with therapy and enhance self-care behaviours' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 9, (59) 2572-2626 , DOI
    Phillips NM, Haesler E, Street M & Kent B (2011) 'Post-anaesthetic discharge scoring criteria: A systematic review' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 9, (41) 1679-1713 , DOI
    Mordiffi SZ, Kent B, Phillips N & Chi Tho P (2011) 'Use of mobility subscale for risk assessment of pressure ulcer incidence and preventive interventions: A systematic review' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 9, (56) 2417-2481 , DOI
    Skouteris H, Hartley-Clark L, McCabe M, Milgrom J, Kent B, Herring SJ & Gale J (2010) 'Preventing excessive gestational weight gain: a systematic review of interventions' Obes Rev 11, (11) 757-768 Author Site , DOI
    McIntosh M, Brown R, Williamson P, Hams K & Kent B (2010) 'Stand together and care collaborative project: Enhancing the therapeutic environment through graduate nurses' engagement and implementation of sensory modulation' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 19, A30-A30 Author Site
    Richardson K, Cert PG, MacLeod R & Kent B (2010) 'Ever decreasing circles: terminal illness, empowerment and decision-making' J Prim Health Care 2, (2) 130-135 Author Site
    Williamson KM, Fineout-Overholt E, Kent B & Hutchinson AM (2010) 'Teaching EBP: Integrating Technology into Academic Curricula to Facilitate Evidence-Based Decision-Making' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 8, (4) 247-251 , DOI
    Fineout-Overholt E, Williamson KM, Kent B & Hutchinson AM (2010) 'Teaching EBP: Strategies for Achieving Sustainable Organizational Change Toward Evidence-Based Practice' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 7, (1) 51-53 , DOI
    Kent B, Cull E & Phillips N (2010) 'A systematic review of the effectiveness of current interventions to assist adults with heart failure to comply with therapy and enhance self-care behaviours' JBI Library of Systematic Reviews 8, (Supplement) 1-12 , DOI
    Kent B, Cull E & Phillips N (2010) 'A systematic review of the effectiveness of current interventions to assist adults with heart failure to comply with therapy and enhance self-care behaviours' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 8, (Supplement) 1-12 , DOI
    Mordiffi SZ, Tho PC, Kent B & Phillips N (2010) 'Evaluating the effects of using the mobility assessment sub-scale within the Braden Scale on pressure ulcer incidence and preventive interventions in adult acute care settings: A systematic review' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 8, (Supplement) 1-13 , DOI
    Phillips NM, Street M & Kent B (2010) 'Post-anaesthetic discharge scoring criteria: A comprehensive systematic review' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 8, (Supplement) 1-13 , DOI
    Ireland S & Kent B (2010) 'The systematic review of the effectiveness and meaningfulness of telephone pre-operative assessment for adults' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 8, (Supplement) 1-16 , DOI
    Kent B, Hutchinson AM, Fineout-Overholt E & Williamson KM (2009) 'Strategies for Translating Knowledge into Practice' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 6, (4) 246-249 , DOI
    Kent B, Hutchinson AM & Fineout-Overholt E (2009) 'Getting Evidence into Practice-Understanding Knowledge Translation to Achieve Practice Change' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 6, (3) 183-185 , DOI
    Fineout-Overholt E, Stillwell SB & Kent B (2008) 'Teaching EBP through Problem-Based Learning' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 5, (4) 205-207 , DOI
    Wensley CJ, Kent B, McAleer MB, Price SM & Stewart JT (2008) 'Pain relief for the removal of femoral sheath in interventional cardiology adult patients' Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008, (4) Author Site , DOI
    Kent B & Fineout-Overholt E (2008) 'Using Meta-Synthesis to Facilitate Evidence-Based Practice' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 5, (3) 160-162 , DOI
    O'Mathúna DP, Fineout-Overholt E & Kent B (2008) 'How Systematic Reviews can Foster Evidence-Based Clinical Decisions: Part II' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 5, (2) 102-107 , DOI
    Rowe J, McCall E & Kent B (2008) 'Clinical effectiveness of barrier preparations in the prevention and treatment of nappy dermatitis in infants and preschool children of nappy age' Int J Evid Based Healthc 6, (1) 3-23 Author Site , DOI
    Rowe J, McCall E & Kent B (2008) 'Clinical effectiveness of barrier preparations in the prevention and treatment of nappy dermatitis in infants and preschool children of nappy age' International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare 6, (1) 3-23 , DOI
    Fineout-Overholt E, O'Mathúna DP & Kent B (2008) 'How Systematic Reviews Can Foster Evidence-Based Clinical Decisions' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 5, (1) 45-48 , DOI
    Rowe J, McCall E & Kent B (2008) 'Clinical effectiveness of barrier preparations in the prevention and treatment of nappy dermatitis in infants and preschool children of nappy age' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 6, (14) 545-582 , DOI
    Trueman M, McCall E, Kent B & Dickinson A (2008) 'Suctioning children with an artificial airway in a healthcare setting - a systematic review' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 6, (Supplement) 1-12 , DOI
    Kent B & Fineout-Overholt E (2007) 'Teaching EBP: part 1. Making sense of clinical practice guidelines' Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 4, (2) 106-111 Author Site , DOI
    Kent B, Fineout-Overholt E & Wimpenny P (2007) 'Teaching EBP: part 2 - making sense of Clinical Practice Guidelines' Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 4, (3) 164-169 Author Site , DOI
    Kent B (2005) 'Implementing the evidence - How warm is the climate?' WORLDVIEWS ON EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING 2, (3) 109-112 Author Site , DOI
    Kent B (2004) 'Resources for Evidence-Based Practice' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 1, (4) 246-249 , DOI
    Brosnahan JE & Kent B (2004) 'Short-Term Indwelling Catheters (A Systematic Review): Evidence for a Primarily Nursing Decision' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 1, (4) 228-228 , DOI
    Kent B (2004) 'Selective decontamination of the digestive tract reduced intensive care unit and hospital mortality in adults' Evid Based Nurs 7, (2) Author Site , DOI
    Kent BC (2004) 'Protection behaviour: a phenomenon affecting organ and tissue donation in the 21st century?' Int J Nurs Stud 41, (3) 273-284 Author Site , DOI
    Roberts G, Kent B, Prys D & Lewis R (2003) 'Describing chronic pain: towards bilingual practice' Int J Nurs Stud 40, (8) 889-902 Author Site , DOI
    Kent B (2002) 'Psychosocial factors influencing nurses' involvement with organ and tissue donation' Int J Nurs Stud 39, (4) 429-440 Author Site , DOI
    Kent B (1997) 'Understanding attitudes towards tissue donation' Prof Nurse 12, (7) 482-484 Author Site
    Kent B & Owens RG (1995) 'Conflicting attitudes to corneal and organ donation: a study of nurses' attitudes to organ donation' Int J Nurs Stud 32, (5) 484-492 Author Site , DOI
    Books
    Kent B; McCormack B (2010) Clinical Context for Evidence-based Nursing Practice. Wiley-Blackwell The Evidence-Based Nursing Series Publisher Site
    Chapters
    Wickramasinghe N, Kent B, Moghimi FH, Stien M, Nguyen L, Redley B, Taylor N & Botti M (2013) 'Erratum to: Using Technology Solutions to Streamline Healthcare Processes for Nursing: The Case of an Intelligent Operational Planning Support Tool (IOPST) Solution' Lean Thinking for Healthcare Springer New York E1-E1 , DOI
    Wickramasinghe N, Kent B, Moghimi FH, Stien M, Nguyen L, Redley B, Taylor N & Botti M (2013) 'Using Technology Solutions to Streamline Healthcare Processes for Nursing: The Case of an Intelligent Operational Planning Support Tool (IOPST) Solution' Lean Thinking for Healthcare Springer New York 405-430
    Kent B & McCormack B (2013) 'Applying research knowledge: evidence-based practice, practice development and knowledge translation' in Schneider Z; Whitehead D; LoBiondo-Wood G; Haber J Nursing and Midwifery Research: Methods and Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice
    Aitken LM, Bucknall T, Kent B, Mitchell M, Burmeister E & Keogh SJ (2012) 'Protocol directed sedation versus non-protocol directed sedation to reduce duration of mechanical ventilation in mechanically ventilated intensive care patients' John Wiley & Sons, Ltd , DOI
    Kent B & McCormack B (2010) 'Context in context' in Kent B; McCormack B Clinical Context for Evidence-based Nursing Practice
    Kent B & McCormack B (2010) 'Context: overview and application' in Kent B; McCormack B Clinical Context for Evidence-based Nursing Practice.
    Kent BC, Bucknall T & Manley K (2008) 'Evidence use and evidence generation in practice development' in Manley K; McCormack B; Wilson V International practice development in Nursing and Healthcare
    Kent B (2007) 'Nursing assessment: respiratory system' in Edwards B; Brown DBHEBEEL Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing 2e Mosby
    Kent B (2007) 'Nursing management: obstructive pulmonary diseases' in Edwards B; Brown DBHEBEEL Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing 2e Mosby
    Wensley CJ, Kent B, Price S & Stewart J (2006) 'Pain relief for femoral sheath removal in interventional cardiology patients' John Wiley & Sons, Ltd , DOI
    Conference Papers
    Livingston T, Craike M, Salmon J, Courneya K, Gaskin C, Fraser S, Broadbent S, Mohebbi M, Botti M & Kent B (2014) 'EFFECTS OF A CLINICIAN'S REFERRAL AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAM FOR MEN WHO HAVE COMPLETED TREATMENT FOR PROSTATE CANCER: A MULTICENTRE CLUSTER RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL [ENGAGE]' ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY WILEY-BLACKWELL 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA 36-36
    Nolan M, Walker G, Nolan J, Williams S, Poland F, Curran F & Kent BC (1996) 'Entry to care: Positive choice or fait accompli? Developing a more proactive nursing response to the needs of older people and their carers' 265-274 , DOI
    Hopper HJ, Shawe J, Kent B, Husk K & Wanner A 'What approaches to peri-conception care for women with pre-existing medical conditions work, for whom, and in what circumstances? The development of a protocol for a realist review as part of a PhD study' Royal College of Midwives Conference 2018
    Presentations and posters
    Underwood F, Burrows L, Gegg R, Latour JM & Kent B Underwood F, Burrows L, Gegg R, Latour JM & Kent B '139The Meaning Of Confidence For Older People Living With Frailty: A Systematic Review Of Qualitative Evidence' , DOI
    Logan A, Freeman J, Pooler J, Kent B, Barton A, Vickery J, Creanor S, Enki D & Marsden J Logan A, Freeman J, Pooler J, Kent B, Barton A, Vickery J, Creanor S, Enki D & Marsden J 'Is practising standing-up and moving between sitting and standing early after a severe stroke feasible? A feasibility randomised controlled trial' , DOI
    Logan A, Freeman J, Pooler J, Kent B, Vickery J, Creanor S, Enki D, Barton A & Marsden J Logan A, Freeman J, Pooler J, Kent B, Vickery J, Creanor S, Enki D, Barton A & Marsden J 'Is practising standing-up and moving between sitting and standing early after a severe stroke feasible? A feasibility randomised controlled trial' , DOI
    Watkins V, Nagle C, Kent B, Street M & Hutchinson ADA Watkins V, Nagle C, Kent B, Street M & Hutchinson ADA 'Labouring Together: Clinicians’ Experiences of “Working Together To Get The Best Outcomes” in Maternity Care' , DOI
    Watkins V, Nagle C, Kent B, Street M & Hutchinson ADA Watkins V, Nagle C, Kent B, Street M & Hutchinson ADA 'Labouring Together: Women’s Experiences of “Getting the Care that I Want and Need” in Maternity Care' , DOI
    Lourida I, Abbott RA, Lang IA, Rogers M, Kent B & Thompson-Coon J Lourida I, Abbott RA, Lang IA, Rogers M, Kent B & Thompson-Coon J 'O3‐10‐06: Dissemination and Implementation in Dementia Care: A Mixed‐Methods Systematic Review' , DOI Open access
    Lourida I, Abbott R, Lang I, Rogers M, Kent B & Thompson-Coon J Lourida I, Abbott R, Lang I, Rogers M, Kent B & Thompson-Coon J 'OP27 Dissemination and implementation in dementia care practice: a systematic scoping review' , DOI
    Logan A, Freeman J, Pooler J, Kent B, Gunn H, Cork E, Billings S & Marsden J Logan A, Freeman J, Pooler J, Kent B, Gunn H, Cork E, Billings S & Marsden J 'The effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to treat orthostatic hypotension in people with stroke: a systematic review' , DOI
    Johnston S, Wild J, Sanderson K & Kent B Johnston S, Wild J, Sanderson K & Kent B 'PP21  Perceptions and experiences of employee mental health support: a cross-sectional survey of UK ambulance service staff' , DOI
    Chapman A, Nagle C, Bick D, Lindberg R, Kent B, Calace J & Hutchinson A Chapman A, Nagle C, Bick D, Lindberg R, Kent B, Calace J & Hutchinson A 'Organisational interventions to reduce caesarean section: A systematic review and meta-analyses' , DOI
    Other Publications
    Gilby J, Marsden J, Kent B & Knight Lozano R Interventions for Promoting Physical Activity in People Newly Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. A Scoping Review. Open access
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    Conferences organised

    2021 RCN International Nursing Research conference (Chair)