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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
Email publicrelations@plymouth.ac.uk to enquire.
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
(2023) 'Speaking up during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Nurses' experiences of organizational disregard and silence' Journal of Advanced Nursing , DOI
(2022) 'Ideal models of good inpatient care for adults with intellectual disability: Lessons from England' International Journal of Social Psychiatry , DOI Open access
(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
(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
(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
(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
(2022) 'Labouring Together: Women's experiences of “Getting the care that I want and need” in maternity care' Midwifery 113, , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Perceptions and experiences of mental health support for ambulance trust employees' Journal of Paramedic Practice 14, (7) 287-296 , DOI
(2022) 'Experiences of health professionals towards using mobile electrocardiogram (
<scp>ECG</scp>
) technology: A qualitative systematic review' Journal of Clinical Nursing , DOI Open access
(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
(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
(2022) 'Telerehabilitation for physical disabilities and movement impairment: A service evaluation in South West England' Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice , DOI Open access
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(2022) 'Telerehabilitation for People With Physical Disabilities and Movement Impairment: A Survey of United Kingdom Practitioners' JMIRx Med 3, (1) , DOI Open access
(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
(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
(2021) 'Scope, context and quality of telerehabilitation guidelines for physical disabilities: a scoping review' BMJ Open 11, (8) , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Interventions to prevent aspiration in older adults with dysphagia living in nursing homes: a scoping review' BMC Geriatrics 21, (1) , DOI Open access
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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 , DOI Open access
(2020) 'A concept analysis of confidence related to older people living with frailty' Nursing Open , DOI Open access
(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
(2019) 'Family carers’ experiences of nutritional care for people living with dementia at home: An interpretative phenomenological analysis' Dementia 147130121987203-147130121987203 , DOI Open access
(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
(2019) 'Organisational interventions to reduce caesarean section: A systematic review and meta-analyses' Women and Birth 32, S12-S13 , DOI
(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
(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
(2019) 'Implementing research findings into practice' International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare 17, (Supplement 1) S18-S21 , DOI
(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
(2019) 'Up, dressed and moving' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 17, (5) 625-626 , DOI
(2019) 'Knowledge translation and the power of the nursing academic conference' Nurse Education Today 73, 38-40 , DOI
(2019) 'Using meta‐ethnography to develop a conceptual model of peer‐assisted learning of nursing students in clinical practice' Nursing Open , DOI Open access
(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
(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
(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, , DOI Open access
(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
(2018) 'Women’s experiences of managing digitation: do we ask enough in primary care?' JRSM Open 9, (8) 205427041878361-205427041878361 , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Organisational interventions designed to reduce caesarean section rates: a systematic review protocol' BMJ Open 8, (7) e021120-e021120 , DOI Open access
(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
(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
(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
(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 , DOI Open access
(2018) 'An exploration of peer-assisted learning in undergraduate nursing students in paediatric clinical settings: An ethnographic study' Nurse Education Today , DOI Open access
(2018) 'The nutritional care of people living with dementia at home: A scoping review' Health & Social Care in the Community 26, (4) e485-e496 , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Review: Building clinical academic leadership capacity: sustainability through partnership' Journal of Research in Nursing 23, (4) 358-359 , DOI
(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
(2017) 'Dissemination and implementation research in dementia care: a systematic scoping review and evidence map' BMC Geriatrics 17, (1) , DOI Open access
(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
(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
(2017) 'Patient satisfaction with clinicians in colorectal 2-week wait clinics' British Journal of Nursing 26, (6) 319-323 , DOI
(2017) 'LABOURING TOGETHER - COLLABORATIVE ALLIANCES IN MATERNITY CARE IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA: PROTOCOL OF A MIXED METHODS STUDY' BMJ Open , DOI Open access
(2017) 'A framework for transition to specialty practice programmes' Journal of Advanced Nursing , DOI Open access
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(2016) 'Transition to Specialty Practice Program characteristics and professional development outcomes' Nurse Education Today 44, 109-115 , DOI Open access
(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
(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
(2016) 'Profiling nursing resources in Australian emergency departments' Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal 19, (1) 1-10 , DOI
(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
(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
(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
(2015) 'Education and training for implementation science: our interest in manuscripts describing education and training materials' Implementation Science 10, (1) , DOI Open access
(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 , DOI Open access
(2015) 'Health coaching to prevent excessive gestational weight gain: A randomized-controlled trial' British Journal of Health Psychology 21, (1) 31-51 , DOI
(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
(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
(2015) 'Transition to specialty practice programs in emergency nursing' Aust Nurs Midwifery J 23, (1)
(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
(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
(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
(2015) 'Implementation science: a reappraisal of our journal mission and scope' Implementation Science 10, (1) , DOI Open access
(2015) 'Experiencing patient death in clinical practice: nurses' recollections of their earliest memorable patient death' Int J Nurs Stud 52, (3) 695-704 , DOI
(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
(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
(2014) 'Determining criteria to assess patient readiness for discharge from postanaesthetic care: an international Delphi study' J Clin Nurs 23, (23-24) 3345-3355 , DOI
(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
(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
(2014) 'Transition to specialty practice programs in emergency nursing' INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING 22, (4) 253-253
(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
(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, , DOI Open access
(2014) 'Directors need vision to combine academic and clinical roles' Nursing Standard 28, (40) 34-34 , DOI
(2014) 'Interventions Designed to Promote Exclusive Breastfeeding in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review' BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE 9, (3) 113-127 , DOI
(2014) 'Increasing home dialysis knowledge through a web‐based e‐learning program' Nephrology 19, 345-351
(2014) 'In‐reach nursing services improve older patient outcomes and access to emergency care' Australasian journal on ageing , DOI
(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
(2014) 'Repositioning for pressure ulcer prevention in adults' Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 0, (4) , DOI Open access
(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
(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
(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
(2013) 'Post-anaesthetic discharge scoring criteria: key findings from a systematic review' International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare 11, (4) 275-284 , DOI
(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
(2013) 'The Cochrane Collaboration: 20th Anniversary Celebrations' AACN Advanced Critical Care 24, (4) 360-361 , DOI
(2013) 'A realist review of interventions and strategies to promote evidence-informed healthcare: a focus on change agency' IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE 8, , DOI Open access
(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
(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
(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
(2013) 'A conceptual model of psychosocial risk and protective factors for excessive gestational weight gain' Midwifery 29, (2) 110-114 , DOI
(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 , DOI
(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 , DOI
(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
(2012) 'A framework to understand depression among older persons' JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING 21, (17-18) 2399-2409 , DOI
(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 , DOI
(2012) 'Realist synthesis: illustrating the method for implementation research' Implement Sci 7, , DOI Open access
(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 , DOI
(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, , DOI Open access
(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
(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
(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
(2012) 'Telephone pre-operative assessment for adults: a comprehensive systematic review' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 10, (25) 1452-1503 , DOI
(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
(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
(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, , DOI Open access
(2011) 'Teaching and Learning about the Impact of Evidence-Based Practice Implementation' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 8, (3) 187-188 , DOI
(2011) 'Pain relief for the removal of femoral sheath after percutaneous coronary intervention' Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008 26, (4) , DOI
(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 , DOI
(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
(2011) 'Post-anaesthetic discharge scoring criteria: A systematic review' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 9, (41) 1679-1713 , DOI
(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
(2010) 'Preventing excessive gestational weight gain: a systematic review of interventions' Obes Rev 11, (11) 757-768 , DOI
(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
(2010) 'Ever decreasing circles: terminal illness, empowerment and decision-making' J Prim Health Care 2, (2) 130-135
(2010) 'Teaching EBP: Integrating Technology into Academic Curricula to Facilitate Evidence-Based Decision-Making' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 8, (4) 247-251 , DOI
(2010) 'Teaching EBP: Strategies for Achieving Sustainable Organizational Change Toward Evidence-Based Practice' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 7, (1) 51-53 , DOI
(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
(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
(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
(2010) 'Post-anaesthetic discharge scoring criteria: A comprehensive systematic review' JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 8, (Supplement) 1-13 , DOI
(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
(2009) 'Strategies for Translating Knowledge into Practice' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 6, (4) 246-249 , DOI
(2009) 'Getting Evidence into Practice-Understanding Knowledge Translation to Achieve Practice Change' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 6, (3) 183-185 , DOI
(2008) 'Teaching EBP through Problem-Based Learning' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 5, (4) 205-207 , DOI
(2008) 'Pain relief for the removal of femoral sheath in interventional cardiology adult patients' Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008, (4) , DOI
(2008) 'Using Meta-Synthesis to Facilitate Evidence-Based Practice' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 5, (3) 160-162 , DOI
(2008) 'How Systematic Reviews can Foster Evidence-Based Clinical Decisions: Part II' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 5, (2) 102-107 , DOI
(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 , DOI
(2008) 'How Systematic Reviews Can Foster Evidence-Based Clinical Decisions' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 5, (1) 45-48 , DOI
(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
(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
(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
(2007) 'Teaching EBP: part 1. Making sense of clinical practice guidelines' Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 4, (2) 106-111 , DOI
(2007) 'Teaching EBP: part 2 - making sense of Clinical Practice Guidelines' Worldviews Evid Based Nurs 4, (3) 164-169 , DOI
(2005) 'Implementing the evidence - How warm is the climate?' WORLDVIEWS ON EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING 2, (3) 109-112 , DOI
(2004) 'Resources for Evidence-Based Practice' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 1, (4) 246-249 , DOI
(2004) 'Short-Term Indwelling Catheters (A Systematic Review): Evidence for a Primarily Nursing Decision' Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 1, (4) 228-228 , DOI
(2004) 'Selective decontamination of the digestive tract reduced intensive care unit and hospital mortality in adults' Evid Based Nurs 7, (2) , DOI
(2004) 'Protection behaviour: a phenomenon affecting organ and tissue donation in the 21st century?' Int J Nurs Stud 41, (3) 273-284 , DOI
(2002) 'Psychosocial factors influencing nurses' involvement with organ and tissue donation' Int J Nurs Stud 39, (4) 429-440 , DOI
(1997) 'Understanding attitudes towards tissue donation' Prof Nurse 12, (7) 482-484
(1995) 'Conflicting attitudes to corneal and organ donation: a study of nurses' attitudes to organ donation' Int J Nurs Stud 32, (5) 484-492 , DOI
Books
Kent B; McCormack B (2010) Clinical Context for Evidence-based Nursing Practice. Wiley-Blackwell The Evidence-Based Nursing Series Publisher Site
Chapters
(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
(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
(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
(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
(2010) 'Context in context' in Kent B; McCormack B Clinical Context for Evidence-based Nursing Practice
(2010) 'Context: overview and application' in Kent B; McCormack B Clinical Context for Evidence-based Nursing Practice.
(2008) 'Evidence use and evidence generation in practice development' in Manley K; McCormack B; Wilson V International practice development in Nursing and Healthcare
(2007) 'Nursing assessment: respiratory system' in Edwards B; Brown DBHEBEEL Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing 2e Mosby
(2007) 'Nursing management: obstructive pulmonary diseases' in Edwards B; Brown DBHEBEEL Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing 2e Mosby
(2006) 'Pain relief for femoral sheath removal in interventional cardiology patients' John Wiley & Sons, Ltd , DOI
Conference Papers
(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
(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
'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
'O3‐10‐06: Dissemination and Implementation in Dementia Care: A Mixed‐Methods Systematic Review' , DOI Open access
'Is practising standing-up and moving between sitting and standing early after a severe stroke feasible? A feasibility randomised controlled trial' , DOI
'The effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to treat orthostatic hypotension in people with stroke: a systematic review' , DOI
'Is practising standing-up and moving between sitting and standing early after a severe stroke feasible? A feasibility randomised controlled trial' , DOI
'PP21 Perceptions and experiences of employee mental health support: a cross-sectional survey of UK ambulance service staff' , DOI
'139The Meaning Of Confidence For Older People Living With Frailty: A Systematic Review Of Qualitative Evidence' , DOI
'OP27 Dissemination and implementation in dementia care practice: a systematic scoping review' , DOI
'Labouring Together: Clinicians’ Experiences of “Working Together To Get The Best Outcomes” in Maternity Care' , DOI
'Labouring Together: Women’s Experiences of “Getting the Care that I Want and Need” in Maternity Care' , DOI
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Conferences organised
2021 RCN International Nursing Research conference (Chair)