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The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised Indicator (BSS-RI) (2017)
Journal Article
Martin, C. R., Hollins Martin, C., & Redshaw, M. (2017). The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised Indicator (BSS-RI). BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 17(1), 277-286. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-017-1459-5

Background: The current study sought to develop a short birth satisfaction indicator utilising items from the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) for use as a brief measure of birth satisfaction and as a possible key performance indicator for pe... Read More about The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised Indicator (BSS-RI).

Variation in hospital cleaning practice and process in Australian hospitals: A structured mapping exercise (2017)
Journal Article
Mitchell, B. G., Farrington, A., Allen, M., Gardner, A., Hall, L., Barnett, A. G., Halton, K., Page, K., Dancer, S. J., Riley, T. V., Gericke, C. A., Paterson, D. L., & Graves, N. (2017). Variation in hospital cleaning practice and process in Australian hospitals: A structured mapping exercise. Infection, Disease & Health, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2017.08.001

Background The purpose of this paper is to highlight the range of cleaning practices and processes in 11 Australian hospitals and to discuss the challenges this variation poses to the implementation of clinical trials or changes to hospital cleaning... Read More about Variation in hospital cleaning practice and process in Australian hospitals: A structured mapping exercise.

The Scottish Leg Ulcer Project (1998)
Journal Article
Finnie, A. (1998). The Scottish Leg Ulcer Project. Scottish Nurse, 2(12),

No abstract available.

The SIGN guideline on the care of chronic leg ulcers: an aid to improving practice (2000)
Journal Article
Finnie, A. (2000). The SIGN guideline on the care of chronic leg ulcers: an aid to improving practice. Journal of Wound Care, 9(8), 365-367. https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2000.9.8.26276

Implementation of national guidelines and local protocols can help practitioners to ensure their practice is evidence-based. This article describes how the implementation of the SIGN guideline on the care of chronic leg ulcers will help to address an... Read More about The SIGN guideline on the care of chronic leg ulcers: an aid to improving practice.

Interface pressure measurements in leg ulcer management (2000)
Journal Article
Finnie, A. (2000). Interface pressure measurements in leg ulcer management. British Journal of Nursing, 9(Sup1), S8-S18. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2000.9.Sup1.6353

Interface pressure measurements are undertaken in health care as a useful tool to assist in understanding the pressures that exist between the skin surface and another surface. Pressure monitors are utilized to measure pressures under compression ban... Read More about Interface pressure measurements in leg ulcer management.

Making Sense of Pulse Oximetry (1992)
Journal Article
Coull, A. F. (1992). Making Sense of Pulse Oximetry. Nursing Times, 88(32),

No abstract available.

Making Sense of Surgical Flaps (1992)
Journal Article
Coull, A. F. (1992). Making Sense of Surgical Flaps. Nursing Times, 88(1),

No abstract available.

Making Sense of Donor Sites (1991)
Journal Article
Coull, A. F. (1991). Making Sense of Donor Sites. Nursing Times, 87(40),

No abstract available.

Regular Monitoring - The Way to Ensure Flap Healing (1990)
Journal Article
Coull, A. F., & Wylie, K. M. (1990). Regular Monitoring - The Way to Ensure Flap Healing. Professional Nurse, 6(1), 18-21

Surgical flap techniques are no longer confined to specialist plastic surgery units, and more nurses are being asked to manage patients following reconstructive surgery. Nursing management involves ensuring the flap's survival and healing

Free Tissue Transfer (1990)
Journal Article
Coull, A. F., & Wylie, K. M. (1990). Free Tissue Transfer. British Association of Plastic Surgery Nurses,

No abstract available.

Initial Treatment of Burns (1989)
Journal Article
Coull, A. F. (1989). Initial Treatment of Burns. Nursing, 3(40),

No abstract available.

Evidence of direct cardiac damage following high-intensity exercise in chronic energy restriction: A case report and literature review (2017)
Journal Article
Baird, M. F., Grace, F., Sculthorpe, N., Graham, S. M., Fleming, A., & Baker, J. S. (2017). Evidence of direct cardiac damage following high-intensity exercise in chronic energy restriction: A case report and literature review. Medicine, 96(27), Article e7030. https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000007030

Rationale: Following prolonged endurance events such as marathons, elevated levels of cardiospecific biomarkers are commonly reported. Although transiently raised levels are generally not considered to indicate clinical myocardial damage, comprehensi... Read More about Evidence of direct cardiac damage following high-intensity exercise in chronic energy restriction: A case report and literature review.

Time for TIGER to ROAR! Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (2017)
Journal Article
O'Connor, S., Hubner, U., Shaw, T., Blake, R., & Ball, M. (2017). Time for TIGER to ROAR! Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform. Nurse Education Today, 58, 78-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.07.014

Information Technology (IT) continues to evolve and develop with electronic devices and systems becoming integral to healthcare in every country. This has led to an urgent need for all professions working in healthcare to be knowledgeable and skilled... Read More about Time for TIGER to ROAR! Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform.

Prescribing for the Oldest Old (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kydd, A., & Fleming, A. (2017, September). Prescribing for the Oldest Old. Presented at 7th Annual conference of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Nursing, Edinburgh, UK

Given the global increase in people over the age of 85, there is a growing body of literature looking at treating the oldest old. However much of this work is confined to the literature specialising in geriatrics and the more generic health care pap... Read More about Prescribing for the Oldest Old.

A randomized controlled trial of exercise to improve mobility and function after elective knee arthroplasty. Feasibility, results and methodological difficulties (2002)
Journal Article
Frost, H., Lamb, S. E., & Robertson, S. (2002). A randomized controlled trial of exercise to improve mobility and function after elective knee arthroplasty. Feasibility, results and methodological difficulties. Clinical Rehabilitation, 16(2), 200-209. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269215502cr483oa

OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of comparing two types of exercise regime aiming to improve mobility and function following knee arthroplasty. DESIGN: A single-blind randomized controlled trial. SUBJECTS: Patients with primary, unilateral k... Read More about A randomized controlled trial of exercise to improve mobility and function after elective knee arthroplasty. Feasibility, results and methodological difficulties.

Acculturation is associated with higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among Chinese immigrants in Australia: Evidence from a large population-based cohort (2017)
Journal Article
Jin, K., Gullick, J., Neubeck, L., Koo, F., & Ding, M. (2017). Acculturation is associated with higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among Chinese immigrants in Australia: Evidence from a large population-based cohort. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology,

Background: Acculturation is associated with increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk-factors among immigrants in Western countries. Little is known about acculturation effects on CVD risks among Chinese immigrants, one of the fastes... Read More about Acculturation is associated with higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among Chinese immigrants in Australia: Evidence from a large population-based cohort.