Journal articles: 'Nurses Victoria Melbourne Psychology'

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King, Meredith A., and Jaclyn Yoong. "Palliative care nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic: reflections from Melbourne, Australia." International Journal of Palliative Nursing 29, no. 1 (January 2, 2023): 43–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2023.29.1.43.

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Background: Nurses played a critical role in providing care for patients throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Aim: This study aimed to explore perspectives of Australian palliative care nurses regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the provision of care for patients with advanced illness, or at the end of life. Methods: The authors conducted a survey of palliative care nurses in ward- and consultation-based roles at a metropolitan health service in Victoria, Australia. Findings: A total of 24 out of 39 nurses completed the survey. Responses included strong themes of fear of COVID-19 and sadness about separating dying patients from their families. Conclusion: Delivery of palliative care changed at an individual and service level. Importantly, there were strong themes of adapting to change and ‘soldiering on’ with the core business of palliative care.

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Rose, Louise, Sioban Nelson, Linda Johnston, and Jeffrey J. Presneill. "Decisions Made By Critical Care Nurses During Mechanical Ventilation and Weaning in an Australian Intensive Care Unit." American Journal of Critical Care 16, no. 5 (September 1, 2007): 434–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2007.16.5.434.

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Background Responsibilities of critical care nurses for management of mechanical ventilation may differ among countries. Organizational interventions, including weaning protocols, may have a variable impact in settings that differ in nursing autonomy and interdisciplinary collaboration. Objective To characterize the role of Australian critical care nurses in the management of mechanical ventilation. Methods A 3-month, prospective cohort study was performed. All clinical decisions related to mechanical ventilation in a 24-bed, combined medical-surgical adult intensive care unit at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, a university-affiliated teaching hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, were determined. Results Of 474 patients admitted during the 81-day study period, 319 (67%) received mechanical ventilation. Death occurred in 12.5% (40/319) of patients. Median durations of mechanical ventilation and intensive care stay were 0.9 and 1.9 days, respectively. A total of 3986 ventilation and weaning decisions (defined as any adjustment to ventilator settings, including mode change; rate or pressure support adjustment; and titration of tidal volume, positive end-expiratory pressure, or fraction of inspired oxygen) were made. Of these, 2538 decisions (64%) were made by nurses alone, 693 (17%) by medical staff, and 755 (19%) by nurses and staff in collaboration. Decisions made exclusively by nurses were less common for patients with predominantly respiratory disease or multiple organ dysfunction than for other patients. Conclusions In this unit, critical care nurses have high levels of responsibility for, and autonomy in, the management of mechanical ventilation and weaning. Revalidation of protocols for ventilation practices in other clinical contexts may be needed.

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Bryson, Lois. "Talk to Residential Child Care Seminar – November 1984." Children Australia 9, no. 4 (1985): 23–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0312897000007505.

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Ponsford, Jennie, John Olver, Michael Ponsford, and Michael Schönberger. "Two-Year Outcome Following Traumatic Brain Injury and Rehabilitation: A Comparison of Patients From Metropolitan Melbourne and Those Residing in Regional Victoria." Brain Impairment 11, no. 3 (December 1, 2010): 253–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/brim.11.3.253.

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AbstractBackground and Objective:Victoria's trauma management system provides acute care and rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury (TBI), with care of more complex injuries generally provided in specialist centres in metropolitan Melbourne. Little is known about how the outcomes of TBI survivors living in metropolitan Melbourne compare to those who reside in regional Victoria once they return to their community, where support services may be less available. The aim of the present study was to compare, in TBI individuals who have been treated at an inner-city rehabilitation centre in Melbourne, the long-term outcomes of those who live in metropolitan Melbourne (termed ‘Metro’) with those who reside in regional Victoria, termed ‘Regional.’Design and participants:Comparative study with quantitative outcome measures. A total of 959 patients, of whom 645 were designated ‘metro’ and 314 ‘regional’, were followed-up routinely at 2 years post-injury.Outcome measures:Structured Outcome Questionnaire, Glasgow Outcome Scale — Extended, Sickness Impact Profile, Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and Drug Abuse Screening Test.Results:Few differences in outcomes were found between groups. However, after controlling for group differences in age and injury severity, some non-significant trends were suggestive of better outcomes in terms of less social isolation and anxiety and fewer dysexecutive behaviours in regional dwellers.Conclusions:These findings suggest that outcomes in patients from regional areas are at least as good as those from metropolitan Melbourne.

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Ibbott, Kim. "Behaviour Recovery: A whole school program for mainstreamed schools. Bill Rogers ACER Melbourne, Victoria. 1994. 123pp." Behaviour Change 12, no. 2 (June 1995): 122. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0813483900004290.

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Crock, Elizabeth, and Judy-Ann Butwilowsky. "The HIV Resource Nurse Role at the Royal District Nursing Service (Melbourne): Making A Difference for People Living with HIV/AIDS in the Community." Australian Journal of Primary Health 12, no. 2 (2006): 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py06026.

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The care of people living with HIV/AIDS in the home and community can be complex and challenging, requiring high levels of knowledge, skill, preparedness and, importantly, the ability to engage with people belonging to marginalised groups. In 2003, the Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) HIV/AIDS Team in Victoria, Australia, developed the new role of HIV Resource Nurse at two RDNS centres in Melbourne serving high numbers of people living with HIV/AIDS. Drawing from two case studies and interviews with two HIV Resource Nurses from one of the centres, this paper describes this practice innovation. Benefits (including a positive impact on client engagement with services, client care, relationships with other health care workers and job satisfaction) are outlined, along with challenges in the implementation and evolution of the role. Strategies to sustain and develop the HIV Resource Nurse role are proposed.

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Campbell, Lynda, and Margaret Kertesz. "Boys aged 9-12 years using the services of Anglicare Victoria: A three month population study." Children Australia 28, no. 3 (2003): 22–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s103507720000568x.

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This study was conducted in response to the concerns of staff within Anglicare Victoria about the presenting problems of boys aged 9-12 years across the various agency programs and the lack of systematic data about them. Under the umbrella of the Anglicare Victoria/University of Melbourne Social Work Partnership Program, a study was undertaken with the assistance of social work students on placement within the agency. A census-style survey was completed by AV staff members for any boy aged 9, 10, 11 or 12 years in an agency program during a three-month period. Non-identifying survey forms were returned for 203 boys and this article reports the major descriptive information and service implications derived from those returns.

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Crewther, David, Alex Sergejew, and Tracey Shea. "The Abstracts of the 14th Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference 10-12 December 2004 The University of Melbourne, Victoria." Australian Journal of Psychology 57, S1 (December 2005): 16–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049530600940004.

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Campbell, Lynda. "The Families First Pilot Program in Victoria: Cuckoo or contribution?" Children Australia 19, no. 2 (1994): 4–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200003898.

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The Families First Pilot Program in the then Outer East metropolitan region of Melbourne began in mid-1991 as an intensive family preservation and reunification service for children on the verge of state care. The service offered was brief (4-6 week), intensive (up to 20 hours per week), home-based and flexible (24 hour a day, 7 day a week availability) and all members of the household or family were the focus of service even though the goals were clearly grounded in the protection of the child. This paper begins with some of the apprehension expressed both in the field and in Children Australia in 1993, and reports upon the now completed evaluation of the pilot, which covered the first 18 months of operation. The evaluation examined implementation and program development issues and considered the client population of the service against comparative data about those children at risk who were not included. The paper concludes that there is room for Families First in the Victorian system of protective and family services and points to several developmental issues.

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Aidman, E. V., and L. Kollaras-Mitsinikos. "Personality Dispositions in the Prediction of Posttraumatic Stress Reactions." Psychological Reports 99, no. 2 (October 2006): 569–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.99.2.569-580.

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The study examined the relationship of extraversion, neuroticism, and impulsiveness with posttraumatic stress reactions of avoidance and intrusion. 36 outpatients from a Trauma Unit at a major metropolitan hospital in Melbourne (Victoria), and 24 age-matched controls completed the Impact of Event Scale, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised, and the Impulsivity Questionnaire. Intrusion symptoms were predicted both by Extraversion and Neuroticism, after controlling for age and gender, with Neuroticism making a stronger contribution to the prediction. The only predictor of Avoidance symptoms was Neuroticism. Impulsivity correlated with Intrusion symptoms but predicted them only in the trauma group. This finding, along with the observed positive associations of Extroversion with both posttraumatic symptoms, lends support to Gray's model of dispositions influencing responses to trauma, suggesting that impulsive (extroverted) neurotics are more vulnerable to posttraumatic stress than introverted ones.

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Bell, Richard. "The Abstracts of the 11th Australasian Conference on Personal Construct Psychology 8-10 July 2004 ‘Downtowner on Lygon’, Melbourne, Victoria." Australian Journal of Psychology 57, S1 (December 2005): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049530600940002.

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Scott, Dorothy. "Inter-Agency Collaboration: Why is it so difficult? Can we do it better?" Children Australia 18, no. 4 (1993): 4–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200003643.

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This paper is based on a presentation at the Mission of St James and St John Forum ‘Protecting Our Children: Where Do We Draw the Line?’ in Melbourne on June 18, 1993. It provides an analysis of why inter-agency collaboration has often remained an elusive goal and identifies some of the structural obstacles to collaboration which are particularly relevant to the current context of child welfare in Victoria. While many of the obstacles to inter-agency collaboration are beyond the domain of the individual practitioner and agency, some suggestions are offered for strategies which can be pursued by practitioners and agencies.

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Turner, J. Neville. "Representing children and young people: A lawyers practice guide Lani Blackman Melbourne, Victoria Law Foundation, 2002." Children Australia 27, no. 2 (2002): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s103507720000506x.

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Scott, Dorothy. "Kids and Kindergartens: Access to preschool in Victoria, Janet Taylor, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Melbourne, 1997." Children Australia 22, no. 4 (1997): 39–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200008415.

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Wiwatowski, Megan, Jane Page, and Sarah Young. "Examining early childhood teachers’ attitudes and responses to superhero play." Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 45, no. 2 (May 1, 2020): 170–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1836939120918486.

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Research highlights that early childhood teachers (ECTs) hold varied opinions on the value of superhero play (SP) to young children’s learning and development. This study sought to investigate how ECTs in Victoria are responding to superhero play, and to examine the beliefs that underpin their responses. Interviews were conducted with eight ECTs from the Bayside area in Melbourne. The study revealed that while the majority of the teachers interviewed responded to children’s superhero play in a variety of ways, there were a number of barriers to supporting superhero play in early childhood education and care settings. This paper concludes by identifying the value of ECTs engaging in critical reflection to ensure that their responses to superhero play are based on professional knowledge that is informed by theory and research.

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Smith, Philip, and Charles Liu. "The Abstracts of the 32nd Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference 1-4 April 2005 Hosted by The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria." Australian Journal of Psychology 57, S1 (December 2005): 41–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049530600940005.

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Cummins, Robert, and Paraskevi Theofilou. "Quality of life research: interview with Professor Robert Cummins." Health Psychology Research 1, no. 3 (September 23, 2013): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/hpr.2013.1555.

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Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a fundamental concept in the field of clinical medicine and has been studied during the last years by psychologists, sociologists, economists and managers. The concept of HRQOL includes those aspects of overall QOL that can be indicated to have an impact on patients’ health, either physical or psychological. Concerning the individuals, this incorporates physical and mental health cognitions, including sociodemographic factors, sexual functioning, fatigue, sleep disorders and functional status. One of the most eminent experts in the world in the field of QOL is Prof. Robert Cummins [Professor of Psychology at Deakin University in Australia (School of Psychology, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Victoria 3125 Melbourne, Australia. E-mail: robert.cummins@deakin.edu.au)] who kindly accepted to answer our questions in the con- text of this special edition.

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BAVIN, E. L., M. PRIOR, S. REILLY, L. BRETHERTON, J. WILLIAMS, P. EADIE, Y. BARRETT, and O. C. UKOUMUNNE. "The Early Language in Victoria Study: predicting vocabulary at age one and two years from gesture and object use." Journal of Child Language 35, no. 3 (June 27, 2008): 687–701. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0305000908008726.

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ABSTRACTThe Macarthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (CDI) have been used widely to document early communicative development. The paper reports on a large community sample of 1,447 children recruited from low, middle and high socioeconomic (SES) areas across metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. Regression analyses were conducted to determine the extent to which communicative behaviours reported at 0 ; 8 and 1 ; 0 predicted vocabulary development at 1 ; 0 and 2 ; 0. In support of previous findings with smaller, often less representative samples, gesture and object use at 1 ; 0 were better predictors of 2 ; 0 vocabulary than were gesture and object use at 0 ; 8. At 1 ; 0, children from the lower SES groups were reported to understand more words than children from the higher SES groups, but there were no SES differences for words produced at 1 ; 0 or 2 ; 0. The findings add to our understanding of the variability in the development of early communicative behaviours.

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Brown, Ted, and Carolyn Unsworth. "Evaluating Construct Validity of the Slosson Visual-Motor Performance Test Using the Rasch Measurement Model." Perceptual and Motor Skills 108, no. 2 (April 2009): 367–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.108.2.367-382.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the construct validity of the Slosson Visual-Motor Performance Test by applying the Rasch Measurement Model to evaluate the test's scalability, dimensionality, differential item functioning based on sex, and hierarchical ordering. Participants were 400 children ages 5 to 12 years, recruited from six schools in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Slosson Visual-Motor Performance Test requires a child to copy 14 different geometric designs three times each for a total 42 scale items. Children completed the test under the supervision of an occupational therapist. Overall, 13 of 42 of the test items exhibited poor measurement properties. As nearly one-third of the scale items were problematic, the Slosson Visual-Motor Performance Test in its current form is not recommended for clinical use.

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Katsikitis, Mary. "The Abstracts of the 40th Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society 28 September − 2 October 2005 Crown Promenade Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria." Australian Journal of Psychology 57, S1 (December 2005): 176–270. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049530600940010.

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Garton, Alison. "The Abstracts of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society 30th September-4th October 1998 Dallas Brooks Centre, Melbourne, Victoria." Australian Journal of Psychology 50, no. 3 (December 1998): 67–130. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049539808258786.

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Breman, Rachel, Ann MacRae, and Dave Vicary. "‘The Hidden Victims’–Family Violence in Kinship Care in Victoria." Children Australia 43, no. 3 (May 16, 2018): 186–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cha.2018.15.

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Family violence is endemic. It has a dramatic and negative impact upon the victims and the family systems in which it occurs. While there is a growing evidence base to support our understanding, prevention and treatment of family violence, little is known about some of its “hidden victims” (e.g., kinship carers). In 2017, Baptcare commenced research with 101 kinship carers in Victoria to gain a better understanding of how family violence, perpetrated by the child's close family member once the placement started, was impacting on children and families. In this context, family violence means any act of physical violence, emotional/psychological violence, verbal abuse and property damage. The study utilised a mixed design methodology that specifically targeted kinship carers who had direct experience of family violence. Findings from this study demonstrated that (1) many kinship carers, and the children in their care, experienced family violence early in the placement, (2) that the violence occurred frequently and (3) the incidents of violence did not occur in isolation. Carers sought support from multiple sources to deal with the family violence, however, the study illustrated that the usefulness of these supports varied. Additionally, findings highlighted reasons why many kinship carers felt reluctant to file a report to end the violence. The study described in this paper is the first step in understanding and exposing this multifaceted issue and delineates some of the major issues confronting Victorian kinship carers experiencing family violence – and the support required to ensure the safety of them and the children they care for. This paper will describe the approach that Baptcare is taking to address family violence in kinship care in western metropolitan Melbourne. This is the second paper in a three-part series relating to family violence in kinship care.

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Markiewicz, Anne. "The pre-hearing convenor: A skilled practitioner chairing conferences in the Children's Court of Victoria." Children Australia 21, no. 4 (1996): 22–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200007276.

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An evaluation of pre-hearing conferences in the Children's Court of Victoria was carried out during 1994 by five members of staff from the School of Social Work at the University of Melbourne. An interesting theme which emerged from this evaluation is the role of the convenor as pivotal to the process of the pre-hearing conference. The convenor has emerged as a critical figure in the success of the mediation process, and the knowledge, skills, and values they are equipped with are seen as essential to their effective operation. This article describes the role of convenors and the many responsibilities they must juggle in fulfilling their role, and the characteristics which make for an effective and successful conference. As conferences become a more frequent method of resolving conflict between individuals, families and society, it is hoped that the principles which emerge from this article will be applied to other conference proceedings. It is clear that we are moving away from conventional adversarial methods, to mediative and conciliative modes, and in doing so we need to become clear about the characteristics which are required for such processes. This is one exploratory study of a pilot project in Victoria which should be of interest to other conferencing and mediation mechanisms.

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Hallinan, Christine M., and Kelsey L. Hegarty. "Advanced training for primary care and general practice nurses: enablers and outcomes of postgraduate education." Australian Journal of Primary Health 22, no. 2 (2016): 113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py14072.

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The aims of the present study were to understand enablers to participation in postgraduate education for primary care nurses (PCNs), and to explore how postgraduate education has advanced their nursing practice. Cross-sectional questionnaires were mailed out in April 2012 to current and past students undertaking postgraduate studies in primary care nursing at The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Questionnaires were returned by 100 out of 243 nurses (response rate 41%). Ninety-one per cent (91/100) of the respondents were first registered as nurses in Australia. Fifty-seven per cent were hospital trained and 43% were university educated to attain their initial nurse qualification. The respondents reported opportunities to expand scope of practice (99%; 97/98), improve clinical practice (98%; 97/99), increase work satisfaction (93%; 91/98) and increase practice autonomy (92%; 89/97) as factors that most influenced participation in postgraduate education in primary care nursing. Major enablers for postgraduate studies were scholarship access (75%; 71/95) and access to distance education (74%; 72/98). Many respondents reported an increased scope of practice (98%; 95/97) and increased job satisfaction (71%; 70/98) as an education outcome. Only 29% (28/97) cited an increase in pay-rate as an outcome. Of the 73 PCNs currently working in general practice, many anticipated an increase in time spent on the preparation of chronic disease management plans (63%; 45/72), multidisciplinary care plans (56%; 40/72) and adult health checks (56%; 40/72) in the preceding 12 months. Recommendations emerging from findings include: (1) increased access to scholarships for nurses undertaking postgraduate education in primary care nursing is imperative; (2) alternative modes of course delivery need to be embedded in primary care nursing education; (3) the development of Australian primary care policy, including policy on funding models, needs to more accurately reflect the educational level of PCNs, PCN role expansion and the extent of interprofessional collaboration that is evident from research undertaken to date. Nurses with postgraduate education have the potential to increase their scope of practice, take on a greater teaching role and provide more preventive and chronic disease services in primary care. Policies aimed at increasing access to education for nurses working in primary care would strengthen the primary care nursing profession, and enhance the delivery of primary health care services in Australia.

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Connor, Janet. "Children of Parents with Mental Illness: Personal and Clinical Perspectives Edited by Vicki Cowling (2004) ACER Press: Melbourne, Victoria 3124, 242pp ISBN 0 86431 4736: $35." Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling 14, no. 1 (July 2004): 120–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1037291100002788.

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Freedman, Linda. "Living Aboriginal History of Victoria: stories in the oral tradition by Alick Jackomos & Derek Fowell Melbourne: Cambridge University Press 1991." Children Australia 18, no. 2 (1993): 31–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200006349.

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Considine, Julie, Tony Walker, and Debra Berry. "Development, implementation and evaluation of an interprofessional graduate program for nursing–paramedicine double-degree graduates." Australian Health Review 39, no. 5 (2015): 595. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah14258.

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Over the past decade, several Australian universities have offered a double degree in nursing and paramedicine. Mainstream employment models that facilitate integrated graduate practice in both nursing and paramedicine are currently lacking. The aim of the present study was to detail the development of the Interprofessional Graduate Program (IPG), the industrial and professional issues that required solutions, outcomes from the first pilot IPG group and future directions. The IPG was an 18-month program during which participants rotated between graduate nursing experience in emergency nursing at Northern Health, Melbourne, Australia and graduate paramedic experience with Ambulance Victoria. The first IPG with 10 participants ran from January 2011 to August 2012. A survey completed by nine of the 10 participants in March 2014 showed that all nine participants nominated Ambulance Victoria as their main employer and five participants were working casual shifts in nursing. Alternative graduate programs that span two health disciplines are feasible but hampered by rigid industrial relations structures and professional ideologies. Despite a ‘purpose built’ graduate program that spanned two disciplines, traditional organisational structures still hamper double-degree graduates using all of skills to full capacity, and force the selection of one dominant profession. What is known about the topic? There are no employment models that facilitate integrated graduate practice in both nursing and paramedicine. The lack of innovative employment models for double-degree graduates means that current graduate program structures force double-degree graduates to practice in one discipline, negating the intent of a double degree. What does this paper add? This is the first time that a graduate program specifically designed for double-degree graduates with qualifications as Registered Nurses and Paramedics has been developed, delivered and evaluated. This paper confirms that graduate programs spanning two health disciplines are feasible. What are the implications for practitioners? Even with a graduate program specifically designed to span nursing and paramedicine, traditional organisational structures still hamper double-degree graduates using all their skills to full capacity, and force the selection of one dominant profession.

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Wilkin, C. "Book Reviews : A. Byrne and D. Byrne (1992) Psychology for Nurses: Theory and Practice Melbourne: Macmillan Education Australia; pp. 242, paperback." Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources 32, no. 1 (September 1, 1994): 115–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/103841119403200113.

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Scull, Janet, Jane Page, Megan L. Cock, Cuc Nguyen, Lisa Murray, Patricia Eadie, and Joseph Sparling. "Developing and Validating a Tool to Assess Young Children’s Early Literacy Engagement." Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 46, no. 2 (May 3, 2021): 179–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/18369391211009696.

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There is growing recognition that literacy learning takes place in the years prior to formal schooling and that young children develop literacy-like behaviours through exposure to interactions in shared contexts in which literacy is a component. Despite this, there are few assessments that measure the very early literacy skills that children develop before 36 months of age. This article reports on the design and validation of a new instrument – the Early Literacy Engagement Assessment (ELEA). This tool was developed to provide insights into the impact of Conversational Reading, a key pedagogical strategy implemented at Families as First Teachers playgroups, on young children’s early receptive and expressive vocabulary and literacy skills. The instrument was trialled with 104 children living in locations across Melbourne, Victoria, and 39 Aboriginal children living in remote communities in the Northern Territory. The trial process was undertaken in two phases: (1) a technical assessment to test item consistency, characteristics and placement and (2) concurrent validity testing against items from the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals Preschool-2 tool. The findings from the trial and validation process indicate that overall the ELEA discriminates well between children of high and low ability, and it is a useful tool in the authentic assessment of expressive and receptive vocabulary skills in young children.

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Burke, David. "Dementia Care in Victoria: Building a Pathway to Excellence Final Report, Ministerial Taskforce on Dementia Services in Victoria. Melbourne, Australia: Aged, Community & Mental Health Division, Victorian Government Department of Human Services, 1997, 398 pp., No charge." International Psychogeriatrics 11, no. 1 (March 1999): 102–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610299225628.

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O'Kelly, Monica. "Work, Women and Their Beliefs." Behaviour Change 19, no. 1 (April 1, 2002): 12–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/bech.19.1.12.

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AbstractMany women now juggle the multiple roles of wife, mother, home maker, and paid worker. Although their behaviours may have changed, many of these women still adhere to traditional beliefs about their roles, which may predispose them to conflict and stress. Questionnaires were sent to all women working at a large urban teaching hospital in metropolitan Melbourne in a study to explore, among other factors, the relationship between occupational status, education level, and women's beliefs. Of the 2562 questionnaires sent out 974 (44%) were completed and returned, 422 of the questionnaires were completed by women who were living with a male partner and children. Multivariant analyses of variance were performed on the data. Results indicated a relationship between occupational status and adherence to traditional beliefs. Blue collar women had the most traditional beliefs followed by clerical women, then nurses. Managerial women and professional women had the least traditional beliefs. A similar relationship was found between level of education and beliefs; women with lower levels of education adhered to more traditional beliefs than women with higher education levels. It is possible that, as a result of adherence to traditional beliefs, women who are blue-collar workers and those with lower levels of education may be more predisposed to stress than other women when juggling their multiple roles.

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Hunter, Barbara, Ruby Biezen, Karyn Alexander, Natalie Lumsden, Christine Hallinan, Anna Wood, Rita McMorrow, Julia Jones, Craig Nelson, and Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis. "Future Health Today: codesign of an electronic chronic disease quality improvement tool for use in general practice using a service design approach." BMJ Open 10, no. 12 (December 2020): e040228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040228.

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ObjectiveTo codesign an electronic chronic disease quality improvement tool for use in general practice.DesignService design employing codesign strategies.SettingGeneral practice.ParticipantsSeventeen staff (general practitioners, nurses and practice managers) from general practice in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria and five patients from metropolitan Melbourne.InterventionsCodesign sessions with general practice staff, using a service design approach, were conducted to explore key design criteria and functionality of the audit and feedback and clinical decision support tools. Think aloud interviews were conducted in which participants articulated their thoughts of the resulting Future Health Today (FHT) prototype as they used it. One codesign session was held with patients. Using inductive and deductive coding, content and thematic analyses explored the development of a new technological platform and factors influencing implementation of the platform.ResultsParticipants identified that the prototype needed to work within their existing workflow to facilitate automated patient recall and track patients with or at-risk of specific conditions. It needed to be simple, provide visual snapshots of information and easy access to relevant guidelines and facilitate quality improvement activities. Successful implementation may be supported by: accuracy of the algorithms in FHT and data held in the practice; the platform supporting planned and spontaneous interactions with patients; the ability to hide tools; links to Medicare Benefits Schedule; and prefilled management plans. Participating patients supported the use of the platform in general practice. They suggested that use of the platform demonstrates a high level of patient care and could increase patient confidence in health practitioners.ConclusionStudy participants worked together to design a platform that is clear, simple, accurate and useful and that sits within any given general practice setting. The resulting FHT platform is currently being piloted in general practices and will continue to be refined based on user feedback.

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Angus, Jocelyn. "Leadership: a central tenet for postgraduate dementia services curricula development in Australia." International Psychogeriatrics 21, S1 (April 2009): S16—S24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610209008825.

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ABSTRACTBackground: In the next decades of the twenty-first century, the global aging of populations will challenge every nation's ability to provide leadership by qualified health professionals to reshape and improve health care delivery systems. The challenge for educators is to design and deliver courses that will give students the knowledge and skills they need to fill that leadership role confidently in dementia care services. This paper explores the ways in which a curriculum can develop graduates who are ready to become leaders in shaping their industry.Method: The Master of Health Science – Aged Services (MHSAS) program at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia is applied as a case study to describe the process by which the concept of leadership is applied as the key driver in curriculum development, teaching practices and learning outcomes.Results: Evaluation instruments employed in a variety of purposes including teaching, curriculum planning and unit appraisal are discussed. Challenges for the future are proposed including the need for postgraduate programs in dementia to seek stronger national and international benchmarks and associations with other educational institutions to promote leadership and a vision of what is possible and desirable in dementia care provision.Conclusions: In the twenty-first century, effective service provision in the aged health care sector will require postgraduate curricula that equip students for dementia care leadership. The MHSAS program provides an established template for such curricula.

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Harper, Sarah. "Anna L. Howe, Peter Newton and Penny Sharwood, The Elderly in Victoria: An Electronic Social Atlas, National Research Institute of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Mount Royal Hospital and Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1987, 105 pp., $10, ISBN 0 9589326 6 2." Ageing and Society 8, no. 3 (September 1988): 350–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x00007042.

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De Cieri, Helen, Cathy Sheehan, Ross Donohue, Tracey Shea, and Brian Cooper. "Workplace bullying: an examination of power and perpetrators." Personnel Review 48, no. 2 (March 4, 2019): 324–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/pr-02-2018-0057.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to apply the concept of power imbalance to explain workplace and demographic characteristics associated with bullying by different perpetrators in the healthcare sector. Design/methodology/approach All 69,927 members of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victoria) were invited to participate in an online survey in 2014; 4,891 responses were received (7 per cent response rate). Participants were asked about their exposure to workplace bullying (WPB) by different perpetrators. The questionnaire addressed demographic characteristics and perceptions of workplace characteristics (workplace type, leading indicators of occupational health and safety (OHS), prioritisation of OHS, supervisor support for safety and bureaucracy). Analysis involved descriptive statistics and regression analyses. Findings The study found that the exposure of nurses and health workers to bullying is relatively high (with 42 per cent of respondents experiencing WPB in the past 12 months) and there are multiple perpetrators of bullying. The research revealed several demographic predictors associated with the different types of perpetrators. Downward and horizontal bullying were the most prevalent forms. Workplace characteristics were more important predictors of bullying by different perpetrators than were demographic characteristics. Research limitations/implications There are limitations to the study due to a low response rate and the cross-sectional survey. Practical implications Practical implications of this study emphasise the importance of focussed human resource strategies to prevent bullying. Originality/value The key contribution of this research is to draw from theoretical explanations of power to inform understanding of the differences between perpetrators of bullying. The study highlights the workplace characteristics that influence bullying.

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Platt, Jennifer. "Anthony J. Blasi (Ed.).Diverse Histories of American Sociology. Leiden: Brill, 2005. 462 pp. $59 (paper). ISBN 90-04-14363-7John Germov and Tara Renae McGee (Eds.).Histories of Australian Sociology. Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press, 2005. 448 pp. $39.95 (AUS) (paper). ISBN 0-522-85225-4." Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences 44, no. 2 (2008): 191–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jhbs.20306.

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Burgess, Siobhan, John Barletta, Paul Burnett, Denis O'Hara, Jade Ireland, and Marina Tomasevic. "Grandparents, Grandchildren and the Generation in Between By Gay Ochiltree (2006). Victoria: ACER. 160pp ISBN 0864314132, $35 - On Being a Supervisee: Creating Learning Partnerships By Michael Carroll and Maria Gilbert (2006). Kew, Victoria: PsychOz. 157pp, ISBN 0958579679, $40 - The Practice of Counselling Edited by Nadine Pelling, Randolph Bowers and Philip Armstrong (2007). Melbourne, Victoria: Thomson. 524pp ISBN 0170129780 $80 - Counselling Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse By Christine Sanderson (2006). London: Jessica Kingsley. 447pp, ISBN 1843103354, $68 - Gestalt Therapy: History, Theory and Practice Edited by Ansel Woldt and Sarah Toman (2005). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 392pp, ISBN 07619279103, $104 - Culturally Relevant Ethical Decision-Making in Counseling By Rick Houser, Felicia Wilczenski and Maryanna Ham (2006). London: Sage. 334pp, ISBN 1412905877, $85." Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling 16, no. 2 (December 1, 2006): 273–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/ajgc.16.2.273.

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MCCORMACK, JOHN. "Commonwealth of Australia, Federal Treasurer, Intergenerational Report 2002–03, Budget Paper 5, Commonwealth of Australia Printing Office, Canberra, 2002, 94 pp., ISBN 0642 74142 5. Available online at www.treasury.gov.au Victoria State Government, Department of Treasury and Finance, Shaping a Prosperous Future, Discussion Paper, Victorian State Government, Melbourne, 2003, 88 pp., ISBN 0 7311 1459 0. Available online at www.dtf.vic.gov.au Myer Foundation, 2020 A Vision for Aged Care in Australia, The Myer Foundation, Melbourne, 2002, 41 pp. Available online at www.myerfoundation.org.au." Ageing and Society 24, no. 3 (April 26, 2004): 484–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x04251984.

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Duckett, Paul. "Long-stay hospitals and community care: between the devil and the deep blue C. People First (Scotland) (2000). Copies available from People First (Scotland), McDonald Business Centre, 107 McDonald Road, Edinburgh EH7 4NW, UK, 35pp (paperback). Doug's story: the struggle for a fair go. Cincotta, K. (1995). School of Studies in Disability, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, ix+114 pp. 20.00AUD+5.00AUD p&p [available from John Annison, Institute of Disability Studies, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia, 3125], ISBN 0-7300-2184 (paperback)." Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology 12, no. 1 (January 2002): 79–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/casp.651.

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Baker, Lynne M., Francis Borg, Jade Ireland, and Sally Wall. "How's School? Helping Your Teenager Get the Most Out of High School By Erin Shale (2005). Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. - A Safe Place for Caleb: An Interactive Book for Kids, Teens, and Adults With Issues of Attachment, Grief and Loss, or Early Trauma By K.A. Chara and P.J. CharaJr (2005). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. - Bullying in Schools: How Successful Can Interventions Be? Edited by Peter K. Smith, Debra Pepler and Ken Rigby (2004) Port Melbourne, Victoria: ACER. 334pp, paperback, ISBN 0521528038 - Lost for Words: Loss and Bereavement Awareness Training By J. Holland, R. Dance, N. MacManus and C. Stitt (2005). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. $76." Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling 16, no. 1 (July 1, 2006): 133–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/ajgc.16.1.133.

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Power, Lyndal, George Strong, Brad Freeman, Claire Miran-Khan, Murdoch C. MacKenzie, Catherine Ingram, Peter Churven, and Sarah Calvert. "Independent comment on Audiovisual and Print Materials Feeling is Thinking. [Book I]. Tara Pavlidis and Wendy Bunston. Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital Mental Health Service & Travancore School, 2004. pp 85. ISBN 0-9578815-7-6.AUS$75.00 plus $5.00 for packing and postage.Feeling is Thinking: Community Group Program. [Book II: The Therapeutic Use of Games in Groupwork]. Naomi Audette and Wendy Bunston. Melbourne, The Royal Children's Hospital Mental Health Service, VIC, 2006. 81pp. ISBN: 0-646-45663-6.AUS $33.00 plus GST; $5.00 for packing and postage. Proceeds from the sale of these manuals goes straight into the Service's Addressing Family Violence Programs. Order from Daniella Tarle, Administration Officer, Community Group Program, 50 Flemington St, Flemington,Victoria 3031. Ph + 61 3 9345 6011; Fax + 61 3 9345 6010; daniella.tarle@rch.org.auKids' Skills: Playful and Practical Solution-Finding With Children. Rev. and transl. by the author, Ben Furman, St. Luke's Innovative Resources, Bendigo, Australia, 2004. Originally published in Finnish as Muksuoppi, Tammi, 2003. Paperback, pp. 131. ISBN 0958018898. AUS$31.95.Pictures Tell You Nothing: Mental Illness and Relationships. Copyright Mallee Root Pictures Pty Ltd, 2005. Duration: 44 minutes. Format: DVD (all regions) or VHS (Pal). Copies of this program are available from Better Health Centre, NSW Department of Health, + 61 2 9816 0452; www.doh.health.nsw.gov.auFrom Being to Doing: The Origins of the Biology of Cognition. Humberto R. Maturana & Bernhard Poerksen. Transl. by Wolfram Karl Koeck & Alison Rosemary Koek. Heidelberg, Carl-Auer Verlag, 2004. Soft Cover. pp. 208. ISBN 3-89670-448-6. US$57.28.From Being to Doing. The Origins of the Biology of Cognition Humberto R. Maturana/Bernhard Poerksen. Transl. W. K. & A. Koeck, 2004 Heidelberg: Carl-Auer Verlag.Peace Begins in the Soul. Bert Hellinger. Carl-Auer Verlag, 2003. Paper. pp. 134. ISBN: 3-89670-425-7. US$33.95.The Schopenhauer Cure. Irvin D. Yalom. Carlton North, Victoria, Scribe Publications, 2005. Originally published NY 2005, by HarperCollins. Paperback. 358 pp. $32.95 (inc. GST). ISBN 1 920769 59 5.Towards Positive Systems of Child and Family Welfare: International Comparisons of Child Protection, Family Service and Community Caring Systems. Ed. Nancy Freymond & Gary Cameron. University of Toronto Press. Toronto. 2006. ISBN 080209371X. £22.50." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy 28, no. 01 (March 2007): 55–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/anft.28.1.55.

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Ruseckaite, Rasa, Sue Evans, Jeremy Millar, Sara Holton, Danielle Mazza, Jane Fisher, and Maggie Kirkman. "GPs’ Insights into Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Care in Regional Victoria, Australia." Qualitative Report, December 22, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2016.2540.

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The aim of this research was to ascertain General Practitioners’ (GPs) perceptions and experiences of prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis, treatment, and care in metropolitan Melbourne and in a regional area of Victoria, Australia, associated with poorer PCa outcomes. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with GPs (N= 10) practising in the selected region and in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. GPs thought that most men wanted PSA testing and were willing to undergo rectal examination. Some GPs were troubled by inconsistent screening guidelines from different professional bodies. They identified a need for resources to support them in educating patients about PCa. GPs thought it might be more difficult for young female GPs to care for patients in relation to PCa screening; differences were evident between younger female GPs and older male GPs in the approach they adopted in interviews. Regional GPs often referred patients to services in larger centres because no local specialists were available. GPs also found it hard to explain differences in PCa outcomes in regional and metropolitan areas. Potential age and gender differences in GPs in relation to prostate care warrant further examination. Although GPs were able to offer only limited insights into the poorer outcomes in regional areas, they identified ways in which they could be assisted to provide best-practice care. Multidisciplinary care, resources for patients, and consistent guidelines for the detection and treatment of PCa should contribute to better care in all areas.

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Ranse, Jamie. "Future Directions, Future Challenges …Beyond Tomorrow, 6th International Conference for Emergency Nurses, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 11-13 October 2007." Australasian Journal of Paramedicine 5, no. 4 (July 16, 2015). http://dx.doi.org/10.33151/ajp.5.4.436.

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Georgoulas, Renee, and Jane Southcott. "The “Bitter Sweetness” of Hybridity: Being a Bicultural Greek Australian Musician." Qualitative Report, June 5, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2017.2789.

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“Calista” is a bilingual, bicultural Greek-Australian musician in Melbourne, Victoria who explores and enacts her bicultural identity by musicking (making music). This single case study explores the formation and development of hybridized identity which is a complex lifelong process that may generate tensions for an individual that changes across the lifespan. There are strengths and challenges for those traversing different cultures. This study focuses on a bicultural identity formed by personal, musical and cultural contexts. Calista enacts her bimusicality in different musical genres and in different modes of musical engagement. Data were collected by semi-structured interview and by reference to published materials. Data were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The findings are reported under three themes that reflect different stages in Calista’s life: Becoming a Greek-Australian musician; Mature musicking; and Teaching and community work.

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Neri Tejada, Jillianne, Marie Hammer, and Liang Li. "Teacher’s creation of conditions for peer interactions and relationships." Journal of Early Childhood Research, August 18, 2021, 1476718X2110336. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1476718x211033628.

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Teachers have the ability to influence a child’s sense of belonging and peer relationships in the classroom which are important for a child’s social development. Currently, little is known about the ways in which they do this. Vygotsky’s concept of the social situation of development and Hedegaard’s model for learning and development were used to discuss the conditions teachers created that promote peer relationships within the classroom. Digital video observations and interview of one grade 1 classroom teacher from the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria were analysed using Hedegaard’s dialectical-interactive approach. This paper demonstrates how the societal demands on institutions influence the activity settings that students participate in and argues that teachers need to create conditions for peer interactions that satisfy societal needs as well as being meaningful for their students and their social situation of development.

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Weller, Carolina Dragica, Louise Turnour, Elizabeth Connelly, Jane Banaszak-Holl, and Victoria Team. "Clinical Coders' Perspectives on Pressure Injury Coding in Acute Care Services in Victoria, Australia." Frontiers in Public Health 10 (June 1, 2022). http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.893482.

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Pressure injuries (PIs) substantively impact quality of care during hospital stays, although only when they are severe or acquired as a result of the hospital stay are they reported as quality indicators. Globally, researchers have repeatedly highlighted the need to invest more in quality improvement, risk assessment, prevention, early detection, and care for PI to avoid the higher costs associated with treatment of PI. Coders' perspectives on quality assurance of the clinical coded PI data have never been investigated. This study aimed to explore challenges that hospital coders face in accurately coding and reporting PI data and subsequently, explore reasons why data sources may vary in their reporting of PI data. This article is based upon data collected as part of a multi-phase collaborative project to build capacity for optimizing PI prevention across Monash Partners health services. We have conducted 16 semi-structured phone interviews with clinical coders recruited from four participating health services located in Melbourne, Australia. One of the main findings was that hospital coders often lacked vital information in clinicians' records needed to code PI and report quality indicators accurately and highlighted the need for quality improvement processes for PI clinical documentation. Nursing documentation improvement is a vital component of the complex capacity building programs on PI prevention in acute care services and is relied on by coders. Coders reported the benefit of inter-professional collaborative workshops, where nurses and coders shared their perspectives. Collaborative workshops had the potential to improve coders' knowledge of PI classification and clinicians' understanding of what information should be included when documenting PI in the medical notes. Our findings identified three methods of quality assurance were important to coders to ensure accuracy of PI reporting: (1) training prior to initiation of coding activity and (2) continued education, and (3) audit and feedback communication about how to handle specific complex cases and complex documentation. From a behavioral perspective, most of the coders reported confidence in their own abilities and were open to changes in coding standards. Transitioning from paper-based to electronic records highlighted the need to improve training of both clinicians and coders.

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O'Donoghue, Brian, Linglee Downey, Scott Eaton, Nathan Mifsud, James B. Kirkbride, and Patrick McGorry. "Risk of psychotic disorders in migrants to Australia." Psychological Medicine, January 30, 2020, 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291719004100.

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Abstract Background Certain migrant groups are at an increased risk of psychotic disorders compared to the native-born population; however, research to date has mainly been conducted in Europe. Less is known about whether migrants to other countries, with different histories and patterns of migration, such as Australia, are at an increased risk for developing a psychotic disorder. We tested this for first-generation migrants in Melbourne, Victoria. Methods This study included all young people aged 15–24 years, residing in a geographically-defined catchment area of north western Melbourne who presented with a first episode of psychosis (FEP) to the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2016. Data pertaining to the at-risk population were obtained from the Australian 2011 Census and incidence rate ratios were calculated and adjusted for age, sex and social deprivation. Results In total, 1220 young people presented with an FEP during the 6-year study period, of whom 24.5% were first-generation migrants. We found an increased risk for developing psychotic disorder in migrants from the following regions: Central and West Africa (adjusted incidence rate ratio [aIRR] = 3.53, 95% CI 1.58–7.92), Southern and Eastern Africa (aIRR = 3.06, 95% CI 1.99–4.70) and North Africa (aIRR = 5.03, 95% CI 3.26–7.76). Migrants from maritime South East Asia (aIRR = 0.39, 95% CI 0.23–0.65), China (aIRR = 0.25, 95% CI 0.13–0.48) and Southern Asia (aIRR = 0.44, 95% CI 0.26–0.76) had a decreased risk for developing a psychotic disorder. Conclusion This clear health inequality needs to be addressed by sufficient funding and accessible mental health services for more vulnerable groups. Further research is needed to determine why migrants have an increased risk for developing psychotic disorders.

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Ristevski, Eli, Michael Leach, Ellen Bolton, Melissa Spargo, Anny Byrne, and Hanan Khalil. "Rural community-based nurses’ self-reported knowledge and skills in the provision of psychosocial care to palliative and end-of-life clients and carers." Palliative and Supportive Care, October 13, 2021, 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1478951521001644.

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Abstract Objective This study examined rural community-based nurses' self-reported knowledge and skills in the provision of psychosocial care to rural residing palliative and end-of-life clients and carers. We further sought to determine correlates of knowledge gaps to inform workforce education and planning. Method Nurses from a rural area of Victoria, Australia, were invited to complete an electronic questionnaire rating their knowledge against 6 national palliative care standards and 10 screening and assessment tools. A 5-point scale of (1) No experience to (5) Can teach others was used to rate knowledge. Results were classified into three categories: practice gaps, areas of consolidation, and strengths. Descriptive and logistical regression was used to analyze data. Results A total of 122 of 165 nurses (response rate = 74%) completed the survey. Of these nurses, 87% were Registered Nurses, 43% had ≥10 years' experience in palliative care, and 40% had palliative care training. The majority of practices across the standards and screening and assessment tools were rated as knowledge strengths (N = 55/67, 82%). Gaps and areas of consolidation were in the use of client and carer assessment tools, the care of specific populations such as children, supporting carers with appropriate referrals, resources, and grief, and facilitating the processes of reporting a death to the coroner. Lack of formal training and lower years of experience were found to be associated with practice gaps. Significance of results Our study found rural nurses were confident in their knowledge and skills in the majority of psychosocial care. As generalist nurses make up the majority of the rural nursing workforce, further research should be undertaken on what educational strategies are needed to support and upskill rural community-based nurses to undertake formal training in palliative care.

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Clapperton, Angela, Jeremy Dwyer, Matthew J. Spittal, Leo Roberts, and Jane Pirkis. "Preventing railway suicides through level crossing removal: a multiple-arm pre-post study design in Victoria, Australia." Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, July 21, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-022-02340-9.

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Abstract Purpose Rail level crossing removals to improve transport performance across metropolitan Melbourne (state of Victoria) resulted in new rail fencing and grade-separation of tracks from the surrounding environment at several sites. These design changes restricted pedestrian access to the rail tracks, which is a countermeasure known to prevent railway suicide in other settings. We examined whether any such suicide prevention effect followed the removals. Methods We used a multiple-arm pre-post design to test whether a decrease in monthly frequency of railway suicides occurred at level crossing removal sites (intervention sites), compared to randomly matched sites where level crossings had not yet been removed (control sites). We used data available in the Victorian Suicide Register covering the period 1st January 2008 to 30th June 2021. Results The mean monthly number of railway suicides decreased by 68% within a 500 m radius of intervention sites (RR: 0.32; CI 95% 0.11–0.74) and by 61% within a 1000 m radius of intervention sites (RR: 0.39; CI 95% 0.21–0.68). There was no evidence that the mean monthly number of railway suicides changed at the control sites, either within a 500 m radius (RR: 0.88; CI 95% 0.47–1.56) or a 1000 m radius (RR: 0.82; CI 95% 0.52–1.26). Conclusion The reduction in railway suicides at locations where level crossings were removed, demonstrates the suicide prevention benefits that can be derived from a major infrastructure project even if not initially intended. Planning for major infrastructure projects should include consideration of these benefits, with designs incorporating features to maximise suicide prevention impact.

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Southcott, Jane, Karen Marangio, Donna Rady, and Maria Gindidis. "“Taking the most delicate care”: Beginnings of a Mentoring Relationship between Teachers and Coaches in an Australian School." Qualitative Report, July 21, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2020.4546.

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We explore the beginnings of professional coaching/mentoring relationships between teachers and university mentors in an Australian school. Often overlooked, initial steps are crucial, holding the seeds of eventual success or failure. Our mentoring program was undertaken in a large, independent, co-educational school in suburban Melbourne, Victoria. In our constructivist study, underpinned by our desire to explore on the lived experiences of others, we report on the understandings of three of the mentors/researchers and the teachers that they worked with. We gathered data from teacher-written statements and mentor journals. Using thematic analysis, we developed our findings, performing epoché as we hold both insider and outsider mentor/researcher perspectives. We present our findings under two broad headings: The prior understandings held by all and addresses positions, assertions and anticipations; and First meetings, finding accords, noticing resistances, and recognizing difficulties. We found that the apparent simplicity of first steps masked great complexity. No one entered the first meeting as an “empty vessel.” Some relationships were more problematic than others. Our goals as transformational educator/mentors were to foster deep collaborative, professional relationships with our mentees but were hampered by inherent differences of understanding with the school who sought transactional coaches. Clarity in intent from the outset is crucial to program success.

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