Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing

Director: Ms A Nolan
Address: Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton 3168
Telephone: (03) 9550 2340
The centre is developing its research focus within the construct `self-care'. Many of the following research projects relate to a self-care framework and form the core activities of the research unit.

• + Clinical research Exploration of the formal and informal nursing needs of two groups of patients after discharge from surgery for benign prostate disease; haemodialysis patients' perception of itch and implications for nursing practice; associations between stress and coronary artery disease; relationships between patients' experiences of discomfort and self-care capabilities; the emotional impact on families who monitor vulnerable infants at home; patients' experience of living with end stage renal disease; the experience of parents in neonatal intensive care unit; nurse/patient partnerships in care.
• + Nursing practice research Expert nursing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; nurses' interventions with patients' families in the hospital setting; independence in nursing practice; examining the efficacy of the suturing of simple lacerations by clinical nurse specialists in the Emergency Department; the baby with congenital abnormality; temperature control in neonates; the impact of discomfort on patient self-care capacity; the utilisation of technicians in operating suites in Victorian hospitals; digital photography; potential documentation source for patient associated cues; trialing methods of assessment of competencies.
• + Nursing education studies Evaluation of a new model of midwifery education; preceptorship in neonatal nurse; credentialing nurse pap smear providers.