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Shaban R, Curtis K, Fry M, McCormack B, Parker D, Macbeth D, et al.
PLoS One . 2025 Feb; 20(2):e0319108. PMID: 39993011
The COVID-19 pandemic elucidated the importance of infection prevention and control (IPC) in residential aged care homes (RACHs), both on the health and wellbeing of its residents, and the staff...
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Heufel M, Kourouche S, Mitchell R, Cardona M, Thomas B, Lo W, et al.
J Eval Clin Pract . 2025 Feb; 31(1):e70041. PMID: 39972550
Objectives: Emergency Departments (ED) are increasingly caring for patients with acute, chronic and terminal conditions requiring End of Life Care (EOLC). There is no published and validated tool available to...
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Kourouche S, Considine J, Li L, Murphy M, Shaban R, Lam M, et al.
J Clin Nurs . 2025 Feb; PMID: 39972365
Aim: The aim of this study was to (i) identify barriers and enablers and (ii) inform mitigating or strengthening strategies for implementing nurse-initiated care protocols at scale in emergency departments...
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Curtis K, Kennedy B, Considine J, Lam M, Aggar C, Shaban R, et al.
Intensive Crit Care Nurs . 2025 Jan; 87:103948. PMID: 39862762
Background: Emergency departments have high levels of uncertainty, long wait times, resource shortages, overcrowding and a constantly changing environment. Patient experience and patient safety are directly linked, yet levels of...
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OReilly G, Afroz A, Curtis K, Mitra B, Kim Y, Solly E, et al.
Emerg Med Australas . 2025 Jan; 37(1):e14562. PMID: 39844697
Objectives: To establish the determinants of death in hospital for patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Australia. Design, Setting, Participants: Retrospective analysis of Australia New Zealand...
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Kennedy B, Lam M, Kourouche S, McCloughen A, Casey L, Curtis K
J Emerg Nurs . 2025 Jan; PMID: 39808096
Introduction: Documentation templates supported the implementation of HIRAID, a validated framework that supports nurses in assessing and managing patients in emergency departments in rural Australia using a strategy informed by...
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Partyka C, Gaetani D, Delaney A, Curtis K
Emerg Med Australas . 2024 Dec; 37(1):e14542. PMID: 39628112
Objective: The serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) is a regional anaesthesia technique with increasing use as an analgesic adjunct in patients with rib fractures. The present study aimed to generate...
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Fry M, Curtis K, Considine J, Viengkham C, Watson K, Dunsmore M, et al.
Australas J Ageing . 2024 Nov; 44(1):e13387. PMID: 39611248
Objectives: Evidence-based tools are needed to support aged care nurses in recognising and responding to changes in residents' conditions and clinical deterioration. Systematised emergency nursing frameworks such as HIRAID® (History...
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Kennedy B, Curtis K, Kourouche S, Casey L, Hughes D, McCloughen A
Int Emerg Nurs . 2024 Nov; 77:101538. PMID: 39546868
Introduction: Emergency nurses are critical to emergency care delivery, particularly in rural areas with limited medical support. To support nurses, the validated emergency nursing framework, HIRAID®, was to be implemented....
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Gawthorne J, Curtis K, Fry M, McCloughen A, Fethney J
Australas Emerg Care . 2024 Nov; 28(1):12-23. PMID: 39500659
Background: Increased demand, wait times and length of stay have seen many emergency departments implement nurse-initiated protocols In New South Wales, Australia, 74 nurse-initiated protocols have been developed for implementation....