My inaugural lecture. And message of my career:
'Valuing Nurses, Valuing Nursing' - its long overdue

youtube.com/watch?v=RCNptf…

Planned Changes to Nurse Leadership, Staffing and Skill‐Mix: Impact on the Working Environment, Job Satisfaction and Intention to Leave Introduction Job satisfaction and intention to leave have been consistently linked to the working environment. However, there are few studies of interventions for improving the environment or staff ...

NEW: Staffing medical and/or surgical wards using a systematic approach can lead to a more positive working environment and better staff outcomes, such as job satisfaction. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Excited to be at the launch of the 4th edition of the International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prevention & Treatment of Pressure Injuries in Sydney today. Hosted by Wounds Australia
#PPPIA, #EPUAP, #NPIAP

I don’t think it is. It’s not love in the same form as romantic love … but to care for someone you need kindness, tenderness and compassion.
Love for ourselves and our colleagues is also part of being part of a great team. This protects us from burnout and trauma.
Sending ❤️ to my fellow nurses!

I am excited to be speaking at the ProVent Healthcare symposium at the Sofitel Darling Harbour in Sydney on 13/2/2025 6:00-8:00pm

I will be presenting findings from the PIPPIN-ICU study with Emma Burrell #pressureinjuries

You can register (it is free) using the QR code below.

View from the train looking out over Brisbane Waters near Gosford, Australia.

A beautiful day coming up today. This is a picture from the train on my commute.

New Publication alert: I am excited to see this article published in Journal of Nursing Management
This article is from Faisal Alanazi PhD study. Luke Molloy and Sam Lapkin were co-supervisors.

Australian Catholic University
University of Wollongong

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...

Beautiful photo! Thank you!

Sydney Cricket Ground. Steve Smith batting after just scoring his hundred.

Sydney Cricket Ground. Sixers versus Scorchers. Picture of final score. Sixers 3/221

At #BBL14 at the #SydneyCricketGround watching Steve Smith score 121 runs not out. A fantastic innings.
The Sixers scored 3/220.
I am with two of my sons. One is a #Scorchers fan (he’s not that happy). The other is also a #Sixers fan.
Go Sydney Sixers!

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Is it possible to go back to the days when you only get peer review requests from the journals you have actually signed up for as a peer reviewer?
I get up to 10 requests a day and seem to be registered for new journals regularly!
The peer review system is broken!
#academicsky

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A single act of kindness can ripple far beyond what we can see, touching lives we may never know.

🧡

#kindness #compassion

(Print by Space Oddity)

While we’re banning books…

Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.

Be. Like. Finland.

Effect of Nursing Practice Environment, Nurse Staffing, Overtime and Hand Hygiene on Hospital‐Acquired Infections in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital Aims To investigate the impact of the nursing practice environment, nurse staffing, working overtime and compliance with hand hygiene standards on hospital-acquired infections. Design A multi-sour...

New publication: I am excited to share this new publication from Dr Tamer Al-ghraiybah’s PhD study.
This article examines the effect of nurse staffing, the nursing practice environment and hand hygiene on hospital acquired infections.
#academic.bluesky

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One of the biggest red flags for coercive control can be dangerously hard to see It can be difficult, almost impossible, for victims of coercive control to identify perpetrators' tactics of abuse because they're so insidious. These are the red flags to look out for, writes Tracy W...

www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08...

When I wrote this a few years ago I was overwhelmed by the reaction. Posting it again

Love this Helen! Thank you

Had a conversation today about the difference between "kindness" & "niceness" in leadership so decided to post about it. The article & graphic explain why, as leaders, we should choose kindness over niceness:
lnkd.in/e6FfD8eQ. By Emmanuel Barrera.
Graphic: @justin-mecham.bsky.social via Dan Grimes

Let Us Keep the Emergency Department Safe: National Disability Insurance Scheme Supports Workers’ Experiences When Supporting People with Psychosocial Disability in the Emergency Department Internationally, community healthcare is provided by personal health budgets or personalised schemes as part of a consumer-directed care emphasis. Although the introduction of a personalised scheme i...

What ensures good mental health support in the ED?
“Reframing, paraphrasing. Micro-skills that are used to build that trust and rapport. When actively listening and displaying empathy, it’s like gold, because people feel heard, they feel really deeply heard.” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Congratulations @e-rooney.bsky.social
Great to see you sharing your work on the world stage!

Sharing our Perinatal Loneliness YouTube channel! You can view all the animations developed from the stories of parents who shared their experiences for our project exploring #perinatal #loneliness.

www.youtube.com/@Perinatallo...

Latest publication: Our RMIT Open Press book is live now! #FirstNations #Health #MentalHealth #SocialandEmotionalWellbeing #SEWB First chapters are published, live and free - more to follow. rmit.pressbooks.pub/firstnations...

Ooh, I really like these first two chapters.
What a great way to pull together important collections of papers and make them accessible to all!
#Kudos @rhondawilsonmhn.bsky.social

One cartoon scientist says: "I asked Santa for a research grant." Their lab colleague exclaims, "You still believe in research grants?"

It's that time of year again. The extended anticipation of knowing exactly what you want but wondering if you'll get it. 🎁

#AcademicSky #postdoc #PhDsky

[Comic by The Upturned Microscope]

Air Purifiers and Acute Respiratory Infections in Residential Aged Care This crossover randomized clinical trial investigates whether air purifiers with high-efficiency particulate filters reduce the incidence of acute respiratory infections in residential aged-care facil...

Air Purifiers and Acute Respiratory Infections in Residential Aged Care
A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Air purifiers with HEPA filters in residents’ rooms didn’t reduce the incidence of ARIs. Reductions in ARIs in those who completed the entire study were demonstrated.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Infection Control Matters A podcast on topics related to preventing and controlling infection

Infection Control Matters Podcast has joined Bluesky. Find us on all hosting sites and website (www.infectioncontrolmatters.com) - 140+ podcasts grouped by topic. >100,000 insominiacs can't be wrong. May cause drowsiness, do not listen whilst driving/operating heavy machinery. Loving #IDSky already!

Thanks Louise. Sorry I didn’t get to say hello.
I am impressed that you found my new bksy.social account.
I am still mourning the old Twitter!

So pleased to be part of this conversation and the study involved!

In-room air purification to prevent respiratory infection in aged care - does it help?

Latest podcast on Infection Control Matters out now.

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#IDsky #IPsky #infectioncontrol
@emrsa15.bsky.social @1healthau.bsky.social