Celebrating recent Nursing research publications

The Melbourne School of Health Sciences is committed to advancing healthcare practice through research and innovation. The Department of Nursing team has had numerous papers published recently which highlight their important contributions to evidence-based practice, clinical practice improvement and health policy advancements.

A/Prof Cathy Daniel, Dr Helena Bujalka, A/Prof Rebecca Jarden, Dr Celene Yap, Prof Marie Gerdtz

Ward‐Stockham, K., Daniel, C., Bujalka, H., Jarden, R. J., Yap, C. Y. L., Cochrane, L., & Gerdtz, M. F. (2024).

Implementation and use of the Safewards model in healthcare services: A scoping review.

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 33(5), 1242–1271. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13345


Prof Denise Harrison, Dr Nicole Pope, Dr Sophie Jones and the Canada team

Harrison, D., Pope, N., Jones, S., Larocque, C., Wilding, J., Campbell-Yeo, M., Gilmore, L., Harrold, J., Hu, J., Venegas, C. L., McArthur, L., Modanloo, S., Nicholls, S. G., O’Flaherty, P., Premji, S. S., Reszel, J., Semenic, S., Squires, J. E., Stevens, B., … Dunn, S. (2024).

Multisite cross-sectional survey of nurses’ perceptions of implementation of a parent-targeted video and recommended pain management, for improving newborn pain treatment.

Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 30(5), 482–491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2024.01.011


Prof Denise Harrison and the Canada team

Smith, Michaela A., et al, & Harrison D.

Increasing the Use of Newborn Pain Treatment Following the Implementation of a Parent-Targeted Video: An Outcome Evaluation.

Children, vol. 11, no. 11, Nov. 2024, p. 1360. PubMed, https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111360.

Stevens, B., Bueno, M., Barwick, M., Campbell-Yeo, M., Chambers, C., Estabrooks, C., Flynn, R., Gibbins, S., Harrison, D., Isaranuwatchai, W., LeMay, S., Noel, M., Stinson, J., Synnes, A., Victor, C., & Yamada, J. (2024).

The implementation of infant pain practice change resource to improve infant procedural pain practices: A hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation study.

Pain. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003496


Dr Nicoe Pope and the Canada team

Pope, N., Birnie, K. A., Noel, M., Dol, J., Li, D., Macneil, M., Zientek, D., Surry, V., & Stinson, J. N. (2025).

Mapping the gaps: A scoping review of virtual care solutions for caregivers of children with chronic illnesses.

Children, 12(1), 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12010077

Li, D., Zhang, W., Stinson, J., Jibb, L., Killackey, T., Pope, N., Wu, F., & Yuan, C. (2025).

Navigating hpv vaccination: A qualitative study on Chinese women’s decision-making experiences.

Journal of Cancer Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-024-02555-1


Dr Cik Lee, Dr Charne Miller, Dr Snezana Kusljic

Lee, C. Y., Miller, C., Bone, E., & Kusljic, S. (2025).

Connecting nursing cohorts in authentic learning activities through a redesigned pharmacology curriculum.

Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 20(1), e244–e249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2024.10.021


Prof Mei Krishnasamy

Granger CL, Edbrooke L, Antippa P, Wright G, McDonald CF, Zannino D, Abo S, Krishnasamy M, Irving L, Lamb KE, Whish-Wilson G, Denehy L, Parry SM.

Home-Based Exercise and Self-Management After Lung Cancer Resection: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Dec 2;7(12):e2447325. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.47325. PMID: 39621348; PMCID: PMC11612835.

van der Linde S, Knights E, Robertson M, Krishnasamy M, Minson A, Dickinson M.

Preparing Nurses for CD20-CD3 Bispecific Antibody Treatment in Patients With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Scoping Review of Adverse Events and Management Strategies From Early Phase and Pivotal Trials.

Cancer Nurs. 2024 Dec 30. doi:10.1097/NCC.0000000000001419 . Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39601563.

Cormie P, Bradford A, Doran CM, Potts BA, Martin P, Chiswell M, Krishnasamy M.

Willingness to pay for exercise oncology services: a mixed methods study.

Support Care Cancer. 2025 Jan 8;33(2):77. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-09105-x. PMID: 39775110.

Chung H, Crone E, Gough K, Hyatt A, Milne D, Krishnasamy M.

Equity in cancer care: mixed methods clinical utility analysis of the Nursing Equity Assessment Tool (NEAT) to identify disadvantage in newly diagnosed cancer patients.

Support Care Cancer. 2024 Dec 30;33(1):60. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-09094-x. PMID: 39738715; PMCID: PMC11683018.

Collage for recent nursing publications