Nursing & Midwifery

APRICOT-NQ: Advancing Pressure Injury Risk Classification & Outcome Testing - North Queensland
Rachel Walker
01 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2027
• Pressure Injury (PI) continues to be a major problem: In Australia, PI is a significant hospit al-...
Facing the feedback: Exploring students and staff assessment feedback preferences
Peter Hartin
1. Which feedback modalities (text-based, audio and video) do students and staff prefer and what are...
Improving Asthma Outcomes for First Nations Pregnant Mothers: A Co-designed Implementation Strategy
Rachel Walker
30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2030
MRFF – Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative – 2024 Chronic Respiratory Conditions
Evidence, Policy, and PRActice: UNveiling the Gaps in Surgical and Pressure Injury Prevention Care - An Environmental Scan of Four Hospitals: Gold Coast University Hospital; Townsville University Hospital (TUH); The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane; St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney.
Rachel Walker
01 Mar 2025 - 01 Mar 2026
Evidence, Policy, and PRActice: UNveiling the Gaps in Surgical and Pressure Injury Prevention Care -...
Examining final year nursing students’ knowledge, values, beliefs and educational exposure to advance care planning
Rachel Walker
01 Feb 2025 - 01 Feb 2026
Examining final year nursing students’ knowledge, values, beliefs and educational exposure to advanc...
Testing the efficacy of two sacral dressings in preventing pressure injuries in adult intensive care population: TOWARDS ZERO pilot study
Rachel Walker
03 Apr 2026 - 03 Apr 2026
Queensland Health, Health Innovation, Investment and Research Office Nursing and Midwifery Fellowshi...
PHYSIOtherapy management for hypoxaemia following abdominal surgery: walk + talk + breathe + noninvasive ventilation. A pilot, feasibility, randomized controlled trial (PHYSIO+++)
Rachel Walker
01 Jan 2022 - 01 Jan 2025
Metro South Research Support Scheme Project Grant (2022)
NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Wiser Wound Care
Rachel Walker
03 Apr 2020 - 03 Apr 2025
Wound care
EffEctiveness of Prophylactic fOam dressings in the prevention of saCral pressureinjuries in at-risk hospitalised patients: The EEPOC Trial
Rachel Walker
10 Mar 2020 - 01 Jun 2026
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Project Grant (2018)
Peripherally inserted central catheter Innovation to reduCe Infections and Clots: the PICNIC trial.
Rachel Walker
03 Apr 2018 - 25 Mar 2026
NHMRC Early Career Grant (2018)
Title: Graduate Certificate of Education (Educational Leadership), Queensland University of Technology
Reseracher: Tracey Ahern (Associate Professor, Nursing and Midwifery)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2023
End Date: 01 Jan 2023
Title: Bachelor of Nursing Science (Hons), James Cook University
Reseracher: Tracey Ahern (Associate Professor, Nursing and Midwifery)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2009
End Date: 01 Jan 2009
Title: Bachelor of Nursing Science, James Cook University
Reseracher: Tracey Ahern (Associate Professor, Nursing and Midwifery)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2005
End Date: 01 Jan 2007
Title: Bachelor of Education, Queensland University of Technology
Reseracher: Tracey Ahern (Associate Professor, Nursing and Midwifery)
Start Date: 01 Jan 1993
End Date: 01 Jan 1995
Title: Diploma of Teaching, Queensland University of Technology
Reseracher: Tracey Ahern (Associate Professor, Nursing and Midwifery)
Start Date: 01 Jan 1987
End Date: 01 Jan 1989
Title: Student nominee – Monash University Student Union
Reseracher: Melanie Birks (JCU Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
Title: Faculty nominee – Monash University Vice Chancellor’s award for teaching excellence
Reseracher: Melanie Birks (JCU Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
Title: Golden Apple teaching awards
Reseracher: Melanie Birks (JCU Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2007
Title: Australian Defence Medal
Reseracher: Melanie Birks (JCU Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2007
Title: Australian Postgraduate Award
Reseracher: Melanie Birks (JCU Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2005