Research for Health
'Research for Health' is the Faculty's annual newsletter which features a selection of innovative practice-oriented research projects undertaken by staff and students.
To view the newsletter you have 2 options:
- View all stories by downloading the complete 2007 Research for Health (pdf, 306kb).
- View individual stories using the links below.
Nursing workforce issues addressed
Results of the $1.2 million Nursing Workload, Skill Mix and Patient Outcomes Study, commissioned by NSW Health, have been announced.
Parenting program for incarcerated mothers
Professor of Child and Family Health Nursing Cathrine Fowler has developed a parenting education program for mothers in NSW prisons.
Research graduate rewarded
Research graduate Rosalind Elliott received the 2007 Northern Sydney Central Coast Health (NSCCH) Nursing Research Award.
Three new Clinical Professors appointed
Women's health, midwifery and practice development are the focus of three new Clinical Professors appointed to the Faculty this year.
Emergency communication
Researchers will identify and analyse communication between clinicians and patients in hospital emergency departments.
Relief for women in labour
PhD candidate Hannah Dahlen has proven that pain can be significantly reduced for women during childbirth by applying perineal warm packs.
Help for heart surgery patients
A study has compared the levels of depression and anxiety among men and women undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.
In Brief
A selection of awards, grants and other achievements.
Asthma program trialled in Jordanian schools
PhD candidate Nihaya Al-Shayeb has trialled an Australian peer-led asthma intervention program in her home country of Jordan.
Broken hearts
Lecturer and PhD candidate Tom Buckley is investigating the mechanisms underlying the increased cardiovascular risk in bereaved individuals.
Why midwives stay
Master of Midwifery (Honours) candidate Katie Sullivan aims to address the significant gaps in knowledge around the retention of midwives in NSW.
View past editions of Research for Health
Research for Health 2006 (pdf, 1.5mb)
Research for Health 2005 (pdf, 453kb)