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‘Doing the best we can’: Registered Nurses' experiences and perceptions of patient safety in intensive care during COVID-19 (2022)
Journal Article
Stayt, L. C., Merriman, C., Bench, S., Price, A., Vollam, S., Walthall, H., Credland, N., Gerber, K., & Calovski, V. (in press). ‘Doing the best we can’: Registered Nurses' experiences and perceptions of patient safety in intensive care during COVID-19. Journal of advanced nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15419

Aims: To explore registered nurses' experiences of patient safety in intensive care during COVID-19. Design: A qualitative interview study informed by constructivism. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted and audio-recorded with 19 regist... Read More about ‘Doing the best we can’: Registered Nurses' experiences and perceptions of patient safety in intensive care during COVID-19.

A practical approach to establishing a critical care outreach service: An expert panel research design (2022)
Journal Article
Williams, G., Pirret, A., Credland, N., Odell, M., Raftery, C., Smith, D., …Massey, D. (2022). A practical approach to establishing a critical care outreach service: An expert panel research design. Australian Critical Care, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2022.01.008

Background: For over two decades, nurse-led critical care outreach services have improved the recognition, response, and management of deteriorating patients in general hospital wards, yet variation in terms, design, implementation, and evaluation of... Read More about A practical approach to establishing a critical care outreach service: An expert panel research design.

Incidence and impact of incivility in paramedicine: a qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Credland, N. J., & Whitfield, C. (in press). Incidence and impact of incivility in paramedicine: a qualitative study. Emergency Medicine Journal, https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2020-209961

Background: Incivility or rudeness is a form of interpersonal aggression. Studies suggest that up to 90% of healthcare staff encounter incivility at work with it being considered 'part of the job'. Methods: Qualitative, in-depth, semistructured inter... Read More about Incidence and impact of incivility in paramedicine: a qualitative study.

Do early warning track and trigger tools improve patient outcomes? A systematic synthesis without meta-analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Credland, N., Dyson, J., & Johnson, M. J. (in press). Do early warning track and trigger tools improve patient outcomes? A systematic synthesis without meta-analysis. Journal of advanced nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14619

Aim
To determine the effect of Early Warning Track and Trigger Tools on patient outcomes.

Design
A systematic review: synthesis without meta‐analysis.

Data sources
Electronic databases were searched from 1 January 2013–1 August 2018 and 221... Read More about Do early warning track and trigger tools improve patient outcomes? A systematic synthesis without meta-analysis.

Student paramedic perceptions of a non-ambulance practice learning experience (2020)
Journal Article
Credland, N., Rodgers, A., Hurwood, M., & McKenzie, J. (2020). Student paramedic perceptions of a non-ambulance practice learning experience. Nurse education today, 88, Article 104374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104374

Background: The role of the paramedic has changed significantly over the last 10 years. In order for paramedic students to gain the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively manage the increasing complexity of patient presentations a wide range o... Read More about Student paramedic perceptions of a non-ambulance practice learning experience.

What are the patterns of compliance with Early Warning Track and Trigger Tools: A narrative review (2018)
Journal Article
Credland, N., Dyson, J., & Johnson, M. J. (2018). What are the patterns of compliance with Early Warning Track and Trigger Tools: A narrative review. Applied nursing research : ANR, 44, 39-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2018.09.002

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. Background: Early Warning Scores were introduced into acute hospitals in 2000. 99% of acute hospitals employ a EWS to monitor deteriorating patients with 97.9% of these linked to a referral protocol. Despite this high level of ad... Read More about What are the patterns of compliance with Early Warning Track and Trigger Tools: A narrative review.

How to perform open tracheal suction via an endotracheal tube (2016)
Journal Article
Credland, N. (2016). How to perform open tracheal suction via an endotracheal tube. Nursing standard, 30(35), 36-38. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.30.35.36.s46

Rationale and key points Tracheal suction involves the removal of pulmonary secretions from the respiratory tract using negative pressure under sterile conditions. Practitioners should be aware of the indications for, and risks associated with, open... Read More about How to perform open tracheal suction via an endotracheal tube.