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Prof Evalotte Mörelius | Nursing Research 

evalotte.morelius@health.wa.gov.au
PCH.nursingresearch@health.wa.gov.au

Departmental Overview

Our nursing research team lead projects focused on improving the experience and outcomes for children and their families in hospital and community health care.  Our research springs from four main streams, examples of ongoing studies are shown below. We also offer opportunities for new researchers to be involved including opportunities to pursue higher degree research.

Stress Research 

Contact: Dr Stephanie Smith 

  • Parents’ stress when the child is sick 
  • Parents’ sleep when the child is sick

Acute Care

Contact: Associate Professor Fenella Gill | fenella.gill@health.wa.gov.au

  • Escalation: Implementing the ESCALATION systems for recognising and responding to paediatric clinical deterioration
    • involving the family including vulnerable groups: families with low English proficiency, low health literacy, Aboriginal people
    • recognising sepsis
    • education and training
    • situational awareness
    • communicating for patient safety
    • measuring system performance.
  • Paediatric palliative care
  • Implementing evidence into practice.

Community Health

Contact: Dr Ailsa Munns | Ailsa.Munns@health.wa.gov.au

  • Integrated service hubs for families in the community: specific projects to be developed as needed
  • School aged psychosocial assessment tools: trials for students transitioning to secondary schools in metropolitan and rural settings
  • Community health workforce development: transition of nurses working in acute care to community primary health care settings: transition of nurses working in acute care to community primary health care settings.

Patient and Family Evaluations

Contact: Dr Helen Nelson | Helen.Nelson4@health.wa.gov.au

  •  A parent-reported version of the Australian Hospital Patient Experience Question Set (AHPEQS-Parent) 
  •  Needs of Children’s Questionnaire (NCQ).

Team Projects

  • Paediatric nursing research priority setting.
Last Updated: 12/01/2021
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