Past recipients of the Advancing the Nursing Profession Fellowship
| Year | Recipient | Research topic and comments | University / Hospital |
| 2011 | Fenella Gill |  The fellowship will assist Fenella to undertake a study exploring Australian critical care nursing standards of practice and course graduate outcomes |
Child and Adolescent Health Service |
| 2010 | Karen Clark-Burg |  The fellowship will assist Karen to research The Process of Decision Making Used by Clinical Nurses Managers In Managing Nurses and Resources : A Grounded Theory
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Women and Children’s Health Service/ University of Notre Dame |
| 2009 | Malcolm Hare | Scholarship will assist with completion of PhD by research. Title: “Development of a brief screening process to detect delirium in older patients in the emergency department”. | Curtin |
| 2008 | Zaneta Smith | Scholarship will assist with completion of Doctor of Philosophy (Nursing) by research. Title of study: “Nurses participating in multi-organ procurement surgical reams: A grounded theory study.” | Curtin |
| 2007 | Karen Glaister | To assist with completion of doctoral studies by research. The quantitative study which uses a cross-sectional, non-experimental design, involving a postal survey to investigate “Self-regulation in diabetes: An exploration of factors that influence its outcomes”. | Murdoch |
| 2006 | Louise Horgan | To assist with completion of doctoral studies by research. Study title “Perceptions of self efficacy and empowerment among unpaid family carers of acutely ill Hospital in the Home (HITH) patients”. | Curtin |
| 2005 | Hugh Davies | To obtain PhD by Research. “A randomised comparative crossover study to assess the affect on circuit life of varying pre-dilution volumes associated with Continuous Veno-Venous Haemofiltration (CVVH) and Continuous Veno-Venous Haemodiafiltration (CVVHDF). Read full report. | ECU |
| 2004 | Joanne Wilson | To obtain a Masters degree in Nursing by research. Study is to determine the efficacy of early administration by nurses of simple analgesia (within the realms of current Western Australian legislation and Nurse Board of Western Australia guidelines). | ECU |
| 2003 | WA Centre for Evidence Based Nursing & Midwifery & the Neonatal Review Panel | Management of asymptomatic hypoglycaemia in healthy full term neonates for nurses and midwives. Publication: International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare – Volume 3 Issue 7 page 169 – August 2005 Systematic Review Nursing and midwifery management of hypoglycaemia in healthy term neonates. www.blackwell-synergy.com Best practice Evidence based information sheets for health professionals Volume 10 Issue 1 2006. www.joannabriggs.edu.au |
Curtin |
| 2003 | Dr Carol Piercey | History of the Government School of Nursing from 1900 – 1975. Progress so far: To complete 2009 |
Curtin |
| 2002 | Kristina Medigovich | PhD in Nursing. Study “Evaluation of an exercise and support program for patients with lung cancer”. | ECU |
| 2001 | Nursing Research Conference | Funding provided for the International Nursing Research Conference held in Perth, The conference provided nurses and midwives with access to nursing/midwifery research from both the national and International perspective. | |
| 2000 | Susanne Davis | To obtain a Masters degree in Nursing by research. Research proposal title: “Information Needs of the Families of Palliative Care Patients in an Acute Hospital”. | ECU |
| 1999 | Carol Thorogood | To obtain a Doctoral degree, “Social Policy Analysis of Home Birth Services in Western Australia 1970 – 2000” | Curtin |
| 1998 | Joanna Briggs Institute | For Evidence Based Nursing Systematic Review on – Nursing Management of Fever in Children. | |
| 1997 | Sharon Zuiderduyn | (i) To obtain a Masters degree in Applied Science. “Attachment of mothers of pre term infants and effect of skin to skin contact”. (King Edward Memorial Hospital) Curtin |
Curtin |
| Bronwyn Davis | (ii) To obtain a Masters degree in Applied Science, “Implementation of developmental care in a neonatal unit”. (Princess Margaret Hospital) | Curtin | |
| 1996 | Cathy Fetherston | (i) To obtain a Masters degree in Applied Science. “Possible risk factors for the development of lactation mastitis”. (Attadale Hospital) Thesis lodged June 1997 |
Curtin |
| Anne Bourke | (ii) To obtain a Masters degree in Applied Science. “Resident parents; participation in the care of their sick infants”. (Princess Margaret Hospital) Thesis lodged January 1998 | Curtin | |
| 1995 | Leanda Verrier | To obtain a Masters degree in Applied Science. “Professional practise of community nurses” Community Nursing |
Curtin |
| 1994 | Geraldine Martin | (i) To obtain a Masters degree in Applied Science. “The impact of competitive tendering and out-sourcing on nursing services in public hospitals”. (Osborne Park Hospital). Thesis submitted Oct 1996 | Curtin |
| David Richardson | (ii) Master of Public Health in Tropical Medicine. | James Cook University | |
| 1993 | Louise Horgan | To obtain a Masters degree in Applied Science. “Meeting Individual Learning Needs in the Clinical Field”. (School of Nursing, Curtin University of Technology). | Curtin |
| 1992 | Nancy Rees | To obtain a Masters degree in Applied Science. “Relationships between Nurses’ Actions and Patients’ Reports of Post Operative Pain”. (School of Nursing, Curtin University of Technology) | Curtin |
| 1991 | Davina Poroch | To obtain a Masters degree in Applied Science. “The Effect of Preparatory Information on Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy”. (Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital) Thesis lodged September 1993 |
Curtin |
| 1990 | Ms Pamela J Bradshaw | To obtain a Masters degree in Applied Science. “Factors Affecting Choice of Care Setting for Terminally Ill Persons- Hospital, Hospice or Home. (Fremantle Hospital). Thesis lodged August 1992 | Curtin |
| 1989 | Scholarship scheme under review. Award suspended. | ||
| 1988 | Scholarship scheme under review. Award suspended. | ||
| 1987 | Scholarship scheme under review. Award suspended. | ||
| 1986 | Ms Coralie Hill | To carry out a comparative study on the efficacy of local applications, such as Jel pack and cabbage leaves, or no intervention in the treatment of engorged breasts in the puerperium. (Swan District Hospital). | |
| 1985 | Mrs Mary Jo Kroeber | Study in Canada:
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O/S study |
| 1984 | Miss Margaret Baird | To examine graduate nursing programmes in England and Scotland. | |
| 1983 | Ms Lilian Dixon | (Holyoake) Report on studies in the USA on the prevention and treatment of chemical dependency families. | |
| 1982 | No recipient. | ||
| 1981 | Mrs Margaret Hubery | International Conference on Gerontology. Studied trends in the care of the aged in the United Kingdom and several European countries. (DON, Mt Henry Hospital and later DON, Royal Perth Hospital 1984-91) | |
| 1980 | Miss June Wishart | International Congress on Death & Dying, St Luke’s Hospice, Sheffield, London. (Assistant Nursing Supervisor, Community Health) |
Conference |
| 1979 | Miss Sheryl A Pattison | (i) Infection Control Course. (Princess Margaret Hospital) | Mayfield Centre, VIC |
| Miss Monica Fitzgerald | (ii) Study tour to observe the health delivery programme in Alaska. (Community Health Service, Princess Margaret Hospital) | Study tour | |
| 1978 | Mrs Irene M Powell | Infection Control Course, (Infection Control Nurse, Royal Perth Hospital) | Mayfield Centre, VIC |
| 1977 | Miss Robin Burns | Study tour to observation and practice in orthopaedic nursing at Kantonssital, St Galen, Switzerland. (Royal Perth Hospital) | Study tour |
| 1976 | Mrs Nan Duncan | (Assistant DON Osborne Park Hospital, S I C, Diabetic Clinic, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital) 13 weeks study tour of diabetic clinics in London, Stockholm, Massachusetts and Michigan. | |
| 1975 | Mrs Audrey C Martins | Study tour in United Kingdom, Canada and USA. (Department Head of School, Nursing, WAIT) | Study tour |
| 1974 | Mrs Irene Munninger | Study tour of mental health centres in USA, United Kingdom and Europe. (Principal Nurse Educator, Mental Health Service) | Study tour |
| 1973 | Miss M Wilkinson | (Deceased 1983) Study tour occupational health services Melbourne, Sydney and the United Kingdom. (Occupational Health Nurse, Public Health Department) | Study tour |
| 1972 | No recipient | ||
| 1971 | Miss Mary Reid | To undertake Diploma Course in Public Health Nursing in New Zealand. (Community Health Service) | O/S Study |
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» Background to the Advancing the Nursing Profession Fellowship
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