Katherine Riley

University of Wollongong | UOW · School of Nursing, Midwifery & Indigenous Health

Background Nurses are often the first responders to resuscitations. Understanding their experiences of resuscitation will highlight the resuscitative context nurses work within and identify the conditions that support or hamper their delivery of safe and effective resuscitative care. Aim The aim of this integrative review is to develop an understa...

Background Attrition in pre-registration nursing degrees is a global issue. Students’ perceptions of belonging is a factor that influences attrition. Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate students’ perception of belonging to a School of Nursing, as well as their intention to complete the pre-registration Bachelor of Nursing (BN) pr...

Aim The aim of this discussion paper is twofold: (1) To critically examine the challenges related to resuscitations among rural nurses and how these contribute to a sense of professional isolation and (2) To discuss practical solutions and strategies that could be implemented to mitigate the effects of professional isolation. Background Profession...

Aim The focus of this paper is to provide a detailed ethnographic exploration of rural nurses' experiences of their resuscitation preparedness and the subsequent post‐resuscitation period. Design An ethnographic study across two small rural hospital sites in New South Wales, Australia. Methods Fieldwork was undertaken between December 2020 and Ma...

Undertaking research involving vulnerable groups, such as those requiring resuscitation involves careful analysis during the ethical review process. When a person lacks the capacity to make an informed choice about their participation in a research study, a waiver of consent offers an alternative. This paper is based on a doctoral research study us...