Richard Wiechula
Adelaide Nursing School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Rick Wiechula is a Senior Lecturer in the Adelaide Nursing School and the Director of the Centre for Evidence-based Practice South Australia : A Joanna Briggs Centre of Excellence. He is a registered nurse with a clinical background in orthopaedic and plastic surgical nursing. The focus of his teaching is evidence-based practice and in particular knowledge translation and knowledge synthesis. Research activities include wound care, practice improvement and the conduct of systematic reviews.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2011 - ongoing Senior Lecturer Adelaide Nursing School, University of Adelaide 2009 - ongoing Director Centre for Evidence-based Practice South Australia -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2004 University of Adelaide Australia DNurs 1998 University of Adelaide Australia MNSc 1993 University of South Australia Australia BN 1979 Flinders University Australia BA -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country 1986 Orthopaedic Nursing Certificate Royal Adelaide Hospital Australia 1984 Registered General Nurse Royal Adelaide Hospital Australia -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2024 Pollock, D., Barker, T. H., Stone, J. C., Aromataris, E., Klugar, M., Scott, A. M., . . . Munn, Z. (2024). Predatory journals and their practices present a conundrum for systematic reviewers and evidence synthesisers of health research: A qualitative descriptive study. Research Synthesis Methods, 15(2), 257-274.
Scopus12024 Konno, R., Inoue, K., Matsushita, Y., Hashimoto, K., Wiechula, R., To, T., & Schultz, T. J. (2024). Barriers to Advance Care Planning in Older Adults With Dementia, Their Families and Healthcare Professionals: An Umbrella Review of Qualitative Evidence. Research on Aging, 46(5-6), 339-358.
Scopus22024 Alanazi, S., Wiechula, R., & Foley, D. (2024). Perceptions of followership among nurses: A qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 7, 13 pages.
2024 McLiesh, P., Wiechula, R., & Rasmussen, P. (2024). Institutional ethnography: A methodology for exploring complex problems in healthcare systems. Nursing and Health Sciences, 26(3), 7 pages.
2023 Barker, T. H., Pollock, D., Stone, J. C., Klugar, M., Scott, A. M., Stern, C., . . . Munn, Z. (2023). How should we handle predatory journals in evidence synthesis? A descriptive survey-based cross-sectional study of evidence synthesis experts.. Research synthesis methods, 14(3), 370-381.
Scopus9 Europe PMC12023 Alanazi, S., Wiechula, R., & Foley, D. (2023). Followership in health care clinicians: A scoping review. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 21(9), 1764-1793.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12023 McLiesh, P., Rasmussen, P., & Wiechula, R. (2023). Do contemporary patient assessment requirements align with expert nursing practice?. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 40(3), 28-35.
2022 Assaye, A. M., Wiechula, R., Schultz, T. J., & Feo, R. (2022). Missed nursing care, nurse staffing levels and patient safety outcomes in low‐income country acute care settings: An observational study. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 28(1), 9 pages.
Scopus13 WoS3 Europe PMC62022 Assaye, A. M., Feo, R., Wiechula, R., & Schultz, T. J. (2022). The experiences and perceptions of nurses regarding patient care provision in acute medical and surgical care units of two hospitals in Ethiopia. Applied Nursing Research, 65, 1-8.
Scopus2 WoS12022 Alanazi, S., Wiechula, R., & Foley, D. (2022). Followership in nurses working in Saudi Arabian hospitals: A cross-sectional study. Nursing Forum, 57(6), 1289-1298.
Scopus1 Europe PMC22021 Alanazi, S., Wiechula, R., & Foley, D. (2021). Followership in health care clinicians: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 19(12), 3308-3314.
Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC32021 Munn, Z., Barker, T., Stern, C., Pollock, D., Ross-White, A., Klugar, M., . . . Shamseer, L. (2021). Should I include studies from "predatory" journals in a systematic review? Interim guidance for systematic reviewers.. JBI Evid Synth, 19(8), 1915-1923.
Scopus29 WoS16 Europe PMC92021 Wilson, M., Ostroff, C., Wilson, M. E., Wiechula, R., & Cusack, L. (2021). Profiles of intended responses to requests for assisted dying: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 124, 104069.
Scopus2 WoS12021 Iskandar, A. C., Rochmawati, E., & Wiechula, R. (2021). Experiences and perspectives of suffering in cancer: A qualitative systematic review. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 54, 102041-1-102041-10.
Scopus11 WoS6 Europe PMC12021 Assaye, A. M., Wiechula, R., Schultz, T. J., & Feo, R. (2021). The impact of nurse staffing on patient and nurse workforce outcomes in acute care settings in low- and middle-income countries: a quantitative systematic review.. JBI Evid Synth, 19(4), 751-793.
Scopus27 WoS15 Europe PMC162021 Wilson, M., Wilson, M., Edwards, S., Cusack, L., & Wiechula, R. (2021). Role of attitude in nurses' responses to requests for assisted dying.. Nursing ethics, 28(5), 670-686.
Scopus8 WoS4 Europe PMC12020 Voldbjerg, S. L., Wiechula, R., Sørensen, E. E., & Grønkjaer, M. (2020). Newly graduated nurses' socialization resulting in limiting inquiry and one-sided use of knowledge sources An ethnographic study.. J Clin Nurs, 30(5-6), 701-711.
Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC12020 Konno, R., Inoue, K., Schultz, T., & Wiechula, R. (2020). Best evidence for advance care planning in older adults with dementia and their families: an umbrella review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 18(4), 841-848.
Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC12020 Wiechula, R. (2020). Connections for life: joining the dots for healthy aging.. JBI evidence synthesis, 18(4), 643-644.
Scopus1 WoS12020 McInnes, E., Harvey, G., Hiller, J. E., Phillips, R., Page, T., & Wiechula, R. (2020). Factors affecting procurement of wound care products: a qualitative study of hospital managers and clinicians' views. AUSTRALIAN HEALTH REVIEW, 45(1), 8 pages.
Scopus2 WoS52020 Barker, T. H., Dias, M., Stern, C., Porritt, K., Wiechula, R., Aromataris, E., . . . Munn, Z. (2020). Guidelines rarely used GRADE and applied methods inconsistently: a methodological study of Australian guidelines. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 130, 125-134.
Scopus14 WoS8 Europe PMC52020 Iskandar, A. C., Rochmawati, E., & Wiechula, R. (2020). Patient's experiences of suffering across the cancer trajectory: A qualitative systematic review protocol. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, 77(2), 6 pages.
Scopus11 WoS6 Europe PMC62020 Wilson, M. R., Wiechula, R., Cusack, L., & Wilson, M. (2020). Nurses' intentions to respond to requests for legal assisted dying: a Q-methodological study.. J Adv Nurs, 76(2), 642-653.
Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC12020 Feo, R., Conroy, T., Wiechula, R., Rasmussen, P., & Kitson, A. (2020). Instruments measuring behavioural aspects of the nurse–patient relationship: A scoping review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29(11-12), 1808-1821.
Scopus29 WoS19 Europe PMC132019 Assaye, A. M., Wiechula, R., Schultz, T. J., & Feo, R. (2019). Nurse staffing models in medical-surgical units of acute care settings: A cross-sectional study.. Int J Nurs Pract, 26(1), e12812.
Scopus5 WoS3 Europe PMC32019 Cusack, L., Wiechula, R., Schultz, T., Dollard, J., & Maben, J. (2019). Anticipated advantages and disadvantages of a move to 100% single-room hospital in Australia: A case study. Journal of Nursing Management, 27(5), 963-970.
Scopus14 WoS12 Europe PMC62019 Kerr, F., Wiechula, R., Feo, R., Schultz, T., & Kitson, A. (2019). Neurophysiology of human touch and eye gaze in therapeutic relationships and healing: A scoping review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 17(2), 209-247.
Scopus22 Europe PMC112019 Conlon, L., Wiechula, R., & Garlick, A. (2019). Hermeneutic phenomenological study of military nursing officers. Nursing research, 68(4), 267-274.
Scopus8 WoS5 Europe PMC52019 Kornhaber, R., Rickard, G., McLean, L., Wiechula, R., Lopez, V., & Cleary, M. (2019). Burn care and rehabilitation in Australia: health professionals’ perspectives. Disability and Rehabilitation, 41(6), 714-719.
Scopus12 WoS7 Europe PMC62019 Konno, R., Inoue, K., Schultz, T., & Wiechula, R. (2019). Best evidence for advance care planning in older adults with dementia and their families: an umbrella review protocol.. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports.
2018 Griggs, K., Wiechula, R., & Cusack, L. (2018). Geriatric Nursing Sensitive Indicators and quality nursing care for the older person: a scoping review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 16(1), 39-45.
2018 Rochmawati, E., Wiechula, R., & Cameron, K. (2018). Centrality of spirituality/religion in the culture of palliative care service in Indonesia: an ethnographic study. Nursing and Health Sciences, 20(2), 231-237.
Scopus37 WoS22 Europe PMC142018 Feo, R., Conroy, T., Wiechula, R., Rasmussen, P., Frensham, L., & Kitson, A. (2018). Instruments measuring behavioral aspects of the nurse-patient relationship: A scoping review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 16(10), 1939-1946.
Scopus22018 Fang, A., & Wiechula, R. (2018). The effectiveness and safety of regional citrate anticoagulation in intermittent haemodialysis/ haemodiafiltration - a systematic review. Renal Society of Australasia Journal, 14(2), 39-51. 2018 Assaye, A. M., Wiechula, R., Schultz, T. J., & Feo, R. R. (2018). Impact of nurse staffing on patient and nurse workforce outcomes in acute care settings in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 16(12), 2260-2267.
Scopus2 Europe PMC12018 Teekens, P., Wiechula, R., & Cusack, L. (2018). Perceptions and experiences of nurses and midwives in continuing professional development: A systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 16(9), 1758-1763.
Scopus3 Europe PMC12018 Dias, M. M., Munn, Z., Porritt, K., Tufanaru, C., Stern, C., Aromataris, E., . . . Schünemann, H. (2018). Use of GRADE in Australian clinical practice guidelines: A methodological review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 16(11), 2092-2096.
Scopus12018 Alboliteeh, M., Magarey, J., & Wiechula, R. (2018). The professional journey of Saudi nurse graduates: A lived experience. Clinical Nursing Studies, 6(1), 76-83.
2017 Sabyani, H., Wiechula, R., Magarey, J., & Donnelly, F. (2017). Experiences of healthcare professionals of having their significant other admitted to an acute care facility: A qualitative systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 15(5), 1409-1439.
Scopus3 Europe PMC12017 Alboliteeh, M., Magarey, J., & Wiechula, R. (2017). The profile of Saudi nursing workforce: a cross-sectional study. Nursing Research and Practice, 2017, 1-9.
WoS34 Europe PMC152017 Feo, R., Conroy, T., Marshall, R., Rasmussen, P., Wiechula, R., & Kitson, A. (2017). Using holistic interpretive synthesis to create practice-relevant guidance for person-centred fundamental care delivered by nurses. Nursing Inquiry, 24(2), 11 pages.
Scopus47 WoS39 Europe PMC192017 Voldbjerg, S., Grønkjær, M., Wiechula, R., & Sørensen, E. (2017). Newly graduated nurses' use of knowledge sources in clinical decision-making: An ethnographic study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(9-10), 1313-1327.
Scopus23 WoS22 Europe PMC82017 Feo, R., Rasmussen, P., Wiechula, R., Conroy, T., & Kitson, A. (2017). Developing effective and caring nurse-patient relationships. Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987), 31(28), 54-63.
Scopus66 Europe PMC252016 Page, T., Magarey, J., & Wiechula, R. (2016). The impact of exposure time on biophysical parameters of the wound environment and patient comfort during dressing changes: a descriptive study. Wound Practice & Research: Journal of the Australian Wound Management Association, 24(3), 151-158.
WoS12016 Schultz, T., Roupas, P., Wiechula, R., Krause, D., Gravier, S., Tuckett, A., . . . Kitson, A. (2016). Nutritional interventions for optimizing healthy body composition in older adults in the community: an umbrella review of systematic reviews. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 14(8), 257-308.
Scopus15 Europe PMC72016 Wiechula, R., Conroy, T., Kitson, A., Marshall, R., Whitaker, N., & Rasmussen, P. (2016). Umbrella review of the evidence: What factors influence the caring relationship between a nurse and patient?. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72(4), 723-734.
Scopus134 WoS108 Europe PMC582016 Rochmawati, E., Wiechula, R., & Cameron, K. (2016). Current status of palliative care services in Indonesia: a literature review. International Nursing Review, 63(2), 180-190.
Scopus30 WoS18 Europe PMC112016 Kerr, F., Wiechula, R., Feo, R., Schultz, T., & Kitson, A. (2016). The neurophysiology of human touch and eye gaze and its effects on therapeutic relationships and healing: a scoping review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 14(4), 60-66.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12016 Dale, C. M., Wiechula, R., Lewis, A., McArthur, A., Breen, H., Scarborough, A., & Rose, L. (2016). Partnerships to improve oral hygiene practices: Two complementary approaches. Nursing leadership, 29(1), 47-58.
Scopus32016 Wright, S., Wiechula, R., & McLiesh, P. (2016). The effectiveness of prehabilitation for adults having elective surgery: A systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 14(2), 78-92.
Scopus7 Europe PMC42016 Sabyani, H., Wiechula, R., Magarey, J., & Donnelly, F. (2016). Healthcare professionals' experiences of having a significant other admitted into an acute care facility: a qualitative systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 14(5), 103-109.
Scopus12015 Kraft, L., Wiechula, R., & Conroy, T. (2015). The effectiveness of acute pain management for opioid tolerant or opioid dependent patients: a systematic review protocol.. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 13(9), 120-135.
Europe PMC32015 Sharrad, S., de, C., Aylward, P., & Wiechula, R. (2015). An exploration of adolescents' decisions to abstain or refrain from alcohol consumption in Australian social settings: a qualitative systematic review.. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 13(10), 156-179.
Scopus12015 Kornhaber, R., Wiechula, R., & McLean, L. (2015). The effectiveness of collaborative models of care that facilitate rehabilitation from a traumatic injury: a systematic review. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 13(8), 190-210.
Scopus62015 Kornhaber, R., Wiechula, R., & McLean, L. (2015). The effectiveness of collaborative models of care that facilitate rehabilitation from a traumatic injury: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 13(4), 100-113.
Scopus42014 Schultz, T., Roupas, P., Wiechula, R., Krause, D., Gravier, S., & Kitson, A. (2014). Nutritional interventions for optimizing healthy body composition in older adults in the community: a protocol for an umbrella review of studies of effectiveness and qualitative perceptions and experiences. The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 12(11), 31-47.
2014 Wiechula, R., & Everett, I. (2014). Effectiveness of pro-forma use in the assessment of minor upper limb injuries for minimizing diagnostic error, inappropriate investigations, referral, mismanagement and suboptimal patient care: a systematic review protocol. The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 12(8), 27-37.
2014 Schultz, T., Kitson, A., Soenen, S., Long, L., Shanks, A., Wiechula, R., . . . Lange, K. (2014). Does a multidisciplinary nutritional intervention prevent nutritional decline in hospital patients? A stepped wedge randomised cluster trial. e-SPEN Journal, 9(2), 284-e90.
Scopus192013 Kitson, A., Schultz, T., Long, L., Shanks, A., Wiechula, R., Chapman, I., & Soenen, S. (2013). The prevention and reduction of weight loss in an acute tertiary care setting: Protocol for a pragmatic stepped wedge randomised cluster trial (the PRoWL Project). BMC Health Services Research, 13(1), 1-9.
Scopus18 WoS13 Europe PMC102013 Donnelly, F., & Wiechula, R. (2013). An example of qualitative comparative analysis in nursing research. Nurse Researcher, 20(6), 6-11.
Scopus7 Europe PMC12012 Lau, B., Magarey, J., & Wiechula, R. (2012). Violence in the emergency department: an ethnographic study (part II). International Emergency Nursing, 20(3), 126-132.
Scopus45 WoS45 Europe PMC222012 Lynch, T., Magarey, J., & Wiechula, R. (2012). What is the experience of migrant nurses in attempting to meet the English language requirements for registration in Australia?. Journal of Teaching and Education (Online), 1(3), 143-149. 2012 McLiesh, P., & Wiechula, R. (2012). Identifying and reducing the incidence of post discharge Venous ThromboEmbolism (VTE) in orthopaedic patients: a systematic review. JBI Library of Systematic Reviews, 10(41), 2658-2710.
Scopus22012 Donnelly, F., & Wiechula, R. (2012). Clinical placement and case study methodology: a complex affair. Nurse Education Today, 32(8), 873-877.
Scopus8 WoS5 Europe PMC52012 Lau, B., Magarey, J., & Wiechula, R. (2012). Violence in the emergency department: an ethnographic study (Part I). International Emergency Nursing, 20(2), 69-75.
Scopus16 WoS18 Europe PMC92012 McLiesh, P., & Wiechula, R. (2012). Identifying and reducing the incidence of post discharge Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in orthopaedic patients: a systematic review.. JBI library of systematic reviews, 10(28 Suppl), 1-14.
Europe PMC32011 Conlon, L., & Wiechula, R. (2011). Preparing nurses for future disasters - the Sichuan experience. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, 14(4), 246-250.
Scopus17 WoS132011 Kitson, A., Silverston, H., Wiechula, R., Zeitz, K., Marcoionni, D., & Page, T. (2011). Clinical nursing leaders’, team members’ and service managers’ experiences of implementing evidence at a local level. Journal of Nursing Management, 19(4 Sp Iss), 542-555.
Scopus25 WoS21 Europe PMC202011 Frankowska, D., & Wiechula, R. (2011). Women's experience of becoming caregivers to their ill partners: Gadamerian hermeneutics. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 17(1), 48-53.
Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC32010 Rochmawati, E., & Wiechula, R. (2010). Education strategies to foster health professional students' clinical reasoning skills. Nursing and Health Sciences, 12(2), 244-250.
Scopus40 WoS33 Europe PMC162010 Pearson, A., Wiechula, R., Jordan, Z., & Stern, C. (2010). Policy related to varicose veins in publicly funded elective surgery programs: a comprehensive systematic review (vol 7, pg 250, 2009). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHCARE, 8(1), 42.
2009 Wiechula, R., Conroy, T., & Donnelly, F. (2009). Systematic reviews by postgraduate students: the current state of play, feasibility and appropriateness of conducting reviews. JBI Evidence Implementation, 7(3). 2009 Wiechula, R., Kitson, A., Marcoionni, D., Page, T., Zeitz, K., & Silverston, H. (2009). Improving the fundamentals of care for older people in the acute hospital setting: facilitating practice improvement using a Knowledge Translation Toolkit. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 7(4), 283-295.
Scopus30 WoS25 Europe PMC232009 Gordge, L., De Young, J., & Wiechula, R. (2009). Reducing functional decline of older people in an acute-care setting: are we providing adequate care to maintain/optimise the functional status of our elder patients?. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 7(3), 181-186.
Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC42009 Davy, C., Lovino, C., Kavanagh, S., & Wiechula, R. (2009). Organisational challenges when enabling ease of access for the elderly around a large acute hospital campus. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 2009(7), 296-300.
Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC22009 Mcliesh, P., Mungall, D., & Wiechula, R. (2009). Are we providing the best possible pain management for our elderly patients in the acute-care setting?. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 7(3), 173-180.
Scopus13 WoS14 Europe PMC62009 Pearson, A., Wiechula, R., Jordan, Z., & Louey, M. (2009). Policy related to abdominoplasty in publicly funded elective surgery programs: a systematic review. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 2009(7), 75-93.
Scopus12009 Pearson, A., Wiechula, R., Jordan, Z., & Stern, C. (2009). Policy related to varicose veins in publicly funded elective surgery programs: a comprehensive systematic review. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 7(4), 250-269.
Scopus2 WoS3 Europe PMC22009 Pearson, A., Wiechula, R., Jordan, Z., & Henstridge, V. (2009). Policy related to rhinoplasty in publicly funded elective surgery programs: a systematic review. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 7(2), 94-111.
Scopus2 WoS32007 Pearson, A., Wiechula, R., Court, A., & Lockwood, C. (2007). A re-consideration of what constitutes "evidence" in the healthcare professions. Nursing Science Quarterly, 20(1), 85-88.
Scopus62 WoS53 Europe PMC362006 Pearson, A., O'Brien Pallas, L., Thomson, D., Doucette, E., Tucker, D., Wiechula, R., . . . Jordan, Z. (2006). Systematic review of evidence on the impact of nursing workload and staffing on establishing healthy work environments. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 4(4), 337-384.
WoS44 Europe PMC282006 Donnelly, F., & Wiechula, R. (2006). The lived experience of a tracheostomy tube change: a phenomenological study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 15(9), 1115-1122.
Scopus32 WoS25 Europe PMC192006 Pearson, A., Pallas, L. O., Thomson, D., Doucette, E., Tucker, D., Wiechula, R., . . . Jordan, Z. (2006). Systematic review of evidence on the impact of nursing workload and staffing on establishing healthy work environments.. JBI library of systematic reviews, 4(8), 1-69.
2005 Pearson, A., Wiechula, R., Court, A., & Lockwood, C. (2005). The JBI model of evidence-based health care. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 3(8), 207-215.
WoS208 Europe PMC1162003 Wiechula, R. (2003). The use of moist wound-healing dressings in the management of split-thickness skin graft donor sites: a systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 9(2), S9-S17.
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Books
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2019 Wiechula, R. J., Conroy, T., & Mcliesh, P. (2019). Evidence-based practice/knowledge translation: a practical guide. In E. Chang, & J. Daly (Eds.), Transitions in Nursing Preparing for Professional Practice (5th ed.). 2016 Wiechula, R., Conroy, T., & McLiesh, P. (2016). Evidence-based practice/knowledge translation: a practical guide. In E. Chang, & J. Daly (Eds.), Transitions in Nursing: Preparing for Professional Practice, 4th edition (4th ed., pp. 175-193). Chatswood, NSW: Elsevier. 2015 Kitson, A., Wiechula, R., Conroy, T., Whitaker, N., Holly, C., & Salmond, S. (2015). Case study of the Signature Project - an Australian- US knowledge translation project. In G. Harvey, & A. Kitson (Eds.), Implementing evidence-based practice in healthcare: A facilitation guide (1 ed., pp. 185-204). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Scopus12015 Wiechula, R., Shanks, A., Schultz, T., Whitaker, N., & Kitson, A. (2015). Case study of the PRoWL project - a whole-system implementation project involving nursing and dietetic lead facilitators. In G. Harvey, & A. Kitson (Eds.), Implementing evidence-based practice in healthcare: A facilitation guide (1 ed., pp. 169-184). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2011 Long., Kitson., Shanks, A., Wiechula., Schultz., Chapman., . . . Whitaker. (2011). Preparing to PROWL‐prevention and reduction of weight loss in the acute care setting. In International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare Vol. 9 (pp. 311-312). Adelaide, Australia. 2010 Kitson, A., Marcoionni, D., Page, T., Wiechula, R., & Zeitz, K. (2010). Using knowledge translation to transform the fundamentals of care: the older person and improving care project. In Proceedings of Oxford Knowledge Translation symposium (pp. 61-71). UK. -
Conference Items
Year Citation 2021 Barker, T., Munn, Z., Dias, M., Porritt, K., Tufanaru, C., Stern, C., . . . Schunemann, H. (2021). Guidelines rarely used GRADE and applied methods inconsistently. Poster session presented at the meeting of GIN Conference 2021. 2019 Barker, T., Munn, Z., Dias, M., Porritt, K., Tufanaru, C., Stern, C., . . . Schunemann, H. (2019). Use of GRADE in Australian clinical practice guidelines. Poster session presented at the meeting of G-I-N & JBI 2019 Adelaide. 2014 Salkaya, A., Wiechula, R., & Kernick, J. (2014). The lived experiences of graduate nurses working in an intensive care unit as first placement after graduation: A phenomenological study. Poster session presented at the meeting of AUSTRALIAN CRITICAL CARE. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC.
DOI WoS12014 Rochmawati, E., Wiechula, R., & Cameron, K. (2014). Family caregiver involvement in home based palliative care for cancer patients in Indonesia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Asia-Pacific Journal Of Clinical Oncology. Melbourne, Vic.: Wiley.
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Theses
Year Citation 2015 Donnelly, F. (2015). The influence of clinical placement and experiential learning on student nurse development: an exploratory case study.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2017 Co-Supervisor The Use of Structured Nursing Assessment Tools Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Paul Mcliesh -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2020 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Self-management of adults living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in North-west Ethiopia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Habtamu Abera Areri 2019 - 2024 Principal Supervisor Followership of Nurses in Saudi Arabia: A Mixed Methods Study Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Sulaiman Mohammed Alanazi 2018 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Understanding Australian Nurses' Intentions To Respond To Requests For Legal Assisted Dying Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Michael Richard Wilson 2017 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Determinants of Nursing-Sensitive Patient Safety Outcome Among Patients Admitted to Medical and Surgical Acute Care Settings in Ethiopia: A Mixed-Methods Study Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ashagre Molla Assaye 2016 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Geriatric Nursing-Sensitive Indicators, a Framework for Delivering Quality Nursing Care for the Older Person: A Scoping Review Master of Clinical Science Master Part Time Mrs Kim Elizabeth Griggs 2015 - 2019 Co-Supervisor When a patient's family member is a nurse: a portfolio of research Doctor of Nursing Doctorate Full Time Mr Hussamaldeen Mohammed M Sabyani 2012 - 2013 Principal Supervisor Roads to Recovery: Adult Burn Survivors' 'Lived Experience' of Rehabilitation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time APrf Rachel Kornhaber 2012 - 2016 Principal Supervisor An Exploration of Palliative Care Services in Two Palliative Care Facilities in Indonesia: An Ethnographic Study Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Erna Rochmawati 2012 - 2018 Principal Supervisor Designing a Simulation Intervention to Reduce Stress among New Graduate Registered Nurses in the Intensive Care Units in Saudi Arabia: A Mixed Methods Design Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Ayidah Sanad Mubarak Alqarni 2010 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Choosing to become a Nurse in Saudi Arabia and the Lived Experience of New Graduates: A Mixed Methods Study Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mohammed Alboliteeh 2008 - 2009 Co-Supervisor People with Cancer from Rural Areas Undergoing Treatment in Metropolitan Hospitals: Rural-Urban Differentials and the Impact of Cancer Treatment Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Kate Cameron 2006 - 2014 Principal Supervisor The Influence of Clinical Placement and Experimental Learning on Student Nurse Development: An Exploratory Case Study Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Prof Francis Donnelly 2006 - 2013 Principal Supervisor Trauma Teams in Action Doctor of Nursing Doctorate Part Time Mrs Lisa Conlon 2005 - 2009 Co-Supervisor Violence in the Emergency Department: An Ethnographic Study Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Jacqui Lau 2005 - 2015 Co-Supervisor The impact of exposure time on biophysical parameters of the wound environment and patient comfort during dressing changes: a descriptive study Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Tamara Page
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Board Memberships
Date Role Board name Institution name Country 2017 - ongoing Board Member Program Board Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences - - -
Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2017 - ongoing Co-Chair Australasian Region Committee of Joanna Briggs Institute Collaborating Centres - - 2011 - ongoing Member Research & Research Teaching Committee, Adelaide Nursing School - - -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 1994 - ongoing Member Australian Wound Management Association - 1993 - ongoing Member South Australian Wound Management Association - 1981 - ongoing Member Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation - -
Editorial Boards
Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2014 - ongoing Editor Editorial Board of the JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports - - -
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Date Office Name Institution Country 2017 - ongoing Academic Lead Innovation, Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences - - 2004 - ongoing Peer reviewer, International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare - - 1998 - ongoing Peer reviewer, International Journal of Nursing Practice - -
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