Tiffany Conroy
Adelaide Nursing School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
My research interests include the Fundamentals of Nursing Care, Knowledge Translation, evidence-based practice and the methodology and conduct of systematic reviews. I am currently a PhD candidate at the University of Adelaide. My PhD topic is "Factors influencing nurses' delivery of the Fundamentals of Care'. My qualifications include a Bachelor of Nursing from Flinders University of South Australia, and a Master in Nursing Science from the University of Adelaide. I am the Deputy Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, South Australia, a steering group member for the International Learning Collaborative and a Fellow of the College of Nursing Australia.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2019 Senior Research Fellow Flinders University 2008 - 2019 Program Coordinator-Bachelor of Nursing (Post Registration) University of Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title — University of Adelaide Australia PhD — University of Adelaide Australia Master of Nursing Science — Flinders University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Nursing — Charles Sturt University Australia Graduate Certificate in University Teaching and Learning — Royal Adelaide Hospital Australia Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training — Torrens Valley TAFE Australia Diploma in Business (Frontline Managment) -
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Journals
Year Citation 2020 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.
Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC12020 van Belle, E., Giesen, J., Conroy, T., van Mierlo, M., Vermeulen, H., Huisman-de Waal, G., & Heinen, M. (2020). Exploring person-centred fundamental nursing care in hospital wards: A multi-site ethnography. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29(11-12), 1933-1944.
Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC12020 Conroy, T., Heuzenroeder, L., & Feo, R. (2020). In-hospital interventions for reducing readmissions to acute care for adults aged 65 and over: An umbrella review. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 32(7), 414-430.
Scopus12020 Mudd, A., Feo, R., Conroy, T., & Kitson, A. (2020). Where and how does fundamental care fit within seminal nursing theories: A narrative review and synthesis of key nursing concepts. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29(19-20), 3652-3666.
Scopus1 WoS12019 Kitson, A., Carr, D., Conroy, T., Feo, R., Grønkjær, M., Huisman-De Waal, G., . . . Wengström, Y. (2019). Speaking up for Fundamental Care: The ILC Aalborg Statement. BMJ Open, 9(12), 6 pages.
Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC12019 Feo, R., Frensham, L., Conroy, T., & Kitson, A. (2019). “It's just common sense”: preconceptions and myths regarding fundamental care. Nurse Education in Practice, 36, 82-84.
Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC22018 Feo, R., Conroy, T., Jangland, E., Muntlin Athlin, A., Brovall, M., Parr, J., . . . Kitson, A. (2018). Towards a standardised definition for fundamental care: A modified Delphi study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(11-12), 2285-2299.
Scopus36 WoS34 Europe PMC132018 Muntlin Athlin, Å., Brovall, M., Wengström, Y., Conroy, T., & Kitson, A. L. (2018). Descriptions of fundamental care needs in cancer care—An exploratory study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(11-12), 2322-2332.
Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC12018 Feo, R., Kitson, A., & Conroy, T. (2018). How fundamental aspects of nursing care are defined in the literature: a scoping review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(11-12), 2189-2229.
Scopus21 WoS20 Europe PMC62018 Tan, H., & Conroy, T. (2018). The Effectiveness of Intravenous Oxycodone in the Treatment of Acute Postoperative Pain: A Systematic Review. Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing, 33(6), 865-879.
Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC12018 Feo, R., Donnelly, F., Frensham, L., Conroy, T., & Kitson, A. (2018). Embedding fundamental care in the pre-registration nursing curriculum: results from a pilot study. Nurse Education in Practice, 31, 20-28.
Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC22018 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.
Scopus12018 Rasmussen, P., Henderson, A., Andrew, N., & Conroy, T. (2018). Factors influencing registered nurses’ perceptions of their professional identity: An integrative literature review. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 49(5), 225-232.
Scopus11 WoS8 Europe PMC22018 Jangland, E., Mirza, N., Conroy, T., Merriman, C., Suzui, E., Nishimura, A., & Ewens, A. (2018). Nursing students' understanding of the Fundamentals of Care: A cross-sectional study in five countries. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(11-12), 2460-2472.
Scopus10 WoS9 Europe PMC32018 Conroy, T. (2018). Factors influencing the delivery of the fundamentals of care: Perceptions of nurses, nursing leaders and healthcare consumers. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(11-12), 2373-2386.
Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC32017 Rasmussen, P., Conroy, T., & Grønkjær, M. (2017). Child and adolescent mental health nurses’ perceptions of their professional identity: an exploratory study. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 12(5), 281-291.
2017 Feo, R. R., Conroy, T., Alderman, J., & Kitson, A. (2017). Implementing patient-centred fundamental care in practice. Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987).
2017 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.
Scopus24 Europe PMC102017 Conroy, T. (2017). A beginner's guide to ethnographic observation in nursing research. Nurse Researcher, 24(4), 10-14.
Scopus5 Europe PMC42017 Feo, R., Conroy, T., Alderman, J., & Kitson, A. (2017). Implementing fundamental care in clinical practice.. Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987), 31(32), 52-62.
Scopus8 Europe PMC32017 Laursen, B. S., Rasmussen, P., & Conroy, T. (2017). Experiences of Scandinavian nurses in discussing sexuality with patients, clients and residents: a qualitative systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 15(7), 1812-1818.
2017 Conroy, T., Feo, R., Boucaut, R., Alderman, J., & Kitson, A. (2017). Role of effective nurse-patient relationships in enhancing patient safety. Nursing Standard, 31(49), 53-63.
Scopus7 Europe PMC32017 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.
Scopus23 WoS24 Europe PMC102016 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.
Scopus60 WoS60 Europe PMC332015 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 PMC32014 Kitson, A., Muntlin Athlin, A., & Conroy, T. (2014). Anything but basic: nursing's challenge in meeting patients' fundamental care needs. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 46(5), 331-339.
Scopus90 WoS88 Europe PMC542013 Kitson, A., Robertson-Malt, S., & Conroy, T. (2013). Identifying the fundamentals of care within Cochrane systematic reviews: The role of the Cochrane nursing care field fundamentals of care node. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 19(2), 109-115.
Scopus9 WoS10 Europe PMC72010 Kitson, A., Conroy, T., Wengstrom, Y., Profetto-McGrath, J., & Robertson-Malt, S. (2010). Defining the fundamentals of care. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 16(4), 423-434.
Scopus107 WoS104 Europe PMC702009 Page, T., & Conroy, T. (2009). The effectiveness of nurse-led clinics: increasing patient satisfaction. Cardiology Management, 3(1), pg 28 & pg 33 (2 pages). 2009 Conroy, T. (2009). The prevention and management of complications associated with established percutaneous gastrostomy tubes in adults: a systematic review. JBI Library of Systematic Reviews, 7(1), 1-37.
Europe PMC12006 Pearson, A., Schultz, T., & Conroy, T. (2006). Developing clinical leaders in Australian aged care homes. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 4(1), 42-45.
Europe PMC22005 Page, T., Lockwood, C., & Conroy, T. (2005). Effectiveness of nurse-led cardiac clinics in adult patients with a diagnosis of coronary heart disease. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 3(1), 2-26.
Europe PMC162004 Lockwood, C., Page, T., & Conroy, T. (2004). Effectiveness of individual therapy and group therapy in the treatment of schizophrenia. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 2(10), 309-338.
2004 Lockwood, C., Page, T., Conroy, T., & Florence, Z. (2004). Management of short-term indwelling urethral catheters to prevent urinary tract infections. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 2(8), 271-291.
2004 Lockwood, C., Page, T., & Conroy, T. (2004). Comparing the effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy using individual or group therapy in the treatment of depression. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 2(5), 185-206.
2004 Lockwood, C., Conroy, T., & Page, T. (2004). Vital signs. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 2(6), 207-230.
2002 Dempsey, D., Conroy, T., O'Neill, S., & McCutcheon, H. (2002). Descriptive study of nurses' compliance with postprocedural vital sign measurement in a gastrointestinal investigation unit. Gastroenterology Nursing, 25(5), 181-187.
2001 Tam, W., Dent, J., Conroy-Hiller, T., & Schoeman, M. (2001). Proposed new endoscopic criteria for minimal change reflux esophagitis based on magnification endoscopy. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, 53(5), AB119.
WoS52001 Tam, W., Moore, J., Conroy-Hiller, T., & Schoeman, M. (2001). Prospective randomised treatment trial of argon plasma coagulation and topical formalin for radiation proctitis. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, 53(5), AB184.
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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 Feo., R., Conroy, T., Alderman, J., & Kitson, A. (2016). Engaging patients and
keeping them safe.. In J. Crisp, C. Taylor, C. Douglas, & G. Rebeiro (Eds.), Potter & Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing - Australian Version (5th ed.). Chats-wood NSW: Elsevier Health Sciences.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. 2016 Conroy, T., Feo, R., Alderman, J., & Kitson, A. (2016). Building nursing practice: the Fundamentals of Care Framework. In J. Crisp, C. Douglas, G. Rebeiro, & D. Waters (Eds.), Potter & Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing: Australian version (5 ed., pp. 15-29). Australia: Elsevier. 2016 Feo, R., Conroy, T., Alderman, J., & Kitson, A. (2016). Engaging patients and keeping them safe. In J. Crisp, C. Douglas, G. Rebeiro, & D. Waters (Eds.), Potter & Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing (5 ed., pp. 30-44). Australia: 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. 2011 Conroy, T. (2011). Abdomen. In D. Foley, & P. Lewis (Eds.), Weber and Kelley's Health Assessment in Nursing (pp. 447-485). 2005 Conroy, T. A. (2005). Chapter 35: Management of Patients with Oral and Oesophageal Disorders
Chapter 36: Gastrointestinal Intubation and Special Nutritional Modalities. In M. Farrell (Ed.), Smeltzer and Bare's textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. -
Conference Items
Year Citation 2014 Browall, M., Athlin, A. M., Wengstrom, Y., Conroy, T., & Kitson, A. (2014). Experiences of Fundamentals of Care (FOC) for people with a cancer diagnosis - striving for normality and regaining control. Poster session presented at the meeting of EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING. ELSEVIER SCI LTD.
2012 Conroy, T. (2012). Knowledge translation: getting research into practice. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 15th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS) and Asia Pacific Research Symposium (APRS), 22-24 February 2012, Singapore, as published in International Journal of Nursing Practice. Singapore: Wiley-Blackwell.
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2014 - ongoing Member International Learning Collaborative Steering Group International Learning Collaborative Australia 2013 - ongoing Vice-Chair Centre for Evidence Based Practice, South Australia; a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence Centre for Evidence Based Practice, South Australia; a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence Australia
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