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 - ongoing 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) -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2024 Kaldal, M. H., Voldbjerg, S. L., Grønkjær, M., Conroy, T., & Feo, R. (2024). Newly graduated nurses' commitment to the nursing profession and their workplace during their first year of employment: A focused ethnography. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 80(3), 1058-1071.
Scopus42024 Feo, R., Young, J. A., Urry, K., Lawless, M., Hunter, S. C., Kitson, A., & Conroy, T. (2024). ‘I wasn't made to feel like a nut case after all’: A qualitative story completion study exploring healthcare recipient and carer perceptions of good professional caregiving relationships. Health Expectations, 27(1), 13 pages.
Scopus4 Europe PMC22024 Kitson, A., Carr, D., Feo, R., Conroy, T., & Jeffs, L. (2024). The ILC Maine statement: Time for the fundamental care [r]evolution. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 14 pages.
Scopus22024 Zonneveld, D., Conroy, T., & Lines, L. (2024). Clinical supervision experience of nurses in or transitioning to advanced practice: A systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 80(9), 3547-3564.
Scopus12024 Nissen, K., Chipchase, L., Conroy, T., & Farrer, O. (2024). The impact of using an authentic patient video on health professional students’ attitudes toward interprofessional and person-centered care. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 38(4), 722-728.
2024 Conroy, T., Grimmett, J., Boylan, S., & Feo, R. (2024). Identifying the contributors to nursing caring success stories. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 33(9), 3659-3668.
2024 Murray, J., Hunter, S. C., Conroy, T., Kitson, A. L., Splawinski, Z., Block, H., & Lewis, A. (2024). REDUCE missed oral healthcare: The outcomes of and learnings from an implementation project in an acute geriatric unit. Research in Nursing and Health, 47(5), 551-562.
2024 Pinero de Plaza, M. A., Hutchinson, C., Beleigoli, A., Tieu, M., Lawless, M., Conroy, T., . . . Kitson, A. A. (2024). The Caring Life Course Theory: Opening new frontiers in care—A cardiac rehabilitation example. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 18 pages.
2023 Nowell, L., Davidson, S., Gospodinov, J., Laing, C., Shajani, Z., Dewell, S., . . . Button, D. (2023). Evaluating fundamental care knowledge to inform educational leadership. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 79(3), 1174-1188.
Scopus22023 Adams, A. M. N., Chamberlain, D., Grønkjær, M., Brun Thorup, C., & Conroy, T. (2023). Nonpharmacological interventions for agitation in the adult intensive care unit: A systematic review. Australian Critical Care, 36(3), 385-400.
Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC12023 Mudd, A., Feo, R., McCloud, C., & Conroy, T. (2023). Elucidating strategies used by clinical nurse leaders to facilitate fundamental care delivery: A qualitative study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 79(3), 1069-1081.
Scopus7 WoS32023 Kaldal, M. H., Conroy, T., Feo, R., Grønkjaer, M., & Voldbjerg, S. L. (2023). Umbrella review: Newly graduated nurses' experiences of providing direct care in hospital settings.. J Adv Nurs, 79(6), 2058-2069.
Scopus16 WoS10 Europe PMC22023 Adams, A. M. N., Chamberlain, D., Thorup, C. B., Grønkjær, M., & Conroy, T. (2023). Ethical and feasible stakeholder engagement in guideline development. Collegian, 30(1), 101-109.
Scopus3 WoS22023 Chan, R. J., Knowles, R., Hunter, S., Conroy, T., Tieu, M., & Kitson, A. (2023). From Evidence-Based Practice to Knowledge Translation: What Is the Difference? What Are the Roles of Nurse Leaders?. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 39(1), 151363-1-151363-6.
Scopus6 WoS1 Europe PMC22023 Kitson, A. L., Conroy, T., Jeffs, L., Carr, D., Huisman-Dewaal, G. J., Muntlin, A., . . . Parr, J. (2023). ‘No more heroes’: The ILC Oxford Statement on fundamental care in times of crises. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 79(3), 922-932.
Scopus10 WoS22023 Van Den Berg, G., Vermeulen, H., Conroy, T., Van Noort, H., De Van Der Schueren, M., & Huisman-de Waal, G. (2023). Factors influencing the delivery of nutritional care by nurses for hospitalised medical patients with malnutrition; a qualitative study.. J Clin Nurs, 32(15-16), 5147-5159.
Scopus5 WoS2 Europe PMC22023 Kaldal, M. H., Feo, R., Conroy, T., Grønkjær, M., & Voldbjerg, S. L. (2023). New graduate nurses' delivery of patient care: A focused ethnography. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32(19-20), 7454-7466.
Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC12023 Feo, R., Pearce, S., Kitson, A., & Conroy, T. (2023). Codesigning a Nursing Leadership Program to Transform Value and Delivery Systems for Fundamental Care. Journal of Nursing Management, 2023, 11 pages.
Scopus12023 Hammond, L., Conroy, T., & Murray, J. (2023). Exploring oral care practices, barriers, and facilitators in an inpatient stroke unit: a thematic analysis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 45(5), 796-804.
Scopus4 WoS1 Europe PMC22023 Murray, J., Hunter, S. C., Splawinski, Z., & Conroy, T. (2023). Lessons Learned from the Preimplementation Phase of an Oral Health Care Project. JDR Clinical and Translational Research, 8(3), 299-301.
Scopus4 WoS1 Europe PMC12023 Feo, R., Urry, K., Conroy, T., & Kitson, A. L. (2023). Why reducing avoidable hospital readmissions is a 'wicked' problem for leaders: A qualitative exploration of nursing and allied health perceptions.. J Adv Nurs, 79(3), 1031-1043.
Scopus8 WoS3 Europe PMC32023 Mudd, A., Feo, R., Voldbjerg, S. L., Laugesen, B., Kitson, A., & Conroy, T. (2023). Nurse managers’ support of fundamental care in the hospital setting. An interpretive description of nurse managers’ experiences across Australia, Denmark, and New Zealand. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 79(3), 1056-1068.
Scopus16 WoS8 Europe PMC22022 Adams, A. M. N., Chamberlain, D., Grønkjær, M., Thorup, C. B., & Conroy, T. (2022). Caring for patients displaying agitated behaviours in the intensive care unit – A mixed-methods systematic review. Australian Critical Care, 35(4), 454-465.
Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC12022 Tieu, M., Mudd, A., Conroy, T., Pinero de Plaza, A., & Kitson, A. (2022). The trouble with personhood and person-centred care. Nursing Philosophy, 23(3), 1-14.
Scopus15 WoS10 Europe PMC72022 Feo, R., Kumaran, S., Conroy, T., Heuzenroeder, L., & Kitson, A. (2022). An evaluation of instruments measuring behavioural aspects of the nurse–patient relationship. Nursing Inquiry, 29(2), 16 pages.
Scopus10 WoS5 Europe PMC22021 Conroy, T., Pinero de Plaza, M. A., Mudd, A., Mitchell, M., & Kitson, A. (2021). Measuring fundamental care using complexity science: A descriptive case study of a methodological innovation. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32(11-12), 2903-2912.
Scopus17 WoS11 Europe PMC62020 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.
Scopus12 WoS9 Europe PMC62020 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.
Scopus51 WoS37 Europe PMC142020 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 PMC132020 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.
Scopus48 WoS32 Europe PMC192019 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.
Scopus53 WoS40 Europe PMC102019 Feo, R., Frensham, L. J., Conroy, T., & Kitson, A. (2019). “It's just common sense”: preconceptions and myths regarding fundamental care. Nurse Education in Practice, 36, 82-84.
Scopus29 WoS23 Europe PMC92018 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.
Scopus139 WoS100 Europe PMC522018 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.
Scopus28 WoS24 Europe PMC72018 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.
Scopus66 WoS51 Europe PMC292018 Tan, H. P., & 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.
Scopus9 WoS3 Europe PMC42018 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.
Scopus20 WoS17 Europe PMC42018 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 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.
Scopus72 WoS47 Europe PMC242018 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.
Scopus20 WoS19 Europe PMC52018 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.
Scopus33 WoS23 Europe PMC62017 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.
Scopus3 WoS42017 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.
Scopus67 Europe PMC262017 Conroy, T. (2017). A beginner's guide to ethnographic observation in nursing research. Nurse Researcher, 24(4), 10-14.
Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC62017 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.
Scopus21 Europe PMC52017 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.
Scopus2 Europe PMC12017 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.
Scopus17 Europe PMC62017 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 PMC192016 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 PMC582015 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.
Scopus159 WoS139 Europe PMC912013 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.
Scopus15 WoS15 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.
Scopus170 WoS149 Europe PMC992009 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 PMC22006 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.
WoS6 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.
WoS38 Europe PMC182004 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. C. E., Dent, J., Conroy-Hiller, T. A., & Schoeman, M. N. (2001). Proposed new endoscopic criteria for minimal change reflux esophagitis based on magnification endoscopy. GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, 53(5), AB119.
WoS62001 Tam, W. C. E., Moore, J., Conroy-Hiller, T. A., & Schoeman, M. N. (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.
Scopus12011 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 Papers
Year Citation 2021 Pinero De Plaza, M. A., Conroy, T., Mudd, A., & Kitson, A. (2021). Using a Complex Network Methodology to Track, Evaluate, and Transform Fundamental Care. In Studies in Health Technology and Informatics Vol. 284 (pp. 31-35). Netherlands: IOS Press.
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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.
DOI2012 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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