Ms Tiffany Conroy
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.
Appointments
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Program Coordinator-Bachelor of Nursing (Post Registration) | University of Adelaide |
Education
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 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
Journals
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 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. DOI Scopus4 Europe PMC1 |
| 2017 | 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. DOI Scopus10 WoS2 Europe PMC6 |
| 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). DOI |
| 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. DOI Europe PMC2 |
| 2017 | Conroy, T. (2017). A beginner's guide to ethnographic observation in nursing research. Nurse Researcher, 24(4), 10-14. DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC1 |
| 2017 | 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. DOI Europe PMC1 |
| 2017 | 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. DOI |
| 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. DOI |
| 2016 | 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. DOI Scopus15 WoS12 Europe PMC12 |
| 2015 | 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. DOI Europe PMC2 |
| 2014 | 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. DOI Scopus46 WoS30 Europe PMC32 |
| 2013 | 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. DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC4 |
| 2010 | 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. DOI Scopus56 WoS40 Europe PMC45 |
| 2009 | 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 PMC1 |
| 2006 | 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. DOI Europe PMC2 |
| 2005 | 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. DOI Europe PMC15 |
| 2004 | 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. DOI |
| 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. DOI |
| 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. DOI |
| 2004 | Lockwood, C., Conroy, T., & Page, T. (2004). Vital signs. International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare, 2(6), 207-230. DOI |
| 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. DOI |
| 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. WoS5 |
| 2001 | 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. WoS2 |
Book Chapters
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Wiechula, R., Conroy, T. A., & 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. 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. 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. DOI |
| 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. DOI |
Report for External Bodies
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 |
Position
Program Coordinator
Phone
83136290
Campus
North Terrace
Building
Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences Building, floor 4
Room Number
WS4064.10
Org Unit
Nursing