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A/PROF STEPHEN JAMES ELSOM



Contact Details

Organization: Nursing
Position: DIRECTOR - CENTRE FOR PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
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Homepage: http://www.cpn.unimelb.edu.au/cpnrp/about/steve.html
Work: 83449251
Fax: 83449392
Room: 130
Level: 01
Building: 723 Swanston St.
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Mental health nursing workforce, advanced practice, nurse practitioners, seclusion Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
United Kingdom The University of Huddersfield Research

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 02-Dec-2006
Bachelor of Arts University of Newcastle 13-May-1989
Registered Nurse University of Newcastle 13-Nov-1981
Master of Nursing Monash University 24-May-2003

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Australian College of Mental Health Nurses 01-Apr-1987

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
DEVELOPING CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR VIOLENCE RISK ASSESSMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH TRIAGE Chief Investigator NURSES BOARD OF VIC Mona Menzies Postdoctoral Research Grant 26/02/2007
IDENTIFYING THE "RIGHT PATIENT" : NURSE AND PATIENT PERSPECTIVES ON HOW TO VERIFY PATIENT IDENTITY DURING MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION Chief Investigator AUST COLLEGE OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSES INC Australian College of Mental Health Nurses and Bristol Myers Squibb Research Grants 01/12/2007

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2007

Book Chapters

  • The active participants in mental health services
    Year: 2007
    Book: Mental Health in Australia: Collaborative Community Practice
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(South Melbourne)
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Journal Articles

  • Interventions for reducing the use of seclusion in psychiatric facilities


    Year: 2007
    Journal: British Journal of Psychiatry
    Volume: 191
    Page numbers: 298-303
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  • Expanded practice roles for community health nurses: a qualitative exploration of psychiatrists' views
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Australasian Psychiatry
    Volume: 15
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 324-328
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  • Expanded practice roles for community mental health nurses: what do consumers and carers have to say?
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Issues in Mental Health Nursing
    Volume: 28
    Page numbers: 1065-1079
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  • Exploring the expanded practice roles of community mental health nurses.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Issues in Mental Health Nursing
    Volume: 28
    Page numbers: 413-429
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  • Self-efficacy and locus of control affect management of aggression by mental health nurses
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Issues in Mental Health Nursing
    Volume: 28
    Page numbers: 201-217
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Defining our scope of practice
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Contemporary Nurse
    Volume: 21
    Page numbers: 41-42
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Mental health nurse practitioner: expanded or advanced?
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
    Volume: 14
    Page numbers: 181-186
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Computer mediated communication in distance education for nurses
    Year: 2001
    Journal: The Australian Electronic Journal of Nursing Education
    Volume: 7
    Issue: 2
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