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PROF LINDA JANE JOHNSTON



Contact Details

Organization: Nursing
Position: CHAIR OF NEONATAL NURSING
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Homepage: http://www.nursing.unimelb.edu.au/aboutus/profiles/l_johnst.html
Work: 8344 0768
Mobile: 0402843132
Fax: 9347 4172
Level: 01
Building: 723 Swanston St.
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
neonates neonatal surgery Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
Canada University of Toronto Exchange, Research
Norway University of Oslo Exchange, Research, Technical Assistance/Training

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science University of Sydney 31-Dec-1993
Doctor of Philosophy University of Sydney 31-Dec-1998
Registered Nurse Evanston Hospital 31-Dec-1981

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Registered Evanston Hospital, United States 31-Dec-1981
Member Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand 01-Sep-2002
Council Australian College of Neonatal Nurses 01-Sep-1995

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
Beyond the bedside: what contibution can Nurses make within a regional HACCagency? Chief Investigator DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES Victorian Department of Human Services Public Health Research Projects 27/04/2004
IMPROVING SAFETY AND MINIMISING RISK: PARENT CARER AND SERVICE PROVIDER PERSPECTIVES OF SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES FOR MEDICATION USE IN YOUNG CHILDREN - ARC (LINKAGE) Chief Investigator ROYAL CHILDRENS HOSPITAL,
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 01/01/2005

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

  • Pain in vulnerable populations and palliative care
    Year: 2007
    Book: Pain in Neonates and Infants
    Publisher: Elsevier(Philadelphia)
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Journal Articles

  • A retrospective study of breastfeeding outcomes in an Australian neonatal intensive care unit


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Neonatal Nursing
    Volume: 13
    Page numbers: 150-154
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  • Bacterial contamination of oral sucrose solutions


     


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    Volume: 92
    Page numbers: 155
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  • Decisions made by critical care nurses during mechanical ventilation and weaning in an Australian Intensive Care Unit


    Year: 2007
    Journal: American Journal of Critical Care
    Volume: 16
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 434-443
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  • Evaluation: An Essential Step to the EBP Process
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
    Volume: First Quarter
    Page numbers: 54-59
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  • Fall incidence and fall prevention practices at acute care hospitals in Singapore: a retrospective audit
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
    Volume: 13
    Page numbers: 722-727
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  • Promoting evidence-based care through a clinical research fellowship programme
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Nursing
    Volume: 16
    Page numbers: 1629-1639
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  • RQF: Friend or Foe?
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Nursing Review
    Volume: February
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Breastfeeding the preterm infant: the importance of social bonds


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Neonatal Nursing
    Volume: 12
    Page numbers: 148-150
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  • Beyond the BARRIERS scale: commonly reported barriers to research use
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Nursing Administration
    Volume: 36
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 189-199
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  • Feeding tolerance and neonatal outcomes: the effectiveness of trophic feeds in the high-risk infant
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Neonatal Nursing
    Volume: 12
    Page numbers: 231-233
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  • Home INR monitoring of oral anticoagulant therapy in children using the CoaduChekTM S point-of-care monitor and a robust education program
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Thrombosis Research
    Volume: 118
    Page numbers: 587-593
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  • Pain assessment and procedural pain management practices in neonatal units in Australia
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
    Volume: 42
    Page numbers: 6-9
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  • Quality of life after surgical correction of congenital anorectal malformations and congenital diaphragmatic hernia
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Neonatal Nursing
    Volume: 12
    Page numbers: 75-77
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  • Should intravenous morphine be used routinely in ventilated preterm infants?
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Neonatal Nursing
    Volume: 12
    Page numbers: 34-36
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  • Skin conductance as a measure of pain and stress in hospitalised infants
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Early Human Development
    Volume: 82
    Page numbers: 603-608
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  • Teaching EBP: Implementation of Evidence: Moving from Evidence to Action
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
    Volume: Fourth Quarter
    Page numbers: 194-200
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  • Teaching EBP: the critical step of critically appraising the literature
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
    Volume: First Quarter
    Page numbers: 44-46
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Publications in 2005

Book Chapters

  • Critically appraising quantitative evidence
    Year: 2005
    Book: Evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare: a guide to best practice
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Philadelphia)
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Journal Articles

  • A preliminary exploration of pain associated with nasogastric tube insertion in a paediatric population
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Neonatal, Paediatric and Child Health Nursing
    Volume: 8
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 19-23
    Publisher: Cambridge Publishing
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  • A reliable pain assessment tool for clinical assessment in the neonatal intensive care unit
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
    Volume: 33
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 80-86
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  • A systematic review for effective management of central venous catheters and catheter sites in acute care paediatric patients
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 4-13
    Publisher: Blackwell Sigma Theta Tau(Malden)
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  • Effects of timed voiding for the management of urinary incontinence in adults: systematic review
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Advanced Nursing
    Volume: 52
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 420-431
    Publisher: Blackwell Science(Oxford)
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  • Erratum: re: oral sucrose for procedural pain in sick hospitalized infants: a randomised-controlled trial
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
    Volume: 41
    Page numbers: 535
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  • Patient understanding of Warfarin therapy: a review of education strategies
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Hematology
    Volume: 10
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 437-442
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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  • Salivary cortisol measurements in sick infants: A feasible and objective method of measuring stress?
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Neonatal Nursing
    Volume: 11
    Page numbers: 10-17
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  • Teaching EBP: 'Getting from zero to one.' Moving from recognizing and admitting uncertainties to asking searchable, answerable questions
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 98-102
    Publisher: Blackwell Sigma Theta Tau(Malden)
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