Research Unit

Describing transition for people living with chronic illness
Funded by the Australian Research Council ($225,000 - 2003-06)
Transition in Chronic Illness Booklets:

• Constant Change: The Shifting Experience of Illness (pdf 394KB)
• Grief and Loss (pdf 441KB)
• Shifts in Self and Identity (pdf 1MB)
• Relationships (pdf 709KB)
• Sexuality (pdf 413KB)
• Fatigue (pdf 487KB)
• Pain (pdf 812KB)
• Interacting with Others (pdf 402KB)
• Our Inner World (pdf 340KB)
• Self-Care (pdf 353KB)
• Understanding Transition (pdf 548KB)

For more information, email Dr Debbie Kralik, General Manager Strategy and Research, email the Strategy and Research Unit or phone (08) 8208 5355.

 

Supporting the health literacy and self care decision making for people with chronic illness

• A review of the literature (pdf 391KB)
  
  

Funded by University of South Australia

 

Transitions: Ten Centenarians share their secrets about living longer RDNS Foundation ($24,000) Abstract (pdf 22KB)

Outcomes - 100 Years Old Book (available to purchase)
Development of a collaborative asthma management model for older people living in the community
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing ($59,792) - August 2002-June 2003
Outcomes

• Project Summary, Final Report

Determining the appropriateness of diagnosis of leg ulcer aetiology and subsequent treatment by community nurses
RDNS Service - 2007

Development of an evidence-based practice manual for community nursing
RDNS Service - ongoing

Development of a model and philosophy of RDNS HIV/AIDS community nursing care
RDNS Service - 2006

Improving health outcomes for consumers with mental health issues and diabetes
RDNS Service - 2006-07

Incidence of traumatic removal of indwelling urinary catheters from male and female suprapubic sites
RDNS Service - 2007

Intravenous antibiotic administration in the community - a literature review
RDNS Service - 2006

Investigating the stability, sterility and potency of dosetted injectable medications frequently used by RDNS in Palliation
RDNS Service - 2006-07

RDNS Clinical Practice Guidelines Principles of Palliative Care
RDNS Service - 2005

Collaborative Action Program
DHS ($20,000) - July 2001-June 2002; June 2000-2001
Outcomes -

• Final Report 2002

District nursing research priorities according to district nurses in Australia
La Trobe University / RDNS Foundation - October 2002-March 2003
Outcomes - Final Report

• Cover Sheet
• Section 2
• Section 3

Prevention of the traumatic removal of indwelling urinary catheters from male and suprapubic sites
RDNS Service - 2007

Prevention of Workplace Violence: A best practice model for domiciliary work in the community
WorkCover (SA) ($20,000) - February 1999-January 2000
Outcomes

• Final Report,
• Appendix 1
• Appendix 2,
• Appendix 3, Appendix 4
• Appendix 5

A Case Study of a new negotiated career structure for nurses (Phase Two)
Australian Research Council (Small Grant) ($9,500) - July 1998-June 1999
Outcomes - Final Report, Publications

Evaluation of a service for people with multiple and complex health care needs
SA Health Commission ($55,000) - October 1997-October 1999
Outcomes -Conference Presentation

A self directed learning package for continence promotion for people living with mental illness
Funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing ($20,000 - 2006)
Continence promotion for people living in the community with chronic illness:

• Resource (PDF 1MB)
• Workbook for Carers (PDF 135KB) / Workbook Cover (PDF 802KB)
• Poster (2MB)

Medication management for people living in the community with dementia and chronic illness: a literature review
Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing - Dementia Service Development Grant - 2006-07

What is current Medication Management in District Nursing Practice?
RDNS Foundation - October 2002-March 2003
Outcomes -

• Executive Summary
• Final Report

A Framework for Mapping RDNS Core Processes
RDNS Service - 2006

Clinical Audit in Community Health
RDNS Service - 2006

Clinical Leadership in the Context of Community Nursing
RDNS Service - 2006

Competency Management in RDNS
RDNS Service - 2007

Defining Responsiveness within the Context of Community Nursing - A Literature Review
RDNS Service - 2005

Development of Clinical Governance Improvement Initiatives in Community Nursing
RDNS Service - 2005

Evidence-based Review of RDNS Direct Health Helpline Protocols
RDNS Direct - 2006-07

Frameworks Regulating Player Mobility Between Amateur Sports Clubs
DragonBoat SA - 2006

Identifying a Workforce Planning Framework for Community Nursing
RDNS Service - 2005

Managing Change in the Context of a Community Nursing Organisation: A Literature Review
RDNS Service - 2006

Organisational Learning and Learning Organisations: A Literature Review
RDNS Service - 2006

Solutions to Workforce Issues in Community Health Care
RDNS Service - 2006

The Nurse Practitioner Role in Community Nursing
RDNS Service - 2006

Moving On - positive stories from women survivors of child sexual abuse
Funded by Community Benefit SA ($25,000 - 2006 / 2008)
Outcomes - A book detailing inspiring stories from women from women who have confronted the adversities and personal challenges associated with sexual abuse during their childhood. These women have had the courage to work through past difficulties to move into a future with which they are content. They reveal the thinking, decision-making, strategies and actions that have enabled them to reclaim their lives, to grow and keep moving on.

Copies of "Moving On" may be purchased from the RDNS Research Unit for $20 plus $7 postage/handling -

• please click here for the order form.

Click below to download a copy of the entire book and book cover.
Please note the book is 240 pages so will take a little while to open and to print.

• Moving On Book (10MB)
• Moving On Book Cover (3MB)

Promoting Capacity with Homeless Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Misusing Alcohol, Drugs or Gambling Project undertaken in collaboration with Catherine House Inc.
Funded by the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation (AER) Foundation Limited Community Development Grant
($159,000 - 2003-05)
Abstract

• Executive Summary inc

• Final Project Report inc Project Processes & Recommendations (pdf 1.2MB)

Resource for CSA Survivors "Reclaiming Myself After Child Sexual Abuse" (self help guide - pdf 2.3MB)
Resource for Service Providers "Facilitating Transition After Child Sexual Abuse" (outlining the transition process - pdf 1.7MB)

For more information, email Dr Antonia van Loon, Project Manager/Senior Research Fellow, or email the Research Unit or phone (08) 8208 5355.

Transition: moving through life’s adverse disruptions
Dr Debbie Kralik and Dr Antonia van Loon recently developed a poster titled ‘Transition: moving through life’s adverse disruptions’, for the United Nations Conference ‘Engaging Healthy Communities' held during August 2005 in Brisbane. This poster outlines the developing transitions theory that has been the focus of Dr Kralik’s research for the past decade, and more recently Dr van Loon. The poster includes a (tested) practical model that community health workers can use to assist people to move through adversity. This model has direct applicability to the National Chronic Illness Self Management agenda. Approximately 2500 delegates attended the conference and the poster received accolades from many. Click here to download the poster. (PDF, 1.2Mb) This poster prints best as A3, if you would like a copy of the poster please email the research unit.