Summary
Melissa's research interests include end-of-life care, palliative care, terminal care and chronic illness.
Melissa is currently completing a Phd investigating how nurses 'regocnise' and 'respond' to the dying patient in the acute hospital setting.
Experience
- Lecturer, PhD Candidate, Monash University, School of Nursing and Midwifery 2009 – present
- Clinical Nurse Consultant (Research), Joint Appointment Monash University and Peninsula Health 2008 – 2009
Education
- University of Sydney, Masters Nursing (Honours), 2009
- Deakin University, Master of Professional Education and Training, 2009
- Deakin University, Master of Nursing Practice, 2008
Publications
- Problems associated with end of life care in acute hospitals, End of Life Care 2011
- End of Life Care in Acute Hospitals - An Integrative Literature Review, Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness 2011
- Recognizing Dying in Acute Care, Australian Nursing Journa 2011
- The unacknowledged role of after-death care carried out by palliative care nurses, End of Life Care 2010
- End of Life Care: the importance of advance care planning in primary care, Australian Family Physician 2010
- End of Life Management of adult patients in an Australian Metropolitan Intensive Care Unit, Australian Critical Care 2010
- End of Life Clinician-Family Communication in the ICU: A retrospective observational study, Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing 2010
Research Areas
- Nursing Not Elsewhere Classified (111099)
- Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care) (111003)
- Nursing (1110)
Available for
- Multidisciplinary Research Collaboration
- Speaking Engagements
- Expertise Requests
- Media Interviews