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Wendy Smyth
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Smyth, Wendy, McArdle, Joleen, Heinrich, Gwenn, Manickam, Valli, Lee, Ickjai, Holdsworth, Jason, Omonaiye, Olumuyiwa, and Nagle, Cate (2024) Unravelling the possibilities: a cross-over randomised controlled feasibility trial on immersive virtual reality in haemodialysis. BMC Digital Health, 2. 27.
Finnimore, Kara, Smyth, Wendy, Carrucan, Janine, and Nagle, Cate (2023) Nurses’ knowledge, practices and perceptions regarding Clostridioides difficile: survey results. Infection, Disease & Health, 28 (1). pp. 39-46.
Kearney, Lauren, Crasswell, Alison, Cole, Roni, Hadland, Mariann, Smyth, Wendy, and Nagle, Cate (2023) Woman-centred care and integrated electronic medical records within Australian maternity settings: Point prevalence audit and observational study. Midwifery, 123. 103718.
Jones, Angela E., Nagle, Cate, Ahern, Tracey, and Smyth, Wendy (2022) Evidence for a nurse-led protocol for removing urinary catheters: A scoping review. Collegian, 30 (1). pp. 190-197.
Jones, Angela, Nagle, Cate, Smyth, Wendy, and Ahern, Tracey (2022) Evidence for nurse-led protocol for removing urinary catheters. In: The National Nursing Forum Program. pp. 58-59. From: The National Nursing Forum 2022, 17-19 August 2022, Darwin, NT, Australia.
Smyth, Wendy, McArdle, Joleen, Wicking, Kristin, Quayle, Kimberley, and Nagle, Cate (2022) Facilitating personal hygiene choices for renal patients with central venous lines: a multi-phase study. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 39 (3). pp. 24-32.
McIntosh, Christine, Elvin, Ann, Smyth, Wendy, Birks, Melanie, and Nagle, Cate (2022) Health promotion, health literacy and vaccine hesitancy: the role of humanoid robots. Inquiry, 59.
Smyth, Wendy, McArdle, Joleen, Body-Dempsey, John, Manickam, Valli, Swinbourne, Anne, Lee, Ickjai, Holdsworth, Jason, Omonaiye, Olumuyiwa, and Nagle, Cate (2022) Immersive virtual reality in a northern Queensland haemodialysis unit: Study protocol for a cross-over randomised controlled feasibility trial (ACTRN12621000732886). Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 28. 100956.
Acher, Vickie, Smyth, Wendy, and Nagle, Cate (2021) Bathing wipes, a valuable hygiene option for frail older persons at home: a proof-of-concept study. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 38 (3). pp. 43-46.
Omonaiye, Olumuyiwa, Smyth, Wendy, and Nagle, Cate (2021) Impact of virtual reality interventions on haemodialysis patients: a scoping review. Journal of Renal Care, 47 (3). pp. 193-207.
Shields, Linda, Jomeen, Julie, Smyth, Wendy, and Stanley, David (2020) Matthew Flinders Senior (1751-1802): surgeon and 'man midwife'. Journal of Medical Biography, 28 (2). pp. 115-120.
Wright, Kathy Lee, Verney, Karen, Brennan, Daryl, Lindsay, David, Lindsay, Daniel, and Smyth, Wendy (2019) Administrative staff self-reported long-term conditions: findings from a regional Australian health service. International Journal of Workplace Health Managment, 12 (6). pp. 483-494.
Lindsay, David, Brennan, Daryl, Lindsay, Daniel, Holmes, Colin, and Smyth, Wendy (2019) Conceal or reveal? Patterns of self-disclosure of long-term conditions at work by health professionals in a large regional Australian health service. International Journal of Workplace Health Managment, 12 (5). pp. 339-351.
MacLean, Debbie, Morton, Judy, Birks, Melanie, Smithson, John, Smyth, Wendy, and Nagle, Cate (2018) Clinical placement in nursing and midwifery: challenging the status quo. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 25 (11). pp. 40-41.
Jessup, Melanie, Smyth, Wendy, Abernethy, Gail, Shields, Linda, and Douglas, Tonia (2018) Family-centred care for families living with cystic fibrosis in a rural setting: a qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27 (3-4). e590-e599.
Edwards, Danielle J., Wicking, Kristin, Smyth, Wendy, Shields, Linda, and Douglas, Tonia (2018) Information needs of parents of infants diagnosed with cystic fibrosis: results of a pilot study. Journal of Child Health Care, 22 (3). pp. 382-392.
Abernethy, Gail, Smyth, Wendy, Arnold-Nott, Catriona, Aquilina, Chloe, Stewart, Ruth, and UNSPECIFIED (2018) Investigation on the use and acceptability of the Edmonton Frail Scale in a rural primary care setting. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 26. pp. 449-450.
Arnold-Nott, Catriona, Abernethy, Gail, and Smyth, Wendy (2017) The best tool to assess frailty in general practice and rural communities. In: Proceedings of the 14th National Rural Health Conference. From: 14th National Rural Health Conference, 26-29 April 2017, Cairns, QLD, Australia.
Smyth, Wendy, Abernethy, Gail, Jessup, Melanie, Douglas, Tonia, and Shields, Linda (2017) Family-centred care in cystic fibrosis: a pilot study in North Queensland, Australia. Nursing Open, 4 (3). pp. 168-173.
McArdle, J., Wicking, K., Smyth, W., and Gardner, A. (2017) Haemodialysis central venous catheter exit site dressings in the tropics: a crossover randomised controlled trial. Wound Practice and Research, 25 (4). pp. 200-207.
Smyth, Wendy, Lindsay, David, Brennan, Daryl, and Lindsay, Daniel (2017) Medical and allied health staff self-reported long-term conditions: findings from a regional Australian health service. International Journal of Workplace Health Managment, 10 (6). pp. 418-433.
Shields, L., Jessup, M., Smyth, W., Abernethy, G., and Douglas, T. (2017) Implications for telehealth for accessing education in rural areas: children with a severe chronic disease. In: [Presented at the 33rd National SPERA Conference]. From: 33rd National SPERA Conference, 27 - 29 September 2017, Canberra. (Unpublished)
Smyth, Wendy, and Abernethy, Gail (2016) Sustaining nursing and midwifery grand rounds in a regional Australian health service. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing , 47 (7). pp. 316-320.
Moyle, Wendy, Bramble, Marguerite, Bauer, Michael, Smyth, Wendy, and Beattie, Elizabeth (2016) 'They rush you and push you too much ... and you can't really get any good response off them': a qualitative examination of family involvement in care of people with dementia in acute care. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 35 (2). E30-E34.
Smyth, Wendy, Kruze, Rose, Al Mamun, Abdullah, White, Andrew, and Shields, Linda (2016) Working with families in community services: multidisciplinary perceptions of working with children and their parents. Neonatal, Paediatric and Child Health Nursing, 19 (1). pp. 18-23.
Shields, Linda, and Smyth, Wendy (2016) Common quantitative methods. In: Schneider, Zevia, and Whitehead, Dean, (eds.) Nursing and Midwifery Research: methods and appraisal for evidence-based practice. Elsevier, Chatswood, NSW, Australia, pp. 143-164.
Smyth, Wendy, McArdle, Joleen, and Gardner, Anne (2016) Central venous catheter exit site dressings: balancing patients' needs, nurses' experiences and the research evidence. Wound Practice and Research, 24 (1). pp. 41-46.
Smyth, Wendy, Lindsay, David, Holmes, Colin, Gardner, Anne, and Rahman, Kazi Mizanur (2016) Self-reported long-term conditions of nurses and midwives across a northern Australian health service: a survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 62. pp. 22-35.
Kruze, Rose, Smyth, Wendy, White, Andrew, Mamun, Abdulla, and Shields, Linda (2015) Do staff working with families in community child health hold different perceptions than their counterparts in acute settings? Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 17 (1). p. 12.
Smyth, Wendy, Wright, Kelly, Burton, Sandra, and Murray, Helen (2015) Knowledge of delirium improves following staff education: results of a pre/post survey. Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 17 (1). p. 11.
Smyth, Wendy, Lindsay, David, Holmes, Colin, and Gardner, Anne (2015) Nurses and midwives in north Australia: a survey of their long-term conditions and how they manage them. Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 17 (1). p. 12.
Smyth, Wendy, McArdle, Joleen, and Gardner, Anne (2015) Which dressing? Qualitative aspects of a randomised controlled trial of wound dressings. Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 17 (1). p. 11.
Smyth, Wendy, Abernethy, Gail, Mason, Matthew, Carrucan, Janine, Hayes, Megan, and Shields, Linda (2015) Patients' perceptions of hospital-acquired infections in northern Queensland, Australia: a pilot study. American Journal of Infection Control, 43 (4). pp. 418-419.
Smyth, Wendy, Hartig, Vicki, Hayes, Megan, and Manickam, Valli (2015) Patients' adherence to aspects of haemodialysis regimens in tropical North Queensland, Australia. Journal of Renal Care, 41 (2). pp. 110-118.
Laffin, Nadine, Smyth, Wendy, Heyer, Elizabeth, Fasugba, Oyebola, Abernethy, Gail, and Gardner, Anne (2015) Effectiveness and acceptability of a moisturizing cream and a barrier cream during radiation therapy for breast cancer in the tropics: a randomized controlled trial. Cancer Nursing, 38 (3). pp. 205-214.
Molloy, Ryley, Smyth, Wendy, and Shields, Linda (2015) Protocol for study of who owns the child in hospital. Working Papers in the Health Sciences, 1 (11). pp. 1-6.
Heyer, Elizabeth, Smyth, Wendy, Laffin, Nadine, and Gardner, Anne (2015) Protocol paper: a randomized trial of 2 creams in the skin care of patients receiving radiation therapy for breast cancer in the tropics. Cancer Nursing, 38 (4). E35-E41.
Mason, Matt, Smyth, Wendy, Abernethy, Gail, Carrucan, Janine, Hayes, Megan, and Shields, Linda (2014) A research journey: undertaking a pilot study of patients' perceptions of healthcare-acquired infections. In: Posters from the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control Conference. From: ACIPC 2014: Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control Conference, 23-26 November 2014, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Smyth, Wendy, Hartig, Vicki, Burrows, Amy, Quayle, Kimberley, Hayes, Megan, and Manickam, Valli (2014) Adherence to haemodialysis regimens: how big is the problem and what can we do to make it easier? Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 15 (3). p. 61.
Davidson, Mandy, Carrucan, Janine, McLean, Kathleen, and Smyth, Wendy (2014) Does the use of an antimicrobial disposable curtain reduce cleaning time, laundry costs and the rate of multiresistant organism transmission? Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 15 (3). p. 57.
Edwards, Danielle, Smyth, Wendy, Jones, Rhondda, Wainwright, Claire, Branch-Smith, Cindy, Wicking, Kristin, Douglas, Tonia, and Shields, Linda (2014) Information needs and priorities of parents of infants newly diagnosed with cystic fibrosis: a literature review. Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 15 (3). p. 56.
McLean, Kathleen, Carrucan, Janine, Trait, Sharon, Davidson, Mandy, and Smyth, Wendy (2014) Patients prefer being in a single room even if they do not know they have an infection. Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 15 (3). pp. 60-61.
Carrucan, Janine, Smyth, Wendy, Abernethy, Gail, Mason, Matthew, Sparke, Vanessa, Hayes, Megan, and Shields, Linda (2014) Patients' perceptions of hospital-acquired infections in two facilities in North Queensland, Australia: a pilot study. Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 15 (3). pp. 55-56.
Smyth, Wendy, and Hayes, Megan (2014) A little bit of help goes such a long way: experiences of a student research intern initiative. Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 15 (3). p. 59.
Fasugba, Oyebola, Gardner, Anne, and Smyth, Wendy (2014) The Fitzpatrick skin type scale: a reliability and validity study in women undergoing radiation therapy for breast cancer. Journal of Wound Care, 23 (7). pp. 358-368.
Edwards, Danielle, Smyth, Wendy, Jones, Rhondda, Wainwright, Claire, Branch-Smith, Cindy, Wicking, Kristin, Douglas, Tonia, and Shields, Linda (2014) Protocol for study of information needs of parents of infants newly diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Working Papers in the Health Sciences, 1 (8). pp. 1-7.
Heyer, Elizabeth, Laffin, Nadine, Smyth, Wendy, Gardner, Anne, Abernethy, Gail, and Fasugba, Oyebola (2013) Do patients receiving radiation treatment for breast cancer in a tropical setting prefer to use a barrier cream or a moisturising cream as part of their skin care regimen? Results from a randomised controlled trial. Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 14 (1). p. 16.
Laffin, Nadine, Smyth, Wendy, Heyer, Elizabeth, Gardner, Anne, Abernethy, Gail, and Fasugba, Oyebola (2013) Is a barrier cream more effective than a moisturiser in preventing moist desquamation in patients receiving radiation treatment for breast cancer? Results of a randomised controlled trial. Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 14 (1). pp. 16-17.
Abernethy, Gail, and Smyth, Wendy (2013) The search for an evidence-based intervention to improve hand hygiene compliance in a residential aged care facility. Healthcare Infection, 18 (4). pp. 156-161.
Smyth, Wendy, Hartig, Vicki, and Manickam, Valli (2013) Outcomes of buttonhole and rope-ladder cannulation techniques in a tropical renal service. Journal of Renal Care, 39 (3). pp. 157-165.
Abernethy, Gail, and Smyth, Wendy (2013) Nursing grand rounds: the North Queensland, Australia, experience. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing , 44 (5). pp. 203-208.
Smyth, Wendy, Fielding, Elaine, Beattie, Elizabeth, Gardner, Anne, Moyle, Wendy, Franklin, Sara, Hines, Sonia, and MacAndrew, Margaret (2013) A survey-based study of knowledge of Alzheimer's disease among health care staff. BMC Geriatrics, 13. 2. pp. 1-8.
Lawlor, Jenine, Furyk, Jeremy, Franklin, Richard, Plummer, David, Shields, Linda, and Smyth, Wendy (2013) An evaluation of the research capacity of Emergency Department clinicians at the Townsville Hospital. Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 14 (1). p. 23.
Molloy, Ryley, Smyth, Wendy, Zhou, Huaqiong, and Shields, Linda (2013) The ideal of family-centred care: what the evidence tells us. Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 14 (1). p. 15.
Gardner, Anne, Smyth, Wendy, Renison, Bronia, Cann, Tina, and Vicary, Mary (2012) Supporting rural and remote area nurses to utilise and conduct research: an intervention study. Collegian, 19 (2). pp. 97-105.
Thomsen, Rosie, Smyth, Wendy, Gardner, Anne, and Ketchell, Jennifer (2012) Centrelink: an innovative urban intervention for improving adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander access to vaccination. Healthcare Infection, 17 (4). pp. 136-141.
Laffin, N., and Smyth, W. (2011) Prevention of radiation-induced moist desquamation in the tropics: A literature review of non-prescription skin care products. Wound Practice and Research, 19 (3). pp. 136-144.
Holmes, Colin A., and Smyth, Wendy (2011) Carspecken's critical methodology - a theoretical assessment. International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, 5 (2). pp. 146-154.
Smyth, Wendy, Toombes, Janelle, and Usher, Kim (2011) Children's postoperative pro re nata (PRN) analgesia: nurses' administration practices. Contemporary Nurse, 37 (2). pp. 160-172.
Jennings, Karen, Cann, Tina, and Smyth, Wendy (2011) Peripherally inserted central catheter complications highlight the need for ongoing support: results of a chart audit. Healthcare Infection, 16 (3). pp. 95-99.
Smyth, W., and Keeley, T. (2011) An audit of radiation-induced mucositis in a tropical cancer centre: the importance of adhering to a mouth care regimen. Wound Practice and Research, 19 (2). pp. 98-101.
Hartig, Vicki, and Smyth, Wendy (2009) "Everyone should buttonhole": a novel technique for a regional Australian renal service. Journal of Renal Care, 35 (3). pp. 114-119.
Smyth, Wendy (2008) In at the deep end: the culture of nursing research in a paediatric ward. PhD thesis, James Cook University.
Smyth, Wendy, and Holmes, Colin (2005) Using Carspecken's critical ethnography in nursing research. Contemporary Nurse, 19 (1). pp. 65-74.
Smith, Derek R., Smyth, Wendy, Leggat, Peter A., and Wang, Rui-Sheng (2005) Prevalence of hand dermatitis among hospital nurses working in a tropical environment. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 22 (3). pp. 28-32.
Smith, Derek Richard, Leggat, Peter A., Smyth, Wendy, and Wang, Rui-Sheng (2003) Musculoskeletal disorders among female Australian nurses working in a unique tropical environment: results from a pilot study. Ergonomics Australia, 17 (3). pp. 14-17.