Overview
Background
Dr Amy Johnston currently holds a conjoint senior research fellow/senior lecturer position between University of QLD and Metro South Hospital & Health Service, Department of Emergency Medicine (based at Princess Alexandra hospital) and senior lectureship in School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work. For the past 4 years she worked across the academic and healthcare environments to conduct her own research as well as supporting clinicians to develop the skills and confidence to participate in, and conduct research projects relevant to their clinical work. Amy is a neurobiologist and nurse with extensive teaching and research experience and a particular interest in Emergency Department service delivery and patient flow. Her wide experience has helped her develop a broadening national and international profile. She has co-authored in excess of 90 (96) publications, 143 abstracts, between awarded approximately $0.8million in grant funding, and supported 3 PhD candidates to completion with another 5 currently working towards their PhD qualifications. Her H-index is 23 (Scopus). Field weighted citation impact 2016-2019 = 1.62 (SciVal March 2020), with 16.7% of publications in the top 10% most cited worldwide, 28.6% of publications in the top 10% of journals and 21.4% demonstrating international collaboration.
Researcher ID B-2931-2010; ORCID 0000-0002-9979-997X
Availability
- Dr Amy Johnston is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, University of New England Australia
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of New England Australia
- Postgraduate Diploma, Open University (UK)
- Masters (Coursework) of Education, Open University (UK)
- Bachelor of Nursing, Griffith University
Research interests
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Clinical Biosciences
Nursing is a continually evolving profession that requires practitioners that have both hands-on skills and an underpinning, knowledge-based questioning approach that ensures that they are always able to provide patients with the best possible care. Thus, as a nursing academic it is my shared responsibility to support nursing students to develop the capacity to continually seek current evidence, integrate that evidence into their practice and then reflect on and evaluate their practice. A nurse who can communicate clearly and effectively with a client, undertake a thorough patient assessment, critically clinically reason, synthesis evidence and then implement individualised common sense solutions for consumers that is based on their personal needs and on sound foundational knowledge and research evidence is the ideal outcome of any program I help deliver.
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Emergency Care
My developing research profile is eclectic, but currently centred around patient safety, in all its aspects, in emergency care, particularly from a nursing and multidisciplinary perspective. I am involved in number of research projects including projects linking various pre-hospital and hospital data sources to better understand the patient journey and outcomes, that evaluate Service Delivery (Patient Flow) models that include the Emergency Department such as specialist staff roles (ambulance offload nurse) and combinations of staff roles and units (early assessment and streaming system). I am also central to multi-site projects evaluating hospital avoidance strategies linked to mass gathering events such as ‘schoolies’ and ‘marathon’ leading forward into care delivery for Commonwealth games. I am PI on a project examining workforce factors that impact on ED staff at a state, and International level, with sites as far as Sweden. My most recent projects include exploring recognition and response to sepsis by registered nurses in emergency departments. I am contributing to projects exploring Occupational violence with EDs and documentation of domestic violence in EDs.
Works
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2019
Journal Article
Impacts on in-event, ambulance and emergency department services from patients presenting from a mass gathering event: a retrospective analysis
Ranse, Jamie, Lenson, Shane, Keene, Toby, Luther, Matt, Burke, Brandon, Hutton, Alison, Johnston, Amy N.B. and Crilly, Julia (2019). Impacts on in-event, ambulance and emergency department services from patients presenting from a mass gathering event: a retrospective analysis. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31 (3), 423-428. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13194
2019
Journal Article
Just how bad does it have to be? Industry and academic assessors’ experiences of failing to fail – A descriptive study
Hughes, Lynda J., Mitchell, Marion L. and Johnston, Amy N.B. (2019). Just how bad does it have to be? Industry and academic assessors’ experiences of failing to fail – A descriptive study. Nurse Education Today, 76, 206-215. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2019.02.011
2019
Journal Article
Systematic reviews of clinical practice guidelines: a methodological guide
Johnston, Amy, Kelly, Shannon E., Hsieh, Shu-Ching, Skidmore, Becky and Wells, George A. (2019). Systematic reviews of clinical practice guidelines: a methodological guide. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 108, 64-76. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.11.030
2019
Journal Article
Emergency nurses’ knowledge and understanding of their role in recognising and responding to patients with sepsis: a qualitative study
Harley, A., Johnston, A. N. B., Denny, K. J., Keijzers, G., Crilly, J. and Massey, D. (2019). Emergency nurses’ knowledge and understanding of their role in recognising and responding to patients with sepsis: a qualitative study. International Emergency Nursing, 43, 106-112. doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2019.01.005
2019
Journal Article
Health care provision during a sporting mass gathering: a structure and process description of on-site care delivery
Johnston, Amy N. B., Wadham, Jasmine, Polong-Brown, Josea, Aitken, Michael, Ranse, Jamie, Hutton, Alison, Richards, Brent and Crilly, Julia (2019). Health care provision during a sporting mass gathering: a structure and process description of on-site care delivery. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 34 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1017/s1049023x18001206
2019
Book Chapter
The structure and function of the neurological system
Johnston, A. N. B (2019). The structure and function of the neurological system. Understanding pathophysiology. (pp. 100-125) edited by J. Craft and C. Gordon. Sydney: Mosby Elsevier.
2019
Book Chapter
Concepts of neurological dysfunction
Johnston, A. N. B. and Thompson, S. (2019). Concepts of neurological dysfunction. Understanding pathophysiology. (pp. 150-170) edited by J. Craft, C. Gordon and A. Tiziani. Sydney: Mosby Elsevier.
2019
Journal Article
Emergency clinician perceptions of occupational stressors and coping strategies: a multi-site study
Elder, Elizabeth, Johnston, Amy N. B., Wallis, Marianne, Greenslade, Jaimi H. and Crilly, Julia (2019). Emergency clinician perceptions of occupational stressors and coping strategies: a multi-site study. International Emergency Nursing, 45, 17-24. doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2019.03.006
2019
Book Chapter
Alterations of neurological function across the lifespan
Johnston, A. N. B. and Barton, M. (2019). Alterations of neurological function across the lifespan. Understanding pathophysiology. (pp. 171-190) edited by J. Craft, C. Gordon and A. Tiziani. Sydney: Mosby Elsevier.
2018
Journal Article
Use of online asynchronous discussion boards to engage students, enhance critical thinking, and foster staff-student/student-student collaboration: a mixed method study
Osborne, Debora M., Byrne, Jacqui H., Massey, Debbie L. and Johnston, Amy N. B. (2018). Use of online asynchronous discussion boards to engage students, enhance critical thinking, and foster staff-student/student-student collaboration: a mixed method study. Nurse Education Today, 70, 40-46. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2018.08.014
2018
Journal Article
Compression socks and the effects on coagulation and fibrinolytic activation during marathon running
Zadow, E. K., Adams, M. J., Wu, S. S. X., Kitic, C. M., Singh, I., Kundur, A., Bost, N., Johnston, A. N. B., Crilly, J., Bulmer, A. C., Halson, S. L. and Fell, J. W. (2018). Compression socks and the effects on coagulation and fibrinolytic activation during marathon running. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 118 (10), 2171-2177. doi: 10.1007/s00421-018-3929-5
2018
Journal Article
Human influences impacting assessors’ experiences of marginal student performances in clinical courses
Hughes, Lynda J., Johnston, Amy N.B. and Mitchell, Marion L. (2018). Human influences impacting assessors’ experiences of marginal student performances in clinical courses. Collegian, 25 (5), 541-547. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2018.02.001
2018
Journal Article
Impact of MAGNET hospital designation on nursing culture: an integrative review
Anderson, Vinah L., Johnston, Amy N. B., Massey, Debbie and Bamford-Wade, Anita (2018). Impact of MAGNET hospital designation on nursing culture: an integrative review. Contemporary Nurse, 54 (4-5), 1-28. doi: 10.1080/10376178.2018.1507677
2018
Journal Article
Clinician perspectives of a mental health consumer flow strategy in an emergency department
Bost, Nerolie, Johnston, Amy, Broadbent, Marc and Crilly, Julia (2018). Clinician perspectives of a mental health consumer flow strategy in an emergency department. Collegian, 25 (4), 415-420. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2017.10.007
2018
Journal Article
Do consumers who identify as Muslim experience culturally safe care (CSC) in the Emergency Department (ED)? A scoping review
Ding, Mingshuang, Johnston, Amy N.B., Mohammed, Omer A., Luong, Kathy and Massey, Debbie (2018). Do consumers who identify as Muslim experience culturally safe care (CSC) in the Emergency Department (ED)? A scoping review. Australasian Emergency Care, 21 (3), 93-98. doi: 10.1016/j.auec.2018.08.001
2018
Journal Article
How organisational processes influence assessors’ experiences of marginal students’ performances in clinical assessments
Hughes, Lynda J., Johnston, Amy N.B. and Mitchell, Marion L. (2018). How organisational processes influence assessors’ experiences of marginal students’ performances in clinical assessments. Collegian, 26 (2), 242-249. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2018.07.010
2018
Journal Article
Youtube for millennial nursing students; using internet technology to support student engagement with bioscience
Johnston, Amy NB., Barton, Matthew J., Williams-Pritchard, Grant A. and Todorovic, Michael (2018). Youtube for millennial nursing students; using internet technology to support student engagement with bioscience. Nurse Education in Practice, 31, 151-155. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2018.06.002
2018
Journal Article
A scoping review of the use and contribution of simulation in Australian undergraduate nurse education
Kunst, Elicia L., Henderson, Amanda and Johnston, Amy N. B. (2018). A scoping review of the use and contribution of simulation in Australian undergraduate nurse education. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 19, 17-29. doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2018.03.003
2018
Journal Article
The impact of shift work on eating patterns and self-care strategies utilised by experienced and inexperienced nurses
Gifkins, Jane, Johnston, Amy and Loudoun, Rebecca (2018). The impact of shift work on eating patterns and self-care strategies utilised by experienced and inexperienced nurses. Chronobiology International, 35 (6), 811-820. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2018.1466790
2018
Journal Article
Morale, stress and coping strategies of staff working in the emergency department: a comparison of two different-sized departments
Abraham, Louisa J, Thom, Ogilvie, Greenslade, Jaimi H, Wallis, Marianne, Johnston, Amy N.B., Carlström, Eric, Mills, Donna and Crilly, Julia (2018). Morale, stress and coping strategies of staff working in the emergency department: a comparison of two different-sized departments. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 30 (3), 375-381. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12895
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Amy Johnston is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the influence of adverse childhood experiences among adults who frequently present to Emergency Departments.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Robyne Le Brocque
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The development, implementation, and evaluation of a digital occupational violence patient risk assessment tool in the emergency department
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Centaine Snoswell
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Recognition, Escalation, and Management of Paediatric Sepsis in the Emergency Department
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Luregn Schlapbach
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