Overview
Background
Gillian Ray-Barruel, RN PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow with UQ School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work and the Herston Infectious Diseases Institute (HeIDI), and she is Director of Education with the Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research (AVATAR) and Associate Editor for the journal Infection, Disease & Health.
Formerly a critical care nurse and research coordinator, Gillian has over 15 years of vascular access research experience, with an emphasis on device assessment and clinical decision making to improve patient outcomes. After identifying a gap between evidence-based guidelines and clinical practice, she created the I-DECIDED® device assessment and decision tool, which has been included in several textbooks and disseminated in multiple languages and is in use in many hospitals worldwide.
Availability
- Dr Gillian Ray-Barruel is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Nursing Science, New York University
- Graduate Certificate in Intensive Care Nursing, Queensland University of Technology
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Arts, Griffith University
- Graduate Certificate of TESOL, Griffith University
Research interests
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Infection prevention of invasive devices
Management of invasive devices to prevent infection
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Nurses' assessment and decision making
Strategies and tools for assessment and decision making
Research impacts
After identifying a gap between evidence-based guidelines and clinical practice, Gillian created the I-DECIDED® device assessment and decision tool, which has appeared in several foundational nursing textbooks and is now used in many hospitals worldwide. To learn more, visit I-DECIDED assessment and decision tool (avatargroup.org.au)
Works
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2015
Journal Article
Conflicting models of care for people with mental disabilities in Charles Dickens's fiction and journalism
Ray-Barruel, Gillian (2015). Conflicting models of care for people with mental disabilities in Charles Dickens's fiction and journalism. Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies, 9 (1), 89-105. doi: 10.3828/jlcds.2015.6
2015
Journal Article
Global is local: Bringing IV research back to the bedside
Ray-Barruel, Gillian and Rickard, Claire M. (2015). Global is local: Bringing IV research back to the bedside. British Journal of Nursing, 24 (8), S3-S3. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2015.24.Sup8.S3
2014
Journal Article
Infusion phlebitis assessment measures: A systematic review
Ray-Barruel, Gillian, Polit, Denise F., Murfield, Jenny E. and Rickard, Claire M. (2014). Infusion phlebitis assessment measures: A systematic review. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 20 (2), 191-202. doi: 10.1111/jep.12107
2014
Journal Article
Are infusion phlebitis assessment scales reliable and valid?
Ray-Barruel, Gillian (2014). Are infusion phlebitis assessment scales reliable and valid?. British Journal of Nursing, 23 (SUPPL. 8), S15-S15. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2014.23.Sup8.S15
2011
Journal Article
Towards improved organisational support for nurses working in research roles in the clinical setting: a mixed method investigation
Rickard, Claire M., Williams, Ged, Ray-Barruel, Gillian, Armit, Lyn, Perry, Chris John, Luke, Haida, Duffy, Paula and Wallis, Marianne (2011). Towards improved organisational support for nurses working in research roles in the clinical setting: a mixed method investigation. Collegian, 18 (4), 165-176. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2011.07.002
2011
Journal Article
Nursing considerations to complement the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines
Aitken, Leanne M., Williams, Ged, Harvey, Maurene, Blot, Stijn, Kleinpell, Ruth, Labeau, Sonia, Marshall, Andrea, Ray-Barruel, Gillian, Moloney-Harmon, Patricia A., Robson, Wayne, Johnson, Alexander P., Lan, Pang Nguk and Ahrens, Tom (2011). Nursing considerations to complement the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines. Critical Care Medicine, 39 (7), 1800-1818. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31821867cc
2009
Journal Article
The relationship between intravenous infusate colonisation and fluid container hang time
Rickard, Claire M., Vannapraseuth, Boun, McGrail, Matthew R., Keene, Lorraine J., Rambaldo, Sam, Smith, Chloe A. and Ray-Barruel, Gillian (2009). The relationship between intravenous infusate colonisation and fluid container hang time. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18 (21), 3022-3028. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02870.x
2009
Journal Article
Bioethics and birth: insights on risk decision-making for an elective caesarean after a prior caesarean delivery
McGrath, Pam, Phillips, Emma and Ray-Barruel, Gillian (2009). Bioethics and birth: insights on risk decision-making for an elective caesarean after a prior caesarean delivery. Monash Bioethics Review, 28 (3), 22.1-+.
2009
Journal Article
The easy option? Australian findings on mothers' perception of elective Caesarean as a birth choice after a prior Caesarean section
McGrath, Pam and Ray-Barruel, Gillian (2009). The easy option? Australian findings on mothers' perception of elective Caesarean as a birth choice after a prior Caesarean section. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 15 (4), 271-279. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2009.01762.x
2009
Journal Article
Supporting academic publication: evaluation of a writing course combined with writers' support group
Rickard, Claire M., McGrail, Matthew R., Jones, Rebecca, O'Meara, Peter, Robinson, Anske, Burley, Mollie and Ray-Barruel, Gillian (2009). Supporting academic publication: evaluation of a writing course combined with writers' support group. Nurse Education Today, 29 (5), 516-521. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.11.005
2009
Journal Article
Changes in serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein following antimicrobial therapy as a guide to antibiotic duration in the critically ill: a prospective evaluation
Venkatesh, B., Kennedy, P., Kruger, P. S., Looke, D., Jones, M., Hall, J. and Barruel, G. R. (2009). Changes in serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein following antimicrobial therapy as a guide to antibiotic duration in the critically ill: a prospective evaluation. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 37 (1), 20-26. doi: 10.1177/0310057x0903700102
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