Overview
Background
Lori is an experienced intersive care nurse who has worked in a range of Intensive Care environments, and with an interest in advance mechancial ventilation, ECMO and VAD management. She completed her PhD in 2023, which investigated sleep monitoring techniques and sleep distruabnce among ICU patients, and impact of the clinical environment. Lori is the program lead in nursing at the University of Queensland and has an interest in how emerging technologies can be leveraged in nursing education and clinical simulation to enhance nursing students knowledge and critical thinking skills. Her career has focussed on providing high quality patient care to the critically ill, and undertaking clinical research to optimise patient care and outcomes.
Availability
- Dr Lori Delaney is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Member, Australian College of Critical Care Nurses, Australian College of Critical Care Nurses
- Member, Australian College of Nursing, Australian College of Nursing
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society
Research interests
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Sleep and sleep disturbance in acute illness
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Clinical simulation
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Delirium
Works
Search Professor Lori Delaney’s works on UQ eSpace
2025
Journal Article
Intensive Care Registered Nurses knowledge, attitudes and perspectives of caring for patients with mental health conditions: a scoping review
Wilson, Claire, Kilgour, Catherine and Delaney, Lori J. (2025). Intensive Care Registered Nurses knowledge, attitudes and perspectives of caring for patients with mental health conditions: a scoping review. Nurse Education Today, 147 106557, 106557-147. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106557
2025
Journal Article
Ending rheumatic heart disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: A systematic review of prevention programs in Australia
Cai, Yumeng, Delaney, Lori J., Lynch, Debby, Cunninghame, Jacqueline, Takashima, Mari, Ullman, Amanda, Toombs, Maree, Martin, Antonella, Thompson, Kate, Maxwell, Karina, Moore, Jane, Kilgour, Catherine and Holland, Lorelle (2025). Ending rheumatic heart disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: A systematic review of prevention programs in Australia. First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja Journal, 3 100040, 1-24. doi: 10.1016/j.fnhli.2024.100040
2024
Journal Article
Midwifery and nursing honours programs in Australia and New Zealand: a scoping review of contemporary challenges and opportunities
Shipton, Emma V., Kearney, Lauren, Delaney, Lori and Kilgour, Catherine (2024). Midwifery and nursing honours programs in Australia and New Zealand: a scoping review of contemporary challenges and opportunities. Women and Birth, 37 (5) 101641, 101641. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101641
2024
Conference Publication
Ending rheumatic heart disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: A systematic review of prevention programs in Australia
Cai, Yumeng (Emma), Delaney, Lori, Lynch, Debby, Kilgour, Catherine, Cunninghame, Jacqueline, Toombs, Maree, Ullman, Amanda, Takashima, Mari, Maxwell, Karina, Thompson, Kate, Moore, Jane and Holland, Lorelle (2024). Ending rheumatic heart disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: A systematic review of prevention programs in Australia. The National Nursing Forum, Cairns, QLD Australia, 14-16 August 2024. Canberra: Australian College of Nursing.
2024
Journal Article
Simulation strategies to develop undergraduate nurses' skills to identify patient deterioration: a quasi-experimental study
Tutticci, Naomi, Johnston, Sandra, Gillan, Pauline, McEnroe, Georgia, Lesse, Ryan, Currie, Jane, Ramsbotham, Joanne, Theobald, Karen and Delaney, Lori (2024). Simulation strategies to develop undergraduate nurses' skills to identify patient deterioration: a quasi-experimental study. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 91 101534. doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2024.101534
2024
Journal Article
Preventing pressure injuries in intensive care unit patients compared to non-intensive care unit patients: Is it any different?
Coyer, Fiona, Delaney, Lori and Ingleman, Jessica (2024). Preventing pressure injuries in intensive care unit patients compared to non-intensive care unit patients: Is it any different?. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 81 103586, 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2023.103586
2024
Book
Quality in healthcare: assessing what we do
Kilgour, Catherine and Delaney, Lori (2024). Quality in healthcare: assessing what we do. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/4174bad
2024
Journal Article
Mitigating intensive care unit noise: design-led modeling solutions, calculated acoustic outcomes, and cost implications
Jonescu, Emil E., Farrel, Benjamin, Ramanayaka, Chamil Erik, White, Christopher, Costanzo, Giuseppe, Delaney, Lori, Hahn, Rebecca, Ferrier, Janet and Litton, Edward (2024). Mitigating intensive care unit noise: design-led modeling solutions, calculated acoustic outcomes, and cost implications. Health Environments Research and Design Journal, 17 (3), 220-238. doi: 10.1177/19375867241237501
2024
Journal Article
Teaching nursing students to respond to patient deterioration using a deliberate practice mastery learning approach: A feasibility study
Johnston, Sandra, Delaney, Lori, Gillan, Pauline, Theobald, Karen, Ramsbotham, Joanne and Tutticci, Naomi (2024). Teaching nursing students to respond to patient deterioration using a deliberate practice mastery learning approach: A feasibility study. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 19 (1), e225-e228. doi: 10.1016/j.teln.2023.10.024
2023
Journal Article
Does improving sleep for the critically ill reduce the incidence and duration of delirium? An evidence-based review
Elliott, Rosalind and Delaney, Lori (2023). Does improving sleep for the critically ill reduce the incidence and duration of delirium? An evidence-based review. Nursing in Critical Care, 28 (5), 738-743. doi: 10.1111/nicc.12906
2023
Journal Article
Nursing student's perception and performance using rapid cycle intentional simulation: a quasi-experiential pilot study
Delaney, Lori, Tutticci, Naomi, Johnston, Sandra, Gillan, Pauline, Theobald, Karen, Ramsbotham, Joanne, McEnroe, Georgia, Leese, Ryan and Currie, Jane (2023). Nursing student's perception and performance using rapid cycle intentional simulation: a quasi-experiential pilot study. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 80, 35-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2023.04.003
2023
Journal Article
The accuracy of simple, feasible alternatives to polysomnography for assessing sleep in intensive care: an observational study
Delaney, Lori J., Litton, Edward, Huang, H-C Carol, Lopez, Violeta and van Haren, Frank MP. (2023). The accuracy of simple, feasible alternatives to polysomnography for assessing sleep in intensive care: an observational study. Australian Critical Care, 36 (3), 361-369. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.02.004
2023
Journal Article
Pressure injury prevention practice in Australian intensive care units: a national cross-sectional survey
Levido, Annabel, Fulbrook, Paul, Barakat-Johnson, Michelle, Campbell, Jill, Delaney, Lori, Latimer, Sharon, Walker, Rachel M., Wynne, Rochelle, Doubrovsky, Anna and Coyer, Fiona (2023). Pressure injury prevention practice in Australian intensive care units: a national cross-sectional survey. Australian Critical Care, 36 (2), 186-194. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2021.11.004
2023
Journal Article
Innovation in simulation during COVID-19 in school of nursing QUT
Johnston, Sandra, Delaney, Lori, Gillan, Pauline, Tutticci, Naomi, Theobald, Karen and Ramsbotham, Joanne (2023). Innovation in simulation during COVID-19 in school of nursing QUT. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal , 50-50.
2022
Journal Article
Factors influencing nursing students' ability to recognise and respond to simulated patient deterioration: A scoping review
Gillan, Pauline C., Delaney, Lori J., Tutticci, Naomi and Johnston, Sandra (2022). Factors influencing nursing students' ability to recognise and respond to simulated patient deterioration: A scoping review. Nurse Education in Practice, 62 103350, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103350
2022
Journal Article
Intervention to reduce unnecessary urinary catheter use in a large academic health science centre: a one-group, pretest, posttest study with a theory-based process evaluation
Backman, Chantal, Wooller, Krista R., Hasimja-Saraqini, Delvina, Demery Varin, Melissa, Crick, Michelle, Cho-Young, Danielle, Freeman, Lisa, Delaney, Lori and Squires, Janet E. (2022). Intervention to reduce unnecessary urinary catheter use in a large academic health science centre: a one-group, pretest, posttest study with a theory-based process evaluation. Nursing Open, 9 (2), 1432-1444. doi: 10.1002/nop2.920
2022
Journal Article
Nurse-led randomised controlled trials in the perioperative setting: a scoping review
Munday, Judy, Higgins, Niall, Mathew, Saira, Dalgleish, Lizanne, Batterbury, Anthony S., Burgess, Luke, Campbell, Jill, Delaney, Lori J., Griffin, Bronwyn R., Hughes, James A., Ingleman, Jessica, Keogh, Samantha and Coyer, Fiona (2022). Nurse-led randomised controlled trials in the perioperative setting: a scoping review. Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 35 (1) 7, e-49-e-61. doi: 10.26550/2209-1092.1187
2021
Journal Article
The nexus between sleep disturbance and delirium among intensive care patients
Delaney, Lori J., Litton, Edward and Van Haren, Frank (2021). The nexus between sleep disturbance and delirium among intensive care patients. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 33 (2), 155-171. doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2021.01.001
2021
Journal Article
The feasibility and reliability of actigraphy to monitor sleep in intensive care patients: an observational study
Delaney, L. J., Litton, E., Melehan, K. L., Huang, H. -C. C., Lopez, V. and Van Haren, F. (2021). The feasibility and reliability of actigraphy to monitor sleep in intensive care patients: an observational study. Critical Care, 25 (1) 42, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03447-8
2020
Journal Article
Exploring the application of mixed reality in Nurse education
Frost, Jane, Delaney, Lori and Fitzgerald, Robert (2020). Exploring the application of mixed reality in Nurse education. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, 6 (4), 214-219. doi: 10.1136/bmjstel-2019-000464
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Lori Delaney is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Oral Health in Aged Care: Addressing Oral Health Inequity and Unmet Dental Care Needs in Vulnerable Populations
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kristiana Ludlow, Professor Loc Do
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Doctor Philosophy
Helping children to flourish by improving sleep after childhood traumatic brain injury
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Lucy Burr, Professor Karen Barlow
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