Overview
Background
Professor Fiona Coyer has extensive experience as a leader in academic and research programs. In August 2012, she established the Intensive Care Nursing Professorial Unit at the Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital where she has developed a program of work focused on developing evidence-based approaches to nursing care and management of the skin integrity in the critically ill patient in intensive care.
Availability
- Professor Fiona Coyer is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Works
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2012
Journal Article
End-of-life care in the intensive care setting: A descriptive exploratory qualitative study of nurses' beliefs and practices
Ranse, Kristen, Yates, Patsy and Coyer, Fiona (2012). End-of-life care in the intensive care setting: A descriptive exploratory qualitative study of nurses' beliefs and practices. Australian Critical Care, 25 (1), 4-12. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2011.04.004
2011
Journal Article
The concept of difference and the experience of China-educated nurses working in Australia: A symbolic interactionist exploration
Zhou, Yunxian, Windsor, Carol, Theobald, Karen and Coyer, Fiona (2011). The concept of difference and the experience of China-educated nurses working in Australia: A symbolic interactionist exploration. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 48 (11), 1420-1428. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.05.003
2011
Journal Article
The provision of patient personal hygiene in the intensive care unit: A descriptive exploratory study of bed-bathing practice
Coyer, Fiona M., O'Sullivan, Judy and Cadman, Nicola (2011). The provision of patient personal hygiene in the intensive care unit: A descriptive exploratory study of bed-bathing practice. Australian Critical Care, 24 (3), 198-209. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2010.08.001
2011
Journal Article
A prospective pilot study evaluating the 'cardiac decompensation score' in the setting of intraaortic balloon counterpulsation
Lewis, Peter A., Bartlett, Harry, Townsend, Shane, Courtney, Mary D., Mullany, Daniel V. and Coyer, Fiona M. (2011). A prospective pilot study evaluating the 'cardiac decompensation score' in the setting of intraaortic balloon counterpulsation. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 27 (1), 31-36. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2010.10.001
2011
Book Chapter
Thorax and lungs
Lewis, P. A. and Coyer, F. (2011). Thorax and lungs. Weber and Kelley’s Health Assessment in Nursing (Australasian version). (pp. *-*) edited by Peter Lewis and David Foley. Broadway, NSW, Australia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
2010
Journal Article
Diarrhoea risk factors in enterally tube fed critically ill patients: A retrospective audit
Leanne , Jack, Coyer, Fiona, Courtney, Mary and Venkatesh, Bala (2010). Diarrhoea risk factors in enterally tube fed critically ill patients: A retrospective audit. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 26 (6), 307-366. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2010.08.001
2010
Journal Article
Probiotics and diarrhoea management in enterally tube fed critically ill patients—–What is the evidence?
Jack, Leanne, Coyer, Fiona, Courtney, Mary and Venkatesh, Bala (2010). Probiotics and diarrhoea management in enterally tube fed critically ill patients—–What is the evidence?. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 26 (6), 314-326. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2010.07.001
2010
Journal Article
Ambivalence and the experience of China-educated nurses working in Australia
Zhou, Yunxian, Windsor, Carol, Coyer, Fiona and Theobald, Karen (2010). Ambivalence and the experience of China-educated nurses working in Australia. Nursing Inquiry, 17 (3), 186-196. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2010.00492.x
2010
Conference Publication
Diarrhoea, Enteral Nutrition And Intestinal Flora Relationships In Critically Ill Patients: A Prospective Correlation Cohort Study
Jack, L., Coyer, F., Courtney, M. and Venkatesh, B. (2010). Diarrhoea, Enteral Nutrition And Intestinal Flora Relationships In Critically Ill Patients: A Prospective Correlation Cohort Study. 23rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Barcelona, Spain, 9-13 October 2010. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
2009
Journal Article
Exploring the information needs of patients who have undergone PCI
Corones, Katina, Coyer, Fiona M. and Theobald, Karen A. (2009). Exploring the information needs of patients who have undergone PCI. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 4 (3), 123-130. doi: 10.12968/bjca.2009.4.3.40047
2008
Conference Publication
The experience of forging new emergency nursing curriculum development, through a course advisory network
Theobald, Karen and Coyer, Fiona (2008). The experience of forging new emergency nursing curriculum development, through a course advisory network. 3rd National Conference for Emergency Nurses Networking: Crossing Borders, Perth, WA, Australia, 28–30 August 2008. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2008.09.063
2008
Journal Article
Three versus seven day circuit changes of humidified oxygen circuitry: a feasibility study
Webster, J., Hall, L., Goodwin, D., Bligh, S. and Coyer, F. (2008). Three versus seven day circuit changes of humidified oxygen circuitry: a feasibility study. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 25 (4), 23-30.
2007
Journal Article
Establishing an action research group to explore family-focused nursing in the intensive care unit
Coyer, Fiona, Courtney Prof., Mary and O'Sullivan, Judy (2007). Establishing an action research group to explore family-focused nursing in the intensive care unit. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 13 (1), 14-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2006.00604.x
2007
Journal Article
Part 2. Chemical and physical restraints in the management of mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU: A patient perspective
Hofsø, Kristin and Coyer, Fiona M. (2007). Part 2. Chemical and physical restraints in the management of mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU: A patient perspective. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 23 (6), 316-322. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2007.04.002
2007
Journal Article
Part 1. Chemical and physical restraints in the management of mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU: Contributing factors
Hofsø, Kristin and Coyer, Fiona M. (2007). Part 1. Chemical and physical restraints in the management of mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU: Contributing factors. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 23 (5), 249-255. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2007.04.003
2007
Journal Article
Nursing care of the mechanically ventilated patient: What does the evidence say?. Part two
Coyer, Fiona M., Wheeler, Margaret K., Wetzig, Sharon M. and Couchman, Bronwyn A. (2007). Nursing care of the mechanically ventilated patient: What does the evidence say?. Part two. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 23 (2), 71-80. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.08.004
2007
Journal Article
Reconsidering the transfer of patients from the intensive care unit to the ward: A case study approach
Wu, Chiung-Jung and Coyer, Fiona (2007). Reconsidering the transfer of patients from the intensive care unit to the ward: A case study approach. Nursing and Health Sciences, 9 (1), 48-53. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2007.00294.x
2007
Journal Article
Nursing care of the mechanically ventilated patient: What does the evidence say?. Part one
Couchman, Bronwyn A., Wetzig, Sharon M., Coyer, Fiona M. and Wheeler, Margaret K. (2007). Nursing care of the mechanically ventilated patient: What does the evidence say?. Part one. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 23 (1), 4-14. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.08.005
2006
Journal Article
Australasian trends in intraaortic balloon counterpulsation: results of a postal survey
Lewis, Peter A., Mullany, Daniel V., Courtney, Mary and Coyer, Fiona (2006). Australasian trends in intraaortic balloon counterpulsation: results of a postal survey. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 8 (4), 361-367.
2006
Journal Article
The experience of agency nurses working in a London teaching hospital
Hass, Helen, Coyer, Fiona M. and Theobald, Karen A. (2006). The experience of agency nurses working in a London teaching hospital. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 22 (3), 144-153. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2005.09.007
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The Promotion of Wellbeing for Registered Nurses through Proactive Modified Debriefing in an Australian Adult Intensive Care Environment. The Pro Well Study
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
Neonatal capillary blood sampling
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Deanne August
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Master Philosophy
ASCENDS (AuStralian Context Emergency NSIs ¿ a Delphi Study) Project ¿ What are Australian Emergency Nurse Sensitive Indicators (NSIs)?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Amanda Henderson
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Doctor Philosophy
Regional anaesthesia in the burn-injured patient
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nigel Lee, Professor Andre Van Zundert
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Doctor Philosophy
The dental-systemic interface and respiratory infections in Intensive Care Unit
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Saso Ivanovski, Dr Helena Schuch, Emeritus Professor Laurence Walsh
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Doctor Philosophy
Nurses' perceptions of pain assessment tools in ICU
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nigel Lee
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