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Professor Fiona Coyer
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Fiona Coyer

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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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236 works between 1995 and 2025

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2015

Journal Article

Reducing pressure injuries in critically ill patients by using a patient skin integrity care bundle (inspire)

Coyer, Fiona, Gardner, Anne, Doubrovsky, Anna, Cole, Rae, Ryan, Frances Mary, Allen, Craig and McNamara, Greg (2015). Reducing pressure injuries in critically ill patients by using a patient skin integrity care bundle (inspire). American Journal of Critical Care, 24 (3), 199-209. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2015930

Reducing pressure injuries in critically ill patients by using a patient skin integrity care bundle (inspire)

2015

Conference Publication

Identifying Registered Nurses’ attitudes and perceived facilitators and barriers towards pressure ulcer prevention strategies in the intensive care unit

Tayyib, N., Coyer, F. and Lewis, P. A. (2015). Identifying Registered Nurses’ attitudes and perceived facilitators and barriers towards pressure ulcer prevention strategies in the intensive care unit. European Wound Management Association (EWMA) 2015 Conference, London, United Kingdom, 13-15 May 2015.

Identifying Registered Nurses’ attitudes and perceived facilitators and barriers towards pressure ulcer prevention strategies in the intensive care unit

2015

Conference Publication

Testing the efficacy of a pressure ulcer prevention bundle to improve the skin integrity of ICU patients

Tayyib N, Coyer, F and Lewis, P. A. (2015). Testing the efficacy of a pressure ulcer prevention bundle to improve the skin integrity of ICU patients. The 11th Emirates Critical Care Conference in conjunction with the 7th Asia Africa Conference of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine, the 11th International Pan Arab Critical Care Medicine Society Conference and the 2nd Middle East Surviving Sepsis Campaign Meeting, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 9-11 April 2015.

Testing the efficacy of a pressure ulcer prevention bundle to improve the skin integrity of ICU patients

2015

Conference Publication

Identifying Registered Nurses’ Attitudes and Percieved Facilitators and Barriers Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Strategies in the Intensive Care Unit

Tayyib, N., Coyer, F. and Lewis, P. A. (2015). Identifying Registered Nurses’ Attitudes and Percieved Facilitators and Barriers Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Strategies in the Intensive Care Unit. European Wound Management Association Conference, London, United Kingdom, May 13-15 2015.

Identifying Registered Nurses’ Attitudes and Percieved Facilitators and Barriers Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention Strategies in the Intensive Care Unit

2015

Conference Publication

Measuring undergraduate nursing students’ reflective thinking and critical reflection self-efficacy following high fidelity simulation: A pilot study

Tutticci, N, Coyer, F and Lewis, P. A. (2015). Measuring undergraduate nursing students’ reflective thinking and critical reflection self-efficacy following high fidelity simulation: A pilot study. The 4th International Conference on Nursing and Health Care, San Francisco, United States, 5-7 October 2015.

Measuring undergraduate nursing students’ reflective thinking and critical reflection self-efficacy following high fidelity simulation: A pilot study

2015

Journal Article

Flexible learning design in curriculum delivery promotes student engagement and develops metacognitive learners: an integrated review

McGarry, Ben J., Theobald, Karen, Lewis, Peter A. and Coyer, Fiona (2015). Flexible learning design in curriculum delivery promotes student engagement and develops metacognitive learners: an integrated review. Nurse Education Today, 35 (9), 966-973. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.06.009

Flexible learning design in curriculum delivery promotes student engagement and develops metacognitive learners: an integrated review

2015

Journal Article

The effectiveness of topical skin products in the treatment and prevention of incontinence-associated dermatitis: a systematic review protocol

Pather, Priscilla, Hines, Sonia, Kynoch, Kate and Coyer, Fiona (2015). The effectiveness of topical skin products in the treatment and prevention of incontinence-associated dermatitis: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews & Implementation Reports, 13 (5), 36-52. doi: 10.11124/jbisrir-2015-1995

The effectiveness of topical skin products in the treatment and prevention of incontinence-associated dermatitis: a systematic review protocol

2014

Journal Article

A prospective window into medical device-related pressure ulcers in intensive care

Coyer, Fiona M., Stotts, Nancy A. and Blackman, Virginia Schmied (2014). A prospective window into medical device-related pressure ulcers in intensive care. International Wound Journal, 11 (6), 656-664. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12026

A prospective window into medical device-related pressure ulcers in intensive care

2014

Journal Article

Beyond competencies: Using a capability framework in developing practice standards for advanced practice nursing

O'Connell, Jane, Gardner, Glenn and Coyer, Fiona (2014). Beyond competencies: Using a capability framework in developing practice standards for advanced practice nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70 (12), 2728-2735. doi: 10.1111/jan.12475

Beyond competencies: Using a capability framework in developing practice standards for advanced practice nursing

2014

Journal Article

The effectiveness of interventions to meet family needs of critically ill patients in an adult intensive care unit: a systematic review protocol update

Kynoch, Kate, Chang, Anne, Coyer, Fiona and McArdle, Annie (2014). The effectiveness of interventions to meet family needs of critically ill patients in an adult intensive care unit: a systematic review protocol update. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 12 (10), 14-26. doi: 10.11124/jbisrir-2014-1881

The effectiveness of interventions to meet family needs of critically ill patients in an adult intensive care unit: a systematic review protocol update

2014

Conference Publication

Interventions to meet the needs of family with a relative admitted to an adult critical care unit : a systematic review (new update)

Kynoch, K., Chang, A. M. and Coyer, F. (2014). Interventions to meet the needs of family with a relative admitted to an adult critical care unit : a systematic review (new update). 9th Biennial Joanna Briggs International Colloquium, Singapore, 10-12 November 2014. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. doi: 10.1097/01.xeb.0000455134.99531.90

Interventions to meet the needs of family with a relative admitted to an adult critical care unit : a systematic review (new update)

2014

Conference Publication

Critical care nurses’ practices in the provision of end-of-life care

Ranse, K., Yates, Y. and Coyer, F. (2014). Critical care nurses’ practices in the provision of end-of-life care. 38th Australian and New Zealand Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care and the 19th Annual Paediatric and Neonatal intensive Care Conference, Hobart, TAS, Australia, October 2013. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2013.10.004

Critical care nurses’ practices in the provision of end-of-life care

2014

Conference Publication

An interventional skin care protocol (InSPiRE) reduces pressure injuries in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit

Coyer, F., Gardner, A., Doubrovsky, A., Cole, Rl., Ryan, F., Allen, C. and McNamara, C. (2014). An interventional skin care protocol (InSPiRE) reduces pressure injuries in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit. 38th Australian and New Zealand Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care and the 19th Annual Paediatric and Neonatal intensive Care Conference, Hobart, TAS, Australia, October 2013. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2013.10.016

An interventional skin care protocol (InSPiRE) reduces pressure injuries in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit

2014

Conference Publication

Exploring compassion fatigue: How does compassion fatigue affect the intensive care nurse?

Vann, A. and Coyer, F. (2014). Exploring compassion fatigue: How does compassion fatigue affect the intensive care nurse?. NEW YORK: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2013.10.012

Exploring compassion fatigue: How does compassion fatigue affect the intensive care nurse?

2014

Conference Publication

Factors associated with critical care nurses’ engagement in end-of-life care practices

Ranse, K., Yates, P. and Coyer, F. (2014). Factors associated with critical care nurses’ engagement in end-of-life care practices. 38th Australian and New Zealand Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care and the 19th Annual Paediatric and Neonatal intensive Care Conference, Hobart, TAS, Australia, October 2013. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2013.10.052

Factors associated with critical care nurses’ engagement in end-of-life care practices

2014

Book Chapter

Thorax and lungs

Lewis, P.A. and Coyer, F. (2014). Thorax and lungs. Health assessment in nursing (Australian edition). (pp. 345-372) edited by Peter Lewis and David Foley. Broadway, NSW, Australia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Thorax and lungs

2014

Journal Article

Text messaging to support off-campus clinical nursing facilitators: A descriptive survey

Howard, Christine, Fox, Amanda R. and Coyer, Fiona (2014). Text messaging to support off-campus clinical nursing facilitators: A descriptive survey. Nurse Education Today, 34 (6), e32-e36. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.12.011

Text messaging to support off-campus clinical nursing facilitators: A descriptive survey

2014

Journal Article

Profiling emergency nurse practitioner service: An interpretive study

O'Connell, Jane, Gardner, Glenn and Coyer, Fiona (2014). Profiling emergency nurse practitioner service: An interpretive study. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, 36 (3), 279-290. doi: 10.1097/TME.0000000000000030

Profiling emergency nurse practitioner service: An interpretive study

2014

Journal Article

IMPOSE (IMProving Outcomes after Sepsis)-the effect of a multidisciplinary follow-up service on health-related quality of life in patients postsepsis syndromes-a double-blinded randomised controlled trial: protocol

Paratz, Jennifer D., Kenardy, Justin, Mitchell, Geoffrey, Comans, Tracy, Coyer, Fiona, Thomas, Peter, Singh, Sunil, Luparia, Louise and Boots, Robert J. (2014). IMPOSE (IMProving Outcomes after Sepsis)-the effect of a multidisciplinary follow-up service on health-related quality of life in patients postsepsis syndromes-a double-blinded randomised controlled trial: protocol. BMJ Open, 4 (5) e004966, e004966. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-004966

IMPOSE (IMProving Outcomes after Sepsis)-the effect of a multidisciplinary follow-up service on health-related quality of life in patients postsepsis syndromes-a double-blinded randomised controlled trial: protocol

2014

Journal Article

Discharge practices for the intensive care patient: A qualitative exploration in the general ward setting

Cognet, Stephanie and Coyer, Fiona (2014). Discharge practices for the intensive care patient: A qualitative exploration in the general ward setting. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 30 (5), 292-300. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2014.04.004

Discharge practices for the intensive care patient: A qualitative exploration in the general ward setting

Funding

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2027
    PENGUIN trial: Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Glue in Newborns
    Intensive Care Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Improving patient outcomes and reducing the hidden burden of chronic wounds: a digitally enabled Wound Model of Care (The ENABLE Study) (NHMRC 2023 Partnership Project led by University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Applying needs-based workforce planning in primary care
    NHMRC MRFF - Primary Health Care Research Initiative
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Eliminating harm from devices across the life span in critical illness: The DEFENCE study
    NHMRC Partnership Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023
    Assessing the level of adherence to the new developed work-based oral care bundles for critical care patients to ensure service quality
    Australian Dental Research Fund Inc
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Professor Fiona Coyer is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Master Philosophy

    Emergency Nurse Sensitive Indicators in the Australian Context ¿ A Delphi Study

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Amanda Henderson

  • Master Philosophy

    Neonatal capillary blood sampling

    Principal Advisor

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Nurses' perceptions of pain assessment tools in ICU

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Nigel Lee

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