Professor Joanne Porter
Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation
Campus
Biography
Professor Joanne Porter has worked at Federation University’s Gippsland campus since 2002. Dr Porter is the Director of the university’s Collaborative Evaluation & Research Centre (CERC), working in partnership with government, agencies and not for profit organisations Nationally. As Director, Joanne has successfully led over 50+ evaluation and research projects with a focus on community resilience and engagement programs. Joanne has an extensive research history with over 90 + publications in peer reviewed journals and competitive grants. She continues to lead clinically and community-based research projects.
Fields of research
- Rural and remote health services
- Adolescent health
- Gender studies not elsewhere classified
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- Publications
Heritage railways as tourist attractions: a systematic review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/14766825.2026.2619779
Research Capacity and Culture Development in a Small Rural Health Service
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- DOI reference: 10.1111/ajr.70165
Persistent Issues and Effective Approaches to Addressing Work-Related Gendered Violence in Australia: A Scoping Review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/08164649.2026.2642666
Barriers, Benefits, and Enablers of Acute Home-Based Care (Hospital In The Home) in Australia for Older People: A Systematic Review
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- DOI reference: 10.1177/10848223241252931
Student led community health checks in regional Victoria: A mixed methods study
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- DOI reference: 10.1002/hpja.909
Mapping Hospital in the Home Models of Care: A Systematic Review
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- DOI reference: 10.1111/jan.16639
'It's only a matter of time' - Lessons learnt and recommendations from COVID-19 to inform emergency nursing for future pandemics: An integrated literature review
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.auec.2024.10.004
Nature-Based Community Recovery Post-Natural Disaster: Black Summer Bushfires
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- DOI reference: 10.1017/dmp.2024.326
Factors Associated With Length of Stay and Readmission Rates for Older Hospital in the Home Patients: A Systematic Review
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- DOI reference: 10.1177/08982643251329425
Remote health solutions in Far East Gippsland: a mixed-methods, co-designed evaluation of health service availability in isolated communities
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- DOI reference: 10.22605/RRH8506
An analysis of systemic incident investigation methodologies applied in serious injury or fatality events: A rapid systematic review
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100598
The experiences of staff managing an organisational wellbeing centre in a large regional hospital: A qualitative study
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- DOI reference: 10.1080/20479700.2025.2528027
Systemic factors in workplace accidents: An umbrella review of series injuries and fatalities
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101944
Bushfire and adolescent mental health: A systematic review
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- DOI reference: 10.1177/00048674251370108
Hospital admissions for respiratory illnesses examining length of stay and admission rates across Victorian Local Government Areas
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- DOI reference: 10.1186/s12982-025-01223-z
The experiences of hospital staff attending an organization endorsed staff wellbeing centre in a large regional hospital: A mixed methods study
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- DOI reference: 10.1080/20479700.2025.2593833
Indigenous experiences and underutilisation of disability support services in Australia: a qualitative meta-synthesis
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- DOI reference: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2194681
The benefit and limitations of an online physical activity program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: A quantitative analysis of the virtual Latrobe Streetgames program
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1002/hpja.795
An exploration of the influencing factors for effective public health messaging during disasters: a scoping review
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.12.023
Local Men Local Communities: A rural placed-based approach to increase men's engagement with mental health training and events
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- DOI reference: 10.1002/hpja.861
Preceptor's experience in supervising undergraduate nursing students in mental health: A qualitative study
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/inm.13344
The Experience of Witnessing Resuscitation among Patients' Families: A Phenomenological Study
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- DOI reference: 10.34172/jqr.2024.01
Socioecological factors influencing physical activity engagement for women across the menopausal transition: a systematic review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002337
"I Don't Really Wanna Go Back. I Know What Ive Got in Front of Me". Lived Experiences of Emergency Nurses 2 Years Into the Global COVID-19 Pandemic
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.jen.2023.11.011
The Latrobe Smoking Support Service: A quantitative study of participants in a regional area
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1002/hsr2.2088
Health and wellbeing of staff working at higher education institutions globally during the post-COVID-19 pandemic period: evidence from a cross-sectional study
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1186/s12889-024-19365-1
The Lived Experience of Nursing Students from Student Work in Clinical Environments: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study
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- DOI reference: 10.34172/jcs.33241
Providing a localised cervical cancer screening course for general practice nurses
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- DOI reference: 10.1071/PY24089
Patient and family members' experiences with language and environment when receiving bad news: A qualitative exploratory study
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- DOI reference: 10.1017/S1478951522001845
The Effects of the Ward Environment and Language in Palliative Care: A Qualitative Exploratory Study of Victorian Nurses' Perspectives
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- DOI reference: 10.1177/19375867231177299
Public health messaging during disasters: Practice and attitudes of Australian emergency nurses
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.auec.2022.11.001
Student-led pop-up health check clinics: Innovative health prevention strategy for a low socioeconomic community
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- DOI reference: 10.1071/PY23034
"Paramedics are only a driver," The lived experience of Iranian paramedics from patient handover: A qualitative study
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- DOI reference: 10.29252/JGBFNM.20.1.40
Simplifying Qualitative Case Study Research Methodology: A Step-By-Step Guide Using a Palliative Care Example
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- DOI reference: 10.46743/2160-3715/2023.6478
"If I Can't Do It, Who Will?" Lived Experiences of Australian Emergency Nurses During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.jen.2023.05.004
Australian Men's Sheds and Their Role in the Health and Wellbeing of Men: A Systematic Review
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- DOI reference: 10.1155/2023/2613413
An exploration into early childhood physical literacy programs: A systematic literature review
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- DOI reference: 10.1177/18369391221118698
A systematic review of preceptor's experience in supervising undergraduate nursing students: Lessons learned for mental health nursing
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1002/nop2.1470
Exploring the experiences of frontline nurses during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic: An integrated literature review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1002/nop2.1534
The impact of nature-led recovery initiatives for individual and community health post disaster: a systematic literature review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1515/reveh-2022-0061
The Potential Barriers and Benefits of an Online Physical Activity Program during the COVID-19 Restrictions: Latrobe Virtual Streetgames. A Qualitative Study
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- DOI reference: 10.1080/19325037.2022.2142338
The Effect of Positively Framed and Negatively Framed Messages on Televised Smoking Cessation Advertisement Success: A Systematic Review
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- DOI reference: 10.56808/2586-940X.1019
Public health messaging during disasters: A qualitative study of emergency department key informants
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.auec.2023.02.005
A systematic literature review of workplace physical activity programs: an exploration of barriers and enabling factors
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- DOI reference: 10.1080/23311908.2023.2186327
Compliance with the Zero Suicide Initiative by Mental Health Clinicians at a Regional Mental Health Service: Development and Testing of a Clinical Audit Tool
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- DOI reference: 10.3390/nursrep13010003
Nursing and Midwifery Students' Mental Health Status and Intention to Leave During Covid-19 Pandemic
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- DOI reference: 10.1177/23779608221120506
A Scoping Review of Community-Based Adult Suicide Prevention Initiatives in Rural and Regional Australia
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- DOI reference: 10.3390/ijerph19127007
Nurses, physicians and patients' knowledge and attitudes about nurse prescribing
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- DOI reference: 10.1186/s12912-022-00888-0
The Physical Hospital Environment and Its Effects on Palliative Patients and Their Families: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis
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- DOI reference: 10.1177/19375867211032931
Improving youth physical, mental and social health through physical activity: A Systematic literature review
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- DOI reference: 10.1002/hpja.553
Exploring mental health clinicians' perceptions of the Zero Suicide Prevention Initiative
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- DOI reference: 10.1111/inm.12975
Public health education by emergency nurses: A scoping review and narrative synthesis
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.08.036
The experiences of health professionals, patients, and families with truth disclosure when breaking bad news in palliative care: A qualitative meta-synthesis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1017/S1478951521001243
A creative approach for undergraduate nursing students to learn anatomy and physiology: a qualitative exploratory study
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1515/ijnes-2022-0011
Burnout, stress and resilience of an Australian regional hospital during COVID-19: a longitudinal study
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- DOI reference: 10.1186/s12913-022-08409-0
Peer Educators in the Facilitation of Sexuality and Respectful Relationship Education for People with an Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review and Narrative Synthesis
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- DOI reference: 10.1007/s11195-022-09740-4
Self-regulation for and of learning: Student insights for online success in a bachelor of nursing program in regional australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3390/nursrep11020035
Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the Home in Regional/Rural Victoria, Australia: The Role and Lived Experience of Primary Carers
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- DOI reference: 10.1177/23779608211036284
An exploration into suicide prevention initiatives for mental health nurses: A systematic literature review
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- DOI reference: 10.1111/inm.12872
The effect of swimming volume and intensity on changes in supraspinatus tendon thickness
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2020.12.002
A thematic analysis of the perceptions of a community-based exercise program on the health and well-being of ageing adults
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/hsc.13343
Understanding the Needs of Australian Carers of Adults Receiving Palliative Care in the Home: A Systematic Review of the Literature
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- DOI reference: 10.1177/2377960820985682
Nursing students' attitude and preparedness for nurse prescribing and its relationship with self-efficacy
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103126
Learning Needs of Iranian Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: A Cross-sectional, Comparative Study
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- DOI reference: 10.1177/1054773819898808
Evaluation of a Blended Online and Digital Learning Mode of Anatomy and Physiology for Undergraduate Nursing Students
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000639
A review of Code Blue activations in a single Regional Australian Healthcare Service: A retrospective descriptive study of RISKMAN data
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- DOI reference: 10.1111/jocn.15079
The academic experiences of transitioning to blended online and digital nursing curriculum
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104361
Family presence during resuscitation (FPDR): A qualitative descriptive study exploring the experiences of emergency personnel post resuscitation
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2018.09.016
The meaning of 'worried' in MET call activations: A regional hospital examination of the clinical indicator
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.colegn.2018.11.002
Why does the Psychological contract matter? Implications for leadership practice, workplace stress and anxiety
Adult Deterioration Detection System (ADDS): An evaluation of the impact on MET and Code blue activations in a regional healthcare service
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.colegn.2017.05.002
Rating teams' non-technical skills in the emergency department: A qualitative study of nurses' experience
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.ienj.2017.12.006
Cultural aspects of death notification following cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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- DOI reference: 10.1111/jan.13558
Family presence during resuscitation (FPDR): A qualitative study of implementation experiences and opinions of emergency personnel
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.auec.2018.05.002
Physical deterioration in an acute mental health unit: A quantitative retrospective analysis of medical emergencies
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- DOI reference: 10.1111/inm.12467
Evaluating a Blended Online Learning Model among Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Quantitative Study
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- DOI reference: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000456
Family Presence During Resuscitation: A Double-Edged Sword
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- DOI reference: 10.1111/jnu.12273
An exploration of emergency nurses' perceptions, attitudes and experience of teamwork in the emergency department
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.aenj.2017.01.003
Triage and treat model of care: Effective management of minor injuries in the emergency department
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.colegn.2016.05.003
Family Presence During Resuscitation (FPDR): Observational case studies of emergency personnel in Victoria, Australia
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.ienj.2016.12.002
Family support liaison in the witnessed resuscitation: A phenomenology study
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.06.005
An evaluation of the effect of a mental health clinical placement on the mental health attitudes of student nurses
Nursing in remote or isolated areas of Queensland: role, resources and readiness for practice
Patient Deterioration Education: Evaluation of Face-to-Face Simulation and e-Simulation Approaches
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.ecns.2014.10.010
Improving the non-technical skills of hospital medical emergency teams: The Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAM (TM))
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- DOI reference: 10.1111/1742-6723.12643
ED-HOME: Improving educator confidence and patient education in the Emergency Department
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.aenj.2016.01.002
Rating medical emergency teamwork performance: Development of the Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAM)
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.11.027
Mixed methods research: a design for emergency care research?
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- DOI reference: 10.1136/emj.2010.096321
Developing advanced rural nursing practice: A whole new scope of responsibility
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.colegn.2011.08.001
Managing deteriorating patients: registered nurses' performance in a simulated setting
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- DOI reference: 10.2174/18744346011050100120
Development of an undergraduate nursing Clinical Evaluation Form (CEF)
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.12.016
Factors that make the health care professions an attractive career option in East Malaysia
Identifying patient deterioration: Using simulation and reflective interviewing to examine decision making skills in a rural hospital
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.11.018
Perceptions of hand hygiene amongst health care workers in Sibu, East Malaysia
Managing patient deterioration: a protocol for enhancing undergraduate nursing students' competence through web-based simulation and feedback techniques
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- DOI reference: 10.1186/1472-6955-11-18
Preparation for high-acuity clinical placement: confidence levels of final-year nursing students
Developing team based acute care scenarios: A rural hospital experience
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.ienj.2012.08.002
Attitudes, implementation and practice of family presence during resuscitation (FPDR): A quantitative literature review
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.ienj.2012.04.002
Measuring situation awareness in emergency settings: a systematic review of tools and outcomes
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- DOI reference: 10.2147/OAEM.S53679
Family presence during resuscitation (FPDR): Perceived benefits, barriers and enablers to implementation and practice
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.ienj.2013.07.001
Emergency Resuscitation team roles: What constitutes a team and who's looking after the family?
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- DOI reference: 10.5430/jnep.v4n3p124
Leadership and teamwork in medical emergencies: performance of nursing students and registered nurses in simulated patient scenarios
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- DOI reference: 10.1111/jocn.12611
Managing patient deterioration: assessing teamwork and individual performance
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- DOI reference: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201312
The FIRST2ACT simulation program improves nursing practice in a rural Australian hospital
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- DOI reference: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2012.01296.x
A trial of e-simulation of sudden patient deterioration (FIRST2ACT WEB) on student learning
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.08.003
Family presence during resuscitation (FPDR): A survey of emergency personnel in Victoria, Australia
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.aenj.2014.12.003
Designing a medical records review tool: an instructional guide
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- DOI reference: 10.1080/10376178.2015.1010260
Undergraduate nursing students' performance in recognising and responding to sudden patient deterioration in high psychological fidelity simulated environments: An Australian multi-centre study
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.09.015
E-simulation Preregistration Nursing Students' Evaluation of an Online Patient Deterioration Program
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- DOI reference: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000133
Measuring teamwork performance: Validity testing of the Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAM) with clinical resuscitation teams
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016.01.026
Simulation based learning in midwifery education: A systematic review
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.03.004
Preparation for high-acuity clinical placement: Confidence levels of final-year nursing students
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- DOI reference: 10.2147/AMEP.S42157
