Doctor Louise O'Brien
ADJUNCT APPOINTMENT,
Dean's Unit - School of Nursing and Midwifery
Personal
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Dean's Unit - School of Nursing and Midwifery
Contact
| Email: | L.O'Brien@uws.edu.au |
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Publications
Chapters in Books
- Andrew, S., Maharaj, R., O'Brien, L. and Gillies, D. (2009), 'A Mixed Method Sequential Explanatory Study: Police Referrals to a Psychiatric Facility', Mixed Methods Research for Nursing & the Health Sciences, Blackwell Publishers Inc 9781405167772.
- Jackson, D. and O'Brien, L. (2005), 'The Effective Nurse', Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Mosby Elsevier 0729537293.
- O'Brien, L. and Fanker, S. (2005), 'Mental Health Breakdown', Pathophysiology Applied to Nursing Practice, Elsevier Ltd 0729537439.
- O'Brien, L. (2003), 'Phenomenology', Nursing Research: Methods, Critical Appraisal and Utilisation 2nd Ed, Mosby Elsevier 0729536653.
Journal Articles
- East, L., Jackson, D., O'Brien, L. and Peters, K. (2011), 'Condom negotiation: Experiences of sexually active young women', Journal of Advanced Nursing, 9.
- McCloughen, A., O'Brien, L. and Jackson, D. (2011), 'Nurse leader mentor as a mode of being: Findings from an Australian hermeneutic phenomenological study', Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 8.
- Maharaj, R., Gillies, D., Andrew, S., Andrew, S., O'Brien, L. and OBrien, L. (2011), 'Characteristics of patients referred by police to a psychiatric hospital', Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 8.
- East, L., Jackson, D., O'Brien, L. and Peters, K. (2010), 'Storytelling: an approach that can help to develop resilience', Nurse Researcher, 9.
- East, L., Jackson, D., Peters, K. and O'Brien, L. (2010), 'Disrupted sense of self: young women and sexually transmitted infections', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 9.
- Mccloughen, A., O'Brien, L. and Jackson, D. (2010), 'More than vision: Imagination as an elemental characteristic of being a nurse leader-mentor', Advances in Nursing Science, 12.
- Milton-Wildey, K. and O'Brien, L. (2010), 'Care of acutely ill older patients in hospital: Clinical decision-making', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 9.
- Power, T., Peters, K., O'Brien, L. and Jackson, D. (2009), 'Sleep in adolescence: a review of issues for nursing practice', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 8.
- Scorbini, M., O'Brien, L. and Jackson, D. (2009), 'Living with hepatitis C and treatment: the experiences of patients', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 10.
- Power, T., Jackson, D. and O'Brien, L. (2009), 'Mad, sad and hormonal: the gendered nature of adolescent sleep disturbance', Journal of Child Health Care, 12.
- Johnson, A., Chang, E. and O'Brien, L. (2009), 'Nursing the dying: A descriptive survey of Australian undergraduate nursing curricula', International Journal of Nursing Practice, 9.
- Mccloughen, A., O'Brien, L. and Jackson, D. (2009), 'Esteemed connection: creating a mentoring relationship for nurse leadership', Nursing Inquiry, 11.
- East, L., Jackson, D., O'Brien, L. and Peters, K. (2008), 'The Benefits of Computer-mediated communication in nursing research', Contemporary Nurse, 6.
- Mccloughen, A., O'Brien, L., Gillies, D. and Mcsherry, C. (2008), 'Nursing Handover within mental health rehabilitation: An exploratory study of practice and perception', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 9.
- O'Brien, L., Buxton, M. and Gillies, D. (2008), 'Improving the undergraduate clinical placement experience in mental health nursing', Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 18.
- Power, T., Jackson, D. and O'Brien, L. (2008), 'Mad, sad and hormonal: the gendered nature of adolescent sleep disturbance', Journal of Child Health Care, 12.
- Endrawes, G., O'Brien, L. and Wilkes, L. (2007), 'Mental Illness and Egyptian Families', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 10.
- Endrawes, G., O'Brien, L. and Wilkes, L. (2007), 'Egyptian Families caring for a relative with mental illness: A Hermeneutic study', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 10.
- Mcdonald, G., O'Brien, L. and Jackson, D. (2007), 'Guilt and shame: experiences of parents of self-harming adolescents', Journal of Child Health Care, 13.
- O'Brien, L. and Jackson, D. (2007), 'It's a Long Way From the Office to the Creek Bed: Remote Area Mental Health Nursing In Australia', Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 7.
- Atsalos, C., O'Brien, L. and Jackson, D. (2007), 'Against the odds: Experiences of Nurse leaders in clinical development units (nursing) in Australia', Journal of Advanced Nursing, 9.
- East, L., Jackson, D. and O'Brien, L. (2007), 'I don't want to hate him forever: Understanding daughter's experiences of father absence', Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 5.
- East, L., Jackson, D., O'Brien, L. and Peters, K. (2007), 'Use of the male condom in heterosexual adolescents and young people: a literature review', Journal of Advanced Nursing, 8.
- Usher, K., Jackson, D. and O'Brien, L. (2007), 'Shattered dreams: Parental experiences of adolescent substance abuse', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 9.
- East, L., Jackson, D. and O'Brien, L. (2007), 'Exploring women's experiences of STIs.', Australian nursing journal (July 1993), -32.
- Mccloughen, A., O'Brien, L. and Jackson, D. (2006), 'Positioning mentorship within Australian nursing Contexts: A review of the local and international literature.', Contemporary Nurse, 15.
- Gillies, D. and O'Brien, L. (2006), 'Interpersonal violence and mental illness: A literature review', Contemporary Nurse, 10.
- Mccloughen, A. and O'Brien, L. (2006), 'Interagency collaborative research projects: illustrating potential problems, and finding solutions in the nursing literature', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 10.
- Foster, K., Mcallister, M. and O'Brien, L. (2006), 'Extending the Boundaries: Autoethnographyas an emergent method in mental health nursing research', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 10.
- Jackson, D., Usher, K. and O'Brien, L. (2006), 'Fractured families: Parental perspectives of the effects of adolescent drug abuse on family life', Advances in Contemporary Nursing, 10.
- East, L., Jackson, D. and O'Brien, L. (2006), 'Disrupted relationships: Adult daughters and father absence', Advances in Contemporary Nursing, 10.
- East, L., Jackson, D. and O'Brien, L. (2006), 'Father Absence and adolescent development: a review of the literature', Journal of Child Health Care, 13.
- Mccloughen, A. and O'Brien, L. (2005), 'Development of a Mentorship Programme for New Graduate Nurses in Mental Health', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 9.
- Usher, K., Jackson, D. and O'Brien, L. (2005), 'Adolescent Drug Abuse: Helping Families Survive', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 6.
- Meekings, C. and O'Brien, L. (2004), 'Borderline pathology in children and adolescents', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 12.
- O'Brien, L. and Cole, R. (2004), 'Mental health nursing practice in acute psychiatric close-observation areas', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 11.
- Gallop, R. and O'Brien, L. (2003), 'Re-establishing psychodynamic theory as foundational knowledge for psychiatric/mental health nursing', Issues in Mental Health Nurisng, 15.
- O'Brien, L. and Cole, R. (2003), 'Close observation areas in acute psychiatric units: A literature review', International Journal of mental Health Nursing, 12.
- Lambert, C., Lambert, V., Davidson, P., O'Brien, L., Yunibhand, J. and Wong + 4 More, T. (2003), 'Nurse Faculty perceptions regarding psychitric-mental health nursing behavioural interventions; A cross-cultural comparison', Advances in Contemporary Transcultural Nursing, 14.
- O'Brien, L. (2001), 'The Relationship between community psychiatric nurses and clients with severe and persistent mental illness: The client's experience', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 11.
Research
Previous Projects
| Title: | Reframing Responses |
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| Years: | 2005-11-14 - 2006-06-30 |
| ID: | P0014914 |
| UWS Researchers: | Louise O'Brien |
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| Title: | What are the conditions for successful collaboration between nurses and consumers of mental health rehabilitation services? An exploration of beliefs, attitudes and values |
| Years: | 2008-01-21 - 2009-01-20 |
| ID: | P0016002 |
| UWS Researchers: | Louise O'Brien |
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| Title: | Understanding the experiences and support needs of parents whose adolescent children engage in self harming behaviours |
| Years: | 2005-02-01 - 2006-01-31 |
| ID: | P0014459 |
| UWS Researchers: | Debra Jackson and Louise O'Brien |
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| Title: | Nursing care in a close observation area of an acute inpatient psychiatric unit: an action research project |
| Years: | 1999-07-01 - 2001-07-30 |
| ID: | P0012904 |
| UWS Researchers: | Louise O'Brien |
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