Professor Maree Johnson

CO-JOINT DIRECTOR CANR/PROF NURSING,
School of Nursing and Midwifery

PROFESSOR,
School of Nursing and Midwifery

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Contact
Biography
Publications
Research
Supervision

Personal

Qualifications

BAppSc Cumberland College of Health Sciences
MAppSc Cumberland College of Health Sciences
PhD The Australian National University

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

School of Nursing and Midwifery
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Contact

Email:	M.Johnson@uws.edu.au
Extension:	(02) 8738 9355
Mobile:	0414293873
Location:	EB.LG.15 Off Campus
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Biography

Professor Maree Johnson, RN, B.App.Sci (Cumb.), M.App.Sci (Sydney), PhD (Epidemiology & Population Health) is a Research Professor with the School of Nursing & Midwifery, UWS and Director of the Centre for Applied Nursing Research (a joint research venture of the SWSLHD and UWS] focused on improving nursing and midwifery practice. CANR is affiliated with the Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research.

Professor Johnson is a nurse and epidemiologist and has been working with UWS for 17 years. She is a keen teacher of undergraduate research units and has successfully supervised many Honours, Masters and PhD students to completion.

Professor Johnson has been project leader for national and statewide projects relating to nursing, community nursing and primary health care, particularly in the area of aged care in the home. Professor Johnson is currently focusing on the areas of patient safety and women’s and children’s health and professional issues in nursing. Maree also has experience in undertaking systematic reviews and developing and implementing practice guidelines.

Professor Johnson has extensive skills in quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research methods and over 300 refereed papers, conference and commissioned research papers. With approximately over 5 million dollars of competitive and non-competitive national and international research funding.

This information has been contributed by Professor Johnson.

Interests

Allied health risk management behaviours in acute hospitals
Patient Safety
Risk Management Behaviours for Australian Medical Practitioners

Publications

Chapters in Books

Johnson, M., Jirojwong, S. and Welch, A. (2011), 'Introducing the Research Process', Research Methods in Nursing & Midwifery: Pathways to evidence-based practice, Oxford University Press 9780195568189.
Johnson, M., Chang, S., Jirojwong, S. and Welch, A. (2011), 'Populations and Sampling', Research Methods in Nursing & Midwifery: Pathways to evidence-based practice, Oxford University Press 9780195568189.
Johnson, M., Jirojwong, S. and Welch, A. (2011), 'Undertaking a Systematic Review', Research Methods in Nursing & Midwifery: Pathways to evidence-based practice, Oxford University Press 9780195568189.

Journal Articles

Schmied, V., Johnson, M. and Cleary, M. (2013), 'Collaboration and integrated services for perinatal mental health : an integrative review', Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 10.
Johnson, M. (2013), 'Assessment of the elderly : it's worth covering the risks', Journal of Nursing Management, 12.
Johnson, M. and Cowin, L. (2013), 'Nurses discuss bedside handover and using written handover sheets', Journal of Nursing Management, 9.
Johnson, M. (2013), 'The role of anxiety and other factors in predicting postnatal fatigue : from birth to 6 months', Midwifery, 9.
Johnson, M. (2013), 'A systematic review of interventions for homeless women', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14.
Johnson, M. and Cowin, L. (2013), 'Measuring the qualities of nurses : development and testing of the qualities of nurses scale', Nursing Education Perspectives, 7.
Cowin, L., Johnson, M. and Wilson, I. (2013), 'The psychometric properties of five Professional Identity measures in a sample of nursing students', Nurse Education Today, 6.
Johnson, M., Jefferies, D. and Nicholls, D. (2012), 'Developing a minimum data set for electronic nursing handover', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 13.
George, A., Johnson, M., Dahlen, H., Duff, M., Duff, M., Ajwani, S., Blinkhorn, A., Ellis, S. and Bhole, S. (2012), 'Development of an Online Education Program for Midwives in Australia to Improve Perinatal Oral Health', The Journal of Perinatal Education, 11.
Jefferies, D., Johnson, M., Nicholls, D. and Lad, S. (2012), 'A ward-based writing coach program to improve the quality of nursing documentation', Nurse Education Today, 5.
Jefferies, D., Johnson, M., Nicholls, D. and Lad, S. (2012), 'A ward-based writing coach program to improve the quality of nursing documentation', Nurse Education Today, 5.
Tran, D., Jorm, L., Sanja, L., Lujic, S., Johnson, M., Maree, J. and Bambrick, H. (2012), 'Country of birth recording in Australian hospital data: Accuracy and predictors', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 7.
Jefferies, D., Johnson, M., Nicholls, D., Langdon, R. and Lad, S. (2012), 'Evaluating an intensive ward-based writing coach programme to improve nursing documentation: lessons learned', International Nurtsing Review, 8.
Johnson, M., Schmied, V., Lupton, S., Austin, M., Matthey, S., Kemp, L., Meade, T., Meade, T., Yeo, A. and Yeo, A. (2012), 'Measuring perinatal mental health risk', Archives of Women's Mental Health, 12.
Johnson, M., Jefferies, D. and Nicholls, D. (2012), 'Exploring the structure and organisation of information in clinical nursing handovers', International Journal of Nursing Practice, 9.
Jefferies, D., Johnson, M. and Nicholls, D. (2012), 'Comparing Written and Oral Approaches to Clinical Reporting in Nursing', Contemporary Nurse, 11.
Johnson, M., Cowin, L., Wilson, I. and Young, H. (2012), 'Professional identity and nursing: contemporary theoretical developments and future research challenges', International Nursing Review, 8.
George, A., Shamim, S., Johnson, M., Dahlen, H., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S. and Yeo, A. (2012), 'How Do Dental and Prenatal Care Practitioners Perceive Dental Care During Pregnancy? Current Evidence and Implications', Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, 10.
Johnson, M., Jefferies, D. and Nicholls, D. (2012), 'Developing a minimum data set for electronic nursing handover', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 13.
George, A., Shamim, S., Johnson, M., Dahlen, H., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S. and Yeo, A. (2012), 'How do dental and prenatal care practitioners perceive dental care during pregnancy? Current evidence and implications', Birth, 10.
Jefferies, D., Johnson, M., Nicholls, D., Langdon, R. and Lad, S. (2012), 'Evaluating an intensive ward-based writing coach programme to improve nursing documentation : lessons learned', International Nursing Review, 8.
Jefferies, D., Johnson, M., Nicholls, D., Langdon, R. and Lad, S. (2012), 'Evaluating an intensive ward-based writing coach programme to improve nursing documentation : lessons learned', International Nursing Review, 8.
Jefferies, D., Johnson, M., Nicholls, D. and Lad, S. (2012), 'A ward-based writing coach program to improve the quality of nursing documentation', Nurse Education Today, 5.
Tran, D., Tran, D., Jorm, L., Lujic, S., Bambrick, H., Bambrick, H., Johnson, M. and Johnson, M. (2012), 'Country of birth recording in Australian hospital morbidity data : accuracy and predictors', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 7.
Johnson, M., Jefferies, D. and Nicholls, D. (2012), 'Exploring the structure and organization of information within nursing clinical handovers', International Journal of Nursing Practice, 9.
George, A., Johnson, M., Duff, M., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Blinkhorn, A. and Ellis, S. (2012), 'Midwives and oral health care during pregnancy : perceptions of pregnant women in south-western Sydney, Australia', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 10.
Johnson, M., Schmied, V., Lupton, S., Austin, M., Matthey, S., Kemp, L., Meade, T. and Yeo, A. (2012), 'Measuring perinatal mental health risk', Archives of Women's Mental Health, 12.
Johnson, M., Cowin, L., Wilson, I. and Young, H. (2012), 'Professional identity and nursing : contemporary theoretical developments and future research challenges', International Nursing Review, 8.
George, A., Johnson, M., Dahlen, H., Duff, M., Ajwani, S., Blinkhorn, A., Ellis, S. and Bhole, S. (2012), 'Development of an online education program for midwives in Australia to improve perinatal oral health', The Journal of Perinatal Education, 11.
Jefferies, D., Johnson, M. and Nicholls, D. (2012), 'Comparing written and oral approaches to clinical reporting in nursing', Contemporary Nurse, 10.
Fernandez, R., Johnson, M., Tran, D. and Miranda, C. (2012), 'Models of care in nursing : a systematic review', International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 14.
George, A., Shamim, S., Johnson, M., Dahlen, H., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S. and Yeo, A. (2012), 'How do dental and prenatal care practitioners perceive dental care during pregnancy? Current evidence and implications', Birth, 10.
George, A. and Johnson, M. (2012), 'The oral health status, practices and knowledge of pregnant women in south-western Sydney', Australian Dental Journal, 8.
Jefferies, D., Johnson, M. and Ravens, J. (2011), 'Nurturing and nourishing: the nurses' role in nutritional care', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14.
Johnson, M., George, A., Tran, D. and Tran, D. (2011), 'Analysis of falls incidents: Nurse and patient preventive behaviours', International Journal of Nursing Practice, 7.
George, A., Johnson, M., Duff, M., Blinkhorn, A., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S. and Ellis, S. (2011), 'Maintaining oral health during pregnancy: Perceptions of midwives in Southwest Sydney', Collegian, 9.
Johnson, M. and Young, H. (2011), 'The application of Aronson's taxonomy to medication errors in nursing', Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 8.
Fealy, G., Mcnamara, M., Casey, M., Geraghty, R., Butler, M., Halligan, P., Treacy, M. and Johnson, M. (2011), 'Barriers to clinical leadership development: Findings from a national survey', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 10.
George, A., Johnson, M., Dahlen, H., Bhole, S., Blinkhorn, A. and Ellis, S. (2011), 'New role for midwives promoting dental health', Australian Nursing Journal, 1.
George, A., Shamim, S., Johnson, M., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Blinkhorn, A., Ellis, S. and Andrews, K. (2011), 'Periodontal treatment during pregnancy and birth outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomised trials', International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 26.
Jefferies, D., Johnson, M. and Nicholls, D. (2011), 'Nursing documentation: How meaning is obscured by fragmentary language', Nursing Outlook, 7.
Cowin, L. and Johnson, M. (2011), 'Many paths lead to nursing: Factors influencing students' perceptions of nursing', International Nursing Review, 7.
Mcnamara, M., Fealy, G., Casey, M., Geraghty, R., Johnson, M., Halligan, P., Treacy, P. and Butler, M. (2011), 'Boundary matters: Clinical leadership and the distinctive disciplinary contribution of nursing to multidisciplinary care', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 11.
Johnson, M., Tran, D. and Young, H. (2011), 'Developing risk management beahviours for nurses through medication incident analysis.', International Journal of Nursing Practice, 8.
Jefferies, D. and Johnson, M. (2011), 'Nurturing and nourishing : the nurses? role in nutritional care', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14.
Jefferies, D. and Johnson, M. (2011), 'Nursing documentation : how meaning is obscured by fragmentary language', Nursing Outlook, 7.
Jefferies, D., Johnson, M. and Griffiths, R. (2010), 'A meta-study of the essentials of quality nursing documentation', International Journal of Nursing Practice, 13.
Fernandez, R., Tran, D., Tran, D., Johnson, M. and Jones, S. (2010), 'Interdisciplinary communication in general medical and surgical wards using two different models of nursing care delivery', Journal of Nursing Management, 10.
Tran, D., Tran, D., Johnson, M., Fernandez, R. and Jones, S. (2010), 'A shared care model vs. a patient allocation model of nursing care delivery: Comparing nursing staff satisfaction and stress outcomes', International Journal of Nursing Practice, 11.
Jefferies, D., Linten, K., Maddox, J., McCaul, D., Robson, K., Scott, S., Zarkos, T., Johnson, M., Griffiths, R., Arthurs, K., Beard, D., Chen, T., Edgetton-Win, M., Hecimovic, T. and Hughes, M. (2010), 'Engaging clinicians in evidence based policy development: the case of nursing documentation', Contemporary Nurse, 11.
Tran, D., Tran, D. and Johnson, M. (2010), 'Classifying nursing errors in clinical management within an Australian hospital', International Nursing Review, 9.
Johnson, M., Jefferies, D. and Langdon, R. (2010), 'The Nursing and Midwifery Content Audit Tool (NMCAT): a short nursing documentation audit tool', Journal of Nursing Management, 14.
Taylor, J. and Johnson, M. (2010), 'How women manage fatigue after childbirth', Midwifery, 9.
George, A., Johnson, M., Blinkhorn, A., Ellis, S., Bhole, S. and Ajwani, S. (2010), 'Promoting oral health during pregnancy: current evidence and implications for Australian midwives', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 10.
Nash, L., Daly, M., Johnson, M., Coulston, C., Tennant, C., Van Ekert, E., Walter, G., Wilcock, S. and Walton, M. (2009), 'Personality, gender and medico-legal matters in medical practice', Australasian Psychiatry, 6.
Nash, L., Walton, M., Daly, M., Johnson, M., Walter, G., Van Ekert, E., Willcock, S. and Tennant, C. (2009), 'GPs' concerns about medicolegal issues: How it affects their practice', Australian Family Physician, 13.
Tran, D., Tran, D., Stone, A., Fernandez, R., Griffiths, R. and Johnson, M. (2009), 'Changes in General Nurses' Knowledge of Alcohol and Substance use and misuse after education', Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 12.
Butler, M., Meehan, T., Kemple, M., Drennan, J., Treacy, P. and Johnson, M. (2009), 'Identifying research priorities for midwifery in Ireland', Midwifery, 12.
Tran, D., Tran, D., Stone, A., Griffiths, R., Fernandez, R. and Johnson, M. (2009), 'Does implementation of clinical practice guidelines change nurses' screening for alcohol and other substance use', Contemporary Nurse, 7.
Cowin, L., Johnson, M., Craven, R. and Marsh, H. (2008), 'Causal modeling of self-concept, job satisfaction, and retention of nurses', International Journal of Nursing Studies, 11.
Johnson, M., Chang, S., Murphy, B. and Payne, S. (2008), 'A survey of the risk-management behaviours of Australian general practitioners', Quality in Primary Care, 9.
Johnson, M., Murphy, B., Payne, S. and Chang, S. (2008), 'Self-assessment of medico-legal risk by doctors: The Know Your Risk Version 1 - Short form', Australian Health Review, 10.
Matthews, C., Klinken Whelan, A., Johnson, M. and Noble, C. (2008), 'A piece of the puzzle - the role of ethnic health staff in hospitals', Australian Health Review, 10.
Nash, L., Daly, M., Johnson, M., Walter, G., Walton, M., Willock, S., Coulston, C. and + 2 Externals, . (2007), 'Psychological morbidity in Australian doctors who have and have not experienced a medico-legal matter: crosss-sectional survey', Australian and New Zealand Jouranl of Psychiatry, 9.
Mccluskey, A., Johnson, M. and Tate, R. (2007), 'The process of care management following brain injury: a grounded theory study', Brain Impairment, 19.
Drennan, J., Meehan, T., Kemple, M., Johnson, M., Treacy, P. and Butler, M. (2007), 'Nursing Research Priorities for Ireland', Journal for Nursing Scholarship, 90.
Cowin, L., Craven, R., Johnson, M. and Marsh, H. (2006), 'A longitudinal study of student and experienced nurses' self-concept', Collegian, 7.
Johnson, M., Piper, M., Griffiths, R. and Langdon, R. (2005), 'Risk factors for an untoward medication event among elders in community-based nursing caseloads in Australia', Public Health Nursing, 9.
Johnson, M., Stewart, H., Langdon, R., Kelly, P. and Yong, L. (2005), 'A comparison of the outcomes of partnership caseload midwifery and standard hospital care in low risk mothers', Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 7.
Griffiths, R., Johnson, M., Piper, M. and Langdon, R. (2004), 'A nursing intervention for the quality use of medicines by elderly community clients', International Journal of Nursing Practice, 11.
Kelleher, K. and Johnson, M. (2004), 'An evaluation of a volunteer-support program for families at risk', Public Health Nursing, 9.
Johnson, M., Stewart, H., Langdon, R., Kelly, P. and Yong, L. (2003), 'Women-centred care and caseload models of midwifery', Collegian, 5.
Johnson, M., Langdon, R., Yong, L., Stewart, H. and Kelly, P. (2002), 'Comprehensive measurement of maternal satisfaction: The modified Mason Survey', International Journal fo Nursing Practice, 10.
Johnson, M., Marsden, J., Day, E. and Chang, S. (2001), 'Nursing skill assessment within populations: Scale development and testing', Contemporary Nurse, 12.
Johnson, M. and Griffiths, R. (2001), 'Developing Evidence-Based Clinicians', International Journal of Nursing Practice, 10.
Johnson, M., Cusick, A. and Chang, S. (2001), 'Home-Screen: A Short Scale to Measure Fall Risk in the Home', Public Health Nursing, 9.
Myors, K., Johnson, M. and Langdon, R. (2001), 'Coping Styles of Pregnant Adolescents', Public Health Nursing, 9.

Conference Papers

Tran, D., Jorm, L., Lujic, S., Johnson, M. and Bambrick, H. (2012), 'Validity of country of birth recorded in Australian hospital routine data and implications', Population Health- Methods and Challenges Conference, Birmingham, UK.

Research

Current projects led by or with Prof. Johnson as a collaborator

Patient Safety

Evaluating the implementation of a structured content, minimum data set and an electronic module for clinical handover, for medical/surgical patients and nurses.
Developing and applying a taxonomy for clinical management errors in nursing.
Improving documentation of nursing notes using intensive writing coaching.
Classification of medication errors using Aronson’s taxonomy.
Trialing of recall cards and other strategies to reduce medication omissions (in progress).
Enhancing of the role of the nurse is supporting nutritional care for adult inpatients.
Introduction and evaluation of an on-line falls prevention and management education program for nursing staff.
Development and validation of falls prevention risk management behaviour subscales.
Evaluation of an emergency department flowchart to support early identification of deteriorating child and adult.
Exploring innovative technologies to capture clinical handover into a written record.
Developing risk management behaviours for nursing and medicine.

Womens & children’s health

Development, implementation and evaluation of primary health midwifery practice.
Midwifery initiated oral health multicenter trial.
Development and implementation of perinatal oral health guidelines.
Longitudinal analysis of women’s perinatal mental health.
Fever management for children: Education program for parents with lower functional health literacy.

Highlights of previous nursing and midwifery services projects

Research and policy reform of Australia’s community nursing services (private and public) for the Commonwealth Department of Veterans Affairs. This entailed working with key stakeholders, professional associations, unions, veterans community, private and public service providers, and veterans to undertake research that directed policy for the community services of the then 300,000 Australian veterans. Funding of 1.8 million dollars (over 5 years) was provided to: develop the classification system suitable for the veteran community, develop and test the funding model to match the case mix model, develop and test health outcome measures derived from the minimum data set, develop and implement the National Exceptional Case Co-ordination Unit and Clinical review panel and dedicated software, negotiate with services to implement the new policy and change federal legislation for veterans’ health services. This was research and policy development and implementation at a national level that was successfully undertaken by Professor Johnson in collaboration with many key stakeholders.

Professor Johnson has a major role within nursing, midwifery and health service development and has successfully worked with Directors of Midwifery Services and Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology and other obstetricians and midwives to develop, implement and evaluate the Primary Health Midwifery Model of midwifery practice within Liverpool Health Service.