About WSNMRC

RESEARCH EMPOWERING NURSES & MIDWIVES

The centre provides unique opportunities for clinical staff from Western Sydney Local Health District and Bachelor of Nursing or Midwifery (Honours), Masters and PhD students, as well as more established researchers to collaborate with our experienced academic clinical researchers to design, conduct, implement and disseminate research. This is achieved by developing a culture that promotes innovation and collaboration, both within the professions but also encouraging the development of transdisciplinary research with key stakeholders and industry.


WSNMRC Events and Workshops

To find out about current workshops please email WSNMRC@westernsydney.edu.au.

WSNMRC ENews

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WSNMRC Online Resource List

Evidence-Based Practice

  1. Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step: Asking the Clinical Question: A Key Step in Evidence-Based Practice (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
    Stillwell SB, Fineout-Overholt E, Melnyk BM, Williamson KM. Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step: Asking the Clinical Question: A Key Step in Evidence-Based Practice. AJN The American Journal of Nursing. 2010;110(3):58-61.
  2. Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step: Searching for the Evidence (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
    Stillwell SB, Fineout-Overholt E, Melnyk BM, Williamson KM. Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step: Searching for the Evidence. AJN The American Journal of Nursing. 2010;110(5):41-47.
  3. Effective implementation of research into practice: an overview of systematic reviews of the health literature (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
    Boaz A, Baeza J, Fraser A. Effective implementation of research into practice: an overview of systematic reviews of the health literature. BMC research notes. 2011;4(1):212.
  4. What drives change? Barriers to and incentives for achieving evidence-based practice (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
    Grol R, Wensing M. What drives change? Barriers to and incentives for achieving evidence-based practice. Medical Journal of Australia. 2004;180(6 Suppl):S57.
  5. Barriers and facilitators to implementing shared decision-making in clinical practice: a systematic review of health professionals' perceptions (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
    Gravel K, Légaré F, Graham ID. Barriers and facilitators to implementing shared decision-making in clinical practice: a systematic review of health professionals' perceptions. Implementation Science. 2006;1(1):16.
  6. Nurses and Twitter: The good, the bad, and the reluctant (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
    Wilson R, Ranse J, Cashin A, McNamara P. Nurses and Twitter: The good, the bad, and the reluctant. Collegian. 2014;21(2):111-119.

Qualitative Research and Randomized Control Trials (RCTs)

  1. Understanding quantitative research: Part 1. (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
    Hoe J, Hoare Z. Understanding quantitative research: Part 1. Nursing Standard (through 2013). 2012;27(15-17):52.
  2. Understanding quantitative research: Part 2. (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
    Hoare Z, Hoe J. Understanding quantitative research: Part 2. Nursing Standard (through 2013). 2013;27(18):48.
  3. Designing a research project: randomised controlled trials and their principles (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
    Kendall J. Designing a research project: randomised controlled trials and their principles. Emergency Medicine Journal. 2003;20(2):164-168.
  4. Generation of allocation sequences in randomised trials: chance, not choice (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
    Schulz KF, Grimes DA. Generation of allocation sequences in randomised trials: chance, not choice. The Lancet. 2002;359(9305):515-519.
  5. Odds ratio, relative risk, absolute risk reduction, and the number needed to treat—which of these should we use? (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
    Schechtman E. Odds ratio, relative risk, absolute risk reduction, and the number needed to treat—which of these should we use? Value in health. 2002;5(5):431-436.
  6. Unequal group sizes in randomised trials: guarding against guessing (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
    Schulz KF, Grimes DA. Unequal group sizes in randomised trials: guarding against guessing. The Lancet. 2002;359(9310):966-970.

Systemic Reviews

  1. A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies Opens in a new window
    Grant MJ, Booth A. A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies. Health Information & Libraries Journal. 2009;26(2):91-108.
  2. Systematic reviews: synthesis of best evidence for clinical decisions (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
    Cook DJ, Mulrow CD, Haynes RB. Systematic reviews: synthesis of best evidence for clinical decisions. Annals of internal medicine. 1997;126(5):376-380.
  3. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
    Is the leading resource for systematic reviews in health-care. The CDSR includes Cochrane Reviews (the systematic reviews) and protocols for Cochrane Reviews as well as editorials.
  4. Cochrane Systemic Review Toolbox (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
  5. AMSTAR Checklist – Assessing the Methodological Quality of Reviews (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
  6. AGREE Reporting Checklist (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
    The AGREE Reporting Checklist is intended to assist practice guideline developers to improve the completeness and transparency of reporting in practice guidelines. The checklist can also provide guidance to peer reviewers, journal editors, and guideline users about the essential components of a high quality practice guideline.
  7. CASP checklists (opens in new window)Opens in a new window
    Set of eight critical appraisal tools are designed to be used when reading research, these include tools for Systematic Reviews, Randomised Controlled Trials, Cohort Studies, Case Control Studies, Economic Evaluations, Diagnostic Studies, Qualitative studies and Clinical Prediction Rule.
  8. Equator network checklists for different types of studies (opens in new window)Opens in a new window

Contact the WSNMRC Team

Western Sydney Nursing & Midwifery Research Centre (WSNMRC)
Blacktown Clinical & Research School, Level 2
Blacktown Hospital
Marcel Crescent
Blacktown NSW 2148

Phone: (02) 9851 6153
Email: WSNMRC@westernsydney.edu.au