Our commitment is to play a leading research role in redefining the national and international approach to nurses’ contribution to clinical practice.
Professor Wendy Chaboyer, Director NCREN
About us
The National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing Interventions for Hospitalised Patients (NCREN) is the first nursing centre of excellence funded by the NHMRC. NCREN sits within the Acute and Critical Care Unit of the Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation (RCCCPI).
NCREN will advance nursing knowledge and clinical practice by evaluating the effectiveness of specific nursing interventions on clinically meaningful patient outcomes.
The following activities are undertaken in order to improve nursing practice:
- Cochrane Systematic Reviews (SRs);
- Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs);
- Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) Development;
- Knowledge Translation (KT) Research;
- Economic Evaluations associated with SRs, RCTs, CPG and KT;
NCREN provides a platform to further develop nursing research expertise in Australia, enabling greater collaboration and cross discipline communication to influence the clinical community internationally. Four main approaches to training and skills development in research and knowledge transfer include:
- Leadership development in clinical nursing research
- Clinical nursing research training program
- Partnering nurse clinicians with established and early career researchers
- Mentorship, supervision and enculturation
In the news
Official opening of new Griffith research centre
The Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, will officially launch the first National Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing Interventions for Hospitalised Patients at Griffith University's South Bank campus tomorrow (April 20).
Family carers key to tackling dementia crisis
Researchers at the Griffith Health Institute believe an extensive investigation into the physical and mental health of people caring for family members with dementia may be an important first step to address the emerging dementia crisis.
Laos placement is real deal for nursing students
Hazel Rands will be reunited with a baby she helped deliver in remote Laos on her return to the Asian country with a group of Griffith University students on clinical placement this month.