Academic Qualifications: RN, BSc(Nu) Honours, MN, PhD
Contact details for Professor Wendy Chaboyer
Brief History
Professor Wendy Chaboyer was the foundation Director of the Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation and an Adjunct Professor at the Patient Safety Centre, Queensland Health.Originally from Canada, she moved to Australia in 1994 to Co-ordinate a Masters program in Critical Care Nursing.Wendy has been very active in the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN), having sat on the National and State Boards of Directors for several terms. She has been the Chair of their Research Advisory Panel and is currently the Chair of the Quality Advisory Panel.She also sits on the Quality and Safety Committee of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society.Her research interests focus on acute and critical care nursing practices, with work on ICU discharge practices, clinical handover and continuity of care for ICU patients.
Research & Interests:
* Critical Care Nursing
* Patient Safety
* Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB)
* Clinical Handover
* Continuity of care
* Interventions to improve nursing practice
* Nursing Sensitive Indicators
Methodological Interests:
* Mixed methods
* Intervention research
* PDSA quality improvement processes
* Statistical Process Control analysis
Current Research:
Hall, T., Chaboyer, W. Wallis, M. & Latimer, S. (2009-2010).Predicting Medication Ommission;A Foundation for Evidence-Based Strategies to Improve Patient Safety.Funded by The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia DBL Grant for $10,000.
Chaboyer, W., Foster, M., Murphy, N. & Richards, B. (2008-2009).The ICU Nursing Workforce; Understanding Opportunities for Skill Mix Variations.Funded by the Joint Gold Coast Hospital Foundation, Griffith Institute for Medical Research for $20,000.
Chaboyer, W., Grealy, B., Chamberlain, D., Elderkin, T., Britton, M., McCutcheon, C., Burrell, T., Hewson, K. & Thalib, L. (2008-2009).Understanding the Safety Culture in Australian Intensive Care Units; Establishing a Baseline for Quality Improvements. Funded by the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses ($5,000) and the Safety and Quality Committee of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society ($5,000).
Aitken, L., Chaboyer, W., Kendall, E., Schuetz, M. & Joyce, C. (2008-2009).Health status and economic outcomes of critically ill trauma patients.Funded by the Princess Alexandra Foundation for $50,000.00
Bost N, Crilly J, Chaboyer W. (2008 ? 2010). Clinical handover of patients arriving by ambulance to the emergency department. Funded by Queensland Health Nursing and Midwifery Research Grant: Novice Research Grant. $9,560.99.
Areas of Teaching:
* Patient Safety
* Quantitative Research Methods