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Melanie Birks
Researcher at James Cook University
Publications - 126
Citations - 6364
Melanie Birks is an academic researcher from James Cook University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nurse education & Grounded theory. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 123 publications receiving 4916 citations. Previous affiliations of Melanie Birks include Monash University, Gippsland campus & Monash University.
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Grounded Theory: The FAQs
TL;DR: In spite of its prevalence, considerable confusion surrounds grounded theory, particularly in respect to its relation to grounded theory as mentioned in this paper, which is a methodology developed as a research methodology in the 1960s.
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Models of health service delivery in remote or isolated areas of Queensland: a multiple case study
Melanie Birks,Jane Mills,Jane Mills,Karen Francis,Meaghan Coyle,Jennifer Margaret Davis,Janet Jones +6 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that meeting the needs of communities in remote and isolated areas of Queensland requires a change in the focus of health service delivery to accommodate a primary health care philosophy.
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Using Research in Healthcare Practice
TL;DR: Using research in healthcare practice provides a comprehensive overview of the core topics required for an understanding of both qualitative and quantitative research, and encourages students to understand the value of seeking out studies when they need to explore practice concerns or dilemmas.
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Students' perceptions of the use of eportfolios in nursing and midwifery education
TL;DR: Questions are raised about the effectiveness of ePortfolio use in nursing and midwifery education and, particularly, whether ePortfolios have been implemented with misguided and misinformed good intention.
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A unified call to action from Australian Nursing and Midwifery leaders: ensuring that Black Lives Matter
Lynore Geia,Kathleen Baird,Kasia Bail,Lesley Barclay,Joanne M. Bennett,Odette Best,Melanie Birks,L. Blackley,Renee Blackman,Ann Bonner,R. Bryant Ao,C. Buzzacott,Sandra Campbell,Christine Catling,Catherine Chamberlain,Leonie Cox,Wendy Cross,Marilyn Cruickshank,Marilyn Cruickshank,Allison Cummins,Hannah G Dahlen,John Daly,Philip Darbyshire,Patricia M. Davidson,Elizabeth Denney-Wilson,R. De Souza,Kerrie E. Doyle,Ali Drummond,Jed Duff,Christine Duffield,Christine Duffield,Trisha Dunning,Leah East,Doug Elliott,Rakime Elmir,D. Fergie Oam,Caleb Ferguson,Ritin Fernandez,D. Flower Am,Maralyn Foureur,Cathrine Fowler,Margaret Fry,Edward Gorman,Julian Grant,Joanne Gray,Elizabeth J Halcomb,Bethne Hart,Donna Hartz,Michael Hazelton,Leeanne Heaton,Louise D. Hickman,C. S.E. Homer Ao,Catherine Hungerford,Alison Hutton,D. Jackson Ao,Amanda Johnson,Michelle Kelly,A. Kitson,Sabina Knight,Tracy Levett-Jones,David Lindsay,Raymond Lovett,Lauretta Luck,Luke J Molloy,Elizabeth Manias,Judy Mannix,A. M.R. Marriott,M. Martin,Debbie Massey,Andrea McCloughen,Shirley McGough,L. McGrath,Jane Mills,Brett G Mitchell,J. Mohamed,Jed Montayre,Tracey Moroney,Wendy Moyle,Lorna Moxham,H. Northam Oam,S. Nowlan,Anthony Paul O'Brien,Olayide Ogunsiji,Catherine Paterson,K. Pennington,Kathleen Peters,Jane Phillips,Tamara Power,Nicholas Procter,Lucie M Ramjan,N. Ramsay,Bodil Rasmussen,John Rihari-Thomas,B. Rind,Melanie Robinson,Michael Roche,Kathryn Sainsbury,Yenna Salamonson,Juanita Sherwood,Linda Shields,Jenny Sim,Isabelle Skinner,G. Smallwood,Reakeeta Smallwood,Reakeeta Smallwood,Lee Stewart,Simeon I. Taylor,K. Usher Am,K. Usher Am,Claudia Virdun,J. Wannell,Raelene Ward,Caryn West,Roianne West,Lesley M Wilkes,Robyn Williams,Rhonda L. Wilson,Rhonda L. Wilson,Dianne Wynaden,Rochelle Wynne +119 more
TL;DR: It is essential that nursing and midwifery leadership continue to build an authentic collaborative environment for Indigenous curriculum development, and it is imperative for all academic staff to be confident in their teaching and learning experiences with Indigenous health syllabus.