Professor of Aged Care Nursing

Andrew's positions include:

Research Interests

Andrew has 20 years experience as an action researcher in the area of health services research. With a focus on aged care his research explores the translation of research findings into practice, developing evidence based nursing practice and facilitating care co-ordination. He has established a thriving multi-disciplinary aged care research program in Tasmania with collaborators in the UTAS Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Psychology, Information Systems and Rural Health, as well as a range of Tasmanian acute care, residential aged care and community based service providers and interstate colleagues.

Teaching

Coordinator – CNA246 Perspectives on Ageing

Units

• CNA246 - Perspectives on Ageing
  

Selected Publications:

• Robinson A, Emden C, Elder J, Lea E, Vickers J & Turner P. , , 'Multiple views reveal the complexity of dementia diagnosis ', Australasian Journal on Ageing, (In Press. Accepted 20/6/08)
• Robinson, A., Abbey, J., Abbey, B., Toye, C. & Barnes, L. , , 'Getting off To a Good Start: A Multi-Site Study of Orienting Student Nurses During Aged Care Clinical Placements', Nurse Education in Practice, (In Press. Accepted 18/4/08)
• Robinson A, Courtney-Pratt H, Lea E, Cameron-Tucker H, Turner P, Cummings L, Wood-Baker R & Walters E H. , , 'Transforming Clinical Practice amongst Community Nurses: Mentoring for COPD patient self-management', Journal of Clinical Nursing, (In Press. Accepted 1/12/07)
• Robinson A, Elder J, Emden C, Lea E, Vickers J & Turner P., , 'Information pathways into dementia care services: family carers have their say', Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice, (In Press. Accepted 27/11/07)
• Andrews-Hall, S., Howe, A. & Robinson, A., 2007, 'The dynamics of residential aged care in Australia: 8-year’s trends in admission, separations and dependency', The Australian Health Review, 31 (4), pgs. 611-622
• Robinson A. & Cubit, K., 2007, 'Student Nurses’ Experiences of the Body in Aged Care', Contemporary Nurse, 19:1-2, July-August, pgs. 41-51
• Robinson A & Cubit C., 2007, 'Caring for People with Dementia in Residential Care: Nursing Students' Experiences', Journal of Advanced Nursing, 59(3), pgs. 255-263

Full Publication List

Current and Supervised Project/s:

• Barriers to access and use of day centre services by people with dementia, memory loss or cognitive deficits
• Building Connections in Aged Care
• Modelling Connections in Aged Care
• An Investigation into the issues surrounding the provision of dementia care within a residential aged care environment
• The use of Pro re nata (PRN) medications in the acute care setting
• A closer look at dementia care - the manifestation and management of aggression
• Pathways Home
• Developing nursing practice to meet the needs of older adults in day surgery/procedure
• Exploring Information and Service Needs of Carers of People with Dementia
• Dementia Training Study Centre for Health Professionals
• The re-assessment of elderly people following admission to reseidential aged care
• Making Connections in Aged Care
• Exploring the provision of care for people with dementia and their carers in three rural communities
• The development program for rural and remote midwives
• Improving the interface between acute care and community support for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• Barriers to the coordination of care for people with dementia living in a rural/remote community
• Transitions: Re-engineering Trajectory in Dementia Care
• An evaluation of nurses' knowledge, attitudes and practices in acute wound management.