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Associate Professor Beverley Ewens

Associate Professor

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 3542
Mobile: 0447 616 024
Facsimile: +61 8 6304 2323
Email: b.ewens@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO21.446  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2008-7214

Beverley is currently Associate Dean Nursing within the School of Nursing and Midwifery and is responsible for supporting the Executive Dean and the Executive Team, in providing strategic and operational leadership for the core activities of a School.

Background

  • 2019 - current: Associate Dean Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ECU
  • 2016 - 2018: Director, Postgraduate Studies, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ECU
  • 2015 - 2016: Associate Head of School, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ECU
  • 2012 - 2015: Postgraduate Courses Coordinator, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ECU
  • 2009 - 2011: Critical Care Nurse Manager, Australia
  • 2007 - 2009: Practitioner Scholar, School of Nursing and Midwifery ECU and Joondalup Health Campus
  • 2005 - 2007: Staff Development Nurse, Critical Care, Joondalup Health Campus
  • 2000 - 2004: Critical Care Nurse Consultant, UK
  • 1993 - 2000: Ward Manager, Critical Care Manager UK.
  • 1999 - 2000: Clinical Nurse Manager, Critical Care Unit, UK
  • 1997 - 1999: Senior Sister ICU, UK
  • 1996 - 1997: Ward Manager, Vascular Ward, UK
  • 1995 - 1996: Senior Sister ICU, UK
  • 1994 - 1995: Ward Manager Urology Ward, UK
  • 1989 - 1994: Senior Sister ICU, UK
  • 1988 - 1989: Clinical Teacher, ICU Nursing Course, UK
  • 1984 - 1988: Sister, ICU, UK
  • 1983 - 1984: Registered Nurse, ICU, UK
  • 1981 - 1983: Registered Nurse, Surgery, Medicine & Paediatrics

Professional Memberships

  • Australian College of Nursing (ACN)
  • Australian College of Critical Care Nursing
  • Associate member of The Congress for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM).
  • Committee member of the Clinical Advisory Committee for Sexual Health Quarters
  • Membership of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)

Awards and Recognition

  • 2018: ECU Vice-Chancellor's Award for Contribution to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Advancement
  • 2014: ECU Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • 2007: Ella Lowe Scholarship
  • 2007: Finalist in WA Nurses Board Nurse of the Year (Preceptor category).

Research Areas and Interests

  • ICU patient diaries
  • Critical care recovery and survivorship
  • Obesity
  • Delirium.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2015.
  • Post grad dip in critical care, Wales, 2007.
  • Postgrad certificate in Management, England, 1999.
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Further Education), United Kingdom, 1998.
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing Studies, England, 1994.
  • Diploma in Professional Studies in Nursing, England, 1988.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Johnson, G., Barnard, M., McLean, C., Ewens, B. (2024). The implementation and evaluation of a family‐led novel intervention for delirium prevention and management in adult critically ill patients: A mixed‐methods pilot study. Nursing in Critical Care, 2024(Article in pres), 11 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.13210.
  • Ngune, I., Ewens, B., Bell, S., Burns, B., Sutton, C., Creswell, C., Middlewick, Y. (2024). Nursing assessment of mental health issues in the general clinical environment: A descriptive study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2024(Article in press), 12 pages. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16214.
  • Johnson, G., Barnard, M., McLean, C., Ewens, B. (2024). The development of a family-led novel intervention for delirium prevention and management in the adult intensive care unit: A co-design qualitative study. Australian Critical Care, 2024(Article in press), 9 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2024.07.076.
  • Lane, H., Saunders, R., Crookes, K., Ang, M., Bulsara, C., Bulsara, MK., Ewens, B., Gallagher, O., Gullick, K., Haydon, S., Hughes, J., Nguyen, K., Seaman, K., Etherton-Beer, C. (2024). Prevalence of frailty and pain in hospitalised cancer patients: implications for older adult care. Internal Medicine Journal, 2024(Article in press), 4 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.16351.
  • Johnson, G., Barnard, M., McLean, C., Robert, G., Ewens, B. (2024). Co-designing a digital family-led intervention for delirium prevention and management in adult critically ill patients: An application of the double diamond design process. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 160(article in press), Article number 104888. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104888.
  • Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage, C., Ewens, B., Smyth, AP., Dickson, J., Ang, M. (2024). Enablers and Barriers of Online Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Informal Carers: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review. Mindfulness, 2024(Article in press), 18 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02365-y.
  • Johnson, G., Towell, A., McLean, C., Ewens, B. (2024). Delirium prevention and management in an adult intensive care unit through evidence-based nonpharmacological interventions: A scoping review. Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research, 2024(article in press), 20 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2024.05.001.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Saunders, R., Crookes, K., Seaman, K., Ang, M., Bulsara, C., Bulsara, M., Ewens, B., Gallagher, O., Graham, R., Gullick, K., Haydon, S., Hughes, J., Nguyen, K., O'Connell, B., Scaini, D., Etherton-Beer, C. (2023). Frailty and pain in an acute private hospital: an observational point prevalence study. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article number 3345. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29933-x.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Rogers, F., Rashidi, A., Ewens, B. (2022). Education and Support for Erectile Dysfunction and Penile Rehabilitation Post Prostatectomy: A Qualitative Systematic Review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 130(June 2022), Article Number 104212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104212.
  • Buhlmann, M., Ewens, B., Rashidi, A. (2022). Moving on after critical incidents in health care: A qualitative study of the perspectives and experiences of second victims. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(9), 2960-2972. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15274.
  • Saunders, R., Crookes, K., Gullick, K., Gallagher, O., Seaman, K., Scaini, D., Ang, M., Bulsara, C., Ewens, B., Hughes, J., O'Connell, B., Etherton-Beer, C. (2022). Nurses leading volunteer support for older adults in hospital: A discussion paper. Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research, 29(6), 931-936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2022.08.005.
  • Saunders, R., Crookes, K., Seaman, K., Ang, M., Bulsara, C., Bulsara, MK., Ewens, B., Gallagher, O., Graham, R., Gullick, K., Haydon, S., Hughes, J., Atee, M., Nguyen, K., O'Connell, B., Scaini, D., Etherton-Beer, C. (2022). Effectiveness of nurse-led volunteer support and technology-driven pain assessment in improving the outcomes of hospitalised older adults: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 12(6), Article number e059388. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059388.
  • Ewens, B., Kemp, V., Barnard, M., Whitehead, L. (2022). The nursing care of people with class III obesity in an acute care setting: a scoping review. BMC Nursing, 21(1), article number 33. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00760-7.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Saunders, R., Crookes, K., Atee, M., Bulsara, C., Bulsara, M., Etherton-Beer, C., Ewens, B., Gallagher, O., Graham, R., Gullick, K., Haydon, S., Nguyen, K., O'Connell, B., Seaman, K., Hughes, J. (2021). Prevalence of frailty and pain in hospitalised adult patients in an acute hospital: a protocol for a point prevalence observational study. BMJ Open, 11(3), Article number e046138. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046138.
  • Ewens, B., Collyer, D., Kemp, V., Arabiat, D., Collyer, D. (2021). The enablers and barriers to children visiting their ill parent/carer in intensive care units: A scoping review. Australian Critical Care, 34(6), 604-619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2020.12.009.
  • Ewens, B., Seaman, K., Whitehead, L., Barnard, M., Michelle, Y. (2021). A delirium prevalence audit and a pre and post evaluation of an interprofessional education intervention to increase staff knowledge about delirium in older adults. BMC Nursing, 20(1), 202. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00692-2.
  • Saunders, R., Seaman, K., Emery, L., Bulsara, M., Ashford, C., McDowall, J., Gullick, K., Ewens, B., Sullivan, T., Foskett, C., Whitehead, L. (2021). Comparing an eHealth Program (My Hip Journey) With Standard Care for Total Hip Arthroplasty: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 8(1), Article number e22944. https://doi.org/10.2196/22944.
  • Foxall, F., Sundin, D., Barnard, M., Ewens, B., Kemp, V., Porock, D. (2021). Revealing Meaning From Story: The Application of Narrative Inquiry to Explore the Factors That Influence Decision Making in Relation to the Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment in The Intensive Care Unit. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20(6 July 2021), Article Number: 16094069211028345. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069211028345.
  • Buhlmann, M., Ewens, B., Rashidi, A. (2021). The impact of critical incidents on nurses and midwives: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 30(9-10), 1195-1205. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15608.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Abu-Qamar, MZ., Vafeas, C., Ewens, B., Ghosh, M., Sundin, D. (2020). Postgraduate nurse education and the implications for nurse and patient outcomes: A systematic review. Nurse Education Today, 92(September 2020), Article number 104489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104489.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Ewens, B., Myers, H., Whitehead, L., Seaman, K., Sundin, D., Hendricks, J. (2019). A Web-Based Recovery Program (ICUTogether) for Intensive Care Survivors: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 8(1), article no. e10935. https://doi.org/10.2196/10935.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Saunders, R., Seaman, K., Ashford, C., Sullivan, T., McDowall, J., Whitehead, L., Ewens, B., Pedler, K., Gullick, K. (2018). An eHealth program for patients undergoing a total hip arthroplasty: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 7(6), Article no. e137. https://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.9654.
  • Beament, T., Ewens, B., Wilcox, S., Reid, G. (2018). A collaborative approach to the implementation of a structured clinical handover tool (iSoBAR), within a hospital setting in metropolitan Western Australian: A mixed methods study. Nurse Education in Practice, 33(November 2018), 107-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2018.08.019.
  • Ewens, B., Hendricks, J., Sundin, D. (2018). Surviving ICU: Stories of recovery. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74(7), 1554-1563. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13556.
  • Graf, A., Ewens, B., Vafeas, C., Delves, L., Hayward, C., Nannup, N., Baum, G. (2018). Closing the gap: A whole of school approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inclusivity in higher education. Nurse Education in Practice, 30(May 2018), 86-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2018.04.001.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Bayes, S., Ewens, B. (2017). Registered nurses’ experiences of caring for pregnant and postpartum women in general hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative data. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(5-6), 599-608. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13524.
  • Ewens, B., Hendricks, J., Sundin, D. (2017). Never ending stories: visual diarizing to recreate autobiographical memory of intensive care unit survivors. Nursing in Critical Care, 22(1), 8-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12093.
  • Ewens, B., Hendricks, J., Sundin, D. (2017). Implications for research and practice of the biographic approach for storytelling. Nurse Researcher, 24(3), 19-24. https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.2017.e1396.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Cope, V., Sundin, D., Heavey, A., Wang, C., Baum, G., Ewens, B., Foxall, F. (2016). The hidden benefits of writing retreats: Academic development and social interaction for nurses. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 6(11), 73-79. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v6n11p73.
  • Ewens, B., Geale, S., Vafeas, C., Foxall, F., Loessl, B., Heavey, A., McCafferty, C. (2016). Humanising the curriculum: The role of a Virtual World. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 6(12), 80-88. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v6n12p80.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Andrew, L., Ewens, B., Maslin-Prothero, S. (2015). Enhancing the online learning experience using virtual interactive classrooms. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 32(4), 22-31.
  • Ewens, B., Hendricks, J., Sundin, D. (2015). The use, prevalence and potential benefits of a diary as a therapeutic intervention/tool to aid recovery following critical illness in intensive care: a literature review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24(9-10), 1406-1425. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12736.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Ewens, B., Chapman, R., Tulloch, A., Hendricks, J. (2014). ICU survivors' utilisation of diaries post discharge: A qualitative descriptive study. Australian Critical Care, 27(1), 28-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2013.07.001.

Conference Publications

  • Andrew, L., Ewens, B., Scott, R. (2014). Moderation of assessments in a School of Nursing and Midwifery; Enhancing student assessment experiences. 17th International FYHE Conference 2014. Proceedings (7). FYHE.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Jones, DA., Drennan, K., Bailey, M., Hart, GK., Bellomo, R., Webb, S., Zalstein, S., Collins, K., Stewart, P., Corkill, W., Schneider, A., Calzavacca, P., Thomas, A., Hill, D., Jasiowski, S., Green, DT., Stow, P., Fletcher, J., Smith, JA., Wenck, D., Pearce, C., Lintott, M., Ellem, K., Rischbieth, A., Davidson, K., Mitchell, I., Slater, N., Elliott, DC., Dennett, J., Coles, TE., Ceely, B., Jacobs, S., Kearly, Y., Shepherd, KA., O'Bree, B., Harley, N., Robertson, M., Banner, L., Green, K., Bersten, A., Matheson, E., Carter, M., Holt, AW., Breheny, F., Albury, J., Cameron, R., Morcom, L., Mathewson, J., Piercy, M., Halkhoree, J., Fratzia, J., Ewens, B., Power, B., Goldie, D., McCalman, C., Micallef, S., Mifflin, N., Parr, MJ., Wood, J., Thomas, P., Clausen, S., Lane, S., Scott, J., Segger, T., Rouse, A., Smth, L., Pollock, H., Williams, JB., Bersten, AB., Butt, W., Delzoppo, C., Sydall, S., Harley, NH., Morley, PT., Bell, J., Pinder, M., Brinkworth, A., Roberts, B., Flynn, B., Lawrence, K., Morgan, D., Santamaria, JD., Gordon, G., Hutchinson, K., Johnson, B., Beard, M., Broadbent, J., Welbing, K., Yung, M., Matthews, NT. (2013). Mortality of rapid response team patients in Australia: A multicentre study. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 15(4), 273-278.

Conference Publications

  • Andre, K., Ewens, B., Foxall, F. (2013). Work Integrated Learning: A Whole of Curriculum Approach. Work Integrated Learning: A Whole of Curriculum Approach (Xp.). World Association for Cooperative Education.

Research Projects

  • The Development of an Interprofessional Education Intervention for the Recognition of Maternal Deterioration: A Participatory Action Research Study, WA Nurses Memorial Charitable Trust, Grant, 2024 ‑ 2025, $5,000.
  • Healthcare workers perceptions of aggression and violence in the acute care setting in WA: A cross-sectional survey, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2024, $27,273.
  • Workplace aggression and violence, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2024, $27,273.
  • Evaluating the impact of a Safety for Staff Education Program (S4S) on knowledge, attitudes and confidence, for all occupation categories in managing violence and aggression acute care, A mixed methods study, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2024, $27,273.
  • Optimising outcomes for frail hospitalised older adults - volunteer support and pain assessment interventions: A cluster randomised control trial, Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation, Grant, 2020 ‑ 2024, $734,070.
  • Improving care for older adults with cognitive impairment in hospital through nurse led volunteer support interventions and a technology driven pain assessment. , Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2023, $100,000.
  • Evaluation of a Virtual Home Health Heart Failure Program , Ramsay Connect, Grant, 2022 ‑ 2023, $56,861.
  • The impact of an m-health intervention on the mental health and wellbeing of intensive care survivors: a randomized controlled trial., Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2017, 2017 ‑ 2018, $30,000.
  • The effect of an immediate pre-operative haemoglobin blood test on hip fracture patient outcomes: a randomized control trial, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Research Advisory Committee Funding Grant 2017/18, 2017 ‑ 2018, $39,993.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Collaboration when mental state changes during inpatient mental health admission: Perspectives of the client, the family and the nurses
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring the experience of informal carers of people with dementia undertaking an online mindfulness programme: An interpretive descriptive study
  • Master of Nursing (Research), Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Improving the quality of the postoperative care for the adult cardiac surgical patient in the Intensive Care Unit
  • Doctor of Philosophy, An exploration of the decision-making process in the management of aggression and violence in the emergency department in Western Australia: A narrative inquiry
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Aboriginal Noongar Men's Experiences of Childbirth
  • Master of Nursing (Research), ICU Delirium Following Cardiac Surgery: A Narrative Inquiry From Family Members Perspectives
  • Doctor of Philosophy, An exploration of weight stigma reduction within nursing care in Australia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The development, implementation and evaluation of a novel intervention for Delirium prevention and management in an adult intensive care unit: A Mixed Methods Study

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The Handmaidens Tale: An Exploratory Sequential Mixed-Method Study of Registered Nurses' Perspectives of their Professional Identity
  • Doctor of Philosophy, A narrative inquiry exploring the experience of the young adult with obesity

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Master of Nursing (Research), Moving on after critical incidents in health care. Second victims: A qualitative study of the experiences of nurses and midwives

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Whose death is it anyway? Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment: An exploration of the experiences of intensive care nurses and doctors
  • Master of Nursing (Research), The effect of an immediate preoperative haemoglobin blood test on hip fracture patient outcomes: A before and after cohort study
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