Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Debra is a registered nurse, midwife and lawyer with many years of clinical experience in Australia and Britain. She practiced law in Melbourne before joining Monash University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery. Debra has combined her legal and health expertise to provide education in relation to the law and clinical practice. She has taught in a range of areas including nursing, midwifery, medicine, paramedic studies, physiotherapy and occupational therapy. Debra was an inaugural director of the Nursing and Midwifery Health Program Victoria. A competitive grant she received has resulted in the development of a medium fidelity interprofessional simulation laboratory at the School of Nursing and Midwifery Peninsula campus.
Monash teaching commitment
Medicolegal issues in clinical practices
Research interests
- Occupational violence in healthcare
- End of life decision-making
- Documentation of elderly citizens transferred to hospital
- Interprofessional care in the emergency department
- National competency standards for enrolled nurses
- Interprofessional simulation laboratories
Research methodologies
- Qualitative methods including grounded theory
- Mixed methods
External positions
Director, Nursing and Midwifery Health Program Victoria
Human Ethics and Research Committee Member, Peninsula Health
Network
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Projects 2011 2019
Development of an Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) for internationally qualified nurses
Griffiths, D. L., Brooks, I. A., Endacott, R., Dix, S. J., Rees-Sidhu, C. E., Barton, P. J. M., Hall, H. G., Gibson, S., Harrison, J. C., Ilic, D., Maloney, S. R., Leech, M. T., Adams, K., Merriman, C., Fuller, R., Homer, M. & Vance, S. C.
20/12/17 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
Occupational violence in health care - a scoping project
Griffiths, D. L., Innes, K. L. & Morphet, J.
6/10/14 → 31/01/15
Project: Research
Improving medicine adherence in kidney transplantation
Williams, A. F., Manias, E., Walker, R., Toussaint, N., Dooley, M. & Griffiths, D. L.
The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Monash Health, Alfred Health, National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Victorian Kidney Transplant Collaborative
1/04/13 → 31/03/17
Project: Research
An investigation of transfers from residential Aged Care facilities to the emergency department
Griffiths, D. L., Jones, T., Morphet, J., Williams, A. F. & Morey, J.
1/01/13 → 31/12/13
Project: Research
Research Output 2002 2018
Endeavoring to Contextualize Curricula Within an EBP Framework: A Grounded Theory Study
Malik, G., McKenna, L. & Griffiths, D. 1 Jan 2018 (Accepted/In press) In : Western Journal of Nursing Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Healthcare providers' neurobiological response to workplace violence perpetrated by consumers: Informing directions for staff well-being
Beattie, J., Innes, K., Griffiths, D. & Morphet, J. 1 Oct 2018 In : Applied Nursing Research. 43, p. 42-48 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prevention and management of occupational violence and aggression in healthcare: A scoping review
Morphet, J., Griffiths, D., Beattie, J., Velasquez Reyes, D. & Innes, K. 2018 (Accepted/In press) In : Collegian.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Roles and functions of enrolled nurses in Australia: Perspectives of enrolled nurses and registered nurses
Endacott, R., O'Connor, M., Williams, A., Wood, P., McKenna, L., Griffiths, D., Moss, C., Della, P. & Cross, W. 1 Mar 2018 In : Journal of Clinical Nursing. 27, 5-6, p. e913-e920 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Scope of practice and workforce issues confronting Australian Enrolled Nurses: A qualitative analysis
McKenna, L., Wood, P., Williams, A., O'Connor, M., Moss, C., Griffiths, D., Della, P., Endacott, R. & Cross, W. 1 Jan 2018 (Accepted/In press) In : Collegian. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Activities 2013 2013
- 1 Thesis Examination
Honours supervision - Thesis title: Gaps in transfer documentation between residential aged facilities and emergency departments. Supervisors: Dr Debra Griffiths (joint), Ms Julia Morphet (joint) - Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash Univers
Griffiths, D. L. (Supervisor)1 Feb 2013 → 1 Feb 2014
Activity: Thesis Examination