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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
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Practical Infection Control Training for Victoria's Aged Care Workforce
Griffiths, D., Rawson, H., Dix, S., Russo, P., Morphet, J. & Watson, S.
3/08/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Development of an Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) for internationally qualified nurses
Griffiths, D., Brooks, I., Endacott, R., Dix, S., Rees-Sidhu, C., Barton, P., Hall, H., Gibson, S., Harrison, J., Ilic, D., Maloney, S., Leech, M., Adams, K., Merriman, C., Fuller, R., Homer, M. & Vance, S.
20/12/17 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
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Occupational violence in health care - a scoping project
Griffiths, D., Innes, K. & Morphet, J.
6/10/14 → 31/01/15
Project: Research
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Improving medicine adherence in kidney transplantation
Williams, A., Manias, E., Walker, R., Toussaint, N. D., Dooley, M. & Griffiths, D.
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Monash Health, Alfred Health, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia), Victorian Kidney Transplant Collaborative
1/04/13 → 31/03/17
Project: Research
Research output
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Prevalence and variability in use of physical and chemical restraints in residential aged care facilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Lee, D. C. A., Robins, L. M., Bell, J. S., Srikanth, V., Möhler, R., Hill, K. D., Griffiths, D. & Haines, T. P., May 2021, In : International Journal of Nursing Studies. 117, 12 p., 103856.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Practice priorities for acute care nursing: A Delphi study
Connell, C. J., Plummer, V., Crawford, K., Endacott, R., Foley, P., Griffiths, D. L., Innes, K., Schwerdtle, P. N., Walker, L. E. & Morphet, J., Jul 2020, In : Journal of Clinical Nursing. 29, 13-14, p. 2615-2625 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Trade agreements and the risks for the nursing workforce, nursing practice and public health: A scoping review
Kidgell, D., Hills, D., Griffiths, D. & Endacott, R., Sep 2020, In : International Journal of Nursing Studies. 109, 10 p., 103676.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Workplace violence: Examination of the tensions between duty of care, worker safety, and zero tolerance
Beattie, J., Innes, K., Griffiths, D. & Morphet, J., Jul 2020, In : Health Care Management Review. 45, 3, p. E13-E22 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Managers’ experiences of prevention and management of workplace violence against health care staff: A descriptive exploratory study
Morphet, J., Griffiths, D., Beattie, J. & Innes, K., 1 May 2019, In : Journal of Nursing Management. 27, 4, p. 781-791 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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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
Debra Griffiths (Supervisor)
1 Feb 2013 → 1 Feb 2014Activity: Examination types › Thesis Examination
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Examination of transfers of people from residential aged care facilities to the emergency department
Julia Morphet (Supervisor) & Debra Griffiths (Supervisor)
2013Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions