Browsing Nursing and midwifery - Collected Works by Author "Arbon, Paul Andrew"
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Assessing community disaster resilience using a balanced scorecard: lessons learnt from three Australian communities
Ramsey, Imogen J; Steenkamp, Malinda; Thompson, Andrea; Anikeeva, Olga; Arbon, Paul Andrew; Gebbie, Kristine (Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, 2016-04)In 2012, the Torrens Resilience Institute (TRI) developed a balanced Scorecard for communities to assess their disaster resilience using an all-hazards approach. The Scorecard assesses four components of community resilience: ... -
Defining disaster: The need for harmonisation of terminology
Mayner, Lidia; Arbon, Paul Andrew (Massey University, 2015-04)There is a need to harmonise the definitions for disaster terms from a wide range of glossaries and other sources, to build a more unitary foundation for further research, policy and practice. As a first step in a wider ... -
Do University Libraries in Australia Actively Plan to Protect Special Collections from Disaster?
Garnett, Johanna; Arbon, Paul Andrew; Howard, David; Ingham, Valerie (Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-10-22)Despite the increasing digitalisation of special collections, Australian university libraries continue to house tangible original works contributing to collective state, national and global heritage. The protection of ... -
Earthquake preparedness in South Australia: recommendations based on previous earthquakes in Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America
Anikeeva, Olga; Steenkamp, Malinda; Arbon, Paul Andrew (Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, 2014-04)Adelaide is the most earthquake-prone capital city in Australia, with earthquakes of a magnitude five to six on the Richter scale occurring frequently enough to be a potential danger. This paper explores the short and ... -
Iranian senior nursing managers’ experiences and understanding of social capital in the nursing profession
Manoochehri, Houman; Lolaty, Hamideh Azimi; Hassani, Parkhideh; Arbon, Paul Andrew; Shorofi, Seyed Afshin (2014-09)Background: This study aimed to explore the role of social capital within the context of the nursing profession in Iran, based on the experience and perspectives of senior nursing managers. Materials and Methods: The study ... -
Is it time for a new descriptor 'pressure injury': a bibliometric analysis
Dunk, Ann Marie; Arbon, Paul Andrew (Australian Wound Management Association, 2009)Prediction, prevention and management of pressure injuries are areas that require specific attention from nurses in clinical practice. Moreover, increased awareness that these injuries are preventable is an important ... -
Literature review of disaster health research in Japan: focusing on disaster nursing education.
Kako, Mayumi; Mitani, Satoko; Arbon, Paul Andrew (Cambridge University Press, 2012)This study summarizes current research trends and issues for disaster nursing in Japan. Evaluation was frequently the primary objective of studies. This literature search showed that a wide variety of disaster nursing ... -
Managing the tension between emergency management policy decisions and residential aged care facility planning in South Australia
Cusack, Lynette; Siegloff, Lesley Mary; Arbon, Paul Andrew (Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, 2012-10)In Australia all residential aged care facilities applying for new Australian Government funded aged care places, must demonstrate planning for environmental disaster threats such as bushfires and floods (Department of ... -
Non-Traditional Roles of Iranian Senior Nurse Managers in Developing the Profession: A Qualitative Study
Manoochehri, Houman; Lolaty, Hamideh Azimi; Hassani, Parkhideh; Shorofi, Seyed Afshin; Arbon, Paul Andrew (Vice Chancellor for Research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 2013-07)Background The traditional roles of managers are insufficient in today’s evolving healthcare market. Therefore, they need to improve management practices through playing new roles. So the present study aimed to explore the ... -
Older people and disaster preparedness: a literature review
Cornell, Victoria; Cusack, Lynette; Arbon, Paul Andrew (Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, 2012-07)Anecdotally, older people are considered to be vulnerable to emergency events, from the preparation phase, through the response, and into the recovery phase. This article provides an overview of disaster research literature ... -
A school-based approach to developing the English proficiency of EAL university students
Muller, Amanda; Arbon, Paul Andrew; Gregoric, Carolyn (Association for Academic Language and Learning, 2015)This paper provides a case study of a school-based approach to language de-velopment and support for English as an additional language (EAL) students within the School of Nursing & Midwifery at Flinders University. The ... -
Spanish influenza of 1918–19: the extent and spread in South Australia
Kako, Mayumi; Steenkamp, Malinda; Rokkas, Philippa; Anikeeva, Olga; Arbon, Paul Andrew (Australasian Epidemiological Association, 2015-08)The 1918–19 Spanish influenza was the first pandemic for which official records were compiled in South Australia. This followed the recognition of the disease as notifiable under the Public Health Act and the establishment ...