Publications by authors named "M M Fry"
Background: Effective staff-to-staff and patient-provider communication in the Emergency Department (ED) is essential for safe, quality care. Routine wearing of Personal-Protective-Equipment (PPE) has introduced new challenges to communication. We aimed to understand the perspectives of ED staff about communicating while wearing PPE, and to identify factors contributing to communication success, breakdown, and repair.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnvironmental factors play an important role in phenotypic development of fishes, which has implications for hatchery-reared fishes that are released into the wild where natural cues are present. There is interest in examining how early exposure to dietary odourants can affect development of olfaction. The aim of our study was to use behavioural, molecular and electro-physiological techniques to evaluate how introduction of the amino acid L-alanine to the rearing environment might influence the development of olfactory perception of dietary cues, growth and survival in lake sturgeon (), a species of conservation concern.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFasting regulates expression of voltage-gated Na+ channel Nav1.3 in subfornical organ.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
December 2024
The subfornical organ (SFO) is a sensory circumventricular organ of the central nervous system and plays a key role in regulation of a number of homeostatic processes because of its ability to detect and respond to circulating signals and communication to homeostatic control centres. A previous study reported a change in expression of 687 transcripts in rat SFO following a 48h fast; of particular interest was the observed downregulation of the transcript encoding the Nav1.3 voltage-gated Na channel.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- The study aimed to adapt the HIRAID® emergency nursing framework to enhance aged care nurses' ability to recognize and manage changes in residents' health conditions.
- A real-time Delphi method was used, involving twelve expert healthcare leaders, which resulted in achieving consensus on how to modify the framework after two survey rounds.
- Key changes focused on improving the assessment techniques and understanding the differences in practice between aged care and acute care nurses, ultimately supporting better education and practice in aged care settings.
Background: Increased demand, wait times and length of stay have seen many emergency departments implement nurse-initiated protocols In New South Wales, Australia, 74 nurse-initiated protocols have been developed for implementation. The aim of this paper is to identify the barriers and enablers to nurses' use of these protocols to inform and maximise future implementation.
Methods: Data were collected via surveys informed by the theoretical domains' framework and the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI).