Nursing News
Congratulations to Sandra Lever, CNC Rehabilitation at Graythwaite Rehabilitation Centre, Ryde Hospital, who was recently awarded the Royal Rehab Nursing Re- search Prize at the Australasian Rehabilitation Nurses Association (ARNA) Conference. The Nursing Re- search Prize is awarded annually by Royal Rehab for the best research paper presented by a nurse at the AR- NA National Conference. Sandra was awarded the research prize for her paper titled ‘ Addressing sexuality post - stroke: can targeted implementation change practice? ’ Despite best practice guidelines and recognition of the importance of sexuali- ty post - stroke, successive audits of rehabilitation prac- tice indicate that most stroke survivors do not receive information or education relating to sexuality. While there have been some attempts to change practice, few studies have evaluated the impact of a theoretically in- formed behaviour change strategy. Sandra has been conducting research on sexuality and chronic disease for nearly a decade and this program of research has included the lived experience, health pro- fessional attitudes and beliefs, and evidence - based inter- ventions. The aim of this paper was to present the pre-
liminary results of a implementation study currently in progress to support health professionals in rural and metro inpatient stroke rehabilitation services to address relationships, intimacy and sexuality.
This innovative study begins to address the gap in clinical practice of sexual rehabilitation post stroke.
Delirium Declare Conference 2023
Dr Krithika Sriram and Trina Colita presented the multi - interventional project improving delirium recognition and referrals in a surgical/orthopaedic ward in Ryde Hospital at the 2023 Delirium Declare Conference in Sydney
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