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Research Biography
Karen is an Associate Director at the Torrens Resilience Institute in Adelaide, South Australia through which she maintains a strong focus on research dedicated to preparing health professionals to more effectively respond to disasters and emergencies. Karen is also currently employed as a Senior Lecturer in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University where she coordinates post graduate emergency nursing topics and an interdisciplinary Masters degree in disaster health care. Karen has a background in emergency nursing and has worked as an emergency department nurse since 1997. Karen is a fellow of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia and continues to work in the emergency department on a casual basis.
Research Interests
Karen's research has focused primarily on emergency nurses and disasters. Previous studies conducted in this area have explored disaster education and training of emergency nurses as well as the role of emergency nurses in disaster response. Karen is currently involved in research into the willingness of emergency nurses to respond to disasters.
Supervisory Interests
- Disaster health
- Disaster nursing
- Emergency department presentations during disasters
- Emergency department
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Nurses' perceptions of dealing with death in the emergency department
Gerace, A., Giles, T., Breaden, K., Hammad, K., Drummond, C., Bradley, S. L. & Muir-Cochrane, E., Feb 2021, In: Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship & Research. 28, 1, p. 71-80 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A surprise mass casualty incident simulation: does it improve knowledge or is it just a bit of fun?
Mitchell, B., Hammad, K. & Aldwin, D., May 2019, In: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 34, S1, p. 18-19 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Nurses’ perceptions and experiences of caring for patients who die in the emergency department setting
Giles, T. M., Hammad, K., Breaden, K., Drummond, C., Bradley, S. L., Gerace, A. & Muir-Cochrane, E., Nov 2019, In: International Emergency Nursing. 47, 6 p., 100789.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
21 Citations (Scopus) -
Disaster preparedness among nurses: a systematic review of literature
Labrague, L., Hammad, K., Gloe, D., McEnroe-Petitte, D., Fronda, D., Obeidat, A., Leocadio, M., Cayaban, A. & Mirafuentes, E., Mar 2018, In: International Nursing Review. 65, 1, p. 41-53 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
230 Citations (Scopus) -
Existing Approaches to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Education and Training for Health Professionals: Findings from an Integrative Literature Review
Kako, M., Hammad, K., Mitani, S. & Arbon, P., 1 Apr 2018, In: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 33, 2, p. 182-190 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
32 Citations (Scopus)