Professor Alan Pearson

Contact details

Discipline of Nursing
School of Population Health and Clinical Practice
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 3 Eleanor Harrald Bld
Royal Adelaide Hospital
The University of Adelaide,
SA 5005

Telephone: + 61 8 8303 4880
Email: alan.pearson@adelaide.edu.au

Qualifications: RN, DipNursEd, DipAdvNursStud, MSc, PhD
Professional affiliations: FRCNA, FAAG, FRCN
Research interests: Ageing and care of the older adult; Mealtimes in nursing homes; Qualitative research; Methods of synthesising findings from qualitative research; Implementation of research evidence into healthcare settings; Clinical decision support systems; Leadership in nursing; Evidence based healthcare; Systematic review methodology

Current research projects

National evaluation of the nurse practitioner in residential aged care

Management of Diabetes Type2Improving Supportive Care for cancer patients and their carers

The development of a conceptual framework for an evidence based curriculum for undergraduate nursing education in Sri Lanka (Supervision of PhD Student Mr Rasika Jayasekera)

Overseas qualified nurses’ experience of practising in Australia (Supervision of PhD student Ms Rie Konno)

Evaluation of a nurse practitioner role in aged care (Supervision of PhD student Ms Caroline Lee)

Action research in the prevention of workplace burnout in rural remote community mental health teams (Supervision of PhD student Ms Eileen Petrie)

Nurses and the law (Supervision of PhD student Mr John Field)

A study to investigate the degree to which the processes of conducting a systematic review using qualitative assessment and Review instrument (QARI) are robust if replicated (Supervision of PhD student Ms Kylie Porritt)

Preadmission education of day surgery patients· Discharge from day surgery: post admission discharge scores (PADS

Publications

Pearson, A., T. J. Schultz and T. Conroy-Hiller (2006). "Developing clinical leaders in Australian aged care homes." International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare 4: 42-45.

Chalmers, J. and A. Pearson (2005). "Oral hygiene care for residents with dementia: a literature review." Journal of Advanced Nursing 52(4): 410-419.

Pearson, A. and J. Field (2005). The systematic review process. Evidence for nursing practice. M. Courtney. Sydney, Elsevier: 73-88.

Pearson, A., B. Vaughan and M. Fitzgerald (2005). Nursing Models for Practice. Oxford, Butterworth-Heinemann.

Pearson, A., R. Wiechula, A. Court and C. Lockwood (2005). "The JBI model of evidence-based healthcare." International Journal of Evidence Based Healthcare 3: 207-215.

O'Connor, M. and A. Pearson (2004). "Ageing in place - Dying in Place: Competing discourses for care of the dying in aged care policy." Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing 22(2): 32-38.

Pearson, A. (2004a). "Balancing the Evidence: Incorporating the Synthesis of Qualitative Data into Systematic Reviews." JBI Reports 2: 45-64.

Pearson, A. (2004b). "Oral health and older people." International Journal of Nursing Practice 10(3).

Pearson, A. and J. Chalmers (2004). "Oral Hygiene Care for Adults with Dementia in Residential Aged Care Facilies: A Systematic Review." JBI Reports 2: 65-113.

Pearson, A., H. Laschinger, K. Porritt, Z. Jordan, D. Tucker and L. Long (2004). "A comprehensive systematic review of evidence on developing and sustaining nursing leadership that fosters a healthy work environment in health care." Health Care Reports 2(7): 145-208.

Pearson, A. and R. Nay (2004). "Relatives' Experience of Nursing Home Admissions: Preliminary Study." Australasian Journal on Ageing 23(2): 86-90.

Pearson, A., M. Richardson and M. Cairns (2004a). ""Best practice" in day surgery units: a review of the evidence." Journal of Ambulatory Surgery 11: 49-54.

Pearson, A., M. Richardson, S. Peels and M. Cairns (2004b). "The Care of Patients whilst in the Day Surgery Unit: A Systematic Review." Health Care Reports 2: 22-54.

Pearson, A., M. Richardson, S. Peels and M. Cairns (2004c). "The Pre-Admission Care of Patients Undergoing Day Surgery: A Systematic Review." Health Care Reports 2: 1-20.

Swe, K. and A. Pearson (2004). "Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices with Regard to Malaria Control in an Endemic Rural Area of Myanmar." Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 35(1): 53-62.

Averis, A. and A. Pearson (2003). "Filling the Gaps: Identifying Nursing Research Priorities through the Analysis of Completed Systematic Reviews." JBI Reports 1(3): 49-126.

Fitzgerald, M., A. Pearson, K. Walsh, L. Long and N. Heinrich (2003). "Patterns of Nursing: A Review of Nursing in a Large Metropolitan Hospital." Journal of Clinical Nursing 12(3): 326-332.

Lewis, M., A. Pearson and C. Ward (2003). "Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment: Transforming Research Findings into Consensus Based Clinical Guidelines." International Journal of Nursing Practice 9(2): 92-102.

Pearson, A. (2003a). Evidence-Based Practice in Palliative Care. Palliative Care Nursing: A Guide to Practice. M. O'Connor and S. Aranda. Melbourne, AUSMED Publications: 7-21.

Pearson, A. (2003b). "Liberating our Conceptualisation of 'Evidence'." Journal of Advanced Nursing 44(5): 441-442.

Pearson, A., M. Fitzgerald and R. Nay (2003). "Mealtimes in Nursing Homes: The Role of Nursing Staff." Journal of Gerontological Nursing 29(6): 40-47.

Pearson, A., R. Nay and B. Taylor (2003). Relatives' Experience of Nursing Home Entry: Meanings, Practices and Discourse. Partnerships in Family Care. M. Nolan, U. Lundh, G. Grant and J. Keady. UK, Open University Press.

Oo Cho, C., H. Lin and A. Pearson (2002). "Experiences and Knowledge of Malaria among Hospitalized Patients of Myanmar." The Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal 14(1-3).

Pearson, A., R. Nay and B. Taylor (2002). Relative's Experience of Nursing Home Entry: Meanings, Practices and Discourse. OUP Book - Partnerships in Family Care. M. Nolan.

Pearson, A., R. Wiechula, B. Hodgkinson and T. Conroy-Hiller (2002). The Impact of Best Practice Information Sheets on Australian Registered Nurses, Impact Survey Report, The Joanna Briggs Institutepp.

Evans, D. and A. Pearson (2001a). "Systematic Review of Qualitative Research." Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing 5(3): 111-119.

Evans, D. and A. Pearson (2001b). "Systematic Reviews: Gatekeepers of Nursing Knowledge." Journal of Clinical Nursing 10(5): 593-599.

Pearson, A., H. Baker, K. Walsh and M. Fitzgerald (2001). "Contemporary Nurses' Uniforms - History and Traditions." Journal of Nuring Management 9(3): 147-152.

Pearson, A. and S. Peels (2001a). "A Global View of Nursing in the New Millennium - Part 6: Aspirations of Nurses." International Journal of Nursing Practice 7(6): S27-30.

Pearson, A. and S. Peels (2001b). "A Global View of nursing in the New Millennium - Part 5: Problems Faced by Nurses." International Journal of Nursing Practice 7(5): S21-25.

Pearson, A. and S. Peels (2001c). "A Global View of Nursing in the New Millennium - Part 4: The Education of Nurses." International Journal of Nursing Practice 7(4): S15-19.

Pearson, A. and S. Peels (2001d). "A Global View of Nursing in the New Millennium - Part 3: The Organisation of Nursing." International Journal of Nursing Practice 7(3): S11-13.

Pearson, A. and S. Peels (2001e). "Nursing - A Global View of Nursing in the New Millennium - Part 2: The Nursing Workforce." International Journal of Nursing Practice 7(2): S5-10.

Pearson, A. and S. Peels (2001f). "Nursing - A Global View of Nursing in the New Millennium - Part 1: A Global Perspective." International Journal of Nursing Practice 7(1): S1-4.

Pearson, A., S. Robertson-Malt, K. Walsh and M. Fitzgerald (2001). "Intensive Care Nurses' Experiences of Caring for Brain Dead Organ Donor Patients." Journal of Clinical Nursing 10(1): 132-139.

Borbasi, S. and A. Pearson (2000). Introduction: Healthcare, Health Policy and Nursing. Nursing Practice, Policy and Change. M. Gott. Abdington, Radcliffe Medical Press: 137-142.

McCarthy, A., D. Hegney and A. Pearson (2000). "The perceptions of Rural Nurses to Role change within the Context of Organisational Change." Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing 17(4): 21-28.

Pearson, A., R. Wiechula, R. Nay, A. Mitchell and B. Hodgkinson (2000). Promoting Best Practice in the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers. Adelaide, The Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence-Based Nursing and Midwifery in conjunction with Royal Adelaide Hospitalpp.

Borbasi and Pearson (2000; McCarthy, Hegney et al. (2000; Pearson, Wiechula et al. (2000; Evans and Pearson (2001a; Evans and Pearson (2001b; Pearson, Baker et al. (2001; Pearson, Robertson-Malt et al. (2001; Oo Cho, Lin et al. (2002; Pearson, Nay et al. (2002; Pearson, Wiechula et al. (2002; Averis and Pearson (2003; Fitzgerald, Pearson et al. (2003; Lewis, Pearson et al. (2003; Pearson (2003a; Pearson (2003b; Pearson, Fitzgerald et al. (2003; Pearson, Nay et al. (2003; O'Connor and Pearson (2004; Pearson (2004a; Pearson (2004b; Pearson and Chalmers (2004; Pearson, Laschinger et al. (2004; Pearson and Nay (2004; Pearson, Richardson et al. (2004a; Pearson, Richardson et al. (2004b; Pearson, Richardson et al. (2004c; Swe and Pearson (2004; Chalmers and Pearson (2005; Pearson and Field (2005; Pearson, Vaughan et al. (2005; Pearson, Wiechula et al. (2005; Pearson, Schultz et al. (2006) Pearson and Peels (2001a; Pearson and Peels (2001b; Pearson and Peels (2001c; Pearson and Peels (2001d; Pearson and Peels (2001e; Pearson and Peels (2001f)