Lindsay, David, Brennan, Daryl, Lindsay, Daniel, Holmes, Colin, and Smyth, Wendy (2019) Conceal or reveal? Patterns of self-disclosure of long-term conditions at work by health professionals in a large regional Australian health service. International Journal of Workplace Health Managment, 12 (5). pp. 339-351.

Bodak, Marie, Harrison, Helena, Lindsay, David, and Holmes, Colin (2019) The experiences of sessional staff teaching into undergraduate nursing programmes in Australia: a literature review. Collegian, 26 (1). pp. 212-221.

Holmes, Colin, and Lindsay, David (2018) "Do you want fries with that?": the McDonaldization of university education — some critical reflections on nursing higher education. SAGE Open, 8 (3).

Holmes, Colin, and Lindsay, David (2018) In search of Christian theological research methodology. SAGE Open, 8 (4).

Benedict, Susan, Shields, Linda, Holmes, Colin, and Kurth, Julia (2018) A nurse working for the Third Reich: Eva Justin, RN, PhD. Journal of Medical Biography, 26 (4). pp. 259-267.

Smyth, Wendy, Lindsay, David, Holmes, Colin, Gardner, Anne, and Rahman, Kazi Mizanur (2016) Self-reported long-term conditions of nurses and midwives across a northern Australian health service: a survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 62. pp. 22-35.

Smyth, Wendy, Lindsay, David, Holmes, Colin, and Gardner, Anne (2015) Nurses and midwives in north Australia: a survey of their long-term conditions and how they manage them. Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 17 (1). p. 12.

Chao, Ying-Hua, Usher, Kim, Buettner, Petra G., and Holmes, Colin (2014) Cluster randomised controlled trial: an educational self-care intervention for older Taiwanese people with type 2 diabetes mellitus - the impact on blood glucose levels and diabetic complications. Collegian, 21 (1). pp. 43-51.

Holmes, Colin, Mills, Jane, and Chamberlain-Salaun, Jennifer (2014) Practice nurses and cervical screening: a two-country review. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 20 (1). pp. 53-59.

Usher, Kim, and Holmes, Colin (2014) Reflective practice: what, why and how. In: Daly, John, Speedy, Sandra, and Jackson, Debra, (eds.) Contexts of Nursing: an introduction. Elsevier, Chatswood, NSW, Australia, pp. 117-135.

Firouzkouhi, Mohammadreza, Zargham-Boroujeni, Ali, Nouraei, Morteza, Yousefi, Hojatollah, and Holmes, Colin A. (2013) The wartime experience of civilian nurses in Iran-Iraq war, 1980-1988: an historical research. Contemporary Nurse, 44 (2). pp. 225-231.

Firouzkouhi, Mohammadreza, Zargham-Boroujeni, Ali, Nouraei, Morteza, Yousefi, Hojatollah, and Holmes, Colin A. (2013) Nurses experiences in chemical emergency departments: Iran–Iraq war, 1980–1988. International Emergency Nursing, 21 (2). pp. 123-128.

Short, Alison, Gibb, Heather, Fildes, Jennifer, and Holmes, Colin (2013) Exploring the role of music therapy in cardiac rehabilitation after cardiothoracic surgery: a qualitative study using the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 28 (6). E74-E81.

Holmes, Colin, and Walker, Kim (2012) Letter to the Editor. Nursing philosophy, 13 (2). pp. 146-148.

Harvey, Nichole, and Holmes, Colin A. (2012) Nominal group technique: an effective method for obtaining group consensus. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 18 (2). pp. 188-194.

Stewart, Lee, Holmes, Colin, and Usher, Kim (2012) Reclaiming caring in nursing leadership: a deconstruction of leadership using a Habermasian lens. Collegian, 19 (4). pp. 223-229.

Warelow, Philip, and Holmes, Colin A. (2011) Deconstructing the DSM-IV-TR: a critical perspective. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 20 (6). pp. 383-391.

Holmes, Colin A. (2011) A post-deferential society? Nursing Inquiry, 18 (3). pp. 185-187.

Holmes, Colin A., and Smyth, Wendy (2011) Carspecken's critical methodology - a theoretical assessment. International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, 5 (2). pp. 146-154.

Usher, K., Baker, J.A., and Holmes, C.A. (2010) Understanding clinical decision making for PRN medication in mental health inpatient facilities. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 17 (6). pp. 558-564.

Short, Alison, Gibb, Heather, and Holmes, Colin (2010) Integrating words, images, and text in BMGIM: finding connections through semiotic intertextuality. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 20 (1). pp. 3-21.

Usher, Kim, Baker, John A., Holmes, Colin, and Stocks, Belinda (2009) Clinical decision-making for 'as needed' medications in mental health care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65 (5). pp. 981-991.

Holmes, Colin (2009) Services for people requiring secure forms of care: a global problem. In: Barker, Phil, (ed.) Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: the craft of caring. Edward Arnold, London, UK, pp. 463-476.

Walker, Kim, and Holmes, Colin (2008) The 'order of things': tracing a history of the present through a re-reading of the past in nursing education. Contemporary Nurse, 30 (2). pp. 106-118.

Holmes, Colin (2008) Book review of "The Nurse Apprentice, 1860-1977 (History of Medicine in Context)" by Ann Bradshaw, Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot, UK. Contemporary Nurse, 30 (2). pp. 197-198.

Holmes, Colin (2008) Historical enquiry and understanding our past. Contemporary Nurse, 30 (2). pp. 101-105.

Vatne, Solfrid, and Holmes, Colin (2006) Limit setting in mental health: historical factors and suggestions as to its rationale. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 13 (5). pp. 588-597.

Holmes, Colin (2006) The slow death of psychiatric nursing: what next? Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 13 (4). pp. 401-415.

Holmes, Colin (2006) Violence, zero tolerance and the subversion of professional practice. Contemporary Nurse, 21 (2). pp. 212-227.

Hardcastle, Mary-ann, Usher, Kim, and Holmes, Colin (2006) Carspecken's five-stage critical qualitative research method: an application to nursing research. Qualitative Health Research, 16 (1). pp. 151-161.

Williams, Jane, and Holmes, Colin (2005) Literary folkloristics: using literary theories to read life stories. Qualitative Research Journal, 5 (2). pp. 151-167.

Smyth, Wendy, and Holmes, Colin (2005) Using Carspecken's critical ethnography in nursing research. Contemporary Nurse, 19 (1). pp. 65-74.

Williams, Janet, and Holmes, Colin (2005) Children of the 21st century: slipping through the net. Contemporary Nurse, 18 (1). pp. 57-66.

Hardcastle, Mary-Ann R., Usher, Kim J., and Holmes, Colin A. (2005) An overview of structuration theory and its usefulness for nursing research. Nursing philosophy, 6 (4). pp. 223-234.

Williams, Jane, and Holmes, Colin (2004) Improving the early detection of children with subtle developmental problems. Journal of Child Health Care, 8 (1). pp. 34-46.

Usher, Kim , Holmes, Colin , Lindsay, David, and Luck, Lauretta (2003) PRN psychotropic medications: The need for nursing research. Contemporary Nurse, 14 (3). pp. 248-257.

Holmes, Colin (2003) Services for people requiring secure forms of care. In: Barker, Phil, (ed.) Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: the craft of caring. Arnold, London, UK, pp. 400-412.

Muir-Cochrane, Eimear, Holmes, Colin, and Walton, Jo Ann (2002) Law and policy in relation to the use of seclusion in psychiatric hospitals in Australia and New Zealand. Contemporary Nurse, 13 (2-3). pp. 136-145.

Holmes, Colin A. (2002) Academics and practitioners: nurses as intellectuals. Nursing Inquiry, 9 (2). pp. 73-83.

Wynaden, Dianne, Chapman, Rose, McGowan, Sunita, Holmes, Colin, Ash, Pauline, and Boschman, Antonius (2002) Through the eye of the beholder: to seclude or not to seclude. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 11 (4). pp. 260-268.