Usher, Kim, West, Caryn, and Warsini, Sri (2024) Disaster nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic: A collection of new evidence. Journal of Clinical Nursing. (In Press)

Strickland, Karen, Deravin, Linda, Williamson, Moira, Atherfold, Cheryl, West, Caryn, Nightingale, Karen, and Bonner, Ann (2023) An apology to Aboriginal and Torres Islander people: A moment of truth for the nursing and midwifery professions. Collegian, 30 (2). pp. 207-209.

Rueda-Hernández, Lyda Victoria, and West, Caryn Patrice (2022) Covid-19 en la Región de las Américas. Salud publica de Mexico, 64 (4). pp. 342-343.

Sparke, Vanessa L., Maclaren, David, Esau, Dorothy, and West, Caryn (2022) Exploring infection prevention and control knowledge and beliefs in the Solomon Islands using Photovoice. PLOS Global Public Health, 2 (11). e0000680.

Khorshed, Mahmuda Shayema, Lindsay, David, McAuliffe, Marie, West, Caryn, and Wild, Kayli (2022) Factors Affecting Quality of Care in Maternal and Child Health in Timor-Leste: A Scoping Review. Health Services Insights, 15.

Molassiotis, Alex, Guo, Chunlan, West, Caryn, and Loke, Alice Yuen (2022) Identifying the priorities in nursing research on disaster management: A Delphi study and international survey. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 74. 102935.

O'Loughlin, Mary, West, Caryn, and Mills, Jane (2022) Medical homes and chronic care: consumer lessons for regional Australia. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 28 (2). pp. 97-103.

Conley, Natalie, Rouen, Christopher, Park, Tanya, and West, Caryn (2022) Nurses hold the key to improving outcomes for people who present with self-harm. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 27 (8). pp. 50-51.

Usher, Kim, Fagan, Anthea, Brown, Janie A., Mather, Carey, Marlow, Annette, Power, Tamara, van de Mortel, Thea, West, Caryn, Hutchinson, Marie, Zhao, Lin, Terry, Victoria, Woods, Cindy, and Lea, Jackie (2022) The financial challenges for Australian nursing students attending placement-based work-integrated learning. Collegian, 29 (2). pp. 154-160.

Barker, Ruth, Malpass, Andrée, and West, Caryn (2022) The lived experience of sheltering for individuals with disabilities during severe tropical cyclones in northern Queensland, Australia. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 82. 103326.

West, Caryn, Park, Tanya, Rouen, Christopher, and Conley, Natalie (2022) The mental health echo pandemic: Are nurses and midwives ready? Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 27 (8). pp. 51-52.

Am, Kim Usher, Jackson, Debra, Massey, Debbie, Wynaden, Dianne, Grant, Julian, West, Caryn, McGough, Shirley, Hopkins, Martin, Muller, Amanda, Mather, Carey, Byfield, Zac, Smith, Zaneta, Ngune, Irene, and Wynne, Rochelle (2022) The mental health impact of COVID-19 on pre-registration nursing students in Australia: Findings from a national cross-sectional study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 79 (2). pp. 581-592.

West, Caryn, and Rouen, Christopher (2021) COVID-19: implications for mental health and wellbeing, now and in the future. In: Kuah, Adrian T.H., and Dillon, Roberto, (eds.) Digital Transformation in a Post-Covid World: sustainable innovation, disruption, and change. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, pp. 3-22.

Molasiotis, Alex, Guo, Chunlun, Abu-Odah, Hammoda, West, Caryn, and Loke, Alice Yuen (2021) Evolution of disaster nursing research in the past 30 years (1990 -2019): a bibliometric and mapping analysis. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 58. 102230.

Supelano, Adriana Lucía Acevedo, West, Caryn Patrice, Zehr, Johana Gutiérrez, Hernández, Lyda Victoria Rueda, and de Esteban, María Consuelo Núñez (2021) La Covid-19 y su efecto en población adult a mayor en Colombia [COVID-19 and its effects on the older adult population in Colombia]. Revista de Extensión Cultural, 66. pp. 90-107.

Li, Wendy, West, Caryn, and Xie, Guojun (2021) The reflective risk assessment model of professional quality of life in Chinese nurses. Journal of Nursing Management, 29 (4). pp. 767-775.

Grimes, Andrea, Sparke, Vanessa, Rouen, Christopher, and West, Caryn (2020) Preparedness and resilience of student nurses in Northern Queensland Australia for disasters. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 48. 101585.

Sparke, Vanessa L., Diau, Jason, MacLaren, David, and West, Caryn (2020) Solutions to infection prevention and control challenges in developing countries, do they exist? An integrative review. International Journal of Infection Control, 16 (1).

Geia, L., Baird, K., Bail, K., Barclay, L., Bennett, J., Best, O., Birks, M., Blackley, L., Blackman, R., Bonner, A., Bryant, R., Buzzacott, C., Campbell, S., Catling, C., Chamberlain, C., Cox, L., Cross, W., Cruickshank, M., Cummins, A., Dahlen, H., Daly, J., Darbyshire, P., Davidson, P., Denny-Wilson, E., De Souza, R., Doyle, K., Drummond, A., Duff, J., Duffield, C., Dunning, T., East, L., Elliott, D., Elmir, R., Fergie, D., Ferguson, C., Fernandez, R., Flower, D., Foureur, M., Fowler, C., Fry, M., Gorman, E., Grant, J., Gray, J., Halcomb, E., Hart, B., Hartz, D., Hazelton, M., Heaton, L., Hickman, L., Homer, C., Hungerford, C., Hutton, A., Jackson, D., Johnson, A., Kelly, M., Kitson, A., Knight, S., Levett-Jones, T., Lindsay, D., Lovett, R., Luck, L., Malloy, L., Manias, E., Mannix, J., Marriott, R., Martin, M., Massey, D., McCloughen, A., McGough, S., McGrath, L., Mills, J., Mitchell, B., Mohamed, J., Montayre, J., Moroney, T., Moyle, W., Moxham, L., Northam, H., Nowlan, S., O'Brien, T., Ogunsiji, O., Patterson, C., Pennington, K., Peters, K., Phillips, J., Power, T., Procter, N., Ramjan, L., Ramsay, N., Rasmussen, B., Rihari-Thomas, J., Rind, B., Robinson, M., Roche, M., Sainsbury, K., Salamonson, Y., Sherwood, J., Shields, L., Sim, J., Skinner, I., Smallwood, G., Smallwood, R., Stewart, L., Taylor, S., Usher, K., Virdun, C., Wannell, J., Ward, R., West, C., West, R., Wilkes, L., Williams, R., Wilson, R., Wynaden, D., and Wynn, R. (2020) A unified call to action from Australian nursing and midwifery leaders: ensuring that Black Lives Matter. Contemporary Nurse, 56 (4). pp. 297-308.

Clark, Geoffrey, Rouen, Christopher, Yates, Karen, and West, Caryn (2019) Accessibility - a pivotal factor in maternal and neonatal outcomes. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 26 (7). p. 34.

West, Caryn, Fitts, Michelle S., Rouen, Chris, Muller, Reinhold, and Clough, Alan R. (2019) Cause and incidence of injuries experienced by children in remote Cape York Indigenous communities. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 25 (2). pp. 157-162.

West, Caryn, Grimes, Andrea, Yates, Karen, and Rouen, Christopher (2019) Climate change: we have a greater responsibility than we think. Links magazine, June. p. 8.

West, Caryn (2019) Disaster: preparedness, impacts & building resilience. In: [Presented at the Hyogo Earthquake Memorial 21st Century Research Institute Symposium]. From: HEMRI 21: Hyogo Earthquake Memorial 21st Century Research Institute Symposium, 8 March 2019, Hyogo, Japan.

Quaill, Jennifer, Barker, Ruth N., and West, Caryn (2019) Experiences of people with physical disabilities before, during, and after tropical cyclones in Queensland, Australia. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 39. 101122.

West, Caryn, and Rouen, Christopher (2019) Incidence and characteristics of dog bites in three remote Indigenous communities in Far North Queensland, Australia, 2006-2011. Journal of Veterinary behaviour, 31. pp. 17-21.

Grimes, Andrea, Rouen, Christopher, and West, Caryn (2019) Measuring student nurses' preparedness and resilience for a disaster setting. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 34 (s1). s148-s148.

Rouen, Chris, Clough, Alan R., and West, Caryn (2019) Non-fatal deliberate self-harm in three remote Indigenous communities in far north Queensland, Australia. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 40 (6). pp. 422-428.

Malpass, Andree, West, Caryn, Quaill, Jennifer, and Barker, Ruth (2019) The experience of disaster shelters for people with disabilities: an integrative review. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 34 (2). pp. 60-65.

Li, Wendy, McDermott, Brett, and West, Caryn (2018) Mental health first aid in everyday life: collaboration for promoting mental health in higher education in China. In: [Presented at] The Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery. From: The 12th Biennial Conference of the Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery, 18-19 July 2018, Cairns.

Quail, Jennifer, Barker, Ruth, and West, Caryn (2018) Experiences of individuals with physical disabilities in natural disasters: an integrative review. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 33 (3). pp. 58-63.

West, Caryn, Muller, Reinhold, Clough, Alan R., and Fitts, Michelle S. (2018) Have alcohol management plans reduced violence against women in Cape York, Australia? Violence Against Women, 24 (14). pp. 1658-1677.

Rouen, Chris, Clough, A.R., and West, C. (2018) Incidence and repetition of deliberate self-harm in three remote Indigenous communities in Far North Queensland, Australia. In: [Presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery]. From: 12th Biennial Conference of the Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery, 18-19 July 2018, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

West, Caryn, Muller, Reinhold, and Clough, Alan R. (2018) Injuries and alcohol management plans in remote Indigenous communities: a two-community comparison. Injury Prevention, 24 (3). pp. 236-239.

Sparke, Vanessa L., MacLaren, David, Mills, Jane, Asugeni , Rowena, Moutoa , Kenny, and West, Caryn (2017) Improving infection prevention and control practices in a culturally, linguistically and spiritually diverse environment. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 24 (8). p. 42.

Clough, Alan R., Margolis, Stephen A., Miller, Adrian, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Doran, Christopher M., McDermott, Robyn, Sanson-Fisher, Robert, Ypinazar, Valmae, Martin, David, Robertson, Jan A., Fitts, Michelle S., Bird, Katrina , Honorato, Bronwyn, Towle, Simon, and West, Caryn (2017) Alcohol management plans in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australian communities in Queensland: community residents have experienced favourable impacts but also suffered unfavourable ones. BMC Public Health, 17 (55). pp. 1-14.

West, Caryn, Usher, Kim, and Clough, Alan (2017) Kowanyama injury surveillance report: injuries & alcohol management plans. Report. James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

Graham, Veronica E., Campbell, Sandra, West, Caryn, and Clough, Alan R. (2017) Substance misuse intervention research in remote Indigenous Australian communities since the NHMRC 'Roadmap'. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 41 (4). pp. 424-431.

West, Caryn, Casella, Evan, and Grimes, Andrea (2017) The role of nurses in disaster management in Asia Pacific Cyclone Yasi: Far North Queensland, Australia. In: Bonito, Sheila, and Minami, Hiroko, (eds.) The Role of Nurses in Disaster Management in Asia Pacific. Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 11-23.

Clough, Alan R., Margolis, Stephen A., Miller, Adrian, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Doran, Christopher M., McDermott, Robyn, Sanson-Fisher, Rob, Towle, Simon, Martin, David, Ypinazar, Valmae, Robertson, Jan A., Fitts, Michelle S., Bird, Katrina, Honorato, Bronwyn, and West, Caryn (2016) Alcohol control policies in Indigenous communities: a qualitative study of the perceptions of their effectiveness among service providers, stakeholders and community leaders in Queensland (Australia). International Journal of Drug Policy, 36. pp. 67-75.

Warsini, Sri, Mills, Jane, West, Caryn, and Usher, Kim (2016) Living through a volcanic eruption: understanding the experience of survivors as a phenomenological existential phenomenon. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 25 (3). pp. 206-213.

Langtree, Tanya, and West, Caryn (2016) Can simulation be used to develop professional behaviours amongst nursing students? In: Sixth Pan-Pacific Nursing Conference and First Colloquium on Chronic Illness Care Abstract Book. A17. p. 20. From: Sixth Pan-Pacific Nursing Conference and First Colloquium on Chronic Illness Care, 2-4 March 2016, Hong Kong, China.

West, C., Usher, K., and Clough, A. (2016) Pormpuraaw injury surveillance report: injuries & alcohol management plans 2006-2011. Report. James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Woods, Cindy, West, Caryn, Mills, Jane, Park, Tanya, Southern, Joanne, and Usher, Kim (2015) Undergraduate student nurses' self-reported preparedness for practice. Collegian, 22 (4). pp. 359-368.

Usher, Kim, Mills, Jane, West, Caryn, Park, Tanya, and Woods, Cindy (2015) Preregistration student nurses' self-reported preparedness for practice before and after the introduction of a capstone subject. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24 (21-22). pp. 3245-3254.

Warsini, Sri, Usher, Kim, Buettner, Petra, Mills, Jane, and West, Caryn (2015) Psychosocial and environmental distress resulting from a volcanic eruption: study protocol. Collegian, 22 (3). pp. 325-331.

Fitts, Michelle S., West, Caryn, Robertson, Jan, Robertson, Kim, Roberts, Nicholas, Honorato, Bronwyn, and Clough, Alan R. (2015) The NHMRC Road Map 'benchmark' principles: a formal evaluation process is needed to improve their application. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 (4). pp. 305-308.

Warsini, Sri, Buttner, Petra, Mills, Jane, West, Caryn, and Usher, Kim (2015) Post-traumatic stress disorder among survivors two years after the 2010 Mount Merapi volcano eruption: a survey study. Nursing and Health Sciences, 17 (2). pp. 173-180.

Warsini, S., Buttner, P., Mills, J., West, C., and Usher, K. (2015) Psychometric evaluation of the Indonesian version of the Impact of Event Scale Revised. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 22 (4). pp. 251-259.

West, C., Woods, C., Casella, Evan, and Usher, K. (2015) Disaster Preparedness: community preparedness & impact: 2013–2014 tropical cyclone season. Report. James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

Usher, Kim, Redman-Maclaren, Michelle L., Mills, Jane, West, Caryn, Casella, Evan, Hapsari, Elsi D., Bonita, Sheila, Rosaldo, Rommel, Liswar, Amelia K., and Zang, Yuli (Amy) (2015) Strengthening and preparing: enhancing nursing research for disaster management. Nurse Education in Practice, 15 (1). pp. 68-74.

Usher, Kim, Mills, Jane, West, Caryn, Casella, Evan, Dorji, Passang, Guo, Aimin, Koy, Virya, Pego, George, Phanpaseuth, Souksavanh, Phouthavong, Olaphim, Sayami, Jamuna, Lak, Muy Seang, Sio, Alison, Ullah, Mohammad Mofiz, Sheng, Yu, Zang, Yuli, Buettner, Petra, and Woods, Cindy (2015) Cross-sectional survey of the disaster preparedness of nurses across the Asia–Pacific region. Nursing and Health Sciences, 17 (4). pp. 434-443.

West, C., Usher, K., and Clough, A. (2015) Lockhart River injury surveillance report: injuries & alcohol management plans 2006-2011. Report. James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Usher, Kim, Woods, Cindy, and West, Caryn (2015) Who cares for mental health nurses after disasters? The Hive, 8 (Summer 2014/2015). pp. 22-23.

Warsini, Sri, Buettner, Petra, Mills, Jane, West, Caryn, and Usher, Kim (2014) The psychosocial impact of the environmental damage caused by the Mt Merapi eruption on survivors in Indonesia. EcoHealth, 11 (4). pp. 491-501.

Warsini, Sri, West, Caryn, Mills, Jane, and Usher, Kim (2014) The psychosocial impact of natural disasters among adult survivors: an integrative review. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 35 (6). pp. 420-436.

West, Caryn, Usher, Kim, and Clough, Alan R. (2014) Study protocol: resilience in individuals and families coping with the impacts of alcohol related injuries in remote indigenous communities: a mixed method study. BMC Public Health, 14. 479. pp. 1-6.

Woods, Cindy, West, Caryn, Buettner, Petra, and Usher, Kim (2014) "Out of our control": living through cyclone Yasi. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 9. 19821. pp. 1-11.

Mills, Jane, West, Caryn, Langtree, Tanya, Usher, Kim, Henry, Renee, Chamberlain-Salaun, Jennifer, and Mason, Matt (2014) 'Putting it together': unfolding case studies and high-fidelity simulation in the first-year of an undergraduate nursing curriculum. Nurse Education in Practice, 14 (1). pp. 12-17.

Langtree, Tanya, West, Caryn, Southern, Joanne, and Usher, Kim (2014) Applying a simulation based teaching strategy to promote professional skills development amongst first year nursing students. In: Proceedings of SimHealth 2014. p. 353. From: SimHealth 2014, 25-28 August 2014, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

Usher, Kim, Woods, Cindy, and West, Caryn (2014) Mental health worker roles post-disaster: an integrative review. Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management, 6 (1). pp. 39-53.

Clough, Alan R., Fitts, Michelle S., Robertson, Jan A., Shakeshaft, Anthony, Miller, Adrian, Doran, Christopher M., Muller, Reinhold, Ypinazar, Valmae, Martin, David, McDermott, Robyn, Sanson-Fisher, Rob, Towle, Simon, Margolis, Stephen A., and West, Caryn (2014) Study Protocol - Alcohol Management Plans (AMPs) in remote indigenous communities in Queensland: their impacts on injury, violence, health and social indicators and their cost-effectiveness. BMC Public Health, 14. 15.

Warsini, Sri, Buttner, Petra, Mills, Jane, West, Caryn, and Usher, Kim (2014) Translation, cultural adaptation, and psychometric testing of the environmental distress scale with Indonesian survivors of a volcanic eruption. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 8 (3). pp. 229-238.

Usher, Kim, West, Caryn, MacManus, Mary, Waqa, Silina, Stewart, Lee, Henry, Renee, Lindsay, David, Conaglen, Jo, Hall, Julianne, McAuliffe, Marie, and Redman-MacLaren, Michelle (2013) Motivations to nurse: an exploration of what motivates students in Pacific Island countries to enter nursing. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 19 (5). pp. 447-454.

Warsini, Sri, Usher, Kim, Buttner, Petra, Mills, Jane, and West, Caryn (2013) The psychosocial impact of the environmental damage caused by the Mt Merapi eruption on survivors in Indonesia. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 22 (S1). p. 35.

West, Caryn, Stewart, Lee, Foster, Kim, and Usher, Kim (2013) Accidental insider: living the PhD study. Collegian, 20 (1). pp. 61-65.

Usher, Kim, Buttner, Petra, Mills, Jane, Woods, Cindy, and West, Caryn (2013) Evidence of psychosocial distress after cyclone yasi in North Queensland: strategies to ensure community involvement and feedback. In: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing (22) p. 34. From: 39th International Mental Health Nursing Conference: collaboration and partnership in mental health nursing, 22-24 October 2013, Perth, WA, Australia.

Woods, Cindy, Usher, Kim, Mills, Jane, West, Caryn, and Park, Tanya (2013) Final year student nurses' readiness for practice. Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 14 (1). p. 16.

Usher, Kim, Buettner, Petra, West, Caryn, Millis, Jane, Woods, Cindy, Mason, Matt, Boon, Helen, and Chamberlain-Salaun, Jennifer (2013) Preparedness for and impact of tropical Cyclone Yasi in North Queensland, Australia. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 28 (3). pp. 272-278.

Usher, Kim, West, Caryn, Woods, Cindy, Chamberlain-Salaun, Jennifer, and Grasso, Joe (2013) Psychotropic drug prescription and usage after cyclone yasi in North Queensland, Australia: an indication of psychosocial distress in the community and evidence for further resource applications. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 22 (S1). p. 34.

West, Caryn, Usher, Kim, and Delaney, Lori J. (2012) Unfolding case studies in pre-registration nursing education: lessons learned. Nurse Education Today, 32 (5). pp. 576-580.

West, Caryn, Stewart, Lee, Foster, Kim, and Usher, Kim (2012) The meaning of resilience to persons living with chronic pain: an interpretive qualitative inquiry. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21 (9-10). pp. 1284-1292.

West, Caryn, Usher, Kim, Foster, Kim, and Stewart, Lee (2012) Chronic pain and the family: the experience of the partners of people living with chronic pain. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21 (23-24). pp. 3352-3360.

Hillman, Elspeth, Stolic, Snezana, and West, Caryn (2012) Numeracy in Nursing and Healthcare: calculations and practice. Pearson Education, Malaysia.

West, C., Buettner, P., Foster, K., and Usher, K. (2012) Psychometric testing of the Family Impact of Pain Scale using a sample of families in Australia. Nurse Researcher, 20 (2). pp. 6-12.

Usher, Kim, Brown, Lawrence H., Buettner, Petra, Glass, Beverley, Boon, Helen, West, Caryn, Grasso, Joseph, Chamberlain-Salaun, Jennifer, and Woods, Cindy (2012) Rate of prescription of antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs after Cyclone Yasi in North Queensland. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 27 (6). pp. 519-523.

West, Caryn, Buettner, Petra, Stewart, Lee, Foster, Kim, and Usher, Kim (2012) Resilience in families with a member with chronic pain: a mixed methods study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21 (23-24). pp. 3532-3545.

Woods, C., Usher, K., Buettner, P., West, C., Mills, J., Boon, H., Chamberlain-Salaun, J., and Mason, M. (2012) Tropical Cyclone Yasi: preparedness, loss and distress. Report. James Cook University, Cairns, Qld. Australia.

West, Caryn Patrice (2012) A mixed methods sequential explanatory study of the impact of chronic pain on family resilience. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

West, Caryn, Usher, Kim, and Foster, Kim (2011) Family resilience: towards a new model of chronic pain management. Collegian, 18 (1). pp. 3-10.

Usher, Kim, Gardner, Anne, Buttner, Petra, Woolley, Torres, Sando, Jenny, White, Kate, and West, Caryn (2009) The H1N1 influenza 09 and its potential impact on the Australian nursing workforce. Collegian, 16 (4). pp. 169-170.