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Associate Professor Beverley Ewens

Associate Professor

Staff Member Details
Email: b.ewens@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2008-7214

Beverley is currently an Associate Professor within the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Background

  • 2024 - current: Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ECU
  • 2019 - 2024: Associate Dean Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ECU
  • 2016 - 2018: Director, Postgraduate Studies, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ECU
  • 2015 - 2016: Associate Head of School, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ECU
  • 2012 - 2015: Postgraduate Courses Coordinator, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ECU
  • 2009 - 2011: Critical Care Nurse Manager, Australia
  • 2007 - 2009: Practitioner Scholar, School of Nursing and Midwifery ECU and Joondalup Health Campus
  • 2005 - 2007: Staff Development Nurse, Critical Care, Joondalup Health Campus
  • 2000 - 2004: Critical Care Nurse Consultant, UK
  • 1993 - 2000: Ward Manager, Critical Care Manager UK.
  • 1999 - 2000: Clinical Nurse Manager, Critical Care Unit, UK
  • 1997 - 1999: Senior Sister ICU, UK
  • 1996 - 1997: Ward Manager, Vascular Ward, UK
  • 1995 - 1996: Senior Sister ICU, UK
  • 1994 - 1995: Ward Manager Urology Ward, UK
  • 1989 - 1994: Senior Sister ICU, UK
  • 1988 - 1989: Clinical Teacher, ICU Nursing Course, UK
  • 1984 - 1988: Sister, ICU, UK
  • 1983 - 1984: Registered Nurse, ICU, UK
  • 1981 - 1983: Registered Nurse, Surgery, Medicine & Paediatrics

Professional Memberships

  • Australian College of Nursing (ACN)
  • Australian College of Critical Care Nursing
  • Associate member of The Congress for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM).
  • Committee member of the Clinical Advisory Committee for Sexual Health Quarters
  • Membership of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)

Awards and Recognition

  • 2018: ECU Vice-Chancellor's Award for Contribution to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Advancement
  • 2014: ECU Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • 2007: Ella Lowe Scholarship
  • 2007: Finalist in WA Nurses Board Nurse of the Year (Preceptor category).

Research Areas and Interests

  • ICU patient diaries
  • Critical care recovery and survivorship
  • Obesity
  • Delirium
  • Clinical deterioration

Qualifications

  • Master of Indigenous Education, Macquarie University, 2022.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2015.
  • Post grad dip in critical care, Wales, 2007.
  • Postgrad certificate in Management, England, 1999.
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Further Education), United Kingdom, 1998.
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing Studies, England, 1994.
  • Diploma in Professional Studies in Nursing, England, 1988.

Research Outputs

2025

Journal Articles

  • McLean, A., Ewens, B., Barnard, M. (2025). Delirium In the Acute Care Setting from The Families Perspective: A Scoping Review. Advanced Science, 2025(Article in press), 17 pages. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16891.
  • Johnson, G., Barnard, M., McLean, C., Ewens, B. (2025). The implementation and evaluation of a family‐led novel intervention for delirium prevention and management in adult critically ill patients: A mixed‐methods pilot study. Nursing in Critical Care, 30(4), article number e13210. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.13210.
  • Fonoudi, M., Ewens, B., Barnard, M. (2025). Weight Stigma Amongst Nurses and Nursing Students: A Scoping Review of Direct and Comparative Evidence. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 81(9), 5806-5823. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16843.
  • Ewens, B., Kemp, V., Middlewick, Y., Barnard, M., Whitehead, L. (2025). Recruitment and retention of ICU survivors in follow-up studies: A systematic review. Australian Critical Care, 38(4), Article number 101232. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2025.101232.
  • Saunders, R., Crookes, K., Leach, T., Ang, M., Bulsara, C., Ewens, B., Gay, M., Seaman, K., Watkins, P., Etherton-Beer, C., Gallagher, O. (2025). Observing nursing assistant companions supporting older adults in hospital: A cross-sectional study. Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research, Article in press(2025), 7 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2025.03.003.
  • Johnson, G., Barnard, M., McLean, C., Ewens, B. (2025). The development of a family-led novel intervention for delirium prevention and management in the adult intensive care unit: A co-design qualitative study. Australian Critical Care, 38(1), article number 101088. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2024.07.076.
  • Ngune, I., Ewens, B., Bell, S., Burns, B., Sutton, C., Creswell, C., Middlewick, Y. (2025). Nursing assessment of mental health issues in the general clinical environment: A descriptive study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 81(9), 5353-5364. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16214.
  • Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage, C., Ang, M., Heavey, A., Dickson, J., Ewens, B. (2025). Co-design of an online mindfulness program for informal carers of people living with dementia: A qualitative study of co-designers’ experience. Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, 2025(Article in press), 20. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012251364092.
  • McKay, N., Saunders, R., Metcalfe, H., Robinson, S., Palamara, P., Steer, K., Yoo, J., Ranogajec, M., Whitehead, L., Ewens, B. (2025). Evaluation of a Virtual Home Health Heart Failure Program: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Cardio, 9(-), Article number e64877. https://doi.org/10.2196/64877.
  • Johnson, G., Barnard, M., McLean, C., Robert, G., Ewens, B. (2025). Methodological Insights from Evaluating a Family Member’s Voice Reorientation Programme: An Interpretive Descriptive Approach. Nursing Open, 12(9), e70291. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70291.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Lane, H., Saunders, R., Crookes, K., Ang, M., Bulsara, C., Bulsara, MK., Ewens, B., Gallagher, O., Gullick, K., Haydon, S., Hughes, J., Nguyen, K., Seaman, K., Etherton-Beer, C. (2024). Prevalence of frailty and pain in hospitalised cancer patients: implications for older adult care. Internal Medicine Journal, 54(4), 671-674. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.16351.
  • Johnson, G., Towell, A., McLean, C., Ewens, B. (2024). Delirium prevention and management in an adult intensive care unit through evidence-based nonpharmacological interventions: A scoping review. Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research, 31(4), 232-251. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2024.05.001.
  • Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage, C., Ewens, B., Smyth, AP., Dickson, J., Ang, M. (2024). Enablers and Barriers of Online Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Informal Carers: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review. Mindfulness, 15(6), 1257-1274. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02365-y.
  • Johnson, G., Barnard, M., McLean, C., Robert, G., Ewens, B. (2024). Co-designing a digital family-led intervention for delirium prevention and management in adult critically ill patients: An application of the double diamond design process. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 160(2024), article number 104888. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104888.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Saunders, R., Crookes, K., Seaman, K., Ang, M., Bulsara, C., Bulsara, M., Ewens, B., Gallagher, O., Graham, R., Gullick, K., Haydon, S., Hughes, J., Nguyen, K., O'Connell, B., Scaini, D., Etherton-Beer, C. (2023). Frailty and pain in an acute private hospital: an observational point prevalence study. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article number 3345. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29933-x.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Rogers, F., Rashidi, A., Ewens, B. (2022). Education and Support for Erectile Dysfunction and Penile Rehabilitation Post Prostatectomy: A Qualitative Systematic Review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 130(June 2022), Article Number 104212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104212.
  • Ewens, B., Kemp, V., Barnard, M., Whitehead, L. (2022). The nursing care of people with class III obesity in an acute care setting: a scoping review. BMC Nursing, 21(1), article number 33. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00760-7.
  • Buhlmann, M., Ewens, B., Rashidi, A. (2022). Moving on after critical incidents in health care: A qualitative study of the perspectives and experiences of second victims. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(9), 2960-2972. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15274.
  • Saunders, R., Crookes, K., Seaman, K., Ang, M., Bulsara, C., Bulsara, MK., Ewens, B., Gallagher, O., Graham, R., Gullick, K., Haydon, S., Hughes, J., Atee, M., Nguyen, K., O'Connell, B., Scaini, D., Etherton-Beer, C. (2022). Effectiveness of nurse-led volunteer support and technology-driven pain assessment in improving the outcomes of hospitalised older adults: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 12(6), Article number e059388. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059388.
  • Saunders, R., Crookes, K., Gullick, K., Gallagher, O., Seaman, K., Scaini, D., Ang, M., Bulsara, C., Ewens, B., Hughes, J., O'Connell, B., Etherton-Beer, C. (2022). Nurses leading volunteer support for older adults in hospital: A discussion paper. Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research, 29(6), 931-936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2022.08.005.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Ewens, B., Collyer, D., Kemp, V., Arabiat, D., Collyer, D. (2021). The enablers and barriers to children visiting their ill parent/carer in intensive care units: A scoping review. Australian Critical Care, 34(6), 604-619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2020.12.009.
  • Saunders, R., Seaman, K., Emery, L., Bulsara, M., Ashford, C., McDowall, J., Gullick, K., Ewens, B., Sullivan, T., Foskett, C., Whitehead, L. (2021). Comparing an eHealth Program (My Hip Journey) With Standard Care for Total Hip Arthroplasty: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 8(1), Article number e22944. https://doi.org/10.2196/22944.
  • Ewens, B., Seaman, K., Whitehead, L., Barnard, M., Michelle, Y. (2021). A delirium prevalence audit and a pre and post evaluation of an interprofessional education intervention to increase staff knowledge about delirium in older adults. BMC Nursing, 20(1), 202. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00692-2.
  • Buhlmann, M., Ewens, B., Rashidi, A. (2021). The impact of critical incidents on nurses and midwives: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 30(9-10), 1195-1205. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15608.
  • Foxall, F., Sundin, D., Barnard, M., Ewens, B., Kemp, V., Porock, D. (2021). Revealing Meaning From Story: The Application of Narrative Inquiry to Explore the Factors That Influence Decision Making in Relation to the Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment in The Intensive Care Unit. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20(6 July 2021), Article Number: 16094069211028345. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069211028345.
  • Saunders, R., Crookes, K., Atee, M., Bulsara, C., Bulsara, M., Etherton-Beer, C., Ewens, B., Gallagher, O., Graham, R., Gullick, K., Haydon, S., Nguyen, K., O'Connell, B., Seaman, K., Hughes, J. (2021). Prevalence of frailty and pain in hospitalised adult patients in an acute hospital: a protocol for a point prevalence observational study. BMJ Open, 11(3), Article number e046138. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046138.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Abu-Qamar, MZ., Vafeas, C., Ewens, B., Ghosh, M., Sundin, D. (2020). Postgraduate nurse education and the implications for nurse and patient outcomes: A systematic review. Nurse Education Today, 92(September 2020), Article number 104489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104489.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Ewens, B., Myers, H., Whitehead, L., Seaman, K., Sundin, D., Hendricks, J. (2019). A Web-Based Recovery Program (ICUTogether) for Intensive Care Survivors: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 8(1), article no. e10935. https://doi.org/10.2196/10935.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Saunders, R., Seaman, K., Ashford, C., Sullivan, T., McDowall, J., Whitehead, L., Ewens, B., Pedler, K., Gullick, K. (2018). An eHealth program for patients undergoing a total hip arthroplasty: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 7(6), Article no. e137. https://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.9654.
  • Ewens, B., Hendricks, J., Sundin, D. (2018). Surviving ICU: Stories of recovery. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74(7), 1554-1563. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13556.
  • Graf, A., Ewens, B., Vafeas, C., Delves, L., Hayward, C., Nannup, N., Baum, G. (2018). Closing the gap: A whole of school approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inclusivity in higher education. Nurse Education in Practice, 30(May 2018), 86-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2018.04.001.
  • Beament, T., Ewens, B., Wilcox, S., Reid, G. (2018). A collaborative approach to the implementation of a structured clinical handover tool (iSoBAR), within a hospital setting in metropolitan Western Australian: A mixed methods study. Nurse Education in Practice, 33(November 2018), 107-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2018.08.019.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Ewens, B., Hendricks, J., Sundin, D. (2017). Implications for research and practice of the biographic approach for storytelling. Nurse Researcher, 24(3), 19-24. https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.2017.e1396.
  • Bayes, S., Ewens, B. (2017). Registered nurses’ experiences of caring for pregnant and postpartum women in general hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative data. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(5-6), 599-608. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13524.
  • Ewens, B., Hendricks, J., Sundin, D. (2017). Never ending stories: visual diarizing to recreate autobiographical memory of intensive care unit survivors. Nursing in Critical Care, 22(1), 8-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12093.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Ewens, B., Geale, S., Vafeas, C., Foxall, F., Loessl, B., Heavey, A., McCafferty, C. (2016). Humanising the curriculum: The role of a Virtual World. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 6(12), 80-88. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v6n12p80.
  • Cope, V., Sundin, D., Heavey, A., Wang, C., Baum, G., Ewens, B., Foxall, F. (2016). The hidden benefits of writing retreats: Academic development and social interaction for nurses. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 6(11), 73-79. https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v6n11p73.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Andrew, L., Ewens, B., Maslin-Prothero, S. (2015). Enhancing the online learning experience using virtual interactive classrooms. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 32(4), 22-31.
  • Ewens, B., Hendricks, J., Sundin, D. (2015). The use, prevalence and potential benefits of a diary as a therapeutic intervention/tool to aid recovery following critical illness in intensive care: a literature review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24(9-10), 1406-1425. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12736.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Ewens, B., Chapman, R., Tulloch, A., Hendricks, J. (2014). ICU survivors' utilisation of diaries post discharge: A qualitative descriptive study. Australian Critical Care, 27(1), 28-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2013.07.001.

Conference Publications

  • Andrew, L., Ewens, B., Scott, R. (2014). Moderation of assessments in a School of Nursing and Midwifery; Enhancing student assessment experiences. 17th International FYHE Conference 2014. Proceedings (7). FYHE.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Jones, DA., Drennan, K., Bailey, M., Hart, GK., Bellomo, R., Webb, S., Zalstein, S., Collins, K., Stewart, P., Corkill, W., Schneider, A., Calzavacca, P., Thomas, A., Hill, D., Jasiowski, S., Green, DT., Stow, P., Fletcher, J., Smith, JA., Wenck, D., Pearce, C., Lintott, M., Ellem, K., Rischbieth, A., Davidson, K., Mitchell, I., Slater, N., Elliott, DC., Dennett, J., Coles, TE., Ceely, B., Jacobs, S., Kearly, Y., Shepherd, KA., O'Bree, B., Harley, N., Robertson, M., Banner, L., Green, K., Bersten, A., Matheson, E., Carter, M., Holt, AW., Breheny, F., Albury, J., Cameron, R., Morcom, L., Mathewson, J., Piercy, M., Halkhoree, J., Fratzia, J., Ewens, B., Power, B., Goldie, D., McCalman, C., Micallef, S., Mifflin, N., Parr, MJ., Wood, J., Thomas, P., Clausen, S., Lane, S., Scott, J., Segger, T., Rouse, A., Smth, L., Pollock, H., Williams, JB., Bersten, AB., Butt, W., Delzoppo, C., Sydall, S., Harley, NH., Morley, PT., Bell, J., Pinder, M., Brinkworth, A., Roberts, B., Flynn, B., Lawrence, K., Morgan, D., Santamaria, JD., Gordon, G., Hutchinson, K., Johnson, B., Beard, M., Broadbent, J., Welbing, K., Yung, M., Matthews, NT. (2013). Mortality of rapid response team patients in Australia: A multicentre study. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 15(4), 273-278.

Conference Publications

  • Andre, K., Ewens, B., Foxall, F. (2013). Work Integrated Learning: A Whole of Curriculum Approach. Work Integrated Learning: A Whole of Curriculum Approach (Xp.). World Association for Cooperative Education.

Research Projects

  • The Development of an Interprofessional Education Intervention for the Recognition of Maternal Deterioration: A Participatory Action Research Study, WA Nurses Memorial Charitable Trust, Grant, 2024 ‑ 2026, $5,000.
  • Healthcare workers perceptions of aggression and violence in the acute care setting in WA: A cross-sectional survey, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2024, $27,273.
  • Workplace aggression and violence, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2024, $27,273.
  • Evaluating the impact of a Safety for Staff Education Program (S4S) on knowledge, attitudes and confidence, for all occupation categories in managing violence and aggression acute care, A mixed methods study, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2024, $27,273.
  • Optimising outcomes for frail hospitalised older adults - volunteer support and pain assessment interventions: A cluster randomised control trial, Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation, Grant, 2020 ‑ 2024, $734,070.
  • Improving care for older adults with cognitive impairment in hospital through nurse led volunteer support interventions and a technology driven pain assessment. , Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2023, $100,000.
  • Evaluation of a Virtual Home Health Heart Failure Program , Ramsay Connect, Grant, 2022 ‑ 2023, $35,291.
  • The impact of an m-health intervention on the mental health and wellbeing of intensive care survivors: a randomized controlled trial., Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2017, 2017 ‑ 2018, $30,000.
  • The effect of an immediate pre-operative haemoglobin blood test on hip fracture patient outcomes: a randomized control trial, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Research Advisory Committee Funding Grant 2017/18, 2017 ‑ 2018, $39,993.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Collaboration when mental state changes during inpatient mental health admission: Perspectives of the client, the family and the nurses
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring the experience of informal carers of people with dementia undertaking an online mindfulness programme: An interpretive descriptive study
  • Doctor of Philosophy, An exploration of the decision-making process in the management of aggression and violence in the emergency department in Western Australia: A narrative inquiry
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The effectiveness of organisational support and workplace practices after clinical incidents: A mixed methods study of the experiences of nurses and midwives
  • Doctor of Philosophy, An exploration of weight stigma reduction within nursing care in Australia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Aboriginal Noongar Men's Experiences of Childbirth
  • Master of Nursing (Research), Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Improving the quality of postoperative care for the adult cardiac surgical patient in the Intensive Care Unit

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, A narrative inquiry exploring the experience of the young adult with obesity
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The Lived Experiences of Parents of Children with a Food Allergy or Food Induced Anaphylaxis.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The Handmaidens Tale: An Exploratory Sequential Mixed-Method Study of Registered Nurses' Perspectives of their Professional Identity

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Master of Nursing (Research), Family Members' Experiences of Post-cardiac Surgery Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: A Narrative Inquiry
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The development, implementation and evaluation of a novel intervention for Delirium prevention and management in an adult intensive care unit: A Mixed Methods Study
  • Master of Nursing (Research), Moving on after critical incidents in health care. Second victims: A qualitative study of the experiences of nurses and midwives

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Whose death is it anyway? Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment: An exploration of the experiences of intensive care nurses and doctors
  • Master of Nursing (Research), The effect of an immediate preoperative haemoglobin blood test on hip fracture patient outcomes: A before and after cohort study
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