Marie Gerdtz

Prevalence of illicit substance use among patients presenting to the emergency department with acute behavioural disturbance: Rapid point-of-care saliva screening

Marie Gerdtz, Celene YL Yap, Cathy Daniel, Jonathan C Knott, Peter Kelly, George Braitberg

Journal article  |  2020  |  Emergency Medicine Australasia

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of illicit substance use among patients presenting to one ED with acute behavioural disturb..

An evaluation of the use of management care plans for people who frequently attend the emergency department

Marie Frances Gerdtz, Suzanne Kapp, Elaine Michael, Roshani Prematunga, Elizabeth Virtue, Jonathan Knott

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australasian Emergency Care

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of management plans for people who frequently attend the emergency department (ED). BACKGROUND: Man..

Restrictive interventions in Victorian emergency departments: A study of current clinical practice

Jonathan Knott, Marie Gerdtz, Sheriden Dobson, Catherine Daniel, Andis Graudins, Biswadev Mitra, Bruce Bartley, Pauline Chapman

Journal article  |  2019  |  Emergency Medicine Australasia

OBJECTIVE: To determine current clinical practices for managing behavioural emergencies within Victorian public hospital EDs. METH..

Socio-demographic and disease related characteristics associated with unplanned emergency department visits by cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study

Polly H Dufton, Allison Drosdowsky, Marie F Gerdtz, Mei Krishnasamy

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Health Services Research

An observational study of the maintenance of the 30 degrees side-lying lateral tilt position among aged care residents at risk of developing pressure injuries when using the standard care pillow and a purpose-designed positioning device

Suzanne Kapp, Marie Gerdtz, Amit Gefen, Roshani Prematunga, Nick Santamaria

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Wound Journal

A randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness of multi-layer silicone foam dressings for the prevention of pressure injuries in high-risk aged care residents: The Border III Trial

Nick Santamaria, Marie Gerdtz, Suzanne Kapp, Lauren Wilson, Amit Gefen

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Wound Journal

Behavioural assessment unit improves outcomes for patients with complex psychosocial needs

George Braitberg, Marie Gerdtz, Susan Harding, Steven Pincus, Michelle Thompson, Jonathan Knott

Journal article  |  2018  |  Emergency Medicine Australasia

Disaster preparedness and learning needs among community health nurse coordinators in South Sulawesi Indonesia

Moh Syafar Sangkala, Marie Frances Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2018  |  Australasian Emergency Care

Don't Label Me: A Qualitative Study of Patients' Perceptions and Experiences of Sedation During Behavioral Emergencies in the Emergency Department

Celene YL Yap, Jonathan C Knott, David CM Kong, Marie Gerdtz, Kay Stewart, David M Taylor

Journal article  |  2017  |  Academic Emergency Medicine

Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Education for Hospital Staff: An Integrative Literature Review

Rebecca Brereton, Marie Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2017  |  Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Creating opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and patient-centred care: how nurses, doctors, pharmacists and patients use communication strategies when managing medications in an acute hospital setting

Wei Liu, Marie Gerdtz, Elizabeth Manias

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Clinical Nursing

Communicating about the management of medications as patients move across transition points of care: an observation and interview study

Elizabeth Manias, Marie Gerdtz, Allison Williams, Josephine McGuiness, Michael Dooley

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Challenges and opportunities of undertaking a video ethnographic study to understand medication communication

Wei Liu, Marie Gerdtz, Elizabeth Manias

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Clinical Nursing

Clinical effectiveness of a silicone foam dressing for the prevention of heel pressure ulcers in critically ill patients: Border II Trial

N Santamaria, M Gerdtz, W Liu, S Rakis, S Sage, AW Ng, H Tudor, J McCann, T Vassiliou, F Morrow, K Smith, J Knott, D Liew

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Wound Care

Feasibility and need for violence risk screening at triage: an exploration of clinical processes and public perceptions in one Australian emergency department

Catherine Daniel, Marie Gerdtz, Stephen Elsom, Jonathan Knott, Roshani Prematunga, Elizabeth Virtue

Journal article  |  2015  |  Emergency Medicine Journal

The cost-benefit of using soft silicone multilayered foam dressings to prevent sacral and heel pressure ulcers in trauma and critically ill patients: a within-trial analysis of the Border Trial

Nick Santamaria, Wei Liu, Marie Gerdtz, Sarah Sage, Jane McCann, Amy Freeman, Theresa Vassiliou, Stephanie DeVincentis, Ai W Ng, Elizabeth Manias, Jonathan Knott, Danny Liew

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Wound Journal

A randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of soft silicone multi-layered foam dressings in the prevention of sacral and heel pressure ulcers in trauma and critically ill patients: the border trial

Nick Santamaria, Marie Gerdtz, Sarah Sage, Jane McCann, Amy Freeman, Theresa Vassiliou, Stephanie De Vincentis, Ai Wei Ng, Elizabeth Manias, Wei Liu, Jonathan Knott

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Wound Journal

Can simple mobile phone applications provide reliable counts of respiratory rates in sick infants and children? An initial evaluation of three new applications

James Black, Marie Gerdtz, Pat Nicholson, Dianne Crellin, Laura Browning, Julie Simpson, Lauren Bell, Nick Santamaria

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal of Nursing Studies

Mental Health Nurses' Dispositional Decision-Making for People Presenting to the Emergency Department With Deliberate Self-Harm: An Exploratory Study

Grant Phillips, Marie Frances Gerdtz, Stephen James Elsom, Tracey J Weiland, David Castle

Journal article  |  2015  |  Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Complexities of medicines safety: communicating about managing medicines at transition points of care across emergency departments and medical wards

Elizabeth Manias, Marie Gerdtz, Allison Williams, Michael Dooley

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Clinical Nursing

Medication communication through documentation in medical wards: knowledge and power relations

Wei Liu, Elizabeth Manias, Marie Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2014  |  Nursing Inquiry

The effects of physical environments in medical wards on medication communication processes affecting patient safety

Wei Liu, Elizabeth Manias, Marie Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2014  |  Health & Place

Investigating the predictive validity of an emergency department mental health triage tool

Natisha Sands, Stephen Elsom, Michael Berk, Jennifer Hosking, Roshani Prematunga, Marie Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2014  |  Nursing and Health Sciences

Evaluation of a multifaceted intervention on documentation of vital signs at triage: A before-and-after study

Marie F Gerdtz, Rebbecca Waite, Theresa Vassiliou, Bruce Garbutt, Roshani Prematunga, Elizabeth Virtue

Journal article  |  2013  |  Emergency Medicine Australasia

The outcome of a rapid training program on nurses' attitudes regarding the prevention of aggression in emergency departments: A multi-site evaluation

Marie Frances Gerdtz, Catherine Daniel, Vikki Dearie, Roshani Prematunga, Merrin Bamert, Joy Duxbury

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Nursing Studies

Identifying the core competencies of mental health telephone triage

Natisha Sands, Stephen Elsom, Marie Gerdtz, Kathryn Henderson, Sandra Keppich-Arnold, Nicolas Droste, Roshani K Prematunga, Zewdu W Wereta

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Clinical Nursing

Telephone survey of service-user experiences of a telephone-based mental health triage service

Stephen Elsom, Natisha Sands, Cath Roper, Cayte Hoppner, Marie Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Medication communication during ward rounds on medical wards: Power relations and spatial practices

Wei Liu, Elizabeth Manias, Marie Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2013  |  Health

Knowledge and confidence of Australian emergency department clinicians in managing patients with mental health-related presentations: findings from a national qualitative study.

George A Jelinek, Tracey J Weiland, Claire Mackinlay, Marie Gerdtz, Nicole Hill

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Emergency Medicine

UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND: Mental health related presentations are common in Australian Emergency Departments (EDs). We sought to be..

The comparability of emergency department waiting time performance data

Julie Considine, Ramon Z Shaban, Marie F Gerdtz, Dianne Crellin

Journal article  |  2012  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Mental health-related risk factors for violence: using the evidence to guide mental health triage decision making

N Sands, S Elsom, M Gerdtz, D Khaw

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Perspectives of emergency department staff on the triage of mental health-related presentations: Implications for education, policy and practice

Marie F Gerdtz, Tracey J Weiland, George A Jelinek, Claire Mackinlay, Nicole Hill

Journal article  |  2012  |  Emergency Medicine Australasia

Medication communication between nurses and patients during nursing handovers on medical wards: A critical ethnographic study

Wei Liu, Elizabeth Manias, Marie Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2012  |  International Journal of Nursing Studies

Editorial

H Ashman, A Iyengar

Journal article  |  2012  |  Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Prospective validation of a predictive model that identifies homeless people at risk of re-presentation to the emergency department.

Gaye Moore, Graham Hepworth, Tracey Weiland, Elizabeth Manias, Marie Frances Gerdtz, Margaret Kelaher, David Dunt

Journal article  |  2012  |  Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively evaluate the accuracy of a predictive model to identify homeless people at risk of representation to a..

The comparability of emergency department waiting time performance data.

J Considine, RZ Shaban, MF Gerdtz, D Crellin

Journal article  |  2012  |  The Medical journal of Australia

Optimal management of mental health patients in Australian emergency departments: Barriers and solutions

Tracey J Weiland, Claire Mackinlay, Nicole Hill, Marie F Gerdtz, George A Jelinek

Journal article  |  2011  |  Emergency Medicine Australasia

Understanding medication safety in healthcare settings: a critical review of conceptual models

Wei Liu, Elizabeth Manias, Marie Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2011  |  Nursing Inquiry

Mental health-related learning needs of clinicians working in Australian emergency departments: A national survey of self-reported confidence and knowledge

Sharanya Sivakumar, Tracey J Weiland, Marie F Gerdtz, Jonathon Knott, George A Jelinek

Journal article  |  2011  |  Emergency Medicine Australasia

How do we define quality at triage?

MF Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2011  |  Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

A survey of psychiatrists' and registered nurses' levels of mental health literacy in a Chinese general hospital

W Liu, MF Gerdtz, TQ Liu

Journal article  |  2011  |  International Nursing Review

Barriers to the operation of mental health legislation in Australian emergency departments: a qualitative analysis.

George Jelinek, Claire Mackinlay, Tracey Weiland, Nicole Hill, Marie Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Law and Medicine

This study aimed to describe the perceived barriers faced by emergency clinicians in utilising mental health legislation in Austra..

Homelessness: patterns of emergency department use and risk factors for re-presentation

G Moore, MF Gerdtz, G Hepworth, E Manias

Journal article  |  2011  |  Emergency Medicine Journal

'Whither inter-professional collaboration in emergency care? - Calling for symbiotic mutualism'

RZ Shaban, J Considine, M Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2011  |  Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Perceived differences in the management of mental health patients in remote and rural australia and strategies for improvement: findings from a national qualitative study of emergency clinicians.

GA Jelinek, TJ Weiland, C Mackinlay, N Hill, MF Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2011  |  International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Introduction. We aimed to describe perceptions of Australian emergency clinicians of differences in management of mental health pa..

Expectations of Care, Perceived Safety, and Anxiety following Acute Behavioural Disturbance in the Emergency Department.

Magdalen Lim, Tracey Weiland, Marie Gerdtz, Andrew Dent

Journal article  |  2011  |  International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Objective. We explored perspectives of emergency department users (patients and visitors) regarding the management of acute behavi..

Complex health service needs for people who are homeless

Gaye Moore, Elizabeth Manias, Marie Frances Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2011  |  Australian Health Review

Republished paper: Emergency department triage revisited

Gerard FitzGerald, George A Jelinek, Deborah Scott, Marie Frances Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2010  |  Postgraduate Medical Journal

Emergency department triage revisited

Gerard FitzGerald, George A Jelinek, Deborah Scott, Marie Frances Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2010  |  Emergency Medicine Journal

Review of non-invasive ventilation in the emergency department: clinical considerations and management priorities

Louise Rose, Marie F Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Clinical Nursing

Anxiety as a factor influencing satisfaction with emergency department care: perspectives of accompanying persons

Anna Ekwall, Marie Gerdtz, Elizabeth Manias

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Clinical Nursing

Medication Use Across Transition Points from the Emergency Department: Identifying Factors Associated with Medication Discrepancies

Elizabeth Manias, Marie Frances Gerdtz, Tracey J Weiland, Marnie Collins

Journal article  |  2009  |  Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Factors influencing consistency of triage using the Australasian Triage Scale: Implications for guideline development

Marie F Gerdtz, Matthew Chu, Marnie Collins, Julie Considine, Dianne Crellin, Natisha Sands, Carmel Stewart, Wendy E Pollock

Journal article  |  2009  |  Emergency Medicine Australasia

Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in Australian emergency departments: A prospective observational cohort study

L Rose, MF Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2009  |  International Journal of Nursing Studies

Mechanical ventilation in Australian emergency departments: Survey of workforce profile, nursing role responsibility, and education

L Rose, MF Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2009  |  Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Use of invasive mechanical ventilation in Australian emergency departments

Louise Rose, Marie F Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2009  |  Emergency Medicine Australasia

Clinical Practice Guideline: Violence Risk Assessment at Triage

N SANDS, M GERDTZ, S ELSOM

Report  |  2009

Assessing the risk in triage - clinical guidelines

N Sands, MF Gerdtz, SJ Elsom

Journal article  |  2009  |  Australian Nursing Journal

Optimizing triage consistency in Australian emergency departments: The Emergency Triage Education Kit

Marie Frances Gerdtz, Marnie Collins, Matthew Chu, Audas Grant, Robin Tchernomoroff, Cecily Pollard, Judy Harris, Jeff Wassertheil

Journal article  |  2008  |  Emergency Medicine Australasia

Achieving consistency with triage in Australian emergency departments: Implications for training and guideline development

MF Gerdtz, M Chu

Conference Proceedings  |  2008  |  Annals of Emergency Medicine

Invasive ventilation in Australian emergency departments

L Rose, MF Gerdtz

Conference Proceedings  |  2008  |  Annals of Emergency Medicine

The influence of patient acuity on satisfaction with emergency care: perspectives of family, friends and carers

Anna Ekwall, Marie Gerdtz, Elizabeth Manias

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Clinical Nursing

Victorian (Draft) Area Mental Health Triage Scale Pilot Project Evaluation

N SANDS, M GERDTZ

Report  |  2008

Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of re-presentation to an Australian inner-city emergency department: implications for service delivery

Gaye Moore, Marie Gerdtz, Elizabeth Manias, Graham Hepworth, Andrew Dent

Journal article  |  2007  |  BMC Public Health

Homelessness, health status and emergency department use: An integrated review of the literature

G Moore, M Gerdtz, E Manias

Journal article  |  2007  |  Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Influence of task properties and subjectivity on consistency of triage: a simulation study

MF Gerdtz, TK Bucknall

Journal article  |  2007  |  Journal of Advanced Nursing

Nursing skill mix and outcomes: a Singapore perspective

TC Ayre, MF Gerdtz, J Parker, S Nelson

Journal article  |  2007  |  International Nursing Review

Invasive ventilation in the emergency department. Part 2: Implications for patient safety

L Rose, MF Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2007  |  Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Invasive ventilation in the emergency department. Part 1: What nurses need to know

L Rose, MF Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2007  |  Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

5-20: a model of minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in Victoria, Australia.

MF Gerdtz, S Nelson

Journal article  |  2007  |  Journal of Nursing Management

AIM: This study presents a critique of a new model of minimum nurse-to-patient ratio and considers its utility alongside establish..

A nurse-initiated ED X-ray program.

Kathryn Bowman, Marie Gerdtz

Journal article  |  2006  |  Australian nursing journal (July 1993)

Occupational violence in nursing: an analysis of the phenomenon of code grey/black events in four Victorian hospitals

M GERDTZ, P MAUDE, N Santamaria

Report  |  2005

Triage Education Resource Book

T MacCallum, F Grant, M GERDTZ, D O'Brien, R Ashby, D Richardson, J Bothroyd, C Whyte

Report  |  2002

Triage nurses' clinical decision making. An observational study of urgency assessment

Marie F Gerdtz, Tracey K Bucknall

Journal article  |  2001  |  Journal of Advanced Nursing

Triage nurses' clinical decision making. An observational study of urgency assessment

MF Gerdtz, TK Bucknall

Journal article  |  2001  |  Journal of Advanced Nursing

Australian triage nurses' decision-making and scope of practice.

M Gerdtz, T Bucknall

Journal article  |  2000  |  The Australian journal of advanced nursing : a quarterly publication of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation

Why we do the things we do: applying clinical decision-making frameworks to triage practice.

MF Gerdtz, TK Bucknall

Journal article  |  1999  |  Accident and Emergency Nursing

This paper discusses major themes presented in the published literature concerning clinical decision making and links these to the..