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Biography
Dr Bail’s primary interest is to improve care health delivery for older people with complex health needs. Her nursing career has always combined both research and clinical roles, with experience primarily in general medical and acute palliative care. Her peer reviewed publications are well-cited, and range in topics that include digital health systems, older people, hospitals, aged care, nurse practitioners, prognosis communication, policy analysis, dementia care, nurse care rationing, and the costs of nurse-sensitive outcomes. In identifying and researching the structures and processes which impede or enable quality patient care Dr Bail is also dedicated to sharing her learning and inquiry with nursing students, industry networks and professional groups. She is contactable at [email protected].
Areas of Teaching
Person-focused nursing care, chronic illness, ethics and law for health professionals, pathophysiology, clinical governance, active ageing, dementia care, palliative care, interdisciplinary learning, nurse informatics. Honours in Nursing
Research Interests
- Age and ageing
- Cognitive care (dementia, delirium)
- Leadership and clinical governance
- Hospital organisation and design
- Quality and safety
- Digital health systems
- Palliative care
- Prognosis communication
- Interdisciplinary learning and communication
- Nurse practitioners
- Nurse sensitive outcome indicators
- Nurse care rationing / missed nursing care
- Nursing inquiry and scholarship
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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An evaluation of a small scale model of care for people living in residential aged care
ISBEL, S. (CI), GIBSON, D. (CoI), D'CUNHA, N. (CoI), BAIL, K. (CoI), CHELBERG, G. (CoI), Lewis , R. (CoI), PASHLEY, A. (CoI), Wise, G. (CoI) & Paterson-Finlay, E. (CoI)
7/05/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Improving transitions from hospital to residential aged care facilities
SMYTH, A. (CI), BAIL, K. (CoI), Stephenson, C. (CoI), Gorrell, K. (CoI), Bridge, C. (CoI), Heland, R. (CoI), CHan, C. (CoI), Davis, S. (CoI), Nordin, F. (CoI) & Hants, L. (CoI)
31/01/25 → 30/01/27
Project: Research
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CPOP2: Clinical Placements with Older People 2025-2027
BAIL, K. (CI), GIBSON, D. (CoI), Weller-Newton, J. (CoI), SMYTH, A. (CoI) & HIND, A. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 30/06/27
Project: Other
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The experience of living and working in small-scale residential dementia care
D'CUNHA, N. (CI), Lewis , R. (CoI), GIBSON, D. (CoI), BAIL, K. (CoI) & ISBEL, S. (CoI)
17/10/24 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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Living with Dementia Survey
MYLEK, M. (CI), SCHIRMER, J. (CoI), D'CUNHA, N. (CoI), BAGHERI, N. (CoI), KISH, A. (CoI), Amorsen, G. (CoI), Maddox, C. (CoI), BROWN, K. (CoI), DALE, M. (CoI), TABATABAEI JAFARI, H. (CoI), Ward, J. (CoI), Kim, S. (CoI), Dunford, M. (CoI), Bissett, B. (CoI), D'CUNHA, N. (CoI), BAIL, K. (CoI), ISBEL, S. (CoI) & Sanger, I. (CoI)
26/08/24 → 27/02/26
Project: Other
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A Protocol for Enhancing Allied Health Care for Older People in Residential Care: The EAHOP Intervention
Isbel, S., D'Cunha, N. M., Wiseman, L., Dawda, P., Kosari, S., Pearce, C., Fearon, A., Sabeti, F., Hewitt, J., Kellett, J., Naunton, M., Southwood, H., Logan, P., Subramanian, R., Chadborn, N. H., Davey, R., Bail, K., Goss, J. R., Ambikairajah, A. & Lincoln, M. & 2 others, , 6 Feb 2025, In: Healthcare. 13, 3, p. 1-12 12 p., 341.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Scoping Review of the Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Small-Scale Residential Dementia Care
Lewis , R., GIBSON, D., ISBEL, S., BAIL, K. & D'Cunha, N. M., 9 Jan 2025, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia. 20, S4, p. 1-2 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Other Journal Article › peer-review
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A systematic review of reasons and risks for acute service use by older adult residents of long-term care
Merrick, E., Bloomfield, K., Seplaki, C., Shannon, K., Wham, C., Winnington, R., Neville, S., Bail, K., Fry, M., Turner, M. & MacFarlane, J., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Clinical Nursing. 34, 3, p. 697-714 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring dementia service gaps and barriers in the Australian Capital Territory: a qualitative study
D’Cunha, N. M., Chelberg, G., Huang, I., Tabatabaei-Jafari, H., Bagheri, N., Bail, K., Gibson, D., Isbel, S., Wiseman, L., Chowdhury, P., Furst, M. A., Sachdev, P. S. & Salvador-Carulla, L., 3 Mar 2025, In: Australian Journal of Primary Health. 31, 2, p. 1-10 10 p., PY24174.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the Role of a Dietitian in an Early Intervention Program for People With Dementia and Their Care Partners: A Composite Case Series
Bull, C., Low, E., Holloway, H., Kellett, J., Roberts, E., Chelberg, G., Wiseman, L., Chau, A., Mitterfellner, R., Isbel, S., Bail, K., Gibson, D. & D'Cunha, N. M., 2025, In: Journal of Applied Gerontology. p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review