Louise Peters

RN, RM, Dip in Com Hlth (Mat & Child Hlth), LIHS, BAppSc, LIHS, MNsg, LaT, PhD, LaT Research Fellow Phone: +61 3 9904 4313 Fax: +61 3 9904 4655 Email: louise.peters@.monash.edu

Research

Area of Interest

• Palliative Care

Preferred research methodolgy

• Quantitative
• Mixed method

Accredited as Level 2 Supervisor

Publications

Peters, L., Lee, S., and O’Connor, M. (in press) Workplace stressors: A survey of palliative care nurses. End Of Life Care. In Press.

Tan, H., O'Connor, M., Peters, L., Howard, T. (2012). Evaluation of Community Palliative Care Settings: A discussion of the issues. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management (in press).

Stuart, J A., O'Connor, M., Peters, L., Bloomer, M. (2010). The unacknowledged role of after-death care carried out by palliative care nurses. End Of Life Care, 4(3), 50-55.

O’Connor, M. & Peters, L. (2009). Palliative care nurse consultants in acute hospitals in Australia. End of Life Care, 3(1), 48-53.

O’Connor, M., Peters, L. & Walsh, K. (2008). Palliative Care nurse consultants in Melbourne : a snapshot of their clinical role. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 14(7), 302-307.

O’Connor, M., Peters, L. & Lee, S. (2007). End-of-life care in private hospitals. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 2(3), 37-42.

Peters, L. & Sellick, K.  (2006). Quality of life of cancer patients receiving in-patient and home-based palliative care.  Journal of Advanced Nursing, 53(5), 524-533. _{^{Impact Factor 1.442, 4/46 Nursing.}}

O’Connor, M., Peters, L., Lee, S. & Webster, C. (2005).  Palliative care work, between death and discharge. Journal of Palliative Care, 21(2), 97-102. _{^{Impact Factor 0.882, 21/57 Healthcare Sciences and Services.}}

Book Chapters

McDermott, F., and Peters, L. Surviving and thriving: the nurse/patient relationship in palliative care in Palliative Care Nursing: a guide to practice. 3rd Edition. (Eds). M. O’Connor, S. Lee. & S. Aranda, Australia, Ausmed. In Press.

Peters, L., O’Connor, M. (2009). Caring for veterans at the end of life: the nurses’ perspective.  In O’Connor, M., Griffiths, D., Ives, G., Newton, J., Tan, h. (eds) From Birth to Death: clinical nursing and midwifery research across the lifespan. pp39-52 Melbourne, Australia. Monash University.

Peters, L. & Lee, S. (2009). Supporting staff and family communication in palliative care. In O’Connor, M., Griffiths, D., Ives, G., Newton, J., Tan, H. (eds) From Birth to Death: clinical nursing and midwifery research across the lifespan. pp 92-111. Melbourne, Australia. Monash University.