Dr Sonia Allen

RN, RM, PhD, MACS, Grad.Dip.Hlth.Sc.(Community) BHSM. FCHSE. CHE. AFAIM. MRCN.

Phone: +61 3 9902 4661 Fax: +61 3 9902 6527 Email: sonia.allen@monash.edu

Sonia’s interests are in health research, education and dissemination of knowledge.  She has an impressive publishing record in both international and national journals. Her presentations and public speaking have recently centered on services and programs associated with ageing, rurality, policy development, management and ethical issues associated with quality services and end of life care.

Publications

Book Chapters

Barnett, T & Allen, S. (2011). Methodological considerations for health and wellness research with older adults, in Q Le (Ed.) Health and well-being: a social and cultural perspective. pp 247-263. New York, Nova Science Publishers.

Journal Publications

2011

Smythe, T. & Allen, S. (2011). Nurses' experiences assessing the spirituality of terminally ill patients in acute clinical practice. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 17(7), 337-343.

2010

Allen, S & Barnett, A. (2010). Exploring advanced care planning in rural aged care. Australian Nursing Journal, 17(9), 41.

2009

Allen, S. (2009) Life and ageism. Australian Journal of Rural Health. Vol 17(2), pp112.

2008

Allen S, Francis K, O’Connor M., Chapman Y. (2008) Gaining human ethics approval: a strategy for refining research studies. Monash Bioethics Review. Vol 27(3), pp54-60.

Allen, S., Chapman Y., O’Connor M., Francis, K. (2008)  The evolution of palliative care and the relevance to residential aged care: Understanding the past to inform the future. Collegian Vol 15(4): pp165-171.

Allen, S., Chapman, Y., Francis, K., O’Connor, M. (2008)  Examining the Method used for an Ethnographic Enquiry. Contemporary Nurse.Vol 29 (2):  pp227-237.

Allen, S., O’Connor, M., Chapman, Y., Francis, K. (2008)  Funding Regimes and the implications for delivering quality palliative care nursing within residential aged care units in rural Australia.   The International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health 8(3): 903. (Epub)

Allen, S., O’Connor, M., Chapman, Y., Francis, K. (2008) The implications of policy on delivering a palliative approach in residential aged care:  rhetoric or reality?  Contemporary Nurse Vol 29(2): pp174-183.

Allen, S., Chapman, Y., O’Connor, M., Francis, K. (2008)  Discourses associated with nursing aged people who are dying in the Australian context: a review of the literature.  International Nursing Review 55(3): pp349-354.

Allen, S., Chapman, Y., Francis, K., O’Connor, M., (2008) Supporting nurses to make ethically sound decisions when nursing aged care residents at the end-of-life:  using the DECIDE model.  Singapore Nurses Journal. Vol 35(2): pp4-11.

2007

Allen, S., Francis, K., Chapman, Y., O’Connor, M. (2007) Multipurpose Services and Palliative Care:  emerging funding challenges and possible solutions.  Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management. Vol 2(3): pp51-55.

Allen, S., Chapman, Y., O’Connor, M., Francis, K. (2007) The Importance of Language for Nursing:  Does it convey commonality of meaning and is it important to do so. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing. Vol 24(4): pp 47-51.

2004-2006

Allen, S. (2006)  Personal reflections on the 23^rd Quadrennial Congress of the International Council of Nurses:  ‘Nursing on the move:  knowledge, innovation and vitality (Taipai Taiwan 21-27^th May 2005).  International Nursing Review. Vol 53(1): pp19-20.

Allen, S. (2005) Flies in the outback:  a rural dilemma. The Australian Journal of Rural Health. Vol 13(1): 59.

Cheevakasemsook, A., Chapman, Y., Francis, K., Yunibhand, J., & Allen, S. (2005). Empowering nurses:  Serendipitous outcomes of an action research project to improve the quality of nursing care in a Thailand hospital.  Nursing Outlook 2005

Allen, S. (2004)  A rural Nurse’s Reflections. AARN – Association for Australian Rural Nurses Vol 12(3): pp19-20.

Allen, S., Francis, K., O’Connor, M. (2004) Research an exciting journey and a career statement  A means to an end, putting rurality on the nursing research agenda.  The Australian Journal of Rural Health. Vol 12(6): pp 279-280.