Dr Josephine Lovegrove

Lovegrove, Josephine, Havers, Sally, Schults, Jessica, Ray-Barruel, Gillian, Bhasale, Alice, Keogh, Samantha, Smith, Sarah, Fritts, Jemima, Ullman, Amanda J., Xu, Hui (Grace) and Rickard, Claire M. (2026). Does policy and practice for peripheral intravenous catheters match clinical standards? A point prevalence study. Infection, Disease and Health, 31 (2) 100391, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2025.09.004

Gillespie, Brigid M., Tobiano, Georgia, Lovegrove, Josephine, Sugathapala, R. D. Udeshika Priyadarshani, Thalib, Lukman, Liang, Rhea, Walker, Rachel, Erickson, Annette, Carlini, Joan, Thong, Stanley, Addy, Keith, Spencer, Melinda and Chaboyer, Wendy (2026). Effect of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery programs on surgical site infection and 30-day readmission in patients undergoing gastro-intestinal procedures: An umbrella review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 175 105315, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2025.105315

Havers, Sally M., Rickard, Claire M., Lovegrove, Josephine, Stewardson, Andrew J., Egerton-Warburton, Diana, McCann, Rebecca L., Ray-Barruel, Gillian, Davies, Karen M., Brown, Christine, Mathias, Samuel M. and Schults, Jessica A. (2026). Infection prevention and control priorities to improve peripheral intravenous catheter care– setting a national priority agenda. Infection, Disease and Health, 31 (1) 100379. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2025.07.001

Ven, Saroeun, Steele, Michael, Burston, Adam, Fulbrook, Paul, Lovegrove, Josephine, Miles, Sandra and Prince, Susan (2026). Incidence and characteristics of hospital-acquired pressure injuries in acute palliative care patients: a four-year analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 35 (1), 255-267. doi: 10.1111/jocn.17829

Lovegrove, Josephine, Havers, Sally, Smith, Alison, Ball, Daner L., Ullman, Amanda J., Bhasale, Alice and Rickard, Claire M. (2025). Peripheral intravenous catheter policies and procedures across Queensland: a document review and analysis of underpinning evidence and alignment with clinical standards. Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association, 49 (6) AH25234. doi: 10.1071/AH25234

Gamage, Gayani Priyangika, Lovegrove, Josephine, Seneviratne, Sanjeewa, Tobiano, Georgia and Gillespie, Brigid (2025). Postoperative wound care practices of acute care nurses: an integrative review. International Wound Journal, 22 (11) e70781. doi: 10.1111/iwj.70781

Fulbrook, Paul, McAllister, Richard, Weatherburn, Cindy, Burke, Ellen and Lovegrove, Josephine (2025). Evaluation of a pressure injury prevention bundle in an australian intensive care unit: a before and after study. Nursing in Critical Care, 30 (6) e70242. doi: 10.1111/nicc.70242

Schults, Jessica A., Havers, Sally, Henderson, Belinda, Healy, Sally, Runnegar, Naomi, Hurst, Trish, Charles, Karina, Smith, Alison, Clark, Julia E., Birch, Robyn, Campbell, Joanne, Carrucan, Janine, Gamlin, John, Geary, Janice, Heather, Christopher, MacBeth, Deborough A, Maxwell, Kylie, Simpson, Paul, Smith, Sarah, Lovegrove, Josephine, Ball, Daner, Hall, Lisa and Rickard, Claire M. (2025). Expert consensus and recommendations for Healthcare-Associated Infection surveillance in Queensland, Australia: A modified Delphi study. American Journal of Infection Control, 53 (8), 849-854. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.02.012

Ven, Saroeun, Fulbrook, Paul, Burston, Adam, Lovegrove, Josephine and Miles, Sandra J (2025). Pressure injury risk assessment for palliative care patients in the acute hospital setting: a scoping review. BMC Palliative Care, 24 (1) 212. doi: 10.1186/s12904-025-01842-y

Cobos-Vargas, Angel, Fulbrook, Paul, Lovegrove, Josephine, Acosta-Romero, María, Camado-Sojo, Luís and Colmenero, Manuel (2025). Implementation of a risk-stratified intervention bundle to prevent pressure injury in intensive care: A before–after study. Australian Critical Care, 38 (2) 101123, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2024.09.008

Lovegrove, Josephine, Fulbrook, Paul, Yuan, Cui, Lin, Frances and Liu, Xian-Liang (2025). The Chinese Mandarin COMHON Index and Braden Scale to assess pressure injury risk in intensive care: an inter-rater reliability and convergent validity study. Australian Critical Care, 38 (1) 101093, 101093-1. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2024.05.015

Fulbrook, Paul, Lovegrove, Josephine and Coyer, Fiona (2024). Pressure Injury Prevalence in Intensive Care Versus Acute General Patients: a 5-year Analysis. International Journal of Critical Care, 18 (4), 41-41. doi: 10.29173/ijcc986

Tobiano, Georgia, Liang, Rhea, Chaboyer, Wendy, Lovegrove, Josephine, Addy, Keith and Gillespie, Brigid M. (2024). Clinicians' views on implementing enhanced recovery after surgery: a descriptive qualitative study. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 95 (1-2), 240-246. doi: 10.1111/ans.19342

Lovegrove, Josephine, Tobiano, Georgia, Chaboyer, Wendy, Carlini, Joan, Liang, Rhea, Addy, Keith and Gillespie, Brigid M. (2024). Clinicians’ perceptions of “enhanced recovery after surgery” (ERAS) protocols to improve patient safety in surgery: a national survey from Australia. Patient Safety in Surgery, 18 (1) 18, 18. doi: 10.1186/s13037-024-00397-w

Fulbrook, Paul, Lovegrove, Josephine, Ven, Saroeun and Miles, Sandra J. (2024). Pressure injury risk assessment and prescription of preventative interventions using a structured tool versus clinical judgement: an interrater agreement study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 80 (11), 4523-4536. doi: 10.1111/jan.16142

Uslu, Yasemin, Fulbrook, Paul, Eren, Esra, Lovegrove, Josephine, Cobos-Vargas, Angel and Colmenero, Manuel (2024). Assessment of pressure injury risk in intensive care using the COMHON index: An interrater reliability study. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 83 103653, 103653. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2024.103653

Chaboyer, Wendy, Latimer, Sharon, Priyadarshani, Udeshika, Harbeck, Emma, Patton, Declan, Sim, Jenny, Moore, Zena, Deakin, Jodie, Carlini, Joan, Lovegrove, Josephine, Jahandideh, Sepideh and Gillespie, Brigid M. (2024). The effect of pressure injury prevention care bundles on pressure injuries in hospital patients: A complex intervention systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 155 104768. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104768

Fulbrook, Paul, Lovegrove, Josephine, Ven, Saroeun, Schnaak, Sarah and Nowicki, Tracy (2024). Use of a risk-based intervention bundle to prescribe and implement interventions to prevent pressure injury: An observational study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 81 (9), 5315-5328. doi: 10.1111/jan.16309

Ray-Barruel, Gillian, Chopra, Vineet, Fulbrook, Paul, Lovegrove, Josephine, Mihala, Gabor, Wishart, Michael, Cooke, Marie, Mitchell, Marion and Rickard, Claire M. (2023). The impact of a structured assessment and decision tool (I-DECIDED®) on improving care of peripheral intravenous catheters: A multicenter, interrupted time-series study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 148 104604, 104604. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104604

Fulbrook, Paul and Lovegrove, Josephine (2023). Reporting accuracy of pressure injury categorisation in an acute tertiary hospital: A four-year analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32 (17-18), 6403-6414. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16662

Fulbrook, Paul, Lovegrove, Josephine and Butterworth, Jacob (2023). Incidence and characteristics of hospital-acquired mucous membrane pressure injury: A five-year analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32 (13-14), 3810-3819. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16473

Lovegrove, Josephine, Ven, Saroeun, Miles, Sandra J. and Fulbrook, Paul (2023). Comparison of pressure injury risk assessment outcomes using a structured assessment tool versus clinical judgement: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32 (9-10), 1674-1690. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16154

Fulbrook, Paul, Lovegrove, Josephine, Hay, Karen and Coyer, Fiona (2023). State‐wide prevalence of pressure injury in intensive care versus acute general patients: a five‐year analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32 (15-16), 4947-4961. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16687

Lovegrove, Josephine, Fulbrook, Paul and Miles, Sandra J. (2022). Use of a sacral foam dressing to prevent pressure injury in at-risk subacute hospitalized older adults a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing, 49 (4), 322-330. doi: 10.1097/won.0000000000000894

Lovegrove, Josephine, Fulbrook, Paul, Miles, Sandra J., Steele, Michael, Liu, Xian-Liang, Zhang, Lin and Cobos Vargas, Angel (2022). Translation and piloting of the Chinese Mandarin version of an intensive care-specific pressure injury risk assessment tool (the COMHON Index). International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 9 (2), 169-178. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2022.03.003

Lovegrove, Josephine, Fulbrook, Paul, Miles, Sandra and Steele, Michael (2022). Effectiveness of interventions to prevent pressure injury in adults admitted to intensive care settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Australian Critical Care, 35 (2), 186-203. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2021.04.007

Fulbrook, Paul, Lovegrove, Josephine, Miles, Sandra and Isaqi, Ban (2022). Systematic review: Incidence and prevalence of mucous membrane pressure injury in adults admitted to acute hospital settings. International Wound Journal, 19 (2), 278-293. doi: 10.1111/iwj.13629

Lovegrove, Josephine, Fulbrook, Paul, Miles, Sandra J. and Steele, Michael (2021). Effectiveness of interventions to prevent pressure injury in adults admitted to acute hospital settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 122 104027, 1-28. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104027

Lovegrove, Josephine, Fulbrook, Paul and Miles, Sandra (2020). Relationship between prescription and documentation of pressure injury prevention interventions and their implementation: an exploratory, descriptive study. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 17 (6), 465-475. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12473

Lovegrove, Josephine, Fulbrook, Paul and Miles, Sandra (2020). International consensus on pressure injury preventative interventions by risk level for critically ill patients: A modified Delphi study. International Wound Journal, 17 (5), 1112-1127. doi: 10.1111/iwj.13461

Lovegrove, Josephine, Miles, Sandra and Fulbrook, Paul (2018). The relationship between pressure ulcer risk assessment and preventative interventions: A systematic review. Journal of Wound Care, 27 (12), 862-875. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2018.27.12.862

Lovegrove, Josephine, Fulbrook, Paul and Miles, Sandra (2018). Prescription of pressure injury preventative interventions following risk assessment: An exploratory, descriptive study. International Wound Journal, 15 (6), 985-992. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12965

Lovegrove, Josephine, Vico da Silva, Jonathan, Ware, Robert S., Ullman, Amanda, Snelling, Peter, Marsh, Nicole and Rickard, Claire (2024). Why are peripheral intravenous catheters removed in practice? A secondary analysis of a multi-site cluster randomised controlled trial. 2024 ACIPC International Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 17-20 November 2024. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2024.09.006

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