Dr Lori Delaney
Lecturer in Nursing
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
Program Lead, Bachelor of Nursing and Master of Nursing Studies
Researcher biography
Lori is an experienced intersive care nurse who has worked in a range of Intensive Care environments, and with an interest in advance mechancial ventilation, ECMO and VAD management. She completed her PhD in 2023, which investigated sleep monitoring techniques and sleep distruabnce among ICU patients, and impact of the clinical environment. Lori is the program lead in nursing at the University of Queensland and has an interest in how emerging technologies can be leveraged in nursing education and clinical simulation to enhance nursing students knowledge and critical thinking skills. Her career has focussed on providing high quality patient care to the critically ill, and undertaking clinical research to optimise patient care and outcomes.
Journal Articles
Johnston, Sandra, Delaney, Lori, Gillan, Pauline, Theobald, Karen, Ramsbotham, Joanne and Tutticci, Naomi (2023). Teaching nursing students to respond to patient deterioration using a deliberate practice mastery learning approach: A feasibility study. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 19 (1), e225-e228. doi: 10.1016/j.teln.2023.10.024
Elliott, Rosalind and Delaney, Lori (2023). Does improving sleep for the critically ill reduce the incidence and duration of delirium? An evidence-based review. Nursing in Critical Care, 28 (5), 738-743. doi: 10.1111/nicc.12906
Delaney, Lori, Tutticci, Naomi, Johnston, Sandra, Gillan, Pauline, Theobald, Karen, Ramsbotham, Joanne, McEnroe, Georgia, Leese, Ryan and Currie, Jane (2023). Nursing student's perception and performance using rapid cycle intentional simulation: a quasi-experiential pilot study. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 80, 35-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2023.04.003
Delaney, Lori J., Litton, Edward, Huang, H-C Carol, Lopez, Violeta and van Haren, Frank MP. (2023). The accuracy of simple, feasible alternatives to polysomnography for assessing sleep in intensive care: an observational study. Australian Critical Care, 36 (3), 361-369. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.02.004
Levido, Annabel, Fulbrook, Paul, Barakat-Johnson, Michelle, Campbell, Jill, Delaney, Lori, Latimer, Sharon, Walker, Rachel M., Wynne, Rochelle, Doubrovsky, Anna and Coyer, Fiona (2023). Pressure injury prevention practice in Australian intensive care units: a national cross-sectional survey. Australian Critical Care, 36 (2), 186-194. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2021.11.004
Johnston, Sandra, Delaney, Lori, Gillan, Pauline, Tutticci, Naomi, Theobald, Karen and Ramsbotham, Joanne (2023). Innovation in simulation during COVID-19 in school of nursing QUT. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal , 50-50.
Gillan, Pauline C., Delaney, Lori J., Tutticci, Naomi and Johnston, Sandra (2022). Factors influencing nursing students' ability to recognise and respond to simulated patient deterioration: A scoping review. Nurse Education in Practice, 62 103350, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103350
Munday, Judy, Higgins, Niall, Mathew, Saira, Dalgleish, Lizanne, Batterbury, Anthony S., Burgess, Luke, Campbell, Jill, Delaney, Lori J., Griffin, Bronwyn R., Hughes, James A., Ingleman, Jessica, Keogh, Samantha and Coyer, Fiona (2022). Nurse-led randomised controlled trials in the perioperative setting: A scoping review. Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 35 (1) 7, e-49-e-61. doi: 10.26550/2209-1092.1187
Delaney, Lori J., Litton, Edward and Van Haren, Frank (2021). The nexus between sleep disturbance and delirium among intensive care patients. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 33 (2), 155-171. doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2021.01.001
Delaney, L. J., Litton, E., Melehan, K. L., Huang, H. -C. C., Lopez, V. and Van Haren, F. (2021). The feasibility and reliability of actigraphy to monitor sleep in intensive care patients: an observational study. Critical Care, 25 (1) 42, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03447-8
Frost, Jane, Delaney, Lori and Fitzgerald, Robert (2020). Exploring the application of mixed reality in Nurse education. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, 6 (4), 214-219. doi: 10.1136/bmjstel-2019-000464
Ranse, Kristen, Delaney, Lori, Ranse, Jamie, Coyer, Fiona and Yates, Patsy (2020). End-of-life care content in postgraduate critical care nursing programs: structured telephone interviews to evaluate content-informing practice. Australian Critical Care, 33 (2), 181-186. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2019.04.004
Delaney, L. J., Bellomo, R. and van Haren, F. (2020). Responsiveness of noninvasive continuous cardiac output monitoring during the Valsalva maneuver. Clinical Nursing Research, 29 (2), 127-132. doi: 10.1177/1054773818762878
Munday, Judy, Higgins, Niall, Mathew, Saira, Dalgleish, Lizanne, Batterby, Anthony S., Burgess, Luke, Campbell, Jill, Delaney, Lori J., Griffin, Bronwyn R., Hughes, James A., Ingleman, Jessica and Coyer, Samantha Keogh Fiona (2020). Nurse-led randomized controlled trials in the perioperative setting: A scoping review. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 13, 647-660. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S255785
Yeager, Susan, Papathanassoglou, Elizabeth, Brooks, Laura, Delaney, Lori, Livesay, Sarah, Lopez, Violeta, Northam, Holly, Mitchell, Kay and Vollman, Kathleen (2019). Rights of the critically ill patient: position statement of the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses. Connect: The World of Critical Care Nursing, 13 (2), 58-70. doi: 10.1891/1748-6254.13.2.58
Delaney, Lori, Litton, Edward and Van Haren, Frank (2019). The effectiveness of noise interventions in the ICU. Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 32 (2), 144-149. doi: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000708
Frost, Jane and Delaney, Lori J. (2019). Nursing students' experience in performing intimate clinical procedures via high fidelity Mask-Ed simulation. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, 5 (2), 73-77. doi: 10.1136/bmjstel-2017-000293
Delaney, Lori J., Currie, Marian J., Huang, Hsin-Chia Carol, Lopez, Violeta and Van Haren, Frank (2018). "They can rest at home": an observations study of patients' quality of sleep in an Australian hospital. BMC Health Services Research, 18 (1) 524, 524. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3201-z
Delaney, Lori Jo (2018). Patient-centred care as an approach to improving health care in Australia. Collegian, 25 (1), 119-123. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2017.02.005
Delaney, Lori J., Currie, Marian J., Huang, Hsin-Chia Carol, Litton, Edward, Wibrow, Bradley, Lopez, Violeta and Van Haren, Frank (2018). Investigating the application of motion accelerometers as a sleep monitoring technique and the clinical burden of the intensive care environment on sleep quality: study protocol for a prospective observational study in Australia. BMJ Open, 8 (1) e019704, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019704
Delaney, Lori (2017). The impact of smoking on healthcare provision. International Journal of Nursing and Clinical Practices, 4 (1) 258, 1-4. doi: 10.15344/2394-4978/2017/258
Delaney, Lori J., Currie, Marian J., Huang, Hsin-Chia Carol, Lopez, Violeta, Litton, Edward and Van Haren, Frank (2017). The nocturnal acoustical intensity of the intensive care environment: an observational study. Journal of Intensive Care, 5 (1) 41, 41. doi: 10.1186/s40560-017-0237-9
Delaney, Lori and Sainsbury, Kath (2016). Clinical engagement model: providing support between students and the clinical environment. Australian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery , 24 (4), 32-32.
Delaney, Lori (2016). Peer reviewed based assessment in post graduate education. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 24 (3), 37-37. doi: 10.3316/informit.290300136428353
Delaney, L.J. (2016). The role of sleep in patient recovery . Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 23 (7), 26-29. doi: 10.3316/informit.792538929446349
Delaney, Lori J., Van Haren, Frank and Lopez, Violeta (2015). Sleeping on a problem: the impact of sleep disturbance on intensive care patients - a clinical review. Annals of Intensive Care, 5 (1). doi: 10.1186/s13613-015-0043-2
Delaney, Lori J., Haren, Frank Van, Currie, Marian, Huang, Hsin-Chia Carol and Lopez, Violeta (2015). Sleep monitoring techniques within intensive care. International Journal of Nursing and Clinical Practices, 2 (2) 114, 1-5. doi: 10.15344/2394-4978/2015/114
Delaney, Lori (2015). The challenges of an integrated governance process in healthcare. Clinical Governance: An International Journal, 20 (2), 74-81. doi: 10.1108/cgij-02-2015-0005
Delaney, L., Currie, M., Parke, J. and Lopez, V. (2014). Patients’ quality of sleep at Canberra Hospital. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 12 (3), 186-187. doi: 10.1097/01.xeb.0000455172.49326.a0
Delaney, Lori J. (2014). Behavioral modification of healthcare professionals in an adult critical care unit to reduce nocturnal noise: an evidence based implementation project. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 12 (7), 505-520. doi: 10.11124/jbisrir-2014-1647
West, Caryn, Usher, Kim and Delaney, Lori J. (2012). Unfolding case studies in pre-registration nursing education: lessons learned. Nurse Education Today, 32 (5), 576-580. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.07.002
Conference Papers
Ranse, Kristen, Delaney, Lori, Ranse, Jamie, Coyer, Fiona and Yates, Patsy (2019). End-of-life Care in Postgraduate Critical Care Nurse Curricula: An Evaluation of Current Content Informing Practice. 43rd Australian and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care and the 24th Annual Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 11-13 October 2018. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2018.11.055
Delaney, L., Parke, J., Robinson, R., Da Fonte, N. and Lopez, V. (2014). What hath night to do with sleep; noise levels in ICU-Preliminary findings. International Society of Evidence-Based Healthcare Conference 2014, Taipei, Taiwan, 6-9 November 2014. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2013.10.030