Professor Jenny Sim
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Professor Jenny Sim
@jennysim.bsky.social
Registered Nurse, Nurse Researcher, Academic Leader, PhD, GNLI alumni.
Dedicated to imroving patient safety.
Nursing Professor at Australian Catholic University.
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My inaugural lecture. And message of my career:
'Valuing Nurses, Valuing Nursing' - its long overdue

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April 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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NEW: Staffing medical and/or surgical wards using a systematic approach can lead to a more positive working environment and better staff outcomes, such as job satisfaction. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Planned Changes to Nurse Leadership, Staffing and Skill‐Mix: Impact on the Working Environment, Job Satisfaction and Intention to Leave
Introduction Job satisfaction and intention to leave have been consistently linked to the working environment. However, there are few studies of interventions for improving the environment or staff ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Excited to be at the launch of the 4th edition of the International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prevention & Treatment of Pressure Injuries in Sydney today. Hosted by Wounds Australia
#PPPIA, #EPUAP, #NPIAP
February 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I am excited to be speaking at the ProVent Healthcare symposium at the Sofitel Darling Harbour in Sydney on 13/2/2025 6:00-8:00pm

I will be presenting findings from the PIPPIN-ICU study with Emma Burrell #pressureinjuries

You can register (it is free) using the QR code below.
January 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A beautiful day coming up today. This is a picture from the train on my commute.
January 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
New Publication alert: I am excited to see this article published in Journal of Nursing Management
This article is from Faisal Alanazi PhD study. Luke Molloy and Sam Lapkin were co-supervisors.

Australian Catholic University
University of Wollongong

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
January 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
At #BBL14 at the #SydneyCricketGround watching Steve Smith score 121 runs not out. A fantastic innings.
The Sixers scored 3/220.
I am with two of my sons. One is a #Scorchers fan (he’s not that happy). The other is also a #Sixers fan.
Go Sydney Sixers!
January 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Is it possible to go back to the days when you only get peer review requests from the journals you have actually signed up for as a peer reviewer?
I get up to 10 requests a day and seem to be registered for new journals regularly!
The peer review system is broken!
#academicsky
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January 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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A single act of kindness can ripple far beyond what we can see, touching lives we may never know.

🧡

#kindness #compassion

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January 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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While we’re banning books…

Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.

Be. Like. Finland.
January 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
New publication: I am excited to share this new publication from Dr Tamer Al-ghraiybah’s PhD study.
This article examines the effect of nurse staffing, the nursing practice environment and hand hygiene on hospital acquired infections.
#academic.bluesky

doi.org/10.1111/jocn...
Effect of Nursing Practice Environment, Nurse Staffing, Overtime and Hand Hygiene on Hospital‐Acquired Infections in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital
Aims To investigate the impact of the nursing practice environment, nurse staffing, working overtime and compliance with hand hygiene standards on hospital-acquired infections. Design A multi-sour...
doi.org
December 23, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08...

When I wrote this a few years ago I was overwhelmed by the reaction. Posting it again
One of the biggest red flags for coercive control can be dangerously hard to see
It can be difficult, almost impossible, for victims of coercive control to identify perpetrators' tactics of abuse because they're so insidious. These are the red flags to look out for, writes Tracy W...
www.abc.net.au
December 12, 2024 at 10:01 PM
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Had a conversation today about the difference between "kindness" & "niceness" in leadership so decided to post about it. The article & graphic explain why, as leaders, we should choose kindness over niceness:
lnkd.in/e6FfD8eQ. By Emmanuel Barrera.
Graphic: @justin-mecham.bsky.social via Dan Grimes
December 9, 2024 at 11:11 PM
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What ensures good mental health support in the ED?
“Reframing, paraphrasing. Micro-skills that are used to build that trust and rapport. When actively listening and displaying empathy, it’s like gold, because people feel heard, they feel really deeply heard.” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Let Us Keep the Emergency Department Safe: National Disability Insurance Scheme Supports Workers’ Experiences When Supporting People with Psychosocial Disability in the Emergency Department
Internationally, community healthcare is provided by personal health budgets or personalised schemes as part of a consumer-directed care emphasis. Although the introduction of a personalised scheme i...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:38 AM
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Sharing our Perinatal Loneliness YouTube channel! You can view all the animations developed from the stories of parents who shared their experiences for our project exploring #perinatal #loneliness.

www.youtube.com/@Perinatallo...
December 9, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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Latest publication: Our RMIT Open Press book is live now! #FirstNations #Health #MentalHealth #SocialandEmotionalWellbeing #SEWB First chapters are published, live and free - more to follow. rmit.pressbooks.pub/firstnations...
First Nations' Health, Mental Health, Social, and Emotional Wellbeing – Simple Book PublishingShare on Twitter
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December 9, 2024 at 10:28 AM
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It's that time of year again. The extended anticipation of knowing exactly what you want but wondering if you'll get it. 🎁

#AcademicSky #postdoc #PhDsky

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December 9, 2024 at 7:51 AM
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Air Purifiers and Acute Respiratory Infections in Residential Aged Care
A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Air purifiers with HEPA filters in residents’ rooms didn’t reduce the incidence of ARIs. Reductions in ARIs in those who completed the entire study were demonstrated.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Air Purifiers and Acute Respiratory Infections in Residential Aged Care
This crossover randomized clinical trial investigates whether air purifiers with high-efficiency particulate filters reduce the incidence of acute respiratory infections in residential aged-care facil...
jamanetwork.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:50 PM
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Infection Control Matters Podcast has joined Bluesky. Find us on all hosting sites and website (www.infectioncontrolmatters.com) - 140+ podcasts grouped by topic. >100,000 insominiacs can't be wrong. May cause drowsiness, do not listen whilst driving/operating heavy machinery. Loving #IDSky already!
Infection Control Matters
A podcast on topics related to preventing and controlling infection
www.infectioncontrolmatters.com
November 12, 2024 at 5:53 PM