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Associate Professor Elissa McDonald DN, MN, PGDipHE, PhD

Associate Professor

School of Nursing

Professional

Qualifications

  • Diploma in Nursing - Auckland University of Technology (1995)
  • Master of Nursing, First Class Honours - Massey University (2010)
  • PostGraduate Diploma in Higher Education - Auckland University of Technology (2021)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - University of Auckland (2016)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, NCNZ, Nursing Council of New Zealand

Research Projects

Summary of Research Projects

Position Current Completed
Project Leader 1 0

Research Outputs

Journal

O'Donnell, J., Pirret, A., Hoare, K., & McDonald, E. (2023). Respiratory support of adults in the emergency department: A protocol for a prospective, observational, multicenter point prevalence study. Health Science Reports. 6(1)
[Journal article]Authored by: McDonald, E.
McDonald, EM., Woodcock, RT., & Ram, FSF. (2022). Azithromycin versus doxycycline: management of female urogenital and rectal Chlamydia trachomatis infections. New Zealand Medical Journal. 135(1563), 108-110
[Journal article]Authored by: McDonald, E.
McDonald, EM., Moore, ARE., & Ram, FSF. (2022). Analysis Iron supplementation in women: Impact of frequency on efficacy and tolerability. British Journal of General Practice. 72(717), 188-189
[Journal article]Authored by: McDonald, E.
McDonald, EM., & Caslangen, J. (2019). Benzodiazepine use and falls in older adults: Is it worth the risk?. Research in Gerontological Nursing. 12(5), 214-216
[Journal article]Authored by: McDonald, E.
McDonald, EM., & Cooper, E. (2019). When every second counts: ampoule versus adrenaline auto-injector administration for life-threatening allergy. The New Zealand medical journal. 132(1505), 79-82
[Journal article]Authored by: McDonald, E.
Ram, F., & McDonald, E. (2017). Non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug use and increased risk of cardiac arrest: Is misrepresentation of information more harmful than no information, primum non nocere. New Zealand Medical Journal. 130(1456), 89-91
[Journal article]Authored by: McDonald, E.
McDonald, EM., & Ram, FS. (2016). Seeing into the future: ophthalmologists and specialist nurses working together.. N Z Med J. 129(1438), 12-14
[Journal article]Authored by: McDonald, E.
Ram, FSF., & McDonald, EM. (2016). Clinical insignificance of alcohol in salbutamol metered-dose inhalers–It’s time to stop flogging the horse. New Zealand Medical Journal. 129(1435), 98-99
[Journal article]Authored by: McDonald, E.
McDonald, EM., Patel, DV., & McGhee, CNJ. (2015). A prospective study of the clinical characteristics of patients with herpes simplex and varicella zoster keratitis, presenting to a New Zealand emergency eye clinic. Cornea. 34(3), 279-284
[Journal article]Authored by: McDonald, E.
McDonald, EM., & Patel, DV. (2014). Commentary. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 5(2), 182-183
[Journal article]Authored by: McDonald, E.
McDonald, E., Ram, FSF., Patel, DV., & McGhee, CNJ. (2014). Effectiveness of topical antifungal drugs in the management of fungal keratitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Asia Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology. 3(1), 41-47
[Journal article]Authored by: McDonald, E.
McDonald, EM., Ram, FSF., Patel, DV., & McGhee, CNJ. (2014). Topical antibiotics for the management of bacterial keratitis: An evidence-based review of high quality randomised controlled trials. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 98(11), 1470-1477
[Journal article]Authored by: McDonald, E.
McDonald, EM., Ram, FFS., Patel, DV., & McGhee, CNJ. (2012). COMPARISON OF TOPICAL ANTIBIOTICS FOR BACTERIAL KERATITIS: EVIDENCE FROM A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF HIGH QUALITY TRIALS. CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY. 40, 24-24
[Journal article]Authored by: McDonald, E.
McDonald, EM., de Kock, J., & Ram, FSF. (2012). Antivirals for management of herpes zoster including ophthalmicus: a systematic review of high-quality randomized controlled trials.. Antivir Ther. 17(2), 255-264
[Journal article]Authored by: McDonald, E.
Ram, FSF., & McDonald, EM. (2011). Response to 'Inhibitory effects of maternal smoking on the development of severe retinopathy of prematurity'. Eye. 25(1), 123-124
[Journal article]Authored by: McDonald, E.

Book

Ram, FSF., & McDonald, EM. (2011). Asthma. In Exercise and Chronic Disease: An Evidence-Based Approach. (pp. 129 - 155).
[Chapter]Authored by: McDonald, E.
Ram, FSF., & McDonald, EM. (2011). Asthma. In Exercise and Chronic Disease: An Evidence-Based Approach. (pp. 129 - 155).
[Chapter]Authored by: McDonald, E.

Teaching and Supervision

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Co-supervisor 1 0