Bianca Devsam
Bianca Devsam
Bianca completed her undergraduate nursing and midwifery training at the University of Queensland. She has worked as a Clinical Nurse Specialist on the Butterfly Ward (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) for the past 9 years, and has completed her Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing Practice (Neonatal Intensive Care) and her Masters of Advanced Nursing Practice (Minor Thesis) at the University of Melbourne.
In 2016, Bianca participated in the RCH BEST Practice Program, which were the beginnings of her research journey. She investigated nursing assessment of pain in neonates, and instigated a hospital-wide change in the pain assessment tool utilised in neonates. In 2020, Bianca was awarded the Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Nursing Development Scholarship (DEMNDS) which she used to develop an evidence-based clinical guideline for pain management in neonates.
Bianca currently works as part of the MCRI Neonatal Research Team, coordinating clinical trials in the NICU. She is also coordinating a multicentre study across the 5 major NICU's in Victoria called, 'NIMBUS: Innovative MRI and blood based predictive tools to guide interventions following neonatal arterial ischaemic stroke.'
In 2016, Bianca participated in the RCH BEST Practice Program, which were the beginnings of her research journey. She investigated nursing assessment of pain in neonates, and instigated a hospital-wide change in the pain assessment tool utilised in neonates. In 2020, Bianca was awarded the Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Nursing Development Scholarship (DEMNDS) which she used to develop an evidence-based clinical guideline for pain management in neonates.
Bianca currently works as part of the MCRI Neonatal Research Team, coordinating clinical trials in the NICU. She is also coordinating a multicentre study across the 5 major NICU's in Victoria called, 'NIMBUS: Innovative MRI and blood based predictive tools to guide interventions following neonatal arterial ischaemic stroke.'
Bianca completed her undergraduate nursing and midwifery training at the University of Queensland. She has worked as a Clinical Nurse Specialist on the Butterfly Ward (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) for the past 9 years, and has completed her...
Bianca completed her undergraduate nursing and midwifery training at the University of Queensland. She has worked as a Clinical Nurse Specialist on the Butterfly Ward (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) for the past 9 years, and has completed her Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing Practice (Neonatal Intensive Care) and her Masters of Advanced Nursing Practice (Minor Thesis) at the University of Melbourne.
In 2016, Bianca participated in the RCH BEST Practice Program, which were the beginnings of her research journey. She investigated nursing assessment of pain in neonates, and instigated a hospital-wide change in the pain assessment tool utilised in neonates. In 2020, Bianca was awarded the Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Nursing Development Scholarship (DEMNDS) which she used to develop an evidence-based clinical guideline for pain management in neonates.
Bianca currently works as part of the MCRI Neonatal Research Team, coordinating clinical trials in the NICU. She is also coordinating a multicentre study across the 5 major NICU's in Victoria called, 'NIMBUS: Innovative MRI and blood based predictive tools to guide interventions following neonatal arterial ischaemic stroke.'
In 2016, Bianca participated in the RCH BEST Practice Program, which were the beginnings of her research journey. She investigated nursing assessment of pain in neonates, and instigated a hospital-wide change in the pain assessment tool utilised in neonates. In 2020, Bianca was awarded the Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Nursing Development Scholarship (DEMNDS) which she used to develop an evidence-based clinical guideline for pain management in neonates.
Bianca currently works as part of the MCRI Neonatal Research Team, coordinating clinical trials in the NICU. She is also coordinating a multicentre study across the 5 major NICU's in Victoria called, 'NIMBUS: Innovative MRI and blood based predictive tools to guide interventions following neonatal arterial ischaemic stroke.'
Top Publications
- Johnson, MD, Tingay, DG, Perkins, EJ, Sett, A, Devsam, B, Douglas, E, Charlton, JK, Wildenhain, P, Rumpel, J, Wagner, M, et al. Factors that impact second attempt success for neonatal intubation following first attempt failure: a report from the National Emergency Airway Registry for Neonates.. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 109(6) : 609 -615 2024 view publication
- Chen, DY, Devsam, B, Sett, A, Perkins, EJ, Johnson, MD, Tingay, DG. Factors that determine first intubation attempt success in high-risk neonates.. Pediatr Res 95(3) : 729 -735 2024 view publication
- O'Neill, J, Devsam, B, Kinney, S, Hawley, M, Richards, S, Newall, F. Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 environment on nursing delivery of family-centred care in a paediatric hospital.. J Adv Nurs 79(1) : 320 -331 2023 view publication
- Holding, J, Devsam, BU. Down to the wire: Patient and family experiences of k-wire removal in a paediatric specialist clinic.. Int J Orthop Trauma Nurs 44: 100903 2022 view publication
- Devsam, BU, Kinney, S. The clinical utility of the pain assessment tool in ventilated, sedated, and muscle-relaxed neonates.. Aust Crit Care 34(4) : 333 -339 2021 view publication
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