Nursing Research and Practice Development Centre (NRPDC)

Our research priorities are embedded within the NRPDC Strategic Plan 2024 - 2026, which is agreed jointly between TPCH and ACU. The NRPDC Strategic Plan performance indicators are consistent with key objectives identified in the Metro North Health Strategic Plan 2024 - 2028, as well as ACU's Research Indicators.

Our contributions

The NRPDC aims to improve clinical outcomes through:

• undertaking research and practice development that is aligned with TPCH nursing strategy
• undertaking research and practice development that impacts on the quality of patient care and improves outcomes
• extending nursing research capacity and capability and enhancing the research culture within the hospital and university
• assisting clinicians in research activities by mentoring and facilitating research development, data collection, data analysis and dissemination
• providing research ethics and governance guidance
• providing information about internal and external funding sources, and assisting/collaborating with research grant applications
• supporting and co-writing research articles for conferences and peer-reviewed journals
• helping clinical staff obtain adequate funds to provide time away from their substantive roles to work on research projects
• supporting nursing staff to undertake higher degree by research (HDR) studies, supervised via the NRPDC
• providing HDR students with supervision, a research community, and office space and facilities to work on their research.