MS Alycia Jacob
Research Assistant
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
Areas of expertise: Aggression in Healthcare, Rural Healthcare, Research Methodologies.
Email: Alycia.jacob@acu.edu.au
Location: ACU Melbourne Campus
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2458-6715
Alycia is an experienced research assistant with a passion for helping people to engage with research and see the impact of quality research projects.
In 2018 Alycia completed her Masters in Public Health, looking at the experience of rural dialysis nurses in managing ongoing relationships with challenging patients. Since then she has worked across four Australian Universities, in four Australian states, assisting with a wide variety of research projects - from looking at the impact of bushfires on breastfeeding in Port Macquarie, through to exploring the impact of drawing blood from peripheral intravenous cannula in Perth.
Alycia has a working understanding of a wide range of research methodologies and processes.
Alycia has an ongoing personal interest in research that improves rural healthcare, and projects that make an impact on keeping healthcare staff safe from aggression at work (without 'blaming' the victims).
Select publications
- Jacob A, Stanton, R, Furness, T, Stimson, A, Happell, B (2022) Knowing who is leading: defining nurse-led projects, Journal of Clinical Nursing, DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16550
- Jacob, A; Spelten. E; van Vuuren, J; Kinsman,L. (2022) The daily reality of violence in a rural Emergency Department: experiences of staff. Emergency Medicine Australasia.
- Jacob, A; McCann,D; Buykx, P; Thomas, B; Spelten, E; Schultz, R; Kinsman, L: Jacob, E. (2021). The 'disease' of violence against healthcare workers is a Wicked Problem. Managing and Preventing Violence in Healthcare. Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research.
- Jacob, E; Jacob, A; Coventry, L; Davies, H; Jacob, D; Jenkins, M; Husain, M, (2021)The impact of blood sampling technique, including the use of peripheral intravenous cannula, on hemolysis rates: a cohort study" Academic Emergency Medicine. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15744
- Jacob, E; Jacob, A; Davies, H; Stoneman. L; Coventry, L (2021) Peripheral Intravenous Cannulas for blood drawing: Nurses views through content analysis. Collegian doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2020.12.002.
- Kinsman, L; Radford, J; Elmer, S; Randles, S; Jacob, A; Delphin, D; Burr, N; Goss, M; (2021) Engaging 'hard-to-reach' men in health promotion using the OPHELIA principles: participants' perspectives, Australian Journal of Health Promotion
- Vafeas, C; Jacob, E; Jacob, A (2020) Measuring attitudes of those caring for people living with dementia: A quantitative survey. Contemporary Nurse. doi: 10.1080/10376178.2021.1894958
- Lower, T; Kinsman, L; Dinh, M; Lyle, D; Cheney, R; Ulaine, J; Munro, A; Taylor, B; Wiggers, J; Bailey, A; Weller, L; Jacob, A; Stephens, A. (2020) Patterns of Emergency Department Utilisation in Rural and Metropolitan New South Wales 2012 to 2018. Australian Journal of Rural Health.
- Campbell, T; Moss, J; Mulder, M; Wilson, N; Jacob, A; Miles, H. (2020) The effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine in the symptom management of pruritus in patients with end stage kidney disease - a systematic review. Renal Society Journal of Australasia
- Jacob A, Davies H, Coventry LL, Jacob E. (2020) Are current clinical guidelines on the use of Peripheral Intravenous Cannula for blood draws supported by evidence? An organizational case study. Nursing Open. DOI:10.1002/nop2.559
- Jacob, A., Vafeas, C., Stoneman, L., & Jacob, E., (2020) Rural dialysis nurses' experiences with challenging patients. A thematic qualitative analysis. Renal Society Journal of Australasia Vol. 16, No. 1, Mar 2020: 13-19.
- Vafeas, C., Jacob, E., & Jacob, A. (2020) A younger onset dementia toolkit: Innovative practice. Dementia 19 (4), 1299-1307
- Davies H, Coventry LL, Jacob A, Stoneman L, Jacob E. (2019) Blood sampling through peripheral intravenous cannulas: A look at current practice in Australia. Collegian. DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2019.07.010
- Coventry, L., Davies, H., Wang., C., Jacob A., Jacob E. (2019) A systematic review and meta-analysis: Drawing blood from peripheral intravenous cannula compared with venipuncture, Journal of Advanced Nursing. DOI:10.1111/jan.14078
- Jacob, E. R., Duffield, C., & Jacob, A. M. (2019). Validation of data using RASCH analysis in a tool measuring changes in critical thinking in nursing students. Nurse Education Today, 76, 196-199. DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2019.02.012
- Jacob, E; Raymond, A; Jones, J; Jacob, A; Drysdale, M; Isaacs, A. (2016). A Exploration of nursing degree students' content expectations of a dedicated Indigenous health unit. Collegian, 23(3), 313-319.
Projects
- 2021 West Australian Nurses Charity Memorial Grant $10,000
Drawing blood from a peripheral intravenous cannula and its effect on cannula dwell time, phlebitis, and blood stream infection: A randomised controlled study
- 2021 Charlies Foundation for research. Mid-Range Grant Funding Program $30,000
Use of midline catheters compared with peripheral intravenous catheters in neurosurgical patients: a retrospective cohort study and economic analysis
- 2020 University of Newcastle Pilot Grant $4,000
Evaluating the design and implementation of Midwifery Continuity of Care models within the Mid North Coast Local Health District
- 2020 Mental Health Commission of New South Wales $28,000
Health Literacy Initiative: Priority Population Engagement, Rural.
- 2020 Hunter Medical Research Institute Research Grant $10,000
Investigating the health effects of bushfire smoke exposure, specifically on people with asthma, including pregnant women with asthma, and their children
- 2019 University of Newcastle Pilot Grant $6,923
Reducing violence towards health professionals in the Emergency Department of regional Australian hospitals across three Australian state jurisdictions.
- 2019 Mid North Coast Local Health District Evidence in Practice (EVIP) Grant $50,000
Implementing a Midwifery led Model of Care in Macksville Hospital
- 2018 Edith Cowan University Early Career Research Translation Grant. $10,000
- 2018 Western Australian Nurses Memorial Charitable Trust $14,956, Sampling blood from peripheral intravenous cannulas and hemolysis rates: an observational study
International journal review panels
I regularly review articles for:
- Journal of Advanced Nursing
- Australian Journal of Remote Health
- Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research
