Dr Ya-Ling Huang

Dr Ya-Ling Huang
NameDr Ya-Ling Huang
Email Addressya-ling.huang@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleSenior Lecturer (Nursing)
QualificationsBNurs Fooyin, MNurs QUT, PhD QUT
DepartmentSchool of Nursing and Midwifery
AffiliationsCentre for Health Research
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6156-4721
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Biography

Dr. Ya-Ling Huang has her Masters and PhD in Nursing, and is a registered nurse in Australia and overseas. She is a teaching and research academic in School of Nursing and Midwifery at University of Southern Queensland. She is currently a visiting research fellow at the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service(GCHHS), an adjunct research fellow at the Griffith University and an adjunct senior lecturer at Southern Cross University.

Previously, She has worked in various clinical settings (acute and subacute care areas) and clinical research in tertiary hospitals. She has also worked at different universities for undergraduate and postgraduate education. She has engaged in a number of services. This includes but not limited to multicultural network, GCHHS; emerging research alliance, GCHHS; reviewer for peer-review journals; nursing and midwifery professional recognition program (NMPRP) portfolio reviewer and advisory group, GCHHS; Gold Coast Health Research Week Committee; mid-career research representative in faculty of health research committee and executive committee of health services, clinical & community research group at Southern Cross University.

Employment

PositionOrganisationFromTo
Senior Lecturer University of Southern Queensland2024

Expertise

Her research focus is in clinical research, nursing education and evidence-based practice. Specifically, the clinical research is relevant to vulnerable populations (older people; people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds), cultural and social influences, palliative care, end-of-life care, chronic conditions in acute care settings and emergency department.

She has previously worked as a research coordinator and clinical nurse researcher (emergency department) at the Gold Coast Health and has successfully mentored clinicians and nursing students in clinical research and published in peer-review journals. She is qualified as a Principal Supervisor for Higher Degree Research Candidates. She has supervised Master of Osteopathic Medicine Students towards completion of their research projects. She is currently supervising Higher Degree Research Students.

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses

NUR3398 Complex Care B

NUR3300 Clinical Inquiry and Evidence Based Practice

Postgraduate course

ANP6011 Clinical Leadership in Contemporary Health Care Practice

HSC6060 Research Project Design

Fields of Research

  • 420316. Palliative care
  • 420501. Acute care
  • 420506. Sub-acute care
  • 420599. Nursing not elsewhere classified
  • 420602. Health equity
  • 470212. Multicultural, intercultural and cross-cultural studies
BNurs
Fooyin
2003
MNurs
QUT
2007
PhD
QUT
2014

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
The physical health nurse consultant role: a consumer, carer and health professional perspectiveAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2022
Exploring the impact of a co-designed delirium toolkit on the management of older people at risk of delirium presenting to the emergency departmentAssociate SupervisorMasters2023

Completed Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCompleted
Online and face-to-face learning for health students: a comparison of staff and student experiences to optimise university teaching and learning PrincipalMasters2022
Osteopathic healthcare in older populations: preparing pre-registration students for employment in residential aged care facilities PrincipalMasters2022
Project titleDetailsYear
2024-present Understanding of palliative care decision-making process for chronic ill patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Murdoch Strategic Research Grant, St John of God Murdoch Hospital
2024-presentChallenges and opportunities for social inclusion among childbearing immigrant women of non-English CALD background in Northern NSW Newcastle. Permanent Charitable Foundation
2023-presentTOGETHER: Families matter. Gold Coast Health Collaborative Research Grant Scheme
2022-presentExploring Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Emergency Department (CALD ED) study: Phase 2 Qualitative Study. Emergency Medicine Foundation. Awarded January 2022
2022-presentExploring Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Emergency Department (CALD ED) study: Phase 1 Quantitative Study. Gold Coast Health Collaborative Research Grant Scheme
2021-presentThe COVERED COVID study. Emergency Medicine Foundation
2020-2023Understanding and informing end-of-life care for older people presenting to the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Foundation
2020Models of care for frail older persons who present to the emergency department: a scoping review. Gold Coast Health Education and Research Trust Account
2019End-of-life care for older people in emergency department: a scoping review. Gold Coast Health Education and Research Trust Account
2009-2014Social ecological influences on preferences for care provided at the EOL amongst Taiwanese city-dwelling adults. QUT Postgraduate Research Award
DateNameAwarding organisationUnderpinning research
2023The Awards for Research Excellence: Inspiring ResearcherSouthern Cross University
2023Scholarship Award, National Multicultural Health and Wellbeing ConferenceNational Multicultural Health and Wellbeing Conference
2022Best full research presentation awardGold Coast Health Research Showcase
2019Award of Registered Nurse Expert Level, Nursing and Midwifery Professional Recognition Program (NMPRP)Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
2018Certificate in recognition of putting the community firstGold Coast University Hospital
2016Certificate of achievement award in recognition of valuable contribution to respiratory wardGold Coast University Hospital
2015Excellence in supporting learning recognition award: recognition of outstanding contribution to undergraduate nursing student learningQEII Jubilee Hospital
2021Visiting Research FellowGold Coast Hospital and Health Service
2021Adjunct Research FellowSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University
2023Executive Committee,Health Services, Clinical & Community Research Group, Faculty of HealthSouthern Cross University
2023Mid-career research representative, Faculty of Health Research Committee Southern Cross University

Healthcare Professional Perspectives on the Impact of the Physical Health Nurse Consultant

Tabvuma, Tracy, Stanton, Robert, Huang, Ya-Ling and Happell, Brenda. 2024. "Healthcare Professional Perspectives on the Impact of the Physical Health Nurse Consultant." International Journal of Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13399

The Physical Health Nurse Consultant: Perceptions and Experiences of Those Who Care for People with Mental Illness

Tabvuma, Tracy, Stanton, Robert, Huang, Ya-Ling and Happell, Brenda. 2024. "The Physical Health Nurse Consultant: Perceptions and Experiences of Those Who Care for People with Mental Illness." Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 45 (9). https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2024.2361317

Healthcare delivery to patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in emergency care: a scoping review protocol

Huang, Ya‑Ling, Thorning, Sarah, Lin, Chun‑Chih, Lee, Robert, Elder, Elizabeth and Crilly, Julia. 2024. "Healthcare delivery to patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in emergency care: a scoping review protocol." Systematic Reviews. 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-024-02579-0

The epidemiology of dying within 48 hours of presentation to emergency departments: a retrospective cohort study of older people across Australia and New Zealand

Sweeny, Amy L, Alsaba, Nemat, Grealish, Laurie, Denny, Kerina, Lukin, Bill, Broadbent, Andrew, Huang, Ya-Ling, Ranse, Jamie, Ranse, Kristen, May, Katya and Crilly, Julia. 2024. "The epidemiology of dying within 48 hours of presentation to emergency departments: a retrospective cohort study of older people across Australia and New Zealand." Age and Ageing. 53 (4). https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae067

The impact of COVID-19 on emergency department presentations for mental health disorders in Queensland, Australia: A time series analysis

Jones, Philip M., Sweeny, Amy, Branjerdporn, Grace, Keijzers, Gerben, Marshall, Andrea P., Huang, Ya-Ling, Hall, Emma J., Ranse, Jamie, Palipana, Dinesh, Teng, Yang D., Crilly, Julia and COVERED COVID study investigators. 2024. "The impact of COVID-19 on emergency department presentations for mental health disorders in Queensland, Australia: A time series analysis." Asia-Pacific Psychiatry. 16 (1). https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12553

Adults' perspectives of experiences and preferences for end-of-life care

Huang, Ya-Ling, Wang, Shou-Yu, Lin, Chun-Chih, Thorberg, Fred Arne and Wu, Chiung-Jung (Jo). 2023. "Adults' perspectives of experiences and preferences for end-of-life care." International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 29 (12), pp. 588-596. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2023.29.12.588

End-of-life care: A retrospective cohort study of older people who died within 48 hours of presentation to the emergency department

Sweeny, Amy, Alsaba, Nemat, Grealish, Laurie, May, Katya, Huang, Ya-Ling, Ranse, Jamie, Denny, Kerina J, Lukin, Bill, Broadbent, Andrew, Burrows, Erin, Ranse, Kristen, Sunny, Linda, Khatri, Meghna and Crilly, Julia. 2024. "End-of-life care: A retrospective cohort study of older people who died within 48 hours of presentation to the emergency department." Emergency Medicine Australasia. 36 (1), pp. 13-23. https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.14331

Dialogues with human books to promote professional commitment and learning among first-year nursing students: a mixed method study

Chang, Hsiao-Yun, Tsai, Wen-Yun and Huang, Ya-Ling. 2024. "Dialogues with human books to promote professional commitment and learning among first-year nursing students: a mixed method study." Nurse Education Today. 132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.106010

Undergraduate nurses’ reflections on visual thinking learning to construct inductive reasoning through situated patient pictures: a mixed method study

Lin, Chun-Chih, Han, Chin-Yen, Chen, Li-Chin, Huang, Ya-Ling and Hwang, Su-Lun. 2023. "Undergraduate nurses’ reflections on visual thinking learning to construct inductive reasoning through situated patient pictures: a mixed method study." Nurse Education Today. 131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105991

Corrigendum to "Understanding COPD Emergency Department presentations: using thematic analysis to explore the voices of patients, nurses, and doctors on the lived experience of managing COPD '' [Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, volume 40, issue 1

Moloney, Clint, Gow, Jeffrey, Beccaria, Gavin, Mullens, Amy, Phillips, Tania, Isaac, Hancy, King, Alex, Keijzers, Gerben, Rana, Rezwanul and Huang, Ya-Ling. 2023. "Corrigendum to "Understanding COPD Emergency Department presentations: using thematic analysis to explore the voices of patients, nurses, and doctors on the lived experience of managing COPD '' [Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, volume 40, issue 1 ." Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.37464/2023.403.1280

Clinical Instructors' Perspectives on the Assessment of Clinical Knowledge of Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Descriptive Phenomenological Approach

Chen, Li-Chin, Lin, Chun-Chih, Han, Chin-Yen and Huang, Ya-Ling. 2023. "Clinical Instructors' Perspectives on the Assessment of Clinical Knowledge of Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Descriptive Phenomenological Approach." Healthcare. 11 (13). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11131851

Interventions and strategies to prevent medical device-related pressure injury in adult patients: A systematic review

Lyu, Yang, Huang, Ya-Ling, Li, Zhao-Yu and Lin, Frances. 2023. "Interventions and strategies to prevent medical device-related pressure injury in adult patients: A systematic review." Journal of Clinical Nursing. 32 (19-20), pp. 6863-6878. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16790

An Exploration of Psychological Resilience among Undergraduate Nursing Students Undertaking an Adult Nursing Virtual Practicum during the Coronavirus Pandemic in Taiwan: A Qualitative Study

Lin, Chun-Chih, Thorberg, Fred Arne, Huang, Ya-Ling, Han, Chin-Yen, Su, Ching-Ching and Chen, Li-Chin. 2023. "An Exploration of Psychological Resilience among Undergraduate Nursing Students Undertaking an Adult Nursing Virtual Practicum during the Coronavirus Pandemic in Taiwan: A Qualitative Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20 (2). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021264

Emergency department presentations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Queensland (to June 2021): interrupted time series analysis

Sweeny, Amy L, Keijzers, Gerben, Marshall, Andrea, Hall, Emma J, Ranse, Jamie, Zhang, Ping, Grant, Gary, Huang, Ya-Ling, Palipana, Dinesh, Teng, Yang D, Gerhard, Benjamin, Greenslade, Jaimi H, Jones, Philip and Crilly, Julia L. 2023. "Emergency department presentations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Queensland (to June 2021): interrupted time series analysis." Medical Journal of Australia. 218 (3), pp. 120-125. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51819

Models of care for frail older persons who present to the emergency department: A scoping review of the literature

Huang, Ya-Ling, McGonagle, Megan, Shaw, Rebecca, Eastham, Julie, Alsaba, Nemat, Lin, Chun-Chih and Crilly, Julia. 2023. "Models of care for frail older persons who present to the emergency department: A scoping review of the literature." International Emergency Nursing. 66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2022.101250

Research priority setting in emergency care: a scoping review

Crilly, Julia, Huang, Ya-Ling, Krahe, Michelle, Wilhelms, Daniel, Ekelund, Ulf, Hörlin, Erika, Hayes, Jessica and Keijzers, Gerben. 2022. "Research priority setting in emergency care: a scoping review." Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open (JACEP Open). 3 (6). https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12852

Understanding COPD Emergency Department presentations: using thematic analysis to explore the voices of patients, nurses, and doctors on the lived experience of managing COPD

Moloney, Clint, Gow, Jeffrey, Beccaria, Gavin, Mullens, Amy, Phillips, Tania, Isaac, Hancy, King, Alex, Keijzers, Gerben, Rana, Rezwanul and Huang, Ya-Ling. 2023. "Understanding COPD Emergency Department presentations: using thematic analysis to explore the voices of patients, nurses, and doctors on the lived experience of managing COPD." Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing. 40 (1), pp. 12-20. https://doi.org/10.37464/2023.401.195

Effectiveness of the Use of Concept Maps and Simulated Cases as a Teaching-Learning Strategy in Enhancing Learning Confidence of Baccalaureate Nursing Students: A Qualitative Approach

Lin, ChunChih, Han, ChinYen, Huang, YaLing, Chen, LiChin and Su, Ching-Ching. 2022. "Effectiveness of the Use of Concept Maps and Simulated Cases as a Teaching-Learning Strategy in Enhancing Learning Confidence of Baccalaureate Nursing Students: A Qualitative Approach." Nurse Education Today. 115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105418

Exploring the experience of reflective writing among Taiwanese undergraduate nursing students: A qualitative study

Lin, ChunChih, Chen, LiChin, Han, ChinYen, Su, ChingChing and Huang, YaLing. 2022. "Exploring the experience of reflective writing among Taiwanese undergraduate nursing students: A qualitative study." Journal of Professional Nursing. 40, pp. 105-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2022.03.007

Influence of social interactions, professional supports and fear of death on adults' preferences for life-sustaining treatments and palliative care

Huang, Ya-Ling, Yates, Patsy, Thorberg, Fred Arne and Wu, Chiung-Jung (Jo). 2021. "Influence of social interactions, professional supports and fear of death on adults' preferences for life-sustaining treatments and palliative care." International Journal of Nursing Practice. 28 (4). https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12940

Lived experiences of the disease journey among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Lyu, Yang, Jia, Yanrui, Gao, Fengli, Huang, Ya-Ling and Lin, Frances. 2021. "Lived experiences of the disease journey among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis." International Journal of Nursing Sciences. 8 (2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2021.02.004

Models of care for frail older persons who present to the emergency department: a scoping review protocol

Huang, Ya-Ling, McGonagle, Megan, Shaw, Rebecca, Eastham, Julie, Alsaba, Nemat and Crilly, Julia. 2020. "Models of care for frail older persons who present to the emergency department: a scoping review protocol." Systematic Reviews. 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01534-z

Application of social ecological model to Taiwanese end-of-life communication and healthcare planning

Huang, Ya-Ling, Yates, Patsy, Thorberg, Fred Arne and Wu, Chiung-Jung (Jo). 2020. "Application of social ecological model to Taiwanese end-of-life communication and healthcare planning." Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research. 27 (5), pp. 477-486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2020.04.008

The influence of alcohol craving on alexithymia and health-related quality of life in alcohol-dependent outpatients

Thorberg, Fred Arne, Hasking, Penelope, Huang, Ya-Ling, Lyvers, Michael, Young, Ross McD., Connor, Jason P., London, Edythe D. and Feeney, Gerald F. X.. 2020. "The influence of alcohol craving on alexithymia and health-related quality of life in alcohol-dependent outpatients." Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 52 (4), pp. 366-376. https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2020.1762022

Undergraduate nursing student academic resilience during medical surgical clinical practicum: a constructivist analysis of Taiwanese experience

Wang, LiHsiang, Lin, ChunChih, Han, ChinYen, Huang, YaLing, Hsiao, PingRu and Chen, LiChin. 2021. "Undergraduate nursing student academic resilience during medical surgical clinical practicum: a constructivist analysis of Taiwanese experience." Journal of Professional Nursing. 37 (3), pp. 521-528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2021.02.004

End-of-life care for older people in the emergency department: a scoping review

Huang, Ya-Ling, Alsaba, Nemat, Brookes, Gemma and Crilly, Julia. 2020. "End-of-life care for older people in the emergency department: a scoping review." Emergency Medicine Australasia. 32 (1), pp. 7-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13414

Adults’ Perspectives on Cultural, Social and Professional Support on End-of-life Preferences

Huang, Ya-Ling, Yates, Patsy, Thorberg, Fred Arne and Wu, Chiung-Jung (Jo). 2019. "Adults’ Perspectives on Cultural, Social and Professional Support on End-of-life Preferences." Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research. 26 (6), pp. 621-628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2019.08.005

Alexithymia and Alcohol Dependence: The Roles of Negative Mood and Alcohol Craving

Thorberg, Fred Arne, Young, Ross McD, Hasking, Penelope, Lyvers, Michael, Connor, Jason P., Lond, Edythe D., Huang, Ya-Ling and Feeney, Gerald F. X.. 2019. "Alexithymia and Alcohol Dependence: The Roles of Negative Mood and Alcohol Craving." Substance Use and Misuse. 54 (14), pp. 2380-2386. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2019.1650773

Factors influencing nurses’ approaches to accommodating cultural needs of cancer patients and their families from different cultures

Huang, Ya-Ling, Yates, Patsy and Prior, Deborah. 2009. "Factors influencing nurses’ approaches to accommodating cultural needs of cancer patients and their families from different cultures." Journal of Clinical Nursing. 18 (24), pp. 3421-3429. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02938.x

Accommodating the diverse cultural needs of cancer patients and their families in palliative care

Huang, Ya-Ling, Yates, Patsy and Prior, Deborah. 2009. "Accommodating the diverse cultural needs of cancer patients and their families in palliative care." Cancer Nursing. 32 (1), pp. E12-E21. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NCC.0000343370.16894.b7