Paula Mahon

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital

Academic Affiliations

Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia

Research Theme

Brain, Behaviour & Development

Research Group

Clinical Practice, Outcomes & Innovation

Research Areas

Contact

pmahon@cw.bc.ca

Phone

(604) 875-2406

Overview: My main focus is qualitative research looking at why people stay in highly stressful work environment’s, such as Intensive Care and Oncology. Researching this area will allow us to understand what motivates health care workers to become part of these teams and what is it about the environment that encourages them to stay and be productive, successful professionals.
Publications: Lived Experiences of Adolescents Living With Primary Chronic Pain
Pain Management Nursing
Paula R. Mahon and Deirdre Reynolds
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2023.06.006
07/2023
Time for Action: Understanding Health Care Professionals Views on Pain and Pain Management in a Pediatric Hospital
Pain Management Nursing
Paula Mahon and Charlotte Aitken and Mariana Veiga and Susan Poitras
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2022.10.002
04/2023
Exploring Perceptions of Education for Central Venous Catheter Care at Home
Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing
Kiera Bailie and Lisa Jacques and Angele Phillips and Paula Mahon
DOI: 10.1177/1043454221992293
05/2021
Association between in-line filtration and Type I hypersensitivity reactions in pediatric oncology patients receiving intravenous etoposide
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Rebecca Ronsley and Lisa Jacques and James E. Potts and Kerri Clement and David B. Dix and Paula Mahon
DOI: 10.1080/08880018.2020.1838011
04/2021
Positive effects of ultrasound-guided peripheral IV insertion on pediatric sickle cell anemia/thalassemia patients receiving automated red cell exchange procedures or chronic transfusion therapy
Journal of Clinical Apheresis
Paula Mahon and Kathy Grouchy and Heather McCartney and Kate Douglas and John K. Wu
DOI: 10.1002/jca.21856
02/2021
A critical ethnographic evaluation of pediatric haematology/oncology physicians and burn-out
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Paula Mahon
DOI: 10.1080/08880018.2019.1702127
02/2020
Using colors to assess pain in toddlers: validation of "the rainbow pain scale"-a proof-of-principle study
J Pediatr Oncol Nurs
•The Fathers' Support Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (FSS:NICU): Development and initial content validation
The Journal of Neonatal Nursing
Explaining why nurses remain in or leave bedside nursing: a critical ethnography
Nurse Res.
From the Inside Out: A Critical Ethnographic Look at Pediatric Intensive Care Nurses
Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Research: Grants

CACCN Research Grant 2010-2011
Xi Eta- Sigma Theta Tau - Graduate Student Research Award 2010 – 2011
The Pain In Children Award, PICH Canada, 2013- 2014

Honours & Awards

The Taylor Award for Excellence, University of Bath, 2008

Research Group Members

Deirdre Reynolds

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National study on the social and economic costs of eating disorders in children and youth during COVID-19 a 'vast underestimate'

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