Dr Melissa Riegel
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Dr Melissa Riegel

RN, MN, PhD
Lecturer in Critical Care Nursing (Intensive Care)
Sydney Nursing School
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Dr Melissa Riegel

Dr. Melissa Riegel is originally from the United States where she received her registered nursing degrees before moving to Sydney in 2010. She began working as a registered nurse in 2006, and her nursing experience includes 3 years in a neuro intensive care unit and 12 years in a general adult intensive care unit. She has also worked as a clinical nurse consultant, an advanced practice nurse, and she has experience in project management and implementation. She has earned her Doctor of Philosophyfrom The University of Sydney in April 2023.

Melissa currently holds the role of Lecturer in Critical Care Nursing (Intensive Care) at the Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health and still works casually as a registered nurse in the acute hospital setting.

Melissa’s research primarily focuses on end-of-life and bereavement care in the adult intensive care setting. She also has research interests in ICU patient diaries.

ORCiD profile:Melissa Riegel (0000-0002-6738-8578) - ORCID

Project titleResearch student
Risk reduction during exposure to potential triggers of myocardial infarction: translating evidence into practiceLynne HUNT

Publications

Journals

  • Riegel, M., Buckley, T., Randall, S. (2024). Family's preferences for and experiences of writing practices in adult intensive care and its use in early bereavement: A descriptive qualitative study. Australian Critical Care, 37(4), 614-620. [More Information]
  • Riegel, M., Buckley, T., Randall, S. (2023). Family's experience of memory making in adult intensive care and its use in early bereavement: A descriptive qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. [More Information]
  • Butler, A., Riegel, M., Speedie, L., Ranse, K., Buckley, T. (2023). The impact of COVID-19 on the provision of bereavement support in Australian intensive care units: A national survey. Australian Critical Care. [More Information]

2024

  • Riegel, M., Buckley, T., Randall, S. (2024). Family's preferences for and experiences of writing practices in adult intensive care and its use in early bereavement: A descriptive qualitative study. Australian Critical Care, 37(4), 614-620. [More Information]

2023

  • Riegel, M., Buckley, T., Randall, S. (2023). Family's experience of memory making in adult intensive care and its use in early bereavement: A descriptive qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. [More Information]
  • Butler, A., Riegel, M., Speedie, L., Ranse, K., Buckley, T. (2023). The impact of COVID-19 on the provision of bereavement support in Australian intensive care units: A national survey. Australian Critical Care. [More Information]

2022

  • Riegel, M., Randall, S., Buckley, T. (2022). Factors associated with the decision to offer memory making in end-of-life: A survey of healthcare professionals in adult intensive care. Journal of Clinical Nursing. [More Information]
  • Riegel, M., Randall, S., Buckley, T. (2022). Healthcare professionals’ knowledge, skills, and role in offering and facilitating memory making during end-of-life care in the adult intensive care unit. Australian Critical Care, 35(5), 491-498. [More Information]

2021

  • Riegel, M., Randall, S., Ranse, K., Buckley, T. (2021). Healthcare professionals’ values about and experience with facilitating end-of-life care in the adult intensive care unit. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 65, 103057-1-103057-8. [More Information]

2019

  • Riegel, M., Randall, S., Buckley, T. (2019). Memory making in end-of-life care in the adult intensive care unit: A scoping review of the research literature. Australian Critical Care, 32(5), 442-447. [More Information]