School of nursing news
Kerner Serves on National NursingCAS Advisory Board
Dec 15, 2011Since October 2011, Angela Kerner, Graduate Recruiting and Admissions Lead in the School of Nursing's Office of Student, Academic & Multicultural Services, has served on the National NursingCAS Advisory Board, where she provides valuable input on the continued development of the application service. NursingCAS, the nation’s only centralized application service for students applying to baccalaureate and masters programs in Nursing, was launched last year under the direction of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), and is currently used by over 100 nursing schools in 36... Read more
Dr. Lori’s Research Addresses Maternal Health Issues in Ghana
Dec 13, 2011Dr. Lori plans to modify the Home-Based Life Saving Skills program for implementation in a sub-Saharan African clinical setting.
Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Jody Lori has received an International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) from the Fogarty International Center to fund her research entitled, “New Avenues to Increase the Use of Skilled Birth Attendants in Ghana.” Dr. Lori’s work responds to the urgent need for improved maternal healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa, specifically in the West African nation of Ghana.
Current estimations of maternal death in... Read moreDr. Duffy Awarded Grant for Pilot Testing Tobacco Tactics Intervention
Dec 13, 2011The web-based Tobacco Tactics intervention program, developed by Dr. Duffy, will be tested against the 1-800-QUIT-NOW telephone help line. Associate Professor Dr. Sonia Duffy has received an R21 Award from the National Institutes of Health to fund a randomized control trial to pilot test her web-based Tobacco Tactics intervention program among Operating Engineers of Michigan. The effectiveness of the Tobacco Tactics intervention will be compared to the state-supported 1-800-QUIT-NOW telephone help line by evaluating quit rates and number of quit attempts reported by participants.... Read more
Pilot Study of Brain Fitness Program Conducted by Dr. Susan Pressler
Dec 02, 2011Dr. Pressler and colleagues examine the efficacy of a computerized intervention program for heart failure patients experiencing cognitive dysfunction. Dr. Susan Pressler, Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, served as the principal investigator of a randomized pilot study to test a computerized cognitive training intervention called Brain Fitness in patients with heart failure (HF). Although research indicates that 25-50% of patients with heart failure experience cognitive dysfunction in memory, psychomotor speed, attention, and executive function, very few... Read more
Pierce Published in Women’s Health Issues
Nov 26, 2011The July/August 2011 issue of Women's Health Issues featured an article by Associate Professor Dr. Penny Pierce. The article, entitled, “War-Related Stressors as Predictors of Post-Deployment Health of Air Force Women,” reported on a study recently conducted by Pierce and colleagues.
Dr. Pierce’s study sought to describe the incidence of physical health symptoms and their relationship with war-related stressors reported by women serving in the military in deployed locations. A sample of Air Force women who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom provided the study’s data. The research... Read moreFreeland Published in The Diabetes Educator
Nov 26, 2011An article by Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Barbara Freeland was published in the May/June 2011 issue of The Diabetes Educator. The article, entitled, “Nursing Practice Patterns: Timing of Insulin Administration and Glucose Monitoring in the Hospital,” describes the methods and results of a study recently conducted by Dr. Freeland to assess how frequently nurses meet the expected standards of care for diabetes nursing practices.
The article discusses how the increased use of insulin infusions and rapid-acting insulin over regular insulin is making diabetes nursing care more intensive... Read moreDr. Williams and Shimshock’s Study on Suicidal Thought Published in Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing
Nov 18, 2011An article by Dr. Reg Williams and doctoral student Cana Shimshock appeared in the November 2011 issue of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing. The article, entitled, “Suicidal Thought in the Adolescent: Exploring the Relationship between Known Risk Factors and the Presence of Suicidal Thought,” reports on a retrospective study conducted by Dr. Williams and Shimshock on identifying suicidal thought in at-risk adolescents. Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Barbara-Jean Sullivan also contributed to the research project.
The study involved a secondary analysis... Read moreDr. Williams Published in Open Journal of Psychiatry
Nov 18, 2011In its October 2011 issue, the Open Journal of Psychiatry published an article by Dr. Reg Williams entitled, “Influence of paroxetine and cognitive/behavioral strategies in neurocardiogenic syncope and depression: a case report.” The article presents a single case report of a 20-year old female diagnosed with neurocardiogenic syncope (NCS) and moderate depressive symptoms. Patients diagnosed with NCS experience temporary losses of consciousness or feelings of weakness and fatigue.
Dr. Williams’s article reports that a multi-faceted treatment approach yielded positive results... Read moreDr. Allen Interviewed in Documentary Series on Vietnam War
Nov 18, 2011Associate Professor Emeritus Dr. Elizabeth Allen was featured in a 6-hour History Channel series, “Vietnam in HD,” sharing her experiences as an Army nurse during the Vietnam War. The documentary aired from November 8 to 10 and presented the sights, sounds and stories of the war using footage shot by soldiers as well as interviews with veterans.
Her experiences as a nurse in Vietnam and, after returning home, as a Vietnam veteran have prompted Dr. Allen to focus her efforts and expertise on drawing attention to the problems faced by underserved female veterans, the children of trouble... Read moreGraduate Student Receives NRSA for Study on Induction of Labor
Nov 07, 2011Doctoral candidate Jennifer Moore has received a National Research Service Award (NRSA) to fund her study, “Women’s Perspective of Factors that Influence Induction of Labor.” The purpose of this grounded theory study is to explore childbearing women’s knowledge and understanding of the benefits and risks of induction of labor as an obstetrical intervention. The study will also seek to identify factors that influence women’s decisions regarding induction of labor and explore the participants’ experience of having had an induction of labor.
“My research represents an... Read more
