The Nursing Faculty Research and Publications Series is comprised of books and articles published by Marquette University's nursing faculty.
Submissions from 2014
Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Precepts and Ethics for the Orthopaedic Population, Cheryl L. Petersen, Susan Breakwell, and Margaret Callahan
Psychometric Evaluation of an Instrument to Measure Hispanic Mothers’ Normative Beliefs, Intentions, Past Experience and Past Behavior Related to the Discussion of Sex-Related Topics with their Adolescent Daughters, Dana Rodriguez, Robert V. Topp, and Richard J. Fehring
Fostering Ambulation for a Preschool Child with Rett Syndrome: A Case Report, Catherine Schaefer-Campion and Norah L. Johnson
Compassion Fatigue: An Unwanted Reflection of Your Reality, Kathryn Schroeter
Do You Use Your Professional Code of Ethics?, Kathryn Schroeter
Ethics, Kathryn Schroeter
Intraoperative, Kathryn Schroeter
Postoperative, Kathryn Schroeter
Preoperative, Kathryn Schroeter
Reducing the Burden of Medication Costs to Improve Medication Adherence, Christine R. Shaw
Exploring Essential Characteristics of Self-Determination for Diverse Students Using Data From NLTS2, Karrie A. Shogren, William Kennedy, Chantelle Dowsett, Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal, and Todd D. Little
A Quantitative Description of Uncertainty With Mild Cognitive Impairment, Jennifer M. Sjostedt, Margaret J. Bull, and Malgorzata Franczak
Gleaning Perspective: Accepting Grief, Robert Sobczak
Factors Affecting Disruption in Families of Adults With Mental Illness, M. Jane Suresky, Jaclene Zauszniewski, and Abir K. Bekhet
Influence of Social Class Perceptions on Attributions among Mental Health Practitioners, Mindi Thompson, Jacob Diestelmann, Odessa Cole, Abiola O. Keller, and Takuya Minami
A Comparison of Two Formulas of Topical Menthol on Vascular Responses and Perceived Intensity Prior to and following a Bout of Maximum Voluntary Muscular Contractions (MVMCs), Robert V. Topp, Alex V. Ng, Alyson Cybulski, Katalin W. Skelton, and Paula Papanek
Validation of Patient and Nurse Short Forms of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale and Their Relationship to Return to the Hospital, Marianne E. Weiss, Linda L. Costa, Kathleen Bobay, and Olga Yakusheva
Economic Evaluation of the 80% Baccalaureate Nurse Workforce Recommendation: A Patient-level Analysis, Olga Yakusheva, Richard C. Lindrooth, and Marianne E. Weiss
Nurse Value-Added and Patient Outcomes in Acute Care, Olga Yakusheva, Richard C. Lindrooth, and Marianne E. Weiss
iCanLearn: A Mobile Application for Creating Flashcards and Social Stories™ for Children with Autism, Aaron Zaffke, Niharika Jain, Norah L. Johnson, Mohammad Arif Ul Alam, Marta T. Magiera, and Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed
Factors Associated with the Emotional Distress of Women Family Members of Adults with Serious Mental Illness, Jaclene Zauszniewski and Abir K. Bekhet
Submissions from 2013
Contemporary Women’s Adaptation to Motherhood: The First 3 to 6 Weeks Postpartum, Cynthia Aber, Marianne Weiss, and Jacqueline Fawcett
Acute Effects of Massage or Active Exercise in Relieving Muscle Soreness: Randomized Controlled Trial, Lars L. Andersen, Kenneth Jay, Christoffer H. Andersen, Markus D. Jakobsen, Emil Sundstrup, Robert V. Topp, and David G. Behm
Measuring Nurses’ Impact on Health Care Quality: Progress, Challenges, and Future Directions, Susan L. Beck, Marianne E. Weiss, Nancy Ryan-Wenger, Nancy E. Donaldson, Carolyn Aydin, Gail L. Towsley, and William Gardner
Effects of Positive Cognitions and Resourcefulness on Caregiver Burden among Caregivers of Persons with Dementia, Abir K. Bekhet
Psychometrics of the Positive Thinking Skills Scale among Dementia Caregivers, Abir K. Bekhet
A Pilot Study to Develop a Cognitive Intervention to Support Dementia Caregivers: A Focus Group of Caregivers Caring for Persons with Dementia as Informants, Abir K. Bekhet and Karie R. Kobiske
Psychometric Assessment of the Depressive Cognition Scale in Caregivers of Persons with Dementia, Abir K. Bekhet and Jaclene Zauszniewski
Resourcefulness, Positive Cognitions, Relocation Controllability, and Relocation Adjustment Among Older People: A Cross Sectional Study of Cultural Differences, Abir K. Bekhet and Jaclene Zauszniewski
Measuring Use of Positive Thinking Skills: Psychometric Testing of a New Scale, Abir K. Bekhet and Jaclene A. Zauszniewski
Psychometrics of the Depressive Cognition Scale in Caregivers of Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Abir K. Bekhet and Jaclene A. Zauszniewski
A Theater Intervention to Prevent Teen Dating Violence for Mexican-American Middle School Students, Ruth Belknap, Kristin Haglund, Holly Felzer, Jessica E. Pruszynski, and John Schneider
Efficacy of a New Postpartum Transition Protocol for Avoiding Pregnancy, Thomas Bouchard, Richard Fehring, and Mary Schneider
Nurse Residency Program: Best Practices for Optimizing Organizational Success, Marilyn Meyer Bratt
Time Management Strategies for Research Productivity, Jo-Ana D. Chase, Robert V. Topp, Carol E. Smith, Marlene Z. Cohen, Nancy Fahrenwald, Julie Zerwic, Lazelle E. Benefield, Cindy M. Anderson, and Vicki Conn
Immune Dysregulation and Glucocorticoid Resistance in Minority and Low Income Pregnant Women, Elizabeth J. Corwin, Ying Guo, Kathleen Pajer, Nancy Lowe, Donna O. McCarthy, Sarah Schmiege, Mary Weber, Thaddeus Pace, and Brian Stafford
Physical Activity Parenting Measurement and Research: Challenges, Explanations, and Solutions, Kirsten K. Davison, Louise C. Mâsse, Anna Timperio, Marilyn Frenn, Julie Saunders, Jason A. Mendoza, Erica Gobbi, Phillip Hanson, and Stewart G. Trost
Use of Urinary Pregnanediol 3-glucuronide to Confirm Ovulation, R. Ecochard, R. Leiva, Thomas Bouchard, H. Boehringer, A. Direito, A. Mariani, and Richard Fehring
Preventing Unintended Pregnancies (the Natural Way) among Women with Hard Cases, Richard Fehring
Randomized Comparison of Two Internet-Supported Fertility Awareness Based Methods of Family Planning, Richard J. Fehring, Mary Schneider, Kathleen Raviele, Dana Rodriguez, and Jessica E. Pruszynski
Spiritual Care of Couples Practicing Natural Family Planning, Richard Fehring and Dana Rodriguez
Authoritative Feeding Behaviors to Reduce Child BMI through Online Interventions, Marilyn Frenn, Jessica E. Pruszynski, Holly Felzer, and Jiannan Zhang
Dog Ownership, Functional Ability, and Walking in Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Kimberlee A. Gretebeck, Kaitlyn Radius, David R. Black, Randall J. Gretebeck, Rosemary Ziemba, and Lawrence T. Glickman
Effects of Patient-Directed Music Intervention on Anxiety and Sedative Exposure in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilatory Support: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Jill L. Guttormson, Linda L. Chlan, Craig R. Weinert, Annie Heiderscheidt, Mary Fran Tracy, Debra J. Skaar, and Kay Savik
Preferences for Photographic Art Among Hospitalized Patients with Cancer, Hazel Hanson, Kathryn Schroeter, Andrew Hanson, Kathryn Asmus, and Azure Grossman
The Microbiology and Immunology of Normal Physiologic Birth: A Plea for the Nature of Mother, Lisa Hanson and Leona VandeVusse
Concept Analysis of Empowerment from Survivor and Nurse Perspectives within the Context of Cancer Survivorship, Teresa Jerofke-Owen
Genomics and Autism Spectrum Disorder, Norah L. Johnson
Attributed Meanings and Strategies to Prevent Challenging Behaviors of Hospitalized Children with Autism: Two Perspectives, Norah L. Johnson PhD, RN, CPNP; Abir K. Bekhet; Karen Marie Robinson; and Dana Rodriguez
Genomics and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Norah L. Johnson PhD, RN, CPNP; Ellen Giarelli EdD, RN, CRNP; and Catherine E. Rice PhD
Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder at a Pediatric Hospital: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Norah L. Johnson and Dana Rodriguez
Lack of Father Involvement in Research on Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Maternal Parenting Stress and Family Functioning, Norah L. Johnson and Pippa Simpson
Favorable Ratings of Providers' Communication Behaviors Among U.S. Women with Depression: A Population-based Study Applying the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use, Abiola O. Keller, Ronald Gangnon, and Whitney P. Witt
Fit Into College II: Physical Activity and Nutrition Behavior Effectiveness and Programming Recommendations, Kristi M. King, Jiying Ling, S. Lee Ridner, Dean E. Jacks, Karen S. Newton, and Robert V. Topp
How it Came to Be…Integrating Ignatian Philosophy and Pedagogical Paradigm into Marquette University’s Pre-Licensure Nursing Curriculum, Kerry Kosmoski-Goepfert, Margaret Callahan, and Stephanie Russell
Embracing a Competency-Based Specialty Curriculum for Community-Based Nursing Roles, Pamela F. Levin, Susan M. Swider, Susan Breakwell, Julia M. Cowell, and Virginia Reising
Structured Debriefing and Students' Clinical Judgment Abilities in Simulation, Bette Mariani, Mary Ann Cantrell, Colleen H. Meakim, Patricia Prieto, and Kristina Dreifuerst
Methodology Issues in Implementation Science, Robin Newhouse, Kathleen Bobay, Patricia C. Dykes, Kathleen R. Stevens, and Marita Titler
Quality Improvement Project: Analysis of Efficiency of Current Order Set for the Diagnostic Workup Used to Evaluate Neurogenic Stress Myocardium in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Denise Miller Niklasch and Kathleen Bobay
Postpartum Weight Self-Management: A Concept Analysis, Jennifer M. Ohlendorf
Spirituality, Religiosity, Depression, Anxiety, and Drug-Use Consequences During Methadone Maintenance Therapy, Linda B. Piacentine
A Review of Patients with Renal Disease Undergoing Vascular Access Surgery: Is Gray-scale Ultrasound Enough?, Nancy M. Raml and Susan Breakwell
A Retrospective Review of Sliding Scale vs. Basal/Bolus Insulin Protocols, Heidi L. Rymaszewski and Susan Breakwell
Conceptualizing Group Dynamics from Our Clients’ Perspective: Development of the Conceptualization of Group Dynamics Inventory, Kevin A. Tate PhD, Edil Torres Rivera, William L. Conwill, David Miller, and Ana Puig
Does nurse manager education really matter?, Jared (Alex) Thompson and Roseanne Fairchild
The Effect of Either Topical Menthol or a Placebo on Functioning and Knee Pain Among Patients With Knee OA, Robert V. Topp, Joseph A. Brosky, and David Pieschel
Topical Menthol, Ice, Peripheral Blood Flow, and Perceived Discomfort, Robert V. Topp, Elizabeth R. Ledford, and Dean E. Jacks
Leisure-time Physical Activity in Relation to Depressive Symptoms in African-Americans: Results from the National Survey of American Life, Elisa R. Torres, Carolyn M. Sampselle, David L. Ronis, Harold W. Neighbors, and Kimberlee A. Gretebeck
Verbal Abuse of Pediatric Nurses by Patients and Families, Ann Truman, Myra Goldman, Carlee Lehna, Jill Berger, and Robert V. Topp
Perinatal Outcomes of Prenatal Probiotic and Prebiotic Administration: An Integrative Review, Leona VandeVusse, Lisa Hanson, and Nasia Safdar
Nurses’ Perceptions of Sustainability of Magnet® Efforts, Heather Vartanian, Kathleen Bobay, and Marianne Weiss
A Simple Tool to Identify Patients at Increased Risk of Readmission Within 30 Days, Olga Yakusheva
Submissions from 2012
Integrative Review: Parent Perspectives on Care of Their Child at the End of Life, Ann P. Aschenbrenner, Jill M. Winters, and Ruth Ann Belknap
Resilience in Family Members of Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review of the Literature, Abir K. Bekhet, Norah L. Johnson, and Jaclene Zauszniewski
Effects on Resilience of Caregivers of Persons With Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Role of Positive Cognitions, Abir K. Bekhet; Norah L. Johnson PhD, RN, CPNP; and Jaclene A. Zauszniewski
Mental Health of Elders in Retirement Communities: Is Loneliness a Key Factor?, Abir K. Bekhet and Jaclene Zauszniewski
Methodological Triangulation: An Approach to Understanding Data, Abir K. Bekhet and Jaclene A. Zauszniewski
Resourcefulness Training Intervention: Assessing Critical Parameters from Relocated Older Adults’ Perspectives, Abir K. Bekhet, Jaclene Zauszniewski, and Denise M. Matel-Anderson
Predictors of New Graduate Nurses’ Organizational Commitment During a Nurse Residency Program, Marilyn Meyer Bratt and Holly M. Felzer
Prehabilitation and Quality of Life Three Months Following Total Knee Arthroplasy: A Pilot Study, Kent Brown, Joseph A. Brosky, Robert V. Topp, and A. Scott Lajoie
Effects of Pre-habilitation on Self-Efficacy for Exercise and Outcome Expectations for Exercise Among Patients Before and After Total Knee Arthroplasty, Kent Brown, Robert V. Topp, Joseph A. Brosky, David Pariser, and Ann Swank
A Framework of Academic Persistence and Success for Ethnically Diverse Graduate Nursing Students, Margaret J. Bull, Judith Fitzgerald, and Josie L. Veal
A Retrospective Study of the Relationship Between Back Pain and Unilateral Knee Osteoarthritis in Candidates for Total Knee Arthroplasty, David R. Burnett, Naira H. Campbell-Kyureghyan, Robert V. Topp, Peter M. Quesada, and Patricia B. Cerrito
Evaluation of a Coping Kit of Items to Support Children with Developmental Disorders in the Hospital Setting, Jennifer Drake; Norah L. Johnson PhD, RN, CPNP; Alice V. Stoneck; Deb M. Martinez; and Megan Massey
Using Debriefing for Meaningful Learning to Foster Development of Clinical Reasoning in Simulation, Kristina Dreifuerst
Coagulopathy in the Intensive Care Unit, Diane K. Dressler
Current Medical Research: Winter-Spring 2012, Richard Fehring
Statistical Evaluation of the Standard Days Method of Family Planning, Richard Fehring
Factors Associated with Nurses' Perceptions of Patient Safety Culture in China: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study, Xianqiong Feng, Kathleen Bobay, Janet W. Krejci, and Barrett L. McCormick
Short of Transformation: American ADN Students' Thoughts, Feelings, and Experiences of Studying Abroad in a Low-Income Country, Cynthia Foronda and Ruth Belknap
Transformative Learning Through Study Abroad in Low-Income Countries, Cynthia Foronda and Ruth Belknap
Sleep Characteristics in Patients with Whiplash-Associated Disorders: A Descriptive Study, Jay S. Greenstein, Barton Bishop, Jean Edward, Allen Huffman, Danielle Davis, and Robert V. Topp
The Effect of the Tri-Core® Cervical Pillow on Sleep Outcomes among Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD) Patients, Jay S. Greenstein, Barton Bishop, Jean Edward, Allen Huffman, Danielle Davis, and Robert V. Topp
Effect of Caffeine on LT, VT and HRVT, Kimberlee A. Gretebeck
Longitudinal Change in Physical Activity and Disability in Adults, Randall J. Gretebeck, Kenneth F. Ferraro, David R. Black, Kimberlee Holland, and Kimberlee A. Gretebeck
Secrets of Successful Short Grant Applications, Patricia S. Groves, Susan M. Rawl, Mary E. Wurzbach, Nancy Fahrenwald, Marlene Z. Cohen, Donna O. McCarthy, Julie Zerwic, Barbara Given, Donna L. Algase, Gregory L. Alexander, and Vicki Conn
Mexican American Female Adolescents’ Perceptions of Relationships and Dating Violence, Kristin Haglund, Ruth Ann Belknap, and Juanita Terrie Garcia
A Comparison of Topical Menthol to Ice on Pain, Evoked Tetanic and Voluntary Force During Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, Pramod Johar, Varun Grover, Robert V. Topp, and David G. Behm