The Nursing Faculty Research and Publications Series is comprised of books and articles published by Marquette University's nursing faculty.
Submissions from 2006
Peripheral Blood Pressure Changes Induced by Dobutamine Do Not Alter BOLD Signals in The Human Brain, Heng Liu, Charles Rainey, Kathryn K. Lauer, Linda B. Piacentine, Alan S. Bloom, Robert C. Risinger, B. Douglas Ward, Elliot Stein, and Shi-Jiang Li
Conjugated Linoleic Acid Preserves Muscle Mass in Mice Bearing the Lewis Lung Carcinoma, but not the B16 Melanoma, Donna O. McCarthy and Erin Graves
Girls on the Move Program to Increase Physical Activity Participation, Lorraine B. Robbins, Kimberlee A. Gretebeck, Anamaria S. Kazanis, and Nola J. Pender
Matching a Graduate Curriculum in Public/Community Health Nursing to Practice Competencies: The Rush University Experience, Susan M. Swider, Pamela F. Levin, Sarah Ailey, Susan Breakwell, Julia M. Cowell, Diane McNaughton, and Marilyn O'Rourke
Psychometric Properties of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale, Marianne Weiss and Linda Piacentine
Validity and Reliability of the Perceived Readiness for Discharge After Birth Scale, Marianne Weiss, Polly Ryan, and Lisa Lokken
Submissions from 2005
A Systematic Review of Mammography Educational Interventions for Low-Income Women, Tatiana Bailey, Jorge Delva, Kimberlee A. Gretebeck, Kristine Siefert, and Amid I. Ismail
Basal Body Temperature Assessment: Is It Useful to Couples Seeking Pregnancy?, Mary Lee Barron and Richard Fehring
Aiming for Zero Errors: Clarian’s Safe Passage Program Improves Infusion Safety, Dawn Daniels and Kathryn Rapala
Cigarette Smoking Among Low-Income African Americans: A Serious Public Health Problem, Jorge Delva, Marisol Tellez, Tracy L. Finlayson, Kimberlee A. Gretebeck, Kristine Siefert, David R. Williams, and Amid I. Ismail
Promoting Healthful Diets and Exercise: Efficacy of a 12-Week After-School Program in Urban African Americans, Hermann-J. Engels, Randall J. Gretebeck, Kimberlee A. Gretebeck, and Linda Jimenez
Adaptation to Cesarean Birth: Implementation of an International Multisite Study, Jacqueline Fawcett, Cynthia Aber, Marianne Weiss, Susan Haussler, Sheila Taylor Myers, Charlette King, Jennifer Newton, and Virginia Silva
Attitudes, Intentions, and Ethical Stance of Advanced Practice Nursing Students toward Abortion Provision: Part One B Quantitative Findings, Richard Fehring
New Low- and High-Tech Calendar Methods of Family Planning, Richard Fehring
Protocol for Determining Fertility While Breastfeeding and Not in Cycles, Richard Fehring, Mary Lee Barron, and Mary Schneider
Changing the Tide: An Internet/Video Exercise and Low Fat Diet Intervention with Middle School Students, Marilyn Frenn, Shelly Malin, Roger L. Brown, Yvonne Greer, Jaime Fox, Jennifer Greer, and Sarah Smyczek
Determinants of Physical Activity and Low-Fat Diet Among Low Income African American and Hispanic Middle School Students, Marilyn Frenn, Shelly Malin, Antonia M. Villarruel, Kimberly Slaikeu, Stephanie McCarthy, Joan Freeman, and Erinn Nee
Conjugated Linoleic Acid Preserves Muscle Mass in Mice Bearing the Colon-26 Adenocarcinoma, Erin Graves, Andrew Hitt, Michael W. Pariza, Mark E. Cook, and Donna O. McCarthy
Medical Students' Knowledge of Midwifery Practice After Didactic and Clinical Exposure, Lisa Hanson, Jackie Tillett, and Russell S. Kirby
Indomethacin Preserves Muscle Mass and Reduces Levels of E3 Ligases and TNF Receptor Type 1 in the Gastrocnemius Muscle of Tumor-Bearing Mice, Andrew Hitt, Erin Graves, and Donna O. McCarthy
Mentoring Staff Members as Patient Safety Leaders: The Clarian Safe Passage Program, Kathryn Rapala
Patient Safety. From Metaphor to Model: The Clarian Safe Passage Program, Kathryn Rapala and Karlene M. Kerfoot
Psychometric Evaluation of the Shared Care Instrument in a Sample of Home Health Care Family Dyads, Margaret Sebern
Shared Care, Elder and Family Member Skills Used to Manage Burden, Margaret Sebern
Shared Care Instrument, Margaret Sebern
Effects of Caffeine on Linear and Nonlinear Measures of Heart Rate Variability Before and After Exercise, Vikram K. Yeragani, Siddartha Krishnan, Hermann J. Engels, and Randall J. Gretebeck
Submissions from 2004
Connecting New Nurses and Home Care, Susan Breakwell
Change in Diet, Physical Activity, and Body Weight in Female College Freshman, Scott M. Butler, David R. Black, Carolyn L. Blue, and Randall J. Gretebeck
The Future of Professional Education in Natural Family Planning, Richard Fehring
A Comparison of the Fertile Phase As Determined by the Clearplan Easy Fertility Monitor™ and Self-Assessment of Cervical Mucus, Richard Fehring, Kathleen Raviele, and Mary Schneider
Southeast Asian refugee children: Self-esteem as a predictor of depression and scholastic achievement in the U.S., Patricia G. Fox, Kenneth R. Burns, Judith M. Popovich, Ruth Belknap, and Marilyn Frank-Stromborg
Conducting Life History Research With Adolescents, Kristin Haglund
Dietary Recommendations: Where Are We Now?, Donna O. McCarthy
Indomethacin and Ibuprofen Preserve Gastrocnemius Muscle Mass in Mice Bearing the Colon26 Adenocarcinoma, Donna O. McCarthy, Pamela Whitney, Andrew Hitt, and Sadeeka Al-Majid
Psychometric Testing of the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index, Barbara Riegel, Beverly Carlson, Debra K. Moser, Margaret Sebern, Frank D. Hicks, and Virginia Roland
Orthopedic Surgery, Lisa Thiemann
Couples' Views of the Effects of Natural Family Planning on Marital Dynamics, Leona VandeVusse, Lisa Hanson, Richard Fehring, Amy Newman, and Jaime Fox
The Wisconsin Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Screening Project, Marianne E. Weiss, Christine E. Cronk, Sandra Mahkorn, Randall Glysch, and Sara Zirbel
Length of Stay after Vaginal Birth: Sociodemographic and Readiness-for-Discharge Factors, Marianne E. Weiss, Polly Ryan, Lisa Lokken, and Magdalen Nelson
Submissions from 2003
Beneficial Effects of Flexible Insulin Therapy in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Ramin Alemzadeh, P. Palma-Sisto, Elaine Parton, Joan P. Totka, and Mary De Sales Kirby
Te Contaria Mi Vida: I Would Tell You My Life, if Only You Would Ask, Ruth Belknap and Pilar Sayeed
Beliefs of Blue-collar Workers: Stage of Readiness for Exercise, Carolyn L. Blue, David R. Black, Karen Conrad, and Kimberlee A. Gretebeck
Blame--Do You Know It When You See It?, Patricia R. Ebright and Kathryn Rapala
Teaching, Practice, and Research: An Integrative Approach Benefiting Students and Faculty, Jacqueline Fawcett, Cynthia Aber, and Marianne Weiss
An Analysis of the Majority Report “Responsible Parenthood” and its Recommendations on Abortion, Sterilization and Contraception, Richard Fehring
The Benefits of Nurse-Led Secondary Prevention Clinics for Coronary Heart Disease Continued After 4 Years, a commentary, Marilyn Frenn
Diet and Exercise in Low Income, Culturally Diverse Middle School Students, Marilyn Frenn and Shelly Malin
Stage Based Interventions for Low Fat Diet with Middle School Students, Marilyn Frenn, Shelly Malin, and Naveen K. Bansal
The Perceived Value of Certification by Certified Perioperative Nurses, Kathleen B. Gaberson, Kathryn Schroeter, Aileen R. Killen, and Wendelny A. Valentine
Change in Quality of Life from Before to After Discharge Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation, Kathleen L. Grady, Peter M. Meyer, Annette Mattea, Diane K. Dressler, Sophia Ormaza, Connie White-Williams, Suzanne Chillcott, Annemarie Kaan, Alice Loo, Barbara Todd, Annette Klemme, William Piccione, and Maria Rosa Costanzo
Sexually Abstinent African American Adolescent Females' Descriptions of Abstinence, Kristin Haglund
Rh Negative Status and Isoimmunization Update: A Case-Based Approach to Care, Kathryn Shisler Harrod, Lisa Hanson, Leona VandeVusse, and Patricia Heywood
Localization of Transfected B7-1 (CD-80) in Human Melanoma Cells after Particle Mediated Gene Transfer, Donna O. McCarthy
Rethinking Nutritional Support for Persons with Cancer Cachexia, Donna O. McCarthy
Editorial: Are you a prime mover?, Kathryn Schroeter
Donation after Cardiac Death: The Reinvention of a Forgotten Procedure, Gloria Taylor, Karen Samartan, and Kathryn Schroeter
Effect of Dietary Sodium on Fluid/Electrolyte Regulation During Bed Rest, W. Jon Williams, Suzanne M. Schneider, Randall J. Gretebeck, Helen W. Lane, Charles A. Stuart, and Peggy A. Whitson
Submissions from 2002
Altered Expression of Skeletal Muscle Myosin Isoforms in Cancer Cachexia, Gary M. Diffee, Katherine Kalfas, Sadeeka Al-Majid, and Donna O. McCarthy
Stature at Time of Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, John H. DiLiberti, Koryn Carver, Elaine Parton, Joan P. Totka, Gail Mick, and Kenneth McCormick
Accuracy of the Peak Day of Cervical Mucus as a Biological Marker of Fertility, Richard Fehring
Holistic Nursing Care: A Church and University Join Forces, Richard Fehring and Marilyn Frenn
Spiritual Responses to the Regulation of Birth (A Historical Comparison), Richard Fehring and Elizabeth McGraw
Body Mass Index and Disability in Adulthood: A 20-Year Panel Study, Kenneth F. Ferraro, Ya-ping Su, Randall J. Gretebeck, David R. Black, and Stephen F. Badylak
Glycemic Index of Popular Sport Drinks and Energy Foods, Randall J. Gretebeck, Kimberlee A. Gretebeck, and Thomas J. Tittelbach
Use of Heart Rate Variability to Estimate LT and VT, G. K. Karapetian, Hermann-J. Engels, and Randall J. Gretebeck
Dietary Supplementation with Conjugated Linoleic Acid Does Not Improve Nutritional Status of Tumor-Bearing Rats, Donna O. McCarthy
Rearing the Child Who is Technology Dependent: Perceptions of Parents and Home Care Nurses, Maureen O'Brien and Carole B. Wegner
Ethics in Perioperative Practice—Patient Advocacy, Kathryn Schroeter
Resolving the Uncertainty of Preterm Symptoms: Women’s Experiences With the Onset of Preterm Labor, Marianne E. Weiss, Nancy P. Saks, and Susan Harris
Submissions from 2001
Cancer-Induced Fatigue and Skeletal Muscle Wasting: The Role of Exercise, Sadeeka Al-Majid and Donna O. McCarthy
Resistance Exercise Training Attenuates Wasting of the EDL Muscle in Mice Bearing the Colon-26 Adenocarcinoma, Sadeeka Al-Majid and Donna O. McCarthy
Community Outreach, Susan Breakwell
Nurse-Midwives’ Knowledge and Promotion of Lactational Amenorrhea and Other Natural Family-Planning Methods for Child Spacing, Richard Fehring, Lisa Hanson, and Joseph B. Stanford
Trends in Contraceptive Use Among Catholics in the United States: 1988-1995, Richard Fehring and Andrea Schlidt
The Theater of Birth: Scenes from Women's Scripts, Lisa Hanson, Leona VandeVusse, and Kathryn Shisler Harrod
Leptin in Children with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes: Effect of Insulin Therapy, Kenneth McCormick, Gail J. Mick, Lisa Butterfield, Hugh Ross, Elaine Parton, and Joan P. Totka
Living in a house of cards: Family experiences with long-term childhood technology dependence, Maureen O'Brien
Dietary Intake and Energy Expenditure of Female Collegiate Swimmers During Decreased Training Prior to Competition, Laura Ousley-Pahnke, David R. Black, and Randall J. Gretebeck
Physical Activity Research in Nursing, Lorraine B. Robbins, Nola J. Pender, Vicki S. Conn, Marilyn Frenn, Geri B. Neuberger, Mary A. Nies, Robert V. Topp, and JoEllen Wilbur
Integrating Research into Practice: How Nurses in Wisconsin Use Research to Ensure Best Practice, Chris Van Mullem, Laura Burke, Kari Dohmeyer, Marie Farrell, Sue Harvey, Laura John, Carolyn Kraly, Fran Rowley, Margaret Sebern, Kerry Twite, and Roberta Zapp
Submissions from 2000
Collaborative Institutional Research, Marilyn Bratt
Influence of Stress and Nursing Leadership on Job Satisfaction of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Nurses, Marilyn Meyer Bratt, Marion Broome, Sheryl Talcott Kelber, and Lynne Lostocco
Anthropological Differences between Contraception and Natural Family Planning, Richard Fehring and William Kurz
Parenting a Second Time Around: An Ethnography of African American Grandmothers Parenting Grandchildren Due to Parental Cocaine Abuse, Kristin Haglund
A Stress Management Intervention for Adolescents With Type I Diabetes, Anthony A. Hains, W. Hobart Davies, Elaine Parton, Joan P. Totka, and Jo Amoroso-Camarata
Relationship Between Scholastic and Health Behaviors and Reading Level in Adolescent Females, Steven C. Matson and Kristin Haglund
Cytokines and the Anorexia of Infection: Potential Mechanisms and Treatments, Donna O. McCarthy
Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Interleukin-6 Have Differential Effects on Food Intake and Gastric Emptying in Fasted Rats, Donna O. McCarthy
Antigenicity of Human Melanoma Cells Transfected to Express the B7-1 Co-Stimulatory Molecule (CD80) Varies with the Level of B7-1 Expression, Donna O. McCarthy, Nicole Glowacki, Kathleen Schell, Carol A. Emler, and Mark R. Albertini
Expanded Practice: The Nurse as Bioethics Consultant, Kathryn Schroeter
Through the Eye of the Beholder: Multiple Perspectives on Quality in Women's Health Care, Jaynelle F. Stichler and Marianne E. Weiss
Evaluation of Online Course Discussions: Faculty Facilitation of Active Student Learning, Leona VandeVusse and Lisa Hanson
Submissions from 1999
Concept Maps: A Strategy to Teach and Evaluate Critical Thinking, Barbara J. Daley, Christine Shaw, Toni Balistrieri, Kate Glasenapp, and Linda Piacentine
A Mediterrannean Type Diet Reduced all Cause and Cardiac Mortality After a First Myocardial Infarction, a commentary, Marilyn Frenn
Exercise and Nutrition: What Adolescents Think is Important, Marilyn Frenn
Chronic Conditions: Symptom Management, Myra M. Hurt and Maureen O'Brien
Inhibitors of Prostaglandin Synthesis Do Not Improve Food Intake or Body Weight of Tumor-Bearing Rats, Donna O. McCarthy
The Effect of Nutritional Supplements on the Food Intake of Radiotherapy Patients, Donna O. McCarthy and D Weihofen
Commentary on “Mothers’ Experiences Caring for Children with Disabilities who Require a Gastrostomy Tube”, Maureen O'Brien