2010 Nursing ANNUAL v4d - PinnacleHealth

Research StudiesThis has been an exciting year for nursing research at PinnacleHealth. Three original nursing research studies were completed and threenew studies were approved.Study Name Investigators Status Study TypeThermoregulation: The Effect of Servo-Control vs. Air-Control on Weight Gain ofPremature Infants in incubatorsTina Daniels, BSN, RNC; Michalena Levenduski, MSN, RNC-NIC;Mary Lou Mortimer, MSN, RNC-NICOngoingQuantitativeExploration of the Postpartum Experienceof Women on Long Term Bed Rest forComplications of PregnancyDeborah Schafer, MSN RNC; Marianne Allen, MN, RNC Completed QualitativeComparison of External BP Measurements inthe Upper Arm and Ankle in Adult PatientsUndergoing Cardiac CatheterizationLisa Fox, BSN, RN; Kimberly Fowler, MSN, RN;Cyndy Wilson, MS, BSN, RN; and Laura Sheads, BSN, RNCompletedQuantitativeThe Effect of Clinical Simulation on CriticalThinking and Clinical Decision Making inGraduate NursesPrimary Investigator: Rhonda Maneval, DEd, RN, TempleUniveristy; Kimberly Fowler, MSN, RN, CNS-BC; John Kays,MSN, RN; Tiffany Boyd, BSN, RN, PCCN; Jennifer Shuey, BSN,RN, CMSRN; Sarah Harne-Britner, MSN, RN, CNS-BC; CynthiaMastrine, BSN, RNCompletedQuantitativeProspective Observational Cohort PilotStudy on the Risk Factors Associated withUpper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis inPatients with Peripherally Inserted CentralCatheters. (PICC)Bonnie Clemence, MSN, RN, Principle Investigator; RhondaManeval, DEd, RN Temple Univeristy; Co- Priniciple InvestigatorResearch Assistants Sue Ann Bruce, BSN RN; Sarah Bensinger,RN; Ruth Flynn, RN; Denise Shuler, RN, CRNI; Norine Bilharz,RN, CRNI; Della Houser, RN, CRNI; and Sharon Perrine, RN, CRNIData CollectioncompletedQuantitativeNew Graduate Nurses Retention and RoleTransition: Identification of Best UnitSocialization Practices Research StudySarah Harne-Britner, MSN, RN (Study site coordinator) andMarianne Kramer, PhD, RN, Primary InvestigatorCompletedPhase I QuantitativePhase II QualitativeComparison of the Effects SamplingMethod has on the Amount of Hemolysisin Laboratory Specimens Drawn in theEmergency DepartmentTricia Falgoust, MSN, RN, CEN, Principle InvestigatorData Collectors; Shelley Heinbaugh, RN; Glenn Laverty, RN;Greg Dahlstrand, RN; Jacque Matter, RN; and Jaima Brown, RNOngoingQuantitativeThe Effects of an In-Home Heart AttackRecovery Video on the Recovery of PostAcute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) PatientsSarah Harne-Britner, MSN, RN, Principle Investigator; Co-Investigators: Rob Shipp, MS, RN; Tiffany Boyd, BS, RN; andMegan Christie, BSN, RNOngoingQuantitativePerinatal Loss and Bereavement in Non-Hispanic Black AdolescentsKim Fenstemacher, MS, CRNP, PhD (c) Ongoing QualitativeThe Experience of Parenting for Single,Unpartnered Mothers of Infants in theNeonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)Janet Fogg, RNC-NIC, MSN Ongoing Qualitative25