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Building a computer program to support children, parents, and distraction during healthcare procedures (with Kirsten M. Hanrahan, Charmaine Kleiber, K. Ataman, W. N. Street, M. B. Zimmerman, and Anne L. Ersig), Computers, Informatics, Nursing (2012)
This secondary data analysis used data mining methods to develop predictive models of child risk...
Using picture schedules in medical settings for patients with an autism spectrum disorder (with A. Chebuhar, J. Bosch, and S. Baker), Journal of Pediatric Nursing (2012)
Autism is a neurobiological disorder that compromises ability to communicate and can be accompanied by...
Clinical features and outcomes of 98 children and adults with dense deposit disease (with Der-Fa Lu, M. Moon, L. D. Lanning, and R. J. Smith), Pediatric Nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2012)
BACKGROUND: Dense deposit disease (DDD) is an ultra-rare renal disease. METHODS: In the study reported...
Application of neurodevelopmental screening to a sample of South American infants: The Bayley Infant Neurodevelopmental Screener (BINS) (with G. L. Wehby, S. Barron, G. P. Aylward, E. E. Castilla, L. C. Javois, N. Goco, and J. C. Murray), Infant Behavior & Development (2012)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the utility of the Bayley Infant Neurodevelopmental Screener (BINS), standardized in the...
The impact of household investments on early child neurodevelopment and on racial and socioeconomic developmental gaps: Evidence from South America, Forum for Health Economics & Policy (2011)
This paper assesses the effects of household investments through child educating activities on child neurodevelopment...
Evidence-based pediatric pain management in emergency departments of a rural state (with Charmaine Kleiber, C. Jennissen, and T. Ansley), The Journal of Pain (2011)
Evidence-based pediatric pain management (EBPPM) has been identified as a practice too often overlooked in...
Salivary cortisol responsivity to an intravenous catheter insertion in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (with K. Hanrahan, L. M. Scott, N. Zemblidge, Charmaine Kleiber, and M. B. Zimmerman), Journal of Pediatric Psychology (2011)
OBJECTIVE: To compare salivary cortisol baseline levels and responsivity as well as behavioral distress to...
Racial gaps in child health insurance coverage in four South American countries: The role of wealth, human capital, and other household characteristics (with G. L. Wehby, J. C. Murray, and E. E. Castilla), Health Services Research (2011)
Objective. To evaluate the extent of racial gaps in child health insurance coverage in South...
The impact of maternal smoking during pregnancy on early child neurodevelopment (with G. L. Wehby, K. Prater, E. E. Castilla, and J. C. Murray), Journal of Human Capital (2011)
Early child neurodevelopment has major impacts on future human capital and health. However, not much...
Factors explaining children's responses to intravenous needle insertions (with Charmaine Kleiber, K. Hanrahan, M. B. Zimmerman, N. Westhus, and S. Allen), Nursing Research (2010)
BACKGROUND: Previous research shows that numerous child, parent, and procedural variables affect children's distress responses...
Impact of parent-provided distraction on child responses to an IV insertion (with Charmaine Kleiber, K. Hanrahan, M. B. Zimmerman, N. Westhus, and S. Allen), Children's Health Care (2010)
This study evaluates the impact of parent-provided distraction on children's responses (behavioral, physiological, parent, and...
A policy change strategy for head lice management (with K. Andresen), The Journal of School Nursing (2009)
The purpose of this project was to formulate an effective change strategy for head lice...
Hexosamine biosynthesis pathway flux contributes to insulin resistance via altering membrane phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate and cortical filamentous actin (with P. Bhonagiri, G. R. Pattar, E. M. Horvath, K. M. Habegger, and J. S. Elmendorf), Endocrinology (2009)
We recently found that plasma membrane phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP(2))-regulated filamentous actin (F-actin) polymerization was diminished...
Intervention research in highly unstable environments (with Kathleen Buckwalter, M. Grey, B. Bowers, D. Gross, M. Funk, and C. Beck), Research in Nursing & Health (2009)
This article highlights issues and presents strategies for conducting intervention research in highly unstable environments...
Normative salivary cortisol values and responsivity in children (with K. Hanrahan, Charmaine Kleiber, M. B. Zimmerman, S. Lutgendorf, and E. Tsalikian), Applied Nursing Research (2009)
This was a descriptive study on normative salivary cortisol values and responsivity to a hospital...
Family perceptions of medication administration at school: Errors, risk factors, and consequences (with D. Clay, K. Farris, M. W. Kelly, and R. Howarth), The Journal of School Nursing (2008)
Medications are administered every day in schools across the country. Researchers and clinicians have studied...
The early bird does not get the worm: Time-of-day effects on college students' basic cognitive processing (with P. A. Allen, J. Grabbe, A. H. Bush, and B. Wallace), The American Journal of Psychology (2008)
We conducted a neuropsychological and cognitive assessment study to determine whether time of day affects...
Evidence-based practice guidelines and school nursing (with S. Adams), The Journal of School Nursing (2007)
The use of evidence-based practice (EBP) has become the standard of health care practice. Nurses...
A descriptive study of individuals with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (with Der-Fa Lu, L. D. Lanning, C. Delaney, and C. Porter), Nephrology Nursing Journal (2007)
OBJECTIVE: Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is one of a group of glomerulonephritides that often begins in...
Striving for distraction. Interview by James M Stubenrauch (with Charmaine Kleiber), The American Journal of Nursing (2007)
As part of its Raise the Voice campaign, in November 2006 the American Academy of...
Predictors of topical anesthetic effectiveness in children (with Charmaine Kleiber, D. L. Schutte, M. Floria-Santos, J. C. Murray, and K. Hanrahan), The Journal of Pain (2007)
Some children report significant pain with peripheral intravenous catheter (IV) insertion, despite the appropriate use...
Development of the distraction coaching index (with Charmaine Kleiber, K. Hanrahan, L. Myers, and N. Weathers), Children's Health Care (2007)
Children's distress during medical procedures can be decreased when professionals or parents provide distraction coaching,...
Integrating molecular genetics analyses into clinical research (with D. L. Schutte, M. Floria-Santos, K. Hanrahan, J. C. Murray, and Charmaine Kleiber), Biological Research for Nursing (2006)
The integration of molecular genetics approaches into the study of complex health phenomena is an...
Strategies for salivary cortisol collection and analysis in research with children (with K. Hanrahan, Charmaine Kleiber, S. Lutgendorf, and E. Tsalikian), Applied Nursing Research (2006)
Salivary cortisol has emerged in pediatric research as an easy-to-collect, relatively inexpensive, biologic marker of...
A conceptual model of factors influencing children's responses to a painful procedure when parents are distraction coaches (with Charmaine Kleiber), Journal of Pediatric Nursing (2006)
The purpose of this article is to present a model of factors that may influence...
Changes in medications administered in schools (with M. W. Kelly, S. Johnson, J. Roman, and M. B. Zimmerman), The Journal of School Nursing (2006)
The purpose of this descriptive, cross-sectional study was to determine if there have been changes...
Evaluating instruments for a study on children's responses to a painful procedure when parents are distraction coaches (with Charmaine Kleiber), Journal of Pediatric Nursing (2006)
Existing research identifies numerous variables that may influence children's distress responses during medical procedures. In...
Description of the methodology used in an ongoing pediatric care interventional study of children born with cleft lip and palate in South America [NCT00097149 (with G. L. Wehby, E. E. Castilla, N. Goco, M. Rittler, V. Cosentino, L. Javois, G. Bobashev, S. Litavecz, A. Mariona, G. Dutra, J. S. Lopez-Camelo, I. M. Orioli, and J. C. Murray), BMC Pediatrics (2006)
BACKGROUND: The contribution of birth defects, including cleft lip and palate, to neonatal and infant...
PTSD and physical comorbidity among women receiving Medicaid: Results from service-use data (with J. S. Seng, M. Kathleen Clark, and D. L. Ronis), Journal of Traumatic Stress (2006)
Patterns of physicalcomorbidiry among women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were explored using Michigan Medicaid...
Evidence-based practice and school nursing (with S. Adams), The Journal of School Nursing (2005)
School nurses need to demonstrate that their practice is based on the best evidence available,...
Posttraumatic stress disorder and physical comorbidity among female children and adolescents: Results from service-use data (with J. S. Seng, S. A. Graham-Bermann, M. Kathleen Clark, and D. L. Ronis), Pediatrics (2005)
Objective. In adults, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with adverse health outcomes and high...
Issues in measuring children's preferred style of coping with pain (with Charmaine Kleiber and KIrsten M. Hanrahan), The Journal of Pain (2004)
Issues of medication administration and control in Iowa schools (with K. B. Farris, M. W. Kelly, D. Clay, and J. N. Gross), The Journal of School Health (2003)
Who is responsible for medication administration at school? To answer this question, a descriptive, self-administered...
School nurses' experiences with medication administration (with M. W. Kelly and M. J. Mordhorst), The Journal of School Nursing (2003)
This article reports school nurses' experiences with medication administration through qualitative analyses of a written...
Factors associated with academic achievement in children with type 1 diabetes (with S. Lindgren, M. A. Mengeling, E. Tsalikian, and J. Engvall), Diabetes Care (2003)
OBJECTIVE: To examine academic achievement in children with diabetes and to identify predictors of achievement....
A healthy lifestyle program: Promoting child health in schools (with A. K. Wehling Weepie), The Journal of School Nursing (2002)
The problem of overweight children is an increasing public health concern in the United States....
School nurses' experiences, concerns, and knowledge of growth disorders in children: Development of a monograph (with Janet K. Williams, H. Bragadottir, and D. Reed), The Journal of School Nursing (2002)
Growth disorders may be associated with difficult psychosocial adjustment, learning problems, and specific health risks....
Effects of diabetes on learning in children (with S. Lindgren, M. A. Mengeling, E. Tsalikian, and J. C. Engvall), Pediatrics (2002)
OBJECTIVE: Subtle neuropsychological deficits have been found in some children with type 1 diabetes. However,...
Psychological screening of children for participation in nontherapeutic invasive research (with L. C. Richman, R. P. Hoffman, and L. Rubenstein), Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine (2001)
BACKGROUND: The need for children to participate in research has raised concerns about ethical issues...
Medication administration practices of school nurses (with M. W. Kelly and D. Reed), The Journal of School Health (2000)
This study assessed the medication administration practices of school nurses. From a random sample of...
Parent behavior and child distress during urethral catheterization (with Charmaine Kleiber), Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses (1999)
ISSUES AND PURPOSE: Researchers need a clear understanding of the natural behaviors parents use to...
Nursing interventions used in school nursing practice (with L. Pavelka and Janice Denehy), The Journal of School Nursing (1999)
School nurses need to define clearly their practice and identify the interventions they provide to...
Children's responses to sequential versus simultaneous immunization injections (with M. I. Horn), Journal of Pediatric Health Care (1999)
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to compare distress behaviors and perceptions of distress...
Introduction to individualized health care plans (with Janet K. Williams and Janice Denehy), What school nurses can do to help children with growth disorders. (1999)
Psychosocial impact of growth disorders. (with Janet K. Williams), What school nurses can do to help children with growth disorders. (1999)
Evaluation of a school re-entry nursing intervention for children with cancer (with Janet K. Williams and C. Plumer), Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing (1998)
A retrospective qualitative design was used to identify and compare the concerns, parents, teachers, and...
The integrated health professions education program seminar (with Elizabeth A. Swanson, C. M. Taylor, and A. M. Valentine), Nurse Educator (1998)
Powerful dynamics of change require practitioners from all disciplines to be prepared to work in...
Cognitive behavioral interventions for children during painful procedures: Research challenges and program development (with V. A. Cool and K. Hanrahan), Journal of Pediatric Nursing (1998)
The purpose of this report is to describe a pilot program designed to introduce the...
Children with chronic conditions: Educators' views (with Janet K. Williams and L. Eidahl), Journal of Pediatric Health Care (1996)
The purpose of this qualitative, exploratory study was to identify the concerns and resource needs...
Innovative approaches for teaching children with chronic conditions (with J. Engvall), Journal of Pediatric Health Care (1996)
Cognitive behavioral pain and anxiety interventions in pediatric oncology centers and bone marrow transplant units (with V. A. Cool, M. Petersen, and D. A. Bruene), Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing (1996)
Although research conducted on the treatment of pain and anxiety in children has found a...
School nurses' experiences with children with chronic conditions (with Janet K. Williams), The Journal of School Health (1995)
Advanced practice nursing in Iowa (with Geraldine Felton, M. Aquilino, G. Bulechek, M. Kathleen Clark, and Patricia K. Clinton), MAIN Dimensions (1995)
Speciation of echinostomes: Evidence for the existence of two sympatric sibling species in the complex Echinoparyphium recurvatum (von Linstow 1873) (Digenea: Echinostomatidae), Parasitology (1990)
Evidence for the existence of 2 first intermediate host-specific sibling species of the 45 collar-spined...
The influence of second intermediate host dispersion pattern upon the transmission of cercariae of Echinoparyphium recurvatum (Digenea: Echinostomatidae), Parasitology (1990)
Transmission of cercariae of the echinostome digenean Echinoparyphium recurvatum was observed in experimental populations of...
Nurse practitioner-patient interactional analyses during well-child visits (with C. Webster-Stratton and J. Glascock), Nursing Research (1986)
Infant and preschool well-child care: Master's- and nonmaster's-prepared pediatric nurse practitioners (with J. Glascock and C. Webster-Stratton), Nursing Research (1985)
The nursing and medical literature reveals considerable debate over whether graduate or continuing education is...