Articles
Relationships Among Stress, Infectious Illness, and Religiousness/Spirituality in Community-Dwelling Older Adults (with Linda Mefford and Maureen Groër), Research in Gerontological Nursing (2012)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among stress, infectious illness, and...
Nutritional screening in community dwelling older adults, International Journal of Older People Nursing (2011)
Aims and objectives. The purpose of this study was to test whether a combination of...
Ready for the World: Preparing Nursing Students for Tomorrow (with Jan L. Lee), Journal of Professional Nursing (2009)
In 2004, a 5-year plan of international and intercultural education was developed by the University...
Weight Gain in Overweight and Obese Community Dwelling Old-old (with G. Pemberton), The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging (2008)
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to 1) investigate lifetime weight changes in community...
A Review of: “The Mindful Brain” W. W. Norton, New York, 2007 ISBN-0-393-70470-X (with Daniel J. Siegel), Issues in Mental Health Nursing (2008)
Screening Instruments for Older Adult Depressive Disorders: Updating the Evidence-Based Toolbox (with Marian W. Roman), Issues in Mental Health Nursing (2008)
The prevalence of clinically significant depressive disorders in persons 65 years of age or older...
Review of the book: The Anxious Brain: The Neurobiological Basis of Anxiety Disorders and how to Effectively Treat Them, Issues in Mental Health Nursing (2007)
A Review of: “The Past in the Present” by Faith Gibson Baltimore, MD: Health Professions Press ISBN: 1-878812-87-4 Copyright: 2004, Issues in Mental Health Nursing (2005)
Screening for Nutritional Risk in Community-Dwelling Old-Old (with Thelma J. Wells), Public Health Nursing (2005)
Screening tools for detecting declining nutrition in community-dwelling old-old are few and problematic. The purpose...
Frequency of Hallway Ambulation by Hospitalized Older Adults on Medical Units of an Academic Hospital (with Jane E. Mahoney, Carey B. Grieves, Thelma J. Wells, and Myra Enloe), Geriatric Nursing (2004)
Lack of activity during hospitalization may contribute to functional decline. The purpose of this study...
Admission and Discharge Mobility of Frail Hospitalized Older Adults (with J. E. Mahoney, T. J. Wells, M. Enloe, and S. Hughes), Medsurg Nursing (2004)
Functional decline during hospitalization is an important clinical problem with potential longlasting undesirable outcomes in...
Review of the book: Vulnerable populations in the long term care continuum, Issues in Mental Health Nursing (2004)
Understanding Nutritional Health in Older Adults: A Pilot Study, Journal of Gerontological Nursing (2004)
A pilot study of adults ages 65 and older admitted to an acute care setting...
Hospital Resource Utilization and Functional Decline of Geriatric Patients (with M. E. Murray and T. J. Wells), Nursing Economics (2003)
Views of Community-Dwelling, Old-Old People on Barriers and Aids to Nutritional Health (with Thelma J. Wells), Journal of Nursing Scholarship (2003)
Purpose: To examine barriers and aids to maintaining the nutritional health of community-dwelling old-old residents...
Program of Care for Young Women With Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Pilot, Journal of Community Health Nursing (2000)
Iron deficiency anemia is the most widespread nutritional deficiency in the United States; it affects...