Faculty Notes

Kathy Adamle and her Dogs on Campus companion, Jake, participated in Kent campus

publicity and activities for National Alcohol Screening Day, April 10, 2014.

Mary K. Anthony has been appointed Co-Chair of the Grants Review Committee of the Midwest

Nursing Research Society and has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the

Jennings Center for Older Adults in Garfield Heights, OH.

Louann Bailey successfully defended her DNP in Leadership from Rush University in Chicago,

IL. The topic was Heart Failure Care Model for the Older Adult. Her project showed a

reduction in heart failure admissions and 30 day readmissions among older adults in

long-term care.

Pamela Rafferty-Semon received the Make a Commitment Award, presented at KSU’s

Showcase of Excellence in Action – A Celebration of Engagement and Service on April 10,

2014, sponsored by the KSU Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement

(OEECE). Pam, Jeremy Jarzembak and Jennifer Shanholtzer presented “Creating

Partnerships in Preparing the Community for Disaster” at the same event.

Carol Sedlak has been appointed to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ)

Health Expert Panel of the American Academy of Nursing, and is exploring bone health in

transgendered individuals.

Diana Fleming, Jeremy Jarzembak, Mary Kutchin and Jen Shanholtzer, on invitation from

Ursuline College, will be attending the Team STEPPS Master Training Course, May 19-20.

Student Notes

Congratulations to these students who presented at the Midwest Nursing Research Society

Conference in St. Louis, MO, March 27-30, 2014:

Soon Young Ha, PhD Student, Poster, Falls in Two Nursing Home Layouts: Traditional versus Household.

Lory Lewis, PhD Candidate, Poster, Nursing Care Practices, Thermal Regulation, and Growth of the Premature Neonate in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Laura Manns-James, PhD Candidate, Poster, Measuring Implicit Attitudes with the Implicit Association Test.

These students presented posters at the 8th annual Driving the Future conference, Kent State

University, Kent, OH on March 11, 2014:

Amal Al-Alawi, PhD Candidate, Evidence of Collaborative Testing in Nursing Education Research.

Cheryl Bradas, PhD Student, and Wendy Sarver, PhD Student, Evaluating the Effectiveness of Human Simulation Based on Education on New Nurse Knowledge, Confidence and Clinical Judgment. Shelly Amato, PhD Student, A Comprehensive Nurse Residency Program: Effects on Satisfaction, Confidence and Role Transition, Retention Rates and Intent to Leave. Kelly Lachner, MSN, RN, Educational Strategies in Nursing: Using Video Instruction to Promote Effective SBAR Delivery.

Judy Risko, PhD Student, has been awarded a scholarship to attend the upcoming course,

Fundamentals of Pain Management: An Interdisciplinary Primer, and the 33rd Annual

Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society, April 28–May 3, 2014 in Tampa, FL.

Jehad Rababah, PhD Candidate, worked with Dr. Barbara Drew and Dr. Andrew Curtis

(Geography), on a column published April 25th, 2014 in the OJIN: Rababah, J., Curtis, A.,

Drew, B. (April 2014). Informatics: Integrating a geographic information system into

nursing research: Potentials and Challenges. The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 19 (2).

CELEBRATING SUCCESSES! A Newsletter for the College of Nursing Community, Colleagues and Friends Spring 2014

Dear Colleagues, In keeping with the

University’s Research for Life initiatives, we

continue to elevate the

scholarship endeavors of

the College of Nursing. Writing grant proposals

and manuscripts of

completed research

broadens the impact of our work far beyond the

paths that we walk. Please remember to draw on

the Center for Nursing Research for assistance in

preparing competitive submissions.

Thank you to all who have made presentations

in the Engagement Series: Brown Bags during this

academic year: Ratchneewan Ross and

colleagues Rossana Hess (Malone University) and

Helen Piontkivska (Biology); Mark Van t’Hooft,

from the Office Sponsored Programs; Carol

Sedlak, Wendy Umberger and Paulette Washko

(Research and Sponsored Programs); Denice

Sheehan; Marj Benjamin and Debbie Ruhe;

Pamela Stephenson, Yafen Wang; and Clare

Leibfarth (University Libraries).

We are currently planning the sessions for

2014-2015. Please contact

mbenjam9@kent.edu with suggestions for topics

of interest and to volunteer to present.

We welcome Dean Broome to the College and

we look forward to her support in CNR activities.

Wishing you a productive summer,

Mary K. Anthony, PhD, RN, CS

Associate Dean for Research

Photo: Soonyoung Ha, Lory Lewis and Laura Manns-James at MNRS

Kent State University College of Nursing, Henderson Hall, Room 214

Recent Publications by CON Faculty

Draucker, C. B., Al-Khattab, H., Hines, D. D., Mazurczyk, J., Russell, A. C., Stephenson, P. S., & Draucker, S. (in press). Racial and ethnic

diversity in grounded theory research. The Qualitative Report. Dzurec, L. C., Kennison, M., & Albataineh, R. (2014, in press). Unacknowledged threats proffered ‘in a manner of speaking:’

Recognizing workplace bullying as shaming. Journal of Nursing Scholarship.

Hansen, D. M., Higgins, P. A., Warner, C. B., & Mayo, M. M. (2014). Exploring family relationships through associations of comfort,

relatedness states, and life closure in hospice patients: A pilot study. Palliative and Supportive Care, 1478-9515/14. doi:

10.1017/S1478951514000133

Petitte, T.M., Chen, Y.J., Narsavage, G.L., Coole, C., Forth, T., & Frick, F. (2014, in press). Feasibility study: A home-telemonitoring pilot

for lung cancer patients in a mountainous rural area. Oncology Nursing Forum.

Stephenson, P. S. & Berry, D. M. (in press). Describing spirituality at the end of life. Western Journal of Nursing Research. Umberger, W., Martsolf, D., Jacobson, A., Risko, J., Patterson, M., & Calabro, M. (2014, in press). Adolescent ways of understanding

parental pain: A typology. Pain Management Nursing. Accepted for publication November, 2013.

Photo: Kelly Lachner, MSN and Carol Sedlak, PhD, RN at Driving the Future 2014

Recent Presentations by CON Faculty

Chen, Y. J., Narsavage, G. L., Petitte, T. M., Coole, C., & Forth, T. (2014, March).

Home telemonitoring outcomes in Appalachians with lung cancer. Paper pre-

sented at the 38th Annual Research Conference of the Midwest Nursing Re-

search Society, St. Louis, MO.

Dzurec, L. C. (2014, April ). Addressing unacknowledged conditions: The language of workplace bullying. Plenary session presented at the Ohio League for

Nursing Education Summit, Columbus, OH.

Petitte, T. M., Chen, Y. J., Narsavage, G. L., Coole, C., & Scherer, C. (2014, Feb).

Patient satisfaction with home among lung cancer patients in rural West Vir-ginia. Poster presented at the 28th Annual Conference of Southern Nursing

Research Society, San Antonio, TX.

Drew, B. L., Motter, T., Bozeman, M. C., Goliat, L., Govoni, A., & Alhawatmeh, H. (2014, March). Voices from the (yoga) mat: Experiences

of accelerated nursing students with mind-body self-care. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Research Conference of the Midwest

Nursing Research Society, St. Louis, MO.

Hansen, D. (2014, March). Comfort, relatedness states and life-closure in hospice patients: A pilot study. Paper presented at the

38th Annual Research Conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society, St. Louis, MO.

Jarzembak, J. (2014, April). Using distance learning simulation (DLS) to advance critical thinking and interprofessional communication in

the perioperative environment . Poster presented at Ohio League of Nursing, Dublin, OH.

Ross, R., Jittapirom, P., & Suwannaosod, S. (2014, March). The construct validity of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) in HIV-positive perinatal women in Thai undergraduate nursing students. Paper presented at the 38th Annual MNRS

Research Conference, St. Louis, MO.

Ross, R., Shahrour, G. (2014, March). The construct validity of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) in OB/GYN Thai women who experience intimate partner violence. Paper presented at the 38th Annual MNRS Research

Conference, St. Louis, MO.

Hess, R., & Ross, R. (2014, March). Social pressure for pregnancy and infertile status as predictors of depressive symptoms among Malian women. Paper presented at the 38th Annual MNRS Research Conference, St. Louis, MO.

Stidham, A W., & Ross, R. (2014, March). “Holding down the fort": Spousal experiences of deployment. Paper presented at the 38th

Annual MNRS Research Conference, St. Louis, MO.

Taft, S.H. (2014, February). Evaluating class size in online education. Paper presented at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing

(AACN) Masters Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.

Wang, Y., & Zauszniewski, J.A. (2014, March). Family similarities in BMI and overeating styles. Poster presented at the 38th Annual

research conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society, St. Louis, MO.

Wolf, L., Stidham, A. W., & Ross, R. (2014, March 28). Positive coping strategies between generic and accelerated BSN US students.

Paper presented at the 38th Annual MNRS Research Conference, St. Louis, MO.

News You Can Use

NIH announced a change to their resubmission policy on April 17, 2014. Please visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/

NOT-OD-14-074.html and http://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2014/04/17/blog-on-nih-policy-notice-14-074/ for some discussion.

We encourage you to periodically visit the Kent State University Research web pages http://www.kent.edu/research/index.cfm?

ref=nav_research to stay apprised of developments among your colleagues and consider future

collaborations.

The American Nurses Association has launched the 2014 National Women’s Health Week website

(http://womenshealth.gov/nwhw/index.php) in advance of the May 11-17 celebration.

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