Vision
The goal of the Nursing Center of Excellence is to promote student and alumni success through engagement in evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and nursing research utilization and dissemination for the purpose of improving the health of the people of the south plains region.
Recent News
Congratulations to Angela Allen, BSN, RN and Liz Riggs, BSN, RN who will serve as Co-Fellows in the Nursing Center of Excellence for 2021. Angela and Liz work together at the Lubbock Outpatient VA Clinic and have a passion for serving Veterans. As Fellows they hope to work with faculty, students, and prospective students to promote education and fellowship at LCU’s School of Nursing. Angela is a graduate of Covenant School of Nursing (RN) and Lubbock Christian University (BSN) and has a 17-year-old daughter, Audrey. Liz is a graduate of Walla Walla Community College (RN) and Western Governors University (BSN). She and her husband Jake have a 12-year-old son, Koleson. Whitney is available to assist students with resources in the Center of Excellence. Welcome Whitney!
Congratulations to Dr. Erin Gibson for completing her Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Texas Tyler. Erin currently serves on the faculty at TTUHSC-SON.
Congratulations Dr. Kyle Johnson, on his successful completion of his Ph.D. from the University of Indiana School of Nursing. Dr. Johnson’s work in simulation has received national recognition by the National League for Nursing!
LCU Department of Nursing and Covenant Health are pleased to announce their Research Partnership.
The Iota Mu chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, TNA District 18, Covenant Health, and TTUHSC SON are pleased to collaborate with LCU to promote nursing research in the Research Brown Bag (RBB) programs. All RBB take place in the Department of Nursing, LCU campus.
Upcoming Dates:
Past Brown Bag Events:
- “STTI Research Congress Singapore Presentation: The effects of ECMO versus conventional ventilator management on adults suffering ARDS: An Integrative Research Review” Travis Hernandez MSN, RN, CCRN
- “Choices 360 - Addressing STDS in Adolescents Through an Abstince-Based Seminar” Brittany Hatchett DNP, RN
- "The Lived Experience of Registered Nurses Caring for COVID-19 Patients During a Pademic" LaNell Harrison, PhD, RN, Bev Byers, EdD, RN, LMT, LMTI, Brittany Hilton, MSN, RN.
- "Sigma Theta Tau International Research Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2022" Lubbock Christian University Student & Alumni Presenters: Angela Allen, MSN, RN, Gisele Bazan, BSN, RN, CCRN-K, Kelsey Sawyer, BSN, RN, Tiffany Patterson, BSN, RNC-NIC
- "Breastfeeding and Racial Inequities in the NICU: A Quality Improvement Project" with Emilia Garcia, DNP, RNC-NICU
- "Mindfulness Bundle Impact on Nurse Burnout Study" with Gisele Bazan BSN, RN, CCRN-K, Kelsey Sawyer BSN, RN, CCRN, NPD-BC, Tiffany Patterson BSN, RNC-NIC
- “Using a Sense of Urgency to Implement an Adult ECMO Program During a Global Pandemic” with Brandy Pitts, DNP, RN, Assistant Professor TTUHSC SON
- “Transitioning from Clinical Simulation” with Patti White, DNP, RN and Invited Response by Dr. Ann Hagstrom
- “COVID-19 Update: Where are we now with treatment options?” with Pamela Rahn, MSN, RN
- “Sigma Theta Tau International Graduate Student-Alumni Research Poster Presenters”: Kat Kidder, Shelly Fairly, Lorena Burnett, Mary Payne and Tiffany Whetzel.
- “Effects of an Online Mindfulness Program on Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Coping Among Undergraduate Second-Year Nursing Students”, with Hollis Franco, PhD, RN-BC
- “Nursing faculty and inter professional education: Where do we stand?”, with K. Ann Hagstrom, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, Invited Response: Patti White, DNP
- “Director of Nursing Turnover: Intervening with a Long-term Care Leadership Roundtable”, with Priscilla Stansell, DNP, RN-BC, TTUHSC SON, Invited Response: Rebecca Geist, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC
- "Improving the Health of School Age Children: Addressing Social Determinates of Health" with Dr. Rebecca Geist, DNP, RB, PHNA-BC
- “Impact of a 5-Minute Preceptor Training on the Senior Nursing Student Perception of Clinical Preceptor Feedback Effectiveness” with Darla Smith, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, Invited Response with Marshall Rogers, MSN, RN, and Dr. Tammy Nesbitt
- "Exploring the Relationships Between Moral Distress, Moral Courage, and Moral Resilience in Nursing" with Erin Gibson PhD, RN, CCRN-K
- “Evaluation of a Nursing Program Curriculum Redesign Assessing Millennial Satisfaction and Outcomes” with Cindy Ford, PhD, RN, CNE, Kim Stunkard, MSN, RN, and Darla Smith, MSN, RN, Invited Response by Alicia Anger, MSN, RN
- “Rapid Discussion of 30th Annual STTI Research Congress Calgary” featuring short synopses of posters and presentations by LCU students, alumni and faculty in Calgary
- “A Unique Strategy to Address Nurse Leader Fatigue: The Round table Approach” with Terry L. Hill, DNP, MSN, RN, CEN, CNE, Assistant Professor TTUHSC School of Nursing, Invited Response with Barbara Cherry, DNSc, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
- ”Early Identification of Delirium in ICU Patients: Improving Quality of Care” with Jessica Spiegelberg, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
- “Evidence-based Outcomes of an Integrative Review of the Literature on Blood Transfusions” with Emilia Garcia, MSN, RN, Michella DeLeon, BSN, RN, Lauren Johnston, BSN, RN, Elisabeth Carson, BSN, RN, Randall Stennett, DNP, RN, Christie Robinette, BSN, RN, and Dr. Jamie Roney
- “Observational Experiential Learning Facilitated by Debriefing for Meaningful Learning: An Experimental Repeated-Measures Study Exploring Student Roles in Simulation” with Kyle Johnson, PhD, RN, CHSE, Assistant Professor/Clinical and Simulation Director, TTUHSC with an invited response by Dr. Sharon Decker
- “Wernicke’s Encephalopathy: Findings from a Retrospective Chart Review” with Michael Chavez, BSN, RN
- “STTI Research Congress Melbourne” with Dr. Jamie Roney, Hope Cimino, Emilia Garcia, Trissi Guinn, Nichole Janca, Melissa Leiker, Stacey Spradling, and Viviana Vizcarra.
- “Transforming Nursing: One Leader at a Time” with Larry Bridgeman, MSN, RN, CCRN-K and “invited response” by Dr. Terry Delaney.
- “The Southern Nursing Research Society Experience: Attending with the Unknown and Finishing with the Desire to Obtain a PhD” with Michael Chavez, BSN, RN, EMT-I, Cherry Cook, BS, RN, Whitney Haugland, BS, RN, CEN, Annie Harrison, BSN, RN, Detra Johnson, BSN, RN, Melissa Leiker, BSN, RN
- "Pursuing Publication: One Team's Journey to Publication Submission" Rita D. Crasta, MSN, RN IV, OCN, BMTCN, Janet Pia, MSN, RN, CCRN, and Cindy Ford, PhD, RN, CNE. Response by Amanda Veesart, PhD, RN, CNE, Assistant Professor/Program Director, TTUHSC
- "Going Global: The Experience of Presenting Nursing Research at Sigma Theta Tau International Research Congress Ireland, 2017” with Elaine Emery, RN MSN, CDE, Cindy Ford, PhD, RN, CNE, JoAnn Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Martina Mendoza, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Ann Morris, MSN, RN, VA-BC, Jamie Roney, DNP, RN-BC, CCRN-K, & Mark Wilkinson, DNP, MBS, RN and Invited Response by Brenda Kinning, MSN, RN-BC
- Dawn R. Kineman, DNP, RN, CPN "Improving Sexually Transmitted Infection Knowledge Among College Students"
- Sarah Woolsey, PhD, RN "Occupational Health: Exploring Job Stress and Work Ability in Nurse Managers"
- Mark Wilkinson, DNP, MBS, RN, LCU Faculty, "The Evaluation of a Community Based Program on Health Indicators in a Food Insecure Population," Invited Response by Marshall Rogers, MSN, RN, CSON Faculty.
- Dr. Terry Delaney, DNP, RN, “The Effects of a Professional Writing Workshop on Perceived Self-Efficacy of Undergraduate Nursing Students”
- Hillery Hart, BSN, RN, CCRN-K, RN-BC, “Specialized Fall Prevention Training for Unlicensed Assistive Personnel”
- LCU Alumni Panel: Sheryll Coulombe, MSN, RN; Elaine Emery, MSN, RN; Brenda Kinning, MSN, RN; Martina Mendoza, MSN, RN; Melissia Tomblin, MSN, RN; Laura Valdez, MSN, RN, “Clinical Problems and Global Nursing: Observations from LCU Alumni Presenting at Research Congress, Cape Town South Africa”
- Jamie Roney, DNP, RN, CCRN-K, “STAR-2++ Research: Frontline Nurse Engagement in Quality Improvement”
- Vanessa Bolyard, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Assistant Professor, “Need for Professional Practice Transition Program for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse”
- Randall Stennett, DNP, RN, CHSE, Simulation/Lab Coordinator - “Unplanned Extubation, Competency, and Simulation in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit”
- Patricia Francis-Johnson, DNP, RN - Charge Nurse Communication at Shift Change
- Dalton Keel, DNP(c), RN, CCRN, Nurse Consultant - Texas HIV Epidemiology Update: Becoming the Best in the West
- Patricia (Patty) Freier, MSN, RN-BC, RCIS, invited response, Wilbur Jones, Plant Engineer "Sky Ceiling Study"
- Sharon Obami, BSN and Holly Wierzba, MSN, RN, "Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute" invited responses Barbara Herman, MSN, RN, CIC and Frank Puga, PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center
- Dalton Keel, DNP(c), RN, CCRN, Nurse Consultant - Implementing Text Reminders and Social Media: a #stepintherightdirection
- Laura Opton, MSN, RN, CNE, Assistant Professor, TTUHSC - SON (LCU Alum) and Amy Moore, DNP, RN, FNP-C, Director, RN-BSN Program will present their research on Women's Health in a Global Context. Invited Response: Dr. LaNell Harrison.
- Cindy Ford, PhD, RN, CNE, "A Dissertation Revisited: Updated Best Practice in Nursing Education." Invited Response: Cathy Box, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Education.
- Mark Wilkinson, MSN, RN, "Does the Health Partners Program Reduce Recidivism in Congestive Heart Failure Patients?" Invited Response: Patty Freier, MSN, RN-BC, RCIS.
- Elaine Emery, MSN, RN, CDE, Covenant Health present: "Improving Glycemic Control in Adult Non-Critical Care Units." Invited response.
- Matthew Cotton, MSN, RN, Covenant Health presents: "Exploring Facilitators ad Barriers to Healthy Eating Among Community Gardeners." Invited Response: Dr. Nadine Zeeni, Professor of Nutrition, Lebanese American University (virtual response).
- J. Dalton Keel, MSN, RN, CCRN, Nurse Consultant- DSHS HIV AA Grant presents: "HIV Insight: Texas Epidemiology, the National Strategy, and the future." Invited Response: Dr. Steven Bonner, Ricky Vaughn, & Dr. Alozie.
- Maribeth Lyon, MSN, RN, Covenant Health presents: "Exploring Alternative Pain Management Methods of Registered Nurses in Surgical and Cardiac Telemetry Units."
- Kyle Johnson, MSN, RN, Faculty, TTUHSC presents: "Using High-Fidelity Simulation for Therapeutic Hypothermia Competency." Invited Response: Dr. Sharon Decker
- Dr. Daniel Hatch, "An Evidence-based Approach to Initiating Insulin Therapy in the Adult Typer 2 Diabetic Patient" Invited Response: Dr. Emily Merrill
- Jamie Roney, Erin Whitley, Kim Stunkard, Jessica Maples, & Lexie Futrell “Testing and Implementation of a Modified Early Warning System (MEWS) Project"
- Amanda Venable, "Is Electronic Surveillance Equivalent to Manual Surveillance of Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAI)?" Invited Response: Lucy Porter
- Dalton Keel, “HIV AIDS in Adolescents a Texas Sized Dilemma” Invited Response: Dr. Steven Bonner
- Effectiveness of Lenburg's COPA Model in increasing Nursing Student Engagement and Clinical Competency: A Case Report-with Paula Ponder, MSN, RN; Kathy Virone, MSN, RN, CCRN; and Terry Hill, MSN,RN, Invited Response: Dr. Carrie Lenburg
- LaNell Harrison, Ph.D.-Maternal Confidence Learning Model and an Educational Intervention Called Baby Basics 101© Invited Response: Dr. Besty Thomas
- Lisa Dillard, MSN, RN - "Improving Breast-feeding Outcomes in Home Visitation, A Clinical Protocol Pilot Project"
- Lee Ann Fabry, MSN, RN, CNRN,“Development of the Student Retention Committee at Covenant School of Nursing: Discussion of a Successful Grant Proposal and Outcomes”
- Marguerite Fallon, DNP, RN“Evidence-Based Practice: Proactive Rover Team Assessment in the Hospitalized Pediatric Patient”, Marguerite Fallon, DNP, RN
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July 25 – 29, 2019
Rising Stars of Research and Scholarship Invited Posters
- Katie Hensley, BSN, RN, CCRN “ICU Diary Programs Used to Decrease PICS Symptoms in ICU Survivors/Families: Integrative Research Review”
- Jason Scott Hunter, BSN, RN, CCRN “Can Patient Satisfaction Scores Be Increased by Interdisciplinary Beside Rounding: An Integrative Research Review”
- Margaret Vaughn, BSN, RN, CCRN “Utilization of ECMO to Reduce VILI in Adults with ARDS: An Integrative Research Review
Rapid Discussion Session Posters
- Jana Katie Wanner, BSN “The Use of Probiotics in the Reduction of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Newborns”
- Alejandra O. Ydrogo-Borrego, BSN “Delay Cord Clamping Reduces Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Premature Infants: An Integrative Research Review”
- Kelly Marquez, BSN, RN, CCRN “Pre-Hospital Measurement of Total Body Surface Area Burn Size Accuracy: An Integrative Research Review”
Posters:
- Carina Perez, BSN “Integrative Research Review: Factors for Successful Clinical Decision Support Tools and Systems”
- Chris Hennington, PhD, JoAnn D. Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC; Kimberly Billingsley, FNP, MSN, FN, Emelia C. Garcia, MSN, RNC-NIC; Aundraea T. Guinn, MSN, RN, and Stacey L. Spradling, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN “Incorporating a Post-Graduate Course in Data Science into the Nursing Post-Graduate Curriculum: Benefits and Challenges”
Presentations:
- Angela Hancock, MSN, RN, CPHRM; Craig D. Rhyne, MD; Karen Baggerly, MSN, RN, NE-BC; Melissa Ann Leiker, MSN, RN, CCRN and Jamie K. Roney, DNP, RN-BC, CCRN-K “Improving Organizational Culture of Accountability Through “Just Culture” and TeamSTEPPS(copyright) to Improve Obstetric Sepsis Outcomes
- Carol Boswell, EdD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN; JoAnn D. Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC; Alyce Ashcraft, PhD, RN, CNE, FNGA, ANEF; Sharon B. Cannon, EdD, RN, ANEF; Terry M. Delaney, DNP, RN, and Pamela DiVito-Thomas, PhD, RN, CNE “Strategies for Online Surveys: Overcoming Obstacles of Subject Recruitment”
- Daniel Forrest Hatch, DNP “Predictors of Family Nurse Practitioner Student Success on National Certification Exams”
- JoAnn D. Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC; Steven Bonner, DMin; Hope Cimino, BSN, RN; Aundraea T. Guinn, MSN, RN, and Lucy Brown, MSN, RN. “Impact of a Youth Theological Institute on Moral Development: Findings from Vocati Cohort 2.”
Symposium:
- Jamie K. Roney, DNP, RN-BC, CCRN-K; Charles Randall Stennett, DNP, RN, CHSE; Cindy Ford, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, CNE; Paula Gannaway, Med, MLS; Stacey L. Spradling, MSN, RN, RN-BC, CCRN; Karen Baggerly, MSN, RN, NE-BC; JoAnn D. Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC; Lauren M. Johnston, BSN, RN, CCRN; Michella Deleon, BSN, RN; Elizabeth R. Cason, BSN, RN, CHPN; Christi Robinett, MSN, RN-BC; Emelia C. Garcia, MSN, RNC-NIC; Joyce Elaine Emery; and Terry Delaney, DNP, RN “Improving Direct Care Nurse Translational Research Proficiency for Application at the Point-of-Care Delivery.”
- Jamie K. Roney, DNP, RN-BC, CCRN-K; Charles Randall Stennett, DNP, RN, CHSE; Cindy Ford, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, CNE; Paula Gannaway, Med, MLS; Stacey L. Spradling, MSN, RN, RN-BC, CCRN; Karen Baggerly, MSN, RN, NE-BC; JoAnn D. Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC “Academic and Acute Care Institutions Partner to Impact Nursing Practice Through Increasing Translational Research Capacity.”
- Lauren Johnston, BSN, RN, CCRN; Jamie K. Roney, DNP, RN-BC, CCRN-K; Michella Deleon, BSN, RN; Elizabeth R. Cason, BSN, RN, CHPN; Christi Robinett, MSN, RN-BC; Emelia C. Garcia, MSN, RNC-NIC; Joyce Elaine Emery, MSN, RN, CDE; Cindy Ford, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN, CNE; Charles Randall Stennett, DNP, RN, CHSE; Terry Delaney, DNP, RN; Paula Gannaway, Med, MLS; Karen Baggerly, MSN, RN, NE-BC; JoAnn D. Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC. “Acute Care Nurses Answer a Clinical Question Alongside Academic and Hospital Nurse Leaders Through Partnership.”
- Jamie K. Roney, DNP, RN-BC, CCRN-K; Lauren M. Johnston, BSN, RN, CCRN; Michella Deleon, BSN, RN; Elizabeth R. Cason, BSN, RN, CHPN; Christi Robinett, MSN, RN-BC; Emelia C. Garcia, MSN, RNC-NIC; ; Karen Baggerly, MSN, RN, NE-BC. “Nurses Apply Translational Research Skills to Implement EBP Solutions for Detection of Blood Transfusion Reactions.”
Melbourne, Australia July 19-23, 2018
Rising Stars of Research and Scholarship Invited Student Posters
- Aundraea T. Guinn, BSN, RN “Deathbed Visions and the Peaceful Death: An Integrative Research Review”
- Melissa Ann Leiker, BSN, RN “Does Low-FODMAP Diet Decrease Symptoms and Improve Quality of Life in IBS? An Integrative Research Review”
- Viviana Amy Vizcarra, BSN, RN “Does Baking Soda Slow the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease?”
Jamie Roney, DNP, RN-BC, CCRN-K; JoAnn D. Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC; Stacey Spradling, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN; Karen Baggerly, MSN, RN, NE-BC; and Nikki L. Galaviz, BSN, RN, CCRN “Bridging the Gap: An Innovative Web-Based Approach for Evaluating EBP Readiness in Direct Care Nurses.
JoAnn D. Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC; Steven Bonner, DMin; Samara Silva, MSN, BSN, RN, CLC; and Hope Cimino, BSN, RN, “Adolescent Moral Development: Effects of Engaging Youth in the Critical Appraisal of Theological Content”
Monica T. Foster, BSN, RN; JoAnn D. Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC; and Emelia Garcia, MSN, RN-NiC “Family-Centered Care: Perceptions of Newborn Care During Transition to a Higher Level of Care"
Emelia C. Garcia, MSN, RNC-NIC; JoAnn D. Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC; and Monica Foster, BSN, RN “Caring for Newborns with Transitional Hypoglycemia: Best Practices for Education Healthcare Providers and Families”
Dublin, Ireland July 27 - 31, 2017
Martina Mendoza, MSN, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Joyce Elaine Emery, MSN, BSN, RN, CDE, & JoAnn D. Long, PhD, RN "Does 3D Technology Have Clinical Applications in Nursing Assessment of Wounds in Adult Care Settings?"
Andrea Morris, BSN, RN, VA-BC "Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Priobiotics: Effective or Not?
Laura Locke, BSN, RN, Cynthia Grissman, BSN, RN, Rita Crasta, MSN, RN, Gisele Bazan, BSN, RN, Kari Love, BS, RN, Cindy Ford, PhD, RN, Jamie Roney, DNP, RN-BC, & JoAnn D. Long, PhD, RN "Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Prevention Strategies Using Education in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
JoAnn Long, PhD, RN, Paula Gannaway, MEd, MLS, & Cindy Ford, PhD, RN "Comparative Analysis of the Similarities and Differences in Approach to Integrative Reviews"
Mark Wilkinson, DNP, RN "The Evaluation of a Community Based Program on Health Indicators in a Food Insecure Population"
LCU Rising Stars in Scholarship and Research Posters
Andrea Morris ""Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Priobiotics: Effective or Not?"
Sigma Theta Tau International Biennial Convention
Indianapolis, IN
Terry Delaney, DNP, RN "The Effects of a Professional Writing Workshop on the Perceived Writing Self-Efficacy of Undergraduate Students"
Cape Town, South Africa
July 21-25, 2016
Elaine Emery, MSN, BSN, RN, CDE and Martina Mendoza, MSN, BSN, RN, CWOCN “Should Insulin be Withheld When Nothing By Mouth is Ordered in Patients Who Require Insulin?”
Cindy Ford, PhD, RN, CNE “’Nurses Eat Their Young’ Moves to Academia: Expert Nurse Researchers’ Treatment of Novice Nurse Researchers”
JoAnn Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Sara Dodd, PhD, Carol Boswell, EdD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, & Toby Rogers, PhD, MPT “Eating Behavior in College Students: TFEQ R-18 and Qualitative Perceptions of Cell-Phone Use for Recording Diet”
JoAnn Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Alyce Ashcraft, PhD, RN, CNE, FNGNA, ANEF, Cindy Ford, PhD, RN, CNE, Jamie Roney, DNP, CCRN-K, Randall Stennett, DNP, RN, CHSE, Karen Baggerly, MSN, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, Colleen LeClair-Smith, DNP, RN, & Marguerite Fallon, DNP, RN “Establishing a Research Academy Collaborative: Benefits, Challenges, and Preliminary Outcomes”
JoAnn Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC & Rita Doumit, PhD, MPH, BSN, RN “Fostering an International Research Collaborative through STTI”
Jamie Roney, DNP, CCRN-K “Centering Pregnancy Model: EBP for Reducing Low Birth Weight Infants”
Laura Valdez, MSN, RN, Cindy Ford, PhD, RN, CNE, Marguerite Fallon, DNP, RN, Shannon Shuttlesworth, MSN, RN, CCRN “Phase II: Implementation of the Dyad Model in a Children’s Hospital”
Brenda Kinning “Medication Administration Barcode Scanning Verification”
Kim Schober “Implementation of Infection Control Bundle in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility”
Wendi McNabb “Will Goal-Directed Blood Therapy Utilizing Thromboelastography in Trauma Patients Decrease Blood Utilization: An Integrative Research Review”
Melissia Tomblin “Are Nurses Who Are Digital Immigrants Resistant to Technology Use for Delivery of Care?”
Ashvile, NC
April 7-9, 2016
Clayton Brackeen "Antibiotic Stewardship to Manage C. Difficile in Nursing Homes: Integrative Research Review"
Wendi McNabb "Will Goal Directed Blood Product Therapy Utilizing Thromboelastography (TEG) in the Massively Hemorrhaging Trauma Patient Decrease Blood Utilization: An Integrative Research Review"
Washington, D.C.
Meshack Samia, BSN, RN
Kim Schober, BSN, RN
Tasheva Davis, BSN,
Vanessa Parker BSN, RN
Bev Byers, EdD, RN, LMT, MTI & Paula Gannaway, MLS
Las Vegas, Nevada
7-11 November 2015
LCU Rising Stars
Amanda C. Raymundo: - "Treating Attention -Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in U.S. Children with Complementary Alternative Medicine Therapies: How effective are they?"
Crystal Pellam: - "Effectiveness of a KUDOS Program in Increasing Nursing Job Satifaction."
Kimberly Fiveash: - "Win the War"
San Juan, Puerto Rico
23-27 July 2015
Rising Stars of Scholarship and Research Poster Program
Amanda Cole: - "Breastfeeding and Postpartum Depression."
Stephanie Dunkle: - "Reliability Testing of a Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) System."
Morgana Posada: - "Literature Review on Harmful Effects of Synthetic Marijuana and Needed Public Health Education."
Erin Whilley: - "Recognizing Sepsis using a Modified Early Warning Scoring (MEWS) Tool."
Crystal Pellam: - "Effectiveness of a KUDOS Program in Increasing Nursing Job Satisfaction."
Beverley Byers, Susan Sayari: - "Do Graduate Nursing Students Have a Change in Perspective Regarding Nursing Care after Taking a Nursing Theory Course?"
R. Doumit, N. Zeeni, J. Long, C. Kazandjian, N. Gharibeh, L. Karam, Song H., C. Boswell: - "Effects of Recording Food Intake Using Cell Phone Camera Pictures on Calorie Intake and Food Choice in College Students."
R. Doumit, G. Khazen, I. Katsounari, C. Kazandijian, O. Sukkarieh-Haraty, J. A. Long, N. Zeeni: - "Investigating Vulnerability for Developing Eating Disorders in a Multi-Confessional Lebanese Sample."
Hong Kong, China
July 22-28, 2014
Dusty Hough "Association between implantation of Graduate Nurse Internship and Retention through the First Two Years of Employment"
Adelyn S. Mitchell "Perceptions, Methods of Controlling, and Preventing Violence against Emergency Room Nurses "
Bruce M. Mitchell - "Which fluid, Lactated Ringer's or Normal Saline 0.9% is the best choice for nursing practice in the air medical industry?"
Madelyn Sparks - "Sparks Code-Blue Ability Questionnaire of Novice Nurses in the ICU."
JoAnn Long, Sara Dodd, Martin Binks, Toby Rogers, Carol Boswell, and Ngozi Anywanwu - "Diet, Encoded Memory, Visual Cues, Obesity, and Neuroimaging"
JoAnn Long, Paula Gannaway, Cindy Ford, Rita Doumit, Nadine Zeeni, Ola Sukarieh-Haraty, Aline Milane - "Outcomes of an Evidence-Based Research (EBR) Tool to Teach Online Research and Critical Thinking Skills"
Lexington, KY
April 3-4, 2014
Winter Chambers - "Emotional Eating and Visual Food Records."
San Antonio, TX
August 5-6, 2014
Mark Wilkinson - "Does the Health Partners Program Reduce Rcidivism in Congestive Heart Failure Patients?"
Prague, Czech Republic
July 22-26, 2013
Dana Boltz, LaNell Harrison, JoAnn Long -“Teaching Nurses and Lay Midwives in Malindi, Kenya”
Bev Byers, JoAnn Long – “Student Learning Outcomes and Global Trips: Insight into Cultural Awareness and Personal Growth”
Matthew T. Cotton, JoAnn Long – “Exploring Facilitators and Barriers to Healthy Eating Among Community Gardeners”
Jane Fuerstenberg – “The Significance of Low Health Literacy, Self-management, and Compliance in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes”
Lexie Futrell, Erin Whitley, Jessica Maples, Kim Stunkard, Jamie Roney, JoAnn Long “Reliability Testing of a Modified Early Warning Scoring (MEWS) System”
Cynthia Mullen – “Implementation of an Evidence-based Management Algorithm in the Treatment of Post-Operative Chylothorax Children”
Rosa San Pedro, JoAnn Long – “The Role of Patient Selected Music in Decreasing Anxiety in Adult Patients Undergoing Cataract Extraction Under Monitored Anesthesia”
Jamie Roney, Erin Whitley, Jessica Maples, Kim Stunkard, Lexie Futrell, JoAnn Long – “Usability and Acceptability Testing of a Modified Early Warning Scoring (MEWS) Tool Using Simulation”
Christi S. Weems, JoAnn Long – “Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy: A Treatment Option for Seniors with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo”
Indianapolis, IN
November 16-20, 2013
Jane Fuerstenberg – Rising Star in Scholarship LCU Representative - “The Significance of Low Health Literacy, Self-management, and Compliance in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes”
Amanda Venable – Rising Star in Scholarship LCU Representative – “Is Electronic Surveillance Equivalent to Manual Surveillance of Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAI)?”
Maribeth Lyon - Exploring Alternative Pain Management Methods of Registered Nurses in Medical and Surgical Cardiac Telemetry Units
Kim Stunkard, "Testing of a Modified Early Warning System (MEWS) Tool"
Accepted for Presentation at Sigma Theta Tau International 23rd Research Congress: Brisbane, Australia, July 30-August 4, 2012
Sue Dossey, Janice Miller, University Medical Center, LCU Alum
“Creating a Committed Alumni Base of Support: Methods and Metrics”
Paula Ponder, Terry Hill, Kathy Virone Covenant School of Nursing, LCU Alumni“Effectiveness of Lenburg’s COPA Model in Increasing Nursing Student Engagement and Clinical Competency: A Case Report”
Lynn Cain, University Medical Center & LCU MSN student
“Effects of Parental Involvement in Nutrition Education on Consumed Foods”
Becky Geist, LISD, LCU MSN student
“Why are College Students Abusing Adderall?
Courtney Ivey, Covenant Medical Center, LCU Alum
“Exploring Key Retention Factors for Retaining Nurses at the Bedside”
Kim McCauley, Covenant Medical Center, & LCU MSN student
“Knowledge Translation: Making the Evidence for Medication Reconciliation Meaningful”
JoAnn Long, Cindy Ford, LaNell Harrison, Bev Byers, Steve German, Rod Blackwood, LCU
“Brokers of Change: Outcomes of a Shared Governance Model of Leadership in Academia”
Elaine Emery, RN, MSN,CDE - Inpatient Management of Hyperglycemia in the Acute Care Setting Utilizing Basal Bolus Insulin Instead of Sliding Scale Insulin
Marguerite Fallon, DNP, RN - Perspectives on Mentoring Evidence Based Practices
LCU SCHOLAR'S COLLOQUIUM POSTER AWARDS
1st Place: Ami Freeman and Duston Merton
2nd Place: Mary Ellen Holland and Erin Pirkle
3rd Place: Susan Sayari and Maribeth Lyon
STTI Iota Mu Poster Awards
1st Place: Tiffnay Nino and Veronica Estrada
2nd Place: Kelli Duriex, Sam Dennis and Allister Morris
3rd Place: Shanna Morrow and Richard Horton
