Publications and Presentations

Journal Articles

Emily C. Alberto, Luis Cardenas, Mark Cipolle, and Kathy E. Gallagher. (2020, June). “Level 1 Trauma Center Experience Utilizing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation: Hypochlorous Acid Versus Normal Saline Solution in Complex or Infected Wounds.” Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research, 8(6): 414-20. Susan D. Birkhoff and Helene Moriarty. (2020, March). “Challenges in Mobile Health App Research: Strategies for Interprofessional Researchers.” Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice, 19.

Susan D. Birkhoff, Julie McCulloh Nair, Cheryl Monturo, Dona Molyneneaux, Monica F.

Rochman, Amy M. Sawyer and Helene Moriarty. (2020, September). “Role of the Nurse Scientist. Special Issue: Increasing Capacity for Nursing Research in Magnet Institutions.” Applied Nursing Research 55(1).

Stacey L. Byam. (2020, May). “Healthcare Disparities in the LGBTQ Population: An Opportunity for Delaware Nurses.” DNA Reporter 45(2) 5–7.

Deborah Becker, Laura M. Dechant, Laura J. McNamara, JoAnne Konick-McMahon,

Cynthia A. Noe, Kristen Thomas and Lawrence J. Fabrey. (2020, March). “Practice Analysis: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist.” American Journal of the Critical Care Nurse 29(2): e19–30. Danielle Coyne, Amy Tuer and Julie McCulloh Nair. (2020, January). “Novice Nurse Support Group: A Pilot Study.” Nurses in Professional Development 36(1): 12–32. Senem Guney, Bradley Jones, Julie McCulloh Nair and Paige Merring. (2021, January). “An Exploration of Characteristics and Behavioral Traits of DAISY Honorees and Nominees: A Qualitative Study.” Journal of Nursing Administration 51(1): 26–32. Lisa Maxwell and Jennifer Painter. (2020, April). “Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) Fellowships: A Strategic Approach to a High Quality, Stable APC Workforce.” Delaware Journal of Public Health 6(1): e52–53.

Christopher E. Otto, Leasha Roy, Kathy Price-Ward, Naomi Benjamin and Sonia B.

Cooper. (2020, April). “Developing a Clinical Nurse-Led Peer Review Committee.” Nursing 2020 50(4): 1–4. Gordon D. Reed, Anita Symonds, Amy Stier, Sarah Peluso and Sarah O. Watson. (2020, May). “Prosecutor Preference for Forensic Nurse Testimony: Outcome of Expanding a Forensic Program.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 46(3): 310–17. Maureen M. Seckel. (2020, February). “Current Sepsis Research: What Nurses Need to Know.” Nursing Critical Care 15(2): 7–13. Maureen M. Seckel, Kathleen Hackett and Lauren Camposano. (2020, April). “Improving Compliance with the Wake Up and Breathe Protocol.” Critical Care Nurse 40(2): e37–8. Amy Sutor, Jennifer Painter (2020, April) “Nurse Residency Programs: Providing Organizational Value.” Delaware Journal of Public Health 6(1): 58–61.

Book Chapters

Karin L. Cooney-Newton. (2020). “Thinking Aloud and Expert Modelling.” In Innovation Strategies in Teaching Nursing. Springer.

Laura M. Dechant and Nicole M. Heimgartner. (2021). “Concepts of Care for Patients with Cardiac Problems.” In Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts of Interprofessional Collaborative Care (10th ed.).

Laura M. Dechant and Nicole M. Heimgartner. (2021). “Critical Care of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes.” In Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts of Interprofessional Collaborative Care (10th ed.).

Presentations – Evidence-based Practice

Linda Daniel. (2020, November). Evaluation of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Pain Management in Early Labor. Virtual poster presentation at AWHONN Annual National Convention.

Kathy E. Gallagher, Richard J. Caplan, J. R. Getchell, Jennifer Bayron and Luis Cardenas.

(2020, July). Use of a Collagen/Oxidized Regenerative Cellulose Dressing for SplitThickness Skin Graft Donor Site to Reduce Pain and Bleeding Complications. Virtual poster presentation at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care.

Kathy E. Gallagher, Luis Cardenas, Mark Cipolle and Emily C. Alberto. (2020, July). A Case Series Comparing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation: Hypochlorous Acid vs. Normal Saline for Complex Infected Wounds. Virtual poster presentation at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care.

Kathy E. Gallagher, David C. Roberge and Luis Cardenas. (2020, July). Necrotizing Fasciitis of Forearms in Intravenous Heroin Users: Case Report of Advanced Wound Management Improving Dressing Tolerance and Expediting Skin Graft. Virtual poster presentation at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care.

Elizabeth G. McCarthy, Luis Cardenas and Kathy E. Gallagher. (2020, July). Management of Two Patients with Enterocutaneous Fistula After Open Abdomen Requiring Split-Thickness Skin Grafting. Virtual poster presentation at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care.

Doreen Nord. (2020, September). Elevating Emergency Department Education. Virtual poster presentation at the Emergency Nurse Association 2020 National Conference in Las Vegas, NV.

Kaci Rainey. (2020, September). Keep the Beat: Metronome Implementation in ED Cardiac Arrest. Virtual poster presentation at Emergency Nurses Association 2020 National Conference in Las Vegas, NV.

Presentations – Education

Karin Cooney-Newton. (2020, February). RDOS Use for Comfort Care at End of Life. Podium presentation at WISH Retreat in Newark, DE. Susan Volk, Nancy Homan and L. Douglas (2020, February). Perioperative Education and Treatment Service (POETS). Podium presentation at Perioperative Perspective, Latest Trends, and Practices in Newark, DE. Susan Volk, Terrence Wallace and Mary Pickering. (2020, February). Destination Bariatric Surgery. Podium presentation at the Chesapeake Bay Society of Perianesthesia Nursing Conference: Promoting Self Care of the Nurse in 2020 in Newark, DE. Laura Dechant. (2020, March). Class 1a Interventions: A Prescription for Successful Management of the Patient with Acute Coronary Syndrome. Podium presentation at the National Association of CNS Annual Conference in Indianapolis, IN.

Tiffani Lee and Tara Miles. (2020, August). A Stroke of Genius: Developing and Implementing a Preceptor Bootcamp. Virtual podium presentation at the AANA 2020 Stroke Conference in Louisville, KY. Maureen A. Seckel. (2020, March). Reducing Patient Harm: Evidence-Based Practice Change Feeding Tubes. Lecture at the National Association of CNS Annual Conference in Indianapolis, IN.

Maureen A. Seckel. (2020, March). Top Sepsis Studies 2019-2020. Podium presentation at the National Association of CNS Annual Conference in Indianapolis, IN.

Maureen A. Seckel. (2020, March). Vaping Associated Respiratory Distress Syndrome Guidelines. Virtual podium presentation at the Delaware Chapter of SCCM. Maureen A. Seckel. (2020, September). Benefits of Awake Proning in Non-Ventilated COVID-19 Patients. Society of Critical Care Medicine COVID-19: What’s Next, Preparing for the Second Wave. Virtual Conference.

Maureen A. Seckel. (2020, July). Top Sepsis Studies 2019-2020. American Association of Critical Care Nurses Sepsis Resources for September 2020 On-Demand Webinar.

Adrienne A. Thorne. (2020, November). Development and Evaluation of a Nurse Practitioner-Directed Medication Adherence Program for Adults with Hypertension in an Academic Medical Center. Virtual poster presentation at the 15th Annual Nursing Research Conference in Newark, DE.

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