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Publications

Effective physician-nurse communication: A patient safety essential for labor and delivery

Lyndon, A., Zlatnik, M. G., & Wachter, R. M. (2011). American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 205(2), 91-96. 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.04.021
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Effective communication is a hallmark of safe patient care. Challenges to effective interprofessional communication in maternity care include differing professional perspectives on clinical management, steep hierarchies, and lack of administrative support for change. We review principles of high reliability as they apply to communication in clinical care and discuss principles of effective communication and conflict management in maternity care. Effective clinical communication is respectful, clear, direct, and explicit. We use a clinical scenario to illustrate an historic style of nurse-physician communication and demonstrate how communication can be improved to promote trust and patient safety. Consistent execution of successful communication requires excellent listening skills, superb administrative support, and collective commitment to move past traditional hierarchy and professional stereotyping.

Enhancing drug treatment program staff's self-efficacy to support patients' HCV needs

Strauss, S. M., Munoz-Plaza, C., Rosedale, M. T., Rindskopf, D. M., & Lunievicz, J. (2011). Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 11(3), 254-269. 10.1080/1533256X.2011.596458
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To increase HCV-related support for patients in substance abuse treatment programs, we implemented an on-site staff training in 16 programs throughout the United States. It aimed to increase participants' self-efficacy in assisting patients with their HCV-related needs. Findings indicate that participants' self-efficacy increased both 1 and 3 months posttraining, resulting in providers' perceptions that they were better able to support patients regarding HCV. Implementing an engaging and interactive HCV training for social workers and other substance abuse treatment program staff has the potential to increase their HCV knowledge, self-efficacy, and the HCV-related assistance provided to patients both in the short and longer term.

Ethnically diverse older adults' beliefs about staying mentally sharp

Friedman, D. B., Laditka, S. B., Laditka, J. N., Wu, B., Liu, R., Price, A. E., Tseng, W., Corwin, S. J., Ivey, S. L., Hunter, R., & Sharkey, J. R. (2011). International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 73(1), 27-52. 10.2190/AG.73.1.b
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This study examined diverse older adults' (n = 396, ages 50+) views about how to stay mentally sharp. We conducted 42 focus groups in four languages at nine United States locations using a standardized discussion guide and methods. The groups represented African Americans, American Indians, Chinese Americans, Latinos, Whites other than Latinos, and Vietnamese Americans. All groups mentioned benefits of social interaction. All groups, especially Chinese and African Americans, mentioned benefits of community engagement. Participants in all groups expressed their belief that mental stimulation, particularly reading, promoted cognitive health; African Americans and Whites were especially likely to say that mental exercises (e.g., puzzles) were useful. Results suggest opportunities for education about potential cognitive health benefits of being socially connected through senior center activities and volunteer programs.

Evaluation of community-academic partnership functioning: center for the elimination of hepatitis B health disparities.

Vandevanter, N., Kwon, S., Sim, S. C., Chun, K., B. Free CEED Coalition, F. C. C., & Trinh-Shevrin, C. (2011). Progress in Community Health Partnerships : Research, Education, and Action, 5(3), 223-233. 10.1353/cpr.2011.0032
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Process evaluation of community-academic partnership function and fidelity to principles of community-based participatory research (CBPR) is essential to achievement of intermediate and long term partnership goals. This article describes the evaluation of B Free CEED, a community-academic partnership created to address hepatitis health disparities in Asian American and Pacific Islander (API) communities. A mixed methods approach with an online survey and qualitative key informant interviews was conducted with all partnership members at baseline and follow-up, 18 months later. Survey findings showed stability over time, with some consistent differences in community and academic perspectives. Academic members were somewhat more satisfied with the partnership functioning. Key informant interviews provided contextual data key to further defining partnership functioning. Conducting ongoing partnership evaluations is necessary to reassess and align processes and protocols to enhance partnership functioning and strengthen group cohesion.

Evidence-based care management of the late preterm infant

Souto, A., Pudel, M., & Hallas, D. (2011). Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 25(1), 44-49. 10.1016/j.pedhc.2010.04.002

Experiences of participants in a Collaborative to develop Performance measures for Hospice Care

Schulman-Green, D., Cherlin, E., Pace, K. B., Hennessy, M., Crocker, P. A., & Bradley, E. H. (2011). Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 37(1), 38-44. 10.1016/S1553-7250(11)37005-5
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Background: There has been increasing attention paid to quality assessment in hospice as the industry has grown and diversified. In response, policymakers have called for standardized approaches to monitoring hospice quality. The experiences of a set of hospices involved with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Collaborative, which was designed to test the use of a standardized patient symptom assessment tool as an exemplar of efforts to standardize symptom assessment in hospice, were examined. Methods: Transcripts of semistructured telephone interviews with 24 individuals from eight of the nine participating hospices, which were conducted in July-August 2007, were analyzed using the constant comparative method. Interview questions centered on the collaborative's impact on the process of quality assessment at the hospices. Findings: The collaborative activities influenced several hospices' quality assessment processes, most beneficially by prompting greater attention to quality assessment processes, by promoting the adoption of quality assessment tools, and by creating a supportive community. Challenges included the limits of distance communication technology, participants' misconceptions about data to be received, and potential lack of support and resources for quality assessment. Conclusions: The experiences of the participating hospices in the NAHC collaborative are intended to inform the design of future interorganizational learning efforts to promote quality assessment initiatives within hospice settings. Future hospice collaboratives should use multiple methods of communication to build a close participant network and be clear about collaborative goals and participant expectations and about the reciprocal relationship of the collaborative and the participants.

Exploring the Links Between Macro-Level Contextual Factors and Their Influence on Nursing Workforce Composition

Squires, A., & Beltrán-Sánchez, H. (2011). Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice, 12(4), 215-223. 10.1177/1527154411431326
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Research that links macro-level socioeconomic development variables to health care human resources workforce composition is scarce at best. The purpose of this study was to explore the links between nonnursing factors and nursing workforce composition through a secondary, descriptive analysis of year 2000, publicly available national nursing human resources data from Mexico. Building on previous research, the authors conducted multiple robust regression analysis by federal typing of nursing human resources from 31 Mexican states against macro-level socioeconomic development variables. Average education in a state was significantly associated in predicting all types of formally educated nurses in Mexico. Other results suggest that macro-level indicators have a different association with each type of nurse. Context may play a greater role in determining nursing workforce composition than previously thought. Further studies may help to explain differences both within and between countries.

Factors affecting recovery of functional status in older adults after cancer surgery

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Fall off changing table

Meadows-Oliver, M. (2011). In Clinical Case Studies for the Family Nurse Practitioner (1–, pp. 53-56). Wiley. 10.1002/9781118785829.ch12

Five-year outcomes in high-risk participants in the Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) study: A post hoc analysis

Bansal, S., Wackers, F. J., Inzucchi, S. E., Chyun, D. A., Davey, J. A., Staib, L. H., & Young, L. H. (2011). Diabetes Care, 34(1), 204-209. 10.2337/dc10-1194
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OBJECTIVE - To estimate baseline cardiovascular risk of 1,123 participants in the Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) study and to assess cardiac event rates and the effect of screening on outcomes in these higher-risk participants. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - Baseline cardiovascular risk was assessed using four established methods: Framingham score, UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) risk engine, criteria of the French-Speaking Association for the Study of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, and the presence or absence of metabolic syndrome. Cardiac events (cardiac death or nonfatal myocardial infarction) were assessed during the 4.8-year follow-up in participants with intermediate/high cardiovascular risk. RESULTS - By various risk-stratification approaches, 53-75% of participants were defined as having intermediate or high cardiovascular risk. The prevalence of inducible ischemia on screening in these individuals ranged from 21 to 24%, similar to lower-risk participants (19-23%). Cardiac event rates were greater in intermediate-/high- risk versus low-risk groups, but this was only significant for the UKPDS risk engine (4.2 vs. 1.2%, P=0.002). The annual cardiac event rate was <1% in all risk groups, except in the high-risk UKPDS group (∼2% per year). In intermediate-/high-risk participants randomized to screening versus no screening, 4.8-year cardiac event rates were similar (2.5-4.8% vs. 3.1-3.7%). CONCLUSIONS - A substantial portion of the DIAD population was defined as having intermediate/high baseline cardiovascular risk. Nevertheless, their annual cardiac event rate was low and not altered by routine screening for inducible ischemia.

Fostering evidence-based practice to improve nurse and cost outcomes in a community health setting: A pilot test of the advancing research and clinical practice through close collaboration model

Levin, R. F., Fineout-Overholt, E., Melnyk, B. M., Barnes, M., & Vetter, M. J. (2011). Nursing Administration Quarterly, 35(1), 21-33. 10.1097/NAQ.0b013e31820320ff
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Although evidence-based practice (EBP) improves health care quality, decreases costs, and empowers nurses, there is a paucity of intervention studies designed to test models of how to enhance nurses' use of EBP. Therefore, the specific aim of this study was to determine the preliminary effects of implementing the Advancing Research and Clinical practice through close Collaboration (ARCC) model on nurses' EBP beliefs, EBP implementation behaviors, group cohesion, productivity, job satisfaction, and attrition/turnover rates. A 2-group randomized controlled pilot trial was used with 46 nurses from the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. The ARCC group versus an attention control group had stronger EBP beliefs, higher EBP implementation behaviors, more group cohesion, and less attrition/turnover. Implementation of the ARCC model in health care systems may be a promising strategy for enhancing EBP and improving nurse and cost outcomes.

Gender power: Inequality and continued sexual risk behavior among racial/ethnic minority adolescent and young women living with HIV

Van Devanter, N., Duncan, A., Birnbaum, J., Burrell-Piggott, T., & Siegel, K. (2011). Journal of AIDS and Clinical Research, 25.

Genetics

Aouizerat, B. E. (2011). In Cardiac Nursing (1–, pp. 97-110). Wolters Kluwer Health Adis (ESP).

Genome wide association with the WIHS

Aouizerat, B. (2011). Women’s Interagency HIV Study Newsletter.

Geographic Immobility of New Registered Nurses: Implications for Workforce Policy

Corcoran, S., Kovner, C., & Brewer, C. (2011). Health Affairs, 30(12), 2293-2300.

Giving responsibility to the patient

Newland, J. (2011). Nurse Practitioner, 36(6), 5. 10.1097/01.NPR.0000397914.82821.72

GWAS for discovery and replication of genetic loci associated with sudden cardiac arrest in patients with coronary artery disease

Aouizerat, B. E., Vittinghoff, E., Musone, S. L., Pawlikowska, L., Kwok, P. Y., Olgin, J. E., & Tseng, Z. H. (2011). BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 11. 10.1186/1471-2261-11-29
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Background: Epidemiologic evidence suggests a heritable component to risk for sudden cardiac arrest independent of risk for myocardial infarction. Recent candidate gene association studies for community sudden cardiac arrests have focused on a limited number of biological pathways and yielded conflicting results. We sought to identify novel gene associations for sudden cardiac arrest in patients with coronary artery disease by performing a genome-wide association study.Methods: Tagging SNPs (n = 338,328) spanning the genome were typed in a case-control study comparing 89 patients with coronary artery disease and sudden cardiac arrest due to ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation to 520 healthy controls.Results: Fourteen SNPs including 7 SNPs among 7 genes (ACYP2, AP1G2, ESR1, DGES2, GRIA1, KCTD1, ZNF385B) were associated with sudden cardiac arrest (all p < 1.30 × 10-7), following Bonferroni correction and adjustment for population substructure, age, and sex; genetic variation in ESR1 (p = 2.62 × 10-8; Odds Ratio [OR] = 1.43, 95% confidence interval [CI]:1.277, 1.596) has previously been established as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In tandem, the role of 9 genes for monogenic long QT syndrome (LQT1-9) was assessed, yielding evidence of association with CACNA1C (LQT8; p = 3.09 × 10-4; OR = 1.18, 95% CI:1.079, 1.290). We also assessed 4 recently published gene associations for sudden cardiac arrest, validating NOS1AP (p = 4.50 × 10-2, OR = 1.15, 95% CI:1.003, 1.326), CSMD2 (p = 6.6 × 10-3, OR = 2.27, 95% CI:1.681, 2.859), and AGTR1 (p = 3.00 × 10-3, OR = 1.13, 95% CI:1.042, 1.215).Conclusion: We demonstrate 11 gene associations for sudden cardiac arrest due to ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation in patients with coronary artery disease. Validation studies in independent cohorts and functional studies are required to confirm these associations.

Health disparities or data disparities: Sampling issues in hepatitis B Virus infection among Asian American Pacific Islander studies

Lee, H., & Baik Seong-Yi, S. Y. (2011). Applied Nursing Research, 24(2), e9-e15. 10.1016/j.apnr.2009.12.005
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) is an important health problem that must be recognized and addressed by the U.S. public health policy. However, AAPIs have been to a large degree invisible in public health data and debates and their interests have been disregarded. Moreover, an estimation of HBV infection rates reported from the National Nutritional and Health Survey Examinations III was 1.25 million; however, an estimate based on AAPI-targeted studies places the number at almost 2 million. This article discusses the perils of application of textbook methods of sampling coverage, selection, and nonresponse in studies related to AAPIs and the importance to note that some rapidly increasing racial/ethnic groups such as AAPIs have linguistic and cultural differences and these differences often cause such groups to be omitted from data collection.

Health maintenance

Meadows-Oliver, M. (2011). In Clinical Case Studies for the Family Nurse Practitioner (1–, pp. 31-34). Wiley. 10.1002/9781118785829.ch7

Heart murmur

Meadows-Oliver, M. (2011). In Clinical Case Studies for the Family Nurse Practitioner (1–, pp. 41-43). Wiley. 10.1002/9781118785829.ch9

Herbal Supplements: Talking with your Patients

Anastasi, J. K., Chang, M., & Capili, B. (2011). Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 7(1), 29-35. 10.1016/j.nurpra.2010.06.004
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The popularity and prevalence of herbal products and dietary supplements in the US has grown steadily. Patients are increasingly using them to prevent disease, complement conventional therapies, and promote well being and health. Nurse practitioners play a critical role in discussion, communication, and education of herbal supplement use. This article provides a review of commonly used herbal supplements regarding recent evidence for efficacy, possible drug interactions, and safety considerations.

HIV and General Cardiovascular Risk

Capili, B., Anastasi, J. K., & Ogedegbe, O. (2011). Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 22(5), 362-375. 10.1016/j.jana.2010.12.002
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The incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasing in HIV-infected people. Risk factors such as hyperlipidemia, impaired glucose tolerance, and insulin resistance have become common. CVD in HIV may also be related to nontraditional risk factors including accumulation of visceral fat, inflammation secondary to HIV, and effects of some antiretroviral drugs. This cross-sectional study described the CVD risk factors of 123 adults living with HIV and calculated the 10-year estimate for general cardiovascular risk score. Results showed that approximately 25% of the participants were considered to be at high risk for developing CVD in the next 10 years. Increased waist circumference and longer duration of smoking habit were associated with elevated general cardiovascular risk scores. Similar to the general population, most of the identified risks could be modified through lifestyle management.

HIV risk and prevention among hispanic immigrants in New York: The salience of diversity

Deren, S., Shedlin, M., Kang, S. Y., & Cortées, D. E. (2011). Substance Use and Misuse, 46(2), 254-263. 10.3109/10826084.2011.523215
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The importance of identifying differences in HIV risk between Hispanic subgroups is the focus of this article. Data are drawn from two New York-based HIV-related studies: among Puerto Rican drug users and among new immigrants from Central America, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico. Results indicated that intercultural individuals (i.e., those involved in both Puerto Rican and mainland cultures) were less risky in terms of injection- and sex-related risk behaviors and that geographic and other contextual factors, along with cultural norms, influence risk behaviors for immigrants. Both studies indicate the need to differentiate subgroup factors affecting HIV risk and prevention behaviors to develop appropriate and effective community-based interventions. The study's limitations are noted.

HIV-related research in correctional populations: Now is the time

Kurth, A., & Al., . (2011). Current HIV AIDS Reports, 8(4), 288-296.

How can we maintain oral health in the elderly?

Wu, B. (2011). Aging Health, 7(4), 509-511. 10.2217/ahe.11.40