A collection of published articles from members of the Wellstar School of Nursing at Kennesaw State University.

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Submissions from 2023

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Knowledge of immediate newborn care and management of complications among midwives in Ghana, Yenupini Joyce Adams, Herman E. Ray, Lynn Sladek, and Janeen Amason

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Children in Times of War and World Disorder in the Twenty-First Century: The International Law and Children’s Human Rights, Adebowale Akande, Titilola Akande, Jibola Adetoun, and Modupe Adewuyi

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The Moon, the Ghetto, and Clusters of Intelligence: Comparison And Evaluation of Models of Learning Styles And Approaches - Global Settings, Global Samples, Global Syllabi, Adebowale Akande, Titilola Akande, Modupe Adewuyi, and Jibola Adetoun

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When a Thousand Flowers Bloom: The Human Side of Leadership from the Gestalt Perspective, Adebowale Akande, Titilola Akande, Modupe Adewuyi, and Jibola Adetoun

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Characteristics of substance-addicted mothers that predict graduation from the family treatment court, Katherine B. Barnett, Janeen Amason, Doreen Wagner, and Herman E. Ray

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Developing and Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Nursing Leadership Mentoring Pilot Program, Margot L. Hedenstrom, Lee Anna Spiva, Susan Thurman, Regina L. Hale, Sharlene Toney, Jill Case-Wirth, Mumbi Kairu, and Sweta Sneha

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Palliative care needs and preferences of older adults with advanced or serious chronic illnesses and their families in rural communities of Indiana, USA, Nasreen Lalani, Kawther Hamash, and Yitong Wang

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Methodological Challenge: Addressing Bots in Online Research, Patricia Lawrence, Melissa Osborne, Dhruvangi Sharma, Regena Spratling, and Christina J. Calamaro

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Cancer treatment-related decision-making among culturally and linguistically diverse older adults with cancer: A scoping review by the International Society of Geriatric Oncology Nursing and Allied Health Interest Group, Bonnie Leung, Sophie Pilleron, Esther Bastiaannet, Lorinda A. Coombs, Rana Jin, Kavita Kantilal, Kumud Kantilal, Cindy Kenis, Francis Kobekyaa, Ludmila Kosmari, Jessica L. Krok-Schoen, Juan Li, Colm Mac Eochagain, Lorelei Newton, Tracy Ruegg, Petra Stolz-Baskett, Yue Zhao, Cara Bradley, Martine Puts, and Kristen R. Haase

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The Quality of Care Delivered in a Simulation Center: A Benchmark Study, Mary Beth R. Maguire, Anne White, and Austin Brown

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A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Telehealth Family-Delivered Mindfulness-Based Health Wellness (MBHW) Program for Self-Management of Weight by Adolescents with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Rachel E. Myers, Oleg N. Medvedev, Jisun Oh, Karrie A. Shogren, Giulio E. Lancioni, and Nirbhay N. Singh

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Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Vietnamese version of the evidencebased practice competency questionnaire for registered nurses (EBP-COQ Prof©), Thi Dung Ngo, Miranda Hawks, Maria Ruzafa-Martinez, Thi Kim Chi Le, Thi Thanh Truc Nguyen, Hong Thiep Nguyen, Van Hieu Phan, and Thi Ngoc Han Nguyen

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Navigating the Complexities of Dementia Care: The Lived Experiences of Black American Family Caregivers, Mary Dioise Ramos, Jaelyn Spearman, Jarrett Heath, Danielle Lee, and Modupe Adewuyi

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Exploring The Transgender Individual's Experience With Healthcare Interactions: A Phenomenological Study, Amy P. Roach

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Nurses’ Perceptions of a Novel Rooming-in Program for Infants With Critical Congenital Heart Disease, Jenna Shackleford, Jennifer Nelson, and Susan Brasher

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Another Piece of the Practice Environment Puzzle: Development and Validation of a Team Virtuousness Instrument, Lynn Varagona, Nancy Ballard, Peggy McCartt, Kevin K. McEwan, and Kimberly Knotts

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Designing an Innovative Ecosystem for Student Success: Kennesaw State University Wellstar College of Health and Human Services’ Conceptual Model, Jennifer A. Wade-Berg, Deborah Baxter, Lanita S. Wright, Kandice Porter, Susan Dyess, and Monica Swahn

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Organizational culture and roles in promoting nurse specialty certifications: A qualitative study in the United States, Holly Wei, Lisa M. Haddad, Tricia A. Nwokocha, Margaret Powers, Aaron Wei, Quinton Carroll, and Nancy Ballard

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Pecha Kucha: An Innovative Pedagogy to Cultivate Cultural Competency in 21st Century Nursing Students, Anne White and Kaitlyn Louis

Submissions from 2022

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Impact of experiential dementia care learning on knowledge, skills and attitudes of nursing students: A systematic literature review, Modupe Adewuyi, Kathleen Morales, and Anna Lindsey

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Bonus time: A gay man’s experience as a long-term HIV survivor, Judith L. Hold and Barbara J. Blake

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Population health assessment project: An innovative strategy for teaching principles of epidemiology, Diane L. Keen, Johnathan D. Steppe, Mary Katherine White, and Barbara Blake

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The Impact of Generation on Nurse Manager Job Satisfaction, Angela C. Keith, Nora Warshawsky, Donna Neff, and Victoria Loerzel

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Place Is Power: Investing in Communities as a Systemic Leverage Point to Reduce Breast Cancer Disparities by Race, Matthew Jay Lyons, Senaida Fernandez Poole, Ross C. Brownson, and Rodney Lyn

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Raspberry and blackberry act in a synergistic manner to improve cardiac redox proteins and reduce NF-κB and SAPK/JNK in mice fed a high-fat, high-sucrose diet, Rami S. Najjar, Denise Knapp, Desiree Wanders, and Rafaela G. Feresin

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Risk for post-operative delirium related to comorbidities in older adult cardiac patients: An integrative review, Mary Dioise Ramos, Franz Henryk Vergara, Jenna Shackleford, Christina Briggs, Carolina Gomez, Mahdi Mofazali, and Jade Preston

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A Scoping Review of the Priority of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Health Care Simulation, Benjamin Smallheer, Tiffani Chidume, M'lyn K.H. Spinks, and Denise Dawkins

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PRACT: a pragmatic randomized adaptive clinical trial protocol to investigate a culturally adapted brief negotiational intervention for alcohol use in the emergency department in Tanzania, Catherine A. Staton, Siddhesh Zadey, Paige O’Leary, and Monica H. Swahn

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The Role of Debriefing in a Community Health Study Abroad, Johnathan Steppe, Mary Katherine White, Diane L. Keen, Barbara J. Blake, and Jon Thompson

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Alcohol Treatment Access and Harm Prevention in West Africa: Reports from NGOs and Community-Based Organizations, Monica H. Swahn, Adelaide Balenger, Franklin Umenze, and Ritu Aneja

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Heavy drinking and problem drinking among youth in Uganda: A structural equation model of alcohol marketing, advertisement perceptions and social norms, Monica H. Swahn, Rachel Culbreth, Ari Fodeman, and Cherell Cottrell-Daniels

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Perceived stress and salivary biomarkers in educators: comparison among three stress reduction activities, Doreen Wagner and Sharon M. Pearcey

Submissions from 2021

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Impact of a digital intervention on perceived stress, resiliency, social support, and intention to leave among newly licensed graduate nurses: A randomized controlled trial, Lisa Concilio, Joan Such Lockhart, Rebecca Kronk, Marilyn Oermann, Jane Brannan, and James B. Schreiber

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Immigration status as a health care barrier in the USA during COVID-19, Jessica Hill, Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Paul N. McDaniel

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Immediate Repeat of a Septic Shock Simulation: Nursing Students’ Lived Experience, Mary Beth Maguire and Anne White

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Life Course In HEARTS: Enhancing Telehealth Resilience and Mindfulness Intervention in Older Adults Experiencing Abuse and Trauma-A Conceptualization, Mary Dioise Ramos

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End-of-Life Care Decisions for Patients with Dementia, Mary Dioise Ramos, Judith Hold, and Rita Mahmoud

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“This Wasn’t Pedagogy, It Was Panicgogy”: Perspectives of the Challenges Faced by Students and Instructors during the Emergency Transition to Remote Learning Due to COVID-19, M’Lyn Spinks, Mike Metzler, Stacy Kluge, Jody Langdon, Rachel Gurvitch, Marina Smitherman, Tiffany Esmat, Sylvia Bhattacharya, Laura Carruth, Katy Crowther, Ren Denton, Ordene V. Edwards, Milind Shrikhande, and Ashley Strong-Green

The Relationship of Postoperative Delirium and Unplanned Perioperative Hypothermia in Surgical Patients, Doreen Wagner, Vallire Hooper, Kaitlyn Bankieris, and Andrew Johnson

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The relationship of postoperative delirium and unplanned perioperative hypothermia in surgical patients, V. Doreen Wagner, Vallire Hooper, Kaitlyn Bankieris, and Andrew Johnson

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Perioperative nurse educators: Rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, V. Doreen Wagner, Daphne Peneza, Karen White-Edwards, C. Bricker, and M. Mahabee-Betts

Submissions from 2020

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Challenges in Conducting Online Survey Research of the Relationship Between Unit-Level Perceived Team Trustworthiness and Clinical and Operational Outcomes, Nancy Ballard, Lynn Varagona, Rob Stilson, Kimberly Knotts, and Joan Sacerio

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Implementation and evaluation of SBIRT training in a Community Health nursing course, Marie N. Bremner, Mary Beth R. Maguire, Diane Keen, Barbara J. Blake, Heather Santa, and Alexandra Nowalk

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An Interdisciplinary Framework for Palliative and Hospice Education and Practice, Susan Mac Leod Dyess, Angela Prestia, Richard Levene, and Faustino Gonzalez

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Losing Sight: The Importance of Nurse Leaders’ Maintaining Patient and Staff Advocacy, Angela Prestia and Susan Mac Leod Dyess

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Attitudes, perceived competence, and social limitation among older adults with hearing problems, Mary Dioise Ramos

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Recognizing Healthcare Needs Among Older Adults With Dementia and With Migrant Background, Mary Dioise Ramos

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Outlook in life of older adults and their health and community condition, Mary Dioise Ramos and Austin Brown

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Long-Term Care and COVID-19, What’s Next?, Mary Dioise Ramos and Judith Hold

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Facilitators and Barriers Influencing Healthcare-Seeking Behavior Among Elderly Filipino Women in the United States, Mary Dioise Ramos and Rita Mahmoud

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A Nurses’ Personal Labor and Postpartum Experience during COVID-19, Jenna Shackleford

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Nurses’ Perceptions of Rooming-In for Caregivers of Infants with CCHD, Jenna Shackleford, Rebecca Chambers, Jennifer Nelson, and Susan Brasher

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The Effectiveness of Charge Nurse Training on Leadership Style and Resiliency, Leeanna Spiva, Stephan Davis, Jill Case-Wirth, Lisa Hedenstrom, Vicky Hogue, Melissa Box, Elizabeth Berrier, Chenille Jones, Susan Thurman, Kimberly Knotts, and Lauren Ahlers

Submissions from 2018

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Husband's Knowledge and Attendance at Wives' Postpartum Care among Rural Farmers, Yenupini Joyce Adams, Manfred Stommel, Adejoke Ayoola, Mildred Horodynski, Address Malata, and Barbara Smith

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Use of Clinical Faculty Input in Development of an Error and Near-Miss Reporting Form, Christie Emerson, Rebecca Shabo, and Jackie Jones

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Successful Advance Care Planning in a Rural Nursing Home, Judith Hold, Camille Payne, Jason Lesandrini, and Avery Caz Glover

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Meditation on the Soles of the Feet Practice Provides Some Control of Aggression for Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease, Nirbhay N. Singh, Giulio E. Lancioni, Oleg N. Medvedev, and Rachel E. Myers

Submissions from 2016

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Effects of Reiki With Music Compared to Music Only Among People Living With HIV, V. Doreen Wagner, Marie Bremner, Barbara Blake, and Sharon Pearcey

Submissions from 2014

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Effectiveness of a Structured Curriculum Focused on Recognition and Response to Acute Patient Deterioration in an Undergraduate BSN Program, Patricia L. Hart, Jane D. Brannan, Janice M. Long, Mary Beth R. Maguire, and Lois R. Robley

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Parental Perception of Child Weight: A Concept Analysis, Nicole Mareno

Submissions from 2013

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Cultural Aspects of Treating Survivors of Sex Trafficking, Mary de Chesnay

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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses and the Sex Trafficking Pandemic, Mary de Chesnay

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Hearing the Voices of Newly Licensed RNs: The Transition to Practice, LeeAnna Spiva, Patricia L. Hart, Lisa Pruner, Donna Johnson, Kenzie Martin, Betsy Brakovich, Frank McVay, and Sency G. Mendoza

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Cinemeducation: Teaching Family Assessment Skills Using Full-Length Movies, Astrid H. Wilson, Barbara J. Blake, Gloria A. Taylor, and Glenda Hannings

Submissions from 2012

Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury, Svetlana A. Dambinova

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Diagnostic Potential of the NMDA Receptor Peptide Assay for Acute Ischemic Stroke, Svetlana A. Dambinova, Kerstin Bettermann, Theodore Glynn, Matthew Tews, David Olsen, Joseph D. Weissman, and Richard K. Sowell

Global Healthcare: Issues and Policies, Carol Holtz

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Oaxacan Women with HIV/AIDS: Resiliency in the Face of Poverty, Stigma, and Social Isolation, Carol S. Holtz, Richard Sowell, and Gabriela Velasquez

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Postpartum Stressors: A Content Analysis, Cecilia M. Jevitt, Maureen W. Groer, Nancy F. Crist, Lois Gonzalez, and V. Doreen Wagner

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When Nurses Become the "Second" Victim, Jackie H. Jones and Linda A. Treiber

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Overweight and Obesity Among White, Black, and Mexican American Children: Implications for When to Intervene, Janice M. Long, Nicole Mareno, Rebecca Shabo, and Astrid H. Wilson

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Does Yoga Therapy Reduce Blood Pressure in Patients with Hypertension?: An Integrative Review, Nkechi R. Okonta

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Intraoperatively Acquired Pressure Ulcers and Perioperative Normothermia: A Look at Relationships, V. Doreen Wagner, Cindy Fred, Sharon Ford, and Louis Van Brackle

Submissions from 2011

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Effect of Education on a Chest Pain Mnemonic on Door-to-ECG Time, Nancy Ballard, Annette Bairan, Lorraine Newberry, Lewis VanBrackle, and Gwen Barnett

What to Do When the Busy Day Is Over, Jane D. Brannan, Mary de Chesnay, and Patricia L. Hart

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“Get them while they’re young”: Reflections of Young Gay Men Newly Diagnosed with HIV Infection, D. Dennis Flores, Barbara J. Blake, and Richard Sowell

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Reasons for HIV Disclosure and Non-Disclosure: An Exploratory Study of Rural African American Men, Susan Gaskins, Pamela Payne Foster, Richard Sowell, Antonio Gardner, and Jason Parton

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Effects of Nursing Care and Staff Skill Mix on Patient Outcomes Within Acute Care Nursing Units, Patricia Hart and Nancy Davis

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Nurses' Knowledge of Heart Failure Education Principles Survey: A Psychometric Study, Patricia Hart, LeeAnna Spiva, and Laura P. Kimble

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Four Responsibilities of the Tuberculosis Nurse, Circa 1919, Marilyn Givens King

A Study to Reduce Medication Errors Using Watson's Caring Theory, Tommie P. Nelms, Jackie Jones, and Linda A. Treiber

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Using Experienced Clinicians to Facilitate Clinical Education, Christina Ryan, Becky Shabo, and Kathy Tatum

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Discovering Ways That Influence the Older Nurse to Continue Bedside Practice, LeeAnna Spiva, Patricia Hart, and Frank McVay

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Roaming Through Virginia with the Public Health Nurse, Blanche Webb and Marilyn Givens King

Considerations of Culture in the Health of the Public, Astrid Wilson and Mary de Chesnay