Accomplishments: School of Nursing
Drs. Hannah Fraley, Clariana Ramos de Oliveira, and Candace Burton (all Nursing) published their article titled, "Trauma-Informed Research with Emerging Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence," in Clinical Nursing Research.
Dr. Jacqueline Killian, retired United States Air Force colonel (Nursing) with Dr. Penny Pierce, retired United States Air Force Reserves colonel and emeritus professor, University of Michigan, recently delivered the plenary session titled, "Service Beyond the Uniform: Prepare Now for What's Next" at the 2024 TriService Nursing Research…
51ԹϺ Nursing doctoral (Ph.D., DNP) students and faculty well represented our institution with distinction at the 2024 WIN (Western Institute of Nursing) Conference, held from April 17-20 in Salt Lake City, Utah. All presenters showcased their expertise, research contributions, and dedication to advancing nursing science and practice. The…
Associate professor Hannah Fraley (Nursing) published an article, "Past School Discipline Experiences: Perspectives of Disabled Adults," in the Journal of School Health.
Hyunhwa 'Henna' Lee (Nursing) and her transdisciplinary team, including graduate students Cynthia Lee (Integrated Health Sciences), and Ye Eun Nam (Medicine), published “Association between depressive symptoms and dynamic balance among young adults in the community” in Heliyon. The team found a significant…
Rocky Rockstraw (Nursing) was awarded FY24 Appropriations Federal Funding. Project Purpose: The project will fund healthcare simulation equipment for the 51ԹϺ School of Nursing Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas. Also facilitated by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, this grant will allow 51ԹϺ’s academic health center to provide…
Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing), Jay Shen (Public Health), and Ian K. McDonough (Economics) published their article, "Validation of a measure of hospital maternal level of care for the United States."
Rowena Saba (Medicine) and Rocky Rockstraw (Nursing) recently published a book chapter titled, "Simulation Operations," in the book Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Nursing published by Springer. Saba's and Rockstraw's chapter delves on the operational aspects of health care simulation, such as simulation center management, equipment and…
Rocky Rockstraw (Nursing) recently published a book chapter titled, "Essentials of Debriefing and Feedback," in the book Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Nursing published by. Springer. Rockstraw's chapter delves into the fundamental principles of debriefing and feedback in health care simulation with various debriefing models, techniques…
Rei Serafica, Andrew Reyes, and Lorene Evangelista (all Nursing) collaborated with Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and Francisco Sy (Environmental and Occupational Health) to co-author a scholarly article entitled, "Health Information Sources and Health-Seeking Behaviors of Filipinos Residing in Medically Underserved…
Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing), Tirth Bhatta (Sociology), and Joel Snyder (Psychology) collaborated with other colleagues to publish "Meditation, Compassionate Love, and Mental Health in Later Life." This study underscores the need for contemplative interventions that foster compassionate love to improve mental health in later life.
Angela Silvestri-Elmore, Kayla Sullivan, Esmeralda Clark, Jennifer Pfannes, Natalie Spitler, Necole Leland, Kathi Thimsen, Roseann Colosimo, and Janelle Willis (all Nursing) published an article in the Journal of Nursing Education and Practice titled, "Creation of a holistic admissions review process: A promising change designed to promote…