Publications of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Nursing Department faculty.
Submissions from 2021
Intrauterine Contraction Parameters at Baseline and Following Epidural and Combined Spinal-Epidural Analgesia: A Repeated Measures Comparison, Rebecca Benfield, Huaxin Song, Jan Salstrom, Melydia Edge, Denise Brigham, and Edward R. Newton
Risk Factors Associated With Cardiovascular Disease Among Adult Nevadans, Dieu My T. Tran, Nirmala Lekhak, Karen Gutierrez, and Sheniz Moonie
A Scoping Review of Nursing's Contribution to the Management of Patients With Pain and Opioid Misuse, Janet H. Van Cleave, Staja Q. Booker, Keesha Powell-Roach, Eva Liang, and Jennifer Kawi
Submissions from 2020
An Antiracist Vision for Forensic Nursing, Angela F. Amar
Gender Violence Prevention in Middle School Male Athletics Programs, Angela Amar and Kathryn Laughon
Scald Injury-Induced T Cell Dysfunction Can Be Mitigated by Gr1+ Cell Depletion and Blockage of CD47/CD172a Signaling, Nadine Beckmann, Franziska Huber, Marc Hanschen, Barbara St. Pierre Schneider, Vanessa Nomelli, and Charles C. Caldwell
Examining the Meaning, Barriers, and Facilitators of Oncology Nurses' Professional Quality of Life, Rebecca Boni and Catherine Dingley
Prenatal Glucocorticoid Treatment Completeness and Steroid Hormonal Levels as Related to Infant and Maternal Health, June Cho, Lung-Chang Chien, and Diane Holditch-Davis
Prenatal Glucocorticoid Treatment Completeness and Steroid Hormonal Levels as Related to Infant and Maternal Health, June Cho, Lung-Chang Chien, and Diane Holditch-Davis
When a Child Is Found Dead: The Role of the Forensic Nurse Death Investigator and Psychosocial Impact for Parents, Paul Thomas Clements and Bobbi Jo O'Neal
Matters of HEARTS: Health, Experience of Abuse, Resilience, Technology Use, and Safety of Older Adults, Rose E. Constantino, Andrew Thomas Reyes, Claudia M. Kregg-Byers, Betty Braxter, Paul Wesley Scott, Jordan Cobb, Vivian Hui, Dianxu Ren, Brayden Kameg, Pearl Ed G. Cuevas, Daisy R. Palompon, Jennifer Petrie, and Balaji Palanisamy
Reliability, Construct Validity, and Measurement Invariance of the PROMIS Physical Function 8b—Adult Short Form v2.0, Du Feng, Fimbel Laurel, Dorothy Castille, Alma Knows His Gun McCormick, and Suzanne Held
Medication Decision Making Among African American Caregivers of Children With ADHD: A Review of the Literature, Amy Glasofer, Catherine Dingley, and Andrew Thomas Reyes
Self-Efficacy and Multisite Pain Predictors among Economically Disadvantaged Women with Back Pain, Jennifer Kawi, Alexandra Duke, and Godwin Maduka
Conceptualizing an Approach to Secondary Prevention of Relationship Violence Among College Students, Kathryn Laughon, Tina Bloom, Angela F. Amar, and Katrina Debnam
Long-Term Impact of Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries on Multiple Functional Outcomes and Epigenetics: A Pilot Study with College Students, Hyunhwa Lee, Sungchul Lee, Ipuna Black, Laura Salado, Jonica Estrada, and Katrina Isla
Episodic Memory in Later Life: Benefits of Prayer and Meditation, Nirmala Lekhak, Tirth R. Bhatta, and Jaclene A. Zauszniewski
Reinventing Polysomnography in the Age of Precision Medicine, Diane C. Lim, Diego R. Mazzotti, Kate Sutherland, Jesse W. Mindel, Jinyoung Kim, Peter A. Cistulli, Ulysses J. Magalang, Allan I. Pack, Philip de Chazal, and Thomas Penzel
Marijuana for Medical Use: Implications for Health Care Providers, Elizabeth L. Mazzarisi, Kay Swartzwelder, and Paul Thomas Clements
Intentional Learning: A Student-Centered Pedagogy, Sarah Mollman and Mary D. Bondmass
Linguistic and Rhetorical Analysis in Interdisciplinary Health Information Research, Ed Nagelhout and Barbara St Pierre Schneider
An Introductory Nursing Class to Engage Undergraduate Generation Z Prenursing Students, Melissa I. Owen PhD, RN, CNE and Angela Amar PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF
The Relaxation Response: Influence on Psychological and Physiological Responses in Patients with COPD, Crista Reaves and Alona Dalusung-Angosta
A Mindfulness Mobile App for Traumatized COVID-19 Healthcare Workers and Recovered Patients: A Response to “The Use of Digital Applications and COVID-19”, Andrew Thomas Reyes
Testing the Acceptability and Initial Efficacy of a Smartphone-App Mindfulness Intervention for College Student Veterans With PTSD, Andrew Thomas Reyes, Tirth R. Bhatta, Vankatesan Muthukumar, and William J. Gangozo
Resilience, Trauma, and Cultural Norms Regarding Disclosure of Mental Health Problems Among Foreign-Born and Us-Born Filipino American Women, Andrew Thomas Reyes, Rose E. Constantino, Chad L. Cross, Rhigel Alforque Tan, and Judzia N. Bombard
Resilience, Trauma, and Cultural Norms Regarding Disclosure of Mental Health Problems among Foreign-Born and US-Born Filipino American Women, Andrew Thomas Reyes, Rose E. Constantino, Chad L. Cross, Rhigel Alforque Tan, and Judzia N. Bombard
Promoting Resilience Among College Student Veterans Through an Acceptance-and-Commitment-Therapy App: An Intervention Refinement Study, Andrew Thomas Reyes, Venkatesan Muthukumar, Tirth R. Bhatta, Judzia N. Bombard, and William J. Gangozo
College Student Veterans' Experience With a Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Mobile App Intervention for PTSD: A Qualitative Study, Andrew Thomas Reyes, Reimund Serafica, and Angela Sojobi
Perception and Beliefs Regarding Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Lifestyle Modifications among High-risk College Students, Dieu-My T. Tran, Catherine Dingley, and Rogelio Arenas
Healthcare-Seeking Behaviours in College Students and Young Adults: A Review, Dieu-My T. Tran and Angela Silvestri-Elmore
Geospatial Variation in Caesarean Delivery, Jennifer Vanderlaan, Johnathan A. Edwards, and Anne Dunlop
Systematic Review of Case Reports of Poor Neonatal Outcomes With Water Immersion During Labor and Birth, Jennifer Vanderlaan and Priscilla Hall
Differences among Caregivers on Coping Resources and Mental Health, Jaclene A. Zauszniewski, Kayla Herbell, Nirmala Lekhak, and Hanan Badr
Caregivers of Persons with Diverse Health Conditions: Demographics and Burden of Care, Jaclene A. Zauszniewski, Nirmala Lekhak, Kayla Herbell, and Hanan Badr
Submissions from 2019
Uterine Contraction Parameters Before and During the Pre-Epidural Fluid Bolus: A Pilot Study, Rebecca Benfield, Du Feng, Jan Salstrom, Melydia Edge, Denise Brigham, and Edward R. Newton
Using Pictorial Action Instructions to Build a Basic Humanitarian Engineering Project: A Randomized Control Trial, Kathleen P. Cadman and Du Feng
Is Intimate Partner Violence a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Women? a Review of the Preponderance of the Evidence, Rose Eva Constantino, Alona D. Angosta, Andrew Thomas Reyes, Brayden Kameg, Linden Wu, Jordan Cobb, Vivian Hui, Daisy Palompon, Reema Safadi, Mayada Daibes, and Elizabeth Schlenk
Sex Specific Post-Concussion Symptom Reporting in Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Jessica Dunn, Du Feng, Tedd J. Girouard, and Kara N. Radzak
Response to “The Role of the Nurse Leader in Battling Human Trafficking in Rural Hospitals in Texas”, Rachell A. Ekroos
Forensic Medical Examinations: Imagining Justice, Rachell A. Ekroos PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, AFN-BC, FAAN and Sarah E. Shannon PhD, RN, FAAN
2018 Quality of Care Survey of Registered Nurses Working in Nevada Acute Care Hospitals, Du Feng, Caolyn Yucha, and Nancy Nivison Menzel
A Successful Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) Partnership: A Five Year Review, Patricia Gatlin, Jennifer Pfannes, and Mary Bondmass
Undergraduate Nursing Students Knowledge of Aging, Attitudes toward and Perceptions of Working with Older Adults in Kathmandu Nepal, Saruna Ghimire, Nitisha Shrestha, Karen E. Callahan, Dhirendra Nath, Binaya Kumar Baral, Nirmala Lekhak, and Devendra Raj Singh
Perceived Barriers to Early Progressive Mobilization in the ICU: Multidisciplinary Perspectives in an Underserved Population, Jessica Grimm, Angela Silvestri-Elmore, Erik Grimm, Kelly Klinger, Scott Nye, and Jessica Bhullar
The Energy Expenditure of Tinikling: A Culturally Relevant Filipino Dance, Daniel P. Heil, Alona Dalusung-Angosta, Wei Zhu, and Rhigel Alforque-Tan
Differences in Cardiovascular Risk Factors in College Students: Midwest Versus Southwest, Kristen N. Herlosky and Dieu-My T. Tran
Confronting Incivility in the Online Classroom, Karyn Holt, Kay Swartzwelder, Paul Clements, and Gary Childs
Influence of Biomedical Risk Factors on Chronic Low Back Pain Among Women, Jennifer Kawi
Perceived Evidence-Based Practice Competency Acquisition in Graduate Nursing Students: Impact of Intentional Course Design, Karen Kesten, Krista A. White, Ella T. Heitzler, Lisa T. Chaplin, and Mary D. Bondmass
Su54 - A Pilot Methylated Dna Immunoprecipitation Sequencing: Hypermethylation of the Death-Associated Protein 3 (Dap3) and Mir2110 in Fibromyalgia Associated with Child Abuse History Among African American Females, Hyunhwa Lee, Annette Mullis, Sijung Yun, Katrina Isla, Jonica Estrada, Nada Lukkahatai, Leorey Saligan, and Brian Walitt
Pediatric Nursing, Necole Leland
Integrative Review on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Chronic Diseases: The Responses Predictors, Nada Lukkahatai, Jillian Inouye, Diane Thomason, Jennifer Kawi, Bruce Leonard, and Kirsten Connelly
Symptom Subtypes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Predict Incidence of Cardiovascular Outcomes, Diego R. Mazzotti, Brendan T. Keenan, Diane C. Lim, Daniel J. Gottlieb, Jinyoung Kim, and Allan I. Pack
A Delphi Study to Understand Clinical Nursing Faculty Preparation and Support Needs, Sara McPherson PhD; RN and Lori Candela EdD; APRN; RN; FNP-BC; CNE
Cultural Factors Affecting Resilience of Filipino Immigrant Women, Andrew Reyes
Resilience and Psychological Trauma Among Filipino American Women, Andrew Thomas Reyes, Rose E. Constantino, Chad L. Cross, Rhigel Alforque Tan, Judzia N. Bombard, and Alvin Ryan Acupan
Student Veterans’ Coping with Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: A Glaserian Grounded Theory Study, Andrew Thomas Reyes, Christopher Kearney, Judzia N. Bombard, Rebecca L. Boni, Carol Lynn Senette, and Alvin Ryan Acupan
Acculturation, Acculturative Stress and Resilience Among Older Immigrants in United States, Rei Serafica, Nirmala Lekhak, and Tirth Bhatta
The Use of Mobile Health to Assist Self-Management and Access to Services in a Rural Community, Reimund Serafica, Jillian Inouye, Nada Lukkahata, Nafanua Braginsky, Misty Pacheco, and Kathryn F. Daub
Acculturative Stress as Experienced by Filipino Grandparents in America: A Qualitative Study, Reimund Serafica and Andrew Thomas Reyes
Saunders 2018-2019 Strategies for Test Success: Passing Nursing School and the NCLEX® Exam, Linda Anne Silvestri and Angela Elizabeth Silvestri-Elmore
Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination, Linda Anne Silvestri and Angela Elizabeth Silvestri-Elmore
Identify, Describe, and Evaluate Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in College Students, Dieu-My Tran
Abstract P051: College Students’ Perception and Beliefs Regarding Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Mixed-Methods Study, Dieu-My T. Tran, Catherine Dingley, and Rogelio Arenas
Abstract P051: College Students’ Perception and Beliefs Regarding Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Mixed-Methods Study, Dieu-My T. Tran, Catherine Dingley, and Rogelio Arenas
Methodology for Sampling Women at High Maternal Risk in Administrative Data, Jennifer Vanderlaan, Anne Dunlop, Roger Rochat, Bryan Williams, and Susan E. Shapiro
Associations Between Hospital Maternal Service Level and Delivery Outcomes, Jennifer Vanderlaan PhD, MPH, RN, CNM; Roger Rochat MD; Bryan Williams PhD; Anne Dunlop MD, MPH; and Susan E. Shapiro PhD, RN, FAAN
Comparison of Inflammatory Responses Between Hetastarch and Lactated Ringer's Solution Treatment, Liyuan Zhang, Charles Caldwell, Jazmin Lopez, Julia Soulakova, and Barbara St. Pierre Schneider
Mild Hypobaric Hypoxia Effects on Murine Skeletal Muscle Morphology and Macrophages and Well-Being, Liyuan Zhang, Julia Soulakova, and Barbara St Pierre Schneider
Submissions from 2018
Is There a Relationship Between Gestational Diabetes and Perinatal Depression?, Marcia A. Clevesy, Tricia K. Gatlin, and Kord T. Strebel
Ambulatory Care Education: Preparing Nurses for the Future of Healthcare, Caroline Varner Coburn, Deena Gilland, Melissa Owen, and Angela Amar
Ethical, Legal, and Sociocultural Issues (ELSI) in Nursing Viewed through a Complex Synergistic System Lens, Rose E. Constantino, Jordan Cobb, Brayden Kameg, Federica G. Maranzana, Angel Ebube, Linden Wu, Claudia Kregg-Byers, Pearl Ed Cuevas, and Andrew Thomas Reyes
Quality and performance outcomes in healthcare systems, Catherine E. Dingley
Is Selenium Intake Associated with the Presence of Depressive Symptoms Among US Adults? Findings from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (Nhanes) 2011–2014, Saruna Ghimire, Binaya Kumar Baral, Du Feng, Francisco S. Sy, and Rachelle Rodriguez
Review and Application of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Bullying or Cyberbullying Recommendations for Screening and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth, Gordon Lee Gillespie PhD, DNP, RN, FAEN, FAAN; Danny G. Willis DNS, RN, FAAN; and Angela F. Amar PhD, RN, FAAN
An Integrative Review of Interprofessional Simulation in Nursing Education, Trisha Leann Horsley PhD, RN, CHSE, CNE; Jennifer O'Rourke PhD, APN-BC, CHSE; Bette Mariani PhD, RN, ANEF; Jessica Doolen; and Christine Pariseault MSN, RN, CEN
Exploring Pain Management Among Asian Immigrants with Chronic Pain: Self-Management and Resilience, Jennifer Kawi, Andrew Thomas Reyes, and Rogelio A. Arenas
Increased Risk for New‐Onset Hypertension in Midlife Male Snorers: The 14‐year Follow‐Up Study, Jinyoung Kim, Seung Ku Lee, Kanghoon Choi, Yoon Hee Chang, and Chol Shin
Proof-of-Concept Testing of a Real-Time mHealth Measure to Estimate Postural Control During Walking: A Potential Application for Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries, Hyunhwa Lee, Sunchul Lee, Laura Salado, Jonica Estrada, Jacob White, Venkatesan Muthukumar, Szu-Ping Lee, and Sambit Mohapatra
Altered Dna Methylation Patterns Associated With Clinically Relevant Increases In PTSD Symptoms And PYSD Symptom Profiles In Military Personnel, C Martin, Y E. Cho, H Kim, S Yun, R Kanefsky, H Lee, V Mysliwiec, A Cashion, and J Gill
12-lead Electrocardiographic Interpretation for Nurse Practitioners, Sally K. Miller
Integrative Review of Interprofessional Simulation in Nursing Practice, Jennifer O'Rourke, Trisha Leann Horsley, Jessica Doolen, Bette Mariani, and Christine Pariseault
Sophia-Hubo's Arm Motion Generation for a Handshake and Gestures, Sangsin Park, Hyunhee Lee, David Hanson, and Paul Y. Oh
Comparing Student Clinical Self-efficacy And Team Process Outcomes For A Deu, Blended, And Traditional Clinical Setting: A Quasi-experimental Research Study, C Plemmons, M Clark, and D Feng
Exploring Challenges in Conducting E-Mental Health Research Among Asian American Women, Andrew Thomas Reyes, Rose E. Constantino, Rogelio A. Arenas, Judzia N. Bombard, and Alvin Ryan Acupan
Resilience, Acculturative Stress, and Family Norms Against Disclosure of Mental Health Problems Among Foreign-Born Filipino American Women, Andrew Thomas Reyes, Reimund Serafica, Chad L. Cross, Rose E. Constantino, and Rogelio A. Arenas
Student Veterans’ Construction And Enactment Of Resilience: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study, A T. Reyes, C A. Kearney, K Isla, and R Bryant
Interventions For Posttraumatic Stress With Resilience As Outcome: An Integrative Review, A T. Reyes, C A. Kearney, H Lee, K Isla, and J Estrada
Introduction to Special Issue by Guest Editor, Reimund Serafica, Reimund Serafica
The Use of Social Media and mEMA Technology in Comparing Compliance Rate Among Users, Reimund Serafica, Nada Lukkahatai, Brendan Tran Morris, and Kelly Webber
Saunders Q&A Review Cards for the NCLEX-RN® Examination, Linda Anne Silvestri and Angela E. Silvestri
Inner Strength—State of the Science, Charles S. Smith, Catherine Dingley, and Gayle Roux
Sexual Assault, Patrica M. Speck, Diana K. Faugno, Rachell A. Ekroos, Melanie Gibbons Hallman, Sallie J. Shipman, Martha B. Dodd, Qiana A. Johnson, and Stacey A. Mitchell
Domestic Violence, Patricia M. Speck, Diana K. Faugno, Rachell A. Ekroos, Melanie Gibbons Hallman, Gwendolyn D. Childs, Tedra S. Smith, and Stacey A. Mitchell
Policy Brief on the Nursing Response to Human Trafficking, Patricia M. Speck DNSc, APN, APRN, FNP-BC, DF-IAFN, FAAFS, FAFN, FAAN; Stacey A. Mitchell DNP, MBA, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, FAFN, FAAN; Rachell A. Ekroos PhD, APRN-BC, AFN-BC, DF-IAFN, FAAN; Rosario V. Sanchez MSN, CCRN, SANE-A; and DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias PhD, RN, FAAN
Using Cluster Analysis to Identify Subgroups of College Students at Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Disease, Dieu-My Tran, Kevin A. Kupzyk, and Lani M. Zimmerman
Continuing Education Requirements for Suicide Prevention, Susan S. VanBeuge
Student Motivation, Stressors, And Intent To Leave Nursing Doctoral Study: A National Study Using Path Analysis, D Volkert, L Candela, and M Bernacki