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Nursing research is both basic and behavioral research that develops and/or contributes to new knowledge relevant to nursing practice. The National Institute of Nursing Research states that nursing research is the key to unlocking the power and potential of nursing by leveraging nursing's strengths and unique knowledge and perspectives for the benefit of all people.
All St. Luke's nurses are supported through the Nursing and Patient Care Center of Excellence to develop research questions and pursue formal human subjects research through our Nursing Research Fellowship program or through individually mentored research initiatives.
Recent Studies
Nursing research studies span a range of clinical practice areas. Examples of recent studies include:
- Preparticipation Screening Processes for Sudden Cardiac Death Risk in Adolescent Student Athletes (Jessica Garner, MSN, APRN, RN-BC, ACNS-BC; Hilda Keithley, BSN, RN; Kristen Tuttle MSN, RN, OCN, NPD-BC)
- Provider Perceptions of Brief Intervention Tools for Adolescents with Anxiety and/or Depression Symptoms: A Primary Care Survey (Stacy Stephenson, MA, RN; Courtney Sant, MSN, RN; Sarah Brauer, MS, RN-BC)
- Adult Oncology Patient’s Ability to Fever (Elena Jacobs, BSN, RN, ONC; Susan Tavernier, PhD, APRN-CNS, AOCN)
- Building Resilience in the Critical Care Nurse: The Influence of Self Care and Resilient Coping on Moral Distress (Brittany Kelly, BSN, RN; Cara Gallegos)
- Nursing Intervention Impact on Length of Stay in Patients with Postoperative Delirium (Lucy Zhao; PhD, MPaff, RN; Anna Quon, MBA HM, BSN, RN, AMB-BC, NEA-BC; Elena J)
- The Impact on Adult Home Health Patient Hospitalization Days When Integrating a Nurse Practitioner into Home Health Care (Aimee Legoffe, BS, RN; Kim Mills, MS PT, PT)
- Perinatal Mental Health Care Access: Identifying Provider Perceptions of Facilitators and Barriers (Dana McKee, BSN, RNC-MNN, PMH-C)
- Nursing Assessment and Management of Post-operative Delirium in General Surgical Patients: A Retrospective Chart Review (Lucy Zhao Ph.D., MPAff, RN; Kayla Luke BSN, RN, PMGT-BC; Anna Quon, MBA HM, BSN, RN, AMB-BC; Laura Tivis, PhD, CCRP)
- ED Nurse Consensus on Most Effective and Accessible Support Strategies During COVID-19: A Delphi Study (Anna Quon, MBA HM, BSN, RN, AMB-BC; Wendy Vanderburgh, MSN, RN, NREMT-P, FP-C; Kimberli Munn, MSN, RN & Andi Foley, DNP, RN, APRN-CNS, ACCNS-AG, CEN, TCRN, FAEN, EMT)
- Staff and Parent Understanding of Hand Hygiene Practices in the NICU (Megyn Flood, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC; Hillary Swann-Thomsen, PhD & Kelly Graff, MSN, APRN-CNS, ACCNS-P)
- Stress, Experiences, and Unmet Needs of Parent(s) Whose Child Has Attempted Suicide (Kayla Luke BSN, RN; Kim Popa BSN, RN & Cara Gallegos, PhD, RN)
Recent Publications and Presentations
- Molloy, K. & Quon, A.C. To cap or not to cap: Evidence appraisal on femoral arterial sheath care.
- Poster presentation at the Treasure Valley Research Sharing Conference, May 15, 2024, Boise, ID.
- Poster presentation at the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association 30th Annual Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium. April 18-20, 2024, Orlando, Fl.
- Poster Presentation at the St. Luke’s Heart and Vascular Symposium 2024. February 2, 2024. Boise, ID.
- Jacobs, E. & Quon, A.C. (in press). Fever status and systemic infections in hospitalized adults with cancer and neutropenia: A retrospective chart review. RN Idaho.
- Poster presentation at the 49th Annual Oncology Nurses Society’s ONC Congress, April 24-28, 2024, Washington, D.C.
- Poster presentation at the Treasure Valley Research Sharing Conference, May 15, 2024, Boise, ID.
- Kelly, B. & Quon, A.C. Do self-care and coping mitigate moral distress in ICU RNs? Poster presentation at the Treasure Valley Research Sharing Conference, May 15, 2024, Boise, ID.
- Zhao, Y.L.; Jacobs, E.; Quon, A.C., Tivis, L.J. (in press). Risk analysis of postoperative delirium in patients with hip fracture surgery [Manuscript accepted]. MEDSURG Nursing.
- Zhao, Y.L.; Quon, A.C., Jacobs, E. Tivis, L.J. (in press.). Length of stay and nursing management of postoperative delirium: A Research Brief introduction. RN Idaho.
- Zhao, L., Quon, A.C., Tivis, L.J. Psychometric testing of the Nursing Perceptions and Practices about Delirium Scale. Poster presentation at the Western Institute of Nursing, April 17-20, 2024, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Zhao Y, Quon A, Luke K, Tivis LJ. (2023). Impact of nursing interventions on discharge disposition in patients with postoperative delirium. Nursing, 53(11):51-57. doi:10.1097/01.nurse.0000978892.66327.23.
- Luke K; Popa K; Gallegos C (2022). Stress, Experience, and Unmet Needs of Parents Whose Child has Attempted Suicide. Nursing, 532(11), DOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000889816.36819.74 2022.
- Quon AC, Vanderburgh W, Foley A. Emergency Nurse Consensus on Most Effective and Accessible Support Strategies During COVID-19: A Delphi Study [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jun 27]. Journal of Emergency Nursing. 2022; S0099-1767(22)00151-9. doi:10.1016/j.jen.2022.06.003
- Quon AC; Foley A (April 2022). ED Nurse Consensus on Most Effective and Accessible Support Strategies. Presentation at the University of Iowa 29th National Evidence-Based Practice Conference, Virtual.
- Zhao YL; Alderden JG; Raney K; Tivis LJ (April 2022). Postoperative Delirium Risk Factors in Older Adult Patients with a Hip Fracture Surgery. Poster presented at Western Institute of Nursing 55th Annual Communicating Research Conference, Portland OR.
- Koprowski K; Meyer D; Stanfill T; Tivis LJ (2021). Cultivating Joy: Improving Nurse Resilience Through Use of a Practice Playbook, Applied Nursing Research, 62, 151484.
- Pentecost R; Schmidt K; Grassley J (2021). Health Care Providers’ Perceived Barriers to Screening for Substance Use During Pregnancy. Nursing for Women’s Health, 25(4), 272-277.
- Anderson K; Downey M. (2021). Foot reflexology: An Intervention for Pain and Nausea Among Inpatients with Cancer. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 25(5), 539-545.
Contact Us
For more information about nursing research at St. Luke’s, contact the nursing research director at (208) 381-9278.
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