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Meet the Scholars & Fellows
2007-2009 Scholars and Fellows
| The 2007-2009 JAHF BAGNC scholarship recipients and the schools where they will study include: |
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| Kimberly Bergen, BSN University of Iowa Leadership in Long-Term Care: The Role and Training of the Director of Nursing |
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Dana Carthron, PhD, RN University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences The Impact of Caregiver Burden on the Glycemic Control of African American Primary Caregiving Grandmothers |
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Nancy Ambrose Gallagher, RN, MS, APRN, BC University of Michgan, Ann Arbor The influence of environmental and behavioral determinants on walking in older adults with diabetes |
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Melodee Harris, MSN, APN, GNP-BC University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences The Effects of Slow-Stroke Back Massage on the Sleep of Older Adults with Dementia in Long-Term Care |
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| Linda Herrmann, MSN, RN, CNRN, GNP, APRN, BCN University of Pennsylvania Outcomes of Older Adults After Closed Head Injury |
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Barb King, MSN APRN-BC University of Wisconsin, Madison Functional Decline in Hospitalized Elders |
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| Darlene Lindahl, MA, APRN, BC (CNS)* University of Minnesota Pain Management for the older adult patient following a fall and admitted to a trauma ICU |
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Marci Nilsen, BSN. RN University of Pittsburgh Communication between nonspeaking elderly patients and caregivers, clinical emphasis: acute care and recovery from stroke or neurological injury |
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| Janice Palmer, MS, RN Saint Louis University Spousal Caregivers and Transition in Dementia Care |
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G. Adriana Perez, MS, RN Arizona State University Motivation for Physical Activity in Older Hispanic Women |
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| Todd Ruppar, MSN(R), APRN, BC, GCNS University of Missouri, Columbia Testing Medication Management Interventions for Older Adults |
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Rebecca Scobee, BSN, RN Oregon Health & Science University End of Life Care for Older Adults |
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| Caroline Stephens, MSN, RN, APRN, BC University of California, San Francisco Quality of Care & Resource Utilization Among Cognitively Impaired Nursing Home Residents |
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Miriam Volpin, BS, RN Oregon Health & Science University The Experience of Families of Residents of Assisted Living Facilities Enrolled in Hospice |
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| The 2007-2009 Claire M. Fagin Fellows who were selected include: |
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| Debra Bakerjian, PhD, MSN, FNP University of California, San Francisco The Utilization of Nurse Practitioners in Nursing Homes: A Comparison with Physicians |
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Stewart Bond, PhD, RN, AOCN Vanderbilt University Medical Center Trajectories and Patterns of Delirium and Vulnerability in Older Cancer Patients in the Hospital and at Home Near the End of Life |
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| Rebecca Davis, PhD, MSN, RN Grand Valley State University and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Place Learning in Younger and Older Women |
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Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, RN, CNSN University of Pennsylvania Oral Nutritional Supplementation, Weight Loss and Health Outcomes Among Older CABG Patients: A Pilot Study |
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| Pamela Lindsey, DNSc, RN University of Iowa and Illinois State University Evaluating the Appropriate Use of Psychotropic Medications with Older Adults in Acute Care Psychiatric Settings |
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Ruth Palan Lopez, PhD University of Pennsylvania and MGH Institute of Health Professions Feeding Decisions by Surrogate Decision Makers of African American Nursing Home Residents |
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| Sheila Molony, PhD, RN, GNP University of Pennsylvania and Yale University The Resident’s Experience of Home over Time in Three Long-term Care Environments |
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Cheryl Ann Monturo, PhD, MBe, APRN, BC University of Pennsylvania and West Chester University of Pennsylvania Preferences for Artificial Nutrition |
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| Tamika Sanchez-Jones, PhD, MBA, APRN University of Iowa A Qualitative Analysis of Health Promotion Among Older African Americans |
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Elena Siegel, PhD, MN, BS-Bus Adm, RN Oregon Health & Science University and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences An Ethnographic Approach to Understanding the Nurse's Role as Supervisor of Nursing Assistants in Nursing Homes |
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Press Release
Click HERE to read the press release on the 2007-2009 scholars and fellows.
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