SON Accomplishments
2016-2017
Publications
Faculty/Staff:
Blasdell, N. (2017). The meaning of caring in nursing practice. International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practice, 4:1-5.
Dame, L. & Hoebecke, R. (2016). Effect of a simulation exercise on nursing students’ end of life care attitudes.
Journal of Nursing Education, 55 (11).
Ducharme, M. Bernhardt, J., Padula, C., & Adams, J. (2017) Leader influence, the professional practice environment, and nurse engagement in essential nursing practice. JONA, 47 7/8), 367-375.
Galloway, S. (2016) Spiritual Immersion: Developing and Evaluating a Simulation Exercise to teach Spiritual Care to Undergraduate Students,
Nurse Educator.
Servello, D. (in production, print date 2018) General Survey and Vital Sign Assessment. In Jenson, S.
Nursing Health Assessment, A Best Practice Approach (3rd Ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/ Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Servello, D. (in production, print date 2018) Heart and neck vessel assessment. In Jenson, S.
Nursing Health Assessment, A Best Practice Approach (3rd Ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/ Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Servello, D. (in production, print date 2018) Abdominal assessment. In Jenson, S.
Nursing Health Assessment, A Best Practice Approach (3rd Ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/ Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Servello, D. (in production, print date 2018) Head to toe assessment of the adult. In Jenson, S.
Nursing Health Assessment, A Best Practice Approach (3rd Ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/ Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Padula, C., Paradis, H., Goodwin, R., Lynch, J., & Hegerich-Bartula, D. (2017). Prevention of Respiratory device-related pressure ulcers. JWOCN, 44(2), 138-141
Thomas, P. Servello, D., & Williams, J. (2017) Baccalaureate education: The foundation for health care board participation.
Nursing Forum, 00 (0), 1-8.
Alumni:
Lopes-Costa, E. & Amato-Vealey, E. (2016). Identifying beliefs about smoking in patients with peripheral vascular disease.
Journal of Vascular Nursing, 34 (4), 137-143.
Brousseau, H. & Pohl, D. (2017). Quality Improvement Processes in Obesity Surgery Lead to Higher Quality and Value, Less Cost.
RI Medical Journal, 100(2), 28-30
Presentations
Faculty/Staff:
Blasdell, N. (2017, June).
Leadership: Authority, Accountability, and Critical Thinking. Lecture presented for the PVAMC/RICSON Post Baccalaureate Nurse Residency program, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI.
deGouvenain, J. & Costello, J. (2016, June).
Perceived Barriers to Contraceptive Use: An Exploratory Study of Women Living in Rural Haiti. Poster presented at ACHNE Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 6-10, 2017.
Gutierrez, E.& Doremus, W. (2016, October).
A curriculum initiative: Naloxone and opioid overdose prevention education for RI College nursing students. Poster presented at Bridging Health Disparities to Address the Opioid Epidemic, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
Lockett, Y. & Servello, D. (2016, May) Assessment of emerging issues in the school nurse teacher’s office. Lecture presented for Providence school nurse teachers, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI
Mock, M. (2016). Carelink Network Education Podium Presentation:
Update on Heart Failure in Post-Acute and Long Term Care
SettingsRecognition, Assessment, and Monitoring
Mock, M. (2016). HARC: Health Literacy Research Conference October 2016, Washington, DC.-Poster Session:
Reliability and Acceptability of Health Literacy Measurements in Community Dwelling Adults Hospitalized with Heart Failure
Mock, M. and Sethares, K. (2016, October)
Health Equity through Health Literacy: Knowledge, Education & Research. Podium presentation at Rhode Island College, October, 2016.
Padula, C., Misto, K., Nadeau, K., & Bryand, E. (2017) Impact of electronic medical devices on nurse-patient relationship. Paper Presentation at Brown University, International
Conference on Electronic Medical Documentation, April 2017.
Sadlon, P. (2017, June)
Pilot: Formalized Observer Roles to Increase Student Engagement in Clinical Simulation. Poster presented at the 2017 International Nurses Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL), Washington, DC, June 21 – 24, 2017.
Shaw, S. & Sullivan, S. (2016, April) “Personalized Health Care: Shades of Gray in Evidence Based Care: Evidence Based Nursing Practice at Veteran’s Health Administration.” Podium Presentation and workshop co-lead at University of Iowa’s Annual Evidence Based Practice Conference, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Stegnicki, T. & Costello, J. (2016, October).
Naloxone administration by law enforcement: An exploratory study. Poster presented at Bridging Health Disparities to Address the Opioid Epidemic, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI. And at the ACHNE Conference in June 2016.
Students:
deGouvenain, J. & Costello, J. (2016, June).
Perceived Barriers to Contraceptive Use: An Exploratory Study of Women Living in Rural Haiti. Poster presented at ACHNE Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 6-10, 2017.
Demacedo, S. (2016). September 2016.
Stegnicki, T. & Costello, J. (2016, October).
Naloxone administration by law enforcement: An exploratory
study. Poster presented at Bridging Health Disparities to Address the Opioid Epidemic, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI. And at the ACHNE Conference in June 2016
Grants
Faculty/Staff:
Blanchette, L. Hetzel, K. SBIRT for Health Professionals, subcontract with the Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Blanchette, L., Huntley-Newby, D., Williams, J. (PI), Lifespan Respite Grant, Department of Elderly Affairs, (Year 2)
Coia, B. (2017, June). A Description of Approachable Nurses: The Voice of the Hospitalized Child. Funded by the SON Dean’s Fund
Kutenplon, D. (2017). Success Circles: A small-group mentoring intervention for at-risk baccalaureate nursing students, funded by SON Dean’s Development Fu
nd
Lescault, M. (2017) Wavemaker Fellow, RI Commerce Corp. $3,800.
Padula, C., Misto, K., Dame, L., Molloy, P., Nimmagadda, J., Nadeau, K., & Bryand, E. (2017).Strategies to Effectively Use Electronic Documentation in the Client/Provider Relationship, funded by RI-IPE. $5,000.
Students:
Healea, B. (2017) Honors project:
De-escalation funded by the DeStefano Research Program $500.
Lerch, J. (2017) Volunteer work in a rural clinic in Belize, funded by the RI Foundation: Michael Metcalf Memorial Fu
nd.
Reviewers
Byrd, M. Reviewed one article (October 2016) for
Public Health Nursing
Molloy, P. Reviewed two articles for
The International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship
Padula, C. Reviewer for
Applied Nursing Research, JWOCN, and Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Shaw, S. Reviewer, Conference abstracts for ANCC’s 2018 Annual Pathway to Excellence Conference.
Awards:
Faculty/Staff:
Wendy Doremus earned ANCC certification in Advanced Public Health Nursing, July 2017
Donna Huntley-Newby: 2016 Rhode Island Monthly Academic Nurse of the Year, September 2016
Linda Mendonca: National Association of School Nurses – President’s Recognition Award, June 2016; Induction into the Fellows of the National Academy of School Nursing, July 3, 2017.
Cynthia Padula. Distinguished Alumni Award, Community College of Rhode Island, April 2017.
Jane Williams: RIC Alumni Faculty Award, Rhode Island College, May 201
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Jane Williams: Lifetime Achievement Award, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, May 16,2017
Alumni:
Kathleen Lehmann, 1977 RIC Alumni Honor Roll Award
Lisa Zapata’1981 RIC Willard Achievement Award, May 2017
