2019
Perceptions of Neonatal Palliative Care: Similarities and Differences between Medical and Nursing Staff in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Kyc SJ, Bruno CJ, Shabanova V, Montgomery AM. Perceptions of Neonatal Palliative Care: Similarities and Differences between Medical and Nursing Staff in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2019, 23: 662-669. PMID: 31808706, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal palliative careLevel IV neonatal intensive care unitNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitPalliative careCare unitNursing staffProspective cross-sectional study designCross-sectional study designPalliative care practiceLife-threatening conditionNursing staff's attitudesPalliative care educationHealth care teamPain reliefCare teamCurative careResponse rateCare practicesMedical providersNursing perspectiveNursing practiceStudy designCareCare education
2012
Improving Organizational Climate for Quality and Quality of Care
Nembhard IM, Northrup V, Shaller D, Cleary PD. Improving Organizational Climate for Quality and Quality of Care. Medical Care 2012, 50: s74-s82. PMID: 23064280, PMCID: PMC5428889, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31826b1087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTimeliness of careDoctor-patient communicationClinical Systems ImprovementPatient-centered careQuality of careStaff helpfulnessRatings of doctorsComparison clinicsIntervention clinicsPre-post designQuality improvement collaborativesControl clinicsDoctors' ratingsQuality careClinicClinic employeesDoctor's officeCareEquivocal effectsImprovement collaborativesMonthsPoor qualityMixed effectsDoctorsStaff relationships
2011
Remember the Saphenous
Riera A, Langhan M, Northrup V, Santucci K, Chen L. Remember the Saphenous. Pediatric Emergency Care 2011, 27: 1121-1125. PMID: 22134232, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31823ab926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnthropometryAttitude of Health PersonnelBody SizeCatheterization, PeripheralChild, PreschoolEmergency NursingEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHospitals, PediatricHumansInfantInfusions, IntravenousMaleNursing Staff, HospitalPediatric NursingPoint-of-Care SystemsSaphenous VeinUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsAntecubital veinSaphenous veinHand veinsPeripheral veinUrban pediatric emergency departmentPediatric emergency departmentNursing preferencePatient characteristicsEmergency departmentSonographic findingsBedside ultrasoundUltrasound guidanceNursing staffMean widthStaff nursesAge groupsSecondary objectiveTransverse diameterFirst choiceUltrasound measurementsVeinSuccess rateSignificant differencesChildrenFuture studies