THE SPIRIT OF INQUIRY
Western Kentucky University School of Nursing Research Newsletter
Summer 2015
Publications - Faculty
Abell, C. H., Alexander, L., & Bragg-Underwood, T. (2014). A partnership to enhance community
health education for RN to BSN Students. Kentucky Nurse, 62(4), 9.
Abell, C. H., & Williams, D. (2014). Attitudes of RN to BSN students regarding teaching strategies utilized in on-line courses. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 32(9), 437-9.
Branstetter, M. L., Smith, L. S., & Brooks, A. F. (2014). Evidence-based uses of electronic clinical
tracking systems in advanced practice registered nurse education: An integrative review. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 32(7), 312-319.
Briggs, C., & Lovan, S. (2014). Nursing students’ feedback to a spiritual health reflection. Journal of
Holistic Nursing, 32, 3183-3188.
House, S., Sturgeon, L., Garrett Wright, D., & Blackburn, D. (2015). BSN admission group interviews:
Perceptions of students, faculty, and community nurses. Nursing Education Perspectives, 36,
58-59.
Garrett-Wright, D. M., Main, M. E. & Branstetter, M. L. (2015). Practice matters: Screening and caring
for those with hypertension. International Journal of Faith Community Nursing, 1(1), 33-38.
Main, M. E., & Jones, M. S. (2014). Linking community partners to increase tetanus immunizations
among farmers. Workplace Health & Safety, 62(11), 476-481.
Mattingly, C. & Main, M.E. (2015). Examining faith community nurses’ perception and utilization of
electronic health records. International Journal of Faith Community Nursing, 1(1), 18-29.
Wright, D. G., Main, M. E., & Jones, M. S. (2014). Child weight and feeding patterns in an Old Order
Mennonite community. Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2(2), 203-214.
Podium Presentations - Faculty
Bormann, L., & Wright, D. (2014, July). QSEN & the IOM: What do you
need to know to guide future nurses? Paper session presented at
the meeting of Career and Technical Education Summer Program,
Louisville, KY.
Bragg-Underwood, T. (2015, March). Primary care at home: Nurse Practitioners’ perceptions and practices. Paper session at the WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
Branstetter, L. (2015, October). Evidence-based use of electronic clinical
tracking systems in advanced practice registered nurse education: An integrative review. Paper presentation presented at the
meeting of Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions,
Las Vegas, NV.
Davis, C., Jones, S., Main, E. , Garrett Wright, D, House, S. & Holladay,
T. (2015, April). Ascariasis and enterobiasis in a rural Kentucky
farming community. Paper session presented at the meeting of
the Southeastern Society of Parasitologists, Blacksburg, VA.
Miller, L. & Shoumake, V. (2015, May). Minimizing adverse drug events:
Implications for Advanced Practice Nurses. Paper session presented at the meeting of the National Teaching Institute & Critical
Care Exposition, San Diego, CA.
Moore, L., Harris, K., Cole, S., & Minix, B. (2015, May). Developing an
admission rubric. Paper session presented at the meeting of the
Kentucky League for Nursing, Louisville, KY.
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18th Annual
Nursing
Research Day
Sponsored by Sigma
Theta Tau International, Kappa Theta Chapter sponsored the event
held April 14, 2015 at
the Medical Center/
WKU Health Science
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Poster Presentations - Faculty
Bormann, L. (2014, July). Implementing concept-based QSEN into a pre-nursing introduction to professional nursing course with a global perspective. Poster session presented at the meeting of
Concept-Based Curriculum Symposium, Bethesda, MD.
Bormann, L. (2014, October). Applying Quality and Safety Education in Nursing (QSEN) in a BSN pre
-licensure nursing program: Preparing nursing students to enter the healthcare workforce.
Poster session presented at the meeting of Nursing Management Congress, Las Vegas, NV.
Bormann, L. (2014, October). Implementing concept-based QSEN into a pre-nursing introduction to
professional nursing course with a global perspective. Poster session presented at the meeting of Kentucky Nurses Association Convention, Louisville, KY.
Bormann, L. (2014, October). Quality and Safety Education in Nursing (QSEN): Core competencies to
improve safety awareness. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector, Miami, FL.
Bormann, L. (2015, March). Implementing concept-based QSEN into a pre-nursing introduction to
professional nursing course with a global perspective. Poster session presented at the meeting of WKU College of Health and Human Services Research Showcase, Bowling Green, KY.
Bragg-Underwood, T. (2015, April). Primary care at home: Nurse Practitioners’ perceptions and practices. Poster session presented at the meeting of Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners &
Nurse Midwives Regional Conference, Covington, KY.
Garrett-Wright, D., Jones, N., Haughtigan, K., Link, K., & Warise, L. (2015, May). Starting off right: A
fun and creative way to review basic skills. Poster session presented at the meeting of the
Kentucky League of Nurses Annual Nurse Educator Conference and Meeting, Louisville, KY.
Jones, S., Main, E., & Garrett Wright, D. (2015, June). Using technology to respond to the stress and
mental health concerns among farmers and their families. Poster session presented at the
meeting of International Society for Agriculture Safety and Health, Normal, IL.
Jones, S., Main, E., & Garrett Wright, D. (2015, April).. Using technology to respond to the stress and
mental health concerns among farmers and their families. Poster session presented at the
meeting of Sigma Theta Tau International Kappa Theta Chapter Nursing Research Day, Bowling Green, KY.
Main, E., Wright, D., Sturgeon, L., Jones, S., & Blackburn, D. (2014, October). Sitting time: An increasing health risk among nurse educators. Poster session presented at the meeting of the
Kentucky Nurses Association Convention, Louisville, KY.
Moore, L., Harris, K., & Green, K. (2014, November). Incorporating spirit of inquiry and evidencebased nursing practice into an associate degree nursing program. Poster session presented at
the meeting of National Organization of Associate Degree Nursing, St. Louis, MO.
Shindhelm, K. (2014, July). Internet strategies for a flipped classroom. Poster session presented at
the meeting of Rocky Mountain Nursing Educator Conference, Breckenridge, CO.
Wright, D., & Hanson, D. (2015, January). Camp nursing: A creative way to expand pediatric clinicals
and engage students. Poster session presented at the meeting of Elsevier Faculty Development Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.
Awards
Gullett, J. Alive Center for Community Partnerships; Lights on in Gales Point Belize; Awarded April 3,
2015; $560.00.
Main, E. Health Resources and Services Administration (2014-15); Advanced Education Nurse Traineeship Grant; Awarded July 2014; $458,460.00.
Wright, D., Wolf, C., & Starks, S. Alive Center for Community Partnerships; Caregiver Strain: Assessment of Stress and Needs for Caseworkers and Paraprofessionals Serving International Refugees;
Awarded April 3, 2015; $1,324.00.
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Student Presentations Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Boothe, J. L. (2015). Persuasive technology and self-determined motivation to exercise: A community
project in rural Eastern Kentucky (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Britt, K. M. (2015). Identifying barriers to colorectal cancer screening in South Central Kentucky
(Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Evans, C. W. (2015). Long term care nurses’ knowledge and perceived competency (Unpublished
doctoral dissertation). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Kingrey, V. L. (2015). Breast cancer in men: Knowledge and perception by men within a rural region
(Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
McWhorter-Hill, E. (2015). Improving adherence and technique with metered dose inhalers in individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Western
Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Mattingly, C. N. (2015). Examining Faith Community Nurses’ perception and utilization of electronic
health records (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Western Kentucky University, Bowling
Green, KY.
Moore, L. K. (2015). Improving evidence-based practice skills of practicing Registered Nurses
(Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Port, S. L. (2015). Nursing interventions to decrease the primary cesarean section rate: A program
evaluation (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green,
KY.
Reid, Y. Y. (2015). Barriers to prostate cancer screening in African-American men in South Central
Kentucky (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green,
KY.
Siewert, M. D. (2015) Preventing childhood obesity: The implementation of the CATCH Program in a
preschool population (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Student Presentations Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Branham, K. (2014). Reducing medication errors by limiting interruptions (Unpublished master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Brooks, L. (2015). Using simulation to support clinical reasoning (Unpublished master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Buchanan, K. (2015). Addressing attrition in the Western Kentucky University nursing program
(Unpublished master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Burklow, C. (2015). Education for a clinically integrated network (Unpublished master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Gaynor, N. (2014). The education transaction: The student as the consumer and the product
(Unpublished master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Hamilton, K. (2015). Essential information and process of bedside report (Unpublished master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Hardesty, C. (2014). Nursing faculty mentoring program (Unpublished master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Harper, J. (2014). Strengthening nursing students in medical math: Make no mistakes (Unpublished
master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Hudgens, E. (2015). Process flow for low acuity patients in the emergency room (Unpublished master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
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Graduate Student Presentations - MSN cont.
Jackson, T. (2014). An evidence-based mentoring program for new nurse faculty (Unpublished master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Jones, C. (2015). Quality dashboards (Unpublished master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University,
Bowling Green, KY.
Korkut, H. (2015) Implementation of float pool in acute care (Unpublished master’s thesis). Western
Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Little, S. (2014). Implementation of maternal complication simulation in an associate degree nursing
program (Unpublished master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Martin, S. (2014). Teaching medication safety using systems thinking (Unpublished master’s thesis).
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Parham, S. (2015). Bedside shift report capstone (Unpublished master’s thesis). Western Kentucky
University, Bowling Green, KY.
Riggs, E. (2014). Incivility in nursing (Unpublished master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University,
Bowling Green, KY.
Riney, A. (2015). Nurse incivility (Unpublished master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University, Bowling
Green, KY.
Sells, K. (2015). Newborn bathing practice (Unpublished master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Sharber, K. (2015). Clinical communications: Responding to patient concerns/needs (Unpublished
master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Stiles, D. (2014). Nursing students and social media misuse: Handling the issues (Unpublished master’s thesis). Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
Wells, A. (2015). Student mentoring in the skills laboratory setting (Unpublished master’s thesis).
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
New Journal Highlight
Beverly Siegrist, Editor-in-Chief
Cathy Abell & Dawn Garrett-Wright, Managing Editors
The International Journal of Faith Community Nursing (IJFCN) is the official journal of Faith Community Nursing International (FCNI). The primary aim of IJFCN is to support the practice of faith community nurses worldwide through publication of current research and best practices.
Faith community nurses, scholars, practitioners, and graduate students are invited to submit their
manuscripts for publication. Articles in the IJFCN are published quarterly completion of a double blind
peer-review. Four specific types of articles will be published in the IJFCN. They are:
• Full-length empirical articles: Comprehensive reports of findings from quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-design research studies
• Brief empirical articles: Succinct summaries of findings from quantitative, qualitative, or
mixed-design research studies of minimal scope (e.g., pilot studies)
• Comprehensive literature reviews: Articles providing summary and analysis of the body of
existing research on a topic
• Evaluations of successful program designed for and implemented in faith communities
• Book reviews: Reviews of books relevant to the disciplines
• Student research: Empirical articles or literature reviews for which the first author is currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program.
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