Current multi and inter-disciplinary research includes but is not limited to:

The Acute Pain Experience of Hospitalized Adolescents Resulting from Blunt Traumatic Injury (Margie Crandall, R.N., Ph.D.)

Introduction of Pediatric Pain Intensity Scales:
Pain Management Outcomes (Margie Crandall, R.N., Ph.D.)

Proactive Pediatric Pain Preparation Education Approach
(Winner of the $10,000 Innovative Pilot Project, 2000) (Margie Crandall, R.N., Ph.D.)

Eula Wiley Award Winner 2005 The research being conducted by the acute care committee and Christine Davis, Physical Therapist on the accurate assessment of types of aphasia and effective ways of communicating with aphasic patients (James Denman, Rosa Asad, Alicia Bengs, Christine Davis, Bonnie Raingruber)

Eula Wiley Award Winner 2005 RCT study on the management of the patient presenting to the Emergency Department with spontaneous Abortion. (Dana Covington, Michele Brown, B. Rickabaugh)

The effectiveness of a healing space intervention for families of critically ill neonates (Jay Milstein, Bonnie Raingruber)

A comparison study of quality and patient satisfaction of colonoscopy exams in the Outpatient Clinic setting where physicians and Nurse Practitioners are conducting the procedures. (Michele Limoges, R.N., F.N.P.) In development phase.

Is self-perception related to timing of social bowel continence among children with anorectal malformations or Hirschsprung’s disease? (multi-site study) (Marti Fledderman, & B. Rickabaugh)

The evaluation of transesophageal echocardiography for the assessment of the effects of blood loss and replacement on left ventricular preload and diastolic function in a controlled human hemorrhagic model. (David Rose, R.N., Ph.D.-C. & Dept. of Anesthesia)

Quality of Life in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease in Cardiac Rehab versus Cardiac Reversal programs (Julie Chester-Wood, R.N. & Sarah Haas, R.N.).

Unrecognized Cognitive Deficits in Chronic Heart Failure: The Pilot (Mary Jane Sauvé, D.N.S.c., William Lewis, M.D., Susan Bennett R.N., Ph.D.)

UC Davis Medical Center nurse names in bold print.

 

Bennett, S.J, & Sauvé, M.J.  (2003). Cognitive deficits in patients with heart failure: A review of the literature.  Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 18(3), 219-242.

 

Crandall M, Miaskowski C, Kools S, Savedra M. (2002).  The pain experience of adolescents after acute blunt traumatic injury.  Pain Management Nursing, 3(3), 104-14.

 

Crandall, M. & Savedra, M. (Accepted 2004).  Multidimensional assessment using the adolescent pediatric pain tool: A case report.  Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing.

 

Curry M.P., Trask. L., Liederman, E., Hutchinson, D., Zeboski, A. (2004). Verbal orders compliance and how we achieved it. J AHIMA, 75(7), 38-41.

 

Hodge, M., Asch, S., Olson, V., Kravitz, R., Sauvé, M.J. (2002).  Development of indicators of nursing quality to evaluate nurse staffing ratios. JONA, 2(6), 338-345.

 

Hodge, M.B., Sauvé, M.J., Kravtiz, R.L., Romano, P.S., Olson, V.A., Harvey, D., Samuels, S.J. (2003). Licensed caregivers characteristics and staffing in California acute care hospital units.   JONA.  In Press.

 

Hodge, M., Kochie, L.D., Larsen, L., & Santiago, M. (2003).   Clinician-implemented research utilization in critical care. American Journal of Critical Care, 12(4), 361-6.

 

Ilumin, M.   (2003). A continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiative: focusing on primary nurse accountability. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 30(1), 33-7.

 

Kravitz, R., & Sauvé, M.J.   Hospital nursing staff ratios and quality of care. (2002).  Final Report of Evidence, Administrative Data, an Expert Panel Process, and a Hospital Staffing Survey.  Final Report eScholarship Repository, University of California.  Copyright. 

 

Lee SL, Sena M, Greenholz SK, Fledderman M.A (2003). A multidisciplinary approach to the development of a cervical spine clearance protocol: process, rationale, and initial results. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 38(3), 358-62; discussion 358-62. Review.

 

Limoges, M., & Rickabaugh, B. (2004).Evaluation of TENS during screening flexible sigmoidoscopy.  Gastroenterology Nursing, 27(2), 61-8.

 

McBeth, C. L., McDonald R.J., Hodge, M.B. (2004). Antibiotic sampling from central venous catheters versus peripheral veins. Pediatric Nursing, 30(3), 200-2.

 

Miller, P. L., & Ernst, A.A. (2004).  Sex differences in analgesia: A randomized trial of μ versus к opiod agonists.  Southern Medical Journal, 97(1), 35-41.

 

Miller, P. L.   (2003).  Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia recognition and treatment.  AORN Journal, 78(1), 79-88.

 

Milstein, J.M. & Raingruber, B. (2003, April Supplement). Detoxifying death in the neonate. In search of meaningfulness at the end of life. Pediatric Research, 53(4), 101A-102A.

 

Milstein, J.M. & Raingruber, B. (2003, April Supplement). Healing with curing at the beginning of life. Pediatric Research, 53(4), p. 101A.

 

Quamme, J.R., Yonelinas, A.P., Widaman, K.F., Kroll, N.E.A., Sauvé, M.J.   (2004). Recall and recognition in mild hypoxia: Using covariance structural modeling to test competing theories of explicit memory.  Neuropsychologia, An International Journal in Behavioral Neurosciences. 

 

Raingruber, B.J. (in press). Mindmaps for developing critical thinking skills, Fundamentals of Nursing Textbook, F.A. Davis, Philadelphia.

 

Raingruber, B. (2004).   Freshman seminars. Do they help pre-nursing students adjust to college life? Nurs Leadersh Forum. Spring;8(3):101-6.

 

Raingruber, B. (2004).   Using poetry to discover and share significant meanings in child and adolescent mental health nursing. Journal of Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs. Jan-Mar;17 (1):13-20.

 

Raingruber, B. (2003).   Gaps in service in the recognition and treatment of depression and suicidal ideation within a four-county area. Perspect Psychiatr Care. Oct-Dec;39(4):151-62.

 

Raingruber, B. (2003).  Nurture: the fundamental significance of relationship as a paradigm for mental health nursing.  Perspect Psychiatr Care. Jul-Sep;39(3):104-12, 132-5.

 

Raingruber, B., & Kent, M. (2003).   Attending to embodied responses: a way to identify practice-based and human meanings associated with secondary trauma. Qual Health Res. Apr;13(4):449-68.

 

Raingruber, B. J. & Haffer, A.G. (reprint, 2003). Using Your Head To Land On Your Feet: Developing Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning Skills as a Beginning Practitioner. F.A. Davis (book and companion CD-ROM). (data based). Philadelphia.

 

Raingruber, B., & Ritter, V.   (2003). Intensity and challenge as an aspect of work satisfaction in an urban emergency room. Nursing Leadership Forum, 8(2), 58-63.

 

Raingruber, B. & Ritter, V. (2003). Intensity and challenge as an aspect of work satisfaction in an urban emergency room. In Harriet R. Feldman (Ed.), The nursing shortage: Strategies for recruitment and retention in clinical practice and education (pp. 107-120). New York: Springer Publishing Company.

 

Raingruber, B. (2003).   Integrating aesthetics into advanced practice mental health nursing:  Commercial film as a suggested modality.  Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 24: 1-28.

 

Raingruber, B.    (2003). Video-cued narrative reflection: a research approach for articulating tacit, relational, and embodied understandings. Quality Health Research,13(8), 1155-69.

 

Raingruber, B., & Kent, M. (2003).  Attending to embodied responses: A way to identify practice-based and human meanings associated with secondary trauma, Qualitative Health Research, 13(4), 449-468.

 

Raingruber, B. (2002).   Client and provider perspectives regarding the stigma of and nonstigmatizing interventions for depression. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. Oct;16(5):201-7.

 

Rose, D. D.   (2003). Transesophageal echocardiography as an alternative for the assessment of the trauma and critical care patient. AANA J, 71(3), 223-8.

 

Rose, D. D., &   Rowen, D.W. (2002).  Perioperative considerations in major orthopedic trauma: pelvic and long bone fractures.  AANA J., 70(2), 131-7. Review.

 

Schultz, A. (2005) Predicting and preventing pressure ulcers in surgical patients.  AORN J. May;81(5):986-1006; quiz 1009-12.

 

Sievers, A.   (1998, 2005 Pending). Skull base surgery, cancer dysphagia.  In Harris, L. & Huntoon, M. (Eds.), SOHN National Core Curriculum, SOHN New Smyrna Beach Fla.

 

Sievers, A. (2005 Pending).  Nursing care of the head and neck cancer patients.  In Donald, P.J. (Ed.), Head and Neck Cancer.Thieme Pub.

 

Sievers, A., & Lorens, B. (2005 Pending).  Nutrition of the head and neck cancer patients. In Donald, P.J. (Ed.), Head and Neck Cancer.   Thieme Pub.

 

Sievers, A.   (2005 Pending).  Post surgical care of head and neck cancer. Oncology Nursing Society, Monograph on Head and Neck Cancer.

 

Sievers, A. & et al.  (2005 Pending).  Upper airway disorders. In Wraa and Bowles (Eds.). Medical Surgical Nursing. Prentice Hall Publishers.

 

Yonelinas, A.P., Kroll, N.E., Quamme, J.R., Lazzarra, M.M., Sauvé, M.J., Widaman, K.F., Knight, R.T. (2002). Effects of extensive temporal lobe damage or mild hypoxia on recollection and familiarity. Nature Neuroscience, 5(11), 1236-1241.

UC Davis Medical Center nurse names in bold print.

 

Balinsat, E.  (2003).  UC Davis Health System Nursing skills lab for new RNs.  National Nursing Skills Lab Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

 

Covington, D. (2003).  Emotional care of acute spontaneous abortion in the emergency department.  2003 Magnet Conference.

 

Crandall, M., Lammers, C. & Senders, C. (2005).  Preoperative Pain Education for Children: Descriptions and Outcomes.  International Pain Conference, Sidney, Australia. 

 

Deitzen, K.  (2003).  Lactation Specialist Practice.  International Lactation Consultant Association Conference.

 

Edward, S. (2003).  Is my patient storming?  European Association of Neuroscience Nurses Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.

 

Fledderman, M.  (2004).  Legal issues in our practice.  Thirteenth Annual Conference of the American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association, May 24-27, 2004, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

 

Fledderman, M. (2004). Enteral Feeding Issues.  Oley Foundation Conference, San Francisco.

 

Kixmiller, J., Sauvé, M.J. ( 2001). Generalization of mnemonic memory skill training in a patient with TBI.  Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological  Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  Accepted for presentation 2/14/2002

 

Hodge, M., & Raingruber, B. (2003).  Implementing research utilization in acute care.  Sigma Theta Tau International, Virgin Islands.

 

Hodge MB, Asch SM, Olson VA, Kravitz RL, Sauvé MJ.  (2002). Developing indicators of nursing quality to evaluate nurse staffing ratios.  Academy of Health Services Research Annual Meeting.  June 23-25.  Washington DC.

 

Maita, G.  (2003).  Break Down the Barriers Encountered at CCS and EDS.  Northwestern

American Academy of Pediatrics Conference in San Francisco.

 

Marin, A., Kissinger, E., Bohret, L., & Rickabaugh, B. (2004) Pediatrics: One thing Leads to Another: Putting Primary Nursing in Motion.  The Forum On Health Care Leadership: Tomorrow’s Nursing Workforce, (Cross County University, ANCC, VHA, JCAHO) Nashville, Tennessee.

 

Raingruber, B. (2004)  “Teaching adult mental health nursing.” Mosby’s Faculty Development Institute, San Diego, California.

 

Raingruber, B. (2004) “Developing an innovative web based course in adult mental health nursing.”  16^th Annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching West, San Diego California.

 

Raingruber, B. Peterson, J. Denman, J, Varnau, W. W.  Resuello, R., DeContreaus, R., Brown, J., Asad, R., D., Mahnke, J. (2004)  Proper use of and compliance with knee length versus thigh length compression stockings and sequential compression devices. Eight Annual Magnet Conference, Institute for Research, Education, and Consultation and the University of California Davis Medical Center.

 

Raingruber, B. Peterson, J., Denman, J, Varnau, W., Resuello, R., DeContreaus, R., Brown, J., Brady, D., Mahnke, J (2004) Pre-conference Symposium Contribution, The Use Of Knee-Length Vs. Thigh-Length Compression Stockings and Sequential Compression Devices, 15^th International STT Nursing Research Congress, Ireland.

 

Raingruber, B. (2004)   Pre-conference Symposium Contribution, Implementing evidence based practice via nurse-lead research utilization committees, 15^th International STT Nursing Research Congress, Ireland.

 

Raingruber, B. (2004) Client perceptions of the experience of Dahn Yoga, energy healing, meditation, and exercise, Research Symposium on Energetic and Spiritual Processes of Healing, University of Arizona and University of Connecticut, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

 

Raingruber, B. Peterson, J. Denman, J, Varnau, W.  Resuello, R., DeContreaus, R., Brown, J., Brady, D., Mahnke, J.  (2004)  Establishing a Test for Interrater Reliability for a Study on the Use of Knee-length versus Thigh-Length Compression Stockings and Sequential Compression Devices, Patient and staff safety: Incorporating the evidence. 11^th National Evidence Based Practice Conference. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.

 

Raingruber, B.,  Peterson, J. Denman, J, Varnau, W. Resuello, R., DeContreaus, R., Brown, J., Brady, D., Mahnke, J. (2004)  The Use of Knee-Length versus Thigh-Length Compression Stockings and Sequential Compression Devices, Patient and staff safety: Incorporating the evidence. 11^th National Evidence Based Practice Conference. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.

 

Raingruber, B. (2003) Teaching Critical Thinking, Advanced Preceptor Symposium, Kaiser, San Ramon Valley Conference Center, California.

 

Raingruber, B. (2003)  Innovative Use of a Web-based Course for Teaching Graduate Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. The International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses. Fifth Annual Conference. Charleston, South Carolina.

Raingruber, B. (2002)  Invited keynote debate, "Nurture vs. nature”, Psychopharmacology for advanced practice psychiatric nurses (300 attending), Perspectives in Psychiatric Care Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Raingruber, B. (2002)  Intensity and challenge as an aspect of work satisfaction in an urban emergency room, Western Institute of Nursing Research, Palm Springs, California. 

 

Raingruber, B. (2002)  What can be done about the stigma associated with depression and suicidal ideation?  American Psychiatric Nurses Association International Conference, Dallas, Texas. 

 

Raingruber, B. (2002) Can we learn about being mental health nurses from commercially available films?  American Psychiatric Nurses Association International Conference, Dallas, Texas.

 

Raingruber, B. (2002) Nurse-patient Ratios: Is there a need for adopting national standards?  American Psychiatric Nurses Association International Conference, Dallas, Texas. 

 

Raingruber, B. (2002) How to obtain the richest data by conducting effective qualitative research interviews.  Sigma Theta Tau 13t^h International Research Conference, Brisbane, Australia. 

 

Raingruber, B. (2002)   A continuum of ways of knowing: Intuition, pattern recognition and symptom cluster analysis.  Sigma Theta Tau 13t^h International Research Conference, Brisbane, Australia.

 

Raingruber B.J., Sauvé, M.J., & Hodge, M.  (2002). Nurse-Patient Staffing Ratios: Is there a need for adopting National Standards.  American Psychiatric Nurses Association International Conference.  Dallas, Texas.

 

Rickabaugh, B., Raingruber, B., Harrison, J., Hodge, M. & Sauve, M.J. (2004) Pre-conference Symposium Contribution, The Challenges of Assessment and Strategic Planning, 15^th International STT Nursing Research Congress, Ireland.

 

Rickabaugh, B., Marin, A., Kissinger, E., Bohret, L. & Crandall, M.  (2004)  What are the

needed strategies to prepare clinical nurses to function effectively in committees in administrative leadership roles?  Issue Brief for Summit of Sages,

University of Minnesota School of Nursing, St. Paul, Minnesota.

 

Rickabaugh, B. (2004). Center for Nursing Research. Western Institute of Nursing, Portland, Oregon.

 

Rickabaugh, B., Moore, L., & G. Easter (2005)  An Evidence-based Practice Approach to

Reduce Patient Falls.  Sigma Theta Tau International, Hawaii.

 

Robinson, C. (2003).   Magnet Hospital Status.  Nursing Leadership Council Healthcare Association of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Robinson, C. (2003).  Creating Professional Nursing Practice.  Making Practice the Core, Chief Nursing Officers, Minnesota.

 

Robinson, C. (2003).  Destination Hospital.  Nurse Manager Conference Central Baptist Hospital Lexington, Kentucky.

 

Robinson, C. (2003).  Creating a Destination Hospital for Nurses.  Council of International Hospitals, London.

 

Rutan, P., Balinsat, E. & Hill, J.  (2003).  Starting a Simulator Program.  Poster presentation at the National Skills Lab Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

 

Rutan, P., Bencken, E., & Schamburg, J.  (2003).  Starting a Simulator Program.  International Human Patient Simulator Network Conference, Tampa, Fl.

 

Rutan, P., & Reiter, M.  (2003).  New Graduate Panel: Clinical training programs for new graduates and new nurses at UC DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER.  Seventh Annual Magnet Conference, Huston, Texas.

 

Sauve, M.J. & Rickabaugh. B. (2005) Evidence Based Practice – Critiquing the Literature

and Electronic Literature Search. Sigma Theta Tau International, Hawaii.

 

Sauvé, M.J.,  Raingruber, B., Rickabaugh, B., & Denman, J. (2004) Authors and Presenters.

Symposium Presentation. Challenging the Status Quo: Impact of Evidence-Based

Practice.  Sigma Theta Tau, International, Dublin, Ireland.

 

Sauvé, M.J., Blankenbiller M, Lewis W, Bennett SJ.  (2002). Impact of cognitive impairments on quality of life in patients with heart failure.  American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.  November. Chicago. Circulation (Supp) 106 (19). #2959.

 

Sauvé, M.J., Kixmiller J, Swick D, Knight R.  (2002).  Cognitive Retraining in Survivors of Sudden Cardiac Arrest.  The 4^th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes in CVD and Stroke. October.  Washington, DC. Circulation 106; e76 #105.

 

Smith, K. (2005 accepted) Reflection and Caring: Reigniting the Spirit of Caring.  2005 Magnet Conference, Orlando, Florida.

 

Varnau, W. & Schwartz, Y. (2003).    2003 Magnet Conference, Huston Texas.

 

Warne, K. & Rogers, J. (2003)  Case Management in the ED.  10^th Annual National Institute of

Case Management, San Francisco.

 

Wolf, M., & Lawrence, M., Haymore, R. & Warg, M.  (2003).  Multicultural Dilemma with

Advance Directives Survey.  Western Institute of Nursing Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

The effectiveness of knee-length vs. thigh length TEDS and SCDs. (Janet Pertersen, James Denman, Wini Varnau, Debra Brady, Raquel Resuello, Mel DeContreaus, Jane Brown, Jamie Mahnke, Bonnie Raingruber.

 

Quality of Life in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease in Cardiac Rehab versus Cardiac Reversal programs (Julie Chester-Wood, Sarah Haas, & Barbara Rickabaugh).

 

Cognitive Impairments in Chronic Heart Failure: A Case Controlled Pilot Study

Authors: Mary Jane Sauvé D.N.S.c., R.N., William Lewis, M.D., Miriam Blankenbiller, B.S.N. R.N., Barbara Rickabaugh M.S., R.N., Susan J. Bennett, D.N.S., R.N. (submitted to the American Heart Association, July 2005).