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Amie Koch

Amie Koch

Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
amie.koch@duke.edu
Duke School of Nursing, Box 3322, Durham, NC 27710
Duke School of Nursing, 307 Trent Drive, 3216 Ipe Bldg, Durham, NC 27710
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Selected Publications

LGBTQ+ disclosure: challenges and possibilities.

Journal Article Culture, health & sexuality · June 2024 This paper uses Ambiguous Loss Theory to explore the anticipatory and ambiguous losses and stressors surrounding the decision to come out as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer. Purposive sampling was used to administer a survey to 429 individuals ... Full text Cite

Topical Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome Caused by Short-term Steroid Use

Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · May 1, 2024 Topical and oral steroids are commonly prescribed to patients of all ages for inflammatory skin conditions. Cessation of long-term topical steroid use can result in topical steroid withdrawal syndrome (TSWS), also known as red skin syndrome, but TSWS can a ... Full text Cite

Exploring the Challenges of Sexual Orientation Disclosure Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Individuals

Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · November 1, 2023 This qualitative study sought to understand lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) individuals’ experiences of sexual orientation disclosure in health care settings and ways health care providers (HCPs) can create supportive and inclusive relat ... Full text Cite

Crossroads of parental decision making: Intersections of hope, communication, relationships, and emotions.

Journal Article Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community · June 2023 Parents of children born with complex life-threatening chronic conditions (CLTCs) experience an uncertain trajectory that requires critical decision making. Along this trajectory, hope plays an influential but largely unexplored role; therefore, this quali ... Full text Cite

Examining Stigma and Disclosure Among Women With HIV in the Southern United States: Qualitative Study Guided by the Adaptive Leadership Framework for Chronic Illness.

Journal Article The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC · January 2023 AbstractStigma is a fundamental cause of health inequities. Guided by the Adaptive Leadership Framework for Chronic Illness (ALFCI), this descriptive qualitative study explored the challenges of stigma and disclosure experienced by women with HIV ... Full text Cite

Adultification of Black children negatively impacts their health: Recommendations for health care providers.

Journal Article Nursing forum · September 2022 Adultification is the term used to define how Black children are viewed as older than they are. Systemic racism has forced Black children into social, emotional, and physical adult roles before they are adults, contributing to adultification. Pediatric and ... Full text Cite

Addressing Adultification of Black Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department: A Framework to Decrease Disparities.

Journal Article Health promotion practice · July 2022 Systematic racism and structural discrimination in the United States are factors that have negatively affected the health of Black individuals and families. One form of racism that often goes unrecognized and yet has a profound negative impact on the healt ... Full text Cite

Adaptive Challenges, Adaptive Work, and Adaptive Leadership Among Women Living With HIV in the Southern United States: Findings From a Qualitative Study.

Journal Article The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC · May 2022 AbstractWomen living with HIV have a higher burden of non-AIDS comorbidities and prevalence of chronic conditions. The Adaptive Leadership Framework for Chronic Illness clarifies living with complex health challenges by delineating the technical w ... Full text Cite

Exploring Resilience Among Black Women Living With HIV in the Southern United States: Findings From a Qualitative Study.

Journal Article The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC · March 2022 AbstractBlack women living with HIV (WLWH) face individual and sociostructural challenges. Despite these challenges, many exemplify remarkable levels of resilience and coping. Yet, research on resilience and coping in this population is limited. T ... Full text Cite

Rooting Out White Supremacy and Implementing Antiracism in Nursing Education

Journal Article Creative Nursing · February 2021 Discussing racism is challenging for nurse educators and nursing students, because White privilege and racial inequities are deeply embedded and normalized in our societal structures. Avoiding the topic of racism in nursing education renders White ... Full text Cite

Nurses' Role in Providing Comprehensive Communication, Prognostication, and Palliative Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Journal Article Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association · December 2020 This article presents the case of a mother of young children who has terminal stage IV cancer with whom providers had not discussed goals of care and prognostication. Communications about prognostication and goals of care are commonly initiated by physicia ... Full text Cite

Communication and Cultural Sensitivity for Families and Children With Life-Limiting Diseases: An Informed Decision-Making Ethical Case in Community-Based Palliative Care.

Journal Article Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association · August 2020 Featured Publication The health care decisions of families of children who have life-limiting genetic diseases are impacted by multiple factors including religious and ethical values, education and knowledge, emotional trauma, availability of support, and accessibility of care ... Full text Cite

Cross communication. Avoiding device interference in pacemakers and ICDs.

Journal Article Advance for nurse practitioners · February 2009 Cite