Current Appointments & Affiliations
Consulting Associate in the School of Nursing
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2018 - Present
School of Nursing
Consulting Associate in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
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2018 - Present
Family Medicine and Community Health, Occupational & Environmental,
Family Medicine and Community Health
Recent Publications
Factors associated with lift equipment use during patient lifts and transfers by hospital nurses and nursing care assistants: A prospective observational cohort study.
Journal Article Int J Nurs Stud · March 2019 BACKGROUND: Despite wide availability of patient lift equipment in hospitals to promote worker and patient safety, nursing staff do not consistently use equipment. OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of factors on the use or non-use of lift equipment dur ... Full text Link to item CiteImpact of Behavior Management Training on Nurses' Confidence in Managing Patient Aggression.
Journal Article The Journal of nursing administration · February 2019 ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of behavior management training on nurses' confidence in managing aggressive patients.BackgroundNurses are at a high risk of experiencing violence directed toward them by patients. ... Full text CiteUse of Assistive Devices to Lift, Transfer, and Reposition Hospital Patients.
Journal Article Nurs Res · 2019 BACKGROUND: Devices to lift, transfer, and reposition patients are recommended for healthcare workers' and patients' safety, but their intended use has yet to be fully realized. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe hospital nursing staff use of ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Case Crossover Study of Factors Associated with Patient Lift Equipment Use
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2014 - 2017Effectiveness of OSHA outreach training on construction work-related injury rates
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by CPWR-The center for construction research and training · 2015 - 2016Development & Evaluation of a Comprehensive Hospital Workplace Violence Surveillance System
ResearchEpidemiologist · Awarded by University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · 2014 - 2016View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2012
Ph.D.