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Brandi Tuttle

Prof Library Staff
Medical Center Library & Archives
DUMC 3702, Durham, NC 27710
10 Searle Drive, DUMC Box 3702, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications


Experiences of Nurses Speaking Up in Healthcare Settings: A Qualitative Metasynthesis.

Journal Article Journal of advanced nursing · November 2025 AimTo systematically review and synthesise qualitative research on nurses' experiences of speaking up in various contexts and to identify factors facilitating or impeding such a behaviour.DesignThis review was conducted as a qualitative m ... Full text Cite

Use of Virtual Oncology in Hepatopancreatobiliary Cancers: A Scoping Review.

Journal Article Ann Surg Oncol · September 30, 2025 BACKGROUND: Telehealth has emerged as a promising solution to address access gaps in cancer care, particularly for complex conditions such as hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) cancers. Despite the broader adoption of telemedicine in oncology, HPB cancers remain ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of neighborhood-level deprivation on glaucoma prevalence and treatment: A review of the literature.

Journal Article Surv Ophthalmol · June 10, 2025 We summarize the existing literature describing the associations between neighborhood-level socioeconomic indices and various glaucoma-related health outcomes. Glaucoma remains one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, and while risk factors have b ... Full text Link to item Cite

A narrative review of psychological safety in the surgical learning environment.

Journal Article Semin Vasc Surg · June 2025 Psychological safety is a critical component of the medical learning environment. While multiple synthesis studies exist for psychological safety within broader medical education, few have focused specifically on surgical training paradigms. This narrative ... Full text Link to item Cite

Dietary Patterns in Prostate Cancer Prevention and Management: A Systematic Review of Prospective Cohort Studies and Randomized Clinical Trials

Journal Article European Urology · January 1, 2025 Background and objective: Prostate cancer (PC) is the second most common cancer and a leading cause of death among males. In this systematic review we evaluated cohort studies and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the relationship between dietary patt ... Full text Cite

Use of Impedance Cardiography to Guide Blood Pressure Lowering Medication Selection: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Journal Article Am J Hypertens · October 14, 2024 BACKGROUND: Blood pressure (BP) control can be difficult to attain due to multiple factors, including choosing and titrating antihypertensive medications. Measurement of hemodynamic parameters using impedance cardiography (ICG) at the point of care may all ... Full text Link to item Cite

Beyond the Rainbow: Integrating Cultural Humility into LGBTQIA+ Health Inclusion Initiatives

Chapter · May 7, 2024 This book shows how to integrate cultural humility, a process of self-awareness of personal and cultural biases and sensitivity to significant cultural issues of others, into librarianship. ... Cite

NP and PA transition to practice: A scoping review of fellowships and onboarding programs.

Journal Article JAAPA · December 1, 2023 OBJECTIVES: Newly graduated NPs and physician associates/assistants (PAs) benefit from transition to practice (TTP) support to move successfully into practice. TTP programs (such as onboarding programs, fellowships, and residencies) hold promise for improv ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Nurse practitioner and physician assistant transition to practice: A scoping review of fellowships and onboarding programs.

Journal Article J Am Assoc Nurse Pract · December 1, 2023 BACKGROUND: Newly graduated nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) benefit from transition-to-practice (TTP) support to move successfully into practice. Transition-to-practice programs (i.e., onboarding programs and fellowships/residencie ... Full text Link to item Cite

Transition-to-practice programs for newly graduated advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants: a scoping review protocol.

Journal Article JBI Evid Synth · December 1, 2022 OBJECTIVE: The objective of this scoping review is to map the evidence on transition-to-practice programs for newly graduated advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants, and describe how they differ. Additional objectives include summariz ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effectiveness of speak-up training programs for clinical nurses: A scoping review.

Journal Article International journal of nursing studies · December 2022 BackgroundSpeaking up about patient safety concerns is critical when bedside nurses encounter unsafe situations. Training programs that encourage nurses' speaking up behavior have been introduced, but there is limited evidence regarding whether su ... Full text Cite

Risk factors associated with physical therapist burnout: a systematic review.

Journal Article Physiotherapy · September 2022 BACKGROUND: Studies consistently suggest that work as a physical therapist is associated with burnout, yet no review of the contributing factors has been conducted. OBJECTIVE: To identify and examine the risk factors associated with physical therapist burn ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Symptomatic, Non-Limb-Threatening Peripheral Artery Disease: A State-of-the-Art Review.

Journal Article Circ Cardiovasc Interv · January 2022 Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are health outcomes directly reported by the patient that can be used to measure the effect of disease and treatments on patient perceived well-being. This review summarizes current evidence regarding the validatio ... Full text Link to item Cite

Predicting Patient-Centered Outcomes from Spine Surgery Using Risk Assessment Tools: a Systematic Review.

Journal Article Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med · June 2020 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the current literature in patients undergoing spine surgery in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine to determine the available risk assessment tools to predict the patient-centered ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Are You SURE You Want to Send That? A Model for Email Professionalism in Medical Education.

Journal Article J Physician Assist Educ · December 2017 Email is an essential method of communication within academic medical environments and elsewhere. There is a growing body of literature that focuses on provider-to-patient communication in addition to studies examining the intersection of social networking ... Full text Link to item Cite

Curriculum-Based Library Instruction: From Cultivating Faculty Relationships to Assessment

Journal Article Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · April 2016 Full text Cite

Curriculum-Based Library Instruction: From Cultivating Faculty Relationships to Assessment.

Chapter · September 26, 2014 The rampant nature of technology has caused a shift in information seeking behaviors. In addition, current trends such as evidence based medicine and information literacy mean that one time instructional sessions cannot provide our patrons with all of the ... Cite

American Thoracic Society documents: an official American Thoracic Society/Society of Thoracic Radiology Clinical Practice Guideline--Evaluation of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy.

Journal Article Radiology · February 2012 BACKGROUND: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a leading cause of maternal mortality in the developed world. Along with appropriate prophylaxis and therapy, prevention of death from PE in pregnancy requires a high index of clinical suspicion followed by a timely a ... Full text Link to item Cite

An official American Thoracic Society/Society of Thoracic Radiology clinical practice guideline: evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy.

Journal Article Am J Respir Crit Care Med · November 15, 2011 BACKGROUND: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a leading cause of maternal mortality in the developed world. Along with appropriate prophylaxis and therapy, prevention of death from PE in pregnancy requires a high index of clinical suspicion followed by a timely a ... Full text Link to item Cite

PubMed instruction for medical students: searching for a better way.

Journal Article Medical reference services quarterly · July 2009 Featured Publication In 2007, Duke University Medical Center Library instituted an interactive, online PubMed tutorial and quiz for medical students to replace an in-person lecture. This article describes the events leading to this educational paradigm shift and how the tutori ... Full text Cite

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Journal Article Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · October 2008 Full text Cite