Debra Huffman Brandon | Scholars@Duke

Debra Huffman Brandon
Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, with tenure

Debra Brandon, Associate Professor joined the faculty of the Duke University School of Nursing in 1999. She was Director of the PhD Program in Nursing from from July of 2011 until January 30^th of 2018. She also practiced as a Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Intensive Care Nursery of Duke University Medical Center from 1993 to 2012. Dr. Brandon is an active member of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN), the International Society for Infant Studies ISIS), and is a Co-editor in Chief for the journal Advances in Neonatal Care. Dr. Brandon’s research focuses on understanding the impact of the environment of care on the health and development of high-risk infants and young children with an overall goal of implementing interventions to improve the short- and long-term outcomes of both the infants and their families.

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Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, with tenure, School of Nursing, Duke University 2009
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Clinical Science Departments 2007

Contact Information

Box 3322, 307 Trent Drive, School Of Nursing, Durham, NC 27710
School Of Nursing Room 3077A, Pearson Building, Durham, NC 27710
debra.brandon@duke.edu (919) 681-3813

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2000
- M.S.N., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1981
Duke Appointment History
- PhD Program Director in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2011 - 2017
- Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2007 - 2009
- Assistant Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2002 - 2007
- Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Clinical Science Departments 2005 - 2007
- Assistant Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2000 - 2001
- Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 1994 - 2000
Academic Positions Outside Duke
- Visiting Professor, Assiut Univeristy. 2017
- Visiting Professor, University of São Paulo . 2014
- Harris Visiting Professor, University of Illinois Chicago. 2010
Recognition
In the News
- FEB 27, 2018
  
  Six Honored by Cook Society for Leadership & Community Activism
Awards & Honors
Expertise
Subject Headings
- Neonatology
Research
Selected Grants
- Future of Nursing Scholars 2018 awarded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2018 - 2021
- Future of Nursing Scholars 2017 awarded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2017 - 2020
- Very Low Birthweight (VLBW) Preterm Infant Skin Health with Bundled Care in the NICU: A RCT awarded by Kimberly-Clark Global Sales, LLC 2017 - 2019
- Trajectory of Parenting Confidence among Parents of Infants with Complex Chronic Conditions awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2019
- Future of Nursing Scholars 2016 awarded by University of Pennsylvania 2016 - 2019
- Trajectory of Parenting Confidence awarded by National Association of Neonatal Nurses 2017 - 2019
- Jonas Nurse Scholar Program 2016-2018 awarded by Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence 2016 - 2018
- MSN Nursing Program Partnership for Bridges to the Doctorate awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2018
- MICROBIAL SUCCESSION AND ADAPTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSES IN THE PREMATURE INFANT awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2017
- Parental Bereavement Trajectories: Relationship to Health Risk Indicators awarded by National Association of Indian Nurses of America 2014 - 2016
- Trajectories of Parental Bereavement Challenges and their Health Risks; A Case-based Mixed Methods Study awarded by American Nurses Foundation, Inc. 2014 - 2016
- Mother-Daughter Relationship Influences on Daughters' Dietary Practices awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2016
- Sleep-Wake State and Feeding Competency in Very Preterm Infants awarded by American Nurses Foundation, Inc. 2014 - 2015
- Decision-making for Infants with Complex Life-Threatening Conditions awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2015
- Nurses' Information Needs while Caring for Hospitalized Children awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2011 - 2012
- Mental Health Assessment for Pediatric Advanced Practice Nurses awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration 2007 - 2010
- Preterm Infants:Light Effects on Health and Development awarded by National Institutes of Health 2003 - 2009
- Combined NNP/PNP program for Rural Health awarded by Department of Health and Human Services 2001 - 2004
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Superdock, AK, Barfield, RC, Brandon, DH, and Docherty, SL. "Exploring the vagueness of Religion & Spirituality in complex pediatric decision-making: a qualitative study." Bmc Palliative Care 17, no. 1 (September 12, 2018): 107-null. Full Text
  - McGrath, JM, and Brandon, D. "What Constitutes a Well-Designed Pilot Study?." Advances in Neonatal Care : Official Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 18, no. 4 (August 2018): 243-245. (Letter) Full Text
  - Osman, A, Gaffer, Y, Sharkawy, A, and Brandon, D. "Maternal cultural practices for neonates' care in upper Egypt." Women and Birth : Journal of the Australian College of Midwives 31, no. 4 (August 2018): e278-e285. Full Text
  - Dias, N, Brandon, D, Haase, JE, and Tanabe, P. "Bereaved Parents' Health Status During the First 6 Months After Their Child's Death." The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care 35, no. 6 (June 2018): 829-839. Full Text
  - Kelley, T, Brandon, D, and McGrath, JM. "Workarounds as the Catalyst to Drive a Culture of Innovation in Neonatal Care." Advances in Neonatal Care : Official Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 18, no. 3 (June 2018): 163-164. (Letter) Full Text
  - Younge, NE, Araújo-Pérez, F, Brandon, D, and Seed, PC. "Early-life skin microbiota in hospitalized preterm and full-term infants." Microbiome 6, no. 1 (May 31, 2018): 98-null. Full Text
  - Vance, AJ, McGrath, JM, and Brandon, D. "Where You Are Born Really Does Matter: Why Birth Hospital and Quality of Care Contribute to Racial/Ethnic Disparities." Advances in Neonatal Care : Official Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 18, no. 2 (April 2018): 81-82. (Letter) Full Text
  - Gondwe, KW, Yang, Q, Brandon, D, Chirwa, E, and Holditch-Davis, D. "Validation of the Chichewa Perinatal PTSD Questionnaire and Chichewa Child Health Worry Scale." International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences 9 (2018): 42-48. Full Text
  - "Challenges in Surgical Care of High Risk Newborns." Advances in Neonatal Care : Official Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 17, no. 6 (December 2017): 425-null. Full Text
  - Gondwe, KW, White-Traut, R, Brandon, D, Pan, W, and Holditch-Davis, D. "The role of sociodemographic factors in maternal psychological distress and mother-preterm infant interactions." Research in nursing & health 40, no. 6 (December 2017): 528-540. Full Text
  - McGrath, JM, and Brandon, D. "Why Human Milk and Not Breast Milk Among Other Changes: 2018 Author Guideline Updates." Advances in Neonatal Care : Official Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 17, no. 5 (October 2017): 325-326. (Letter) Full Text
  - Vance, AJ, and Brandon, DH. "Delineating Among Parenting Confidence, Parenting Self-Efficacy, and Competence." Ans. Advances in Nursing Science 40, no. 4 (October 2017): E18-E37. (Review) Full Text
  - Winkler, MR, Moore, ED, Bennett, GG, Armstrong, SC, and Brandon, DH. "Parent-adolescent influences on everyday dietary practices: Perceptions of adolescent females with obesity and their mothers." Maternal & Child Nutrition 13, no. 4 (October 2017). Full Text
  - Winkler, MR, Park, J, Pan, W, Brandon, DH, Scher, M, and Holditch-Davis, D. "Does preterm period sleep development predict early childhood growth trajectories?." Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 37, no. 9 (September 2017): 1047-1052. Full Text
  - Blake, SM, Tanaka, D, Bendz, LM, Staebler, S, and Brandon, D. "Evaluation of the Financial and Health Burden of Infants at Risk for Respiratory Syncytial Virus." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 17, no. 4 (August 2017): 292-298. Full Text
  - Brandon, D, and McGrath, JM. "Advancing Individualized Developmental Care: Context and Substance." Advances in Neonatal Care 17, no. 4 (August 1, 2017): 231-232. Full Text
  - Brandon, DH, Silva, SG, Park, J, Malcolm, W, Kamhawy, H, and Holditch-Davis, D. "Timing for the Introduction of Cycled Light for Extremely Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial." Research in Nursing & Health 40, no. 4 (August 2017): 294-310. Full Text
  - Crook, K, and Brandon, D. "Prenatal Breastfeeding Education: Impact on Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 17, no. 4 (August 2017): 299-305. Full Text
  - Dias, N, Docherty, S, and Brandon, D. "Parental bereavement: Looking beyond grief." Death Studies 41, no. 5 (May 2017): 318-327. Full Text
  - "Why Write a Letter to the Editor?." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 17, no. 2 (April 2017): 77-78. (Letter) Full Text
  - "The Changing Landscape of Peer Review." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 17, no. 1 (February 2017): 1-3. (Letter) Full Text
  - Tully, KP, Holditch-Davis, D, Silva, S, and Brandon, D. "The Relationship Between Infant Feeding Outcomes and Maternal Emotional Well-being Among Mothers of Late Preterm and Term Infants: A Secondary, Exploratory Analysis." Advances in Neonatal Care : Official Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 17, no. 1 (February 2017): 65-75. Full Text
  - Winkler, MR, Bennett, GG, and Brandon, DH. "Factors related to obesity and overweight among Black adolescent girls in the United States." Women & health 57, no. 2 (February 2017): 208-248. (Review) Full Text
  - Docherty, SL, Vorderstrasse, A, Brandon, D, and Johnson, C. "Visualization of Multidimensional Data in Nursing Science." Western Journal of Nursing Research 39, no. 1 (January 2017): 112-126. Full Text
  - "Using SQUIRE 2.0 to Guide Your Quality Improvement Work." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 16, no. 6 (December 2016): 399-400. (Letter) Full Text
  - "Infant Mortality Rates and Preterm Birth." Advances in Neonatal Care 16, no. 5 (October 2016): 323-324. Full Text
  - "Scholarly Publication and Social Media: Do They Have Something in Common?." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 16, no. 4 (August 2016): 245-248. Full Text
  - Park, J, Thoyre, S, Estrem, H, Pados, BF, Knafl, GJ, and Brandon, D. "Mothers' Psychological Distress and Feeding of Their Preterm Infants." Mcn. the American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing 41, no. 4 (July 2016): 221-229. Full Text
  - "Leadership in Neonatal Nursing." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 16, no. 3 (June 2016): 163-164. Full Text
  - Brock, WW, Cunningham, CA, Brandon, DH, Hoehn, V, and Carter, B. "Improving the Process of Enteral Nutrition Preparation With Milk Technicians: Perceptions of Cost, Time, and Quality." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 16, no. 2 (April 2016): 124-134. Full Text
  - Schierholz, E, Brandon, D, and McGrath, JM. "Providing a Voice for Our Littlest Patients: Strategies for Writing Case of the Month Manuscripts." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 16, no. 2 (April 2016): 87-88. Full Text
  - Costa, P, Kimura, AF, Brandon, DH, and Damiani, LP. "Predictors of Nonelective Removal of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters in Infants." Biological research for nursing 18, no. 2 (March 2016): 173-180. Full Text
  - "Video Abstracts: A Fun, Easy Way to Capture Your Audience: Try it!." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 16, no. 1 (February 2016): 1-2. (Letter) Full Text
  - Brandon, D, and McGrath, JM. "Conducting a Peer Review: Novice or Expert." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 15, no. 6 (December 2015): 365-366. Full Text
  - Lucas, R, Judge, M, Sajdlowska, J, Cong, X, McGrath, JM, and Brandon, D. "Effect of Maternal Body Mass Index on Infant Breastfeeding Behaviors and Exclusive Direct Breastfeeding." Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN 44, no. 6 (November 2015): 772-783. Full Text
  - Lucas, R, Judge, M, Sajdlowska, J, Cong, X, McGrath, JM, and Brandon, D. "Effect of Maternal Body Mass Index on Infant Breastfeeding Behaviors and Exclusive Direct Breastfeeding." Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 44, no. 6 (November 2015): E26-E27. Full Text
  - Hartz, LE, Bradshaw, W, and Brandon, DH. "Potential NICU Environmental Influences on the Neonate's Microbiome: A Systematic Review." Advances in Neonatal Care : Official Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 15, no. 5 (October 2015): 324-335. (Review) Full Text
  - Catlin, A, Brandon, D, Wool, C, and Mendes, J. "Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Newborns and Infants: From the National Association of Neonatal Nurses." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 15, no. 4 (August 2015): 239-240. Full Text
  - McGrath, JM, and Brandon, D. "Sharing Your Practice Expertise: Writing Clinical Manuscripts for Publication." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 15, no. 4 (August 2015): 229-232. (Letter) Full Text
  - Tully, KP, Holditch-Davis, D, and Brandon, D. "The relationship between planned and reported home infant sleep locations among mothers of late preterm and term infants." Maternal and child health journal 19, no. 7 (July 2015): 1616-1623. Full Text
  - Brandon, D, and McGrath, JM. "Writing a research article." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 15, no. 3 (June 2015): 159-161. Full Text
  - Brock, WW, Carter, B, Cunningham, CA, Sribanditmongkol, V, Brandon, DH, Thompson, J, and Hoehn, V. "Milk Technicians in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative for the Preparation of Enteral Nutrition." ADVANCES IN NEONATAL CARE 15, no. 3 (June 2015): E5-E6. Full Text Link to Item
  - Costa, P, Kimura, AF, Brandon, DH, Paiva, ED, and de Camargo, PP. "The development of a risk score for unplanned removal of peripherally inserted central catheter in newborns." Revista Latino Americana De Enfermagem 23, no. 3 (May 2015): 475-482. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Park, J, Knafl, G, Thoyre, S, and Brandon, D. "Factors associated with feeding progression in extremely preterm infants." Nursing Research 64, no. 3 (May 2015): 159-167. Full Text
  - "Seeing is believing: why including tables and figures matters to the effectiveness of your publications." Advances in Neonatal Care : Official Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 15, no. 2 (April 2015): 77-80. (Letter) Full Text
  - Younge, N, Smith, PB, Goldberg, RN, Brandon, DH, Simmons, C, Cotten, CM, and Bidegain, M. "Impact of a palliative care program on end-of-life care in a neonatal intensive care unit." Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association 35, no. 3 (March 2015): 218-222. Full Text
  - Brandon, D, and McGrath, JM. "Celebrating Our 15th Year With New Advances in Our Journal." Advances in Neonatal Care 15, no. 1 (February 2015): 1-2. Full Text
  - McGrath, JM, and Brandon, D. "Whether writing alone or with others, authorship requires thoughtfulness." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 14, no. 6 (December 2014): 363-365. (Letter) Full Text
  - Brandon, D, and McGrath, JM. "Writing an abstract to sell your scholarly work." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 14, no. 5 (October 2014): 301-302. Full Text
  - McGrath, JM, and Brandon, D. "Searching the literature is not for the faint of heart!." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 14, no. 4 (August 2014): 229-231. (Letter) Full Text
  - Kelley, T, Docherty, S, and Brandon, D. "Letter to the editor." ANS. Advances in nursing science 37, no. 3 (July 2014): 192-. (Letter) Full Text
  - Waterhouse, J, Bandisode, V, Brandon, D, Olson, M, and Docherty, SL. "Evaluation of the use of a stabilization device to improve the quality of care in patients with peripherally inserted central catheters." AACN advanced critical care 25, no. 3 (July 2014): 213-220. Full Text
  - Brandon, D, and McGrath, JM. "Provision of and response to manuscript reviews." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 14, no. 3 (June 2014): 137-138. (Letter) Full Text
  - Brandon, D, Ryan, D, Sloane, R, and Docherty, SL. "Impact of a pediatric quality of life program on providers' moral distress." MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing 39, no. 3 (May 2014): 189-197. Full Text
  - McGrath, JM, and Brandon, D. "Writing is not just for other people!." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 14, no. 2 (April 2014): 69-71. Full Text
  - Stamper, MJ, Hawks, SJ, Taicher, BM, Bonta, J, and Brandon, DH. "Identifying pediatric emergence delirium by using the PAED Scale: a quality improvement project." AORN journal 99, no. 4 (April 2014): 480-494. Full Text
  - &NA, and, . "Would You Like to See Your Name In Print?." Advances in Neonatal Care 14, no. 1 (February 2014): 1-2. Full Text
  - Lucas, R, Gupton, S, Holditch-Davis, D, and Brandon, D. "A case study of a late preterm infant's transition to full at-breast feedings at 4 months of age." Journal of Human Lactation : Official Journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 30, no. 1 (February 2014): 28-30. Full Text
  - Newberry, DM, Young, TE, Robertson, T, Levy, J, and Brandon, D. "Evaluation of neonatal peripherally inserted central catheter tip movement in a consistent upper extremity position." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 14, no. 1 (February 2014): 61-68. Full Text
  - Brandon, DH, Collins-McNeil, J, Onsomu, EO, and Powell, DL. "Winston-Salem State University and Duke University's Bridge to the Doctorate Program." North Carolina medical journal 75, no. 1 (January 2014): 68-70.
  - Kelley, T, Docherty, S, and Brandon, D. "Information needed to support knowing the patient." Ans. Advances in Nursing Science 36, no. 4 (October 2013): 351-363. Full Text
  - Hawks, SJ, Brandon, D, and Uhl, T. "Nurse perception of Bispectral Index monitoring as an adjunct to sedation scale assessment in the critically ill paediatric patient." Intensive Crit Care Nurs 29, no. 1 (February 2013): 28-39. Full Text Link to Item
  - Uhl, T, Fisher, K, Docherty, SL, and Brandon, DH. "Insights into patient and family-centered care through the hospital experiences of parents." Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing : Jognn 42, no. 1 (January 2013): 121-131. Full Text
  - Waldrop, JB, Anderson, CK, and Brandon, DH. "Guideline-Based Educational Intervention to Decrease the Risk for Readmission of Newborns With Severe Hyperbilirubinemia." JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE 27, no. 1 (2013): 41-50. Full Text Link to Item
  - Elser, HE, Holditch-Davis, D, Levy, J, and Brandon, DH. "The effects of environmental noise and infant position on cerebral oxygenation." Advances in Neonatal Care : Official Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 12 Suppl 5 (October 2012): S18-S27. Full Text
  - Allen, KA, Docherty, SL, and Brandon, DH. "Decision-Making Influences: A Comparison Based on Infant Diagnosis." ADVANCES IN NEONATAL CARE 12, no. 4 (August 2012): 238-238. Link to Item
  - Elser, HE, Holditch-Davis, D, and Brandon, DH. "Cerebral Oxygenation During Position Changes in Stable NICU Infants." ADVANCES IN NEONATAL CARE 12, no. 4 (August 2012): 239-240. Link to Item
  - Tillman, S, Brandon, DH, and Silva, SG. "Evaluation of human milk fortification from the time of the first feeding: effects on infants of less than 31 weeks gestational age." Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association 32, no. 7 (July 2012): 525-531. Full Text
  - Tan, JS, Docherty, SL, Barfield, R, and Brandon, DH. "Addressing parental bereavement support needs at the end of life for infants with complex chronic conditions." Journal of Palliative Medicine 15, no. 5 (May 2012): 579-584. Full Text
  - Brandon, DH, Tully, KP, Silva, SG, Malcolm, WF, Murtha, AP, Turner, BS, and Holditch-Davis, D. "Emotional responses of mothers of late-preterm and term infants." Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing : Jognn 40, no. 6 (November 3, 2011): 719-731. Full Text
  - Allen, KA, and Brandon, DH. "Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: Pathophysiology and Experimental Treatments." Newborn Infant Nurs Rev 11, no. 3 (September 1, 2011): 125-133. Full Text Link to Item
  - Elser, HE, Holditch-Davis, D, and Brandon, DH. "Cerebral Oxygenation Monitoring: A Strategy to Detect IVH and PVL." Newborn Infant Nurs Rev 11, no. 3 (September 1, 2011): 153-159. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kelley, TF, Brandon, DH, and Docherty, SL. "Electronic nursing documentation as a strategy to improve quality of patient care." J Nurs Scholarsh 43, no. 2 (June 2011): 154-162. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Brandon, DH, Coe, K, Hudson-Barr, D, Oliver, T, and Landerman, LR. "Effectiveness of No-Sting skin protectant and Aquaphor on water loss and skin integrity in premature infants." J Perinatol 30, no. 6 (June 2010): 414-419. Full Text Link to Item
  - Barfield, RC, Brandon, D, Thompson, J, Harris, N, Schmidt, M, and Docherty, S. "Mind the child: using interactive technology to improve child involvement in decision making about life-limiting illness." Am J Bioeth 10, no. 4 (April 2010): 28-30. Full Text Link to Item
  - Buffum, AR, and Brandon, DH. "Mentoring new nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit: impact on satisfaction and retention." The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing 23, no. 4 (October 2009): 357-362. (Review) Full Text
  - Cox, CE, Docherty, SL, Brandon, DH, Whaley, C, Attix, DK, Clay, AS, Dore, DV, Hough, CL, White, DB, and Tulsky, JA. "Surviving critical illness: acute respiratory distress syndrome as experienced by patients and their caregivers." Critical Care Medicine 37, no. 10 (October 2009): 2702-2708. Full Text
  - Brandon, DH, Ryan, DJ, and Barnes, AH. "Effect of environmental changes on noise in the NICU." Adv Neonatal Care 8, no. 5 Suppl (October 2008): S5-10. Full Text Link to Item
  - Harbaugh, KE, and Brandon, DH. "Family-centered care: An essential component of neonatal care." Early Childhood Services 2, no. 1 (March 2008): 33-42. (Academic Article)
  - Smith, KJ, and Brandon, D. "The hospital-based adoption process: A primer for perinatal nurses." MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing 33, no. 6 (2008): 382-388. Full Text
  - Harrell, SN, and Brandon, DH. "Retinopathy of prematurity: the disease process, classifications, screening, treatment, and outcomes." Neonatal Netw 26, no. 6 (November 2007): 371-378. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Brandon, D, Docherty, SL, and Thorpe, J. "Infant and child deaths in acute care settings: implications for palliative care." J Palliat Med 10, no. 4 (August 2007): 910-918. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brandon, DH, Ryan, DJ, and Barnes, AH. "Effect of environmental changes on noise in the NICU." Neonatal Netw 26, no. 4 (July 2007): 213-218. Full Text Link to Item
  - Docherty, SL, Miles, MS, and Brandon, D. "Searching for "the dying point:" providers' experiences with palliative care in pediatric acute care." Pediatr Nurs 33, no. 4 (July 2007): 335-341. Link to Item
  - Woods, AG, and Brandon, DH. "Prune belly syndrome. A focused physical assessment." Advances in Neonatal Care : Official Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 7, no. 3 (June 2007): 132-143. (Review) Full Text
  - Long, M, and Brandon, DH. "Induced hypothermia for neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy." J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 36, no. 3 (May 2007): 293-298. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Snow, TM, and Brandon, DH. "A nurse's guide to common mechanical ventilation techniques and modes used in infants. Nursing implications." Adv Neonatal Care 7, no. 1 (February 2007): 8-21. (Review) Link to Item
  - Brandon, DH. "Guest editorial: Sharing our stories." Advances in Neonatal Care 6, no. 3 (June 2006): 98-100. (Academic Article)
  - Alton, M, Frush, K, Brandon, D, and Mericle, J. "Development and Implementation of a Pediatric Patient Safety Program." Advances in Neonatal Care 6, no. 3 (2006): 104-111. Full Text
  - Alton, M, Mericle, J, and Brandon, D. "One Intensive Care Nursery's Experience With Enhancing Patient Safety." Advances in Neonatal Care 6, no. 3 (2006): 112-119. Full Text
  - Brandon, D. "Sharing Our Stories." Advances in Neonatal Care 6, no. 3 (2006): 98-100. Full Text
  - Turner, BS, Bradshaw, W, and Brandon, D. "Neonatal lung remodeling: structural, inflammatory, and ventilator-induced injury." J Perinat Neonatal Nurs 19, no. 4 (October 2005): 362-376. (Review) Link to Item
  - Brandon, DH, and Holditch-Davis, D. "Validation of an Instrumented Sleep-Wake Assessment Against a Biobehavioral Assessment." Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews 5, no. 3 (September 2005): 109-115. Full Text
  - Brandon, DH, Holditch-Davis, D, and Winchester, DM. "Factors affecting early neurobehavioral and sleep outcomes in preterm infants." Infant Behavior and Development 28, no. 2 (June 2005): 206-219. Full Text
  - Holditch-Davis, D, Brandon, DH, and Schwartz, T. "Development of behaviors in preterm infants: relation to sleeping and waking." Nurs Res 52, no. 5 (September 2003): 307-317. Link to Item
  - Robison, L, Brandon, D, Holditch-Davis, D, and Belyea, M. "Cycled light and growth of preterms [2] (multiple letters)." Journal of Pediatrics 142, no. 4 (2003): 451-452.
  - Brandon, DH, Holditch-Davis, D, and Belyea, M. "Preterm infants born at less than 31 weeks' gestation have improved growth in cycled light compared with continuous near darkness." J Pediatr 140, no. 2 (February 2002): 192-199. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brandon, DH, Holditch-Davis, D, and Beylea, M. "Nursing care and the development of sleeping and waking behaviors in preterm infants." Research in Nursing and Health 22, no. 3 (June 1, 1999): 217-229. Full Text
  - Brandon, DH, Holditch-Davis, D, and Beylea, M. "Nursing care and the development of sleeping and waking behaviors in preterm infants." Res Nurs Health 22, no. 3 (June 1999): 217-229. Link to Item
  - Frauman, AC, and Brandon, DH. "Toilet training for the child with chronic illness." Pediatr Nurs 22, no. 6 (November 1996): 469-472. (Review) Link to Item
  - Miner, DC, Gibbons, B, Jeffres, C, and Brandon, D. "Self-in-relation theory and the role of the clinical nurse specialist. Part II: Application to advanced nursing roles in a professional practice model." Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Practice 9, no. 6 (November 1995): 322-325. (Academic Article)
  - Huber, C, Holditch-Davis, D, and Brandon, D. "High-risk preterm infants at 3 years of age: parental response to the presence of developmental problems." Child Health Care 22, no. 2 (1993): 107-124. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Brandon, DH, and Huber, CJ. "Evaluating cost-effectiveness of preevaluation client contacts." Nurs Econ 5, no. 2 (March 1987): 65-76. Link to Item
- Conference Papers
  - Brandon, DH, Holditch-Davis, D, Belyea, M, and Tiynan, DM. "Factors affecting early neurobehavioral and sleep outcomes in preterm infants." April 2003. Link to Item
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