Selected Grants
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEFaculty Member · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2009 - 2012Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research
Transitions of Care for the Elderly: An Inter-professional Course for Advanced Learners ·
2010
- 2015
Faculty ·
Awarded by: Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, Department of Health and Human Services
· $200,000.00
Patient Safety Center of Inquiry: Designing a Safer OR to ICU Patient Handover ·
2009
- 2010
Awarded by: Veteran’s Affairs Health Administration National Center for Patient Safety
Use a human factors approach to re-engineer the process for patient handover from OR to ICU; develop a standardized communication tool; implement patient transfer procedures
NRSA ·
2004
- 2007
Awarded by: NIH NNIR
· $86,000.00
To determine whether utilization of patient safety practices in acute care hospitals was associated with rates of infections due to medical care, decubitus ulcers, post-operative respiratory failure, and failure to rescue
Enhancing Geriatric Nursing Education for Baccalaureate and Advanced Practice Nursing Programs ·
2001
- 2005
Project Director ·
Awarded by: John A. Hartford Foundation
· $3,900,000.00
To support gerontology curriculum development and new clinical experiences in 30 selected baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs