Overview
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Clinical Professor Emeritus in the School of Nursing
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2013 - Present
School of Nursing
Recent Publications
Does contact by a family nurse practitioner decrease early school absence?
Journal Article The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses · February 2012 Chronic early school absence (preschool through third grade) is associated with school failure. The presence of school nurses may lead to fewer absences, and nurse practitioners in school-based health centers (SBHCs) can facilitate a healthier population r ... Full text Cite111-In-capromab pendetide imaging using hybrid-γ camera-computer tomography technology is not reliable in detecting seminal vesicle invasion in patients with prostate cancer.
Journal Article Urol Oncol · 2012 OBJECTIVES: In this study, we evaluate the diagnostic utility of a hybrid γ-camera-computer tomography (SPECT-CT) indium-111 (111-In)-capromab pendetide scan in detecting seminal vesicle invasion (SVI) in select patients evaluated for primary surgical trea ... Full text Link to item CitePublic survey and survival data do not support recommendations to discontinue prostate-specific antigen screening in men at age 75.
Journal Article Urology · May 2010 OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation to discontinue prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening at age 75. METHODS: Public survey: A cohort of 340 patients was surveyed at our PSA screening clinic and strati ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1997
DrPH
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1974
M.P.H.
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University ·
1972
B.S.