Paula J Tanabe | Scholars@Duke

Paula J Tanabe
Professor in the School of Nursing, with tenure

Paula Tanabe is a Tenured Professor in the Schools of Nursing and Medicine at Duke. She earned a BS in Nursing at Rush University and an MS in Nursing at Loyola University, Chicago. She completed her PhD in 1996 at the University of Illinois-Chicago. From 2004 to 2006, she was a post-doctoral Health Services Research Fellow at Northwestern University, and completed an MPH at Northwestern in 2006.

Dr. Tanabe’s research in emergency medicine and health services includes studies of pain management practices in the emergency department (ED) with a strong emphasis on improving the care of persons in the ED with sickle cell disease. Dr. Tanabe developed the Emergency Department Sickle Cell Assessment of Needs and Strengths (ED-SCANS), a quality improvement framework aimed at improving the care of adults with sickle cell disease in the ED setting. She has also developed a pediatric version of the ED-SCANS. She is a member of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health Expert Panel developing evidence-based guidelines for primary care providers in the care of patients with sickle cell disease. Dr. Tanabe is collaborating with Community Care of North Carolina to disseminate the emergency department guidelines from NHLBI throughout emergency departments in North Carolina. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Emergency Nursing and the American Academy of Nursing.

Dr. Tanabe has also conducted research in the area of emergency department triage. She is one of four members of Emergency Severity Index (ESI) Triage Research Group and has conducted research on this triage system and worked with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to develop standard training materials; ESI is now used in over 50% of all EDs in the United States, and also in several other countries. Dr. Tanabe has over 30 years of experience as an ED nurse, researcher and educator and has published more than 40 journal articles.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor in the School of Nursing, with tenure, School of Nursing, Duke University 2017
Assistant Professor in Surgery, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgery 2012
Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Hematology, Medicine 2017

Contact Information

307 Trent Drive, School Of Nursing, #3132, Durham, NC 27710
paula.tanabe@duke.edu (919) 613-6038

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Illinois 1996
- M.S.N., Loyola University at Chicago 1990
- B.S., Rush University 1987
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor in Surgery, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgery 2017
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Hematology, Medicine 2012 - 2017
- Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, with tenure, School of Nursing, Duke University 2014 - 2017
- Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2012 - 2014
- Instructor, Temporary in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2011 - 2012
Recognition
In the News
- JAN 22, 2014 USA Today
  
  Paula Tanabe comments: Student's ordeal raises sickle cell awareness
Awards & Honors
- Fellow. American Academy of Nursing. 2012
Research
Selected Grants
- Dissemination and Implementation Science in Cardiovascular Outcomes (DISCO) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2022
- Improving SCD Care using Web-based Guidelines, Nurse Care Managers and Peer Mentors in Primary Care and Emergency Departments in Central North Carolina awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2022
- Understanding the Intersection of Stigma and Self-Management in Sickle Cell Disease awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2020
- Disseminating NIH Evidence Based Sickle Cell Recommendations in North Carolina awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2016 - 2020
- Caregiver-Guided Pain Management Training in Palliative Care awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2018
- A Mindfulness-based Intervention For Pain Catastrophizing In Sickle Cell Disease awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2017
- Comparing Acute Pain Management Protocols for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2017
- Improving the Quality of Care for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2016 - 2017
- Improving Emergency Department Management of Adults with Sickle Cell Disease awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2011 - 2015
- Improving the management of persons with sickle cell disease in the emergency department setting awarded by North Carolina Community of Care Network, Inc. 2014 - 2015
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Conference Papers
  - Tanabe, PJ, Crawford, RD, Silva, S, Glassberg, JA, Miller, C, DeMartino, T, Barczak, C, Soliman, A, and Bosworth, H. "A Comparison of an Individualized and Weight-Based Opioid Protocols for the Treatment of Vaso-Occlusive Episodes in the Emergency Department." December 2, 2016. Link to Item
- Journal Articles
  - Cline, DM, Silva, S, Freiermuth, CE, Thornton, V, and Tanabe, P. "Emergency Department (ED), ED Observation, Day Hospital, and Hospital Admissions for Adults with Sickle Cell Disease." The western journal of emergency medicine 19, no. 2 (March 2018): 311-318. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Silva, S, Bosworth, HB, Crawford, R, Paice, JA, Richardson, LD, Miller, CN, and Glassberg, J. "A randomized controlled trial comparing two vaso-occlusive episode (VOE) protocols in sickle cell disease (SCD)." American journal of hematology 93, no. 2 (February 2018): 159-168. Full Text
  - Smith, SK, Johnston, J, Rutherford, C, Hollowell, R, and Tanabe, P. "Identifying Social-Behavioral Health Needs of Adults with Sickle Cell Disease in the Emergency Department." Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association 43, no. 5 (September 2017): 444-450. Full Text
  - Williams, H, Silva, S, Simmons, LA, and Tanabe, P. "A telephonic mindfulness-based intervention for persons with sickle cell disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial." Trials 18, no. 1 (May 15, 2017): 218-. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Freiermuth, CE, Cline, DM, and Silva, S. "A Prospective Emergency Department Quality Improvement Project to Improve the Treatment of Vaso-Occlusive Crisis in Sickle Cell Disease: Lessons Learned." The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 43, no. 3 (March 2017): 116-126. 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 (Accepted)." American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (January 1, 2017). Full Text
  - Kayle, M, Tanabe, P, Shah, NR, Baker-Ward, L, and Docherty, SL. "Challenges in Shifting Management Responsibility From Parents to Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease." Journal of pediatric nursing 31, no. 6 (November 2016): 678-690. Full Text
  - Keough, VA, Tell, D, Andreoni, C, and Tanabe, P. "Unique Educational Needs of Emergency Nurse Practitioners." Advanced emergency nursing journal 38, no. 4 (October 2016): 300-307. Full Text
  - Merkl, MA, Tanabe, P, Sverha, JP, and Turner, B. "A Quality Improvement Initiative for Designing and Implementing a Military Service Screening Tool for a Community Emergency Department." Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association 42, no. 5 (September 2016): 400-407. Full Text
  - Freiermuth, CE, Silva, S, Cline, DM, and Tanabe, P. "Shift in Emergency Department Provider Attitudes Toward Patients With Sickle Cell Disease." Advanced emergency nursing journal 38, no. 3 (July 2016): 199-212. Full Text
  - Jenerette, CM, Brewer, CA, Silva, S, and Tanabe, P. "Does Attendance at a Sickle Cell Educational Conference Improve Clinician Knowledge and Attitude Toward Patients with Sickle Cell Disease?." Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses 17, no. 3 (June 2016): 226-234. Full Text
  - Kayle, M, Brennan-Cook, J, Carter, BM, Derouin, AL, Silva, SG, and Tanabe, P. "Evaluation of a Sickle Cell Disease Educational Website for Emergency Providers." Advanced emergency nursing journal 38, no. 2 (April 2016): 123-132. Full Text
  - Williams, H, and Tanabe, P. "Sickle Cell Disease: A Review of Nonpharmacological Approaches for Pain." Journal of pain and symptom management 51, no. 2 (February 2016): 163-177. (Review) Full Text
  - Williams, H, Simmons, LA, and Tanabe, P. "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Advanced Nursing Practice: A Nonpharmacologic Approach to Health Promotion, Chronic Disease Management, and Symptom Control." Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association 33, no. 3 (September 2015): 247-259. (Review) Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Martinovich, Z, Buckley, B, Schmelzer, A, and Paice, JA. "Safety of an ED High-Dose Opioid Protocol for Sickle Cell Disease Pain." Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association 41, no. 3 (May 2015): 227-235. Full Text
  - Savage, WJ, Buchanan, GR, Yawn, BP, Afenyi-Annan, AN, Ballas, SK, Goldsmith, JC, Hassell, KL, James, AH, John-Sowah, J, Jordan, L, Lottenberg, R, Murad, MH, Ortiz, E, Tanabe, PJ, Ware, RE, and Lanzkron, SM. "Evidence gaps in the management of sickle cell disease: A summary of needed research." American journal of hematology 90, no. 4 (April 2015): 273-275. Full Text
  - Savage, WJ, Buchanan, GR, Yawn, BP, Afenyi-Annan, AN, Ballas, SK, Goldsmith, JC, Hassell, KL, James, AH, John-Sowah, J, Jordan, L, Lottenberg, R, Murad, MH, Ortiz, E, Tanabe, PJ, Ware, RE, and Lanzkron, SM. "Evidence gaps in the management of sickle cell disease: A summary of needed research." American Journal of Hematology 90, no. 4 (January 1, 2015): 273-275. Full Text
  - Freiermuth, CE, Haywood, C, Silva, S, Cline, DM, Kayle, M, Sullivan, D, Thornton, V, and Tanabe, P. "Attitudes toward patients with sickle cell disease in a multicenter sample of emergency department providers." Advanced emergency nursing journal 36, no. 4 (October 2014): 335-347. Full Text
  - Yawn, BP, Buchanan, GR, Afenyi-Annan, AN, Ballas, SK, Hassell, KL, James, AH, Jordan, L, Lanzkron, SM, Lottenberg, R, Savage, WJ, Tanabe, PJ, Ware, RE, Murad, MH, Goldsmith, JC, Ortiz, E, Fulwood, R, Horton, A, and John-Sowah, J. "Management of sickle cell disease: summary of the 2014 evidence-based report by expert panel members." JAMA 312, no. 10 (September 2014): 1033-1048. (Review) Full Text
  - Thornton, VL, Holl, JL, Cline, DM, Freiermuth, CE, Sullivan, DT, and Tanabe, P. "Application of a proactive risk analysis to emergency department sickle cell care." The western journal of emergency medicine 15, no. 4 (July 2014): 446-458. Full Text
  - Hopkins, L, McCroskey, D, Reeves, G, and Tanabe, P. "Implementing a urinary tract infection clinical practice guideline in an ambulatory urgent care practice." The Nurse practitioner 39, no. 4 (April 2014): 50-54. Full Text
  - Pirotte, MJ, Buckley, BA, Lerhmann, JF, and Tanabe, P. "Development of a screening and brief intervention and referral for treatment for ED patients at risk for undiagnosed hypertension: A qualitative study." Journal of Emergency Nursing 40, no. 1 (2014): e1-e9. Full Text
  - Glassberg, J, Tanabe, P, Richardson, L, and Debaun, M. "Among emergency physicians, use of the term "Sickler" is associated with negative attitudes toward people with sickle cell disease." Am J Hematol 88, no. 6 (June 2013): 532-533. (Letter) Full Text Link to Item
  - Buckley, BA, McCarthy, DM, Forth, VE, Tanabe, P, Schmidt, MJ, Adams, JG, and Engel, KG. "Patient input into the development and enhancement of ED discharge instructions: A focus group study." Journal of Emergency Nursing 39, no. 6 (2013): 553-561. Full Text
  - Glassberg, JA, Tanabe, P, Chow, A, Harper, K, Jr, CH, DeBaun, MR, and Richardson, LD. "Emergency Provider Analgesic Practices and Attitudes Toward Patients With Sickle Cell Disease." Annals of Emergency Medicine (2013). Full Text
  - Glassberg, JA, Tanabe, P, Chow, A, Harper, K, Jr, CH, Debaun, MR, and Richardson, LD. "Emergency provider analgesic practices and attitudes toward patients with sickle cell disease." Annals of Emergency Medicine 62, no. 4 (2013): 293-302.e10. Full Text
  - Haywood, C, Tanabe, P, Naik, R, Beach, MC, and Lanzkron, S. "The impact of race and disease on sickle cell patient wait times in the emergency department." American Journal of Emergency Medicine 31, no. 4 (2013): 651-656. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Dias, N, and Gorman, L. "Care of Children With Sickle Cell Disease in the Emergency Department: Parent and Provider Perspectives Inform Quality Improvement Efforts." Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing 30, no. 4 (2013): 205-217. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Stevenson, A, DeCastro, L, Drawhorn, L, Lanzkron, S, Molokie, RE, and Artz, N. "Evaluation of a train-the-trainer workshop on sickle cell disease for ED providers." Journal of Emergency Nursing 39, no. 6 (2013): 539-546. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Thornton, VL, Martinovich, Z, Todd, KH, Wun, T, and Lyons, JS. "The emergency department sickle cell assessment of needs and strengths (ED-SCANS): Reliability and validity." Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 35, no. 2 (2013): 143-153. Full Text
  - Buckley, BA, McCarthy, DM, Forth, VE, Tanabe, P, Schmidt, MJ, Adams, JG, and Engel, KG. "Patient Input into the Development and Enhancement of ED Discharge Instructions: A Focus Group Study." Journal of Emergency Nursing (2012). Full Text
  - McHugh, M, Tanabe, P, McClelland, M, and Khare, RK. "More patients are triaged using the Emergency Severity Index than any other triage acuity system in the United States." Academic Emergency Medicine 19, no. 1 (2012): 106-109. Full Text
  - Pirotte, MJ, Buckley, BA, Lerhmann, JF, and Tanabe, P. "Development of a Screening and Brief Intervention and Referral for Treatment for ED Patients at Risk for Undiagnosed Hypertension: A Qualitative Study." Journal of Emergency Nursing (2012). Full Text
  - Porter, J, Feinglass, J, Artz, N, Hafner, J, and Tanabe, P. "Sickle cell disease patients' perceptions of emergency department pain management." Journal of the National Medical Association 104, no. 9-10 (2012): 449-454.
  - Tanabe, P, Hafner, JW, Martinovich, Z, and Artz, N. "Adult emergency department patients with sickle cell pain crisis: Results from a quality improvement learning collaborative model to improve analgesic management." Academic Emergency Medicine 19, no. 4 (2012): 430-438. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Paice, JA, Stancati, J, and Fleming, M. "How Do Emergency Department Patients Store and Dispose of Opioids After Discharge? A Pilot Study." Journal of Emergency Nursing 38, no. 3 (2012): 273-279. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, and Hasnain-Wynia, R. "Promoting equity: Developing quality measures for sickle cell disease." American Journal of Medical Quality 27, no. 1 (2012): 80-82. Full Text
  - Keough, VA, Stevenson, A, Martinovich, Z, Young, R, and Tanabe, P. "Nurse Practitioner Certification and Practice Settings: Implications for Education and Practice." Journal of Nursing Scholarship 43, no. 2 (2011): 195-202. Full Text
  - Keough, VA, and Tanabe, P. "Survey Research: An Effective Design for Conducting Nursing Research." Journal of Nursing Regulation 1, no. 4 (January 2011): 37-44. Full Text
  - Reddin, CDRC, Cerrentano, E, and Tanabe, P. "Sickle Cell Disease Management in the Emergency Department: What Every Emergency Nurse Should Know." Journal of Emergency Nursing 37, no. 4 (2011): 341-345. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Cline, DM, Cienki, JJ, Egging, D, Lehrmann, JF, and Baumann, BM. "Barriers to Screening and Intervention for ED Patients at Risk For Undiagnosed or Uncontrolled Hypertension." Journal of Emergency Nursing 37, no. 1 (2011): 17-23. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, and Ogunseitan, A. "Understanding and meeting the hospitalist's challenge: Caring for adults with sickle cell disease." Journal of Hospital Medicine 6, no. 5 (2011): 245-247. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Reddin, C, Thornton, VL, Todd, KH, Wun, T, and Lyons, JS. "Emergency Department Sickle Cell Assessment of Needs and Strengths (ED-SCANS), a focus group and decision support tool development project." Acad Emerg Med 17, no. 8 (August 2010): 848-858. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cameron, KA, Engel, KG, McCarthy, DM, Buckley, BA, Kollar, LMM, Donlan, SM, Pang, PS, Makoul, G, Tanabe, P, Gisondi, MA, and Adams, JG. "Examining emergency department communication through a staff-based participatory research method: Identifying barriers and solutions to meaningful change." Annals of Emergency Medicine 56, no. 6 (2010): 614-622. Full Text
  - Lazio, MP, Costello, HH, Courtney, DM, Martinovich, Z, Myers, R, Zosel, A, and Tanabe, P. "A comparison of analgesic management for emergency department patients with sickle cell disease and renal colic." Clinical Journal of Pain 26, no. 3 (2010): 199-205. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Artz, N, Courtney, DM, Martinovich, Z, Weiss, KB, Zvirbulis, E, and Hafner, JW. "Adult emergency department patients with sickle cell pain crisis: A learning collaborative model to improve analgesic management." Academic Emergency Medicine 17, no. 4 (2010): 399-407. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Porter, J, Creary, M, Kirkwood, E, Miller, S, Ahmed-Williams, E, and Hassell, K. "A qualitative analysis of best self-management practices: Sickle cell disease." Journal of the National Medical Association 102, no. 11 (2010): 1033-1041.
  - Baumann, BM, Cienki, JJ, Cline, DM, Egging, D, Lehrmann, JF, and Tanabe, P. "Evaluation, management, and referral of elderly emergency department patients with elevated blood pressure." Blood Pressure Monitoring 14, no. 6 (2009): 251-256. Full Text
  - Baumann, BM, Cline, DM, Cienki, JJ, Egging, D, Lehrmann, JF, and Tanabe, P. "Provider self-report and practice: Reassessment and referral of emergency department patients with elevated blood pressure." American Journal of Hypertension 22, no. 6 (2009): 604-610. Full Text
  - Gilboy, N, Tanabe, P, and Travers, DA. "Erratum: The emergency severity index version 4: Reliability in pediatric patients (Pediatric Emergency Care 25:8)." Pediatric Emergency Care 25, no. 11 (2009): 808--. Full Text
  - Safdar, B, Heins, A, Homel, P, Miner, J, Neighbor, M, Desandre, P, Todd, KH, Bartfield, J, Ducharme, J, Mader, T, DeSandre, P, Lock, B, Miner, J, Chang, A, Zun, L, Tanabe, P, Vaillancourt, C, Neighbor, M, Cox, R, Lee, J, Terndrup, T, Crandall, C, Heins, A, Fosnocht, D, and Safdar, B. "Impact of physician and patient gender on pain management in the emergency department - A multicenter study." Pain Medicine 10, no. 2 (2009): 364-372. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Gisondi, MA, Barnard, C, Lucenti, MJ, and Cameron, KA. "Can Education and Staff-based Participatory Research Change Nursing Practice in an Era of ED Overcrowding? A Focus Group Study." Journal of Emergency Nursing 35, no. 4 (2009): 290-298. Full Text
  - Valdovinos, NC, Reddin, C, Bernard, C, Shafer, B, and Tanabe, P. "The Use of Topical Anesthesia During Intravenous Catheter Insertion in Adults: A Comparison of Pain Scores Using LMX-4 Versus Placebo." Journal of Emergency Nursing 35, no. 4 (2009): 299-304. Full Text
  - Ducharme, J, Tanabe, P, Homel, P, Miner, JR, Chang, AK, Lee, J, and Todd, KH. "The influence of triage systems and triage scores on timeliness of ED analgesic administration." American Journal of Emergency Medicine 26, no. 8 (2008): 867-873. Full Text
  - Eitel, D, Gilboy, N, Rosenau, AM, Tanabe, P, and Travers, D. "Does This Patient Meet the Criteria for Emergency Severity Index Level 2?." Journal of Emergency Nursing 34, no. 4 (2008): 382-383. Full Text
  - Gilboy, N, and Tanabe, P. "Recovering and reporting medical errors in the emergency department." Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 30, no. 2 (2008): 93-101. Full Text
  - Gilboy, N, and Tanabe, P. "Who is leaving the emergency department without being seen?." Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 30, no. 1 (2008): 03-10. Full Text
  - Mercer, LM, Tanabe, P, Pang, PS, Gisondi, MA, Courtney, DM, Engel, KG, Donlan, SM, Adams, JG, and Makoul, G. "Patient perspectives on communication with the medical team: Pilot study using the communication assessment tool-team (CAT-T)." Patient Education and Counseling 73, no. 2 (2008): 220-223. Full Text
  - Pearlman, MK, Tanabe, P, Mycyk, MB, Zull, DN, and Stone, DB. "Evaluating Disparities in Door-to-EKG Time for Patients with Noncardiac Chest Pain." Journal of Emergency Nursing 34, no. 5 (2008): 414-418. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Gisondi, MA, Medendorp, S, Engeldinger, L, Graham, LJ, and Lucenti, MJ. "Should You Close Your Waiting Room? Addressing ED Overcrowding Through Education and Staff-Based Participatory Research." Journal of Emergency Nursing 34, no. 4 (2008): 285-289. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Persell, SD, Adams, JG, McCormick, JC, Martinovich, Z, and Baker, DW. "Increased Blood Pressure in the Emergency Department: Pain, Anxiety, or Undiagnosed Hypertension?." Annals of Emergency Medicine 51, no. 3 (2008): 221-229. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P. "Pathways and protocols for the triage patient with acute pain." (January 1, 2008): 67-74. (Chapter) Full Text
  - Gilboy, N, and Tanabe, P. "Oral rehydration therapy for pediatric gastroenteritis: Can oral ondansetron eliminate the need for intravenous therapy?." Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 29, no. 1 (2007): 3-9.
  - Lehrmann, JF, Tanabe, P, Baumann, BM, Jones, MK, Martinovich, Z, and Adams, JG. "Knowledge Translation of the American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policy on Hypertension." Academic Emergency Medicine 14, no. 11 (2007): 1090-1096. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Gilboy, N, and Travers, DA. "Emergency Severity Index Version 4: Clarifying Common Questions." Journal of Emergency Nursing 33, no. 2 (2007): 182-185. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Myers, R, Zosel, A, Brice, J, Ansari, AH, Evans, J, Martinovich, Z, Todd, KH, and Paice, JA. "Emergency Department Management of Acute Pain Episodes in Sickle Cell Disease." Academic Emergency Medicine 14, no. 5 (2007): 419-425. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, and Gilboy, N. "Can the use of ultrasound technology or bladder scanning prevent unnecessary pediatric urethral catheterizations?." Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 29, no. 4 (2007): 289-296. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, and Gilboy, N. "Etomidate or propofol for deep sedation: Are these agents ready for emergency department prime-time use?." Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 29, no. 2 (2007): 87-97. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P. "Stop delays in treatment of sickle cell pain patients: Believe what the patient tells you." ED Nursing 10, no. 9 (2007): 105-106.
  - Todd, KH, Ducharme, J, Choiniere, M, Crandall, CS, Fosnocht, DE, Homel, P, and Tanabe, P. "Pain in the Emergency Department: Results of the Pain and Emergency Medicine Initiative (PEMI) Multicenter Study." Journal of Pain 8, no. 6 (2007): 460-466. Full Text
  - Gilboy, N, and Tanabe, P. "Can different types of central venous catheters be used to measure central venous pressure in an emergent situation?." Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 28, no. 4 (2006): 269-274.
  - Gilboy, N, and Tanabe, P. "Transporting low-risk chest pain patients - Do you need an RN and a monitor/defibrillator?." Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 28, no. 3 (2006): 168-174.
  - Fernandes, CMB, Tanabe, P, Bonalumi, N, Gilboy, N, Johnson, L, McNair, RS, Rosenau, AM, Sawchuk, P, Suter, RE, Thompson, DA, and Travers, DA. "Emergency department triage: Why we need a research agenda." Annals of Emergency Medicine 46, no. 2 (2005): 204-205. Full Text
  - Fernandes, CMB, Tanabe, P, Gilboy, N, Johnson, LA, McNair, RS, Rosenau, AM, Sawchuk, P, Thompson, DA, Travers, DA, Bonalumi, N, and Suter, RE. "Five-level triage: A report from the ACEP/ENA five-level triage task force." Journal of Emergency Nursing 31, no. 1 (2005): 39-50. Full Text
  - Gilboy, N, Tanabe, P, and Travers, DA. "The Emergency Severity Index Version 4: Changes to ESI Level 1 and pediatric fever criteria." Journal of Emergency Nursing 31, no. 4 (2005): 357-362. Full Text
  - O'Shaughnessy, J, Worster, A, Fernandes, CMB, Tanabe, P, Bonalumi, N, Gilboy, N, Johnson, L, McNair, RS, Rosenau, AM, Sawchuk, P, Suter, RE, Thompson, DA, and Travers, DA. "Triage questions [1] (multiple letters)." Annals of Emergency Medicine 46, no. 2 (2005): 203-205. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Travers, D, Gilboy, N, Rosenau, A, Sierzega, G, Rupp, V, Martinovich, Z, and Adams, JG. "Refining emergency severity index triage criteria." Academic Emergency Medicine 12, no. 6 (2005): 497-501. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Gimbel, R, Yarnold, PR, Kyriacou, DN, and Adams, JG. "Reliability and Validity of Scores on the Emergency Severity Index Version 3." Academic Emergency Medicine 11, no. 1 (2004): 59-65. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Gimbel, R, Yarnold, PR, and Adams, JG. "The Emergency Severity Index (version 3) 5-level triage system scores predict ED resource consumption." Journal of Emergency Nursing 30, no. 1 (2004): 22-29. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Steinmann, R, Anderson, J, Johnson, D, Metcalf, S, and Ring-Hurn, E. "Factors affecting pain scores during female urethral catheterization." Academic Emergency Medicine 11, no. 6 (2004): 699-702. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Steinmann, R, Kippenhan, M, Stehman, C, and Beach, C. "Undiagnosed hypertension in the ED setting - An unrecognized opportunity by emergency nurses." Journal of Emergency Nursing 30, no. 3 (2004): 225-229. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P. "The effect of blood-drawing techniques and equipment on the hemolysis of ED laboratory blood samples [2]." Journal of Emergency Nursing 30, no. 2 (2004): 106-108.
  - Worster, A, Gilboy, N, Fernandes, CM, Eitel, D, Eva, K, Geisler, R, and Tanabe, P. "Assessment of inter-observer reliability of two five-level triage and acuity scales: A randomized controlled trial." Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine 6, no. 4 (2004): 240-245.
  - Tanabe, P, Kyriacou, DN, and Garland, F. "Erratum: Factors affecting the risk of blood bank specimen hemolysis (Academic Emergency Medicine (August 2003) 10 (897-900))." Academic Emergency Medicine 10, no. 12 (2003): 1410--. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Kyriacou, DN, and Garland, F. "Factors affecting the risk of blood bank specimen hemolysis." Academic Emergency Medicine 10, no. 8 (2003): 897-900. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Ferket, K, Thomas, R, Paice, J, and Marcantonio, R. "Knowledge assessment and preparation for the certified emergency nurses examination." Journal of Emergency Nursing 28, no. 2 (2002): 141--. Full Text
  - Tanabe, P, Thomas, R, Paice, J, Spiller, M, and Marcantonio, R. "The effect of standard care, ibuprofen, and music on pain relief and patient satisfaction in adults with musculoskeletal trauma." Journal of Emergency Nursing 27, no. 2 (2001): 124-131. Full Text
  - Roettig, ML, and Tanabe, P. "Emergency management of acute coronary syndromes." Journal of Emergency Nursing 26, no. 6 (2000): S1-S42.
  - Tanabe, P, and Buschmann, M. "Emergency nurses' knowledge of pain management principles." Journal of Emergency Nursing 26, no. 4 (2000): 299-305.
  - Tanabe, P, and Buschmann, M. "A prospective study of ED pain management practices and the patient's perspective." Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association 25, no. 3 (1999): 171-177.
  - Mayer, TA, Ryan, N, Currier, S, Zimmers, T, McKernan, KM, Schmidt, L, Tanabe, P, Weinman, S, Sanders, P, and Zimmerman, PG. "Customer service still running amok." EN: Journal of Emergency Nursing 24, no. 3 (June 1998): 208-212. (Academic Article)
  - Tanabe, P, Bollenberg, B, and Ignatowicz, N. "An ENA state research committee: the Illinois experience." Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association 23, no. 4 (1997): 375-377.
  - Koziol-McLain, J, and Tanabe, P. "Reviewing the research literature: you don't have to do it alone." Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association 22, no. 4 (1996): 352-355.
  - Tanabe, P. "Recognizing pain as a component of the primary assessment: Adding D for discomfort to the ABCs." Journal of Emergency Nursing 21, no. 4 (1995): 299-304. Full Text
  - Itano, J, Tanabe, P, Lum, JL, Lamkin, L, Rizzo, E, Wieland, M, and Sato, P. "Compliance of cancer patients to therapy." Western journal of nursing research 5, no. 1 (1983): 5-20.
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