Paula J Tanabe | Scholars@Duke

Paula J Tanabe
Laurel Chadwick Distinguished Professor of Nursing

Dr. Tanabe is the Laurel B. Chadwick Distinguished Professor in the Schools of Nursing and Medicine at Duke, and Vice Dean for Research at the Duke University School of Nursing. Dr. Tanabe is a clinical and health services researcher. Her program of research focuses on improving systems of healthcare and patient outcomes for persons with sickle cell disease, a primarily minority and under-served population. Dr. Tanabe has received funding from the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, the National Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities and the National Institute of Nursing Research. Her work is advancing the care of individuals with sickle cell disease with a strong focus on improving pain management in the emergency department during a vaso-occlusive crisis. Her methodological expertise includes conducting multi-site clinical RCT’s, survey methods, qualitative research, quality improvement and implementation science. Dr. Tanabe has a strong passion for her work, individuals with sickle cell disease, and for mentoring students and faculty to conduct important, meaningful work to improve the health and well being of individuals and families.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Laurel Chadwick Distinguished Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2019
Professor in the School of Nursing, with tenure, School of Nursing, Duke University 2017
Vice Dean, Research and Regulatory Affairs, School of Nursing, Duke University 2020
Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Hematology, Medicine 2017
Assistant Professor in Surgery, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgery 2017
Affiliate Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke - Margolis Center For Health Policy, Initiatives 2019

Contact Information

307 Trent Drive, School of Nursing, #4273, Ipe Building, 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, 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
- Assistant Professor in Surgery, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgery 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
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Vice Dean for Research, Duke University School of Nursing
Recognition
In the News
- MAY 7, 2019
  
  Duke Adds 21 Faculty to Distinguished Faculty Rank
- 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
- Duke Pain Early-phase Research Clinical Center (PERC) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2024
- Duke CTSA (TL1) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
- Tailored Approaches to Reduce Distress and Improve Self-Management for Veterans with Diabetes (TARDIS) awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center 2020 - 2022
- 1/2 A comparison of individualized vs. weight based protocols to treat vaso-occlusive episodes in Sickle Cell Disease (COMPARE VOE) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2022
- 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 Parimary Care Emergency Departments in Central North Carolina awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2022
- Disseminating NIH Evidence Based Sickle Cell Recommendations in North Carolina awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2016 - 2021
- Symptom Burden and Quality of Life in Multiple Myeloma Patients awarded by American Cancer Society, Inc. 2019 - 2021
- Advanced symptom burden and quality of life in multiple myeloma patients awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2021
- Capacity Building for Sickle Cell Disease Surveillance in North Carolina (Component A) awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019 - 2020
- Caregiver-Guided Pain Management Training in Palliative Care awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2019
- Understanding the Intersection of Stigma and Self-Management in Sickle Cell Disease awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2019
- 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
External Relationships
- CSL Behring LLC
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Masese, Rita V., Terri DeMartino, Emily Bonnabeau, Ebony N. Burns, Liliana Preiss, Taniya Varughese, Judith M. Nocek, et al. “Effective Recruitment Strategies for a Sickle Cell Patient Registry Across Sites from the Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium (SCDIC).” Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, October 9, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-020-01102-6.
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  - Hodges, Jason R., Shannon M. Phillips, Sarah Norell, Chinonyelum Nwosu, Hamda Khan, Lingzi Luo, Sherif M. Badawy, et al. “Intentional and unintentional nonadherence to hydroxyurea among people with sickle cell disease: a qualitative study.” Blood Advances 4, no. 18 (September 2020): 4463–73. https://doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001701.
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  - Linton, Elizabeth A., Dania A. Goodin, Jane S. Hankins, Julie Kanter, Liliana Preiss, Jena Simon, Kimberly Souffront, et al. “A Survey-Based Needs Assessment of Barriers to Optimal Sickle Cell Disease Care in the Emergency Department.” Annals of Emergency Medicine 76, no. 3S (September 2020): S64–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.08.013.
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  - Kayle, Mariam, Jhaqueline Valle, Susan Paulukonis, Jane L. Holl, Paula Tanabe, Dustin D. French, Ravi Garg, Robert I. Liem, Sherif M. Badawy, and Marsha J. Treadwell. “Impact of Medicaid expansion on access and healthcare among individuals with sickle cell disease.” Pediatric Blood & Cancer 67, no. 5 (May 2020): e28152. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.28152.
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  - Bulgin, D., E. Bonnabeau, A. Alexander, E. Frederick, G. Rains, N. Shah, M. Young, and P. Tanabe. “An Interrupted Time Series Analysis of the Dissemination of a Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Episode Treatment Algorithm and a Case Management Referral Form for Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease in the Emergency Department.” Journal of Emergency Nursing, January 1, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2020.06.001.
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  - Crego, Nancy, Christian Douglas, Emily Bonnabeau, Marian Earls, Kern Eason, Elizabeth Merwin, Gary Rains, Paula Tanabe, and Nirmish Shah. “Sickle-Cell Disease Co-Management, Health Care Utilization, and Hydroxyurea Use.” J Am Board Fam Med 33, no. 1 (January 2020): 91–105. https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.01.190143.
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  - French, S., G. Gordon-Strachan, K. Kerr, J. Bisasor-McKenzie, L. Innis, and P. Tanabe. “Assessment of Interrater Reliability of the Emergency Severity Index After Implementation in Emergency Departments in Jamaica Using a Learning Collaborative Approach.” Journal of Emergency Nursing, January 1, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2020.07.003.
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  - Rushton, Sharron, Debbie Murray, Charles Talley, Sandra Boyd, Kern Eason, Marian Earls, and Paula Tanabe. “Implementation of an Emergency Department Screening and Care Management Referral Process for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease.” Professional Case Management 24, no. 5 (September 2019): 240–48. https://doi.org/10.1097/ncm.0000000000000356.
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  - Brennan-Cook, Jill, Emily Bonnabeau, Haley Harris-Bloom, and Paula Tanabe. “Improving the Care of Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease in the Emergency Department Using a Quality Improvement Framework: The Emergency Department Sickle Cell Assessment of Needs and Strengths (ED-SCANS).” Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 41, no. 3 (July 2019): 261–70. https://doi.org/10.1097/tme.0000000000000256.
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  - Simmons, Leigh Ann, Hants Williams, Susan Silva, Francis Keefe, and Paula Tanabe. “Acceptability and Feasibility of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Pain Catastrophizing among Persons with Sickle Cell Disease.” Pain Manag Nurs 20, no. 3 (June 2019): 261–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2018.10.002.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Regena Spratling, Dana Smith, Peyton Grissom, and Mary Hulihan. “CE: Understanding the Complications of Sickle Cell Disease.” The American Journal of Nursing 119, no. 6 (June 2019): 26–35. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.naj.0000559779.40570.2c.
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  - Bulgin, Dominique, Paula Tanabe, Monika Asnani, and Charmaine D. M. Royal. “Twelve tips for teaching a comprehensive disease-focused course with a global perspective: A sickle cell disease example.” Medical Teacher 41, no. 3 (March 2019): 275–81. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159x.2017.1420151.
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  - French, Simone, Georgiana Gordon-Strachan, Kevon Kerr, Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, Lambert Innis, and Paula Tanabe. “Implementing the Emergency Severity Index Triage System in Jamaican Accident and Emergency Departments.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 45, no. 2 (March 2019): 124–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2018.11.010.
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  - Bulgin, D., C. Douglas, and P. Tanabe. “A pilot test of the Adult Sickle Cell Quality of Life Measurement Information System (ASCQ-Me) and the Jenerette Self-Care Assessment (J-SAT) Tools in adults with sickle cell disease.” Pilot and Feasibility Studies 5, no. 1 (January 5, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0471-0.
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  - Kayle, Mariam, Sharron L. Docherty, Richard Sloane, Paula Tanabe, Gary Maslow, Wei Pan, and Nirmish Shah. “Transition to adult care in sickle cell disease: A longitudinal study of clinical characteristics and disease severity.” Pediatr Blood Cancer 66, no. 1 (January 2019): e27463. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.27463.
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  - Masese, Rita Vanessa, Dominique Bulgin, Christian Douglas, Nirmish Shah, and Paula Tanabe. “Barriers and facilitators to care for individuals with sickle cell disease in central North Carolina: The emergency department providers' perspective.” Plos One 14, no. 5 (2019): e0216414. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216414.
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  - Bulgin, Dominique, Paula Tanabe, and Coretta Jenerette. “Stigma of Sickle Cell Disease: A Systematic Review.” Issues in Mental Health Nursing 39, no. 8 (August 2018): 675–86. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2018.1443530.
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  - Brennan-Cook, Jill, Emily Bonnabeau, Ravenne Aponte, Christina Augustin, and Paula Tanabe. “Barriers to Care for Persons With Sickle Cell Disease: The Case Manager's Opportunity to Improve Patient Outcomes.” Professional Case Management 23, no. 4 (July 2018): 213–19. https://doi.org/10.1097/ncm.0000000000000260.
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  - Dias, Nancy, Debra Brandon, Joan E. Haase, and Paula Tanabe. “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): 829–39. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049909117744188.
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  - Cline, David M., Susan Silva, Caroline E. Freiermuth, Victoria Thornton, and Paula Tanabe. “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): 311–18. https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2017.9.35422.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Susan Silva, Hayden B. Bosworth, Regina Crawford, Judith A. Paice, Lynne D. Richardson, Christopher N. Miller, and Jeffrey Glassberg. “A randomized controlled trial comparing two vaso-occlusive episode (VOE) protocols in sickle cell disease (SCD).” Am J Hematol 93, no. 2 (February 2018): 159–68. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.24948.
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  - Williams, Hants, RN Susan Silva, David Cline, Caroline Freiermuth, and Paula Tanabe. “Social and Behavioral Factors in Sickle Cell Disease: Employment Predicts Decreased Health Care Utilization.” Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 29, no. 2 (January 2018): 814–29. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2018.0060.
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  - Smith, Sophia K., Julia Johnston, Carlton Rutherford, Rachel Hollowell, and Paula Tanabe. “Identifying Social-Behavioral Health Needs of Adults with Sickle Cell Disease in the Emergency Department.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 43, no. 5 (September 2017): 444–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2017.04.009.
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  - Williams, Hants, Susan Silva, Leigh Ann Simmons, and Paula Tanabe. “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. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-1948-x.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Caroline E. Freiermuth, David M. Cline, and Susan Silva. “A Prospective Emergency Department Quality Improvement Project to Improve the Treatment of Vaso-Occlusive Crisis in Sickle Cell Disease: Lessons Learned.” Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 43, no. 3 (March 2017): 116–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjq.2016.12.005.
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  - Kayle, Mariam, Paula Tanabe, Nirmish R. Shah, Lynne Baker-Ward, and Sharron L. Docherty. “Challenges in Shifting Management Responsibility From Parents to Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease.” J Pediatr Nurs 31, no. 6 (November 2016): 678–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2016.06.008.
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  - Keough, Vicki A., Dina Tell, Colleen Andreoni, and Paula Tanabe. “Unique Educational Needs of Emergency Nurse Practitioners.” Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 38, no. 4 (October 2016): 300–307. https://doi.org/10.1097/tme.0000000000000120.
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  - Merkl, Maureen A., Paula Tanabe, John P. Sverha, and Barbara Turner. “A Quality Improvement Initiative for Designing and Implementing a Military Service Screening Tool for a Community Emergency Department.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 42, no. 5 (September 2016): 400–407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2015.11.009.
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  - Freiermuth, Caroline E., Susan Silva, David M. Cline, and Paula Tanabe. “Shift in Emergency Department Provider Attitudes Toward Patients With Sickle Cell Disease.” Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 38, no. 3 (July 2016): 199–212. https://doi.org/10.1097/tme.0000000000000106.
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  - Jenerette, Coretta M., Cheryl A. Brewer, Susan Silva, and Paula Tanabe. “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): 226–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2016.05.001.
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  - Kayle, Mariam, Jill Brennan-Cook, Brigit M. Carter, Anne L. Derouin, Susan G. Silva, and Paula Tanabe. “Evaluation of a Sickle Cell Disease Educational Website for Emergency Providers.” Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 38, no. 2 (April 2016): 123–32. https://doi.org/10.1097/tme.0000000000000099.
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  - Williams, Hants, and Paula Tanabe. “Sickle Cell Disease: A Review of Nonpharmacological Approaches for Pain.” Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 51, no. 2 (February 2016): 163–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.10.017.
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  - Williams, Hants, Leigh Ann Simmons, and Paula Tanabe. “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): 247–59. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898010115569349.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Zoran Martinovich, Barbara Buckley, Annie Schmelzer, and Judith A. Paice. “Safety of an ED High-Dose Opioid Protocol for Sickle Cell Disease Pain.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 41, no. 3 (May 2015): 227–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2014.07.014.
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  - Savage, William J., George R. Buchanan, Barbara P. Yawn, Araba N. Afenyi-Annan, Samir K. Ballas, Jonathan C. Goldsmith, Kathryn L. Hassell, et al. “Evidence gaps in the management of sickle cell disease: A summary of needed research.” Am J Hematol 90, no. 4 (April 2015): 273–75. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.23945.
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  - Freiermuth, Caroline E., Carlton Haywood, Susan Silva, David M. Cline, Mariam Kayle, Dori Sullivan, Victoria Thornton, and Paula Tanabe. “Attitudes toward patients with sickle cell disease in a multicenter sample of emergency department providers.” Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 36, no. 4 (October 2014): 335–47. https://doi.org/10.1097/tme.0000000000000036.
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  - Yawn, Barbara P., George R. Buchanan, Araba N. Afenyi-Annan, Samir K. Ballas, Kathryn L. Hassell, Andra H. James, Lanetta Jordan, et al. “Management of sickle cell disease: summary of the 2014 evidence-based report by expert panel members.” Jama 312, no. 10 (September 10, 2014): 1033–48. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2014.10517.
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  - Thornton, Victoria L., Jane L. Holl, David M. Cline, Caroline E. Freiermuth, Dori T. Sullivan, and Paula Tanabe. “Application of a proactive risk analysis to emergency department sickle cell care.” The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 15, no. 4 (July 2014): 446–58. https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2014.4.20489.
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  - Hopkins, Leslie, Debra McCroskey, Geri Reeves, and Paula Tanabe. “Implementing a urinary tract infection clinical practice guideline in an ambulatory urgent care practice.” The Nurse Practitioner 39, no. 4 (April 2014): 50–54. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.npr.0000444651.10142.06.
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  - Pirotte, Matthew J., Barbara A. Buckley, Jill F. Lerhmann, and Paula Tanabe. “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 (January 2014): e1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2012.05.004.
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  - Buckley, Barbara A., Danielle M. McCarthy, Victoria E. Forth, Paula Tanabe, Michael J. Schmidt, James G. Adams, and Kirsten G. Engel. “Patient input into the development and enhancement of ED discharge instructions: a focus group study.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 39, no. 6 (November 2013): 553–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2011.12.018.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Autumn Stevenson, Laura DeCastro, Linda Drawhorn, Sophie Lanzkron, Robert E. Molokie, and Nicole Artz. “Evaluation of a train-the-trainer workshop on sickle cell disease for ED providers.” J Emerg Nurs 39, no. 6 (November 2013): 539–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2011.05.010.
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  - Glassberg, Jeffrey A., Paula Tanabe, Annie Chow, Katrina Harper, Carlton Haywood, Michael R. DeBaun, and Lynne D. Richardson. “Emergency provider analgesic practices and attitudes toward patients with sickle cell disease.” Annals of Emergency Medicine 62, no. 4 (October 2013): 293-302.e10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.02.004.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Nancy Dias, and Lisa Gorman. “Care of children with sickle cell disease in the emergency department: parent and provider perspectives inform quality improvement efforts.” Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing : Official Journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses 30, no. 4 (July 8, 2013): 205–17. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043454213493509.
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  - Glassberg, Jeffrey, Paula Tanabe, Lynne Richardson, and Michael Debaun. “Among emergency physicians, use of the term "Sickler" is associated with negative attitudes toward people with sickle cell disease.” American Journal of Hematology 88, no. 6 (June 2013): 532–33. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.23441.
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  - Haywood, Carlton, Paula Tanabe, Rakhi Naik, Mary Catherine Beach, and Sophie Lanzkron. “The impact of race and disease on sickle cell patient wait times in the emergency department.” The American Journal of Emergency Medicine 31, no. 4 (April 2013): 651–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2012.11.005.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Victoria L. Thornton, Zoran Martinovich, Knox H. Todd, Ted Wun, and John S. Lyons. “The Emergency Department Sickle Cell Assessment of Needs and Strengths (ED-SCANS): reliability and validity.” Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 35, no. 2 (April 2013): 143–53. https://doi.org/10.1097/tme.0b013e31828ecbd5.
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  - Porter, Jerlym, Joe Feinglass, Nicole Artz, John Hafner, and Paula Tanabe. “Sickle cell disease patients' perceptions of emergency department pain management.” Journal of the National Medical Association 104, no. 9–10 (September 2012): 449–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30199-1.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Judith A. Paice, Jennifer Stancati, and Michael Fleming. “How do emergency department patients store and dispose of opioids after discharge? A pilot study.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 38, no. 3 (May 2012): 273–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2011.09.023.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, John W. Hafner, Zoran Martinovich, and Nicole Artz. “Adult emergency department patients with sickle cell pain crisis: results from a quality improvement learning collaborative model to improve analgesic management.” Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 19, no. 4 (April 2012): 430–38. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2012.01330.x.
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  - McHugh, Megan, Paula Tanabe, Mark McClelland, and Rahul K. Khare. “More patients are triaged using the Emergency Severity Index than any other triage acuity system in the United States.” Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 19, no. 1 (January 2012): 106–9. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01240.x.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, and Romana Hasnain-Wynia. “Promoting equity: developing quality measures for sickle cell disease.” American Journal of Medical Quality : The Official Journal of the American College of Medical Quality 27, no. 1 (January 2012): 80–82. https://doi.org/10.1177/1062860611412176.
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  - Reddin, CDR Christopher, Elizabeth Cerrentano, and Paula Tanabe. “Sickle cell disease management in the emergency department: what every emergency nurse should know.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 37, no. 4 (July 2011): 341–426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2010.04.014.
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  - Keough, Vicki A., Autumn Stevenson, Zoran Martinovich, Robert Young, and Paula Tanabe. “Nurse practitioner certification and practice settings: implications for education and practice.” Journal of Nursing Scholarship : An Official Publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 43, no. 2 (June 2011): 195–202. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1547-5069.2011.01395.x.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, and Adeboye Ogunseitan. “Understanding and meeting the hospitalist's challenge: caring for adults with sickle cell disease.” Journal of Hospital Medicine 6, no. 5 (May 2011): 245–47. https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.935.
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  - Keough, V. A., and P. Tanabe. “Survey Research: An Effective Design for Conducting Nursing Research.” Journal of Nursing Regulation 1, no. 4 (January 1, 2011): 37–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2155-8256(15)30315-X.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, David M. Cline, John J. Cienki, Darcy Egging, Jill F. Lehrmann, and Brigitte M. Baumann. “Barriers to screening and intervention for ED patients at risk for undiagnosed or uncontrolled hypertension.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 37, no. 1 (January 2011): 17–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2009.11.017.
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  - Cameron, Kenzie A., Kirsten G. Engel, Danielle M. McCarthy, Barbara A. Buckley, Laura Min Mercer Kollar, Sarah M. Donlan, Peter S. Pang, et al. “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 (December 2010): 614–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.03.017.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Jerlym Porter, Melissa Creary, Eric Kirkwood, Shirley Miller, Efa Ahmed-Williams, and Kathryn Hassell. “A qualitative analysis of best self-management practices: sickle cell disease.” Journal of the National Medical Association 102, no. 11 (November 2010): 1033–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30730-6.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Christopher Reddin, Victoria L. Thornton, Knox H. Todd, Ted Wun, and John S. Lyons. “Emergency Department Sickle Cell Assessment of Needs and Strengths (ED-SCANS), a focus group and decision support tool development project.” Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 17, no. 8 (August 2010): 848–58. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00779.x.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Nicole Artz, D. Mark Courtney, Zoran Martinovich, Kevin B. Weiss, Elena Zvirbulis, and John W. Hafner. “Adult emergency department patients with sickle cell pain crisis: a learning collaborative model to improve analgesic management.” Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 17, no. 4 (April 2010): 399–407. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00693.x.
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  - Lazio, Matthew P., Heather H. Costello, D Mark Courtney, Zoran Martinovich, Randall Myers, Amy Zosel, and Paula Tanabe. “A comparison of analgesic management for emergency department patients with sickle cell disease and renal colic.” The Clinical Journal of Pain 26, no. 3 (March 2010): 199–205. https://doi.org/10.1097/ajp.0b013e3181bed10c.
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  - Baumann, Brigitte M., John J. Cienki, David M. Cline, Darcy Egging, Jill F. Lehrmann, and Paula Tanabe. “Evaluation, management, and referral of elderly emergency department patients with elevated blood pressure.” Blood Pressure Monitoring 14, no. 6 (December 2009): 251–56. https://doi.org/10.1097/mbp.0b013e328332fd40.
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  - Gilboy, N., P. Tanabe, and D. A. Travers. “Erratum: The emergency severity index version 4: Reliability in pediatric patients (Pediatric Emergency Care 25:8).” Pediatric Emergency Care 25, no. 11 (November 1, 2009): 808. https://doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181c3844e.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Michael A. Gisondi, Cynthia Barnard, Martin J. Lucenti, and Kenzie A. Cameron. “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 (July 2009): 290–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2008.07.013.
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  - Valdovinos, Nadya Cortes, Christopher Reddin, Cynthia Bernard, Brooke Shafer, and Paula Tanabe. “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 (July 2009): 299–304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2008.08.005.
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  - Baumann, Brigitte M., David M. Cline, John J. Cienki, Darcy Egging, Jill F. Lehrmann, and Paula Tanabe. “Provider self-report and practice: reassessment and referral of emergency department patients with elevated blood pressure.” American Journal of Hypertension 22, no. 6 (June 2009): 604–10. https://doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2009.44.
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  - Safdar, Basmah, Alan Heins, Peter Homel, James Miner, Martha Neighbor, Paul DeSandre, Knox H. Todd, and Knox H. Pain and Emergency Medicine Initiative Study Group. “Impact of physician and patient gender on pain management in the emergency department--a multicenter study.” Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.) 10, no. 2 (March 2009): 364–72. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4637.2008.00524.x.
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  - Mercer, Laura Min, Paula Tanabe, Peter S. Pang, Michael A. Gisondi, D Mark Courtney, Kirsten G. Engel, Sarah M. Donlan, James G. Adams, and Gregory Makoul. “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 (November 2008): 220–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2008.07.003.
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  - Ducharme, James, Paula Tanabe, Peter Homel, James R. Miner, Andrew K. Chang, Jacques Lee, Knox H. Todd, and Knox H. Pain and Emergency Medicine Initiative Study Group. “The influence of triage systems and triage scores on timeliness of ED analgesic administration.” The American Journal of Emergency Medicine 26, no. 8 (October 2008): 867–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2007.11.020.
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  - Pearlman, Michael K., Paula Tanabe, Mark B. Mycyk, David N. Zull, and Daniel B. Stone. “Evaluating disparities in door-to-EKG time for patients with noncardiac chest pain.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 34, no. 5 (October 2008): 414–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2007.07.002.
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  - ESI Triage Research Team LLC, E., David Eitel, Nicki Gilboy, Alexander M. Rosenau, Paula Tanabe, and Debbie Travers. “Does this patient meet the criteria for Emergency Severity Index level 2?” Journal of Emergency Nursing 34, no. 4 (August 2008): 382–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2008.04.027.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Michael A. Gisondi, Sara Medendorp, Laurie Engeldinger, Lisa J. Graham, and Martin J. Lucenti. “Should you close your waiting room? Addressing ED overcrowding through education and staff-based participatory research.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 34, no. 4 (August 2008): 285–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2007.08.009.
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  - Gilboy, N., and P. Tanabe. “Recovering and reporting medical errors in the emergency department.” Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 30, no. 2 (April 1, 2008): 93–101. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.TME.0000319920.89849.dd.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Stephen D. Persell, James G. Adams, Jennifer C. McCormick, Zoran Martinovich, and David W. Baker. “Increased blood pressure in the emergency department: pain, anxiety, or undiagnosed hypertension?” Annals of Emergency Medicine 51, no. 3 (March 2008): 221–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.10.017.
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  - Gilboy, N., and P. Tanabe. “Who is leaving the emergency department without being seen?” Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 30, no. 1 (January 1, 2008): 03–10. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.TME.0000311540.49914.bf.
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  - Tanabe, P. “Pathways and protocols for the triage patient with acute pain,” January 1, 2008, 67–74. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511547225.010.
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  - Lehrmann, Jill F., Paula Tanabe, Brigitte M. Baumann, Molly K. Jones, Zoran Martinovich, and James G. Adams. “Knowledge translation of the American College of Emergency Physicians clinical policy on hypertension.” Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 14, no. 11 (November 2007): 1090–96. https://doi.org/10.1197/j.aem.2007.05.016.
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  - Tanabe, P., and N. Gilboy. “Can the use of ultrasound technology or bladder scanning prevent unnecessary pediatric urethral catheterizations?” Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 29, no. 4 (October 1, 2007): 289–96. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.TME.0000300110.79077.d2.
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  - Tanabe, P. “Stop delays in treatment of sickle cell pain patients: Believe what the patient tells you.” Ed Nursing 10, no. 9 (July 1, 2007): 105–6.
  - Todd, Knox H., James Ducharme, Manon Choiniere, Cameron S. Crandall, David E. Fosnocht, Peter Homel, Paula Tanabe, and Paula PEMI Study Group. “Pain in the emergency department: results of the pain and emergency medicine initiative (PEMI) multicenter study.” The Journal of Pain : Official Journal of the American Pain Society 8, no. 6 (June 2007): 460–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2006.12.005.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Randall Myers, Amy Zosel, Jane Brice, Altaf H. Ansari, Julia Evans, Zoran Martinovich, Knox H. Todd, and Judith A. Paice. “Emergency department management of acute pain episodes in sickle cell disease.” Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 14, no. 5 (May 2007): 419–25. https://doi.org/10.1197/j.aem.2006.11.033.
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  - Tanabe, P., and N. Gilboy. “Etomidate or propofol for deep sedation: Are these agents ready for emergency department prime-time use?.” Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 29, no. 2 (April 1, 2007): 87–97. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.TME.0000270330.73638.25.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Nicki Gilboy, and Debbie A. Travers. “Emergency Severity Index version 4: clarifying common questions.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 33, no. 2 (April 2007): 182–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2006.11.009.
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  - Gilboy, N., and P. Tanabe. “Oral rehydration therapy for pediatric gastroenteritis: Can oral ondansetron eliminate the need for intravenous therapy?.” Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 29, no. 1 (January 1, 2007): 3–9. https://doi.org/10.1097/01261775-200701000-00002.
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  - Gilboy, N., and P. Tanabe. “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 (January 1, 2006): 269–74. https://doi.org/10.1097/01261775-200610000-00002.
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  - Gilboy, N., and P. Tanabe. “Transporting low-risk chest pain patients - Do you need an RN and a monitor/defibrillator?.” Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 28, no. 3 (January 1, 2006): 168–74. https://doi.org/10.1097/01261775-200607000-00002.
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  - Fernandes, Christopher M. B., Paula Tanabe, Nancy Bonalumi, Nicki Gilboy, Loren Johnson, Rebecca S. McNair, Alexander M. Rosenau, et al. “Emergency department triage: why we need a research agenda.” Annals of Emergency Medicine 46, no. 2 (August 2005): 204–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.12.035.
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  - Gilboy, Nicki, Paula Tanabe, and Debbie A. Travers. “The Emergency Severity Index Version 4: changes to ESI level 1 and pediatric fever criteria.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 31, no. 4 (August 2005): 357–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2005.05.011.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Debbie Travers, Nicki Gilboy, Alex Rosenau, Gina Sierzega, Valerie Rupp, Zoran Martinovich, and James G. Adams. “Refining Emergency Severity Index triage criteria.” Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 12, no. 6 (June 2005): 497–501. https://doi.org/10.1197/j.aem.2004.12.015.
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  - Fernandes, Christopher M. B., Paula Tanabe, Nicki Gilboy, Loren A. Johnson, Rebecca S. McNair, Alexander M. Rosenau, Peter Sawchuk, et al. “Five-level triage: a report from the ACEP/ENA Five-level Triage Task Force.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 31, no. 1 (February 2005): 39–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2004.11.002.
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  - O’Shaughnessy, J., A. Worster, C. M. B. Fernandes, P. Tanabe, N. Bonalumi, N. Gilboy, L. Johnson, et al. “Triage questions [1] (multiple letters).” Annals of Emergency Medicine 46, no. 2 (January 1, 2005): 203–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.05.001.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Rebecca Steinmann, Jill Anderson, Deborah Johnson, Sue Metcalf, and Eileen Ring-Hurn. “Factors affecting pain scores during female urethral catheterization.” Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 11, no. 6 (June 2004): 699–702. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2004.tb00728.x.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Rebecca Steinmann, Matt Kippenhan, Christine Stehman, and Christopher Beach. “Undiagnosed hypertension in the ED setting--an unrecognized opportunity by emergency nurses.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 30, no. 3 (June 2004): 225–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2004.01.009.
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  - Tanabe, Paula. “The effect of blood-drawing techniques and equipment on the hemolysis of ED laboratory blood samples.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 30, no. 2 (April 2004): 106–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2004.01.003.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Rick Gimbel, Paul R. Yarnold, and James G. Adams. “The Emergency Severity Index (version 3) 5-level triage system scores predict ED resource consumption.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 30, no. 1 (February 2004): 22–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2003.11.004.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Rick Gimbel, Paul R. Yarnold, Demetrios N. Kyriacou, and James G. Adams. “Reliability and validity of scores on The Emergency Severity Index version 3.” Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 11, no. 1 (January 2004): 59–65. https://doi.org/10.1197/j.aem.2003.06.013.
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  - Worster, A., N. Gilboy, C. M. Fernandes, D. Eitel, K. Eva, R. Geisler, and P. Tanabe. “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 (January 1, 2004): 240–45. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1481803500009192.
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  - Tanabe, P., D. N. Kyriacou, and F. Garland. “Erratum: Factors affecting the risk of blood bank specimen hemolysis (Academic Emergency Medicine (August 2003) 10 (897-900)).” Academic Emergency Medicine 10, no. 12 (December 1, 2003): 1410. https://doi.org/10.1197/S1069-6563(03)00606-7.
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  - Tanabe, Paula, Demetrios N. Kyriacou, and Franklyn Garland. “Factors affecting the risk of blood bank specimen hemolysis.” Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 10, no. 8 (August 2003): 897–900. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2003.tb00637.x.
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  - Tanabe, P., K. Ferket, R. Thomas, J. Paice, and R. Marcantonio. “Knowledge assessment and preparation for the certified emergency nurses examination.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 28, no. 2 (January 1, 2002): 141. https://doi.org/10.1067/men.2002.122590.
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  - Tanabe, P., R. Thomas, J. Paice, M. Spiller, and R. Marcantonio. “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 (April 2001): 124–31. https://doi.org/10.1067/men.2001.114386.
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  - Tanabe, P., and M. Buschmann. “Emergency nurses' knowledge of pain management principles.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 26, no. 4 (August 2000): 299–305. https://doi.org/10.1067/men.2000.108402.
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  - Roettig, M. L., and P. Tanabe. “Emergency management of acute coronary syndromes.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 26, no. 6 (January 1, 2000). https://doi.org/10.1067/men.2000.111543.
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  - Tanabe, P., and M. Buschmann. “A prospective study of ED pain management practices and the patient's perspective.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 25, no. 3 (June 1999): 171–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0099-1767(99)70200-x.
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  - Mayer, T. A., N. Ryan, S. Currier, T. Zimmers, K. M. McKernan, L. Schmidt, P. Tanabe, S. Weinman, P. Sanders, and P. G. Zimmerman. “Customer service still running amok.” En: Journal of Emergency Nursing 24, no. 3 (June 1998): 208–12.
  - Tanabe, P., B. Bollenberg, and N. Ignatowicz. “An ENA state research committee: the Illinois experience.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 23, no. 4 (August 1997): 375–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0099-1767(97)90234-8.
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  - Koziol-McLain, J., and P. Tanabe. “Reviewing the research literature: you don't have to do it alone.” Journal of Emergency Nursing 22, no. 4 (August 1996): 352–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0099-1767(96)80040-7.
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  - 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 (August 1995): 299–304. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0099-1767(05)80053-4.
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  - Itano, J. K., P. H. Tanabe, J. Lum, L. Lamkin, E. Rizzo, M. Wieland, and P. Sato. “Compliance and noncompliance in cancer patients.” Progress in Clinical and Biological Research 120 (January 1983): 483–95.
  - Itano, J., P. Tanabe, J. L. Lum, L. Lamkin, E. Rizzo, M. Wieland, and P. Sato. “Compliance of cancer patients to therapy.” Western Journal of Nursing Research 5, no. 1 (1983): 5–20.
  - Knight, LaʼKita M. J., Elijah O. Onsomu, Hayden B. Bosworth, Regina D. Crawford, Theresa DeMartino, Jeffrey Glassberg, Judith A. Paice, Christopher N. Miller, Lynne Richardson, and Paula Tanabe. “Exploring Emergency Department Provider Experiences With and Perceptions of Weight-Based Versus Individualized Vaso-Occlusive Treatment Protocols in Sickle Cell Disease.” Adv Emerg Nurs J 41, no. 1 (n.d.): 86–97. https://doi.org/10.1097/TME.0000000000000232.
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  - Tanabe, Paula J., Regina D. Crawford, Susan Silva, Jeffrey A. Glassberg, Christopher Miller, Theresa DeMartino, Christopher Barczak, Adam Soliman, and Hayden Bosworth. “A Comparison of an Individualized and Weight-Based Opioid Protocols for the Treatment of Vaso-Occlusive Episodes in the Emergency Department.” In Blood, 128:3674–3674. American Society of Hematology, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v128.22.3674.3674.
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