Scholars@Duke
Valerie K. Sabol

Valerie K. Sabol

Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
valerie.sabol@duke.edu
307 Trent Drive, DUMC #3322, Office 2017, Durham, NC 27710
307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

National Estimates of Nurse Practitioner Disaster Preparedness Training

Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · January 1, 2026 We aimed to determine nationally representative differences in annual hazard-specific disaster preparedness training by health care provider shortage area (HPSA), practice rurality, patient population, and racial/ethnic identity. Weighted estimates were ge ... Full text Cite

Editorial Introduction: Planetary Health and Nurse Practitioner Leadership

Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · January 1, 2026 Full text Cite

The Interconnectedness of Climate Change and Diabetes: Shared Global Vectors

Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · November 1, 2025 The well-being of populations is increasingly threatened by global environmental changes. Two major public health crises, climate change and type 2 diabetes (T2D), pose compounding risks to public health and economic sustainability. Climate change is one o ... Full text Cite

Improving Postoperative Handoff Communication in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project.

Journal Article Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses · October 2025 PurposeThis quality improvement project aimed to improve postoperative handoff communication between anesthesia providers and neuroscience intensive care unit nurses by developing and implementing a standardized postoperative handoff checklist for ... Full text Cite

How do we improve massive transfusion protocol adherence among anesthesia providers?

Journal Article Transfusion · August 2025 BACKGROUND: Previous studies have called for the implementation of provider reeducation efforts to improve massive transfusion protocol adherence. OBJECTIVE: This quality improvement project implemented an educational module designed to increase anesthesia ... Full text Link to item Cite

Weight Bias Interventions for Healthcare Professionals: An Integrative Review.

Journal Article Journal of advanced nursing · May 2025 AimTo describe interventions to mitigate weight bias among practicing healthcare providers and examine their effectiveness.DesignAn integrative review.MethodsThe framework of Whittemore and Knafl (2005) was utilised to identify a ... Full text Cite

Relationship of Age And Mobility Levels During Physical Rehabilitation With Clinical Outcomes in Critical Illness.

Journal Article Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl · December 2023 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether age, mobility level, and change in mobility level across the first 3 physical rehabilitation sessions associate with clinical outcomes of patients who are critically ill. DESIGN: Retrospective, observational cohort study. SE ... Full text Link to item Cite

COVID-19 Vaccination in a Military Population: Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Vaccine Confidence and Reduce Hesitancy.

Journal Article Military medicine · August 2023 IntroductionExtensive efforts have been directed toward developing an effective vaccine to fight against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, hesitancy to receive COVID-19 vaccinations has become detrimental to overcoming the COVID-19 ... Full text Cite

Preoperative Preparation and Guidelines for Cannabis-Using Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery.

Journal Article Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses · August 2023 PurposeAppropriate preoperative screening techniques are needed to safely provide anesthesia to increasing numbers of cannabis using surgical patients.DesignThis was a quasi-experimental quality improvement project.MethodsPreoper ... Full text Cite

The Role of Doctor of Nursing Practice-Prepared Nurses to Improve Quality of Patient Care.

Journal Article Creative nursing · May 2023 Translating evidence-based practices (EBPs) and quality improvement (QI) initiatives to the bedside is a significant need among hospitals and outpatient settings to improve the provision of quality nursing care. However, health-care systems continue to str ... Full text Open Access Cite

Complicated Acidosis Presentations: When Is Diabetic Ketoacidosis Not Diabetic Ketoacidosis? A Case Series

Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · March 1, 2023 Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a common and generally well-understood medical condition in urgent and acute care centers. There are numerous conditions that have similar presentations to DKA but are better served with different treatment modalities. This a ... Full text Cite

Using an Electromagnetic Guidance System for Placement of Small-Bowel Feeding Tubes to Reduce Feeding Start Times.

Journal Article Critical care nurse · February 2023 BackgroundCardiothoracic surgery patients have an increased risk for aspiration and may require enteral access for nutrition.Local problemIn a cardiothoracic intensive care unit, feeding start times were delayed because of scheduling conf ... Full text Cite

Improving Pressure Injury Prevention by Using Wearable Sensors to Cue Critical Care Patient Repositioning.

Journal Article American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses · July 2022 BackgroundRepositioning patients at regular intervals is the standard of care for pressure injury prevention, yet compliance with routine repositioning schedules can be hard to achieve in busy critical care environments. Cueing technology may help ... Full text Cite

Effect of Varying Repositioning Frequency on Pressure Injury Prevention in Nursing Home Residents: TEAM-UP Trial Results.

Journal Article Adv Skin Wound Care · June 1, 2022 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical effectiveness of three nursing-home-wide repositioning intervals (2-, 3-, or 4-hour) without compromising pressure injury (PrI) incidence in 4 weeks. METHODS: An embedded pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial ... Full text Link to item Cite

Characteristics of Nursing Home Resident Movement Patterns: Results from the TEAM-UP Trial.

Journal Article Advances in skin & wound care · May 2022 ObjectiveTo determine movement patterns of nursing home residents, specifically those with dementia or obesity, to improve repositioning approaches to pressure injury (PrI) prevention.MethodsA descriptive exploratory study was conducted u ... Full text Cite

Implementation of Nurse-Led Cognitive Screening During Medicare Annual Wellness Visits

Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · May 1, 2022 Dementia is a serious and costly illness. Early identification of cognitive impairment provides opportunity for earlier intervention, and there is growing evidence suggesting that early intervention may help delay the onset of dementia. There is limited co ... Full text Cite

Increasing Nursing Documentation Efficiency With Wearable Sensors for Pressure Injury Prevention.

Journal Article Critical care nurse · April 2022 BackgroundDocumentation presents an overwhelming burden to bedside clinical nurses. Nurses must manually enter several hundred data points into electronic health record flow sheets, taking time from direct patient care and introducing opportunity ... Full text Cite

Cognitive Screening Before the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit

Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · February 1, 2022 Dementia is a devastating illness with increasing prevalence, possibly due to the pervasiveness of untreated modifiable risk factors. While early identification and treatment can improve outcomes, few standardized screening protocols exist. Primary care is ... Full text Cite

Increasing physical activity with African-American women using Facebook™ and Pedometers.

Journal Article Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) · July 2021 More than 80 percent of African American women struggle with overweight and obesity. We implemented a 5-week physical activity intervention using Facebook™ and pedometers with African American women. Twenty-seven African American women participated in a si ... Full text Cite

The Treatment of Obesity in the Multidisciplinary Setting

Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · June 1, 2021 This quality improvement project used the resources of a multidisciplinary setting (health care providers, dietitians, and psychotherapists) to improve the treatment of patients diagnosed with obesity (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2). This approach ... Full text Cite

A Bundle-Based Approach to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in the Intensive Care Unit.

Journal Article Critical care nurse · April 2021 BackgroundCatheter-associated urinary tract infections are the second most common health care-associated infections, occurring most frequently in intensive care units. These infections negatively affect patient outcomes and health care costs.L ... Full text Cite

On the Move clinic: A fall prevention nurse practitioner-driven model of care.

Journal Article Geriatr Nurs · 2021 Falls in older adults are common and interventions to reduce associated morbidity and mortality remain difficult to implement. This quality improvement project evaluated On the Move, a new clinic designed to provide tailored recommendations to reduce falls ... Full text Link to item Cite

To Turn or Not to Turn: Exploring Nurses' Decision-Making Processes Concerning Regular Turning of Nursing Home Residents.

Journal Article Gerontology & geriatric medicine · January 2021 Background: Nursing home (NH) residents are at high-risk for pressure injuries (PrIs), and those living with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) are at even greater risk. Understanding how nursing staff approach repositioning remains cr ... Full text Cite

Implementing Cardiac Surgical Unit-Advanced Life Support Through Simulation-Based Learning: A Quality Improvement Project.

Journal Article Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN · July 2020 BackgroundThe European Association for Cardio Thoracic Surgery and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons endorse Cardiac Surgical Unit-Advanced Life Support, a protocol designed specifically for cardiothoracic surgical patients who suffer postoperative ... Full text Cite

An Assessment of Predatory Publication Use in Reviews.

Journal Article Clinical nurse specialist CNS · July 2020 Purpose/aimsPredatory journals, characterized by poor editorial practices and questionable peer review, constitute a threat to academic literature. Citations to predatory journals in reviews of research potentially weaken the strength of these rev ... Full text Cite

Real-time Positioning Among Nursing Home Residents Living With Dementia: A Case Study.

Journal Article Wound management & prevention · July 2020 Dementia contributes to the development of pressure injuries (PrIs).PurposeThis study describes the real-time body positions of 2 nursing home (NH) residents, residing in the United States and living with dementia, to inform development of PrI pre ... Full text Cite

Insight Into the Movement Behaviors of Nursing Home Residents Living With Obesity: A Report of Two Cases.

Journal Article Wound management & prevention · May 2020 Obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥30 kg/m2) can have a profound influence on the likelihood of developing a pressure injury (PrI); little is known about the movement behaviors (movement frequency, body position frequency, and position duration) of obese indi ... Full text Cite

Movement Behaviors of Nursing Home Residents Living With Obesity: A Case Series

Journal Article Wound Management and Prevention · 2019 Cite

Pulmonary Function

Chapter · October 16, 2018 This encyclopedia advances the understanding of behavioral medicine principles and clinical applications among researchers and practitioners in medicine, psychology, public health, epidemiology, nursing, and social work. ... Full text Cite

Obesity

Chapter · October 15, 2018 From an overview of the theories of aging and assessment through the treatment of disorders, including complex illnesses, this evidence-based book provides the comprehensive gerontological coverage you need to prepare for your role as an ... ... Cite

Protocol for Treating Obese Pediatric Patients

Journal Article Journal for Nurse Practitioners · April 1, 2018 This quality improvement project standardized screening and treatment of overweight and obese pediatric patients at a community health center and the application of a treatment algorithm. Providers demonstrated an increase in knowledge and reported increas ... Full text Cite

GAPNA 2017 Conference and Foundation Awards

Journal Article Geriatric Nursing · January 1, 2018 Full text Cite

Basic skills for teaching and the advanced practice registered nurse

Chapter · October 20, 2017 Meet all the challenges of professional practice--whatever your specialty or environment. ... Cite

So you want to be a Fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: Navigating the Fellowship process to ensure your success.

Journal Article Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners · September 2017 The professional designation as Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) is the highest professional designation for any nurse practitioner (NP). The Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) operate the FAA ... Full text Cite

Common Gastrointestinal Disorders

Chapter · February 10, 2017 Textbook that provides students with theory and application knowledge needed for a full understanding of critical care nursing ... Cite

Patient Management: Gastrointestinal System

Chapter · February 10, 2017 Textbook that provides students with theory and application knowledge needed for a full understanding of critical care nursing ... Cite

Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System

Chapter · February 10, 2017 Textbook that provides students with theory and application knowledge needed for a full understanding of critical care nursing ... Cite

Promoting Older Adult Physical Activity Throughout Care Transitions Using an Interprofessional Approach.

Journal Article J Nurse Pract · January 2017 The nurse practitioner plays a key role in monitoring and improving physical activity and function of older adults. Physical activity is an essential component of care management for all older adults, even those who are frail with multimorbidities. All phy ... Full text Link to item Cite

APRN gerontology certification

Journal Article Geriatric Nursing · January 1, 2017 Full text Cite

Save the Date!

Journal Article Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) · September 2016 Full text Cite

Using Trigger Films as a Bariatric Sensitivity Intervention: Improving Nursing Students' Attitudes and Beliefs About Caring for Obese Patients.

Journal Article Nurse educator · January 2016 Nurse educators are uniquely positioned to improve obesity-related attitudes and beliefs among prelicensure nursing students. A bariatric sensitivity intervention using 6 trigger films with facilitated debriefing was designed and delivered to 70 first-seme ... Full text Cite

GAPNA 2015 Conference and Foundation Awards

Journal Article Geriatric Nursing · January 1, 2016 Full text Cite

Exemplars in advanced practice gerontological nursing: A GAPNA series

Journal Article Geriatric Nursing · January 1, 2016 Full text Cite

GAPNA 2016 Conference and Foundation Awards

Journal Article Geriatric Nursing · January 1, 2016 Full text Cite

Aging and obesity: general assessment and management considerations.

Journal Article Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) · September 2015 Full text Cite

Management of the Patient in Shock

Chapter · March 27, 2015 Cite

Evaluation of the effect of the modified early warning system on the nurse-led activation of the rapid response system.

Journal Article Journal of nursing care quality · July 2014 The modified early warning system (MEWS) is a scoring rubric used to detect the earliest signs of a change in a patient's condition. This mixed-methods study used pre- and postintervention data to describe the impact of the MEWS on the frequency of rapid r ... Full text Cite

Improving nurses' vasopressor titration skills and self-efficacy via simulation-based learning

Journal Article Clinical Simulation in Nursing · January 1, 2014 Background: Administration of vasopressors in patients with septic shock can be a difficult skill for nurses to learn. Simulation-based learning (SBL) may be a useful tool for improving nurses' self-efficacy and skill performance in this context. Methods: ... Full text Cite

Common gastrointestinal disorders

Chapter · July 19, 2013 Cite

Pulmonary Function

Chapter · February 18, 2013 This encyclopedia advances the understanding of behavioral medicine principles and clinical applications among researchers and practitioners in medicine, psychology, public health, epidemiology, nursing, and social work. ... Cite

Heart Failure

Chapter · February 18, 2013 This encyclopedia advances the understanding of behavioral medicine principles and clinical applications among researchers and practitioners in medicine, psychology, public health, epidemiology, nursing, and social work. ... Cite

Dyspnea

Chapter · February 18, 2013 This encyclopedia advances the understanding of behavioral medicine principles and clinical applications among researchers and practitioners in medicine, psychology, public health, epidemiology, nursing, and social work. ... Cite

Common gastrointestinal disorders

Chapter · October 1, 2012 Cite

Heart Failure

Chapter · July 24, 2012 This encyclopedia advances the understanding of behavioral medicine principles and clinical applications among researchers and practitioners in medicine, psychology, public health, epidemiology, nursing, and social work. ... Full text Cite

Dyspnea

Chapter · July 24, 2012 This encyclopedia advances the understanding of behavioral medicine principles and clinical applications among researchers and practitioners in medicine, psychology, public health, epidemiology, nursing, and social work. ... Full text Cite

Incorporating obesity education into adult primary and acute care nurse practitioner programs

Journal Article Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care · June 1, 2012 Epidemic levels of obesity in the United States have created a ripple effect throughout healthcare. Healthcare organizations have taken great strides to address obesity-related issues such as sensitivity training and adjustments to the environment of care. ... Full text Cite

Exploring the factors that influence functional performance among nursing home residents.

Journal Article Journal of aging and health · February 2011 ObjectiveTo promote healthy aging in older nursing home (NH) residents, it is important to identify factors that impact functional performance. Using the Disablement Process Model, it was hypothesized that variables from all levels of the model wo ... Full text Cite

Anemia evaluation and management in nursing home residents.

Journal Article Western journal of nursing research · June 2010 Anemia is often an unrecognized and/or undertreated diagnosis in older adults. Failure to diagnose anemia leads to delayed treatment and thus delayed relief of symptoms. Given the potentially significant impact of anemia on cardiovascular disease and physi ... Full text Cite

The impact of anemia on nursing home residents.

Journal Article Clinical nursing research · May 2010 The purpose of this secondary data analysis was to describe the prevalence and treatment of anemia and test the impact of anemia on physical and psychosocial outcomes at baseline and following restorative care interventions. A total of 451 residents from 1 ... Full text Cite

Alterations in Metabolism

Chapter · 2010 New to this edition: New Modules. Ten new modules have been added to the 5th edition, including a module on the older high-acuity patient! Related Drug Therapy -- Major drug therapy pertaining to a particular topic is summarized in a table. ... Cite

Determinants and Assessment of Nutrition and Metabolic Function

Chapter · 2010 New to this edition: New Modules. Ten new modules have been added to the 5th edition, including a module on the older high-acuity patient! Related Drug Therapy -- Major drug therapy pertaining to a particular topic is summarized in a table. ... Cite

Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function

Chapter · 2010 New to this edition: New Modules. Ten new modules have been added to the 5th edition, including a module on the older high-acuity patient! Related Drug Therapy -- Major drug therapy pertaining to a particular topic is summarized in a table. ... Cite

Anemia and its impact on function in nursing home residents: what do we know?

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners · January 2010 PurposeTo provide the advanced practice nurse (APN) information on the prevalence and causes of anemia in elderly nursing home (NH) residents, in order to affect diagnostic and management strategies that may help improve physical function and mobi ... Full text Cite

Common Gastrointestinal Disorders

Chapter · 2009 Now in its Ninth Edition, this classic text and reference maintains its popular holistic approach to the complexities of critical care nursing. ... Cite

Patient Management: Gastrointestinal System

Chapter · 2009 Now in its Ninth Edition, this classic text and reference maintains its popular holistic approach to the complexities of critical care nursing. ... Cite

Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System

Chapter · 2009 Now in its Ninth Edition, this classic text and reference maintains its popular holistic approach to the complexities of critical care nursing. ... Cite

The Impact of Anemia on Restorative Care Outcomes

Conference Gerontologist, The · October 1, 2008 This secondary data analysis describes the prevalence, treatment, and impact of anemia and anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on Res-Care participants. Chart reviews gathered lab data at baseline. A total of 245 (54%) residents were noted to be anemic ... Cite

Diarrhea: applying research to bedside practice.

Journal Article AACN advanced critical care · January 2007 Diarrhea is one of many symptoms that may complicate the hospitalization of a critically ill patient. Diarrhea is caused by a variety of etiologies; identifying the etiology aids in the appropriate selection of interventions. Care of the patient with diarr ... Full text Cite

Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

Chapter · 2006 New to this edition: Greater attention to problems seen in high acuity populations Integration of research and Evidence Based Practice boxes throughout modules Conceptual approach to patient care that provides readers with an understanding ... ... Cite

Metabolic Responses

Chapter · 2006 New to this edition: Greater attention to problems seen in high acuity populations Integration of research and Evidence Based Practice boxes throughout modules Conceptual approach to patient care that provides readers with an understanding ... ... Cite

Nutrition assessment of the critically ill adult.

Journal Article AACN clinical issues · October 2004 Illness and injury are physiologic stressors that alter the body's metabolic and energy demands. Approximately 30 to 55% of hospitalized patients have evidence of malnutrition, which makes nutrition screening and assessment an integral part of the evaluati ... Full text Cite

Addisonian crisis

Journal Article American Journal of Nursing · January 1, 2001 Full text Cite

Diarrhea.

Journal Article AACN clinical issues · August 1997 The incidence of acute and chronic diarrhea in hospitalized adults ranges widely. This variation has been attributed to subjective definitions of diarrhea and to use of imprecise measurement methods. The differential diagnosis of diarrhea is broad, ranging ... Full text Cite

Improving Nurses' Application of CSU-ALS Simulation-Based Learning

Journal Article Dimensions in Critical Care Nursing Cite

Impact of Age, Illness Severity, and ICU Mobility Status on Patient Outcomes

Journal Article Annals of the American Thoracic Society Cite

Moving your project into reality: Confer with the experts

Conference The purpose of this presentation is to assist novice researchers, DNP students and graduates, and advanced practice nurses to begin the development of a research study or clinical outcome project proposal. Participants discuss the steps involved in develop ... Cite