Research Protocols

Open Protocols
Measuring Quality of Life Among Transplant Patients
    PI: Tollea McMellon RN
    Unit: Transplant Department

Evaluation of Graduate Nurses' Experiences with Internships in Hospital Settings
     PI: Jane Alberico RN
     Unit: All nurse interns

Value of Retention Strategies to Registered Nurses
     PI: Marilee Schemlzer PhD, RN
     Co PI: Camille Cobb RN, Cris Enriquez RN
     Unit: All nurses invited to participate.
              Coordinated by SONPC reps.

Pain in Dementia: A Pilot Study to Test the Inter-rater Reliability & Validity of a Pain Scale for Patients with Dementia
     PI: Lori Wilson RN
     Co PI: Nancy Nardelli RN; Jan Tichenor RN
     Unit: 7 South

Current Practice Regarding the Care of Enteral Feeding Tubes Provided by Direct Care Nurses in a Hospital Setting
     PI: Roxana Cocos RN
     Co PI: June Marshall RN; Nancy Nardelli RN
     Unit: SICU, CVICU, NVICU, MICU, 5E, 6E
              5S, 6S, 7S, 8S, 9S, 10S, 11S, 9N

Post Fall Assessment & Patient Safety Lessons Learned
     PI: Nancy Nardelli RN
     Unit: All units invited to participate

Comparing the Effectiveness of Saline and Heparin Flushes in Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters with Valve Technology 
     PI: Marilee Schmelzer RN, PhD
     Co PI: Laurel Merritt RN; Scarlett Harden RN; Jonghee Oh RN; Kim 
     Cha RN; Krystal Curtis RN; Lori Wilson RN; Leighann Anderson RN;
     Wendy Lusk RN; Rick Reddick RN; Christy Embry RN
     Unit: 7S, 8S, 9S

A National Study to Compare the Tolerability & Effectiveness of Colon Cleansing Preparations
     PI: Glenda Daniels RN
     Co PI: Shari Mirzai RN; Debra Comstock RN; Elizabeth Eaton RN
     Liz Palmer RN; Nell Richard RN; Mona Kadakia RN
     Paula McCloud RN
     Unit: GI Lab

Music Listening (Upbeat) as it Relates to Motivating (STAR) Stem Cell and Research Patients to Exercise
     PI: Marlene Snare RN
     Co PI: Brian Berryman MD; Michelle Baker RN; Rodney Moffett RN
     Unit: 12 South

Assessment of Patients' Fall Risk & Prevention of Inpatient Falls: A Pilot Study to Compare Effectiveness of Two Structured Fall Prevention Strategies
     PI: June Marshall RN
     Co PI: Nancy Nardelli RN; Laura Maverick RN;
     Sara Heinlein RN; Casey Pederson RN; Mary Bailie RN
     Unit: 10S, 11S and 6 E/W

Off-peak Hospital Environments and Their Effect on Nurses' Work: An Institutional Ethnography
     PI: Patti Hamilton PhD, RN
     Co PI: June Marshall RN; Nancy Nardelli RN
     Unit: NICU, all pediatric and adult intensive care units

Retrospective Chart Review in Patients with Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)
     PI: June Marshall RN
     Co PI: Lucy Bird RN

Routine Blood Pressure Monitoring with Intravenous Etoposide Administration: Is it clinically necessary?
     PI: Rhonda Boulos RN
     Co PI: Robin McCune RN; Monica McMath RN; Marianne Stoddard RN
     Unit: 6D

CNO Survey on Human Performance Factors
     PI: Sandi McDermott RN, MSN, NEA-BC
     Unit: CNOs in Texas

Evaluating the Knowledge of Colorectal Cancer & Effectiveness of Education Methods in Community Colon Cancer Screening
     PI: Jan Tichenor RN, MS, CNS, OCN
     Unit: Cancer Resource Center

Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection Prevention Strategies
     PI: Liz Wheeler RN, BSN
     Unit: All units

The Development & Psychometric Testing of the Supportive Needs of Adolescents Questionnaire: Breastfeeding
     PI: Jane Grassley RN, PhD, IBCLC
     Co PI: Deb Bryson RN, BSN
     Unit: Lactation Consultants

Development of the Pediatric Emergency Department Basic Knowledge Assessment Tool (PEDS-ED BKAT)
     PI: Jean Toth RN, PhD
     Co PI: Rachel Wheeler BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN
     Unit: Emergency Department

Improving Central Line Care Practices
     PI: Molly Sutton RN
     Unit: 9 South and 12 South

Managing Your Pain
     PI: Nancy Nardelli RN
     Unit: Pilot on 7 South

Professional Image & Patient Preferences on Nurses' Uniforms
     PI: Jane Englebright RN and Cole Edmonson RN
     Unit: 22 HCA facilities across the country participating

Retrospective Chart Review in Patients with DVT who have had PICC Lines
     PI: Laurel Merritt RN

Prostate Cancer Survey & Data Collection
     PI: Jan Tichenor RN
     Unit: Cancer Resource Center

Family Bereavement Care in the Adult Intensive Care Units
     PI: Jo Murphy RN
     Co PI: Sheila Allison RN; Shana Becker RN; Jeannie Fortner RN; Teresa Medlock RN
     Unit: All Adult ICUs

Direct Care Nurses' Perceptions Regarding Evidence-based Practice & Nursing Research in a Hospital Setting
     PI: June Marshall RN
     Unit: 9 North Texas Division Hospitals participating
 

Complete Protocols
A phone survey to assess the effectiveness of pain management and care on Orthopedics
    PI: Lucy Bird RN
    Unit: 6 South

Pain in Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Patients: Does Hardiness Make a Difference?- A Collaboration Between Service and Education
    PI: Sharon Judkins RN, PhD (Professor at UTA)
    Unit: 12 South

Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Hype, Hoax or Healing
    PI: Robin McCune RN
    Unit: Pediatrics

New Advances in Imaging: Can a PET Save Your Life
    PI: Robin McCune RN
    Unit: Pediatrics

 The Use of NSAID for Pain Management in Postpartum Patients
    PI: Deborah Bryson RN
    Unit: 8 North

Improving Transplant Outcomes: A Wellness Intervention Program
    PI: Sandra Hinton RN
    Unit: Transplant Department

A Descriptive Assessment of the Orientation to the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
    PI: Robbie Nelson RN
    Unit: 4 South

Measuring Patient Satisfaction on the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
    PI: Robbie Nelson RN
    Unit: 4 South

A Pilot Study to Test the Reliability & Efficiency of Methods Used to Describe Colon Cleansing in an Inpatient Setting
    PI: Marilee Schmelzer RN, PhD (Professor at UTA)
    Unit: 7 South and GI Lab

National U.S. Inpatient Healthcare Facility MRSA Survey
    PI: Patti Grant RN
    Unit: Infection Control

Effects of One-Hour and Two Hour Rounds on Patient Satisfaction and Prevalence of Falls
    PI: Lucy Bird RN
    Co PI: Carolyn Mann RN; Rodney Moffett RN; Halbert
    Te RN; Joyce Winbush RN; Nancy Nardelli RN
    Unit: 6S, 7S, 8S, 10S, 11S, 12S

The Effects of Structured Tai Chi & Use of a Self Reflective Intervention on Nurses' Perceptions of Personal Stress
     PI: Monica Pierre RN
     Co PI: June Marshall RN; Nancy Nardelli RN
     Unit: All RNs invited to participate

Direct Care Nurses' Perceptions Regarding Evidence-based Practice and Nursing Research in a Hospital Setting
     PI: June Marshall RN
     Co PI: Nancy Nardelli RN; David Campbell RN; Cole Edmonson RN;
     Marilee Schmelzer RN, PhD
     Unit: All RNs invited to participate

Pain Managment Survey
     PI: Pain Committee
     Unit: All nurses

Critical Care Nurses Perceptions Regarding Flexible Visiting Hours in Adult Critical Care Units
     PI: Cynthia Latney RN  
     Co PI: Diane Krause RN; Trayce Rhodes RN; Anthony Martinez RN;  Megan Sozio RN
     Unit: All adult critical care units

Survey of Unit Councils or Unit Committees
     PI: Kelly Tomlinson RN
     Unit: All units