FIU Discovery

African-Americans Have a Higher Propensity for Death from COVID-19: Rationale and Causation..  Journal of National Black Nurses' Association : JNBNA.  31:1-12.

Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: does the use of Oncotype DX tumor gene expression profiling to guide treatment decisions improve outcomes in patients with breast cancer?.  Genetics in Medicine.  18:770-779.

Increasing Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination in Boys: Reducing Health Disparities through Advanced Pediatric Nursing Practice.  Journal of Pediatric Health Care.  28:e55.

Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: does PCA3 testing for the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer improve patient health outcomes?.  Genetics in Medicine.  16:338-346.

Red blood cell transfusion-related necrotizing enterocolitis in very-low-birthweight infants: a near-infrared spectroscopy investigation.  Transfusion.  53:2650-2658.

Health Disparities and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination: Research Findings and Implications for Pediatric Nurses in Advanced Practice.  Journal of Pediatric Health Care.  27:320-321.

Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: does genomic profiling to assess type 2 diabetes risk improve health outcomes?.  Genetics in Medicine.  15:612-617.

Transfusion-Related Necrotizing Enterocolitis A Conceptual Framework.  Advances in Neonatal Care.  13:166-174.

An Opportunity for Cancer Prevention During Preadolescence and Adolescence: Stopping Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-Related Cancer Through HPV Vaccination.  Journal of Adolescent Health.  52:S60-S68.

Parental Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Survey (PHPVS): Nurse-Led Instrument Development and Psychometric Testing for Use in Research and Primary Care Screening.  Journal of Nursing Measurement.  21:96-109.

Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: Can testing of tumor tissue for mutations in EGFR pathway downstream effector genes in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer improve health outcomes by guiding decisions regarding anti-EGFR therapy?.  Genetics in Medicine.  15:517-527.

Rural African American Parents' Knowledge and Decisions About Human Papillomavirus Vaccination.  Journal of Nursing Scholarship.  44:358-367.

Issues in community-based care among homeless minorities..  Journal of National Black Nurses' Association : JNBNA.  22:57-67.

Symptom clusters and health-related quality of life in people with chronic stable angina.  Journal of Advanced Nursing.  67:1000-1011.

A Guide to Developing a Culturally Competent Organization.  Journal of Transcultural Nursing.  22:7-14.

Challenges and strategies of dyad research: cardiovascular examples.  Applied Nursing Research.  23:e15-e20.

Disturbed sleep and preterm birth: A potential relationship?.  Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology.  36:166-168.

Marginality and physical and sexual abuse in women.  Health Care for Women International.  30:79-92.

Dr. Mary Elizabeth Lancaster Carnegie.  Nursing Research.  57:133-134.

Normal establishment of virus-specific memory CD8 T cell pool following primary infection during pregnancy.  Journal of Immunology.  179:4383-4389.

The relationships among stress, coping, social support, and weight class in premenopausal African American women at risk for coronary heart disease.  Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.  22:272-278.

Understanding cultural language to enhance cultural competence.  Nursing Outlook.  55:212-214.

American Academy of Nursing Expert Panel Report: Developing Cultural Competence to Eliminate Health Disparities in Ethnic Minorities and Other Vulnerable Populations.  Journal of Transcultural Nursing.  18:95-102.

Relationship of adolescent physical and sexual abuse to perimenstrual symptoms (PMS) in adulthood.  Issues in Mental Health Nursing.  28:75-87.

The experiences of midlife women with migraines.  Journal of Nursing Scholarship.  38:278-285.

Genetic predictors of coronary heart disease risk factors in premenopausal African-American women.  Ethnicity and Disease.  15:221-232.

Online Data Collection in Women's Health Research: A Study of Perimenopausal Women with Migraines..  NWSA Journal.  16:70-92.

Patient Outcomes and Measures: Special Considerations.  Journal of Nursing Measurement.  11:91-95.

Estrogen plus progestin and the risk of coronary heart disease.  New England Journal of Medicine.  349:523-534.

Gender differences in pain characteristics of chronic stable angina and perceived physical limitation in patients with coronary artery disease.  Pain.  101:45-53.

Smallpox: A disease of the past? Consideration for midwives.  Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health.  48:258-267.

Smallpox: An Update for Nurses.  Biological Research for Nursing.  4:282-294.

Assessing data adequacy for clinical research: Reliability and validity of a surgical database.  Journal of Nursing Measurement.  10:155-164.

Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Tetramer Technology: An Evaluation.  Biological Research for Nursing.  4:115-127.

Reducing substance use and risky sexual behavior among young, low-income, mexican-american women: Comparison of two interventions.  Applied Nursing Research.  15:137-148.

The Seattle Angina Questionnaire: Reliability and validity in women with chronic stable angina.  Heart disease (Hagerstown, Md.).  4:206-211.

Editorial: Guidelines for Translating Questionnaires Into Another Language.  Journal of Nursing Measurement.  9:111-113.

Cardiac instrument development in a low-literacy population: The revised chest discomfort diary.  Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care.  30:312-320.

Caring for the woman with migraine headaches.  Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing.  20:17-25.

Use of focus groups for pain and quality of life assessment in adults with sickle cell disease..  Journal of National Black Nurses' Association : JNBNA.  12:36-43.

Caring for the woman with migraine headaches.  Nurse Practitioner.  25:17-41.

Fat distribution and cardiovascular disease risk in African-American women..  Journal of National Black Nurses' Association : JNBNA.  11:7-11.

The perceptions of menopause of African-American and white women and affect on willingness to participate in a HRT clinical trial..  Journal of National Black Nurses' Association : JNBNA.  11:43-50.

FAT DISTRIBUTION AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN.  Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.  31:s66.

Correlates of alcohol and drug use among low-income Hispanic immigrant childbearing women living in the U.S.A..  International Journal of Nursing Studies.  36:3-11.

Competence and drug use: Theoretical frameworks, empirical evidence and measurement.  Journal of Drug Education.  28:117-134.

Design of the Women's Health Initiative clinical trial and observational study.  Contemporary Clinical Trials.  19:61-109.

First stage labor management: An examination of patterned breathing and fatigue.  Birth.  25:241-245.

Risk and resilience: Building Protective Factors.  MCN The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing.  23:99-104.

Outcomes research: are we rigorous enough?.  Reflections / Sigma Theta Tau.  23:8-10.

Assessment of perinatal indicators for the measurement of programmatic effectiveness.  Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing.  9:52-67.

Measurement of Nursing Outcomes.  Nursing Research.  38:138.

Issues Related to the Unit of Analysis in Family Nursing Research.  Western Journal of Nursing Research.  11:405-417.

Private sector support of nursing research.  Nursing Research.  36:253-256.

The clinical nurse researcher: institutionalizing the role.  International Journal of Nursing Studies.  24:25-33.

The occurrence of symptoms in expectant fathers.  Nursing Research.  36:184-189.

Book Reviews.  Western Journal of Nursing Research.  7:374-375.

Faculty development activities..  Nursing Outlook.  29:112-118.

In vitro fertilization: dilemma or opportunity?.  Advances in Nursing Science.  3:41-51.

Adherence to Intravenous Chemotherapy in African American and White Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer.  Cancer Nursing.  38:89-98.

Mothers, Fathers, Sons, and Human Papillomavirus Immunization Practices.  Family and Community Health.  40:278-287.

Measurement in Nursing and Health Research

In search of reliability and validity evidence for an existing instrument.  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 3-4.

Impact of unreliability of measurements on statistical conclusion validity.  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 83-85.

Measurement implications when developing and implementing interventions.  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 171-173.

Special considerations when conducting measurements with children.  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 3-5.

Ensuring the credibility of physiological measurements: Assessing error variability.  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 91-93.

Factors that can affect the accuracy and precision of physiological measurements.  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 163-167.

Using proxy respondents.  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 3-5.

Cultural considerations and issues in measurement.  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 3-4.

Patient outcomes and measures: Special considerations.  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 91-95.

Using factor analysis for validity assessment: Practical considerations.  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 203-205.

Subdimensions and subscales in measurement and instrument development.  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 167-169.

The importance of reporting sample characteristics in measurement studies..  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 79-81.

An instrument's conceptual base: its link to theory..  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 3-4.

Deleting items during instrument development--some caveats..  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 103-104.

General and specific measures of quality of life--do we need both?.  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 3-4.

Selecting instruments for construct validity assessment..  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 99-100.

When is internal consistency reliability assessment inappropriate?.  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 3-4.

Practical measurement..  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 107-109.

Measurement concerns when using existing data bases..  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 115-117.

Decreasing the burden of measurement..  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 99-101.

Internal consistency analysis: making the most of what you've got..  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 3-4.

Can reliability and validity be "established?"..  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 91-92.

The clinical and statistical significance of using norm- versus criterion-referenced measures..  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 105-106.

Using existing measurement instruments..  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 3-6.

Measuring well to study well..  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 3-4.

Qualitative or quantitative: so what is your religion?.  Journal of Nursing Measurement. 103-105.

APPLYING ADOLESCENT HEALTH EQUITY TO SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE: COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND RALLY FOR ENGAGED AGGREGATE IN HEALTH CARE (CO-REACH) INITIATIVE.  Journal of Adolescent Health. S111-S111.

YOUTH IN CONTEXT: PREPARING FOR LIFELONG HEALTH AND WELLNESS WITH LESSONS LEARNED IN OPENING A HIGH SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CLINIC.  Journal of Adolescent Health. S22-S22.

Demands of illness and individual, dyadic, and family adaptation in chronic illness..  Western Journal of Nursing Research. 10-25.

Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine for the Treatment of COVID-19: Review and Appraisal of Current Evidence..  Journal of National Black Nurses' Association : JNBNA. 1-14.

The EGAPP initiative: lessons learned.  Genetics in Medicine. 217-224.

Strategies for implementing and sustaining therapeutic lifestyle changes as part of hypertension management in African Americans.  Postgraduate Medicine. 147-159.

Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: Can tumor gene expression profiling improve outcomes in patients with breast cancer?.  Genetics in Medicine. 66-73.

Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: Genetic testing strategies in newly diagnosed individuals with colorectal cancer aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality from Lynch syndrome in relatives.  Genetics in Medicine. 35-41.

Recommendations from the EGAPP working group: Can UCT1A1 genotyping reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer treated with irinotecan?.  Genetics in Medicine. 15-20.

Advancing nursing science in vulnerable populations: measurement issues..  Annual review of nursing research. 27-48.

Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: Testing for cytochrome P450 polymorphisms in adults with nonpsychotic depression treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.  Genetics in Medicine. 819-825.

Measurement issues related to data collection on the world wide web.  Advances in Nursing Science. 246-256.

Using internet discussion boards as virtual focus groups.  Advances in Nursing Science. 274-286.

Caring for the woman with migraine headaches..  Nurse Practitioner. 17-18.

Challenges in measuring patient outcomes..  Nursing Clinics of North America. 495-512.

Reframing parenting in the 21st century: does nursing have a role?.  Advanced practice nursing quarterly. 44-50.