Leadership in Action: Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Student Milestones
Kathryn Lee Publishes Study on Sleep in Hospitalized Pregnant Women
Kathryn Lee Kathryn Lee, professor emerita in the Department of Family Health Care Nursing, is the lead author of a study that examined the effectiveness of an intervention to improve sleep in women hospitalized for high-risk pregnancy.
The study, published in the December 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, compared sleep measures among 25 women with high-risk pregnancies during one week of hospitalization before and after implementation of a sleep improvement protocol for antepartum patients. Women in the intervention group received information about sleep hygiene, strategies to promote better sleep habits, and cognitive behavioral strategies to deal with stress. They also received sleep kits that included items such as fans, white noise machines, eye masks and earplugs, to promote a sleep-friendly environment.
Patients in the intervention and control groups reported similar sleep durations, but the intervention group suffered fewer symptoms and significantly lower sleep disturbance scores.
Sandra Weiss Elected to Board of Friends of NINR
Sandra Weiss Sandra Weiss, professor of Community Health Systems, was elected to the board of Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) for a two-year term that began January 1, 2018.
FNINR provides resources to support nursing research and advance the mission of the National Institute of Nursing Research. FNINR works with Congress, other appointed and elected officials, health organizations and the public to educate them about advances made through nursing research and how it benefits patients, families and communities, as well as national and global health.
Annesa Flentje in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology on Assessing Discrimination
Annesa Flentje Annesa Flentje, assistant professor of Community Health Systems, co-authored an article in the December 2017 issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, titled “Ecological Momentary Assessment of Daily Discrimination Experiences and Nicotine, Alcohol, and Drug Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals.”
The study, a partnership between researchers at the University of Montana and UCSF, used a smartphone application to prompt 50 LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and queer) participants to fill out short surveys about daily interactions, mood and substance use several times per day over two weeks. Researchers found that daily discrimination experiences were associated with higher risk of subsequent nicotine, alcohol and drug use among the participants.
Students Diane Kim and Laura Compton Receive Kaiser Permanente Deloras Jones Scholarships
Diane Kim (left) and Laura Compton Second-year Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner students Diane Kim and Laura Compton have each received a $2,500 Kaiser Permanente Deloras Jones RN Academic Excellence Scholarship. These scholarships are awarded to those who have achieved academic excellence and are pursuing graduate nursing and doctoral degrees.
Linda Park Receives Marie Cowan Promising Young Investigator Award
From left: Jill Howie-Esquivel, Linda Park and Kathy Dracup Assistant Professor-in-Residence Linda Park received the Marie Cowan Promising Young Investigator Award from the American Heart Association’s Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing at the organization’s scientific sessions in November 2017. The award acknowledges significant achievements in cardiovascular diseases and stroke, ranging from basic research to service to the councils and the association. These awards applaud the achievements of researchers, scientists, clinicians, nurses and allied health professionals throughout their careers
School Shines at Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting
Lin Lin (left) and Mary Lovely Lin Lin, associate clinical professor of Family Health Care Nursing, presented a poster at the Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Scientific Meeting in November in San Francisco. The poster, “Sleep Disturbance in Adults with Primary Brain Tumors and Their Family Caregivers,” described changes in sleep variables over time for patients with primary brain tumors compared with their family caregivers. In addition, Assistant Adjunct Professor of Physiological Nursing Mary Lovely led a special two-hour evening symposium, offering a combination of networking and focused educational content specifically for nurses and related health care professionals. The objectives of the educational program were to explore key findings from brain tumor survivorship research and identify need-based interventions and unanswered needs for brain tumor survivors.
Recent Publications
Improving Sleep for Hospitalized Antepartum Patients: A Non-Randomized Controlled Pilot Study (Kathryn Lee, Caryl Gay), December 15, 2017
Changes in Specific Substance Involvement Scores Among SBIRT Recipients in an HIV Primary Care Setting (Carol Dawson-Rose, Yvette Cuca, Emily Huang, Bruce Cooper), December 12, 2017
Ecological Momentary Assessment of Daily Discrimination Experiences and Nicotine, Alcohol, and Drug Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals (Annesa Flentje), December 2017
Conceptualizing Pathways Linking Women’s Empowerment and Prematurity in Developing Countries (Molly Altman), November 8, 2017
