(as of 12/31/2008)

Self-Care Management Questionnaire for Traumatic Brain Injury
Investigators: Karen Bergman, PhDc, RN, Neuroscience Program Coordinator, Robert Fabiano, PhD, Michigan State University

An Evaluation of Lost Nursing Hours – Statistics Proposal
Investigator: Ashley Jones, RN, Staff Nurse – VIP Float

Staffing for Quality and Safety: Assessment of the NICU (a VON study initiative)
Investigators: Ashley Ross, MSN, RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist – NICU, Emily Senske, RN, Unit Coordinator – NICU

The Effect of the VAP Prevention Protocol on the Incidence of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Investigator: Glenn Carlson, APRN, MSN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Critical Care

Staff Education for Asthma – Project Practicum Proposal
Investigator: Anna Younce, RN, Staff Nurse – Pediatrics

Computer Literacy Assessment of AMU Nurses
Investigator: Michael Koehler, RN, Unit Coordinator – AMU

Acuity-Adjusted Staffing, Nurse Practice Environments and NICU Outcomes (a VON study initiative)
Investigator: Emily Senske, RN, Unit Coordinator – NICU

Brief Interventions for the Trauma Patient Admitted with Ethanol Dependence
Investigator: Glenn Carlson, APRN, MSN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Critical Care

Women in Labor: An Examination of Wait Times for Epidural Anesthesia
Investigators: Jeanne Chilla, MSN, RN, BC, Staff Nurse – OB, Lucille Lutz, MSN, RNC, APRN BC, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Pain Management

Perceived Barriers and Facilitators for Evidence-Based Practice Among ICU Nurses in Kalamazoo
Investigators: Juanita Manning-Walsh, PhD, RN, Western Michigan University, Eva Jerome, Seema Thomas, BSN, RN, Staff Nurse – NVU, Glenn Carlson, APRN, MSN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Critical Care

Effect of Preoperative Nurse-Mediated Guided Imagery Instruction on Postoperative Pain Perception and Medication Use in Elective Abdominal Hysterectomy Patients
Investigators: Lucille Lutz, MSN, RNC, APRN BC, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Pain Management, Dorothy Bosse, BSN, RN, Staff Nurse - Surgery; Carla Cook, BS, RN, CCRN, Nurse Manager – MICU, Denise Heath, RN, BC, Staff Nurse – ONU, Anne Maihofer, BSN, RN, CCRN, Staff Nurse – MICU, Jill Riley, BSN, RN, BC, Staff Nurse – Preadmission Center, Laurie Stamas, BSN, RN, Staff Nurse – Outpatient Surgery; Lisa Turner-Woodruff, BSN, RN, Staff Nurse - GMU; Kuanwong Watcharotone, MS, PhDc - Research

Incision and Drainage of Abscesses With and Without the Use of Packing
Investigators: Michael Lienwand, MD - Pediatric Surgery, Marc Downing, MD - Pediatric Surgery, Donna Moyer, MSN, RN, APRN, BC, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Pediatrics, Marci Beck, BS, RN, Staff Nurse – PICU, Karen Burton, ADN, RN, Nurse - Regional Subspeciality

Nurse Manager Effectiveness: Its Effect on Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Staff Engagement and Turnover
Investigators: Christine Meade, PhD. – Studer Alliance for Health Care Research (SAHCR), Nancee Hofmeister, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Director - Nursing & Professional Practice & Cindy Gaines, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Nurse Manager – GCU & Project Manager – Nursing Administration, Jane Janssen RN, MBA, CPHQ, Director - Clinical Operations Improvement, Michelle Serbenski MA, Executive Director – Corporate Effectiveness & Customer Satisfaction

Evaluation of Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury Incidence and Outcome
Investigators: Karen Bergman PhdC, RN, CCRN - Neuroscience Coordinator & Sheldon Maltz MD, Medical Director - Surgical ICU

Nursing Assessment of the Magnet Work Environment
Investigator: Amanda Stover, BSN, RN, Staff Nurse – Cardiology & Nancee Hofmeister, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Director - Nursing & Professional Practice

Preventing Hospital Errors: Testing the Feasibility of a Fatigue Countermeasures Program for Nurses
Investigators: Dr. Linda Scott, PhD, RN, Professor – Grand Valley University, Nancee Hofmeister, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Director - Nursing & Professional Practice, Ann E. Rogers, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Neal Rogers PhD

The Collaborative Care Planning Project: A Pilot Study
Investigators: Donna Moyer, MSN, RN, APRN, BC, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Pediatrics & Jennifer VanderKlok, RN, Staff Nurse – General Pediatrics

Use of An Internet Support Group to Reduce Anxiety and Avoidance Behaviors for Electrophysiology Patients
Investigators: Linda Benson, MSN, RN, CCRN, Rapid Response Team, Deborah Lyons, RN, Staff Nurse-CSU, Melinda Gevaart, BSN, RN, Nurse Manager - CVL & PPU, and Tracy Bradstreet, BSN, RN, Unit Coordinator-GCU

WMU/Bronson Simulation Research
Investigators: William Hamman MD, PhD – Western Michigan University, Cindy Gaines, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Nurse Manager – GCU & Project Manager – Nursing Administration, Beth Beaudin-Seiler, BA, Ph.D.c – Western Michigan University, Marshe Remynse, BSN, RN, Clinical Nurse Specialist – Obstetrics, Glenn Carlson, MSN, RN, CCRN, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Critical Care, Alison Hofheinz, MSN, RN, CPNP, Clinical Nurse Specialist – Trauma & Emergency Center, Mary Kindle, BSN, RNc, Outcomes Coordinator - Clinical Operations Improvement, Susan Handy, BA, RN, Staff Nurse – Obstetrics, Nicole Muir, BSN, RN, Staff Nurse – Obstetrics, Beth Sangalli, BSN, RN, Instructor - Education Services, Jamie McCune, RN, Clinical Project Coordinator – NICU, Linda Smith, BS, RN, Instructor – Education Services, Kimberly Yeck, BSN, RN, Education Coordinator – NICU, Tracy Sherrod, BSN, RN, OB Information System Facilitator – OB, Steven Smith, BSN, RN, Staff Nurse – Radiology, Heather Briggs, RCIS, Cardiovascular Tech - Cardiac Cath Lab, Rachel Kirkendall, RCIS, Cardiovascular Tech - Cardiac Cath Lab, Margaret Perrin, RN, Staff Nurse – Trauma & Emergency Center, Frances Collins, RN, Staff Nurse – Trauma & Emergency Center, Anne Wendling, RN, Clinical Coordinator – Surgery