Digital Commons @ IWU

Accurate Pulse Assessment by Radial Artery Palpation: A Pilot Study, Abigail Mathis
Honors Projects

Accurate Methods in Pulse Rate Assessment by Palpation: Pilot Study, Emilija Stankute
Honors Projects

Joan Alverzo, BSN, MSN, PhD,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Effects of oral stimulation with breast milk in preterm infants oral feeding: a randomized clinical trial, Qiong Le, Sheng-hua Zheng, Lan Zhang, Li-fen Wu, Feng-juan Zhou, Min Kang, Cai-hong Lu
Brenda S. Lessen

Contralesional plasticity following constraint-induced movement therapy benefits outcome: contributions of the intact hemisphere to functional recovery, Abigail L. Kerr
Abigail Kerr

Parent-Administered Oral Stimulation in Preterm Infants: A Randomized, Controlled, Open-Label Pilot Study, Brenda S. Lessen, Marta Majoli, Laura Costanza De Angelis, Monica Panella, Maria Grazia Calevo, Simona Serveli, Luca Antonio Ramenghi
Brenda S. Lessen

Kimberly Norton Bankston, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Effect of Oral Motor Intervention on Oral Feeding in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Donna Chen, Zhen Zhen Yang
Brenda S. Lessen

PIOMI Training Webinar, Brenda S. Lessen
Brenda S. Lessen

Lacrosse Coach Lindsey Kellar is Helping to Lead a New Mental Health Initiative, Eric Stock
Interviews for WGLT

Content Validity: A Measure of Knowledge, Attitude, Behaviors, and Experiences of Muslims from the Nurse Perspective, Sydney Shanks
Honors Projects

Improving Timing of Capillary Blood Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Administration through Patient Education, Emily Lezcano
Honors Projects

The Happy Campaign: Assessing the Effectiveness of a Community-Wide Intervention on the Well-Being of Elders in Public Housing, Amy Gourley
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

False Beliefs in Dogs, Sydney Rowley
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Improving Timing of Capillary Blood Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Administration through Patient education, Emily Lezcano
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Content Validity: A Measure of Knowledge, Attitude, Behaviors, and Experiences of Muslims from the Nurse Perspective, Sydney Shanks
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

YouTube, Social Media, and Website Exposure on Body Dissatisfaction: A correlational survey study, Shiqi Wang
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Glutamate Inhibition within the Amygdala during Positive Memory Formation in Rats, Nicholas Brown
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Deconstructing Racial Battle Fatigue, Nykia Rutledge
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Ramona Cheek, MSN, CPHQ,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Impacts of Contraception on Women’s Decision-Making Agency in Indonesia, Michaela J. Fogarty
Undergraduate Economic Review

Effects of Weighted Blankets on College Students’ Anxiety, Amy Clapp
Honors Projects

Nursing Students' Knowledge of Alcohol - Interactive Medications, Andrew Coop
Honors Projects

The Effects of Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention (PIOMI) on Oral Feeding of Preterm Infants: a Randomized Clinical Trial, Brenda S. Lessen, Hadiseh Ghomi, Fariba Yadegari, Farin Soleimani, Mahdi Noroozi, Ali Mazouri
Brenda S. Lessen

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Prefeeding Oral Motor Therapy and Its Effect on Feeding Improvement in a Thai NICU, Brenda S. Lessen, Victoria Drake, Tipawan Daramas
Brenda S. Lessen

Munib Said Mafazy, BSN, PhD, FNP,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Contralesional Plasticity following Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy, Abigail L. Kerr Dr.
Abigail Kerr

The Effect of Oral Motor Intervention on the Oral Feeding Readiness (PTOFRAS) and Feeding Progression in Preterm Infants, Brenda S. Lessen, N. Mahmoodi, A. Jalalodini, R. Keykha, F. Ghaljaei
Brenda S. Lessen

Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: What can mice teach us about better treatment, Abigail L. Kerr Dr.
Abigail Kerr

Poststroke exercise is as effective as skilled rehabilitation: Effects in young and aged mice, Abigail L. Kerr Dr., Mark Curtis, Michelle Dominguez, Victoria Viola
Abigail Kerr

A Prefeeding Oral Motor Therapy and its Effect on Feeding Efficiency in a Thai NICU, Victoria Drake
Honors Projects

Health Literacy and Knowledge of Female Reproduction in Undergraduate Students, Ashley Sons
Honors Projects

Science, Mental Illness, And Ethics In Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s The Physicists, Niyant Vora
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Chapter 10: Informatics and Documentation, Noel M. Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN

Susan Okuno-Jones, DPN, MSN, MA,RNC, RN, RC, NIA, RC,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Blending the Liberal Arts and Nursing: Creating a Portrait for the 21st Century, Noel M. Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN, Wendy Carter Kooken
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN

Nurses' Knowledge of Alcohol-Interactive Medications, Kyle Serafico, Carolyn Jarvis, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Understanding the Mechanisms of Recovery and/or Compensation following Injury, Abigail L. Kerr, Michael J. Hylin, Ryan Holden
Abigail Kerr

Cheryl Reinking , RN, MS, NEA-BC,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Nurses’ Knowledge of Alcohol-Interactive Medications, Kyle Serafico
Honors Projects

Levels of Empathy in Undergraduate Healthcare Professions Students, Noel M. Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN, Ashley M. Tegge
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN

Dennie Bridges, Dennie Bridges '61
All oral histories

Birthing Center versus Hospitalized Birth, Nicolette Larsen
CrissCross

Oral Motor intervention improved the oral feeding in preterm infants: Evidence based on a meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis, Zelda Greene, Colm PF O'Donnell, Margaret Walshe
Brenda S. Lessen

The Value of Life: Explaining High Spending on End of Life Care, Marie R. Veillette
Undergraduate Economic Review

Long-term deficits of the paretic limb follow post-stroke compensatory limb use in C57BL/6 mice, Abigail L. Kerr Dr., Kimberly Cheffer, Mark C. Curtis, Anjelica Rodriguez
Abigail Kerr

Artistic and Scholarly Sessions: Blending the Liberal Arts and Nursing: Creating a Portrait for the 21st Century, Wendy Kooken, Noël Kerr, Morgan Hussey, Class of 2018, Anissa Ortiz, Class of 2016
Inauguration of Eric R. Jensen

Chapter 26: Documentation and Informatics, Noel M. Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN

Nancy Johnson, PhD, RN,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Aligning Religious and Culturally Relevant Clinical Practice with Policy, Amanda F. Hopkins PhD, RN, Wendy C. Kooken PhD, RN, Sana Shafiuddin
Students' Professional Presentations and Publications

Symptoms Suggestive of Acute Coronary Syndrome: When Is Sex Important?, Ann L. Eckhardt
Ann L. Eckhardt

Transcultural Collaborative Research: Challenges and Opportunities, Ann L. Eckhardt
Ann L. Eckhardt

Communication & Interventions for People with Alzheimer’s Dementia, Ann Eckhardt, Amy Yeates, Wendy Kooken, Noël Kerr
Pursuing the Ephemeral, Painting the Enduring: Alzheimer’s and the Artwork of William Utermohlen

New Edition of Top Nursing Book Released, University Communications, Illinois Wesleyan University
News and Events

Levels of Empathy in Undergraduate Healthcare Professions Students, Ashley M. Tegge
Honors Projects

Levels of Empathy in Healthcare Profession Students, Noel Kerr, Ashley Tegge, '15
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN

Ex Vivo Comparision of Lesions Created with Cooled Radiofrequency and Protruding Electrode Radiofrequency Probes, Nitesh Kumar, Joseph Williams Faculty Advisor, David Cedeno Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Domestic Dogs’ (Canis Familiaris) Understanding of Intentional and Goal Oriented Action, KiriLi Stauch, Stephanie AuBuchon, Ellen Furlong
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Effects of Education, Social Norms, and Green Identity: Behavioral Intent to Compost, Jennifer Merrill, Lauren Streblo, Amy Seter, Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Levels of Empathy in Healthcare Profession Students, Ashley Tegge, Noel Kerr, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Establishing Intervention Fidelity of an Oral Motor Intervention for Preterm Infants, Brenda Lessen, Clare Morello, Lori Williams
Scholarship

Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7e, Carolyn Jarvis
IWU Authors Bookshelf

Establishing Intervention Fidelity of an Oral Motor Intervention for Preterm Infants, Brenda Lessen, Clare Morello, Lori Williams
Brenda S. Lessen

Kari Sand-Jecklin, PhD,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Ostomate-for-a-Day: A Novel Pedagogy for Teaching Ostomy Care to Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Noel M. Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN

Effects of Traditional and Modified Rehabilitation on Functional Improvement Following Stroke in a Mouse Model, Abigail L. Kerr Dr., Timothy Mueller, Michelle Dominguez, Ryan Holden, Mark Curtis, Brenden Wall
Abigail Kerr

Fatigue in the Presence of Coronary Heart Disease, Ann Eckhardt, Holli DeVon, Mariann Piano, Catherine Ryan, Julie Zerwic
Scholarship

Kerr Visits Capitol Hill with Nursing Delegation, Kim Hill
News and Events

Okuno-Jones '86 Named Advocate Health Care Vice President, Kim Hill
News and Events

Evidence-based Practice in Action: Assuring Quality of Pediatric Assessment Intervals, Katelyn McDonald, Ann Eckhardt, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Evidence-based Practice in Action: Assuring Caregiver Satisfaction in Pediatric Assessment Protocol Changes, Jenna Ducharme, Ann Eckhardt, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A Measurement of Nurse Vigilance from the Patient's Perspective, Jennifer Boll, Wendy Kooken, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Impact of School Nurse Job Satisfaction and Health Education in the Classroom on Student Health Outcomes, Molly Guennette, Lisabeth Searing, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Record Number of Nursing Majors Interning this Spring, Kim Hill
News and Events

Evaluation of the effect of the oral motor interventions on reducing hospital stay in preterm infants, N. Mahmoodi, Kh. Zareii, P. Mohagheghi,, M. Eimani, M. Rezaei-Pour
Brenda S. Lessen

Fatigue in the Presence of Coronary Heart Disease, Ann L. Eckhardt, Holli A. DeVon, Mariann R. Piano, Catherine J. Ryan, Julie J. Zerwic
Ann L. Eckhardt

Member in the Spotlight: Brenda Lessen,
Brenda S. Lessen

Patricia Stockert, PhD, RN,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

School Nurse Job Satisfaction, Provision of Health Education, and Student Attendence, Molly G. Guenette
Honors Projects

Los sistemas de sa Iud: Una comparacion entre Illinois, EE.UU. y Cataluna, Espana (A Comparison of Healthcare Systems in Illinois, USA and Catalonia, Spain), Jennifer Boll
Honors Projects

Evidence-Based Practice in Action: Ensuring Quality of Pediatric Assessment Frequency, Katelyn McDonald
Honors Projects

Development of a Measure of Nurse Vigilance from the Patient ' s Perspective: A Content Validity Study, Jennifer Boll
Honors Projects

Effect of oral stimulation on feeding efficiency in preterm infants, S. Rearkyai, T. Daramus, C. Kongsaktrakul
Brenda S. Lessen

Narrating Love in Soviet Adolescent Literature of the 1930s: Ruvim Fraerman's The Wild Dog Dingo; or, A Tale about First Love, Marina Balina
Marina Balina

Kerr, Searing Receive Nurse Educator Fellowships, Kim Hill
News and Events

Health Care Part of King's Social Justice Legacy, Kim Hill
News and Events

Assessing the Indoor Tanning Behaviors and Risk of Skin Cancer Among Illinois Wesleyan University Students, Ellen Cornelius '14
Outstanding Senior Seminar Papers

Concepts of Illness Among the Swahili of Lamu, Kenya, Rebecca Gearhart, Munib Abdulrehman
Rebecca Gearhart

Concepts of Illness Among the Swahili of Lamu, Kenya, Rebecca Gearhart, Munib Abdulrehman
Scholarship

School of Nursing Receives National Award for Study Abroad Program, Kim Hill
News and Events

IWU professor's technique teaches preemies to nurse, Brenda S. Lessen
Brenda S. Lessen

Miller to Receive IWU’s School of Nursing Distinguished Alumni Award, Hannah Dhue
News and Events

An Event-Related Examination of Neural Activity During Social Interactions, Jason Themanson, Stephanie Khatcherian, Aaron Ball, Peter Rosen
Scholarship

Examining Disparities in Care in an Uninsured, Diabetic Population, Emily R. Manninen
Honors Projects

Nursing Students Studying Abroad through Unique Program at Illinois Wesleyan, Kim Hill
News and Events

Colleen Kannaday to Speak at Associates Luncheon, Sherry Wallace
News and Events

Kannaday: Healthcare Industry Needs to Drive Changes, Kim Hill
News and Events

Assessing Undergraduate Nursing Students' Knowledge, Attitudes and Cultural Competence in Caring for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Patients, Victoria Folse, Kristy Strong, '13
Victoria N. Folse

Assessing Undergraduate Nursing Students' Knowledge, Attitudes and Cultural Competence in Caring for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Patients, Kristy Strong, Victoria Folse, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Examining Disparities in Care in an Uninsured, Diabetic Population, Emily Manninen, Lisabeth Searing, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

An Event-Related Examination of Neural Activity During Social Interactions, Jason R. Themanson, Stephanie M. Khatcherian, Aaron B. Ball, Peter J. Rosen
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D

Whyte '91 Joins Chicago Public Schools as Chief Health Officer, Katherine Filippo
News and Events

'Creating a Protective Picture:' A Grounded Theory of RN Decision Making When Using a Charting-by-Exception Documentation System, Noel Kerr
Scholarship

'Creating a Protective Picture:' A Grounded Theory of RN Decision Making When Using a Charting-by-Exception Documentation System, Noel Kerr
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN

Joanne Miller, PhD, RN, APN/GNP-BC,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Assessing Undergraduate Nursing Students' Knowledge, Attitudes and Cultural Competence in Caring for LGBT Patients, Kristy L. Strong
Honors Projects

Observations on Eye Care in Lamu, Kenya: Overlooked Needs and Proposed Interventions, Erick Henderson, Rebecca Gearhart
Scholarship

A systemic review of oral stimulation to enhance sucking and swallowing in preterm infants, S. Saehoong, T. Daramas, R. Pookboonmee
Brenda S. Lessen

Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention (PIOMI): Translating Interventional Research into Interdisciplinary Practice, Brenda Lessen
Scholarship

Reliability of the Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention (PIOMI), Brenda Lessen, Clare Morello
Scholarship

Observations on Eye Care in Lamu, Kenya: Overlooked Needs and Proposed Interventions, Erick Henderson '12, Rebecca Gearhart
Rebecca Gearhart Mafazy

Reliability of the Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention (PIOMI), Brenda Lessen, Clare Morello
Brenda S. Lessen

Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention (PIOMI): Translating Interventional Research into Interdisciplinary Practice, Brenda Lessen
Brenda S. Lessen

Trends of Emergency Department Use by Uninsured Individuals for Non-Urgent Health Care Conditions, Kelly A. Cantlin
Honors Projects

Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness: Educational Techniques, Victoria Folse, Katherine Racanelli, '12
Victoria N. Folse

Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness: Educational Techniques, Katherine Racanelli, Victoria Folse, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Community Healthcare Clinics: An Answer to Reducing Misuse of Emergency Department, Kelly Cantlin, Lisabeth Searing, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Educational Techniques, Katherine R. Racanelli
Honors Projects

Shannon Zenk, PhD, MPH, RN,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Purity, Balance and Wellness Among the Swahili of Lamu, Kenya, Munib Abdulrehman, Rebecca Gearhart
Scholarship

Alterations in Error-Related Brain Activity and Post-Error Behavior Over Time, Jason Themanson, Matthew Pontifex, Charles Hillman, Peter Rosen, Edward McAuley
Scholarship

Illinois Wesleyan University Celebrates with History, Noel Kerr
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN

Alterations in Error-Related Brain Activity and Post-Error Behavior Over Time, Jason R. Themanson, Matthew B. Pontifex, Charles H. Hillman, Peter J. Rosen, Edward McAuley
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D

Purity, Balance and Wellness Among the Swahili of Lamu, Kenya, Munib Abdulrehman, Rebecca Gearhart
Rebecca Gearhart

Neural Correlates of the Implicit Association Test: Evidence for Semantic and Emotional Processing, Jason Themanson, John Williams
Scholarship

Neural Correlates of the Implicit Association Test: Evidence for Semantic and Emotional Processing, Jason R. Themanson, John K. Williams
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D

The Relation of Self-Efficacy and Error-Related Self-Regulation, Jason Themanson, Matthew Pontifex, Charles Hillman, Edward McAuley
Scholarship

Effect of the Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention on Feeding Progression and Length of Stay in Preterm Infants, Brenda Lessen
Scholarship

Complete 2011 Program, John Wesley Powell Conference
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Management of Permanent Pacing Wires During Tricuspid Valve Repair, Luke Sheen, Daniel L. Cherkassky, Faculty Advisor, Virna L. Sales, MD, Faculty Advisor, Richard Lee, MD, MBA, Faculty Advisor, Brittany Lapin, MPH, Faculty Advisor, Edward Wang, PhD, Faculty Advisor, Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Encore! Encore!, Noel M. Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN

Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 6e, Carolyn Jarvis
IWU Authors Bookshelf

Effect of the Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention on Feeding Progression and Length of Stay in Preterm Infants, Brenda Lessen
Brenda S. Lessen

The Relation of Self-Efficacy and Error-Related Self-Regulation, Jason Themanson, Matthew Pontifex, Charles Hillman, Edward McAuley
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D

Alice Gruber , MBA,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Psychometric Properties of Three Instruments to Measure Fatigue with Myocardial Infarction, Ann L. Eckhardt, Anne M. Fink, Michelle M. Fennessy, Jessica Jones, Donna Kruse, Kathryn J. VanderZwan, Catherine J. Ryan, Julie J. Zerwic
Ann L. Eckhardt

Psychometric Properties of Three Instruments to Measure Fatigue with Myocardial Infarction, Ann Eckhardt, Anne Fink, Michelle Fennessy, Jessica Jones, Donna Kruse, Kathryn VanderZwan, Catherine Ryan, Julie Zerwic
Scholarship

On the Number of Trials Necessary for Stabilization of Error-Related Brain Activity across the Life Span, Jason Themanson, Matthew Pontifex, Mark Scudder, Michael Brown, Kevin O'Leary, Chien-Ting Wu, Charles Hillman
Scholarship

Lynn Bertholf Westcot, Lynn Bertholf Westcot, Meg Miner
All oral histories

On the Number of Trials Necessary for Stabilization of Error-Related Brain Activity across the Life Span, Jason Themanson, Matthew Pontifex, Mark Scudder, Michael Brown, Kevin O'Leary, Chien-Ting Wu, Charles Hillman
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D

Reliability Measurement of the Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention, Clare A. Goebel
Honors Projects

An Analysis of Continuous Chest Compression CPR for EMS Providers During Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Megan L. Gleason
Honors Projects

Complete 2010 Program,
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Attitudes Toward Diversity Among White College Students: Relationship With Gender, Year in School, Openness, and Colorblind Racial Attitudes, Amanda Sobottka, Kira Hudson Banks, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Aggressive Behavior: Learned or Instinct, Ross Pingolt, James Dougan, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

An Analysis of Continuous Chest Compression CPR for EMS Providers for Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Megan Gleason, Kira Hudson Banks, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Examining the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Stimulus Processing, Peter Rosen, Jason Themanson, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Reliability Measurement of the Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention (PIOMI), Clare Goebel, Brenda Lessen, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Accuracy of Self-Reported Intuitive and Analytical Ability, Jennifer A. Sobyra, Jean E. Pretz, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Religious Orientation and Political Participation, Anne Marquette, Carolyn Brown Kramer, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Financial Stress, Neighborhood Quality, and Well-Being: Mediational and Moderational Models, Amy Kapp, Mignon Montpetit, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Development of a Multifactored Measure of Gender: Identity and Expression, Erin Strauts, Jennifer Daniels, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

A Reevaluation of Capaldi and Miller's "Counting in Rats: Its Functional Significance and the Independent Cognitive Processes That Constitute It", Malory Wodka, James Dougan, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Leadership in College: Students' Expectations and Values, Ryan Quinn, Jennifer Daniels, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

The Effects of Autism Disclosure on Coworker Attitudes, Kathleen Henegan, Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

Celebrate Nursing, Celebrate Gold: 50th Anniversary of the Illinois Wesleyan University School of Nursing BSN, School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University
History

The Effects of Marital Status & Gender on Health Care Insurance Coverage in the United States, Jessica S. T. Kong
Honors Projects

Karen Kopan, PhD, JD,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Women’s Health Guides [Review Article], Meg Miner
Scholarly Publications

School of Nursing Self-Study Report, School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University
Criterion Three: Student Learning & Effective Teaching

The Relation of Aerobic Fitness to Neuroelectric Indices of Cognitive and Motor Task Preparation, Jason Themanson, Keita Kamijo, Kevin O'leary, Matthew Pontifex, Charles Hillman
Scholarship

Gender Differences in Fatigue Associated With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Ann Eckhardt, Michelle Fennessy, Anne Fink, Jessica Jones, Donna Kruse, Kathryn VanderZwan, Catherine Ryan, Julie Johnson Zerwic
Scholarship

SSRN as an Initial Revolution in Academic Knowledge Aggregation and Dissemination, David Bray, Sascha Vitzthum, Benn Konsynski
Sascha Vitzthum

Gender Differences in Fatigue Associated With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Ann L. Eckhardt, Michelle M. Fennessy, Anne M. Fink, Jessica Jones, Donna K. Kruse, Kathryn J. VanderZwan, Catherine J. Ryan, Julie Johnson Zerwic
Ann L. Eckhardt

Women’s Health Guides [Review Article], Meg Miner
Meg Miner

The Relation of Aerobic Fitness to Neuroelectric Indices of Cognitive and Motor Task Preparation, Jason Themanson, Keita Kamijo, Kevin O'leary, Matthew Pontifex, Charles Hillman
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D

Effect of Oral Stimulation on Feeding Progression in Preterm Infants, Brenda S. Lessen
Brenda S. Lessen

Physical Activity and Neurocognitive Function across the Lifespan, Jason Themanson, Charles Hillman, Sarah Buck
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D

Physical Activity and Neurocognitive Function across the Lifespan, Jason Themanson, Charles Hillman, Sarah Buck
Scholarship

Effect of Oral Stimulation on Feeding Progression in Preterm Infants, Brenda Lessen
Brenda S. Lessen

Effect of Oral Stimulation on Feeding Progression in Preterm Infants, Brenda Lessen
Scholarship

Acute Aerobic Exercise Effects on Event-related Brain Potentials, Jason Themanson, Charles Hillman, Matthew Pontifex
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D

Acute Aerobic Exercise Effects on Event-related Brain Potentials, Jason Themanson, Charles Hillman, Matthew Pontifex
Scholarship

Fourth Annual Stand Up Against Cancer Comedy Event, Jessica Block ‘09
News and Events

Denise Canton, PhD, JD, RN,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Aerobic Fitness and Cognitive Development: Event-Related Brain Potential and Task Performance Indices of Executive Control in Preadolescent Children, Jason Themanson, Charles Hillman, Sarah Buck, Matthew Pontifex, Darla Castelli
Scholarship

Self-Concept and Sexuality, Victoria Folse
Scholarship

Self-Concept, Victoria Folse
Scholarship

Managing Quality and Risk, Victoria Folse
Scholarship

Conflict: The Cutting Edge of Change, Victoria Folse
Scholarship

Suicide Risk Screening in an Emergency Department: Engaging Staff Nurses in Continued Testing of a Brief Instrument, Victoria Folse, Rebecca Hahn
Scholarship

Students Campaign for Clean Water, Jessica Block ‘09
News and Events

Aerobic Fitness and Cognitive Development: Event-Related Brain Potential and Task Performance Indices of Executive Control in Preadolescent Children, Jason R. Themanson, Charles H. Hillman, Sarah M. Buck, Matthew B. Pontifex, Darla M. Castelli
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D

Conflict: The Cutting Edge of Change, Victoria Folse
Victoria N. Folse

Self-Concept and Sexuality, Victoria Folse
Victoria N. Folse

Managing Quality and Risk, Victoria Folse
Victoria N. Folse

Self-Concept, Victoria Folse
Victoria N. Folse

Suicide Risk Screening in an Emergency Department: Engaging Staff Nurses in Continued Testing of a Brief Instrument, Victoria Folse, Rebecca Hahn
Victoria N. Folse

Fitness and Action Monitoring: Evidence for Improved Cognitive Flexibility in Young Adults, Jason R. Themanson, Matthew B. Pontifex, Charles H. Hillman
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D

Fitness and Action Monitoring: Evidence for Improved Cognitive Flexibility in Young Adults, Jason Themanson, Matthew Pontifex, Charles Hillman
Scholarship

Self-efficacy effects on neuroelectric and behavioral indices of action monitoring in older adults, Jason Themanson, Charles Hillman, Edward McAuley, Sarah Buck, Shawna Doerksen, Katherine Morris, Matthew Pontifex
Scholarship

Self-efficacy effects on neuroelectric and behavioral indices of action monitoring in older adults, Jason R. Themanson, Charles H. Hillman, Edward McAuley, Sarah M. Buck, Shawna E. Doerksen, Katherine S. Morris, Matthew B. Pontifex
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D

Mary Ellen Simpson, PhD, RN,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Family Experience with Eating Disorders Scale: Exploring Reliability and Validity and Evaluating the Clinical Utility of its Use in Treatment, Kathleen M. Hoff
Honors Projects

On Vs Off: Perceptions of Four Patients’ Experiences of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery,
Scholarship

On Vs Off: Perceptions of Four Patients’ Experiences of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery,
Ann L. Eckhardt

Fatigue as a symptom of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Ann Eckhardt, Michelle Fennessy, Anne Fink, Jessica Jones, Kathryn Szigetvari, Donna Kruse, Laura Tucco, Cathy Ryan, Julie Zerwic
Scholarship

Fatigue as a symptom of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Ann L. Eckhardt, Michelle Fennessy, Anne Fink, Jessica Jones, Kathryn Szigetvari, Donna Kruse, Laura Tucco, Cathy Ryan, Julie J. Zerwic
Ann L. Eckhardt

The Family Experience with Eating Disorders Scale: Psychometric Analysis, Victoria Folse
Scholarship

The Family Experience with Eating Disorders Scale: Psychometric Analysis, Victoria N. Folse
Victoria N. Folse

Mary Herring, MSN, RN, COHN-S,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Age and Physical Activity Influences on Action Monitoring During Task Switching, Jason Themanson, Charles Hillman, John Curtin
Scholarship

Age and Physical Activity Influences on Action Monitoring During Task Switching, Jason R. Themanson, Charles H. Hillman, John J. Curtin
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D

AMSN Board votes to support the Coalition for Patient's Rights, Noel Kerr
Scholarship

AMSN Board votes to support the Coalition for Patient's Rights, Noel M. Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN

IWU Nursing Grad Had Hands-On Education in Nicaragua, Rebecca Welzenbach
News and Events

Jean Heideman, MPP, MS, APN,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Detecting Suicide Risk in Adolescents in an Emergency Department: An Implementation Study, Rebecca L. Hahn
Honors Projects

A Survey of Foreign-Educated Nurses: Workforce Experience, Melissa Giegerich
Honors Projects

Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Acute Aerobic Exercise Effects on Neuroelectric and Behavioral Measures of Action Monitoring, Jason Themanson, Charles Hillman
Scholarship

Detecting Suicide Risk in Adolescents and Adults in an Emergency Department: A Pilot Study, Victoria Folse, Katie Eich, Amy Hall, Joan Rupperman
Scholarship

Kids Don't Bat Rocks Anymore, Dennie Bridges
IWU Authors Bookshelf

Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Acute Aerobic Exercise Effects on Neuroelectric and Behavioral Measures of Action Monitoring, Jason R. Themanson, Charles H. Hillman
Jason R. Themanson, Ph.D

Detecting Suicide Risk in Adolescents and Adults in an Emergency Department: A Pilot Study, Victoria Folse, Katie Eich, Amy Hall, Joan Rupperman
Victoria N. Folse

Social Security Reform: What are the Options?, Greg Shaw, Susan Swanlund, Tari Renner
Roundtables

Wendy Nehring, PhD, RN, FAAN,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Cross Cultural Perspectives on Nursing: A Glimpse of Nursing in Japan, Noel Kerr
Scholarship

Feeding readiness in preterm infants: the relationship between preterm behavioral state and feeding readiness behaviors and efficiency during transition from gavage to oral feeding, R. White-Traut, Brenda Lessen, M. Berbaum, B. McFarlin, L. Cardenas
Scholarship

Cross Cultural Perspectives on Nursing: A Glimpse of Nursing in Japan, Noel Kerr
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN

Feeding readiness in preterm infants: the relationship between preterm behavioral state and feeding readiness behaviors and efficiency during transition from gavage to oral feeding, R. White-Traut, Brenda Lessen, M. Berbaum, B. McFarlin, L. Cardenas
Brenda S. Lessen

Cynthia Gurney, PhD, MBA, MN, RN,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Detecting Suicide Risk in Adolescents and Adults in an Emergency Department: a Pilot Study, Katie N. Davis
Honors Projects

Using Clinical Journaling to Capture Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum, Jacklyn Ruthman, Janet Jackson, Maureen Cluskey, Peggy Flannigan, Victoria Folse, Jo Bunten
Scholarship

Nurses' Attitudes, Knowledge, and Use of Nonpharmalogical Pain Management Techniques and Therapies, Erin Bicek
Honors Projects

Using Clinical Journaling to Capture Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum, Jacklyn Ruthman, Janet Jackson, Maureen Cluskey, Peggy Flannigan, Victoria Folse, Jo Bunten
Victoria N. Folse

Women’s Early Warning Symptoms of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Ann Eckhardt, Jean McSweeney, Marisue Cody, Patricia O'Sullivan, Karen Elberson, Debra Moser, Bonnie Garvin
Scholarship

A Cross-Taxa Survey of Organochlorine Pesticide Contamination in a Costa Rican Wildland, Given Harper, J. A. Klemens, M. L. Weiland, V. J. Flanagin, J. A. Frick, R. G. Harper
Given Harper

Darryn W. Dunbar, RNC, APN/CNM, MS,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

On vs. Off: Coronary Bypass Surgery from a Patient's Perspective, Ann Steele
Honors Projects

Preoperative Stoma Site Assessment and Marking, Noel Kerr, Beatrice Razor
Scholarship

Preoperative Stoma Site Assessment and Marking, Noel Kerr, Beatrice Razor
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN

Brokaw Hospital Shool of Nursing Alums,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

A Dunk Only Counts Two Points, Dennie Dennie Bridges
IWU Authors Bookshelf

Cheryl Schraeder, PhD, RN,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Andrea Maushard-Clark, RN, ND,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Peg Sauder, MS, RNC, PNP,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

The Effects of Personality Characteristics and Stress on Physical Illness, Carly A. Andersen
Honors Projects

Positive outcome after looped peripherally inserted central catheter malposition. A case study., Noel Kerr
Scholarship

Take the Plunge: Expanding the Float Pool to "Closed" Units, Noel Kerr, Brenda Hardy, Karen Meskimen
Scholarship

Positive outcome after looped peripherally inserted central catheter malposition. A case study., Noel Kerr
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN

Take the Plunge: Expanding the Float Pool to "Closed" Units, Noel Kerr, Brenda Hardy, Karen Meskimen
Noël M Kerr PhD, RN, CMSRN

Kristine Alster, EdD, RN,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Deborah Thorpe, PhD, RN, CS,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing: Concepts and Applications, Connie Dennis
IWU Authors Bookshelf

Barbara Nathan, BSN, RN,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Living With Unstable Coronary Artery Disease, Marcie M. Tempel
Honors Projects

Karen Zander, RN, MS, CS,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

The Scope and Practice of Rural Nurse Practitioners in Central Illinois, Lisa L. Lovegren
Honors Projects

Identification of Inner-City, African-American Caregivers' Informational Needs in Providing Care for Their Children, Stacie De Lair
Honors Projects

Sally Lundeen, PhD, RN, FAAN,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Marsha Prater, PhD, RN,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Factors Affecting Communication Between Emergency Department Nurses, Malynnda Wright
Honors Projects

Formation and the First Fifty Years of the 6th District Illinois Nurses' Association, Brian T. Gegel '94
History

Denise Wilson, PhD, RN, CS,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Feelings and Concerns of New Fathers When Their Spouses Have Epidural Anesthesia During Childbirth, Susan M. Monger
Honors Projects

Nursing Education at Illinois Wesleyan University: 1923 to 1976, Lori Ann Musser '92
History

Portrait of a Leader: Caroline Flatt Rupert (1867-1967), Cynthia R. Miller '93
History

Dorothea Orem: Self-Care Deficit Theory, Donna Hartweg
IWU Authors Bookshelf

Student Attitudes Toward Their Role as Patient Advocate, Jacquelyn Heinlein Graven
Honors Projects

Kathryn Tornquist, MS, RN, CS,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

Roberta Smith, PhD, RN, FAAN,
Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award

The Person with HIV/AIDS: Nursing Perspectives, Jerry D. Durham, Felissa R. Lashley
IWU Authors Bookshelf

Nursing at Illinois Wesleyan University, School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University
History

The Father's Role During Childbirth and the Neonatal Period in Three Cultures, Sarah J. Bucknell
Honors Projects

A Study of the Relationships Between the Admission Criteria and Success/Failure at the Illinois Wesleyan University School of Nursing, Patty Warters
Honors Projects

The Emotional Care of the Dying Patient and His Family, Denise Williams
Honors Projects

A Content Analysis of the Advertisements in Three Nursing Journals: What are They Saying About the Aged?, Ann Temborius
Honors Projects

The Extent to which the Nursing Process is Acknowledged by I.W.U's Baccalaureate Nursing Graduates as Compared to Other Nursing Graduates Employed in this Community, Debra S. Schwieman
Honors Projects

Sensory Perceptions of the Resusitation Recalled by Post Resuscitated Patients in the Post Resuscitation Period, Michael James Sutter
Honors Projects

A Study of the Relationships Between Attitudes of Student Nurses and Graduate Nurses Toward Death and the Type of Care Student Nurses and Graduate Nurses Give or Would Give Dying Patients, Paula Raibley
Honors Projects

Mary Shanks, Mary D. Shanks '47, George Vinyard '71
All oral histories

The Questionnaire: A Method of Evaluation for Illinois Wesleyan Brokaw Collegiate School of Nursing, Carol A. Leverich
Honors Projects

Preparation of Childbirth as a Behavior Modifier in Relation to the Viewing of a Film of Natural Childbirth, Susan B. McCullough
Honors Projects

Pre-Operative Teaching: Does it Make a Difference?, Susan Jane Wykle
Honors Projects

The nurse-midwife in the midwest: A study of factors that affect her utilization, Gwen Marie Ohlendorf
Honors Projects

Students . . . and Marijuana, Linda J. Behrins
Honors Projects

Drugs: An Educational Challenge, Linda S. Culver
Honors Projects

One Measure of Success: A Study of the Lamaze Technique of Preparation for Childbirth, Cynthia L. Ketchum
Honors Projects

A Study of the Degree of Health Awareness Among Members of the Class of 1972 at Illinois Wesleyan University, Ruth A. Mohr
Honors Projects

An application of crisis theory: The suicide prevention center, Karen Drummet
Honors Projects

Effects of Hospitalization Upon the Child, Susan Vanek
Honors Projects

Aerospace Nursing: Implications for Baccalaureate Nursing Education, Diane Wentworth
Honors Projects

LSD: An Analysis of the Literature Concerning its Use in the Therapy of Alcoholism, Patti Lyddon
Honors Projects

A Historical Study of the Growth of Psychiatric Facilities in the State of Georgia from 1959-1965, Carla Bays
Honors Projects

A Chance to Survive: Neonatal Narcoric Addiction, Brenda Morgan
Honors Projects

Football Statistics and Rosters, 1909-1917,
History

Football Statistics, 1887-1934,
History