Publications Conferences & Articles

Nurses at Children’s are experts in their fields. They write articles, book chapters and other publications on a variety of health-related topics. They are also quoted in journals and other writings on health topics.

Recent publications by Children’s Nurses

Articles
Kathy Chavanu, RN, MSN, and Anthony D. Slonim, MD, MPH, and others. “Long-Stay Patients in Academic Children’s Hospitals,” Journal of Outcomes Management.

Marian Kolodgie, RN, MSN, CPNP, and Rudrey Scully, RN, BSN, CPN. “The benefits of a camp designed for children with epilepsy: Evaluating adaptive behaviors over 3 years,” Science Direct Journal (Elsevier Inc.).

Jodi Murray, RN. “Once is Not Enough—There Are Some Things That Are Worth Respecting,” Nursing Spectrum.

Lisa M. Ring, MSN, CPNP-AC, of Trauma and Burn Services. “Burn Injuries,” "Children’s Bear Essentials", and “Kids and Hot Liquids – A Burning Reality,” Journal of Pediatric Health Care.

Nellie C. Robinson, RN, MS; Kathy Chavanu, RN, MSN; Mary Daymont, RN, MSN, CPUR, CCM, and others. “Transforming a Payer-Provider Relationship from Conflict to Collaboration,” Journal for Healthcare Quality.

Diane Thorgrimson, MHSA, and Nellie C. Robinson, RN, MS. “Building and Sustaining an Adequate RN Workforce,” Journal of Nursing Administration.

Book Chapters
Pier Boradnax, PhD, RN, contributed a chapter to the book Caring for a Diverse Population: Ensuring Cultural Competency in the Advanced Practice Nurse.

Books
Linda Arapian, RN, MSN, and Bruce Kline, MD. 3rd Edition of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Transport Medicine’s Guidelines for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients.

Cheryl A. May, MBA, BSN, BA (co-author). Ready, Set, Magnet!

Recent Publications Featuring Children’s Nurses
The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Nursing Team was featured in “A CICU Nurse’s Story – How Our Patient’s Care Has Improved Using Cerner Power Orders,” in the February 2007 issue of Advanced for Nurses magazine.