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 Anderson, N.L.R., Calvillo, E.R, & Fongwa, M.N. (2007) Community-Based Approaches to Strengthen Cultural Competency in Nursing Education and Practice. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 18(1-S), 49s-59s.

 Kumar R, Macey PM, Cross RL, Woo MA, Yan-Go FL, Harper RM. (2008). Neural alterations associated with anxiety symptoms in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Depression and Anxiety. Sep 30. [Epub ahead of print].

 Phillips LR. (2008). Thoughts about the state of the science related to culturally competent care for persons with chronic illness and its relationship to practice. Communicating Nursing Research, 41, 47-57

 Compton PA, Ling W, Torrington MA. (2008). Lack of effect of chronic dextromethorphan on experiemtnal pain tolerance in methadone-maintained patients. Addition Biology, 13, 393-402

 Compton PA, Wu SM, Schieffer B, Pham Q, Naliboff BD. (2008). Introduction of a self-report version of the Prescription Drug Use Questionnaire and relationship to medication agreement noncompliance. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 36, 383-95.

 Compton, P. (2008). Should opioid abusers be discharged from opioid-analgesic therapy? Pain Medicine. 9, 383-90.

 Maliski SL, Rivera S, Connor S, Lopez G, Litwin MS. (2008). Renegotiating masculine identity after prostate cancer treatment. Qualitative Health Research, (EPub ahead of print)

 Sarna L, Bialous SA, Cooley ME, Jun HJ, Feskanich D. (2008). Impact of smoking and smoking cessation on health-related quality of life in women in the Nurses’ Health Study. Quality of Life Research, Oct 18. [Epub ahead of print]

 Athanasos P, Farquharson AL, Compton P, Psaltis P, Hay J. (2008). Electrocardiogram characteristics of methadone and buprenorphine maintained subjects. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 27, 31-5.

 Mendelson SG, McNeese-Smith D, Koniak-Griffin D, Nyamathi A, Lu MC. (2008). A community-based parish nurse intervention program for Mexican American women with gestational diabetes. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing, 37, 415-25

 Sun VC, Sarna L. (2008). Symptom management in hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 12, 759-66.

 Davidhizar R, Giger JN. (2008). Understanding ethnopharmacolgy: implications for cultural relativism. Journal of National Black Nurses Association, 19(1), 63-8.

 Wiesmeier E, Masongsong EV, Wiley DJ. (2008). The prevalence of examiner-diagnosed clitoral hood adhesions in a population of college-aged women. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, 12, 307-310.

 Phillips, L.R., & Crist, J. (2008). Social relationships among family caregivers: A cross-cultural comparison between Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic white caregivers. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 19(4), 326-337.

 Li N, Elashoff DA, Robbins WA, Xun L. (2008). A hierarchical zero-inflated log-normal model for skewed responses. Statistical Methods in Medical Research. [Epub ahead of print]

 Hudson AL, Portillo CJ, Lee KA. (2008). Sleep Disturbances in Women With HIV or AIDS: Efficacy of a Tailored Sleep Promotion Intervention. Nursing Research., 57,360-366.

 Sarna L, Cooley ME, Brown JK, Chernecky C, Elashoff D, Kotlerman J. (2008). Symptom Severity 1 to 4 Months After Thoracotomy for Lung Cancer. American Journal of Critical Care, 17, 455-467.

 Cross RL, Kumar R, Macey PM, Doering LV, Alger JR, Yan-Go FL, Harper RM. (2008). Neural alterations and depressive symptoms in obstructive sleep apnea patients. Sleep, 31, 1103-9.

 Fongwa MN, Evangelista LS, Hays RD, Martins DS, Elashoff D, Cowan MJ, Morisky DE. (2008). Adherence treatment factors in hypertensive African American women. Vascular Health Risk Management, 4,157-66.

 Maliski SL, Kwan L, Elashoff D, Litwin MS. (2008). Symptom clusters related to treatment for prostate cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum. 35, 786-93.

 Heo S, Doering LV, Widener J, Moser DK. (2008). Predictors and effect of physical symptom status on health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure. American Journal of Critical Care, 17, 124-32.

 Hu JC, Kwan L, Krupski TL, Anger JT, Maliski SL, Connor S, Litwin MS. (2008). Determinants of Treatment Regret in Low-Income, Uninsured Men with Prostate Cancer. Urology. [Epub ahead of print]

 Ringman JM, Younkin SG, Pratico D, Seltzer W, Cole GM, Geschwind DH, Rodriguez-Agudelo Y, Schaffer B, Fein J, Sokolow S, Rosario ER, Gylys KH, Varpetian A, Medina LD, Cummings JL. (2008). Biochemical markers in persons with preclinical familial Alzheimer disease. Neurology, 71, 85-92.

 Xing X, Wu G, Wei F, Liu P, Wei H, Wang C, Xu J, Xun L, Jia J, Kennedy N, Elashoff D, Robbins W. (2008). Biomarkers of environmental and workplace boron exposure. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygeine, 5, 141-7.

 D'Souza G, Cook RL, Ostrow D, Johnson-Hill LM, Wiley D, Silvestre T. (2008). Anal cancer screening behaviors and intentions in men who have sex with men. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 23, 1452-7.

 D'Souza G, Wiley DJ, Li X, Chmiel JS, Margolick JB, Cranston RD, Jacobson LP. (2008). Incidence and epidemiology of anal cancer in the multicenter AIDS cohort study. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. 48, 491-9.

 Fein JA, Sokolow S, Miller CA, Vinters HV, Yang F, Cole GM, Gylys KH. (2008). Co-localization of amyloid beta and tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease synaptosomes. American Journal of Pathology, 172, 1683-92.

 Giger, JN, Appel, SJ, Davidhizar, R, Davis, C. (2008). Church and Spirituality in the Lives of the African American Community. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, [Epub ahead of print]

 Macey PM, Kumar R, Woo MA, Valladares EM, Yan-Go FL, Harper RM. (2008). Brain structural changes in obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep, 31 967-77.

 Dracup K, McKinley S, Doering LV, Riegel B, Meischke H, Moser DK, Pelter M, Carlson B, Aitken L, Marshall A, Cross R, Paul SM. (2008). Acute coronary syndrome: what do patients know? Archives of Internal Medicine, 168, 1049-54.

 Gawlinski, A., Rutledge, D. (2008). Selecting a Model for Evidence-Based Practice Changes: A Practical Approach. AACN Advanced Critical Care. ­­­ ­­­19, 291-300.

 Macdonald DJ, Sarna L, Giger JN, Servellen GV, Bastani R, Weitzel JN. (2008). Comparison of Latina and Non-Latina White Women's Beliefs About Communicating Genetic Cancer Risk to Relatives. Journal of Health Communication, 13, 465-79.

 Ayello EA, Lyder CH. (2008). A new era of pressure ulcer accountability in acute care. Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 21,134-42. (Republished from: Nursing. 2007, 37, 36-41)

 Christiani A, ,Hudson AL, Nyamathi A, Mutere M, Sweat J. (2008). Attitudes of homeless and drug-using youth regarding barriers and facilitators in delivery of quality and culturally sensitive health care. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing. 21, 154-63.

 Schubart JR, Hilgart M, Lyder C. (2008). Pressure ulcer prevention and management in spinal cord-injured adults: analysis of educational needs. Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 21, 322-9.

 Gawlinski A. (2008).The power of clinical nursing research: engage clinicians, improve patients' lives, and forge a professional legacy. American Journal of Critical Care. 17, 315-26.

 Compton PA, Wu SM, Schieffer B, Pham Q, Naliboff BD. (2008). Introduction of a Self-report Version of the Prescription Drug Use Questionnaire and Relationship to Medication Agreement Noncompliance. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, [Epub ahead of print]

 Evangelista LS, Shinnick MA. (2008). What do we know about adherence and self-care? Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing., 23, 250-7.

 Nyamathi A, Nahid P, Berg J, Burrage J, Christiani A, Aqtash S, Morisky D, Leake B. (2008). Efficacy of nurse case-managed intervention for latent tuberculosis among homeless subsamples. Nursing Research, 57, 33-39.

 Woods DL, Kovach CR, Raff H, Joosse L, Basmadjian A, Hegadoren KM. (2008). Using saliva to measure endogenous cortisol in nursing home residents with advanced dementia. Research in Nursing Health. 32, 83-94.

 Gelberg L, Lu MC, Leake BD, Andersen RM, Morgenstern H, Nyamathi AM. (2008). Homeless women: who is really at risk for unintended pregnancy? Maternal and Child Health Journal, 12, 52-60.

 Koniak-Griffin D, Lesser J, Henneman T, Huang R, Huang X, Tello J, Kappos B, González-Figueroa E, Cumberland WG. (2008). HIV Prevention for Latino Adolescent Mothers and Their Partners. Western Journal of Nursing Research, Mar 21. [Epub ahead of print]

 Phillips LR (2008). Reflections on 30 years of gerontological nursing science. The Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award presentation. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 34, 4-6.

 Sarna L, Swann S, Langer C, Werner-Wasik M, Nicolaou N, Komaki R, Machtay M, Byhardt R, Wasserman T, Movsas B. (2008). Clinically Meaningful Differences in Patient-Reported Outcomes With Amifostine in Combination With Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: An Analysis of RTOG 9801. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, [Epub ahead of print]

 Kumar R, Macey PM, Woo MA, Alger JR, Harper RM. (2008). Diffusion Tensor Imaging Demonstrates Brainstem and Cerebellar Abnormalities in Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome. Pediatric Research, Epub ahead of print.

 Kumar R, Birrer BV, Macey PM, Woo MA, Gupta RK, Yan-Go FL, Harper RM.(2008). Reduced mammillary body volume in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Neuroscience Letters, 438, 330-334.

  Rodriguez MA,Heilemann MV, Fielder E, Ang A, Nevarez F, Mangione CM. (2008). Intimate partner violence, depression, and PTSD among pregnant Latina women. Annals of Family Medicine 6, 44-52.

 Phillips LR. (2008). Abuse of aging caregivers: test of a nursing intervention. Advances in Nursing Sciences, 31, 164-181.

 Copeland DA, Heilemann MV. (2008). Getting 'to the point': the experience of mothers getting assistance for their adult children who are violent and mentally ill. Nursing Research, 51, 136-143.

 Purdy IB, Wiley DJ, Smith LM, Howes C,Gawlinski A, Robbins W, Badr LK. (2008). Cumulative Perinatal Steroids: Child Development of Preterm Infants. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 23, 201-214.

 Eastwood JA, Doering L, Roper J, Hays RD. (2008). Uncertainty and Health-Related Quality of Life 1 Year After Coronary Angiography. American Journal of Critical Care. 17, 232-242.

 Macabasco-O'Connell A, Crawford MH, Stotts N, Stewart A, Froelicher ES. (2008). Self-care behaviors in indigent patients with heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 23, 223-30.

 Gawlinski A. Evidence-based practice changes: measuring the outcome. (2007). AACN Advanced Critical Care. 18, 320-2. Review. No abstract available.

 Cole, K., Gawlinski, A., Steers, N., & Kotlerman, J. (2007). Animal Assisted Therapy in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure. American Journal of Critical Care. 16: 575-585.

 Connor KI, McNeese-Smith DK, Vickrey BG, Van Servellen GM, Chang BL, Lee ML, Vassar SD, Chodosh J. (2008).Determining Care Management Activities Associated with Mastery and Relationship Strain for Dementia Caregivers. Journal of American Geriatric Society, [Epub ahead of print]

 Cooley ME, Sarna L, Brown JK, Williams RD, Chernecky C, Padilla G, Danao LL, Elashoff D. (2007). Tobacco use in women with lung cancer. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 33, 242-50.

 Cooley ME, Sipples RL, Murphy M, Sarna L. (2008). Smoking cessation and lung cancer: oncology nurses can make a difference. Seminar in Oncology Nursing, 24, 16-26. Review.

 Jacob E, Mueller BU. (2008). Pain experience of children with sickle cell disease who had prolonged hospitalizations for acute painful episodes. Pain Medicine, 9, 13-21.

 Borkow G, Lara HH, Covington CY, Nyamathi A, Gabbay J. (2008). Deactivation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in medium by copper oxide-containing filters. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 52, 518-25.

 Griffis CA, Irwin MR, Martinez-Maza O, Doering L, Nyamathi A, Kaufman R, Elashoff D, Aziz N, Compton P. (2007). Pain-related activation of leukocyte cellular adhesion molecules: preliminary findings. Neuroimmunomodulation,14, 224-8.

 Jacob E, McCarthy KS, Sambuco G, Hockenberry M. (2008). Intensity, location, and quality of pain in Spanish-speaking children with cancer. Pediatric Nursing 34, 45-52.

 Evangelista LS, Moser DK, Westlake C, Pike N, Ter-Galstanyan A, Dracup K. (2008). Correlates of fatigue in patients with heart failure. Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing, 23, 12-17.

 Pearson ML, Upenieks VV, Yee T, Needleman J. (2008). Spreading Nursing Unit Innovation in Large Hospital Systems. Journal of Nursing Administration, 38, 146-152.

 Serber SL, Kumar R, Woo MA, Macey PM, Fonarow GC, Harper RM. (2008). Cognitive test performance and brain pathology. Nursing Research, 57, 75-83.

 Weech-Maldonado R, Fongwa MN, Gutierrez P, Hays RD. (2008). Language and regional differences in evaluations of medicare managed care by hispanics. Health Services Research, 43, 552-68.

 Bates-Jensen BM, McCreath HE, Pongquan V, Apeles NC. (2008). Subepidermal moisture differentiates erythema and stage I pressure ulcers in nursing home residents. Wound Repair Regen. 16,189-197.

 Fongwa MN, Sayre MM, Ruth Anderson NL.(2008).Quality indicator themes among African Americans, Latinos, and Whites. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 23, 50-57.

 Wright, K. (2007). Examining racial and ethnic disparities and predictors of medication use among California's African-American, Latino, and White children with asthma. Journal of National Black Nurses' Association, 18, 1-15.

 Nadeem E, Lange JM, Edge D, Fongwa M, Belin T, Miranda J. (2008). Does stigma keep poor young immigrant and U.S.-born Black and Latina women from seeking mental health care? Psychiatric Services, 58, 1547-54.

 Riegel B, Moser DK, Rayens MK, Carlson B, Pressler SJ, Shively M, Albert NM, Armola RR, Evangelista L, Westlake C, Sethares K; Heart Failure Trialists Collaborators. (2008). Ethnic differences in quality of life in persons with heart failure. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 14, 1-7.

 Zavala MW, Maliski SL, Kwan L, Miller DC, Fink A, Litwin MS. (2008). Longitudinal quality of life in low-income men in a state-funded prostate cancer treatment program. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 19, 200-214.

 Choi M., Phillips LR, Figueredo AJ, Insel ., Min SK. (2008). Construct validity of the Korean Women’s Abuse Intolerance Scale. Nursing Research, 57, 40-50.

 Crist JD, Michaels C, Gelfand DE, Phillips LR. (2007). Defining and measuring service awareness among elders and caregivers of Mexican descent. Research & Theory for Nursing Practice. 21,19-34.

 Dracup K, Evangelista LS, Hamilton MA, Erickson V, Hage A, Moriguchi J, Canary C, MacLellan WR, Fonarow GC. (2007). Effects of a home-based exercise program on clinical outcomes in heart failure. American Heart Journal, 154, 877-883.

 Maliski SL, Litwin MS. (2007). Unsolicited written comments: an untapped data source. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34, 142-147.

 Upenieks VV, Akhavan J, Kotlerman J, Esser J, Ngo MJ. (2007). Value-added care: a new way of assessing nursing staffing ratios and workload variability. Journal of Nursing Administration, 36, 243-252.

 Upenieks VV, Kotlerman J, Akhavan J, Esser J, Ngo MJ. (2007). Assessing nursing ratios: variability in workload. Policy, Politics and Nursing Practice, 8, 7-19.

 Deibert CM, Maliski SL, Kwan L, Fink A, Connor SE, Litwin MS. Prostate cancer knowledge among low income minority men. (2007). Journal of Urology, 177, 1851-1855.

 Martin LJ, Chen H, Liao X, Allayee H, Shih DM, Lee GS, Hovland DN Jr, Robbins WA, Carnes K, Hess RA, Lusis AJ, Collins MD.(2007). FK506, a calcineurin inhibitor, prevents cadmium-induced testicular toxicity in mice. Toxicological Sciences, 100, 474-485.

 Jacob E, Hesselgrave J, Sambuco G, Hockenberry M. (2007). Variations in pain, sleep, and activity during hospitalization in children with cancer. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. 24, 208-219.

 Jacob E, Miaskowski C, Savedra M, Beyer JE, Treadwell M, Styles L. (2007).Quantification of analgesic use in children with sickle cell disease. Clinical Journal of Pain, 23,

 Robbins, WA, Wei, F., Elashoff, DA, Wu, G., Xun, L. Jia, J. (2007). Y:X sperm ratio in Boron-exposed men. Journal of Andrology, (Epub ahead of print).

 Compton, P. (2007). The role of urine toxicology in chronic opioid analgesic therapy. Pain Management Nursing, 8, 166-172.

 Moughrabi, S.M., Evangelista, L.S. (2007). Cardiac cachexia at a glance. Progressive Cardiovascular Nursing. 22, 101-103. (no abstract)

 Doering LV, Cross R, Vredevoe D, Martinez-Maza O, Cowan MJ (2007). Infection, depression, and immunity in women after coronary artery bypass: a pilot study of cognitive behavioral therapy. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 13, 18-21.

 Doering LV, Cross R, Magsarili MC, Howitt LY, Cowan MJ (2007). Utility of observer-rated and self-report instruments for detecting major depression in women after cardiac surgery: a pilot study. American Journal of Critical Care, 16, 260-269.

 Moser DK, Riegel B, McKinley S, Doering LV, An K, Sheahan S (2007). Impact of anxiety and perceived control on in-hospital complications after acute myocardial infarction. Psychosomatic Medicine, 69, 10-16.

 Pike NA, Evangelista LS, Doering LV, Koniak-Griffin, D, Lewis AB, Child JS (2007). Health-related quality of life: a closer look at related research in patients who have undergone the Fontan operation over the last decade. Heart Lung, 36, 3-15.

 Bates-Jensen BM, McCreath HE, Kono A, Apeles NC, Alessi C. (2007). Subepidermal moisture predicts erythema and stage 1 pressure ulcers in nursing home residents: a pilot study. Journal of American Geriatric Society, 55, 1199-1205.

 Doering LV, Martinez-Maza O, Vredevoe DL, Cowan MJ. (2007). Relation of depression, natural killer cell function, and infections after coronary artery bypass in women. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Aug. 21 (Epub ahead of print)

 Koniak-Griffin, D., Nyamathi, A., Tallen, L., Gonzalez-Figueroa, E., & Dominick, E. (2007). Breaking the silence: What homeless 18-24 year olds say about HIV vaccine trials. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.

 Nyamathi, A., Stein, J. A., Schumann, A., Tyler, D. (2007). Latent Variable Assessment of Outcomes in a Nurse Case Managed Intervention to Increase Latent Tuberculosis Treatment Completion in Homeless Adults. Health Psychology, 26, 68-76.

 Schumann, A., Nyamathi, A., Stein, J. (2007). HIV Risk Reduction in Nurse Case – managed TB and HIV Intervention among Homeless Adults. Journal of Health Psychology, 12, 833.843.

 Pavlish, C, Ceronsky, L. (2007). Oncology nurses’ perceptions about palliative care. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34, 793-800.

 McNeese-Smith, D, Nyamathi, A, Longshore, D, Wickman, M, Robertson, S, Obert, J, McCann, M, Wells, K, Wenzel, SL. (2007). Processes and outcomes of substance abuse treatment between two programs for clients insured under managed care. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 33, 439-446.

 Woods, DL., Martin, JL. (2007). Cortisol and wake time in nursing home residents with behavioral symptoms of dementia. Biological Research for Nursing, 9, 21-29.

 Strickland, OL., Giger, JN, Nelson, MA, Davis, CM. (2007). 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.

 Macy, PM, Woo, MA, Harper, RM. (2007). Hyperoxic brain effects are normalized by addition of CO2. Public Library of Science, 4, e173.

 Dowd S, Davidhizar R, Giger JN. (2007). The mystery of altruism and transcultural nursing. Health Care Manag (Frederick). 26, 64-67.

 Giger J, Davidhizar RE, Purnell L, Harden JT, Phillips J, Strickland O; American Academy of Nursing. (2007). 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.

 Gritz, E.R., Sarna, L., Dresler, C., Healton, C.G. (2007). Building a United Front: Aligning the Agendas for Tobacco Control, Lung Cancer Research, and Policy. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 27, 859-863.

 MacDonald, D.J., Sarna, L., van Servellen, G., Bastani, R., Newman Giger, J., Weitzel, J.N. (2007). Selection of family members for communications of cancer risk and barriers to this communication before and after genetic cancer risk assessment. Genetics in Medicine, 9, 275-

 Bresnahan, S., Eastwood, J. (2007). Confounding T-Wave inversion, American Journal of Critical Care, 16, 137-140.

 Pavlish, C. (2007). Narrative inquiry into life experiences of refugee women and men, International Nursing Review, 54, 28-34.

 Anger JT, Maliski SL, Krupski TL, Kwan L, Gore JL, Fink A, Connor SE, Orecklin JR, Litwin MS. (2007). Outcomes in men denied access to a California public assistance program for prostate cancer. Public Health Rep. 122, 217-23.

 Chan SS, Sarna L, Danao LL. (2007). Are nurses prepared to curb the tobacco epidemic in China? A questionnaire survey of schools of nursing. International Journal of Nursing Studies; [Epub ahead of print.]

 Wells M, Sarna L, Cooley ME, Brown JK, Chernecky C, Williams RD, Padilla G, Danao LL. (2007). Use of complementary and alternative medicine therapies to control symptoms in women living with lung cancer. Cancer Nursing, 30, 45-55; quiz 56-7.

 Woo, MA, Macey, PM, Keens, PT, Kumar, R, Fonarow, GC, Hamilton, MA, Harper, RM. (2007). Aberrant central nervous system responses to the Valsalva maneuver in heart failure. Congestive Heart Failure, 13, 29-35.

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 UCLA study reveals smoking's effect on nurses' health, death rates

 Dr. Linda Sarna was selected as the Oncology Nursing Society 2009 Distinguished Researcher.

 New Option for Graduate Study - Accelerated PhD Pathway for Nursing Students with Entry-Level Degrees (BSN or MSN)