selected scholarly activity
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chapters
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conferences
- THE EVALUATION OF A PAIN PROTOCOL INTERVENTION IN LONG TERM CARE. The Gerontologist. 547-547. 2010
- IMPROVING PAIN MANAGEMENT IN LONG-TERM CARE. The Gerontologist. 97-97. 2008
- A multi-faceted post-fracture care model: The fracture? Think osteoporosis! Program.. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. S318-S318. 2004
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journal articles
- Acceptability and preliminary effects of the volunteer-supported Meaningful Moments program to engage older adults with advanced dementia on a hospital-based specialized dementia care unit: a mixed methods study. BMC Geriatrics. 24:593. 2024
- Experiences of Families, Staff, Volunteers, and Administrators With Namaste Care for Persons With Advanced Dementia in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 25:830-836. 2024
- Supporting the “hallway residents”: a qualitative descriptive study of staff perspectives on implementing the Namaste Care intervention in long-term care. BMC Geriatrics. 23:661. 2023
- Feasibility and Effects of Namaste Care for Persons with Advanced Dementia in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 24:1433-1438.e5. 2023
- Exploring the factors influencing meaningful engagement of persons living with advanced dementia through the Namaste Care Program: a qualitative descriptive study. Palliative Care and Social Practice. 17:263235242311653-263235242311653. 2023
- Relying on nursing staff for oral hygiene care: A qualitative interpretive description study. Geriatric Nursing. 41:891-898. 2020
- Artful Moments: A framework for successful engagement in an arts-based programme for persons in the middle to late stages of dementia. Dementia. 18:2340-2360. 2019
- Nurses' oral hygiene care practices with hospitalised older adults in postacute settings. International journal of older people nursing. 12. 2017
- Observations of oral hygiene care interventions provided by nurses to hospitalized older people. Geriatric Nursing. 38:17-21. 2017
- An Education Intervention to Enhance Staff Self-Efficacy to Provide Dementia Care in an Acute Care Hospital in Canada. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias. 31:664-677. 2016
- Gentle persuasive approaches: introducing an educational program on an orthopaedic unit for staff caring for patients with dementia and delirium. Orthopaedic Nursing. 34:101-107; quiz 108-109-101-107; quiz 108-109. 2015
- Positioning Clinical Nurse Specialists and Nurse Practitioners as Change Champions to Implement a Pain Protocol in Long-Term Care. Pain Management Nursing. 16:78-88. 2015
- Sustainability of an Innovation to Support and Respond to Persons With Behaviors Related to Dementia and Delirium. JONA's Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation. 45:70-73. 2015
- The Effect of Programs to Improve Oral Hygiene Outcomes for Older Residents in Long-Term Care: A Systematic Review. Research in Gerontological Nursing. 7:87-100. 2014
- A concept analysis of oral hygiene care in dependent older adults. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 69:2360-2371. 2013
- Assessment of rigour in published nursing intervention studies that use observational methods. Qualitative Report. 18:1-23. 2013
- The Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Pain Protocol in Long Term Care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 13:664.e1-664.e8. 2012
- A Quality Assurance Study to Assess the One-Day Prevalence of Delirium in Elderly Hospitalized Patients. Canadian Journal of Geriatrics. 15:2-7. 2012
- An Action-Based Approach to Improving Pain Management in Long-Term Care. Canadian Journal on Aging. 29:503-517. 2010
- Nurses' perceived barriers to optimal pain management in older adults on acute medical units. Applied Nursing Research. 23:139-146. 2010
- High-dose vitamin B supplements did not slow cognitive decline in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer diseaseCommentary. Evidence-Based Nursing. 12:57-57. 2009
- Pain management practices with older adults on acute medical units.. Perspectives (Gerontological Nursing Association (Canada)). 32:5-12. 2008
- Pain Management Decision Making Among Long-Term Care Physicians and Nurses. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 29:561-580. 2007
- Response by Kaasalainen, Coker, Dolovich, Papaioannou, Hadjistavropoulos, Emili, and Ploeg. Western Journal of Nursing Research. 29:586-588. 2007
- Training and support for nursing home staff reduced neuroleptic drug use and did not increase aggression in residents with dementia. Evidence-Based Nursing. 9:122-122. 2006
- Are new RN graduates prepared for gerontological nursing practice? Current perceptions and future directions.. Perspectives (Gerontological Nursing Association (Canada)). 30:4-10. 2006
- Toward Clinical Scholarship: Promoting Evidence-Based Practice in the Clinical Setting. Journal of Professional Nursing. 21:372-379. 2005
- Prediction of falls using a risk assessment tool in the acute care setting. BMC Medicine. 2:1. 2004
- After a stroke, women described changes that created a sense of bodily strangeness. Evidence-Based Nursing. 7:92-92. 2004
- 6 themes described patients’ information needs related to patient controlled analgesia. Evidence-Based Nursing. 6:93-93. 2003
- Evaluation of the STRATIFY falls prediction tool on a geriatric unit.. Outcomes management. 7:8-14. 2003
- Does Your Care Plan Tell My Story? Documenting Aspects of Personhood in Long-Term Care. Journal of Holistic Nursing. 16:435-452. 1998
- Nursing Case Conferences on a Psychiatric Unit. Nursing Management. 22:102,120-102,120. 1991
- Implementing Nursing Diagnoses Within the Context of King's Conceptual Framework. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge. 1:107-114. 1990
- The Nurse??s Role in a Team Conference. Nursing Management. 21:46???49-46???49. 1990
- King at the bedside. Canadian Nurse. 86:24-26. 1990
- Concept of the Month. JONA's Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation. 19:28???32-28???32. 1989
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