Research

Brown, C., Young, L., Thomas, A., Ross, T., Troutman-Jordan, M., Alexander, A. (2024) Empowering minds: Harnessing AI for dynamic classroom learning. UNC System Learning and Technology Journal, 2(1). https://journals.charlotte.edu/ltj link

Carmen, M. & Jordan, K. (2024). The path to certification for emergency nurse practitioners.

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, 46, 324 – 328. https://doi.org/10.1097/tme.0000000000000536 

Cochran, A., Shaw Jr., G., Shue-McGuffin, K., Elias, K., & Vrochides, D. (2024). Enhanced Recovery After Surgery recommendations that most impact inpatient care: A multi-institutional, multi-discipline analysis in the United States. World Journal of Surgery, 48(4), 791-800. https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12124 

Ghavi, A., Hassankhani, H., Powers, K., Sawyer, A., Karimi, B., & Kharidar, M. (2024). Parental supporter during pediatric resuscitation: Qualitative exploration of caregivers’ and healthcare professionals’ experiences and perceptions. International Emergency Nursing, 72(Feb), Article 101381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2023.101381

Ghavi, A., Valizadeh, L., Powers, K., & Zamanzadeh, V. (2024). Professional ethical challenges and suggested strategies in nursing: A qualitative study. Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, 17. https://jmehm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmehm/article/view/1435

Jehu, D.A., Pottayil, F., Dong, Y., Zhu, H., Sams, R., & Young, L. (2024) Exploring the association between physical activity and cognitive function among people living with dementia. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-230594 

Kulkarni, S., White, M., Reinsmith-Jones, K., & Powers, K. (2024). Interprofessional social work education initiatives: Improving behavioral health access and workforce competence for integrated care. North Carolina Medical Journal, 85(3), 191-196. https://doi.org/10.18043/001c.117216

Lian, E., Roberts, K., & Young, L. (2024) Differences in 6-minute walk distance across heart disease recurrence risk levels in cardiac rehab patients. Healthcare, 12(22), 2280.  https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12222280 

MacKay, M.M., Jordan, K.S., Powers, K., & Munn, L.T. (2024). Improving reporting culture through daily safety huddles. Quality Management in Health Care, 33(2), 105-111. https://doi.org/10.1097/QMH.0000000000000411

Montegrico, J., De los Santos, J.A., & Lee, J.M. (2024). A 13-year trend analysis of HIV epidemiology in the Philippines (2010 to 2022). Journal of Community Health Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370016.2024.2365146

Montegrico, J., Ferreras, G., & Powers, K. (2024). Reliability of the Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination (PNLE). Philippine Journal of Nursing, 94(1), 40-49. http://www.pna-pjn.com/pjn-january-june-2024-issue-2/

Parajuli, J., Walsh, A., Hicks, A., Grant, A., Crane, P., Chen, Z., Williams, G., Sun, V., Myers, J., O’Rourke, M., & Bakitas, M. (2024). Factors affecting advance care planning in older adults with cancer. Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 101839. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2024.101839

Pate, K., Powers, K., Pagel, J., & Montegrico, J. (2024). Innovative strategies to facilitate newly licensed nurse transition to practice during the COVID-19 pandemic: A quality improvement project. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, 40(1), E7-E14. https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000000992

Powers, K., & Shue-McGuffin, K.D. (2024). Gaining experience in the provider role: Exploration of a novel simulation intervention to prepare nurse practitioner students to detect and manage skin cancer. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 36(5), 291-299. https://doi.org/10.1097/jxx.0000000000000999

Magennis, L., Chen, J., Vass, B., Kidwell, S., Stanfield, N., & Allen, D. (2024). NC MedAssist: Dispensing Hope throughout North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal, 85(1). https://doi.org/10.18043/001c.91431  

McCullough, G.H., Powers, K., Watts-Isley, J., Brown, P., Smith, S., & Vaughn, J.T. (2024). Interprofessional education at the university level: Evidence, models, and future directions. North Carolina Medical Journal, 85(3), 169-172. https://doi.org/10.18043/001c.117088

Shea, S., Hoyt, K. & Jordan, K. (2024). Pediatric Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care. The

Pocket NP. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

Shue-McGuffin, K. & Jordan, K. (2024). Improving nurse practitioner students’ knowledge and confidence in the identification and management of human trafficking victims. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, 46(2), 158-168. https://doi.org/10.1097/tme.0000000000000515  

Smith, C.M., & Horne, C.E. (2024). Educational and professional experiences of men in nursing: An interpretive description study to guide change and foster inclusive environments for men in nursing. Journal of Professional Nursing, 53, 123-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2024.05.008

Smith, C.M., Horne, C.E., & Wei, H. (2024). Nursing practice in modern healthcare environments: A systematic review of attributes, characteristics, and demonstrations. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 80(9), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16088

Sossoman, L., Whitaker-Brown, C., Shue-McGuffin, K., Zouzoulas, S., & Horne, C. (2024). Effectiveness of a reminder in improving adherence with outpatient heart failure guideline prescribing. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 20(5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.104990

Zali, M., Rahmani, A., Powers, K., Hassankhani, H., Namdar-Areshtanab, H, & Gilani, N. (2024). Nursing core competencies for postresuscitation care in Iran: A qualitative study. BMJ Open, 14(1), Article e074614. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074614

Chen, F., Powers, K., Goetzinger, A. M., Patidar, S., Moulthrop, A. J., Pamacheche, C., & Martinelli, S. M. (2023). Exploring the impact of book club participation on clinicians’ empathy and reflection on empathetic practice: A wakeup call. Cureus, 15(5), Article e39656. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39656

Chen, Z. J., Cowden, R., & Streib, H. (2023). More spiritual than religious: Concurrent and longitudinal relations with personality traits, mysticism, and other characteristics. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 1025938. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1025938

Cochran, A., Shue-McGuffin, K., Shaw Jr., G., Elias, K., & Vrochides, D. (2023). Compliance to ERAS recommendations and perceptions of barriers: A multi-methods survey analysis. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 57, 795-796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.06.083

Horne, C. E., Abel, W. M., & Crane, P. B. (2023). Fatigue, stress, and medication adherence by race post myocardial infarction. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 19(9). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2023.104757

Horne, C. E., Stayt, L. C., Schutz, S., Smith, C. M., Haberstroh, A., Bolin, L. P., Taylor, C. L., Moosavi, S. H., & Bibbey, A. (2023). Symptom experiences in hypertension: A mixed methods systematic review. Journal of Hypertension, 41(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000003306

Hoyt, K., & Jordan, K. (2023). The diagnostic challenge of an older adult with epigastric pain in the emergency department: High-risk and high-volume. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, 45, 187-194. https://doi.org/10.1097/TME.0000000000000475

Jehu, D. A., Langston, R., Sams, R., Young, L., Hamrick, M., Zhu, H. D., & Dong, Y. B. (2023). The impact of dual-tasks and disease severity on posture, gait, and functional mobility among people living with dementia in residential care facilities. Sensors, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24092691

Jung, J., Waller, J. W., Tran, S., Baer, S. L., Kheda, M., Mohammed, Z., Padala, S., Young, L., Siddiqui, B., & Bollag, W. B. (2023). Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and mortality in end-stage renal disease. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 365(3), 249-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjms.2022.10.002

MacKay, M. M., Powers, K., & Jordan, K. S. (2023). The COVID-19 pandemic through the eyes of pediatric nurses: A qualitative study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 68, 52-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2022.09.015

Min, H. Y., Lee, J. M., & Montegrico, J. (2023). Korean version of the nursing students’ attitudes and knowledge toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients scale. Healthcare, 11(14), Article 2028. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11142028

Momin, R. I., Baer, S. L., Waller, J. L., Young, L., Tran, S., Taskar, V., & Bollag, W. B. (2023). Atopic dermatitis and the risk of infection in end-stage renal disease. Medicina, 59(12), Article 2145. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59122145

Montegrico, J. (2023). Application of Roy’s adaptation theory in understanding content saturation in nursing education. Philippine Journal of Nursing, 93(2), 28-34. ISSN: 0048-3818

Montegrico, J., & Oducado, R. M. (2023). Scoping review of factors affecting Philippine nurse licensure outcomes. Philippine Journal of Nursing, 92(1), 11-22.

Parajuli, J., & Larson, K. (2023). Changing life plans: When to engage caregivers of older adults with cancer in advance care planning. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 26(1), 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1097/njh.0000000000000981

Powers, K., Duncan, J. M., & Twibell, K. R. (2023). Family support person role during resuscitation: A qualitative exploration. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32(3-4), 409-421. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16248

Powers, K., & Kulkarni, S. (2023). Examination of online interprofessional education to develop graduate students’ interprofessional socialization and collaborative competencies. Journal of Social Work Education, 59(2), 506-519. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2022.2050865

Schwade, M., Patel, H., & Young, L. (2023). Anticoagulation in Afib upon hospital discharge: Single center retrospective cohort analysis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 81(8_Supplement), 126-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(23)00570-3

Smith, C. M., Horne, C. E., & Bowler, M. (2023). Beyond men’s experiences: Scale development and psychometric testing of the Fitness in Nursing Scale – Men (FiNS-M©). Journal of Nursing Measurement. https://doi.org/10.1891/jnm-2023-0032

Strange, K. E., Mixer, S. J., Embler, P., Smith, J. L., & Troutman-Jordan, M. (2023). “Turn it over to God”: Faith enhances mental health of rural Appalachian older adults. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 44(9), 809-815. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2023.2241072

Strange, K. E., Troutman-Jordan, M., & Mixer, S. J. (2023). Influence of spiritual engagement on Appalachian older adults’ health: A systematic review. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 61(5), 45-52. https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20221026-02

Toth, E., Waller, J. L., Bollag, W. B., Siddiqui, B., Mohammed, A., Kheda, M., Padala, S., Young, L., Baer, S. L., & Tran, S. (2023). Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections in patients with end-stage renal disease: Prevalence, risk factors, and mortality. Journal of Investigative Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1136/jim-2022-002462

Tran, S. Y., Barry, S., Waller, J. L., Bollag, W. B., Young, L., Padala, S., & Baer, S. L. (2023). Risk factors and mortality in patients with listeriosis and end-stage renal disease. American Journal of the Medical Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjms.2023.06.012

Young, L. (2023). The role of clinical/community based research networks in addressing health disparities. In S. S. Coughlin (Ed.), Black health in the South. Johns Hopkins University Press. https://doi.org/10.56021/9781421445472

Zali, M., Rahmani, A., Powers, K., Hassankhani, H., Namdar-Areshtanab, H., & Gilani, N. (2023). Nurses’ experiences of ethical and legal issues in post-resuscitation care: A qualitative content analysis. Nursing Ethics, 30(2), 245-257. https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330221133521

Zali, M., Rahmani, A., Powers, K., Hassankhani, H., Namdar-Areshtanab, H., & Gilani, N. (2023). Nurses’ experiences of provision of family-centered care in the post-resuscitation period: A qualitative study. Nursing Open, 10(11), 7215-7223. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1974

Fenwick, A. (PI) & Young, L. (Co-I). UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services Research Enhancement Award. Artificial intelligence in health professions education. Awarded $2,000. 2024-2025.

Guo, Y. (PI), & Powers, K. (Co-PI). UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant. Innovating ADRD team-based community care: A pilot study of a virtual reality approach to enhance caregiver participation in interprofessional collaboration. Awarded $15,990. 2024-2025. 

McGuffin, D. (PI) & Horne, C. (Co-I). UNC Charlotte Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant. Enhancing nursing leadership education through virtual learning scenarios. Awarded $6,604.00. 2024-2025.

Montegrico, J. (PI). UNC Charlotte CHHS Summer Research Fellows. Faculty Research Training Needs Assessment. Awarded $2,500. May-August 2024.

Montegrico, J. (PI). Sigma Gamma Iota Chapter. Research Dissemination Award for the 35th Sigma International Research Congress, Singapore. Awarded $715. July 2024. 

Palladino, E. (PI), Overcash, R (Co-PI). UNC Charlotte Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant. A comparison of student-centered outcomes between those who participate in the PEER Mentoring Program versus those who do not participate. Awarded $3,540. 2024-2025.

Parajuli, J. (PI). National Institutes of Aging (NIA) R15 Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) Grant. Development and initial validation of a palliative care readiness tool for older adults with cancer. Awarded $475,748. 2024-2027.

Parajuli, J. (PI). Sigma/Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation End-of-Life Nursing Care Research Grant. Development and content validation of a palliative care readiness

tool for family caregivers of older adults with cancer. Awarded $10,000. 2024-2025.

Powers, K. (PI), & Shue-McGuffin, K.D. (Co-PI). American Association of Colleges of Nursing: AACN Faculty Scholars Grant Program. Transition to Community Practice Intraprofessional Simulation: Building collaborative competencies for community-based care. Awarded $25,000. 2024-2025. 

Troutman-Jordan, M. (PI), & Powers, K. (Co-I). North Carolina Area Health Education Center (NC AHEC): Nursing Clinical Partnership Project. Addressing the nursing shortage: UNC Charlotte’s innovative solution leveraging the CIP program and MSN in nursing education. Awarded $29,987. 2024-2025. 

Whitaker-Brown, C. (PI), Shue-McGuffin, K. (Co-PI), Sheeler, C. (Co-PI), & Murray B. (Co-PI). UNC Charlotte Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant. Evaluating the pedagogical spaces between applied theatre and simulation in graduate nursing education: A cross-disciplinary collaborative inquiry. Awarded $9,065. 2024-2025.

Whitaker-Brown, C. (PI), Shue-McGuffin, K. (Co-PI), Sheeler, C. (Co-PI), & Murray B. (Co-PI). UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services Research Enhancement Award. Evaluating the pedagogical spaces between applied theatre and simulation in graduate nursing education: A cross-disciplinary collaborative inquiry. Awarded $2,500. 2024.

Young, L. (Co-I). National Institutes of Nursing Research. Patient activation, cognition, and self-management for LVADs. Total awarded: 475,528. 2024-2026.

Chen, Z. (PI). (2023-2024). Social scientific study of Daoism: Relationships between religion and science in the interpretation of mysticism among Chinese Daoist monks and nuns [Grant]. Templeton Religion Trust. (\$24,605)

Chen, Z. (PI). (2023-2024). The elements and structure of Daoist mystical experiences: A mixed-methods study with Daoist monks and nuns [Grant]. Faculty Research Grant of APA Division 36. (\$7,500)

Jeh, D. (PI), & Young, L. (Co-I). (2022-2023). The influence of the Otago exercise program on executive function among older adults living with dementia [Grant]. Augusta University. (\$25,000)

Jordan, K. (PI), Pierce, M. (Co-I), & Shue-McGuffin, K. (Co-I). (2023-2024). Evaluation of knowledge and self-efficacy among nurse practitioner students in pediatric clinical decision-making through “escape room” simulation experiences [Grant]. The Center for Teaching and Learning, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (\$4,125)

Kulkarni, S. (PI), & Powers, K. (Co-I). (2021-2025). UNC Charlotte integrated behavioral health (IBH) training program [Grant]. Health Resources and Services Administration. (\$1,456,360)

Montegrico, J. (PI). (2022-2024). Improving HIV knowledge and attitudes through mobile text messaging among adolescents and young adults in the Philippines: A pilot study [Grant]. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (\$8,000)

Montegrico, J. (PI), & Lynch, S. (Co-PI). (2022-2023). Evaluation of concept map use on nursing students’ critical thinking and clinical judgment [Grant]. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (\$2,850)

Murray, B. (PI), Whitaker-Brown, C. (Co-I), Shue-McGuffin, K. (Co-I), Sheeler, C. (Co-I), & Patterson, I. (Co-I). (2023-2024). Tata tales act III, scene I: Breast cancer survivor voices in nursing education with theater [Grant]. Women + Girls Research Alliance, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (\$5,000)

Powers, K. (PI), & Brandon, J. (Co-I). (2020-2023). Teaming up for community health: Mixed methods study of an innovative interprofessional simulation intervention [Grant]. National League for Nursing NLN Foundation. (\$25,000)

Shue-McGuffin, K. (PI), & Jordan, K. (Co-I). (2023). Optimizing interprofessional team collaboration in the recognition and management of human trafficking victims: The role of the nurse practitioner [Grant]. The Center for Teaching and Learning, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (\$7,150)

Troutman-Jordan, M. (PI), & Davis, B. (Co-PI). (2023-2024). Advocacy for and care of incarcerated older adults [Grant]. UNC Division of Research. (\$1,215)

Troutman-Jordan, M. (PI). (2023). Atención y apoyo a la demencia; Adaptation of culture and ethnicity-specific caregiver guides for Black and Hispanic/Latinx families [Grant]. Southern Gerontological Society. (\$3,000)

Troutman-Jordan, M. (PI). (2023). Cultivating critical consciousness while promoting health equity through high-impact educational practices [Grant]. Southern Piedmont AHEC. (\$19,992)

Troutman-Jordan, M. (PI). (2023). Making a difference culturally and ethnically appropriate guides for those working with people with dementia [Grant]. Sigma Theta Tau International. (\$4,850)

Troutman-Jordan, M. (Co-PI), Young, L. (Co-PI), & Davis, B. (2023-2024). CREATE IT: Correlations in reporting elder abuse to enhance interprofessional teams [Grant]. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (\$13,195)

Young, L. (Co-I). (2018-2023). Offender reentry program to reduce substance abuse [Grant]. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (\$2,000,000)

Young, L. (PI). (2023-2024). A systematic review of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence in medical writing [Grant]. CHHS Research Enhancement Award Program, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (\$2,000)

Young, L. (PI). (2023-2024). Escape room simulation: An innovative approach to community health nursing for undergraduate students [Grant]. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (\$7,600)