Nursing Research

Presentation by Jean Watson PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, Distinguished Professor and Dean Emerita, Watson Caring Science Institute at Clara Maass Medical Center. Left to right: Donna Vega MSN, RN, Roxana Gonzalez MSN, RN, CCRN, Jean Watson, Lea Rodriguez MAS, RN, CNO, CMMC, Ronnie Castro MSN, RN, Jillian Pizzi BA, BSN, RN, Rennuel Razal BSN, RN

Nursing Research conducted at our affiliate health care centers continues to improve the care and treatment of our patients. Establishing evidence-based practice research/programs provide a foundation for advancing nursing practice to a higher level of professionalism.

Our Nursing Research Council, comprised of members from various nurse specialties, nurse levels, and academia is committed to promoting, empowering, educating and mentoring the staff in the value of research and evidence-based practice.

Left to right: Donna Feinblum RNC-LRN & Diana De Guzman RNC-LRN, CMMC “The Influence of journaling on caring connections between mothers and newborns separated during a hospital stay,” was presented at the New Jersey Organization of Nurse Executives on 6/14/13.

Nursing Research Council Membership:

• R. Gonzalez, MSN, RN, CCRN, Critical Care Nurse Educator, CMMC – Chair
• M. Cueman, Ph.D, RN, Associate Professor, Felician College
• C. Filippone, DNP, ANP, RN, CIC, Director of Epidemiology and Infection Control, CMC
• J. Jaeger, DrPH, Associate VP Research, Associate VP Academic Affairs, MMC
• S. Hernandez, MSN, RN, AVP Nursing Education, NBIMC
• C. Huebner, BSN, RN, CHPN, Clinical Data Manager, Hospice and Palliative Care
• A. Macaluso, MSN, APRN-BC, Director of Psychiatric Education, Behavioral Health
• P. Marcelle, MSN, RN, CCRN, Clinical Educator, MMC
• M. Russell Ph.D, MA, RN-BC, NEA-BC, Vice-President, The Center for Professional Development Innovation and Research
• D. Vega, MSN, RN, Director of Education, CMMC
• L. Wright-Brown, MSN, RN-BC, Education Manager, SBMC
• J. Urbanowicz, RN, Ph.D, Regional Director of Education, MMCSC, MMC

Purpose:

• To continually improve the quality of nursing care in the practice setting within our system through evidence-based practice, research and scholarly activity.

Goals:

• Educate staff so they understand the value of and the impact that evidence-based practice research can have on patient care and their work environnment.
• Engage the staff so that evidence-based practices are mastered and sustained.
• Foster staff participation in the evidence-based/research process from identifying practice issues to evaluating results.

  For a list of the current Nursing Research/Evidence-Based projects (pdf) within our system click here.

  
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  Presentation by Jean Watson PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, Distinguished Professor and Dean Emerita, Watson Caring Science Institute at Clara Maass Medical Center on March 27, 2013.Left to right: Lea Rodriguez MAS, RN, CNO, CMMC, Donna Vega MSN, RN, CMMC, Jean Watson, Judith Mundie MEd., MA, RN-BC, VP Patient Care Services, Nursing Education, Roxana Gonzalez MSN, RN, CCRN, CMMC

  Presentation, "Does Education for Patient Care Technicians Reduce the Rate of Pressure Ulcers in an Acute Cate Setting?" by Joseph Cagliostro, MSN, RN-BC and Donna Weeks, DNP, RN, APN, MMC at the Organization of Nurse Executives Research Day Conference on 6/14/13.

  “Critical Incident Stress Debriefing on Nursing Healthcare Environment Perspectives” was presented at the 11th Annual New Jersey Organization of Nursing Executives Research Conference on 6/14/13. Left to Right: Rennuel Razal BSN, RN & Roxana Gonzalez MSN, RN-CCRN

Ronnie Castro, Jillian Pizzi, Debbie Golaszewski, Carole Gaudet, Roxana Gonzalez, Arlene Mangino, Clara Maass Medical Center Research Presentation at Seton Hall, 2011

The Council also sponsors a Nursing Research Conference in which our nurses learn more about nursing research through continuing education topics. They also demonstrate via poster presentation the application of current research in their practice environment.

2011 New Jersey State Nurses Convention: MMCSC Behavioral Health: Research with Anne Macaluso, MSN, APRN-BC and Katie Cowles, BSN, RN

Mary Ann Kaufmann presenting her Research at the Organization of Nurse Executives. (MMCSC), 2011

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