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  • I write in response to the Informatics Column of August, 2008 titled, “The Electronic Health Record: Will Nursing Be on Board When the Ship Leaves?”

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  • Saba, Virginia K., EdD, RN, FAAN, FACMI
    Home Health CAre Classification System (HHCC): An Overview (Aug. 20, 2002)

  • Saint-Eloi, Suzelle, MS RN
    The Power of Professional Nursing Practice – An Essential Element of Patient and Family Centered Care(Jan. 31, 2007)

  • Sarsfield, Eileen, MSN, RN
    The Nursing Shortage: What Does the Nurse Reinvestment Act Mean to You? (Dec. 12, 2002)

  • Sattler, Barbara,  RN, DrPH, FAAN
    Healthy Choices: Transforming Our Hospitals into Environmentally Healthy and Safe Places (May 31, 2007)

  • Schloman, Barbara F., PhD, AHIP
    • Information Resources Column: Overview and Summary: Information Resources (Dec. 31, 1998)
    • Information Resources Column: Whom Do You Trust? Evaluating Internet Health Resources (Jan. 28, 1999)
    • Information Resources Column: Needle in a Haystack? Finding Health Information on the Web (Aug. 19, 1999)
    • Information Resources Column: Breaking Through the Foreign Language Barrier: Resources on the Web (June 30, 2000)
    • Information Resources Column: Information Literacy: the Benefits of Partnership (Mar. 7, 2001)
    • Nursing Faculty and Scholarly Publishing: Survey of Perceptions and Journal Use (Apr. 1, 2001)
    • Information Resources Column: Using Health Statistics: a Nightingale Legacy (Aug. 31, 2001)
    • Information Resources Column: The Internet as Community: Communication Avenues for Health Professionals and Health Consumers (Dec. 31, 2001)
    • Information Resources Column: Plumbing the Depths: Using the Invisible Web (Apr. 22, 2002)
    • Information Resources Column: Images on the Web: Findable, Usable, but What's Legit? (Sept. 16, 2002)
    • Information Resources Column: Quality of Health Information on the Web: Where Are We Now? (Dec. 16, 2002)
    • Information Resources Column: Now You See it, Now You Don’t: The Ephemeral Nature of Digital Information (Apr. 2003)
    • Information Resources Column: Creative Commons: An Opportunity to Extend the Public Domain (Oct. 13, 2003)
    • Information Resources Column: Health Literacy: A Key Ingredient for Managing Personal Health (Feb. 19, 2004)
    • Information Resources Column: The Digital Divide: How Wide and How Deep? (May 7, 2004)
    • Information Resources Column: Securing Your PC and Protecting Your Privacy (Oct. 22, 2004)
    • Information Resources Column: Google Extends its Reach (Feb. 14, 2005)
    • Information Resources Column: Health Care Report Cards: Pass or Fail? (May 9, 2005)
    • Information Resources Column: Staying Current: What RSS Can Do for You (Oct. 7, 2005)
    • Information Resources: Is it Time to Visit the Blogosphere? (Oct. 20, 2006)

  • Schneider, Susan M., PhD, RN, CS, AOCN
    Cancer-Related Fatigue (Sept. 23, 2003)

  • Schutte, Debra L, MSN, RN
    Genetic Testing and Mental Health: The Model of Huntington Disease (Sept. 30, 2000)

  • Sechrist, Karen R., RN, PhD, FAAN
    The Nursing Shortage In California: The Public Policy Role Of The California Strategic Planning (Jan. 31, 2001)

  • Sedlak, Carol , PhD, RN, CNS, ONC, CNE
    Faculty Perceptions of Implementing an Evidence-Based Safe Patient Handling Nursing Curriculum Module (Aug. 18, 2008)

  • Seymour, Rosalee, EdD, RN
    The Nursing Shortage In California: The Public Policy Role Of The California Strategic Planning (Jan. 31, 2001)

  • Shaner-McRae, Hollie, RN, MSA, FAAN
    Environmentally Safe Health Care Agencies: Nursing’s Responsibility, Nightingale’s Legacy (May 31, 2007)

  • Sharps, Phyllis W., PhD, RN
    Intimate Partner Violence In African American Women (Jan. 31, 2002)

  • Sherman, Rose O., EdD, RN, CNAA
    Leading a Multigenerational Nursing Workforce: Issues, Challenges and Strategies (May 31, 2006)

  • Siantz, de Leon, M.L., PhD, RN, FAAN
    Migration of Nurses: A Latin American Perspective (May 31, 2008)

  • Sieckert, Ann M., BAN
    Nurse-Physician Workplace Collaboration (Jan. 31, 2005)

  • Silva, Mary Cipriano, PhD, RN, FAAN
    • Financial Compensation and Ethical Issues in Health Care (June 10, 1998)
    • Organizational and Administrative Ethics in Health Care: An Ethics Gap (Dec. 31, 1998)
    • Whistleblowing As a Failure of Organizational Ethics (Dec. 31, 1998)
    • Ethics Column: Overview and Summary
      (July 2, 1999)
    • Interstate Nursing Practice and Regulation: Ethical Issues for the 21st Century (July 2, 1999)
    • Nursing Around the World: Cultural Values and Ethical Conflicts (Aug. 14, 2000)
    • Overview and Summary: The Genetic Revolution: What? Why? How? (Sept. 30, 2000)
    • Ethics Column: Domestic Violence, Nurses, and Ethics: What Are the Links? (May 14, 2002)
    • Ethics Column: Ethical Grounding for Entry into Practice: Respect, Collaboration, and Accountability (Aug. 30, 2002)
    • Ethics Column: Ethics and Terrorism: September 11, 2001 and its Aftermath (Jan. 31, 2003)
    • Ethics Column: Errors, The Nursing Shortage and Ethics: Survey Results (Aug. 15, 2003)
    • Ethics: What Would You Do? Ethics and Infection Control (Nov. 6, 2006)

  • Simms, Lillian M., PhD, RN, FAAN
    Factors Influencing Nursing-Sensitive Outcomes in Taiwanese Nursing Homes (Aug. 3, 1999)

  • Singleton, Kate, MSW
    Understanding Cultural and Linguistic Barriers to Health Literacy (Sept. 30, 2009)

  • Skiba, Diane J., PhD, FAAN, FACMI
    Adapting Your Teaching to Accommodate the Net Generation of Learners (May 31, 2006)

  • Smith, Timothy G., PhD, MPA, BA, LPN
    A Policy Perspective on the Entry into Practice Issue (Oct. 5, 2009)

  • Smeltzer, Suzanne C., EdD, RN, FAAN
    Accessible Online Health Promotion Information for Persons with Disabilities (Nov. 14, 2003)

  • Smolenski, Mary C., EdD, RN, CS, FNP
    Assuring Continued Competence - Policy Questions and Approaches: How Should the Profession Respond? (June 30, 2000)

  • Snyder, Mariah, PhD, RN, FAAN
    • Overview and Summary: Complementary Therapies: Are These Really Nursing? (May 31, 2001)
    • Issues in Complementary Therapies: How We Got to Where We Are (May 31, 2001)

  • Sochalski, Julie, PhD, RN
    An Overview of Health Care Spending Patterns in the United States: Using National Data Sources to Explore Trends in Nursing Services (June 10, 1998)

  • Sorrell, Jeanne Merkle, PhD, RN, FAAN
    • Whistleblowing as a Failure of Organizational Ethics (Dec. 31, 1998)
    • The Ethics of Diversity: A Call for Intimate Listening in Thin Places (Aug. 25, 2003)
    • Ethics: The Expanding Circle of Environmental Ethics (Nov. 30, 2007)
    • Ethics: Ethics in Healthcare Organizations: Struggling with New Questions (Aug. 20, 2008)

  • Sparber, Andrew RN, MS, CS
    State Boards of Nursing and Scope of Practice of Registered Nurses Performing Complementary Therapies (Aug. 31, 2001)

  • Spasser, Mark A., PhD, AHIP
    Classifying Nursing Work (Mar. 2001)

  • Spellman, Joy, MSN, RN
    Overview and Summary: Emergency Preparedness: Planning for Disaster Response (Sept. 30, 2006)

  • Speros, Carolyn I., DNSc, APRN, ANP/FNP-BC
    More than Words: Promoting Health Literacy in Older Adults (Sept. 30, 2009)

  • Stack, Joan M., RN, BSN, MS
    Empowerment Theory in Action: The Wisdom of Collaborative Governance (Mar. 31, 2008)

  • Stallknecht, Kirsten
    American Nurses Association Convention Speech- June 24, 2000 Indianapolis, Indiana (Mar. 31, 2001)

  • Star, Susan Leigh, Ph.D.
    Classifying Nursing Work (Mar. 2001)

  • Stein-Parbury, Jane, RN, PhD, FRCNA
    Nursing Around the World: Australia (May 31, 2000)

  • Strobel, Karen, RN, MSN
    Measuring Fall Program Outcomes (Mar. 2, 2007)

  • Suresky, Jane, ND, APRN, BC
    • Hirsh Institute: Psychiatric/Mental Health - Evidence for Psychiatric Nursing Practice: An Analysis of Three Years of Published Research (Dec. 19, 2003)
    • Hirsh Institute: Psychiatric/Mental Health - Moving from Tradition to Evidence: A Review of Psychiatric Nursing Intervention Studies (May 14, 2007)

  • Taft, Susan H., PhD, MSN, RN
    • An Inclusive Look at the Domain of Ethics and its Application to Administrative Behavior (Nov. 8, 2000)
    • Overview and Summary: Nursing Shortage (Jan. 31, 2001)

  • Taglaireni, M. Elaine, EdD, RN
    Career Pathways in Nursing: Entry Points and Academic Progression (Sept. 30, 2008)

  • Tao, Hong
    Legislative Column: Obesity: From a Health Issue to a Political and Policy Issue (Mar. 28, 2005)

  • Taylor, Laura, MS, RN
    The Nursing Shortage: What Does the Nurse Reinvestment Act Mean to You? (Dec. 12, 2002)

  • Taylor, Robert E., M.D., PhD, FACP, FCCP
    The Cultural Lens of Genomics (Jan. 31, 2008)

  • Thede, Linda, Ph.D., RN-BC
    • Development of an Online Journal (Aug. 16, 2000)
    • Overview and Summary: Telehealth: Promise of Peril? (Sept. 30, 2001)
    • Informatics: Electronic Personal Health Records: Nursing’s Role (Dec. 12, 2008)
    • Informatics: The Electronic Health Record: Will Nursing Be on Board When the Ship Leaves? ( Aug. 18, 2008)
    • Informatics: Electronic Records and Organizational Culture (June 15, 2009)

  • Thompson, Barbara, RN, Dip Medical Nursing
    A Journey, Not an Event – Implementation of Shared Governance in A NHS Trust (Jan. 31, 2003)

  • Thrower, Carol, RN, Diploma in Nursing
    A Journey, Not an Event – Implementation of Shared Governance in A NHS Trust (Jan. 31, 2003)

  • Tõke, Joanna, MPH
    Early Detection and Surveillance for Biopreparedness and Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jan. 31, 2006)

  • Turner, Martha, PhD, RN
    Genomics and Nursing Practice: Advancing the Nursing Profession (Jan. 31, 2008)

  • Tyrrell, Rosalie, RN, MS
    The Power of Professional Nursing Practice – An Essential Element of Patient and Family Centered Care (Jan. 31, 2007)

  • Unruh, Lynn Y., PhD, RN, LHRM
    Legislative: Economics of Nursing Invitational Conference Addresses Quality and Payment Issues in Nursing Care (Dec. 15, 2007)

  • Vanhook, Patricia M., PhD, APRN, BCM
    Cost-Utility Analysis: A Method of Quantifying the Value of Registered Nurses (Sept. 30, 2007)

  • Veenema, Tener Goodwin, PhD, MPH, MS, CPNP
    Early Detection and Surveillance for Biopreparedness and Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jan. 31, 2006)

  • Vesala-Husemann, Maija, MSc, RN, RHV, QNT
    Nutrition and Disaster Preparedness: Focusing on Vulnerability, Building Capacities (Sept. 30, 2006)

  • Vigue, Brenda, PhD(c), MS, APRN, BC
    Legislative Column "Safe Staffing in Massachusetts: A Year of Legislative Action" (May 15, 2006)

  • Villaire, Michael , MSLM
    Enhancing Written Communications to Address Health Literacy (Sept. 30, 2009)

  • Visovsky, Constance, PhD, RN, ACNP
    • Cancer-Related Fatigue (Sept. 23, 2003)
    • Exercise and Cancer Recovery (Mar. 28, 2005)

  • Washington, Deborah, PhD(c), RN
    The Power of Professional Nursing Practice – An Essential Element of Patient and Family Centered Care (Jan. 31, 2007)

  • Walker, Patricia Hinton, PhD, RN, FAAN
    • Competency Assessment: Methods for Development and Implementation in Nursing Education (Sept. 30, 1999)
    • Collaboration: Leadership in a Global Technological Environment (Jan. 31, 2005)

  • Walton-Moss, Benita J., DNS, RNCS, FNP
    Intimate Partner Violence: Implications for Nursing (Jan. 31, 2002)

  • Warino, Linda S., BSN, RN, CPAN
    Tractional and Non-Traditional Collective Bargaining: Strategies to Improve the Patient Care Enviornment (Jan. 31, 2004)

  • Waters, Thomas, PhD, CPE
    State of the Science in Ergonomics (Apr. 22, 2005)

  • Watson, Mary, MSN, ARNP, BC
    Measuring Fall Program Outcomes (Mar. 2, 2007)

  • Watts, Rosalyn J., Ed.D, RN, FAAN
    Race Consciousness and the Health of African Americans (Jan. 31, 2003)

  • Weckman, Heather N., MS, CNL-BC, BSN, RN-BC
    The Critical Nature of Early Nursing Involvement for Introducing New Technologies (May 31, 2009)

  • Weiner, Elizabeth, PhD, RN, BC, FAAN
    Preparing Nurses Internationally for Emergency Planning and Response (Sept. 30, 2006)

  • Welker-Hood, Kristen, DSc, RN
    Regulatory, Institutional, and Market-Based Approaches Towards Achieving Comprehensive Chemical Policy Reform (May 31, 2007)

  • Welton, John M., PhD, RN
    Mandatory Hospital Nurse to Patient Staffing Ratios: Time to Take a Different Approach (Sept. 30, 2007)

  • Werner, Kathryn E., MPA
    Moving Forward Together: The Practice Doctorate in Nursing (Sept. 30, 2005)

  • West, George
    Some Do's and Don'ts in Establishing Your Electronics Journal (Jan. 31, 2000)

  • Weston, Marla J., MS, RN
    Integrating Generational Perspectives in Nursing (May 31, 2006)

  • Whittaker, Susan, MSN, RN
    Assuring Continues Competence - Policy Questions and Approaches: How Should the Profession Respond? (June 30, 2000)

  • Wilburn, Susan Q., MPH, RN
    • Needlestick and Sharps Injury Prevention (Sept. 30, 2004)
    • Overview and Summary: Environmental Health: Important Choices for a Greener World (May 31, 2007)
    • Regulatory, Institutional, and Market-Based Approaches Towards Achieving Comprehensive Chemical Policy Reform (May 31, 2007)

  • Willard, Barbara, ND, RN
    Difficult Professional Choices: Deciding Between the PhD and the DNP in Nursing (Dec. 22, 2006)

  • Williams, Janet K., PhD, RN, CPNP, CGC
    Genetic Testing and Mental Health: The Model of Huntington Disease (Sept. 30, 2000)

  • Williamson, Susan H., MPH, RN
    Nursing Regulation for the New Millennium: The Mutual Recognition Model (May 31, 1999)

  • Winfrey, Marion, EdD, RN
    The Power of Professional Nursing Practice – An Essential Element of Patient and Family Centered Care (Jan. 31, 2007)

  • Woods, Stephanie J., PhD, RN
    One Year Later: The Impact and Aftermath of September 11 (Sept. 30, 2002)

  • Wright, Marilyn, BSN, RN.C
    Measuring Fall Program Outcomes (Mar. 2, 2007)

  • Wright, Marion E., BSc, MSc, PhD, RN, RM, RHV
    Nutrition and Disaster Preparedness: Focusing on Vulnerability, Building Capacities (Sept. 30, 2006)

  • Wynd,Christine A., PhD, RN, CNAA
    A Proposed Model for Military Disaster Nursing (Sept. 30, 2006)

  • Wyss, Lora L., PhD, RN, CNS
    Using Theory to Interpret Beliefs in Migrants Diagnosed with Latent TB (Nov. 16, 2006)

  • Yang, Ke-Ping A., PhD, RN
    Factors Influencing Nursing-Sensitive Outcomes in Taiwanese Nursing Homes (Aug. 3, 1999)

  • Yin, Jeo-Chen T., PhD, RN
    Factors Influencing Nursing-Sensitive Outcomes in Taiwanese Nursing Homes (Aug. 3, 1999)

  • Young, Heather M., PhD, ARNP, FAAN
    Challenges and Solutions for Care of Frail Older Adults (May 31, 2003)

  • Zauszniewski, Jaclene A., PhD, RN-BC, FAAN
    • Hirsh Institute: Psychiatric/Mental Health - Evidence for Psychiatric Nursing Practice: An Analysis of Three Years of Published Research (Dec. 19, 2003)
    • Moving from Tradition to Evidence: A Review of Psychiatric Nursing Intervention Studies (May 14, 2007)

  • Zielstorff, Rita D., MS, RN, FAAN
    What's in a Name: Characteristics of a Good Nursing Nomenclature from an Informatics Perspective (Sept. 30, 1998)

  • Zimmerman, Vanessa, MSN, RN
    Accessible Online Health Promotion Information for Persons with Disabilities (Nov.14, 2003)

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