Barnabas Health Nursing Center for Professional Development

Nursing Research

Barnabas Health Research Day, 2010

Nursing Research conducted at the Barnabas Health 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.

The Barnabas Health 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.

Roxana Gonzalez and Donna Vega, Clara Maass Medical Center, 2010

Nursing Research Council Membership:

• J. O’Donnell, MSN, APRN, Interim VP Patient Care Services, KMC - Chair
• J. Mundie, VP Patient Care Services, Nursing Education, Barnabas Health
• M. Cueman, Ph.D, RN, Associate Professor, Felician College
• J. Jaeger, DrPH, Associate VP, Research, Barnabas Health Associate VP, Academic Affairs, MMC
• D. Bolima, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, PCCN, Magnet® Program Coordinator, NBIMC
• L. DiGiulio, MSN, RN, Director of Patient Care, CMC
• R. Gonzalez MSN, RN, CCRN, Critical Care Nurse Educator, CMMC
• C. Huebner, BSN, RN, CHPN, Clinical Data Manager, Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care
• M. Kaufmann, MSN, RN, Director of Nursing Quality, KMC
• A. Macaluso, MSN, APRN, Director of Standards, KMC
• P. Marcelle, MSN, RN, CCRN, Clinical Educator, MMC
• T. McClellan, BSN, RN, Director of Infection Control, SBBH
  
• M. Russell, Ph.D, RN, Director of Education and Research, SBMC
• D. Vega, BSN, RN, Director of Education, CMMC
  

Purpose:

• To continually improve the quality of nursing care in the practice setting within Barnabas Health 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.
  

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 Barnabas Health 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: KMC Behavioral Health: Research with Anne Macaluso, MSN, APRN-BC and Katie Cowles, BSN, RN

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

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

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