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Intermittent Versus Continuous and Intermittent Medications for Pain and Sedation After Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery; A Randomized Controlled Trial by Penk, Jamie S., Lefaiver, Cheryl A., Brady, Colleen M., Steffensen, Christine M., Wittmayer, Kimberly

“…OBJECTIVES:Compare continuous infusions of morphine and midazolam in addition to intermittent doses with an intermittent only strategy for pain and sedation…”
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Immunologist’s Perspectives on Assessment and Management of Lung Disease in CVID: a Survey of the Membership of the Clinical Immunology Society and the European Society for Immunodeficiencies by Akhter, Javeed, Lefaiver, Cheryl A., Scalchunes, Christopher, DiGirolamo, Michael, Warnatz, Klaus

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Semi-automated speckle-tracking for quantitative right ventricular assessment in children and adolescents by McCloud, Aron K, Lowisz, Joanna, Roberson, David A, Lefaiver, Cheryl A, Penk, Jamie S

“…Assessment of right ventricular size and function is an important part of the clinical cardiac evaluation; however, these quantitative measures are challenging…”
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Right Ventricular Longitudinal Shortening Before and After Stage I Surgical Palliation Correlates with Outcomes by Zaidi, S. Javed, Lefaiver, Cheryl A., Muangmingsuk, Supitcha, Cui, Vivian W., Roberson, David A., Penk, Jamie

“…Quantification of right ventricular function is difficult, but important, in patients with single ventricles. Tissue motion annular displacement (TMAD) is an…”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare the Complications of 2 Peripheral Intravenous Catheter-Stabilization Systems by Bausone-Gazda, Dawn, Lefaiver, Cheryl A, Walters, Shelley-Ann

“…An open-label, prospective, randomized, noninferiority study was conducted at a large academic, Magnet-designated, Level I trauma center to compare the…”
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A longitudinal study of patients' symptoms before and during the first year after lung transplantation by Lanuza, Dorothy M., Lefaiver, Cheryl A., Brown, Roger, Muehrer, Rebecca, Murray, Margaret, Yelle, Maria, Bhorade, Sangeeta

“…Background Lung transplantation provides a viable option for survival of end‐stage respiratory disease. In addition to prolonging survival, there is…”
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Tissue Motion Annular Displacement Predicts Mortality/Transplant After the Bidirectional Glenn by Penk, Jamie S., Zaidi, S. Javed H., Lefaiver, Cheryl A., Muangmingsuk, Supitcha, Cui, Vivian W., Roberson, David A.

“…Background: Quantifying right ventricular function in patients with a systemic right ventricle (RV) is difficult but important for prognosis. Tissue motion…”
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Nursesʼ Perception of Milk Temperature at Delivery Compared to Actual Practice in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Lawlor-Klean, Phyllis, Lefaiver, Cheryl A., Wiesbrock, Jeanne

“…PURPOSE:The purposes of this study were to examine nursesʼ perception of feeding temperature practices and to compare the nursesʼ temperature estimation with…”
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Pilot study evaluates nutrition for patients receiving mechanical circulatory support in the intensive care unit by Nellett, Michelle, Gregory, Mary P, Lefaiver, Cheryl A

“…Establishing a nutrition protocol with an accompanying algorithm allows a multidisciplinary team to make decisions to maintain or improve nutrition-related…”
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Preceptors and New Graduate Nurse Orientees: Implications of Psychological Type Compatibility by Poradzisz, Michele, Kostovich, Carol T, O’Connell, Debbie, Lefaiver, Cheryl A

“…The relationship between preceptor and new graduate nurse (NGN) orientee can be a critical factor in NGNs’ satisfaction with choice of profession and place of…”
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Quality of Life in Caregivers Providing Care for Lung Transplant Candidates by Lefaiver, Cheryl A., Keough, Vicki A., Letizia, Marijo, Lanuza, Dorothy M.

“…Context Caregivers are essential members of the health care team who provide care, valued at more than $250 billion each year, to millions of persons who…”
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Comparison of Two Pain Scales for the Assessment of Pain in the Ventilated Adult Patient by Juarez, Patricia, Bach, Annmarie, Baker, Manisa, Duey, Deborah, Durkin, Sue, Gulczynski, Barb, Nellett, Michelle, O'Mara, Susie, Schleder, Bonnie, Lefaiver, Cheryl A

“…The assessment of pain experienced by the patient requiring mechanical ventilation can be a challenge for critical care nurses. This study was conducted to…”
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Using the Roy Adaptation Model to explore the dynamics of quality of life and the relationship between lung transplant candidates and their caregivers by Lefaiver, Cheryl A, Keough, Vicki, Letizia, Marijo, Lanuza, Dorothy M

“…Using theory to support nursing research may be considered superfluous by some authors, yet a theoretical framework provides structure and consistency to a…”
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Using Evidence to Improve Care for the Vulnerable Neonatal Population by Lefaiver, Cheryl A., Lawlor-Klean, Phyllis, Welling, Rosanna, Smith, Jean, Waszak, Laura, Micek, Wendy Tuzik

“…The facilitation of evidence-based practice (EBP) in the clinical setting is important to ensure patients receive the best care possible. This article…”
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Research on the quality of life of lung transplant candidates and recipients: An integrative review by Lanuza, Dorothy M., Lefaiver, Cheryl A., Farcas, Gabriella A.

“…Although lung transplantation is one of the most rapidly growing areas of solid organ transplantation, there has been little research on the quality of life of…”
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Evaluating Research for Evidence–Based Nursing Practice by J. Fawcett and J. Garity (Philadelphia: F. A. Davis, 2009) by Lefaiver, Cheryl A.

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