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Use of the Internet by parents of middle school students: internet rules, risky behaviours and online concernsE B Dowdell
College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 20:9-16. 2013..By asking Internet use questions, nurses and other professionals are able to develop plans of care for all family members that will promote Internet safety and healthy lifestyle choices...
Urban seventh grade students: a report of health risk behaviors and exposure to violenceElizabeth Burgess Dowdell
Department of Psychology, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA
J Sch Nurs 28:130-7. 2012..School nurses, practitioners, and other health care professionals are in an ideal position to assess the type of and level of participation by an adolescent in a health risk behavior...
Original research: online social networking patterns among adolescents, young adults, and sexual offendersElizabeth B Dowdell
Villanova University College of Nursing, PA, USA
Am J Nurs 111:28-36; quiz 37-8. 2011....
Risky internet behaviors of middle-school students: communication with online strangers and offline contactElizabeth Burgess Dowdell
College of Nursing, Villanova University, PA, USA
Comput Inform Nurs 29:352-9. 2011..Clinicians, educators, healthcare providers, and other professionals need to be informed of Internet behaviors in order to assess for risk, to make referrals, to intervene, and to educate...
Clustering of Internet risk behaviors in a middle school student populationElizabeth B Dowell
College of Nursing, Villanova University, Driscoll Hall, Villanova, PA 19085, USA
J Sch Health 79:547-53. 2009..To better understand how early adolescents are using the Internet, a study was undertaken to more clearly identify the online general use, safety knowledge, and risk behaviors of middle school students...
Caregivers of victimized children: differences between biological parents and foster caregiversElizabeth B Dowdell
Villanova University, College of Nursing, Villanova, PA 19085, USA
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 47:28-36. 2009..Nurses are in an ideal position to provide positive health promotion strategies and lifestyle choices for both foster caregivers and the children...
Girls in foster care: a vulnerable and high-risk groupElizabeth B Dowdell
College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs 34:172-8. 2009..To describe the characteristics of girls in foster care who have exhibited sexually abusive behavior...
Alcohol use, smoking, and feeling unsafe: health risk behaviors of two urban seventh grade classesElizabeth Burgess Dowdell
Villanova University College of Nursing, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, USA
Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs 29:157-71. 2006..Nurses are often in an ideal position to assess the health and behaviors of adolescents and to offer education, health promotion, and support to this at-risk population...
Grandmother caregivers and caregiver burdenElizabeth Burgess Dowdell
College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs 29:299-304. 2004..To describe the experience of grandmothers who are parenting their grandchildren, and determine the amount of caregiver burden felt by the grandmothers...
Health risk behavior assessment: nutrition, weight, and tobacco use in one urban seventh-grade classElizabeth Burgess Dowdell
College of Nursing, Villanova University, Pennsylvania, 19085, USA
Public Health Nurs 21:128-36. 2004..Nursing is in an ideal position to provide effective primary care interventions and community health outreach to this adolescent population...
The relationship between health risk behaviors and fear in one urban seventh grade classElizabeth Burgess Dowdell
College of Nursing, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, USA
J Pediatr Nurs 18:187-94. 2003..Nurses are often in an ideal position to assess the health and behaviors of adolescents and to offer education, health promotion, and support to this at-risk population...
Urban seventh graders and smoking: a health risk behavior assessmentElizabeth Burgess Dowdell
College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsyvlania 19085, USA
Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs 25:217-29. 2002..Because the long-term impact of smoking is known to be negative, nurses should provide support to this at-risk population and also should be prepared to educate adolescents who come under their care...
Grandmother caregiver reactions to caring for high-risk grandchildren: I could write a bookElizabeth Burgess Dowdell
College of Nursing, Villanova University, Pennsylvania 19085, USA
J Gerontol Nurs 31:31-7. 2005..Nurses can use the measures of caregiver burden to develop care plans targeting the health issues most likely to improve a grandmother's functional ability to remain the primary caregiver for a high-risk grandchild...
