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Conceptual models to guide best practices in organization and development of State Action CoalitionsMary E Cramer
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Omaha, NE, USA
Nurs Outlook 61:70-7. 2013..A discussion of the models' applications is included and offered as best practices for others seeking to form partnership/coalitions and establish action plans and priorities...
Nurse staffing in critical access hospitals: structural factors linked to quality careMary E Cramer
Community Based Health, College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
J Nurs Care Qual 26:335-43. 2011..Further research is needed to understand what critical access hospitals consider "safe" levels of nurse staffing and what processes are implemented to mitigate these risks...
Landlord attitudes and behaviors regarding smoke-free policies: implications for voluntary policy changeMary E Cramer
Community based Health Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing and College of Public Health, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Public Health Nurs 28:3-12. 2011..The study purpose was to describe multiunit landlord attitudes and behaviors toward smoke-free policies...
Partnering with rural communities to meet the demand for a qualified nursing workforceMary Cramer
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Omaha, NE 68198 5330, USA
Nurs Outlook 57:148-57. 2009..Plans are underway for a new rural nursing campus and the community has raised monies for the new facility. The state legislature will address needed start-up funds...
Evaluating community-based programs for eliminating secondhand smoke using evidence-based research for best practicesMary Cramer
Gerontological, Psychosocial, Family Nurse Practitioner and Community Health Department, College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
Fam Community Health 30:129-43. 2007..The evaluation model incorporated evidence-based indicators as measures for coalition goal achievement and found the best practices program to be effective for eliminating SHS exposure...
Comprehensive evaluation of a community coalition: a case study of environmental tobacco smoke reductionMary E Cramer
College of Nursing, College of Medicine, Department of Preventive and Societal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, USA
Public Health Nurs 20:464-77. 2003..The methodological approach and instrument presented here provide the public health nurse with a solid conceptual framework for approaching such a task...
Evaluating the social and economic impact of community-based prenatal careMary E Cramer
College of Nursing and College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Public Health Nurs 24:329-36. 2007..This article describes the evaluation and findings of a community-based prenatal care program, Omaha Healthy Start (OHS), designed to reduce local racial disparities in birth outcomes...
Measuring community coalition effectiveness using the ICE instrumentMary E Cramer
University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, Omaha, NE 68198 5330, USA
Public Health Nurs 23:74-87. 2006....
A conceptual model for understanding effective coalitions involved in health promotion programmingMary E Cramer
University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, Omaha, NE 68198 5330, USA
Public Health Nurs 23:67-73. 2006....
Evaluation informs coalition programming for environmental tobacco smoke reductionMary E Cramer
College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 68198 5330, USA
J Community Health Nurs 20:245-58. 2003..Conclusions were that community health nurse evaluators can provide coalitions with formative evaluative data to inform strategic planning and increase the likelihood of effective program interventions for community impact on ETS...
Comparative analysis of urban and rural nursing workforce shortages in Nebraska hospitalsMary Cramer
Gerontological, Psychosocial, and Community/Public Health Nursing Department at University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, NE, USA
Policy Polit Nurs Pract 7:248-60. 2006..Inadequate workforce targets perpetuate the shortage, especially in rural areas, and exacerbate the very reasons that RNs leave over concerns for patient safety, inadequate staffing, and job dissatisfaction...
A policy analysis of health care reform: implications for nursesMelisa Paradis
University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, and Children s Hospital and Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
Nurs Econ 27:281-7. 2009..This is a crucial time for nurses to become active participants in our health care reform. Nursing input is needed at the individual, community, and federal levels...
Telehealth: a policy analysis for quality, impact on patient outcomes, and political feasibilityLinda Prinz
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Omaha, NE, USA
Nurs Outlook 56:152-8. 2008..Federal funding of telehealth through passage of legislation, such as HR1601, is a good first step to establishing further evidence for its capabilities, and it could lead to a more comprehensive approach to quality care...
