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Contact the School of Nursing

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nursing​@nau.edu
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928-523-2671

Research program overview

Help lead healthcare advancement

Faculty led research programs at Northern Arizona University are united by an emphasis on improving health disparities in rural and underserved communities regionally, nationally, and internationally. Faculty members conduct interdisciplinary research in teams side by side with students and other faculty members. Research opportunities such as those listed below, are abundant for students throughout one’s undergraduate and graduate college experience at NAU.

Past research projects

10th Annual Interprofessional Rural Health Professions Program Conference

Posted by map727 on April 19, 2022

10th Annual Interprofessional Rural Health Professions Program Conference
On April 8th and April 9th, with guidance from NAU School of Nursing faculty Shelley Vaughn, DNP, FNP-BC, a group of soon-to-graduate FNP students presented posters at the 10th Annual Interprofessional Rural Health Professions Program Conference. Great work to all of you, and congratulations to Sharon Caravetta who earned an Excellent Poster award for her poster titled, “Improvement of Pediatric Vaccination Rates in a Rural Clinic Setting Amid COVID”.

Cancer Symptom Management

Posted by wcmsupport on July 13, 2018

Cancer Symptom Management Research emphasizes cancer-related fatigue and acute, long-term and late effects of cancer A prospective model of care for breast cancer rehabilitation: bone health and arthralgias. KM Winters‐Stone, AL Schwartz, SC Hayes, CJ Fabian, KL Campbell Cancer 118 (S8), 2288-99 Randomized trial of exercise and an online recovery tool to improve rehabilitation outcomes of cancer survivors AL Schwartz, M Biddle-Newberry, HD de Heer The Physician and sports medicine 43 (2), 143-149 Measurement of fatigue: determining minimally important clinical…

Caregiving & End of Life

Posted by wcmsupport on July 13, 2018

Caregiving & End of life The research focuses on managing early dementia, palliative care and end of life issues across the lifespan Well-being of adult daughters who care for their cognitively impaired mothers. D.J. Dunn International Journal of Science Commerce and Humanities, 3 (1), 95-98. The experience of unpaid caregivers of persons diagnosed with early-stage dementia of the Alzheimer’s type: Embracing unpredictability. D.J. Dunn International Journal of Science, Commerce, and Humanities 2 (6), 138-144. Rural caregivers of persons with dementia:…

Wellness & Physical Activity

Posted by wcmsupport on July 13, 2018

Wellness & physical activity Research programs focus on cancer and physical activity, nutrition and obesity and weight management Breathing techniques associated with improved health outcomes. K. Rickard, D.J. Dunn, V. Brouch Nursing Research – Holistic Nursing, Complementary & Alternative Therapies, STTI Virginia Henderson Global Nursing e-Repository. Research is key to improving education, practice and patient outcomes. Our work impacts practice, health outcomes, quality of care and health policy to improve the health of our communities. We provide support, mentorship, and…
School of Nursing
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Room 211 Building 72
Nursing Sciences Bld #72
202 E. Pine Knoll Dr.
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
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202 E. Pine Knoll Dr. Box 15035
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
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