From cancer therapy to computers in health
care, research at the College of Nursing deals with lifesaving and
groundbreaking issues. More than 30 nursing-faculty scholars are
investigating dozens of topics, including:
 Alternative
health care
Breast
cancer metastasis and vascular injury
Central
nervous system toxicity of cancer therapy
Cognitive
changes with chronic illness
Community-based
interventions aimed at substance abuse prevention among youth
Cardiovascular
risk management
Dynamics
of family caregiving and home care
Elder
abuse in institutions and home settings
Elder
suicide
Exercise
promotion among elderly woman
Genetic
and environmental influences of health and health behaviors
Genetics
of biocultural disorders: diabetes, breast cancer, autism
Health
issues in Asian populations
Healthcare
information technology/systems (IT/S) implementation
Herbs
in the management of chronic health problems
High-risk
neonates
Impact
of working conditions on patient and organizational outcomes
Improving
CNS outcomes in children with leukemia
Indicators
of HIV Wasting Syndrome
Influence
of cultural diversity on aging, frailty, family caregiving and
institutional caregiving
Management
of HIV/AIDS populations
Mexican
American sedentary older women
People
and organizational issues in computer usage in healthcare
School
violence in rural health settings
Spirituality,
self-transcendence related to health outcomes
Traumatic
brain injury
Understanding Mechanisms to Prevent and Treat Biological Injury
- Understanding Mechanisms to Prevent/Reduce Biological Injury
- Understanding Mechanisms to Treat Biological Injury
- Genetics to Prevent Biological Injury
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Reducing Risks and Promoting Health in Vulnerable Populations
Managing Consequences of Aging or Chronic Illness
Nursing research-both intra- and interdisciplinary-is
highly complex. It involves multiple facets of clinical research
problems and numerous health-care scientists and settings.
facilitates
the scholarly endeavors of the scientific community of faculty
researchers
formalizes
the faculty's commitment to research as a major responsibility
of the profession
provides
an environment in which faculty and students can be highly be productive
and
helps create a research "bridge" between practice and
education for generating and using nursing knowledge.
Office of Nursing Research:
Carolyn Murdaugh, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Location: 1305 North Martin Avenue,
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Phone: 520-626-7124
Fax: 520-626-2211
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