Guest Editor
Dr. Sedlak is a graduate of St. Alexis Hospital School of Nursing in Cleveland, Ohio. She received her BSN, MSN, and PhD from Kent State University. She is an Associate Professor at Kent State University, College of Nursing and Associate Editor of OJIN. She is certified in orthopaedic nursing and serves on the Editorial Board of Orthopaedic Nursing, the journal for the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses. She is the author of numerous papers on various topics of orthopaedic nursing and on nursing education including critical thinking. The focus of her nursing research is women’s health, specifically osteoporosis prevention. She recently completed a three year study funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research on DXA Health Beliefs and Osteoporosis Prevention in Postmenopausal Women.
Overview and Summary
Articles
- Organizational Role and Perception of Organizational Safety Culture: A Survey of Registered Nurses, Physicians, and Managers
Kathleen Abrahamson, PhD, RN; Rong Fu, PhD, MS; Karis Pressler, PhD; Bradley R Fulton, PhD; Kristopher H. Morgan, PhD; James G. Anderson, PhD (August 28, 2018) - Faculty Perceptions of Implementing an Evidence-Based Safe Patient Handling Nursing Curriculum Module
Gail Powell-Cope, PhD, ARNP, FAAN; Nancy Hughes, MS, RN; Carol Sedlak, PhD, RN, CNS, ONC, CNE; Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN (August 18, 2008) - Caring for Those Who Care: A Tribute to Nurses and Their Safety
Mary Foley, MS, RN (September 30, 2004) - Handle With Care®: The American Nurses Association’s Campaign to Address Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
A.B. de Castro, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN (September 30, 2004) - Evidence-Based Practices for Safe Patient Handling and Movement
Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN; Andrea S. Baptiste, MA, CIE (September 30, 2004) - Needlestick and Sharps Injury Prevention
Susan Q. Wilburn, MPH, RN (September 30, 2004) - Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs
Martha Polovich, MN, RN, AOCN (September 30, 2004) - Workplace Violence in Health Care: Recognized but not Regulated
Kathleen M. McPhaul, PhD(c), RN, MPH; Jane A. Lipscomb, PhD, RN (September 30, 2004)
General Letters to the Editor
- Letter to the Editor by Francisco Ayala to OJIN topic "Nurse Safety: Have We Addressed the Risks?"
Francisco Ayala, MSN, APRN, FNP-C (December 16, 2021) - Letter to the Editor by Parast to the topics “Patient Safety: Who Guards the Patient? and “Nurse Safety: Have We Addressed the Risks?”
Nazli Parast (April 5, 2011) - Letter to the Editor by Mackel to Handle With Care®: The American Nurses Association’s Campaign to Address Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Dietrich Mackel (July 31, 2009) - Letter to the Editor by Maher-Brisen on "Nurse Safety: Have We Addressed the Risks?"
Patricia Maher-Brisen MSN, APRN, BC (March 27, 2006) - Letter to the Editor by Khasawneh on "Nurse Safety: Have We Addressed the Risks?"
Rami Raja Saleh Khasawneh, RN, BSN, MPH (October 25, 2005) - Letter to the Editor by Hudson on "Nurse Safety: Have We Addressed the Risks?"
Anne Hudson, RN, BSN, BIN (July 26, 2005) - Letter to the Editor by Anderson on "Nurse Safety: Have We Addressed the Risks?"
Calene Marie Anderson, RN, BSN (June 17, 2005) - Letter to the Editor on "Caring for Those Who Care: A Tribute to Nurses and Their Safety"
Michal Kelman, BA (May 10, 2005) - Letter to the Editor by Anderson on "Nurse Safety: Have We Addressed the Risks?"
Calene Marie Anderson, RN, BSN (March 30, 2005) - Letter to the Editor by Cooper on Workplace Violence in Health Care: Recognized but not Regulated
Janet R. Cooper, RN, MSN (March 15, 2005)
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