Research Intern Projects

2012/2013 Interns

Lainie Conrow, RN, BSN, MS

Staff Nurse, Wilmot Cancer Center

Reiki therapy in oncology related symptoms

Nicole Leach, RN, BSN

Nurse Leader, Adult Critical Care Services

Effects of a unit-based skin care committee on staff education

Mark Ott, RN, MS

Advanced Practice Nurse, Adult Critical Care Services

Fall risk and patient risk in critical care

Marcia Owens, RN, CCRN, AAS

Staff Nurse, Adult Critical Care Services

 Persistent vegetative state

2010/2011 Interns

Joseph Achtyl, RN, MS, MSN, NP-C

Nurse Practitioner, Perioperative Services

Can Patient Screening or Preoperative Evaluation Help Get the Patient to the OR?

Julie Berkhof, RN, MS, FNP

Nurse Practitioner, Wilmot Cancer Center

Establishing a Database to Collect Symptom Profiles of Gastrointestinal/Genitourinary Cancer Patients

Marybeth Christiansen, MSN, RN, CNS

Advanced Practice Nurse, Medical/Surgical Nursing

What Did You Learn Today? Incorporating a Patient Education Bundle to Improve Patient Satisfaction Scores

Caitlyn Halbig, RN, BSN

Staff Nurse, Adult Critical Care Services

 The Perceived Value of Critical Care Nurse Certification Among Intensive Care and Progressive Care Nurses

Deborah Hurley, RN, MS, CCRN, CNL

Advanced Practice Nurse, Adult Critical Care Services

Measuring Patient Family Centered Care Practices In Adult Critical Care

Heather Martin, MS, RN, PNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner, Golisano Children's Hospital

Efficacy and Safety of Milk and Molasses Enemas in Children

Kelly Steinkirchner, RN, BSN, CCRN

Staff Nurse, Critical Care, Highland Hospital

What Lies Beneath: Endotracheal Tube Occlusion in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient