Melinda Cooling

ORCID: 0000-0003-0714-1159
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Research Areas
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Nursing education and management
  • Nursing Roles and Practices
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Pain Management and Opioid Use
  • Public Health Policies and Education
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Stress and Burnout Research
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Counseling Practices and Supervision
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Wound Healing and Treatments
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes

OSF HealthCare
2019-2025

Illinois College
2021

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2021

Unresolved work stress contributes to burnout, compassion fatigue, disengagement, and other work-contextualized factors. The impact of occupational stressors extends the organization in a negative fashion as well. In 2017, advanced practice providers (APPs) from four health systems, including nurse practitioners, clinical specialists, midwives, anesthetists, physician assistants, participated quantitative online cross-sectional survey; 754 participants responded free-text question related...

10.1177/0193945919896606 article EN Western Journal of Nursing Research 2019-12-22

Background: High levels of stress and burnout, documented among healthcare professionals, result in high job turnover. However, little is known about personal strategies employed by advanced practice providers (APPs) to mitigate stress. Methods: 3,939 APPs were invited complete an online, anonymous, cross-sectional survey examine work burnout using quantitative qualitative analyses. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) served as the measure for burnout. Work-stress reduction identified...

10.1177/2165079920924060 article EN Workplace Health & Safety 2020-06-03

This study sought to examine the experiences of advanced practice providers (APPs) as an approach inform development formalized programs for transition into and compare APP (N = 122) physician 84) perceptions novice practitioners' acclimation a provider role within first year practice. Using cross-sectional survey design, two separate web-based questionnaires were distributed APPs physicians. The APPs' perspectives echoed findings earlier studies with regard perceived confidence, feelings...

10.1177/0193945920935430 article EN Western Journal of Nursing Research 2020-07-02

Advanced practice nurse leaders are in key positions within health systems to provide time and resources for implementation evaluation of digital services. As virtual monitoring programs become more embedded nursing, educators need ensure that nurses prepared work interprofessional teams administer evaluate them. This article discusses challenges strategy considerations data curation analysis using large datasets from the Medicaid population research.

10.1097/nna.0000000000001500 article EN JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration 2024-10-30

Mammography screening rates are typically lower in those with less economic advantage (EA). This study, conducted at an integrated health care system covering a mixed rurality population, assessed the ability of interventions (text messages linking to Web microsite, digital workers, and community fair) affect mammography disparity among different EA populations. Payor type served as proxy for greater (commercially insured) versus (Medicaid EA. 4,342 subjects were included across...

10.1089/pop.2021.0382 article EN cc-by Population Health Management 2022-04-01

ABSTRACT Background: Preceptors are essential in advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) and physician assistant (PA) fellowships; however, no tools exist for fellows to evaluate their preceptor. Purpose: The study's purpose was examine the use of a modified preceptor evaluation tool (PET) new population APRNs PAs who participated formalized postgraduate fellowship program. Methodological orientation: A qualitative study involving cognitive interviewing methods used original items PET as...

10.1097/jxx.0000000000000501 article EN Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners 2020-09-23

Gaps in research persist related to practitioners' resilience, although much has been written about the need for strategies strengthen personal resilience.The study's purpose was examine practice-level (quality of physician relationship, presence, and autonomy) individual factors how they affect resilience.An online survey invited advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) assistants (PAs) from four states participate a cross-sectional study. Hierarchical ordinary least squares regression...

10.1097/jxx.0000000000000639 article EN Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners 2021-07-29

The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic disrupted health care, requiring organizational leaders to act quickly manage the health-related concerns of individuals and communities. ability offer a variety digitally enabled telehealth services with 24/7 access nurse practitioners physician assistants allowed us care for patients in their homes. It reduced spread virus, protected our employees from further spread, provided early interventions those need. roles practitioner leaders, enacted...

10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.09.011 article EN other-oa The Journal for Nurse Practitioners 2021-09-27
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