Funded Research & Evidence-Based Practice Projects
APHON offers exciting opportunities for APHON members who are embarking on new Research or conducting Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) projects that advance pediatric hematology/oncology nursing practice and patient care.
EPB Grant 2019
Compassion Fatigue Overcoming Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Pediatric Oncology Project Leader: Angela Blackwell, MSN RN CNS CPON | Clinical Nurse Specialist Institution: Children’s Hospital of Orange…
EPB Grant Downs 2017
NJT Placement Nurse-Led NJT Placement: A Practice Change for Nurses in a Pediatric BMT Unit Project Leader: Temima Oratz, BSN RN | Clinical Nurse, Level 3…
EPB Grant Hendershot 2016
Guidelines Blood Product Administration Guidelines Project Leader: Eleanor Hendershot, MN BScN RN(EC) Project Team Members: Jennifer Wolfeden, BSN; Siobhan McEwen, BA Institution: Hamilton Health Sciences — McMaster Children’s…
EPB Grant Hines Dowell 2017
Genomes Connecting the Dots: Genomes for Nurses Project Leaders: Stacy Hines-Dowell, DNP AGN-BC FNP-BC Project Team Members: Belinda Mandrell, PhD RN CPNP; Kim E. Nichols, MD Institution: St.…
EPB Grant Shea 2016
Fertility Preservation Pediatric Oncology Nurses Educating Medical Teams on Fertility Preservation Project Leader: Kathleen Shea, MS CPNP Project Team Members: Michelle Besmer, MSN BSN; Toni Foley, BSN;…
EPB Grant Smith 2018
Rapid Antibiotic Administration Implementation of an Evidence-Based Algorithm to Guide the Assessment and Rapid Antibiotic Administration in Pediatric Patients Project Leader: Janet Smith, BSN RN CPON…
EPB Grant Thompson 2015
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Medication Adherence in Pediatric ALL Maintenance Therapy Project Leader: Adam Thompson, BSN RN Project Team Members: Brooke Cherven, MPH RN CPON®; Teresa Hammarback, MS…
MMCF Grant Darcy 2019
Anticipatory Guidance Educational Program One Day at a Time: An Anticipatory Guidance Educational Program for Parents of Children with Cancer Project Leader: Jennifer Darcy, PhD RN…
Nursing Research Grant COCO
Sickle Cell Disease Sensory, Inflammatory, and Psychosocial Characteristics of Chronic Pain in Adolescents and Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease Researcher: Megan Coco, MSN APRN CPNP…
Nursing Research Grant Mahon 2017
Central Venous Catheters A joint Project Between Caregivers/Parents and Nurses to Improve Care of Central Venous Catheters (CVC) at Home Researcher: Paula Mahon, RN DHealth | Clinical…
Nursing Research Grant Mandrell 2016
Oral Mucositis A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Low Level Laser Therapy for Prevention of Oral Mucositis in Children and Adolescents Undergoing a Hematopoietic Stem…