Eileen R. Rossen

**Education: Post-Doctoral Training Indiana University School of Nursing Indianapolis, IN - 2003; PhD in Nursing Science University of Illinois at Chicago, Nursing Science - 1998; MSN - University of Illinois at Chicago - 1971; BSN - University of Iowa, Nursing IA. Areas of Expertise: Gerontology, Mental Health, Qualitative Research Methods.

There are 7 included publications by Eileen R. Rossen :

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Development and psychometric testing of the relocation of self-efficacy scale. 2007 2430 Background: With greater numbers of older adults relocating to independent living communities (ILCs), there is an increasing need to determine whether factors such as self-efficacy can facilitate relocation adjustment. However, no relocation self-eff...
Evaluation of the Outcome-Present State Test Model as a Way to Teach Clinical Reasoning 2008 12111 The Outcome-Present State Test (OPT) Model of Clinical Reasoning is a nursing process model designed to help students develop clinical reasoning skills. Although many nurse educators are using the OPT model as a teaching strategy, few are formally ev...
Implementation and Testing of the OPT Model as a Teaching Strategy in an Undergraduate Nursing Course 2009 10523 To prepare nurses to use rapidly advancing technology, deal with complex change, and employ highlevel thinking and sound reasoning skills in today’s complex health care culture (Simpson & Courtney, 2002), critical thinking skills are needed. In fact,...
Integration of gerontology content in nongeriatric undergraduate nursing courses 2006 2072 During the last several years, a school of nursing in the southeastern United States has made concerted efforts to integrate geriatric content into every undergraduate course except obstetrics. Even the pediatric nursing course has infused content ab...
Relationship skills building with older adults 2008 11921 Relationship skills building is the focus of an innovative clinical experience with older adults for junior level nursing students in a psychiatric mental health course. The clinical experience is designed to help students apply, integrate, and valid...
The relationships among health functioning indicators and depression in older adults with diabetes. 2007 2557 A common health problem among the elderly with diabetes is the onset of depressive symptoms that can adversely affect self-care and control of diabetes. The study examined the relationships of gender, race, comorbid conditions, symptom distress, and ...
Visual tracking strategies to move scholarship forward. 2008 1259 Moving from the doctoral student role to the faculty member role is a challenging transition. Strategies that motivate and help keep scholarship moving forward can be invaluable in helping make the transition successful. The authors discuss 2 visual ...