Linda Hughes, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Contact Information VCU School of Nursing |
Education
| 1993 | Ph.D. | University of Texas at Austin |
| 1978 | M.S.N. | Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX |
| 1972 | B.S.N. | Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, OK |
Professional Activities
AcademyHealth Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues
Member, Program Committee, 2008
Sigma Theta Tau International (1979 to present)
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (1990 to present)
Midwest Nursing Research Society
Abstract Reviewer, 1994, 1995
Oncology Nurses Certification Corporation
Member, Research Committee, 1994-2000
American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) (1982 - 1987)
Manuscript Reviewer
Medical Care, 2006
Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2004 to present
Nursing Research, 2003 to present
Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2005
Research in Nursing & Health, 2000-2001
Research Funding/External Funding
Principal Investigator, “Development of Psychometric Properties of Four Instruments to Measure Hospital Nurses’ Use of Discretion,” Funded by Sarah Frances Russell Distinguished Professorship Fund/Faculty Research Opportunity Grant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, $5,000, 2003 – 2005.
Principal Investigator, “Describing Home Nursing Care for Cancer Patients,” Funded by NIH, NCI 1R03 CA72081, $75,000 (direct + indirects), 1997-1998.
RESEARCH: (cont.)
Principal Investigator, “Describing Home Nursing Care for Cancer Patients,” Funded by Oncology Nurses Foundation, $9,000, 1996-1997.
Principal Investigator, “Development of a Nursing Intervention Lexicon and Taxonomy (NILT) Training Manual,” Funded by Kansas Health Foundation, $4,000, 1996.
Principal Investigator, “Psychometric Development of the Peer Group Caring Interaction Scale,” Funded by Kansas Health Foundation, $4,000, 1995.
Doctoral dissertation, “Relationships Among the Organizational Characteristics of Baccalaureate Schools of Nursing and the Student-Perceived Organizational Climate for Caring,” University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. Funded by NIH, NCNR, Individual Predoctoral Fellowship F31 NR06531, $23,166, 1991-1993.
Master’s thesis, “Nursing and the Public: Images and Opinions of the Professions, 1896-1976,” Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas.
Awards, Fellowships & Honors
Rodenberg Teaching Award, Wichita State University, May 1996.
Sigma Theta Tau International, Regional Dissertation Award (Region 3), February 1995.
National Teaching Institute Writing Scholarship Award Recipient, Sponsored by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the 3M Company, $800, May 1985.
Selected Publications
*Data-based publications
*Mark, B.A., Hughes, L.C., Belyea, M., Chang, Y.K., Hofmann, D., Jones, C.B., & Bacon, C. (in press). Exploring organizational context and structure as predictors of medication errors and patient falls. Journal of Patient Safety.
*Mark, B.A., Hughes, L.C., Belyea, M., Chang, Y.K., Hofmann, D., Jones, C.B., & Bacon, C. (2007). Does safety climate moderate the influence of staffing adequacy and work conditions on nurse injuries? Journal of Safety Research, 38, 431-446.
*Chang, Y.K., Hughes, L.C., & Mark, B.A. (2006). Fitting in or standing out: Nursing workgroup diversity and unit-level patient outcomes. Nursing Research, 55(6), 373-380.
Mark, B.A., Hughes, L.C., & Jones, C.B. (2004). The role of theory in improving patient safety and quality health care. Nursing Outlook, 52, 11-16.
*Hughes, L. C., Romick, P., Sandor, K., Phillips, C. A., Glaister, J., Levy, K., & Rock, J. (2003). Evaluation of an informal peer group experience on baccalaureate nursing students’ emotional well-being and professional socialization. Journal of Professional Nursing, 19, 38-48.
*Hughes, L. C. (2002). Peer group caring interaction scale and organizational climate for caring questionnaire. In J. Watson (Ed.). Assessing and measuring caring in nursing and health science (pp. 151-156). New York: Springer.
* Frank-Stromborg, M., Ward, S., Hughes, L. C., Brown, K., Coleman, E. A., Grindel, C. G., Miller-Murphy, C. (2002). Does Certification Status of the Oncology Nurse Make a Difference in Patient Outcomes? Oncology Nursing Forum, 29, 665-672.
*Hughes, L. C., Robinson, L. A., Cooley, M. E., Nuamah, I., Grobe, S. J., & McCorkle, R. (2002). Describing an episode of home nursing care for elderly postsurgical cancer patients. Nursing Research, 51, 110-118
*Hughes, L. C., Ward, S., Grindel, C. G., Coleman, E. A., Berry, D., Hinds, P., Oleske, D., Miller-Murphy, C., & Frank-Stromborg, M. (2001). Relationships among certification and job perceptions of oncology nurses. Oncology Nursing Forum, 28, 99-106.
*Hughes, L. C., Hodgson, N., Muller, P., Robinson, L., & McCorkle, R. (2000). Information needs of elderly postsurgical cancer patients during the transition from hospital to home. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 32, 25-30.
*Robinson, L., Hughes, L. C., Adler, D., Strumpf, N., Grobe, S., & McCorkle, R. (1999) Describing the work of nursing: The case of postsurgical nursing interventions for men with prostate cancer. Research in Nursing & Health, 22, 321-328.
*Coleman, E. A., Frank-Stromborg, M., Hughes, L. C., Grindel, C. G., Ward, S., Berry, D., Hinds, P. S., Oleske, D. M., & Miller-Murphy, C. (1999). A national survey of certified, recertified and noncertified oncology nurses: Comparisons and contrasts. Oncology Nursing Forum, 26, 839-849.
ONCC Research Committee and Executive Staff. (1999). Report of a State-of-the-Knowledge Conference on U.S. Nursing Certification. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 31, 51-55.
*McCorkle, R., Hughes, L., Robinson, L., Levine, B., & Nuamah, I. (1998). Nursing interventions for newly diagnosed older cancer patients facing terminal illness. Journal of Palliative Care, 14, 39-45.
*Hughes, L. C., Kosowski, M., Grams, K., & Wilson, C. (1998). Caring interactions among nursing students: A descriptive comparison of two associate degree nursing programs. Nursing Outlook, 46, 176-181
*Hughes, L. C. (1998). Development of an instrument to measure caring peer group interactions. Journal of Nursing Education, 37, 202-207.
Hempsall, K., Hughes, L., Woodruff, D., & Maas, M. L. (1997). Commentary about Chance’s the quest for quality: An exploration of attempts to define and measure nursing care. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 29, 330-331. (invited commentary)
*Hughes, L. C., & Preski, S. (1997). Using key informant methodology in organizational survey research: Assessing for informant bias. Research in Nursing & Health, 20, 81-92.
*Hughes, L., & Anderson, R. A. (1994). Issues regarding aggregation of data in nursing systems research. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 2, 79-101.
*Grobe, S. J., & Hughes, L. C. (1993). The conceptual validity of a taxonomy of nursing interventions. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 18, 1942-1961.
*Hughes, L. (1993). Peer group interactions and the student perceived climate for caring. Journal of Nursing Education, 32, 78-83.
*Hughes, L. (1992). Faculty-student interactions and the student perceived climate for care. Advances in Nursing Science, 14, 60-71.
Hughes, L. (1990). Assessing organizational culture: Strategies for the external consultant. Nursing Forum, 25, 15-19.
Hughes, L. (1990). Professional domesticity: A synthesis of recent nursing historiography. Advances in Nursing Science, 12, 25-31.
Hughes, L. (1988). The public image of the nurse. ConceRN: A Publication of the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses’ Association, 16(6) and 17(1 & 2). (ANS article reprint appearing in a three part series)
Hughes, L. (1987). Employment of new graduates: Implications for critical care nursing practice. Focus on Critical Care, 14, 9-15.
*Hughes, L. (1982). Little girls grow up to be wives and mommies: Nursing as a stopgap to marriage. In J. Muff (Ed.), Socialization, sexism, and stereotyping: Women’s issues in nursing (pp. 157-168). St. Louis: C. V. Mosby.
Hughes, L. (1982). The public image of the nurse. In E. Hein & M. Nicholson (Eds.), Contemporary leadership behaviors: Selected readings (pp. 30-17). Boston: Little, Brown and Co. (ANS article reprint)
*Hughes, L. (1980). The public image of the nurse. Advances in Nursing Science, 2, 55-72.
Representative Presentations
Chang, YK, Hughes, LC, & Mark, BA. (2007, October). The moderating effect of justice perceptions on nurses’ use of initiative in acute care hospitals. Poster presentation at the 2007 International Nursing Administration Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Hughes, L.C. (2007, October). Working the System to Promote Timeliness in Hospital Care: Experienced Nurses and Discretionary Work Behaviors. Paper presentation at the 2007 International Nursing Administration Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Hughes, L.C. (2007, June). Working the System to Promote Timeliness in Hospital Care: The Use of Discretionary Work Behaviors by Experienced Nurses. Paper presentation at the 2007 Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues , AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Hughes, L.C., & Mark, B.A. (2005). Correlates of Deference to Nursing Expertise in Acute Care Hospitals. Paper presentation at the Eleventh National Nursing Administration Research Conference, Tucson, AZ.
Hughes, L.C., & Chang, Y. (2005). Fitting in or Standing Out: Nursing Unit Knowledge and Skill Diversity and Outcomes. Paper presentation at the Eleventh National Nursing Administration Research Conference, Tucson, AZ.
Hughes, L.C. (2005). Psychometric Properties of the Nurse-Physician Exchange Relationship Scale. Paper presentation at the Eleventh National Nursing Administration Research Conference, Tucson, AZ.
Hughes, L.C., Chang, Y.K., & Mark, B.A. (2005, June). A Measure of Deference to Expertise in Acute Care Hospitals. A poster for Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Boston, MA.
Hughes, L.C., & Mark, B.A. (2004, June). Processes Contributing to Failure to Rescue in Acute Care Hospitals. A poster for Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Hughes, L.C., & Mark, B.A. (2004, June). Nurses’ Use of Discretion in Managing Situations of Intermediate Patient Risk. A poster for Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Hughes, L.C., & Mark, B.A. (2003, October). Discretion in Clinical Decision Making as Described by Experienced Critical Care Nurses. A paper for the Tenth National Nursing Administration Research Conference, Chapel Hill, NC.
Hughes, L. C., & Mark, B. A. (2002, February). Hospital Nurses’ Use of Discretionary Behavior and Adverse Patient Events. A poster for Southern Nursing Research Society 16th Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Glaister, J., Phillips, C. A., Romick, P., Sandor, K., Rock, J., & Hughes, L. C. (2001, September). Effects of Group Experience on Healing and Socialization Outcomes Among Nursing Students. A paper for NLN Education Summit 2001, Baltimore, Maryland.
Rock, J., Glaister, J., Romick, P., Phillips, C. A., Sandor, K., & Hughes, L. (2001, June). Healing Groups: Evaluation of an Experiential Learning Strategy with Baccalaureate Nursing Students. A paper for the 4th Annual Summer Institute, Chicago Institute for Nursing Education in affiliation with St. Xavier University, Chicago, IL.
Anderson, E. T., Hughes, L. C., Nelson, A., & Amos, S. (1999, June). Older Women with Breast Cancer-Nurse Case Management Makes a Difference. A paper for the 10th Interdisciplinary Congress on Women’s Health Issues, Indianapolis, IN.
Hughes, L. C., Robinson, L., Cooley, M., & McCorkle, R. (1999, May). Describing an Episode of Home Nursing Care for Cancer Patients. A poster for Oncology Nursing Society Annual Congress, Atlanta, GA.
Robinson, L., Hughes, L. C., Hodgson, N., & McCorkle, R. (1999, April). Information Needs of Cancer Patients Following Surgery. A paper for the 32nd Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference/13th Annual Western Institute of Nursing Assembly, San Diego, CA.
Hughes, L. C. (1999, February). Describing Home Nursing Care for Cancer Patients. A paper presented at National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.
Hughes, L. C., Amos, S., Nelson, A., & Anderson, E. T. (1999, February). Nurse Case Manager Interventions Perceived as Helpful by Patients Diagnosed with Breast Cancer. A paper for Southern Nursing Research Society, Charleston, SC.
Grobe, S. J., & Hughes, L. C. (1998, August). Nursing Terminology: A Comparison of the ICNP and the Nursing Intervention Lexicon and Taxonomy,” A paper for MEDINFO ’98, Seoul, Korea.
Frank-Stromberg, M. & the ONCC Research Committee. (1998, September). The Relationships Between Oncology Certification Status, Selected Practice Variables, and Reported Work Setting. A poster for the 10th International Conference on Cancer Nursing in Jerusalem, Israel.
Coleman, E. A., Frank-Stromborg, M., Brown, K., Grindel, C., Hughes, L., Ward, S. (1998, August). Characteristics of Oncology Nurses According to Certification Status. A paper for the 17th International Cancer Congress in Rio de Janeiro.
Hughes, L. C., Robinson, L., & Cooley, M. (1998, May). Describing Home Nursing Care for Post-Surgical Cancer Patients. A poster for the Oncology Nursing Society Annual Congress, San Francisco, California.
Hughes, L. C., Kosowski, M. M., Grams, K., & Wilson, C. (1997, June). Evaluation of an Experiential Learning Strategy to Promote Caring Among Nursing Students. A poster for the Sigma Theta International 9th Nursing Research Congress, Vancouver, BC.
Grobe, S. J., Hughes, L. C., Robinson, L., Adler, D. C., Nuamah, I., & McCorkle, R. (1997, June). Nursing Intervention Intensity and Focus: Indicators of Process for Outcomes Studies. A paper for Nursing Informatics ’97, Finland.
Kosowski, M. M., Grams, K., Wilson, C., & Hughes, L. C. (1997, February). Evaluation of an Experiential Learning Strategy to Promote Caring Among Nursing Students. A poster for the Georgia League for Nursing Conference, Macon, Georgia.
Grobe, S. J., Hughes, L. C., Robinson, L., Adler, D. C., & McCorkle, R. (1996, June). Patterns of Home Nursing Care for Elderly Prostate Patients Derived Using a Language-Based Nursing Intervention Taxonomy. A paper for the Western European Nursing Research Conference, Stockholm, Sweden.
Robinson, L., Hughes, L., Adler, D. C., Strumpf, N., Grobe, S. J., & McCorkle, R. (1996, April). Patterns of Nursing Interventions in Post-Surgical Care of Older Men with Prostate Cancer. A paper for Eastern Nursing Research Society Research Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Hughes, L. C. (1996, April). The Peer Group Caring Interaction Scale: Preliminary Psychometric Properties. A paper for the 18th International Association for Human Caring Conference, Rochester, Minnesota.
Hughes, L. C., & Preski, S. (1995, October). Measuring Contextual Variables Using Key Informants: Assessing for Informant Bias. A paper for the 6th National Conference on Nursing Administration Research sponsored by the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Hughes, L. C. (1995, October). Relationships Among Characteristics of BSN Schools of Nursing and the Student-Perceived Organizational Climate for Caring. A poster for the ANA Council for Professional Nursing Education and Development, Portland, Oregon.
Hughes, L. C. (1995, April). Psychometric Properties of the Organizational Climate for Caring Questionnaire. A paper for the 19th Annual Research Conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society, Kansas City, Missouri.
Hughes, L. C. (1995, May). Relationships Among Characteristics of Schools of Nursing and the Student-Perceived Organizational Climate for Caring. A poster for the 17th Annual International Association for Human Caring Conference, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Hughes, L. C. (1992, October). The Organizational Climate for Caring Questionnaire: Preliminary Psychometric Properties. A paper for the Research Colloquia, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing.
Hughes, L. C. (1992, September). The Organizational Climate for Caring Questionnaire: Preliminary Psychometric Properties. A paper for the National Conference on Instrumentation in Nursing, The University of Arizona, College of Nursing, Tucson, Arizona.
Hughes, L. C. (1992, August). The Organizational Climate for Caring Questionnaire: Psychometric Evaluation. A poster for the Sigma Theta Tau International State of the Science Congress, Washington D.C.
Dobal, M. T., Hughes, L., & Anderson, R. (1992, June). Issues Regarding Aggregation of Data in Nursing Systems Research. A paper for the National Conference on Nursing Systems Research, Seattle, Washington.
Hughes, L. C. (1992, March). Teaching Caring To Empower Students. A paper for the 26th Annual Convention of the Oklahoma Association of Community & Junior Colleges, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Hughes, L. C. (1991, October). The Student Perceived Climate for Caring Among Baccalaureate Schools of Nursing. A paper for the Southwest Regional Research Conference, Epsilon Theta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, Austin, Texas.
Hughes, L. C. (1991, September). The Student Perceived Climate for Caring Among Baccalaureate Schools of Nursing. A paper for the Research Colloquia, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing.
Hughes, L. C. (1990, October). The Organizational Climate for Caring Among Baccalaureate Schools of Nursing. A poster for the Third Biennial Research Conference, Beta Delta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.