Jacqueline M. McGrath, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN
Associate Professor
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Overview
Dr. Jacqueline McGrath is faculty in the Family and Community Health Nursing department. She teaches research, evidence-based practice, and Nursing concepts. She is a federally funded researcher and a neonatal nurse practitioner. Her research is focused on interventions to support developing preterm infants inclduing oral feeding readiness and parent delivered preterm infant massage. She is considered a national expert on integration of developmental interventions with infants and families, she is the co-author of the book, Developmental Care of Newborns and Infants: A Guide for Health Professional (2004). This book was developed out of a taskforce movement within the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN). The text is used for care provision in many NICU's across the country as well as a textbook in several NNP programs.
Dr. McGrath is a very active member of NANN where she is the project Director for the implementation of an Advanced Competency in Developmental Care for staff nurses working in the NICU. This Credential is available to neonatal care providers who meet the criteria. Implementation of developmental care with preterm infants and their families has been and continues to be the driving force of her nursing research and practice. She is the Neonatal Expert, column editor, for the Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing and the Family Issues, column editor for Newborns and Infants Nursing Reviews.
Teaching Areas
Dr. McGrath is an enthusiastic teacher, who believes learning should be fun. Dr. McGrath's teaching is focused primarily in research integration across the curriculum. She has a passion for neonatal care giving and provides guest lectures in several classes. She hopes to offer more neonatal content to School of Nursing students in the future. Previously, she has initiated and coordinated a neonatal nursing specialty area in graduate education. She has a passion for mentoring students at all levels and has published several articles with students.
Education
| 1999 | Ph.D. | University of Pennsylvania |
| 1998 | NNP | University of Pennsylvania |
| 1989 | MSN | Kent State University |
| 1984 | BSN | University of Akron |
Memberships in Professional Organizations
National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN), 1987 - Present
Sigma Theta Tau: International Honor Society for Nursing, Delta Xi Chapter, Beta Upsilon Chapter, 1988 - Present
American Nurses Association (ANA), 1988 - 1994, 2003 - present
Association for Research in Infant Studies, 1994 - present
Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), 1996 - present
Western Institute of Nursing Research, 2000 - present
Association for Women's Health, Obstetrical Gynecological and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN), 2001 - present
Southern Nursing Research Society, 2006 - present
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF), 2002 - present
American Academy of Nursing, 2007 - present
National Academics of Practice, 2005 - present
Research Funding/External Funding
Distance Education for NNP/PNP's in Underserved Rural AZ
2003 - 2006 DHHS/HRSA
Principle Investigator (indirect funds $109,730), ($1,481,386)
Meeting Arizona's Needs for Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
DHHS/HRSA
Principle Investigator (indirect funds $45,485), ($615,327)
Feeding Readiness and Progression in Preterms Scale (Re-Submission) R-15
2006 - 2008
Principal Investigator ($150,000)
College of Nursing, Research and Grant Writing Award, 2003
Principal Investigator ($10,000)
Pilot-testing of the Preterm Infant Nipple Feeding Readiness Scale (PINERS) with care providers in the NICI to further provide content and validity.
2002 - 2004, St. Joseph Medical Center, NICU
Principle Investigator
Pilot-testing of the Preterm Infant Nipple Feeding Readiness Scale (PINERS) with care providers in the NICI to further provide content and validity.
2002 - 2004, St. Joseph Medical Center, NICU
Principle Investigator
How do Professionals in the NICU Define Bottle-feeding Success
2000 - 2001, Arizona State University, Faculty Grant-In-Aid
Principal Investigator ($7,000)
Dissertation: Maturation of Alertness in Extremely Early Born Preterm Infants: Prior to Caregiving and During a Feeding Protocol in the NICU
1997 - 19991
Further Development of an Assessment Tool in the Newborn Infant - Project Director (Medoff-Cooper, Principal Investigator)
SBIR Grant NIH-Heart & Lung University of Pennsylvania
1996 - 1998 ($150,000)
Nutritive Sucking as a Clinical Assessment Tool - Project Director
(Medoff-Cooper, Principal Investigator).
1994 - 1999 NIH-NINR 5 year project, University of Pennsylvania ($3,000,000)
Research Activities
Dr. McGrath's doctoral education is in nursing with an emphasis on neonatal behavioral physiology. Her program of research is focused on infants and newborns who are at-risk. Her major research efforts address the needs of preterm infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) where she is a proponent of Developmentally Supportive Care giving. Her current research is related to feeding readiness in the preterm infant, where she is testing a tool that she developed that will objectively examine this process. Her newest project addresses intentional touch and parent delivered infant massage with this vulnerable population.
Awards, Fellowships & Honors
Fellow in american Academy of Nursing 2007
College of Nursing, Research Dissemination Award, Arizona State University, College of Nursing, Tempe, AZ (2006)
Publication Award (2006): The article:"State of the Science: Feeding Readiness in the Preterm Infant" published in Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing (JPNN) in 2004 chosen by peer review as one of the top ten articles for JPNN in the past decade (1995-2005).
Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (FNAP) (2005)
The National Academy of Practice in Nursing is one of ten health professions whose distinguished members comprise the National Academies of Practice; and membership is limited to 150 nurses in the United States. (2005)
Joyce Finch Faculty Achievement Award In recognition of valuable contributions to the College of Nursing through education, research and scholarship. ASU College of Nursing, Tempe, AZ (2004).
Excellence in Leadership Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta Upsilon Chapter, ASU College of Nursing, Tempe, AZ (2004)
College of Nursing , Research and Grant Writing Award Arizona State University, College of Nursing, Tempe, AZ (2003).
Outstanding Alumni College of Nursing, University of Akron, Akron, OH (2001). \
Marian R. Gregory Dissertation Award Given for the dissertation that demonstrates the greatest ability to impact future nursing knowledge. University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA.
Henry O. Thompson Prize in Ethics For distinction as evidenced by their love of learning, scholarship, integrity, honesty, and the interdisciplinary nature of their studies. University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA.
Arizona State University, College of Nursing, Tempe, AZ (1994) Plaque received from undergraduate students for excellence as clinical faculty
Maricopa Medical Center , Phoenix , AZ (1993) Plaque awarded by the nursing staff of the NICU for excellence, dedication and services to the Developmental Intervention Project in the NICU.
Sigma Theta Tau International (1989) Honorary mention – Poster presentation The Relationship Between a Teaching Intervention about Preterm Infant Behavior Who’s Who in American Nursing (1989) Outstanding Young Women of America (1988)
Selected Publications
R Kenner , C., & McGrath, J. M., (Eds). (March, 2004). Developmental Care Of Newborns and Infants: A Guide for Health Professionals. National Association of Neonatal Nurses. St Louis : Mosby.
McGrath, J. M. (in revision). Defining feeding readiness and success in the preterm infant. Nursing Research
McGrath, J. M. (in review). The concept of alertness in the preterm infant. Advances in Neonatal Care: Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
McGrath, J. M. (2007). When does developmental caregiving begin? Little things can make a big difference. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 20(3).
Horns, K., & McGrath, J. M. (2006). Practicing out of the box: Rituals and threads of evidence. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 20(2).
Blackburn , S., & McGrath, J. M. (2006) Best neonatal articles published in JPNN over the past 10 years. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 20(1).
McGrath, J. M. (2005) Use of analgesia and sedation for intubation in the neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 19(4), 293-294.
McGrath, J. M. (2005).Single-room design in the NICU. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 19(3), 210-211.
McGrath, J. M. (2005). Partnerships with families: A foundation to support them in difficult times. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 19(2) 112-113.
McGrath, J. M. (2005)Patient Safety: Example in the NICU. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 19(1), 7-8.
McGrath, J. M. & Braescu, A. V. B. (2004). State of the science: Feeding readiness in the preterm infant. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 18(4), 353-370.
Granelli, S. L. P., & McGrath, J. M. (2004). Neonatal Seizures: Diagnosis, Pharmacological Interventions & Outcomes. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 18(3), 275-287.
Zunkel, G. M., Cesarotti, E. L., Rosdahl,D., & McGrath, J. M. (2004). Enhancing diagnostic reasoning skills in nurse practitioner students: A teaching tool. Nurse Educator, 29 (4), 161-165.
Hughes, M. B., Shults, J., McGrath, J. M., & Medoff-Cooper, B. (2002). Temperament characteristics of premature infants in the first year of life. Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 23(6), 430-435.
McGrath, J. M., & Medoff-Cooper, B. (2002). Alertness and feeding competence in extremely early born preterm infants. Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews, 2(3), 174-186.
Medoff-Cooper, B., McGrath, J. M., & Shults, J. (2002). Feeding patterns of Full term and preterm infants at forty weeks post-conceptional age. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 23(4), 231-236.
McGrath, J. M. (2002). Integration of developmental and family-centered issues into neonatal nurse practitioner education. Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews, 2(1), 35-38.
McGrath, J. M., & Brock, N. (2002). Efficacy and utilization of skin-to-skin care in the NICU. Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews, 2(1), 17-26.
Long, C. O., Greenburg, E. A., Ismeurt, R. L., & McGrath, J. M. (2001). Essential Links: Pediatric and Family Web Sites. Home Healthcare Nurse,19(9), 533-34.
McGrath, J. M. (2001) Building relationships with families in the NICU: Exploring the guarded alliance. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing,15(3), 74-83.
Long, C. O., Greenburg, E. A., Ismeurt, R. L., & McGrath, J. M. (2000). Staying Connected: Web-Based Bulletin Boards. Home Healthcare Nurse,19(3), 177-178.
McGrath, J. M. (2000, October/November). Developmental physiology of the neurological system . Central Lines: The Official Publication of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses. Glenview , IL : NANN. (pp. 1-2,4,6,16).
McGrath, J. M. (2000). Developmentally supportive caregiving and technology in the NICU: Isolation or merger of intervention strategies? Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 14(3), 78-91.
Medoff-Cooper, B., McGrath, J. M., & Bilker, W. (2000). Nutritive sucking and neurobehavioral development in preterm infants from 34 weeks PCA to term. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 25 (1), 64-70.
Bartlett, L., & McGrath, J. M. (1999). Children’s responses to the birth of a sibling: Interventions to assist the family in transition. Mother Baby Journal, 4(4), 1-5.
McGrath, J. M., & Conliffe-Torres, S. (1996). Integrating family-centered developmental assessment and intervention into routine care in the NICU. Nursing Clinics of North America, 31(2), 367-386.
Chapters in Books
Dr. Jacqueline McGrath is the co-author of the book, Developmental Care of Newborns and Infants: A Guide for Health Professional (2004). This book was developed out of a taskforce movement within the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN).