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Kathy
Richards, PhD,
RN
Phone: (501) 686-7021 Fax: (501) 686-1765
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Title: |
Associate Professor |
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Department: |
Nursing Science |
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PhD From: |
University of Texas
at Austin, Texas |
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Office: |
UAMS Campus, Ed II Building, 5/140C, Mail Slot 529 |
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Teaching Specialty: |
Adult Health |
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Research Interests: |
Sleep in Nursing Home ResidentsSleep Promotion in Hospitalized
PatientsSleep Disordered Breathing
Activities in Nursing Home Residents
Provider Practice Patterns in Nursing Home Care |
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Recent Awards or Honors |
Faculty (peer) Award for Scholarship (2001) |
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Grants: |
Principal Investigator: "Adult Night Care for Persons with Dementia: A Feasibility
Study." Dementia Pilot Study Grant Program, D. W. Reynolds Department of
Geriatrics, K.C. Richards, June 2000-June 2001.
Principal Investigator: "Best Practice for Sleep Promotion in
Cognitively-Impaired Veterans." Department of Veterans Affairs Health
Services Research and Development Career Development Award, K.C.
Richards, January 2000-January 2003.
Co-Principal Investigator: "Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing
Excellence." C. Beverly, K.C. Richards. Hartford Foundation, 2001-2006.
Co-Principal Investigator: "Problematic Vocalizations: Background
and Proximal Factors." (NR/AGRO1) C.M. Beck, K.C. Richards. National
Institute of Nursing Research, 1999-2004.
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Recent Publication: |
Richards, K.C. (2001). Sleep disorders. In Thelan, L. Urden, M.
Lough, K. Stacy (Eds.), Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and
Management, 4th Edition. St. Louis: Mosby.
Richards, K.C., Sullivan, S., Phillips, R., & Overton-McCoy, .A.
(2001). Effect of activity on sleep in cognitively impaired elders: A
pilot study. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 27(9), 30-37.
Richards, K.C., O'Sullivan, P., & Phillips, R. (2001). Measurement of
sleep in critically ill patients. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 8(2),
131-144.
Roland, P., Russell, J., Richards, K.C., & Sullivan, S. (2001).
Implementing research-based practice for critical care visitation:
Process and outcomes. Journal of Nursing Care Quality,15(2),
19-26.
Richards, K.C., Lambert, C., & Beck, C.K. (2000). Deriving
interventions for challenging behaviors from the need-driven
dementia-compromised behavior model. Alzheimer's Care Quarterly, 1(4),
62-76.
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Presentations: |
"Social
Activities to Engage Nursing Home Residents", K.C. Richards, C.K. Beck.
Paper presentation, Gerontological Society of America, Chicago,
Illinois, November 16, 2001.
"Interactive Research Project Grant Scientific Validity: No Piece of
Cake", D. Algase, A. Kolanowski, K.C. Richards. Paper presentation,
Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, Illinois, November 16,
2001.
"Effect of Individualized Social Activities on Sleep in Dementia", K.C.
Richards, C.K. Beck, D. Davila, D.L. Bilwise. Poster symposium,
Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Chicago, Illinois, June,
2001. |
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