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 Nalini Jairath PhD, R.N.
School of Nursing, Dean, Associate Professor
Phone: 202-319-5403
E-Mail: cua-deanschoolofnursing@cua.edu
Introduction
Dr. Nalini Jairath joined the Catholic University of America as Dean, School of Nursing in August, 2004. Over her 24 years as a nurse, she has held positions in academia, research and clinical settings. Most recently, she was an associate professor and senior research faculty member at the School of Nursing of the University of Maryland Baltimore.
Dr. Jairath's area of research and clinical expertise is in cardiovascular risk reduction, specifically the role of nursing interventions to reduce risk factors such as sedentary behavior and dyslipidemia.
Education
Ph.D 1990 Institute of Medical Sciences (Cardiovascular Specialty) University of Toronto
MScN 1985 Faculty of Nursing (Adult Medical Surgical Nursing Focus), University of Toronto
BSn 1980 McMaster University
BSc 1977 (Chemistry & Biochemistry), University of Toronto
Professional Activities
Associate Professor/Senior Research Faculty, School of Nursing University of Maryland Baltimore - 1998 to 2004
Member, Editorial Board, Nursing Research, Lippincott Publishers 2002 to Present
Director, Cardiac Subspecialty, Graduate School of Nursing University of Massachusetts Worcester - 1993 to 1998
Research Activities
Principal Investigator,Web-Enhanced Curriculum for Responsible Authorship and Publication Practices, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - 2002 to 2004
Co-Investigator, Tobacco Intervention Program, Grant/Contract, Baltimore City Public Health Department, 2002 to 2003
Principal Investigator: Risk Reduction of Sedentary Behavior Post CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) Surgery. National Institute of Nursing Research, 1997-2002
Principal Investigator. DRIF Award, School of Nursing, University of Maryland, 1999
Principal Investigator: The Effect of Two Right Ventricular Myocardial Infarction Assessment Protocols upon Selected Patient Outcomes, Hewlett-Packard Research Grant 1994
Research Interests
Coronary artery disease and risk factor reduction
Online Instructional Technologies for Nursing and Health Professions
Tobacco Intervention
Professional Service
Editorial Boards & Activities:
1/2002-present Member, Editorial Board, Nursing Research, Lippincott Publishers
11/2003 Guest Editor, American Association of Critical Care Nurses Clinical Issues
Research & Manuscript Reviews
Reviewer, Nursing Research
Reviewer, Journal of Advanced Nursing
Reviewer, Journal of Hispanic Nursing & Health Care
Reviewer, AACN Clinical Issues
Reviewer, Journal of Cardiopulmonary Nursing
Reviewer, Dimensions in Critical Care Nursing
Other
National Expert on the Responsible Conduct of Research: The dean was one of between 12 to 15 national health care experts invited to serve on a consensus-building panel to address the proper educational objectives associated with the responsible conduction of research. The findings will be presented to the Office of Research Integrity, Department of Health and Human Services.
Nursing Spokesperson, Health Careers Exploring. Health Careers Exploring is a national program developed to help high school students learn about careers in health care. Dr. Jairath is a nursing spokesperson for this program. In 2005, I presented at one of their sponsored learning academies. In May, 2006, she was interviewed regarding the profession of nursing and nursing careers. In August, 2006 Dr. Jairath was featured in a short DVD promoting the program. The remaining videotaped material from the interview is scheduled for production of educational materials regarding a career in nursing in 2007. She is also scheduled to participate in live events as necessary.
Testimony to Congressional Staffers. Dr. Jairath was a featured speaker at a June 5, 2006 briefing at the Rayburn Building, Washington DC for congressional staffers regarding the impact of Title VII and Title VIII funding changes upon workplace development programs targeting nursing personnel caring for vulnerable populations. Approximately 50 staffers attended. Other featured speakers focused upon the impact of these changes upon the health professions in general. The briefing was organized by the Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition in conjunction with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
Consultation. In January 2006, I was a member of a three person team of consultants to the Acting Provost, University of Maine. We analyzed the ways in which the Department of Nursing and its existing nursing programs articulated with the University. Recommendations regarding structural issues and strategic planning to align the Department with its parent school and with the University were made.
Publications & Presentations
Book
Jairath,N.&Mills, M.E. (2006) Online Health Sciences Education: Development & Implementation. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Jairath, N. (1999). Coronary artery disease and risk factor reduction: A Nursing Perspective. Philadelphia: WB Saunders.
Jairath, N. (1999). Coronary artery disease and risk factor reduction: A Nursing Perspective. Philadelphia: WB Saunders.
Presentations (Selected)
June 5, 2006 Jairath, N. Impact of Title VII and Title VIII Funding Changes upon Workplace Development Programs Targeting Nursing Personnel Caring for Vulnerable Populations Invited speaker briefing for Congressional Staffers, Raeburn Building, Capital Hill. Sponsored by the Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition.
5/11/2006 Jairath, N. Keynote speaker, at the Center for Health Promotion and Risk Reduction in Special Populations' fifth annual Summer Research Camp, College of Nursing, The University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
8/5/2005 Jairath, N. Panelist, Learning for Life. Health Expo Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
5/2005 Ulrich, C., Jairath, N., Wallen, G.R. Ethical Considerations in the Recruitment and Retention of Hospitalized Clinical Research Subjects:A Panel Symposium 23rd Quadrennial ICN Congress 2005, Taipei, May 21st-May 27th
3/10/2005 Jairath, N., Donley, R., Shelton, D., McMullen, P. & Grandjean, C. Nursing and the Common Good. The Common Good, Symposium, The Catholic University of America
10/16/2003 Jairath, N., Morton, P., Culpepper, J., So, K. & Stair, N. Web-Based Curriculum for Responsible Authorship and Publication Practice. (Invited poster), Responsible Conduct of Research Exposition, Office of Research Integrity, Pittsburgh, PA
9/5/2002 Jairath, N., Stair, N. Online nursing academic education: Issues and strategies for development and implementation. Core Paper, Net 2002, Durham, UK
4/11-4/12/2002 Jairath, N., & Ley, C. A culture sensitive intervention model for CAD risk reduction with African American women. National Cardiovascular Health Conference 2002, Washington, DC
4/11-4/12/2002 Jairath, N., & Skojec, D. Dietary fat assessment: Identification of food frequency questionnaires with limited measurement burden. National Cardiovascular Health Conference 2002, Washington, DC
Published Papers
Jairath, N., Donley, R., Shelton, D., McMullen, P & Grandjean, C. (2006). Nursing and the Common Good. Health Progress: Official Journal of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, 87(6), 59-63.
Jairath, N. , Ulrich, C.M., & Ley, C. (2005). Ethical Considerations in the Recruitment of Research Subjects From Hospitalized Cardiovascular Patient Populations. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 20(1), 56-61.
Jairath, N. & Stair, N. (2004). A Development and Implementation Framework for Web-Based Nursing Courses. Nursing Education Perspectives , 25(2), 67-72
Jairath, N., Mitchell, K. & Filleon, B. (2003) Childhood smoking: the research, clinical and theoretical imperative for nursing action. International Nursing Review, 50(4), 196-200.
Stull, D., Rempher, K., Jairath, N. & Kapustin, J. (2003). The Utility of multi-dimensional assessments of physical health in patient care. AACN Clinical Issues.14 (2), 251-260.
Jairath, N., Culpepper, W.J., Long, J. & Murtagh, D. (2002). Effect of a behavioral nursing intervention on long-term lipid regulation. Outcomes Management, 6(1), 34-39.
Jairath, N.(2001). Implications of gender differences upon Coronary Artery Disease risk reduction in women. AACN Clinical Issues. 12(1), 17-28.
Jairath, N., Hodgeney, M. & Parsons, C. (2000). The role of the pilot study: A case illustration for cardiac nursing research. Applied Nursing Research 13(2): 92-6.
Jairath, N. (1999). Myocardial infarction patients’ use of metaphors to share meaning and communicate underlying frames of reference. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 29(2), 283-289.
Borsody, J.M., Courtney, M., Taylor, K. & Jairath, N. (1999). Using self-efficacy to increase physical activity in patients with heart failure. Home Healthcare Nurse, 17(2), 113-118.
Jairath, N. & Fain, J. A strategy for converting clinical data into research databases. Nursing Research, 48 (6), 340-344.
Jairath, N. & Kowal, N. (1999). Patient expectations and anticipated responses to post-surgical pain. Journal of Holistic Nursing. 17(2), 184-196.
Jairath, N., Long, J. & Murtaugh, D. (1998). Effect of a nurse-managed counseling program upon lipid levels in a hyperlipidemia population. Supplement to Circulation, 98(17), I-693.
Ashour Arnold, S. & Jairath, N. (1998). Acute Myocardial Infarction: Early recognition and management from the home health care nurse’s perspective. Home Health Care Nurse, 16(6), 379-387.
Jairath, N., Salerno, T., Chapman, J., Dornan, J. & Weisel, R. (1995). The effect of moderate exercise training on oxygen uptake post arotic/mitral valve surgery. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 15(6), 424-430.
Jairath, N. (1994). Strategies for motivating CCU patients. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 13(6), 326-333.
Jairath, N. & Fitch, M.I. (1994). The generic research protocol learning module: A new educational strategy to facilitate protocol preparation. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 25(3), 111-114.
Jairath, N. & Weinstein, J. (1994). The Delphi Methodology (Part 2): Administrative applications. Canadian Journal of Nursing Administration, 7(4).
Jairath, N. & Weinstein, J. (1994). The Delphi Methodology (Part 1): A useful administrative approach. Canadian Journal of Nursing Administration, 7(3), 29-42.
Burns, P. & Jairath, N. (1994). Diarrhea and the patient receiving enteral feedings: A multifactorial problem. Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, 21(6), 257-263.
Jairath, N., Chapman, J.S., & Fuller-Bey, G. (1992). Hemodynamic responses and activity tolerance to stair climbing during the second week post-myocardial infarction. Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2(4), 9-14.
Jairath, N., Costello, J., Wallace, P. & Rudy, L. The effect of preceptorship upon diploma program nursing students transition to the professional nursing role. Journal of Nursing Education, 30(6), 251-255.
Jairath, N. (1990). Nursing research organizational models. Canadian Journal of Nursing Administration, 3(2), 11-16.
Jairath, N. (1990). Guidelines for nursing research fellowship applications. Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 1(4), 3-6.
Jairath, N. (1990). Grant and fellowship applications. Invited paper. Update, Ontario Respiratory Care Society, 5(2), 4-6.
Jairath, N. & Campbell, H.M. (1990). Two mental status assessment methods: An evaluation. Journal of Ophthalmic Nursing & Technology, 9(3), 102-105.
Jairath, N., Campbell, H.M., Ahmad, E. & Chung, F. (1990). Effective discharge preparation of elderly cataract day surgery patients. Journal of Ophthalmic Nursing & Technology, 9(4), 157-160.
Affiliations
American Council of Cardiovascular Nurses, American Heart Association
American Nurses’ Association
Maryland Nurses’ Association
National League of Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society for Nursing
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