Office Phone
(414) 288-3844 or
Secretary (414) 288-3842
Specialization
Nurse-Midwifery
Certification
Certified Nurse-Midwife, 1979 - present
Highest Degree/School
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1993
Brief Statement of Scholarly Interests
- Women’s health
- Qualitative research
- Analysis of women’s birth stories
- Self-hypnosis: Applications and outcomes
- Nurse-midwifery education and practice
- Evaluation of outcomes of online teaching
Additional Descriptors
- Childbirth
- Self-hypnosis
- Narratives
- Natural family-planning
- Critical thinking
- Distance education
- Professional issues
Descriptive Titles of Courses Recently Taught
Doctoral level:
- Residency in Nursing Education [Teaching Practicum]
Master’s level:
- History and Trends in the Nurse-Midwifery Profession
- Advanced Practicum in Nurse-Midwifery
- Seminar in Child and Family Health
- Independent Studies (varied)
- Analysis of the Literature on Self-Hypnosis
- Critical Analysis of Hypnosis Literature: Review of Applications in Women’s Health
- Introductory Intrapartum Clinical Experience
- Update on Nurse-Midwifery Postpartum and Newborn Clinical Care
Undergraduate level:
- Childbearing Family Nursing – Theory
- Culture and Health
Selected Publications
Tillett, J., Kostich, L.M., & VandeVusse, L. (2003). The use of over-the-counter medications during pregnancy. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 17(1), 3-18.
VandeVusse, L., Hanson, L., Fehring, R., Newman, A., & Fox, J. (2003). Couples’ views of the effects of natural family planning on marital dynamics. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 35(2), 171-176.
Harrod, K.S., Hanson, L., VandeVusse, L., & Heywood, P. (2003). Rh negative status and isoimmunization update: A case-based approach to care. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 17(3), 166-178.
Extramural Grants or Awards
Program Support:
Division of Nursing Federal Advanced Nurse Training Grants (1995-2007) $2,879,015
Research:
Regular Research Grant (with Dr. Hanson): on birth stories $2,000
Regular Research Grant: on hypnosis $2,500
Sigma Theta Tau Delta Gamma Chapter (with Drs. Fehring & Hanson) $2,000
Editor/Reviewer/Consultant
Manuscript Reviewer: JOGNN: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
Proposal Reviewer: Health Resources and Services Administration Division of Nursing
Option Coordinator
- Nurse-Midwifery Program Director (1993 – present)
- Obtained and managed substantial grant funding for program
- Maintained accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (*ACME)
- Developed a faculty practice
Professional Affiliations
Membership:
- American College of Nurse-Midwives
- Wisconsin Chapter, American College of Nurse-Midwives
- American Nurses Association
- Wisconsin Nurses Association
- American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
- Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses
- International Childbirth Education Association
- Midwest Nursing Research Society
- Milwaukee Healthy Beginnings Project
- Sigma Theta Tau International, Delta Gamma Chapter
- Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care
- Wisconsin Program for Training Regionally Employed Care Providers
Leadership Positions:
- Site Visitor, American College of Nurse-Midwives Division of Accreditation (1996-present)
- Legislative Core Group, Member, Wisconsin Chapter of the American College of Nurse Midwives (2001-present)
- Treasurer and Vice-President, ACNM Certification Council, Inc. (1997-2004)
- American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, Intermediate level of certification (2003-present)
*The Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME, formerly the ACNM Division of Accreditation). [For accreditation information, contact ACME at 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550, Silver Spring MD, 20910-6374, (240) 485-1800.]
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