Research interests:
To promote health by facilitating various avenues of patient therapy through effective education, communication, problem solving, patient advocacy and close follow-up care.
Societies:-
American Nurse's Association, Nebraska Nurses Association
- Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses (APGNN)
- Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
- American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
- Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing Honor Society)
- Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit Honor Society)
Professional experience:
| 1978 - 1981 |
LPN, Myrtue Memorial Hospital, Harlan, IA
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| 1981 - 1983 |
LPN, Mercy Hospital, Council Bluffs, IA
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| 1983 - 1985 |
RN - Adult Intensive Care; relief charge, UNMC - Omaha, NE
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| 1987 - 1988 |
Staff Nurse, Pediatric Partners - Omaha, NE
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| 1987 - 1990 |
Coordinator HiC for Juniors - A respite care program for medically fragile infants, Omaha, NE
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| 1985 - 1991 |
Home Therapy Support Nurse, The Center for Human Nutrition; Coordinator of Outreach Clinics for Pediatric Gastroenterology Department, Omaha, NE
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| 1998 - |
Clinical Research Coordinator for CAG Functional Foods makers of “Culturelle” , ConAgra, Inc, Omaha, NE
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| 1985 - |
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pediatric Gastroenterology
University of Nebraska Medical Center & Creighton University, Department of Pediatrics, Omaha, NE
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Member of:-
President-Elect, Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Nurses
- Educational committee member for Society for Gastrointestinal Nurses and Associates
- Chairperson for the APGNN Professional Development/Research and Publication
- Pediatric Gastroenterology Collaborative Research Group
- Clinical Affairs/Professional Education Committee, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, 1994 - 1998
- Planning Committee, ASPEN's 1996 & 1997 Clinical Congress
Publications:-
Vanderhoof JA, Young RJ.
Current and Potential Uses of Probiotics. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 93(5 Suppl 3): S33-7, 2004.
- DiBaise JK, Young RJ, Vanderhoof JA.
Intestinal Rehabilitation and the Short Bowel Syndrome: Part 2. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 99(9):1823-1832, 2004.
- DiBaise JK, Young RJ, Vanderhoof JA.
Intestinal Rehabilitation and the Short Bowel Syndrome: Part 1. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 99(7):1386-1395, 2004.
- Vanderhoof JA, Young RJ.
Letter to the Editor. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 38:107, 2004.
- Young RJ, Huffman S.
Probiotic use in children. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 17(6): 277-283, 2003.
On editorial board for:
Gastroenterology Nursing Journal, 1993 - 2000
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