Alyce Ashcraft  

Title: Associate Professor
Credentials: RN, PhD, CS, CCRN
Email: alyce.ashcraft@ttuhsc.edu
Professional Expertise: Critical Care Staff Nurse 1980-1987
Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist 1987-1990
Director of Education 1990-1993
ADN Instructor 1993-2001
Professional Accolades:
Honors: Selected as the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing Young Investigator – 2004

Selected to attend the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Aging Summer Institute, Washington DC, July 10-16, 2004 for further exploration of research concerning the decision to forego resuscitation.

Publications: Ashcraft, A. (2004).  Differentiating between pre-arrest and failure to rescue.  MedSurg Nursing:  The Journal of Adult Health 13(4), 211-216.

Ashcraft, A. (2004).  Access and satisfaction with health care in two rural West Texas communities.  Texas Journal of Rural Health 22(2), 8-12.

Ashcraft, A., (2004).  The role of institutional review boards [Letter to the editor].  Critical Care Nurse, 24(3), 12.

Presentations:
Ashcraft, A., Owen, D. & Feng, D. (2005, February).  Using the Minimum Data Set and the Mini Mental State Examination for Determination of Level of Care along the Long-Term Care Continuum.  The 19th Annual Conference of the Southern Nursing Research Society.  Atlanta Georgia.                       [Back to Top]

Using the Minimum Data Set and the Mini Mental State Examination for Determination of Level of Care along the Long-Term Care Continuum. The 19th Annual Conference of the Southern Nursing Research Society. Atlanta, Georgia – February, 2005.

Alyce Ashcraft, Dr. Donna Owen and Dr. Du Feng(November 20, 2004). Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Washington, D.C. on Using the MDS and MMSE for Resident Placement Along the Long-Term Care Continuum.

Using the Minimum Data Set and the Mini Mental State Examination for Determination of Level of Care Along the Long Term Care Continuum. Promoting the Health of an Aging Population. The 57th Annual Scientific Meeting for the Gerontological Society of America. Washington DC – November, 2004.

Healthcare Performance Evaluation of Two West Texas Rural Communities (Earth/Springlake/Turkey). Texas Rural Health Association/Texas Rural Development Council Annual Conference. Lubbock, Texas – September, 2002.
                                                     
   
Funded Grants:
Research Network Development(2005-2006). School of Nursing Target Funds. $8740

2004 Exploring the Effects of the Regulatory Environment on Job Satisfaction Among Direct Care Staff in Long-Term Care Facilities. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing Intramural Grant. Funded: $1,000.
                                                        
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2004 The Decision to Forgo Resuscitation in Long Term Care Rural and Urban Nursing Homes. National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Aging Summer Institute Award. Funded: $5,000.

2002 Using the MDS and MMSE for Resident Placement Along the Long-term Care Continuum. Primary Investigator. Carillon Research and Education Center. Funded: $19,984.

2002 Healthcare Performance of Two West Texas Rural Communities. Primary Investigator. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing and Office of Rural and Community Health. Funded: $11,000.

2001 Events Prior to Hospitalization of the Acute Phase of Chronic Illness. Primary Investigator. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing Intramural Grant. Funded: $1,000.

2000 Community Based Nursing and Management Courses in the ADN Curriculum. Project Director. Blinn Associate Degree Nursing Program, Perkins Grant. Funded: $2,000.

1985 Nutritional Beliefs and Practices of Selected Raukawa. Maori, New Zealand. Primary Investigator. Fulbright Grant. Funded: $15,000.
                                                        
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Current Research/Practice: The Decision to Forego Resuscitation in Long Term Care Rural and Urban Nursing Homes
Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Rural Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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