Research Grants Awarded to Pi Pi Members
Jan Akright, PhD, RN, CNE, Academic Dean, Professor, Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences (BRCN) was provided a $125.00 research grant for costs associated with the research, “The Effect of Pet Therapy on Health Sciences Students”. Dr. Akright along with BRCN Instructor and Pi Pi member, Erika Knuffman, primary research investigator, and BRCN Assistant Professor and Pi Pi member, Marianne Schmitt completed the research in November/December 2021 and plan to disseminate results this fall at the annual Pi Pi Research Day.
Eydie Tipton, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, CNML, Nurse Researcher, Nursing Administration, Blessing Hospital was provided a $85.00 research grant for costs associated with her statistical analysis for her project titled “Evaluation of a Transitional Care Coordination Program on 30-day Hospital Readmissions for COPD”.