Dr. Linda L. Eddy

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Washington State University
College of Nursing
Nursing
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2004
Washington State University
Washington State University - Vancouver
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2004
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Mailing Address

14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave.
Vancouver, Washington 98686
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (360) 546-9625
Fax: (360) 546-9038
eddy@vancouver.wsu.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., Oregon State University, Human Development and Family Studies, 1995.
M.S., California State University Long Beach, Nursing, 1986.
B.S., Oregon Institute of Technology, Nursing, 1983.

Expertise and Research Interests

Needs of families of children with special needs
Pain and fatigue in children with disabilities
Program and curriculum evaluation

Other Expertise

Family Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Program and Curriculum Evaluator

Future Research

Needs and experiences of families of children with special needs
Intervention Research for Children with Special Needs

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Children (Patients), Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Family Medicine, Handicapped Or Disabled (Health Or Safety Or Medical), Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Education, Pediatrics, Program Evaluation (social Sciences).

Additional Terms:

Children with Special Needs, Evaluation Research, Families of Children With Special Needs, Nursing Education Research.

Memberships

American Evaluation Association
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
Western Institute of Nursing

Previous Positions

1996-2004, Associate Professor, Linfield College, Nursing
1989-1996, Assistant Professor, Oregon Health & Science University, Nursing

Funding Received

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Re-entry into Biomedical or Behavioral Research-Administrative Supplement Grant, 370,000, 2005 to 2008.
  • SW Washington Medical Center/WSU Vancouver: Relevant Nursing Leadership: An Evidence Based Programmatic Response, 12,000, 2005 to 2006.
  • ICN/Carl Hansen Foundation: Fatigue and its Relationship to Quality of Life in Children with Special Needs, 2,500, 2005 to 2006.
  • WSIV Mini Grant: Development of a Tool to Better Measure Fatigue in children with Special Needs, $3,250, 2005 to 2006.

Publications

  • Eddy, Linda, Cruz, Maria (2007) The relationship between fatigue and quality of life in children with special needs; A systematic review, Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 12 (2), 105-114
  • Eddy, Linda (2007) Evaluation research as academic scholarship, Nursing Education Perspectives, 28 (2), 78-81
  • Eddy, Linda, Epeneter, Beverly (2002) The NCLEX-RN experience: Qualitative interviews with 1998 graduates of a baccalaureate nursing program in the Pacific Northwest, Journal of Nursing Education, 41, 273-278
  • Eddy, Linda, Hricko, Judy (2001) An introduction to differential diagnosis in management of abdominal pain, American Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 5 (3)
  • Eddy, Linda, Walker, A (1999) The impact of children with chronic health problems on marriage, Journal of Family Nursing, 5, 10-32
  • Eddy, Linda (1999) A lifespan approach to the differential diagnosis of back pain, Amnerican Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 3 (1), 23-29
  • Walker, A, Pratt, C, Eddy, Linda (1995) Informal caregiving to aging family members: A critical review, Journal of Family Relations, 44, 402-411
  • Giddens, Jean, Eddy, Linda, A survey of physical examination skills taught in undergraduate nursing programs; Are we teaching too much?, Journal of Nursing Education, In Press
  • Eddy, Linda, The differential impact of child disability type on the family, Rehabilitation Nursing, In Press
  • Eddy, Linda, Epeneter, Beverly, The NCLEX experience: Interview protocol In Engelman & Caputi (eds), , Teaching Nursing: The Art and Science-It's All About Students Success, College of DuPage Press, In Press (bookchapter)

Profile Details

Last Updated: 9/19/2007

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