Dr. Jan Beckstrand

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Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Nursing
Environments for Health
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 1985
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
School of Nursing
Nursing

Mailing Address

NU 462
1111 Middle Drive
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (317) 274-4120
Fax: (317) 274-2996
jbeckstr@iupui.edu

Qualifications

Master of Science, Texas A&M University, 1984.
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Texas, Nursing, 1978.
Master of Science, University of Colorado, Nursing, 1973.
B.S., University of Texas, Nursing, 1971.

Expertise and Research Interests

Emotion
Care giving
Alzheimer's care giving
Animal Behavior
Statistical methods
Ethology

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Africa, AIDS, Behavioral Medicine, Cancer or Carcinogenesis, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Death or Dying (Physical Aspects), Death or Mortality, Depression, Guatemala, Hypersensitivity, Pain, Sleep Disorders, South America, Statistics, Stress, Stroke.

Additional Terms:

Behavioral Medicine, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Depression, Sleep Disorders, Statistics, Stress.

Memberships

Sigma Theta Tau

Publications

  • Ellett ML, Beckstrand J, Flueckiger J, Perkins SM, Johnson CS, Predicting the Insertion Distance for Placing Gastric Tubes, Clinical Nursing Research, 14(1), 11-27; discussion 28, Feb 2005
  • Ellett ML, Beckstrand J, Predicting the Distance for Nasojejunal Tube Insertion in Children, Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses : Jspn, 6(3), 123-32, Jul-Sep 2001
  • Ellett ML, Beckstrand J, Examination of Gavage Tube Placement in Children, Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses : Jspn, 4(2), 51-60, Apr-Jun 1999
  • Dollison EJ, Beckstrand J, Adhesive Tape Vs Pectin-based Barrier Use in Preterm Infants, Neonatal Network : Nn, 14(4), 35-9, Jun 1995
  • Ellett M, Beckstrand J, Welch J, Dye J, Games C, Predicting the Distance for Gavage Tube Placement in Children, Pediatric Nursing, 18(2), 119-21, 127, Mar-Apr 1992
  • Beckstrand J, Ellett M, Welch J, Dye J, Games C, Henrie S, Barlow RS, The Distance to the Stomach for Feeding Tube Placement in Children Predicted From Regression on Height, Research in Nursing & Health, 13(6), 411-20, Dec 1990
  • Beckstrand J, McBride AB, How to Form a Research Interest Group, Nursing Outlook, 38(4), 168-71, Jul-Aug 1990
  • Welch JA, Dye JS, Games C, Ellett ML, Beckstrand JK, Staff Nurses' Experiences As Co-investigators in a Clinical Research Project, Pediatric Nursing, 16(4), 364-7, 396, Jul-Aug 1990
  • Beckstrand J, [The Need for a Practice Theory As Indicated By the Knowledge Used in The Conduct of Practice], Kango Kenkyu. the Japanese Journal of Nursing Research, 18(3), 282-6, Spring 1985 Abstract
  • Beckstrand J, [A Critique of Several Conceptions of Practice Theory in Nursing], Kango Kenkyu. the Japanese Journal of Nursing Research, 18(3), 287-99, Spring 1985 Abstract
  • Beckstrand J, A Reply to Collins and Fielder: the Concept of Theory, Research in Nursing & Health, 7(3), 189-96, Sep 1984
  • Beckstrand J, A Critique of Several Conceptions of Practice Theory in Nursing, Research in Nursing & Health, 3(2), 69-79, Jun 1980
  • Beckstrand J, The Notion of a Practice Theory and the Relationship of Scientific And Ethical Knowledge to Practice, Research in Nursing & Health, 1(3), 131-6, Oct 1978

Profile Details

Last Updated: 6/23/2005

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