Marsha L. Ellett

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Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
School of Nursing
Family Health
ProfessorAppointed: 1996
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Mailing Address

Indiana University School of Nursing
Family Health, NU439
1111 Middle Drive
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5107
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (317) 274-0051
Fax: (317) 274-4928
mlellett@iupui.edu

Qualifications

D.N.S., Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Nursing Synthesis, 1996.
M.S.N., Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Nursing of Children at Risk, 1987.
R.N., Nursing, 1967.
B.S.N., Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Nursing, 1967.

Expertise and Research Interests

One research interest is enteral tube placement in children. A second research interest is helping parents cope with a colicky infant.

Other Expertise

I have expertise in pediatric gastrointestinal illnesses and nutrition.

Gastroenterology Nursing Editorial Board

Future Research

I am currently collecting data for a five-year study entitled "Gastric Tube Placement in Young Children" funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research. I am also studying nasointestinal tube placement in children.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Child or Maternal Health, Critical Care, Gastroenterology, Pediatrics.

Additional Terms:

Child Health, Gastrointestinal Illnesses, Maternal, Pediatrics.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)

Memberships

Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science
Indiana Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
Midwest Nursing Research Society
National Academies of Practice - Nursing
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
National League for Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau International
Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
Society of International Gastroenterological Nurses and Endoscopy Associates

Honors and Awards

2008, 2007 Excellence in Clinical Practice Writers Award for Gastroenterology Nursing, Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
2007, 2006 Excellence in Clinical Practice Writers Award for Gastroenterology Nursing, Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
2005, The Mary and John Barron Quality of Life Research Award, Angela Barron McBride, Research
2005, Trustees Teaching Award, Indiana University Board of Trustees, Teaching
2005, Who's Who Among America's Teachers, Educational Communications, Inc., Teaching
2005, 2004 Excellence in Clinical Practice Writers Award for Gastroenterology Nursing, Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Chicago, IL
2004, Rebecca T. Markel Excellence in Mentoring Award, Sigma Theta Tau International, Alpha Chapter, Indiana University School of Nursing
2004, 2003 Excellence in Clinical Practice Writers Award for Gastroenterology Nursing, Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
2003, Distinguished Practitioner, National Academies of Practice, Nursing
2003, Lois C. Meier Teaching Excellence Award Indiana University School of Nursing, Teaching
2002, Who's Who Among America's Teachers, Educational Communications, Inc., Teaching
2001, Pediatric Section Junior Researcher Award, Midwest Nursing Research Society, Research
2000, Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, Indiana University School of Nursing, Teaching
1999, Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, Indiana University School of Nursing, Teaching
1998, Proposal Development/Grant Writing Fellowship, Indiana University, Research
1998, Excellence in Nursing Research, Sigma Theta Tau International, Alpha Chapter, Research
1998, For Outstanding Achievement in Conducting Research, Patient Care Research Committee, Indiana University School of Nursing; Clarian Health Partners, Inc.; and Sigma Theta Tau International, Alpha Chapter, Research
1995, Editor's Choice Award for Volume 18 (1995), Gastroenterology Nursing, Publication
1989, For Outstanding Achievement in Conducting Research, Patient Care Research Committee, Indiana University Hospitals and Indiana University School of Nursing, Research
1988, Excellence in Clinical Nursing Practice, Sigma Theta Tau International, Alpha Chapter, Practice
1988, Outstanding Paper Award, Society of Gastrointestinal Assistants, Publication
1986-1996, Level IV of Clinical Ladder, Riley Children's Hospital, Practice

Previous Positions

1987-1996, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Riley Children's Hospital, Pediatric Gastroenterology
1976-1987, Nurse Clinician, Riley Children's Hospital, Pediatric Gastroenterology
1974-1976, Staff Nurse, Riley Children's Hospital, Pediatric Intensive Care
1972-1974, Night Supervisor, Riley Children's Hospital
1967-1972, Staff Nurse, Riley Children's Hospital, Pediatric Intensive Care

Funding Received

  • Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates: Dietary Management of Chronic Diarrhea in Children, Principal Investigator, $1,200, September 1990 to February 1993.
  • National Institutes of Health, Center for Nursing Research: Predicting the Insertion Length for Gastric Gavage Tubes, Co-investigator, $720,000, September 1989 to October 1998.
  • General Clinical Research Center (NIH): Examination of Enteral Tube Placement in Children, $11,400, October, 2001 to .
  • Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates: Examination of the Effect of Kangaroo (Skin-to-Skin) Care on Colicky Infants, Principal Investigator, $1,000, May 2000 to .
  • Project Development Program Funds, Indiana University School of Nursing: Predicting the Insertion Length of Gastric Gavage Tubes in Adults, Co-investigator, $1,000, May 1990 to .
  • National Institutes of Health, Center for Excellence in Quality of Life in Chronic Illness: Examination of Enteral Tube Placement in Children, Principal Investigator, $20,000, March 2001 to .
  • Indiana Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates: Prevalence of H. Pylori Antibody Positivity Among Endoscopy Personnel, Principal Investigator, $1,600, March 1996 to January 1999.
  • Project Development Program, IUSON: Living with a Colicky Infant, Principal Investigator, $1,680, June 1999 to .
  • IUPUI Office of Faculty and Senior Staff Development: Proposal Development/Grant Writing Workshop Fellowship, $5,500, June 1998 to August 1998.
  • Riley Memorial Association: Effects of Three Types of Sedation on Esophageal Motility in Cats, Co-investigator, $14,820, July 1994 to April 1999.
  • HandiCraft, Inc.: Examination of the Effect of Dr. Brown's Natural Flow Bottles on Infant Colic, Principal Investigator, $10,075, February 2001 to .
  • Biomedical Instruments, Inc: The Benefit of Using Portable EMG in Anorectal Biofeedback, Co-investigator, In kind (Myotracs), February 1995 to .
  • Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates: Vulnerability in Youth with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Principal Investigator, $6,359, August 1993 to October 1996.
  • Indiana University School of Nursing, Project Development Program: Predicting the Distance for Enteral Tube Insertion in Adults, Principal Investigator, $2,240, April, 2003 to April, 2004.
  • Sigma Theta Tau International, Alpha Chapter: Revision of the Infant Colic Scale, Principal Investigator, $1,750, April 1998 to June 2003.
  • Project Development Program, Indiana University School of Nursing: Nasointestinal Tube Placement in Children, $5,000, 2005 to 2008.
  • General Clinical Research Center (NIH): Nasointestinal Tube Placement in Children, $5,000, 2005 to 2008.
  • The Mary and John Barron Quality of Life Research Award: Nasointestinal Tube Placement in Children, $2,500, 2005 to 2008.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Gastric Tube Placement in Young Children, $1,290,000, 2004 to 2009.
  • General Clinical Research Center (NIH): Gastric Tube Placement in Young Children, $30,000, 2004 to 2009.

Publications

  • Ellett, M. L. C., Appleton, M. M., Sloan, R. S. (2008) Out of the Abyss of Colic: A View through the Fathers' Eyes, MCN The Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, In Press
  • Ellett, M. L. (2008) The Child with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction, Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 8th ed., St. Louis, Elsevier, In Press (bookchapter)
  • Beckstrand J, Cirgin Ellett ML, McDaniel A (Aug 2007) Predicting internal distance to the stomach for positioning nasogastric and orogastric feeding tubes in children., Journal of advanced nursing, 59 (3), 274-89 Abstract
  • Ellett, M. L. C., Perkins, S. M. (2006) Examination of the Effect of Dr. Brown's Natural Flow® Baby Bottles on Infant Colic, Gastroenterology Nursing, 29 (3), 226-231
  • Baker, P. D., Morzorati, S. L., Ellett, M. L., The Pathology of Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting, Gastroenterology Nursing, 28(6), 469-480, Nov 2005
  • Ellett ML, Croffie JM, Cohen MD, Perkins SM (Aug 2005) Gastric tube placement in young children., Clinical nursing research, 14 (3), 238-52 Abstract
  • Ellett, M. L., Beckstrand, J., Flueckiger, J., Perkins, S. M., Johnson, C. S. (Feb 2005) Predicting the Insertion Distance for Placing Gastric Tubes, Clinical Nursing Research, 14 (1), 11-27; discussion 28
  • Schuff, E., Davis, J. B., Ellett, M. L., Parental Perceptions of the Lasting Effects of Infant Colic on the Child and Family, MCN, 30(2), 127-132, 2005
  • Ellett, M. L. C., Croffie, J. M. B., Cohen, M. D., Perkins, S. M., Gastric Tube Placement in Young Children, Clinical Nursing Research, In Press, 2005
  • Ellett, M. L. C., Perkins, S. M., Examination of the Effect of Dr. Brown's Natural Flow Baby Bottles on Infant Colic, Submitted, 2005
  • Ellett, M. L., Swenson, M. (Jan-Feb 2005) Living With a Colicky Infant, Gastroenterology Nursing, 28 (1), 19-25; quiz 26-7
  • Ellett, M. L. (2005) Enteral Tube Placement, Encyclopedia of Nursing Research, 2nd ed., New York, Springfield (bookchapter)
  • Ellett, M. L., Bleah, D. A., Parris, S., Feasibility of using kangaroo (skin-to-skin) care with colicky infants, Gastroenterology Nursing : the Official Journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates., 27(1), 9-15, 2004 Abstract
  • Ellett, M.L., Lane, L., Keffer, J., Ethical and legal issues of conducting nursing research via the Internet, Journal of Professional Nursing : Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing., 20(1), 68-74, 2004 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, What Is Known About Methods of Correctly Placing Gastric Tubes in Adults and Children., Gastroenterology Nursing : the Official Journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates., 27(6), 253-9; quiz 260-1, Nov-Dec 2004 Abstract
  • Ellett, M, Writing for publication--getting started, SGNA News, 6, April 2003
  • Ellett MLC, What is known about infant colic?, Gastroenterology Nursing : the Official Journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates., 26(2), 60-5, 2003
  • Ellett, MLC, Murphy, D, Stroud, L, Shelton, RA, Sullivan, A, Ellett, SG, & Ellett, LD, Development and psychometric testing of the infant colic scale, Gastroenterology Nursing, 26(3), 96-103, 2003
  • Ellett ML, Beausang CC, Introduction to qualitative research, Gastroenterology Nursing : the Official Journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, 25(1), 10-4, 2002 Abstract
  • 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, 2001 Abstract
  • Vinten, SA, Ellett, ML, Are two heads better than one?, Excellence in Nursing Education, 2(4), 1-2, 2001
  • Ellett, ML, Research in progress: Conducting qualitative nursing research via the internet, MNRS Connection, 17(2), 6, 2001
  • Ellett ML, Autoimmune hepatitis, Gastroenterology Nursing, 23(4), 157-9, 2000 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Hepatitis C, E, F, G, and non-A-G, Gastroenterology Nursing, 23(2), 67-72, 2000 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Hepatitis A, B, and D, Gastroenterology Nursing, 22(6), 236-44, 1999 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Ellett SG, Ellett LD, Conducting nursing research via the Internet, Cin Plus, 2(3), 1 4-5, 1999 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Beckstrand J, Examination of gavage tube placement in children, Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses, 4(2), 51-60, 1999 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Lou Q, Chong SK, Prevalence of immunoglobulin G to Helicobacter pylori among endoscopy nurses/technicians, Gastroenterology Nursing, 22(1), 3-6, 1999 Abstract
  • Croffie JM, Ellett ML, Lou Q, Fitzgerald JF, A comparison of the effect of three sedatives on esophageal sphincters in cats, Digestive Diseases, 17(2), 113-20, 1999 Abstract
  • Feigenbaum K, Ellett ML, Miller R, Hyland L, ALARA study of teaching effectiveness on reducing radiation exposure, Gastroenterology Nursing, 21(6), 234-8, 1998 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Maahs J, Forsee S, Prevalence of feeding tube placement errors, Mcn, 23(5), 234-9, 1998 Abstract
  • Ellett, MLC, How accurate is enteral tube placement in children?, MNRS Connection, 14(1), 14, 1998
  • Ellett ML, Young RJ, Development of the Vulnerability Scale, Gastroenterology Nursing, 20(3), 82-6, 1997 Abstract
  • Ellett, MLC, What is the prevalence of feeding tube placement errors and what are the associated risk factors?, The Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing, 4(doc 5)([35 paragraphs]), (28 ref), 1997
  • Ellett ML, Fullhart JW, Wright KB, Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. (SGNA) Endoscopic Disinfectant Survey results compared with control group, Gastroenterology Nursing, 19(6), 210-5, 1996 Abstract
  • Waltz GM, Ellett M, Winchester M, Horn D, Fitzgerald J, A quality assurance monitor on preparation for outpatient lower endoscopic procedures, Gastroenterology Nursing, 19(5), 162-6, 1996 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Prevalence of gastric cancer in a large group of healthcare workers routinely exposed to Helicobacter pylori, Gastroenterology Nursing, 19(4), 124-7, 1996 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Gilbert syndrome, Gastroenterology Nursing, 19(3), 102-4, 1996 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Mikels CA, Fullhart JW, SGNA endoscopic disinfectant survey, Gastroenterology Nursing, 18(1), 2-10, 1995 Abstract
  • Croffie, J., Ellett, M., Fitzgerald, J., & Chong, S., Supplemental biofeedback therapy improves outcome in children with recalcitrant constipation/encopresis, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 21(3), A53, 337, 1995
  • Ellett ML, Data analysis for repeated measures studies, Gastroenterology Nursing, 17(3), 116-8, 1994 Abstract
  • Frost G, Ellett M, Winchester M, Outpatient quality assurance monitor: constipation/encopresis, Gastroenterology Nursing, 17(2), 57-60, 1994 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Budget for a research proposal, Gastroenterology Nursing, 15(5), 205-7, April 1993 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Fitzgerald JF, Winchester M, Dietary management of chronic diarrhea in children, Gastroenterology Nursing, 15(4), 170-7, February 1993 Abstract
  • 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, 1992 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, Gastroenterology Nursing, 14(3), 138-41, December 1991 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, General anesthesia: an alternative to sedation for pediatric endoscopic procedures, Gastroenterology Nursing, 13(3), 166-8, Winter 1991 Abstract
  • 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 and Health, 13(6), 411-20, December 1990 Abstract
  • 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, 1990 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Clinical nursing research: recipe for success, Gastroenterology Nursing, 13(1), 18-23, Summer 1990 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Constipation/encopresis: a nursing perspective, Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 4(3), 141-6, 1990 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Living with chronic hepatitis, Gastroenterology Nursing, 12(2), 125-30, 1989 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Anusitis associated with group A beta-hemolytic streptococci, Gastroenterology Nursing, 12(1), 53-4, Summer 1989 Abstract
  • Ellett, M, Beckstrand, J, Predicting the insertion length for gastric gavage tubes, Research Review: Studies for Nursing Practice, 5, 3, 1989
  • Ellett ML, Schibler K, Adolescent psychosocial adaptation to inflammatory bowel disease, Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 2(2), 57-66, 1988 Abstract
  • Ellett, M, Pediatric gastroesophageal reflux, SGA Journal, 11(1), 3-10, 1988
  • Clark JH, Nagamori KE, Ellett ML, Fitzgerald JF, Vitamin E sufficiency in children with cholestasis: a comparison between erythrocyte peroxide hemolysis and serum alpha-tocopherol, Clinica Chimica Acta, 153(2), 117-24, 1985 Abstract
  • DeBenham BJ, Ellett M, Perez RC, Clark JH, Initial assessment and management of chronic diarrhea in toddlers, Pediatric Nursing, 11(4), 281-5, 1985 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, What is known about methods of correctly placing gastric tubes in adults and children., Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, 27 (6), 253-9; quiz 260-1 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Swenson M, Living with a colicky infant., Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, 28 (1), 19-25; quiz 26-7 Abstract
  • Baker PD, Morzorati SL, Ellett ML, The pathophysiology of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting., Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, 28 (6), 469-80 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Important facts about intestinal feeding tube placement., Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, 29 (2), 112-24; quiz 124-5 Abstract
  • Baker PD, Ellett ML, Measuring nausea and vomiting in adolescents: a feasibility study., Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, 30 (1), 18-28 Abstract
  • Ellett ML, Woodruff KA, Stewart DL, The use of carbon dioxide monitoring to determine orogastric tube placement in premature infants: a pilot study., Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, 30 (6), 414-7 Abstract

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