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Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
78
Citations
37222
World Ranking
17807
National Ranking
8882

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research focuses broadly on health professions and medicine, with specific work in general health professions, clinical psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, issues related to ethics and legal aspects, and social psychology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout
  • Health sciences research and education
  • Nursing diagnosis and documentation
  • COVID-19 and mental health
  • Child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development
  • Health policy implementation science
  • Workplace health and well-being

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk has published extensively in several academic venues. Their frequent publication outlets include:

  • Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
  • Building Healthy Academic Communities Journal
  • Journal of Professional Nursing
  • Journal of Pediatric Health Care
  • JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on mental health, well-being, and evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare settings. Notable recent publications are:

  • Interventions to Improve Mental Health, Well-Being, Physical Health, and Lifestyle Behaviors in Physicians and Nurses: A Systematic Review, 2020, American Journal of Health Promotion
  • Critical Care Nurses' Physical and Mental Health, Worksite Wellness Support, and Medical Errors, 2021, American Journal of Critical Care
  • Evidence-Based Practice Culture and Mentorship Predict EBP Implementation, Nurse Job Satisfaction, and Intent to Stay: Support for the ARCC© Model, 2021, Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
  • Associations Among Nurses' Mental/Physical Health, Lifestyle Behaviors, Shift Length, and Workplace Wellness Support During COVID-19, 2021, Nursing Administration Quarterly

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • Andreanna Pavan Hsieh
  • Alai Tan
  • Jacqueline Hoying
  • Lynn Gallagher-Ford
  • Megan Amaya

Their contributions have been recognized by professional organizations, as evidenced by their membership in the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) since 2013.

Best Publications

  • Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare : a guide to best practice

    Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk;Ellen Fineout-Overholt

  • Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice

    Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk;Ellen Fineout-Overholt

  • Screening for colorectal cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement

    Ned Calonge;Diana B. Petitti;Thomas G. DeWitt;Allen J. Dietrich

  • Screening for Breast Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

    Ned Calonge;Diana B. Petitti;Thomas G. DeWitt;Allen J. Dietrich

  • Screening for breast cancer: U.S. preventive services task force recommendation statement

    Ned Calonge;Ned Calonge;Diana B. Petitti;Diana B. Petitti;Thomas G. DeWitt;Thomas G. DeWitt;Allen J. Dietrich;Allen J. Dietrich

  • Screening for Breast Cancer

    Ned Calonge;Diana B. Petitti;Thomas G. DeWitt;Allen J. Dietrich

  • Finding and appraising systematic reviews of clinical interventions: critical skills for evidence-based practice.

    Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

  • The State of Evidence-Based Practice in US Nurses: Critical Implications for Nurse Leaders and Educators

    Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk;Ellen Fineout-Overholt;Lynn Gallagher-Ford;Louise Kaplan

  • Evidence-based practice: step by step: the seven steps of evidence-based practice.

    Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk;Ellen Fineout-Overholt;Susan B. Stillwell;Kathleen M. Williamson

  • Nurses' Perceived Knowledge, Beliefs, Skills, and Needs Regarding Evidence‐Based Practice: Implications for Accelerating the Paradigm Shift

    Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk;Ellen Fineout-Overholt;Nancy Fischbeck Feinstein;Hong Li

  • Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment: Program Effects on the Mental Health/Coping Outcomes of Critically Ill Young Children and Their Mothers

    Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk;Linda Alpert-Gillis;Nancy Fischbeck Feinstein;Hugh F. Crean

  • Reducing Premature Infants' Length of Stay and Improving Parents' Mental Health Outcomes With the Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Program: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk;Nancy F Feinstein;Linda Alpert-Gillis;Eileen Fairbanks

  • Transforming Health Care from the Inside Out: Advancing Evidence-Based Practice in the 21st Century

    Ellen Fineout-Overholt;Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk;Alyce Schultz

  • The Evidence‐Based Practice Beliefs and Implementation Scales: Psychometric Properties of Two New Instruments

    Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk;Ellen Fineout-Overholt;Mary Z. Mays

  • The Establishment of Evidence-Based Practice Competencies for Practicing Registered Nurses and Advanced Practice Nurses in Real-World Clinical Settings: Proficiencies to Improve Healthcare Quality, Reliability, Patient Outcomes, and Costs

    Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk;Lynn Gallagher-Ford;Lisa English Long;Ellen Fineout-Overholt

  • The First U.S. Study on Nurses' Evidence-Based Practice Competencies Indicates Major Deficits That Threaten Healthcare Quality, Safety, and Patient Outcomes.

    Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk;Lynn Gallagher-Ford;Cindy Zellefrow;Sharon Tucker

  • Evidence-based practice, step by step: searching for the evidence

    Susan B. Stillwell;Ellen Fineout-Overholt;Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk;Kathleen M. Williamson

  • Implementing evidence-based practice: effectiveness of a structured multifaceted mentorship programme

    Gwenyth R. Wallen;Sandra A. Mitchell;Bernadette Melnyk;Ellen Fineout-Overholt

  • A National Study Links Nurses' Physical and Mental Health to Medical Errors and Perceived Worksite Wellness.

    Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk;Liana Orsolini;Alai Tan;Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren

  • Evidence-based practice, step by step: asking the clinical question: a key step in evidence-based practice.

    Susan B. Stillwell;Ellen Fineout-Overholt;Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk;Kathleen M. Williamson

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy J Wilt
Timothy J Wilt University of Minnesota
J. Sanford Schwartz
J. Sanford Schwartz University of Pennsylvania
Diana B. Petitti
Diana B. Petitti Arizona State University
Laura A. Szalacha
Laura A. Szalacha University of South Florida
Judith K. Ockene
Judith K. Ockene University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Michael Belyea
Michael Belyea Arizona State University
Mary A. Fristad
Mary A. Fristad The Ohio State University
Flavio F. Marsiglia
Flavio F. Marsiglia Arizona State University
Booil Jo
Booil Jo Stanford University
Barbara P. Yawn
Barbara P. Yawn University of Minnesota

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