Rita Jablonski
PhD, RN, ANP
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Contact Information
307D Health & Human Development East
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802-6509
Tel: (814) 867-1917
Fax: (814) 865-6625
Education
PhD, University of Virginia, 2003
Minor: Certified in aging studies
Richmond, Virginia
Post-Matster's Certificate, University of Pennsylvania, 1997
Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Philadelphia, PA
MSN, LaSalle University, 1992
Philadelphia, PA
BSN, Holy Family College, 1986
Philadelphia, PA
Honors, Fellowships and Awards
2002
A. D. Williams Student Award in Gerontology
2000-2003
John A. Hartford Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Scholarship
2000-2003
National Research Service Award, "Elder Transfer from Nursing Home to Emergency Department." Award Number: 5 F31 NR07571-03.
Publications
Coogle, C. L., Parham, I. A., Jablonski, R. A., & Rachel, J. A. (in press). The value of geriatric care enhancement training for direct service workers. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education.
DeLellis, A. J., Jablonski, R. A., & Parham, I. A. (2007). Consensus building on principles of respect-worthy behavior via multi-site video conferencing in continuing education of personal care assistants. Perspectives: New York Journal of Adult Learning, 5(2), 35-38.
Jablonski, R. A., Utz, S. W., Steeves, R., & Gray, D. P. (in press). Decisions about transfers from nursing homes to emergency departments. Journal of Nursing Scholarship.
Coogle, C. L., Parham, I. A., Jablonski, R. A., & Rachel, J. A. (2007). Enhanced care assistant training to address the workforce crisis in home care: Changes related to job satisfaction and career commitment. Care Management Journals, 8(2), 71-81.
Munro, C. L., Gap, M. J., Jablonski, R. A., & Boyle, A. H. (2006). Oral health measurement in nursing research: State of the science. Biological Research for Nursing, 8(1), 35-42.
Jablonski, R. A., Munro, C. L., Grap, M. J., & Elswick, R. K. (2005). The role of biobehavioral, environmental, and social forces on oral health disparities in frail and functionally dependent nursing home elders. Biological Research for Nursing, 7(1), 75-81.
Jablonski, R. A., Reed, D., & Maas, M. (2005). Care interventions for older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: Effect of family involvement on cognitive and functional outcomes in nursing homes. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 31(6), 38-48.
Jablonski, R. A. (2003). From sparks to wildfires: The emergence and impact of the nurse practitioner movement on nursing education at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing, 1974-1991. Nursing Historical Review, 11, 167-186.
Jablonski, R. A. (2000). Discovering asthma in the older adult. The Nurse Practitioner, 25(3), 14, 2-25, 29-39.
Jablonski, R. A. (1999). Practice pointers: OLDCARTSS. The Nurse Practitioner, 24(6), 72.
Flynn, E. R., Wolf, Z. R., McGoldrick, T. B., Jablonski, R. A., Dean, L. M., & McKee, E. P. (1996). Effect of three teaching methods on nursing staff's knowledge of medication error risk-reduction strategies. Journal of Nursing Staff Development, 12(1), 19-26, 51.
Wolf, Z. R., Haakenson, D. A., Jablonski, R. A., & McGoldrick, T. B. (1995). Nurse identified factors associated with perceived harmful outcomes from medication errors. Journal of Medical Surgical Nursing, 4(6), 460-467, 471.
Jablonski, R. A. (1994). The experience of being mechanically ventilated. Qualitative Health Research, 4(2), 186-207.
McGoldrick, T. B., Jablonski, R. A., & Wolf, Z. R. (1994). Needs assessment for patient education program in a department of nursing: A delphi approach. Journal of Nursing Staff Development, 10(3), 123-130.
Jablonski, R. A. (1993). Nausea: The forgotten symptom. Holistic Nursing Practice, 7(2), 64-72.
Non-refereed
Boyle, A. H., Jablonski, R. A., Munro, C. L., & Grap, M. J. (2005). The role of oral health in respiratory disease. Perspectives in Respiratory Nursing, 12(4), 2-4.
Jablonski, R. A. (Fall, 1998). OLDCARTSS: More than just a mnemonic. Connections, p. 12.
Jablonski, R. A. (Spring, 1998). Exemplars in caring: Serving the community through the Fan Free Clinic. Connections, p. 14.
Jablonski, R. A. (February, 1995). If ventilator patients could talk. RN, 58(2), 32-34.
Jablonski, R. A. (1992, Sugust). Patients recount their time on ventilator for study. Eistein Nursing Times, p. 1.
Jablonski, R. A. (1992). Remember the person attached to the ventilator. Nursing 92, 22(4), 67-70.
Jablonski, R. A. (1988, May 6). Nurses do more than empty bedpans [Guest Opinion, Letter to the Editor]. Philadelphia Daily News, p. 39.
Research
Foci
- Oral health in older adults residing in long-term care communities
- Reducing pneumonia in older adults residing in long-term care communities
- Interventions to improve the type of care provided by nursing assistants
- Care transitions between nursing homes & tertiary care settings
External Awards/Grants
2004-2006
PI, "Improving Oral Care by Nursing Assistants." National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, NIH, #R21DE16464-02. $200,000
2004-2005
Pilot Study PI for Competitive Grant Application, "Measuring the Oral Health of Nursing Home Elders: The Center for Biobehavioral Clinical Research," National Institute of Nursing Research, NIH, #P20 NR008988-01 (McCain, Project Director). $25,000
2004-2007
Collaborator, Curriculum Developer, and Master Trainer, "Recognition, Respect, and Responsibility: Transforming the Ethos of the Direct Service Community Workforce." Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, #93-779, New Freedom Initiative: Demonstration to Improve the Direct Service Community Workforce (I. Parham, PI). Awarded jointly to DMAS and the Virginia Geriatric Education Center. $1.4 million.