Christine Fortney

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First Name

Christine

Last Name

Fortney

Credentials

PhD, RN, FPCN

Associate Professor

fortney.19@osu.edu

614-292-8341

she/her/hers

Address

200E Heminger Hall

Address (Line 2)

1577 Neil Avenue

City

Columbus

State

Zip Code

43210

Research Interests

Dr. Fortney's research focuses on aspects of palliative and end of life care for infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). She is interested in characterizing the symptom and medical burden of these infants, and identifying associations between parents’ perceptions of their infant’s symptom experience and their clinical decision-making for their infant, as well as their long-term coping and distress.

Chapters: Gerhardt, C.A., Baughcum, A. E., Fortney, C., & Lichtenthal, W. Chapter 15, Palliative Care, End of Life, and Bereavement, Handbook of Pediatric Psychology (5th Edition), 2016.

Publications

Winning, A.M., Merandi, J.M., Lewe, D., Stepney, L.M.C., Liao, Nancy, N.N., Fortney, C.A., Gerhardt, C.A. (under review). The emotional impact of errors and adverse events on healthcare providers in the NICU: The protective role of coworker support. Journal of Advanced Nursing
James, J, Munson, D, DeMauro, SB, Lander, JC, Dworetz, A., Natarajan, G, Fortney, CA, Seabrook, R, Vohr, BR, Tyson, JE, Bell, EF, Poindexter, BB, Shankaran, S, Higgins, RD, Das, A, Stoll, BJ, & Kirpalani, H; for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network. (accepted) Outcomes of preterm infants following about withdrawal or withholding of life support. Journal of Pediatrics
Keim, MC, Fortney, CA, Shultz, EL, Winning, AM, Gerhardt, CA, & Baughcum, AE. (2017) Having another child after an infant’s death in the NICU: Parent distress and decision-making. Journal of Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing
Shultz, EL, Switala, M., Winning, AM, Keim, MC, Baughcum, AE, Gerhardt, CA & ♦Fortney, CA. (2017) Multiple perspectives of symptoms and suffering at end-of-life in the NICU. Advances in Neonatal Care (♦=senior author)
Fortney, CA and Steward, D. (2017). A qualitative study of nurse observations of symptoms in infants at the end of life in the neonatal intensive care unit. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Fortney, C and Steward, D. (2015). Medical record documentation and symptom management at the end-of-life in the NICU. Advances in Neonatal Care, 15(1) 48-55. doi:10.1097/ANC.0000000000000132. PMID:25313801
Fortney, C and Steward, D. (2014). A new framework to evaluate the quality of a neonatal death. Death Studies, Jan-Jun; 38(1-5):294-301. do:10.1080/07481187.2012.742475. Epub 2013 Sep 2. PMID:24593007

Recent Research Activities

Nationwide Children's Hospital Intramural Research Program (10/17/16-10/16/18), $40,000. "Adaptation and validation of the Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT) for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Setting"
National Institute of Nursing Research (9/26/16 - 7/31/19), Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23), K23NR016033, $406,194. "Infant symptoms in the NICU: Impact on parent decision-making, coping, and distress
Ohio State University College of Nursing Seed Grant (12/15/15 - 12/31/16), $10,000. "Infant symptoms and impact on parent decision-making, coping, and distress in the NICU: A feasibility study"
Sigma Theta Tau International, Epsilon Chapter (12/2015 - 12/2016), $1,500. "Practitioners' views of palliative care and end of life in different pediatric settings"
Nationwide Children's Hospital Intramural Research Program (8/1/14-7/31/16), $40,000. "Perceptions of suffering, satisfaction with care, and unmet needs among parents of infants who died in the NICU"
National Institute of Nursing Research, Ruth B. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA), F31NR00946, $124,891. "Defining a good death for high-risk neonates in the NICU"

Professional Society Memberships

2017-present Member, Pediatric Palliative Care Special Interest Group
2017-present Chair, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Research Interest Group, Midwest Nursing Research Society
2016-present Member, Palliative Care Research Collaborative (PCRC)
2016-present Counselor, Sigma Theta Tau, International, Epsilon Chapter
2015 Research Scholar, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
2013-present Member, Communications and Engagement Committee, Midwest Nursing Research Society
2013-present Member, Compassionate Care Committee, Nationwide Children's Hospital
2013-present Member, National Association of Neonatal Nurses
2013-present Member, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
2012-present Member, Midwest Nursing Research Society
2009 Rising Star of Research, Sigma Theta Tau, International
2002-present Member, Sigma Theta Tau International, Epsilon Chapter