Judith Tate

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First Name

Judith

Last Name

Tate

Credentials

PhD, RN, ATS-F

Associate Professor

tate.230@osu.edu

Judith.Tate@osumc.edu

614-292-4907

Address

386 Newton Hall

Address (Line 2)

295 W. 10th Ave.

City

Columbus

State

Zip Code

43210

Research Interest

Dr. Judith Tate’s research focuses on improving patient and family experiences during and following critical illness. She is particularly interested in cognitive and psychological sequelae of critical illness. She has expertise in symptoms experienced by critically ill patients; with expertise in care of critically ill older adults. In addition, she has expertise in qualitative and mixed methods research.

Dr. Tate is actively involved in interdisciplinary organizations focused on critical care and has leadership position within the American Thoracic Society and the Society for Critical Care Medicine. She is committed to the development of successful research collaborations. And she is devoted to the development of future nurse scientists working with students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Publications

Choi, J., Son, Y, & Tate, JA (In Press) Exploring Positive Aspects of Caregiving in Family Caregivers of Adult ICU Survivors from ICU to Four Months Post-ICU Discharge. Heart and Lung.
Tate, JA, Choi, J. (In Press) Positive Appraisal of Caregiving Experience in Family Caregivers of Intensive Care Unit Survivors: A Qualitative Analysis. American Journal of Critical Care
Tate, JA, Newtz, C, Ali, A, Happ, MB. (In Press) Advancing Patient-Centered Communication Content for Undergraduate Nursing Students: Student SPEACS. Nurse Educator.
Lawson, TN, Tan, A, Thrane, SE, Happ, MB, Mion, LC, Tate, JA, Balas, MC. (In Press) Factors Associated with the Transition to Physical Restraint Use in Critically Ill Adults. American Journal of Critical Care.
Choi, J, Lingler, JH, Happ, MB, Donahoe, M, Hoffman, LA, Tate, JA. (2018). Home discharge following critical illness: A qualitative analysis of caregiver experience. Heart and Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, 47(4) 401-407.
Tate, JA & Happ, MB. (2018). Qualitative secondary analysis: A case exemplar. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 32 (3), 308-312. doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2017.09.007.
Choi, J, Campbell, ML, Gelinas, C, Happ, MB, Tate, JA, Chlan, L. (2017). Symptom assessment in non-vocal or cognitively impaired ICU patients. Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, 46(4), 239-245.
Weiss, CH, Krishnan, JA, Au, DH, Bender, BG, Carson, SS, Cattamanchi, A, Cloutier, MM, Cooke, CR, K10, George, M, Gerald, JK, Gerald, LB, Goss, CH, Goul, MK, Hyzy, R, Kahn, JM, Lederer, DJ, Mittman, BS, Mosesón, E, Mularski, RA, Patel, SR, Parthasarathy, S, Rand, CS, Redeker, NS, Reiss, TF, Riekert, KA, Rubenfeld, GD, Tate, JA, Renda S, Wiener, RS, Wilson, KC, & Carey C. Thomson, CC. (2016) An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement: Implementation Science in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care, 194(8), 1015-1025.
Choi, J., Tate, JA, Donahoe, MP, Ren, D, Hoffman, LA, & Chasens, ER. (2016). Sleep in family caregivers of ICU survivors for two months post-ICU discharge. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 37, 11-18.
Choi, J., Tate, JA, Rogers, MA, Donahoe, MP, & Hoffman, LA. (2016). Depressive symptoms and anxiety in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors after ICU discharge. Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, 45(2), 140-146.
Gamertsfelder, EM, Seaman, JB, Tate, JA, Happ, MB. (2016). Prevalence of advanced directives among hospitalized older adults. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 42(2), 34-41.
Choi, J & Tate, JA. (2018) Risk of post-traumatic stress disorder in family caregivers of neuroscience intensive care unit patients. Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine.
Bauer, P & Tate, JA. (2018) Waiver of informed consent for emergency research. Critical Connections.
Tate, JA, Balas, MC. (2018). The Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU. Best Practices in Nursing Care to Older Adults. “Try This” series. Sponsored by John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Nursing Institute (on-line publication).
Happ, MB, & Tate, JA. (2017). Family caregiving in critical illness: Research opportunities and considerations. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 39(9), 1219-1221.

Recent Research Activities

Principal Investigator

4/15/2019 – 3/31/2021
National Institute on Aging – R03
A Problem Solving Intervention for Post-ICU Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults.

2018 - 2020
University Institute for Teaching and Learning
Implementing StudentSPEACS in the RN-to-BSN and Graduate Entry Nursing Programs

2016 - 2019
American Nurses Foundation
Adapting to Cognitive Dysfunction after Critical Illness: Testing the Post ICU Problem-Solving (PIC-UPS) Program
Co-Investigator

1/2019 – Present
Parent-Delivered Reiki Therapy For In-The-Moment Symptom Management With Developmentally Delayed Adolescents Receiving Palliative Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
National Palliative Care Research center
PI: Thrane

2016 – 2018
Helping Older Persons Emerge Stronger (HOPES) After Intensive Care Unit Admission.
Select Medical.
PI: Balas, Michele

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