Rhonda Board, PhD, RN, CCRN

Board Certifications:
RN, Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
CCRN, Critical Care in Pediatrics

Research Interests:
Investigating the effects of pediatric critical care hospitalization on children and their families.

Funding:
Board, R. (2015) Feasibility of Journal Writing in the PICU to Reduce Parental Stress and Stress Symptoms. American Association of Critical Care Nurses – AACN Impact Research Grant 2015 recipient 

Selected Publications:
Fleck, P., Kenner, C., Board, R., & Mott, S. (2017). Mother’s lived experience during repair of long-gap esophageal atresia: A Phenomenological Inquiry. Advances in Neonatal Care, May 31, 1-11, doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000415.

Green, M.E., Sullivan, K.J., Wells, S.E., Board, R., Feldman, H.A., McCabe, M. (2015). A comparison of antibiotic serum concentrations drawn simultaneously from peripherally inserted central catheters and peripheral veins in children with respiratory infection. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 30(6), 868-876.

Board, R. & Dai, J. (2011). Effects of five parent-and-child risk factors on salivary cortisol levels and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in school-age critically ill children: A pilot. Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, 40(30), 236-246.

Dunn, K. & Board, R. (2011). Parents and technology in the inpatient pediatric setting. Pediatric Nursing, 37(2), 75-80.

Armola, R.R., Bourgault, A.M., Halm, M.A., Board, R.M., Bucher, L., Harrington, L., et al. (2009).Upgrading the American association of critical-care nurses’ evidence-leveling hierarchy. American Journal of Critical Care, 18(5), 405-409.

Areas of Expertise:
Pediatric Critical Care

Honors & Awards:
Dedication to Classroom Award, Northeastern University School of Nursing, Class of 2017

Dedication to Clinical Research Award, Northeastern University School of Nursing, Class of 2014, 2016

Distinguished Service Award, Northeastern University School of Nursing, 2013

Professional and Community Service: 
Reviewer, Journal Article, Critical Care Nurse.
Member, Eastern Nursing Research Society.
Reviewer, Journal Article, Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care.
Reviewer, Journal Article, Pediatrics – Journal.
Member, Sigma Theta Tau.
Member, Society of Pediatric Nurses.
Editor, Journal Editor, American Journal of Critical-Care, Clinical Pearls Section Editor, 2016 to Present.
Member, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 1992 to Present.