Overview
A budding nurse scientist, McDonough is interested in dyadic relationships, families who have experienced perinatal loss, improving nursing care for families who have experienced perinatal loss, and postpartum depression and anxiety.
As a labor and delivery nurse and educator, I am committed to providing safe, supportive care to new families as they welcome life into the world. I also focus on providing a safe, supportive environment for my students to learn how to care for these families as well. I enjoy incorporating simulation into my classes and practice at the bedside to enhance student/nurse communication skills. A welcoming classroom where students feel safe to participate and engage in interactive learning.
Selected Publications
Kellogg, M., Schierberl Scherr, A., McDonough, M.R., Letourneau, R., & Ayotte, B. (2024) Caring for the Unvaccinated during a Pandemic: Connecting Swanson’s Caring Theory. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1891/RTNP-2023-0151
Postmontier, B., Horowitz, J., Geller, P.A., Elgohail, M., McDonough, M., Alvares, K., Smoot, J., Ma, T., & Chang, K. (2024). Applying the PRECEDE-PROCEED model to develop MommaConnect: A digital healthcare platform for addressing postpartum depression and improving infant well-being. Exploration of Neuroscience, 3(4), 309-320. https://doi.org/10.37349/en.2024.00052
McDonough, M. R., Leone-Sheehan, D., & Seney, V. (2023) The Dyad Experience of Nurse Caring Following Fetal Loss. International Journal for Human Caring. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1891/IJHC-2023-0031
McDonough, M. R. & Leone-Sheehan, D. (2023). Lived Experience of the Dyad and Their Relationships Following a Fetal Death: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study. Journal of Family Nursing, 30(1), 41-49. https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407231213085
McDonough, M. R. & Leone-Sheehan, D. (2023). “You’re on a rollercoaster, just hold on:” The Lived Experience of the Dyad Following a Fetal Death. Research and Theory in Nursing Practice, 37(4), 402-418. https://doi.org/10.1891/RTNP-2023-0037
