Recent Publications:

Lehna, C., Rosenberg, L., Adler-Baugh, K., Aguilar, I., Amrhein, C., & Epperson, K. (2011). Family Orientation to a Pediatric Burn ICU Hospital Using a DVD. Pediatric Nursing.

Lehna, C., & Myers, J. (2011). Development of an Instrument that Assesses Individual’s Burn Prevention Knowledge. Journal of Burn Care & Research, 32, 26-30.

Lehna, C., Berger, J., Truman, A., Goldman, M. & Topp, R. (2010). Virtual Journal Club Connects Evidence to Practice: An Analysis of Participant Responses. Journal of Nursing Administration, 40(12), 522-528.

Lehna, C. (2010). Sibling Experiences after a Major Childhood Burn Injury. Pediatric Nursing, 36(5), 245-252.

Jenkins, A., Presley, L., Wissemeier, S., & Lehna, C. (2010). Nursing Students Team up with Firefighters to Teach Home Fire Safety. Kentucky Nurse, 58(2), 11.

Lehna, C., Love, P., Holt, S. et al. (2010). Nursing Students Apply Evidence Based Research Principles in Primary Burn Prevention Projects. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 25(6), 477-481.

Lehna, C., & Myers, J. (2010). Does a nurse’s perceived burn prevention knowledge, and ability to teach burn prevention correlate with their actual burn prevention knowledge? Journal of Burn Care and Research, 31(1), 111-120.

Lehna, C.  (2009). “Sibling Closeness,” a Concept Explication Using the Hybrid Model, in Siblings Experiencing a Major Burn Trauma. Southern Online Journal of Nursing Research, 9(4).

Karem, H., Probus, A. C., & Lehna, C. (2009). Local nursing students ignite the flame on fire prevention. Kentucky Nurse, 57, 8.

Recent Presentations:

Ramos, P., Myers, J., & Lehna, C. (2010, October). Increasing Burn Prevention Knowledge via an Online Educational Module. A research poster presentation, Research Louisville, Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.

Lehna, C., & Myers, J. (2010, September). Development of an Instrument that Assesses Individual’s Burn Prevention Knowledge, A presentation, Safety 2010 Conference, London, England.

Lehna, C. (2010, September).  Culturally Competent Care: Families with Burn Injury. A symposium presentation, 2010 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research. Washington, D.C.

Lehna, C., Ramos, P., & Myers, J. (2010, July). Increasing Burn Prevention Knowledge via an Online Educational Module. A research poster presentation, Pediatric Nursing Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Lehna, C., Lavely, W., Sauer, S. Davis, S., & Hockman, K. (2010, July). Home Fire Safety Education Evaluation. A clinical poster presentation, Pediatric Nursing Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Available at: http://www.pediatricnursing.net/conf/posters/2010/R12_Lehna_Poster.pdf

Lehna, C., Berger, J., Truman, A., Goldman, M. & Topp, R. (2010, July).  Virtual Journal Club Connects Evidence to Practice. A clinical poster presentation, Pediatric Nursing Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Available at: http://www.pediatricnursing.net/conf/posters/2010/C10_Lehna_Poster.pdf

Berger, J., Truman, A., Lehna, C., Topp, R. (2010, April). Virtual Journal Club Connects Evidence to Practice. A poster presentation, American Organization of Nurse Executives 43rd Annual Meeting and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN.

Lehna, C., & Myers, J. (2010, March). Development of an Instrument that Assesses Individual’s Burn Prevention Knowledge, A presentation, 42^th Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association, Boston, Mass.

Goldman, M., Truman, A., Berger, J., Topp, R. & Lehna, C. (2010, February). Verbal Abuse of Nurses by Patients and Families. A poster presentation, Southern Nursing Research Conference. Austin, TX.

Lehna, C., & Hardin, H. (2010, February). Biochemical response to stress in children. A poster presentation, Southern Nursing Research Conference. Austin, TX.

Lehna, C., & Myers, J. (2009, March). Does a nurse’s perceived burn prevention knowledge, and ability to teach burn prevention correlate with their actual burn prevention knowledge? A presentation, 41^th Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association, San Antonio, TX.

Lehna, C. (2009, February). Family Members’ Perceptions of Sibling Relationships after a Major Pediatric Burn Injury. A poster presentation, The Southern Nursing Research Society, 23^st Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Lehna, C., Adler-Baugh, K., Aguilar, I., Amrhein, C., Epperson, K., and Rosenberg, L. (2008, September). Evaluation of a Pediatric Burn ICU Hospital Orientation Video. A poster presentation, The 15^th Congress of the International Society for Burn Injuries, Montreal, CA.

Lehna, C. (2008, October). Sibling Experiences after a Burn Injury. A poster presentation. Research Louisville 2008. Louisville, KY

Lehna, C. (2008, February). A Pilot, Sibling Memories after a Childhood Burn Injury. A poster presentation, The Southern Nursing Research Society, 22^st Annual Conference, Birmingham, AL.

Lehna, C. (2008, January). GCAPNs’ Knowledge about Burn Prevention. A poster presentation, Leading Edge Interventions in Women's Health across the Lifespan conference, Galveston, TX.

Lehna, C. (2007, July). Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge about Burn Prevention, A presentation, 23^rd Annual Pediatric Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Lehna, C. (2007, March). Pediatric Nurses’ Knowledge about Burn Prevention. A presentation, American Burn Association, 39^h Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Grant Activity:

International Association of Fire Fighters' Burn Foundation: "Increasing Health Care Providers Burn Prevention Knowledge and Teaching Frequency via an Online Education Module," PI, submission, December 1, 2010

Healthpoint, Ltd., "Comparison of Wound Healing in Facial Burns Using Two Standard Creams," PI, Submission October, 2010

National Institutes of Health Grant: "A family centered intervention program for adolescents with metabolic syndrome," Co-PI, submission, October 22, 2010

Letter of Intent, Improved Health Outcomes Program, Louisville, KY: Establishing the Burn Prevention Needs of Children with Disabilities and Developing an Intervention to Address those Needs, September 2010

CVS Charitable Trust: "Burn Injury Prevention for Children with Disabilities," PI, Submission, July 2010

National Institutes of Health Grant: "A family centered intervention program for adolescents with metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes," Co-PI, Just-in-Time status, January 2010

National Institutes of Health Grant: "An Integrated Mental Health Primary Care Model for an Underserved, Minority, Urban Population," Key Personnel, Just-in-Time status, January 2010

Clinical & Translational Science Pilot Grant: "Sibling Experiences after a Traumatic Pediatric Injury," Principle Investigator, University of Louisville, January 2010

International Association of Firefighters Burn Foundation Grant: Measuring Changes in Nurses' Burn Prevention Knowledge after Viewing an On-line Education Module, Principle Investigator, University of Louisville, 2009-2010

Intramural Research Initiation Grant: Measuring Nurses' Burn Prevention Knowledge, Principle Investigator, University of Louisville, Research Initiative Grant, 2008-2009

Full Grant: "Prospective Study of Pressure Ulcers among Pediatric Orthopaedic, Burn and Spinal Cord Injured Patients: Risk Factors and Quality of Life," Co-Investigator, Shriners Hospitals for Children Multicenter Research Grant, 2007-2008