Susan O'Conner-Von
 | Susan O'Conner-Von, PhD, RN
Associate Professor Telephone Number:
612-624-6647 FAX Number:
612-626-6606 E-mail Address:
ocon0025@umn.edu Office Location:
6-124 Weaver-Densford Hall | Mailing Address: School of Nursing
University of Minnesota
5-140 Weaver-Densford Hall
308 Harvard Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455 Research Interests: Specialty areas are pediatric pain, palliative care, preparation for surgery, web based educational programs for adolescents
(Selected publications and grants are listed below.) Selected Publications: O'Conner-Von, S. (2009 - in press). Coping with Cancer: A web-based educational program for early and middle adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. O'Conner-Von, S., Looman, W., Lindeke, L., Garwick, A., & Leonard, B. (2009).
Preparing pediatric nurse leaders for practice. Nursing Administration
Quarterly, 33 (1), 73 - 77. O'Conner-Von, S. (2008). Preparation of adolescents for outpatient surgery:
Use of an Internet program. AORN Journal, 87 (2), 374-398. Matthews, A., & O'Conner-Von, S. (2008). Administration of comfort medication at end-of-life in neonates: Effects of weight. Neonatal Network, 27 (4), 223-227. Looman, W., O'Conner-Von, S., Ferski, G., & Hildenbrand, D. (2008).
Financial and employment problems in families of children with special health care needs: Implications for research and practice. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 22 (4). Looman, W., O'Conner-Von, S., & Lindeke, L. (2008). Caring for children with special health care needs and their families: What advanced practice nurses need to know. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 4 (7), 512-517. O'Conner-Von, S. (2007). Growth and development of the school-age child.
In N. Potts & B. Mandleco (Eds.), Pediatric nursing: Caring for children and their families. Clifton Park, N.Y.: Thomson Delmar Learning. Kalb, K., & O'Conner-Von, S. (2007). Ethics education in advanced practice nursing: Respect for human dignity. Nursing Education Perspectives, 28 (4),
196-202. O'Conner-Von, S. (2002). Growth and development of the school-age child.
In N. Potts & B. Mandleco (Eds.), Pediatric nursing: Caring for children and their families. Albany, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning. O'Conner-Von, S. (2000). Preparing children for surgery: An integrative research
review. AORN, 71(2), 334-343. Research and Education Grants: Title of Project: Field Test of a Web-Based Educational Program to Help Youth
Cope with Cancer
Funding Agency: P 20 Pilot Grant, NINR/NIH Minnesota Center for Health Trajectory
Research
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 5/1/07 - 4/30/09 Title of Project: The Incidence of Pain and other Physical Symptoms in
Pediatric Patients with Cystic Fibrosis: Impact on Overall Quality of Life and Body Image
Funding Agency: University of Minnesota, Densford Clinical Scholars Program
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 9/1/07 - 6/1/09 Title of Project: Development and Validation of the Adolescent Cancer Knowledge
Questionnaire
Funding Agency: P 20 Pilot Grant, NINR/NIH Minnesota Center for Health Trajectory Research
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 1/1/07 - 4/30/07 Title of Project: Senior Nursing Students' Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Pediatric Pain
Funding Agency: University of Minnesota School of Nursing Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 9/1/05 - 8/30/06 Title of Project: Preparation of Children for Painful Procedures: A Web-based Program
Funding Agency: University of Minnesota Graduate School, Grant-in-Aid
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 7/1/04 - 6/30/06 Center Memberships: Center for Child and Family Health Promotion Research
Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs
University of Minnesota Cancer Center
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