Ruth A. Lindquist, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
Professor, School of Nursing

Contact Info
Professor, School of Nursing
Chair, Adult and Gerontological Health Cooperative
Coordinator, Rochester Campus, School of Nursing
PhD, University of Minnesota (Social and Administrative Pharmacy), 1983
MS, University of Minnesota (Nursing - Medical/Surgical), 1979
BS, University of Minnesota (Nursing), 1976
RN, 1976
Summary
Awards & Recognition
Professional Associations
Adult and Gerontological Nursing
Center for Aging Science and Care Innovation
Center for Spirituality and Healing
Research
Research Summary/Interests
Personal control and quality of life; alterations in homeostatic function in elderly; risks of and response to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease; fall prevention; complementary and alternative therapies; home monitoring in lung transplant. (Recent grants and selected publications are listed below.)
Research Funding Grants
Research and Education Grants:
Title of Project: Acupuncture for Prevention and Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in CABG Surgery Patients
Funding Agency: MN Center for Health Trajectory Research (NINR-P20)
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 5/1/06-4/30/07
Title of Project: Informatics-based Nurse Triage in Lung Transplant Care
Funding Agency: NIH/NINR
Role: Co-Investigator (Finkelstein, PI - Medicine)
Project Dates: 7/1/05-6/30/09
Title of Project: Neuropsychological Functioning, Delirium, and Health Related Quality of Life of Patients Following On & Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Funding Agency: Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 5/1/05-1/31/06
Title of Project: Event Detection for Lung Transplant Triage Support
Funding Agency: Grant-in-Aid, UMN Graduate School
Role: Co-Investigator
Project Dates: 1/04-12/04
Title of Project: Neuropsychological, Biologic, and Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: "On" vs. "Off" Pump
Funding Agency: Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 2/02-12/04
Title of Project: A Fall Prevention Program for High Risk Elderly Women
Funding Agency: NINR, NIH NR05107
Role: Co-Investigator
Project Dates: 5/00-2/04
Title of Project: Comprehensive Needs Assessment of African-American Stroke Survivors, Family Members, and Health Providers
Funding Agency: President's Faculty Multicultural Research Award Program
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 1999-2000
Title of Project: Development and Testing of a Novel System for Prompting and Monitoring Exercise Behavior in Older Adults
Funding Agency: Academic Health Center, U of MN
Role: Co-Investigator
Project Dates: 6/98-5/00
Title of Project: Needs Assessment of Stroke Survivors and Their Families
Funding Agency: American Heart Association, Minnesota Affiliate
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 5/97-10/98
Publications
Recent Publications:
Articles
- Song, Y., & Lindquist, R. (2018). Critical review of mindfulness-based stress reduction for anxiety and depression among patients with heart disease. The Asian International Journal of Life Sciences, Suppl. 15(1), 1-8.
- Whipple, M., Schorr, E. N., Talley, K. M. C., Lindquist, R., Bronas, U. G., Treat-Jacobson, D. T. (2017). Variability in individual response to aerobic exercise interventions among older adults. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, Sep7: 1-37. doi: 10.1123/japa.2017-0054. [Epub ahead of print]
- Lindquist, R. (2017). Is the age-old practice of meditation a complement to comprehensive patient cardiovascular risk reduction? Science News, 1 – 4. Available at: http://professional.heart.org/professional/Science...
- Meghani, N., Tracy, M. F., Hadidi, N., & Lindquist R. (2017). Part I: The effects of music for the symptom Management of pain, anxiety and insomnia in critically ill patients. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 36 (4), 234-244.
- Schorr, E. N., Treat-Jacobson, D., & Lindquist, R. (2017). The relationship between peripheral artery disease symptoms and ischemia: A mixed method evaluation. Nursing Research, 66(5), 378-387.
- Meghani, N., Tracy, M. F., Hadidi, N., & Lindquist R. (2017). Part II: The effects of aroma-therapy and guided imagery for the symptom management of pain, anxiety and insomnia in critically ill patients. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing. 36(6), 334-348.
- Lee, S., Schorr, E., Chi, C.-L., Treat-Jacobson, D., Mathiason, M. A., & Lindquist, R. (2017). Peer group and text message-based weight-loss and management intervention for African American women. Western Journal of NursingResearch. Available at http://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/VwHxAbsRzpJkpaj...
- Hetland, B., Lindquist, R., Weinert, C. R., Peden-McAlpine, C., Savik, K., Chlan, L. (2017). Predictive associations of music, anxiety, and sedative exposure on mechanical ventilation weaning trials. American Journal of Critical Care, 26(3), 210-220.
- Hadidi, N. N., Huna Wagner, R. L., & Lindquist, R. (2017). Non-pharmacological treatments for poststroke depression: An integrative review of the literature. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 10(4), 182-195.
- Lee, J., Song, Y, Lindquist, R., Yoo, Y., Park, E., Lim, S., Chung, Y. & Mathiason, M. A. (2017). Nontraditional cardiac rehabilitation in Korean patients with coronary artery disease. Rehabilitation Nursing, 42(4), 191-198.
Recent Books & Chapters in Books
- Lindquist, R., Tracy, M. F., & Snyder, M. (2018). Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Nursing (8th Ed.). New York: Springer.
- Song, Y., Lee, S., & Lindquist, R. (2018). Research (pp. 495-508). In R. Lindquist, M. F. Tracy & M. Snyder (Eds.), Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Nursing (8th Ed.). New York: Springer.
- Watanuki, S., Tracy, M. F., & Lindquist, R. (2018). Therapeutic listening (pp. 29-46). In R. Lindquist, M. F. Tracy & M. Snyder (Eds.), Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Nursing (8th Ed.). New York: Springer.
- Snyder, M., & Lindquist, R. (2018). Evolution and use of complementary therapies and integrative healthcare practices (pp. 3-18). In R. Lindquist, M. F. Tracy & M. Snyder (Eds.), Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Nursing (8th Ed.). New York: Springer.
- Lindquist, R., Tracy, M. F., & Snyder, M. (2018). [Preface] Deepening dimensions of care (pp. xxix-xxxi). In R. Lindquist, M. F. Tracy & M. Snyder (Eds.), Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Nursing (8th Ed.). New York: Springer.
Selected Publications:
- Lindquist, R., Watanuki, S., & Tracy, M. F. (2006). Applying research in advanced practice nursing. In M. P. M. Jansen & M. Zwygart-Stauffacher (Eds.), Advanced practice nursing: Core concepts for professional role development (3rd ed., pp. 157-178). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
- Sendelbach, S., Lindquist, R., Watanuki, S., & Savik, K. (2006). Correlates of neurocognitive function of patients after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. American Journal of Critical Care, 15(3), 290-298.
- Sendelbach, S., Lindquist, R., Watanuki, S., Roman, D. D., & Savik, K. (2005). Early neurocognitive function of patients after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Heart & Lung, 34(6), 367-374.
- Wyman, J., Gross, C., DiFabio, R., Nyman, J., Lindquist, R., McCarthy, T., Wade, M., Konstan, J., & Findorff, M. (2005). A randomized trial of exercise, education, and risk reduction counseling to prevent falls in population-based sample of older women [Abstract]. The Gerontologist, 45(Special Issue II), 297.
- Tracy, M. F., Lindquist, R., Savik, K., Watanuki, S., Sendelbach, S., Kreitzer, M. J., & Berman, B. (2005). Use of complementary and alternative therapies: A national survey of critical care nurses. American Journal of Critical Care, 14(5), 404-414.
- Fox, N. L., Hoogwerf, B. J., Czajkowski, S., Lindquist, R., Dupuis, G., Herd, J. A., Campeau, L., Hickey, A., Barton, F. B., & Terrin, M. L. (2004). Quality of life after coronary artery bypass graft: Results from the POST CABG Trial. Chest, 126(2), 487-495.
- Treat-Jacobson, D., & Lindquist, R. A. (2004). Functional recovery and exercise behavior in men and women 5 to 6 years following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 26(5), 479-498.
- Lindquist, R., Tracy, M. F., & Savik, K. (2003). Personal use of complementary and alternative therapies by critical care nurses. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 15(3), 393-399.
- Lindquist, R., Dupuis, G., Terrin, M. L., Hoogwerf, B., Czajkowski, S., Herd, J. A., Barton, F. B., Tracy, M. F., Hunninghake, D. B., Treat-Jacobson, D., Shumaker, S., Zyzanski, S., Goldenberg, I., & Knatterud, G. L. (2003). Comparison of health-related quality-of-life outcomes of men and women after coronary artery bypass surgery through 1 year: Findings from the POST CABG Biobehavioral Study. American Heart Journal, 146(6), 1038-1044.
- Tracy, M. F. & Lindquist, R. (2003). Nursing's role in complementary and alternative theray use in critical care. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 15(3), 289-294.
- Tracy, M. F. & Lindquist, R. (2003). Complementary and alternative therapies in critical care [Preface]. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 15(3), xii-xiv.
- Herd, J. A., Hoogwerf, B. J., Barton, F., Terrin, M. L., Czajkowski, S. M., Lindquist, R., et al. (2003). Heart rate and blood pressure responses to mental stress and clinical cardiovascular events in men and women after coronary artery bypass grafting: The Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (Post-CABG) biobehavioral study. American Heart Journal, 146(2), 273-279.
- Tracy, M. F., Lindquist, R., Watanuki, S., Sendelbach, S., Kreitzer, M. J., Berman, B., et al. (2003). Nurse attitudes towards the use of complementary and alternative therapies in critical care. Heart & Lung, 32(3), 197-209.
- Meghani, N., Lindquist, R., & Tracy, M. F. (2003). Critical care nurses' desire to use complementary/alternative modalities (CAM) in critical care and barriers to CAM use. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 22(3), 138-144.
- Snyder, M., & Lindquist, R. (May 31, 2001). Issues in Complementary Therapies: How We Got to Where We Are. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 6(2), 1-13.
- Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., Lindquist, R., & Savik, K. (2000). The development of health care delivery systems that are sensitive to the needs of stroke survivors and their caregivers. Journal of Nursing Administration Quarterly, 24(3): 33-42.
- Lindquist, R., Treat-Jacobson, D., & Watanuki, S. (2000). A case for multisite studies in critical care. Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, 29(4), 269-277.
- Lindquist, R., & Watanuki, S. (1999). Nursing research. In M. Snyder, & M. Mirr (Eds.), Advanced practice nursing. New York: Springer.
- Lindquist, R., & Gersema, L. (1998). Understanding and preventing adverse drug effects. AACN Clinical Issues - Advanced Practice in Acute & Clinical Care. 9 (1), 119-128.
- Snyder, M., & Lindquist, R. (Eds.). (1998). Alternative/Complementary Therapies: A Guide for Nurses. (3rd Ed.). New York: Springer.
- Lindquist, R. (1998). Contracting. In M. Snyder & R. Lindquist (Eds.), Alternative/Complementary Therapies: A Guide for Nurses. (3rd Ed., pp. 295-307). New York: Springer.
- Czajkowski, S., Terrin, M., Lindquist, R., et al. (1997). Comparison of pre-operative characteristics of men and women undergoing bypass graft surgery: Design & baseline findings of the Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) biobehavioral study. American Journal of Cardiology, 79, 1017-1024.
- Wade, M., Lindquist, R., Taylor, J. & Treat-Jacobson, D. (1995). Optical flow, Spatial orientation, and the control of posture in the elderly. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 50B(1), P51-58.
Teaching
Academic Interests and Focus
Courses
Courses Taught:
Course | Course Title | Dates Taught |
N6200 | Nursing Interventions | Spring 2010; Spring 2011; Fall 2011 (2 sections); Fall 2012; Spring & Fall 2013; Spring & Fall 2014; Fall 2015, Fall 2016; Spring 2017; Spring 2018. |
N4777W | Senior Project in the Nursing Major | Fall 2012, 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; Fall2017 |
N4402 | Taking Ethical Action in Health Care | Fall 2017 |
N4704 | Continuum of Care | Fall 2017 |
N4205W | Nursing Theory and Research | F 2007; F 2008; Spring 2010; Fall 2010; Spring 2011;Spring 2012/2013; 2014; Spring 2016; Spring 2017. |
N8177 | Research Practicum | Fall 2010; Fall 2011; Spring 2012; Spring & Fall 2013; |
N8361 | Special Topics in Nursing | Spring 2011 |
N8175 | Quantitative Research Design | Fall 2009; Fall 2010 |
N8194 | Problems in Nursing | Spr 2008; Sum 2008; Spring 2009; Fall 2009; Fall 2010; Fall 2011 |
N7100 | DNP Seminar I | Spring 2011/2012 |
N7101 | DNP Seminar I | Fall 2007 |
N7102 | DNP Seminar II | Spring 2008 |
N7103 | DNP Seminar III | May/Sum 2008 |
N7110 | DNP Project Supervision I | Spring/Fall 2012; Spring/Fall/2013 Spring & Fall 2014; Spring 2015 |
N7111 N7112 | DNP Project Supervision II DNP Project Supervision III | Spring/Fall/Summer 2013; Spring & Fall 2014; Summer & Spring 2015 Summer/Fall 2013; Spring & Fall 2014; Fall 2015 |
N4205V (Honors) | Nursing Theory and Research | F 2007; F 2008; Spring 2015 |
N5800 | Policy Implications of Nursing Research | 2005 (Sp) |
N4201 | Introduction to Nursing, Health and Health Promotion – skills laboratory section | 2001 (F) |
N1020 | The Challenge of Nursing Introduction to Nursing | 1999-2001 |
N1001 | The Challenge of Nursing: Introduction to Nursing | 1991-1998 |
N8030 | Nursing Intervention Models | 1984-1999 |
N5420 | Applied Clinical Research | 1993-1999 |
N5215 | Expansion of Perspectives in Nursing II | 1997 |
N8900 | Theoretical Foundations of Health Behavior | 1999 |