Sandra LeVasseur
Sandra A. LeVasseur, PhD, RN
Associate Researcher
Associate Director, Research
Hawaii State Center for Nursing
School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster Hall 439
Ph: 808-956-0894, Fax: 808-956-8522
sandraal@hawaii.edu
BS, University of Hawaii Manoa, 1983; MS (Gerontology), La Trobe University, Victoria Australia, 1993; PhD, Monash University, Victoria Australia, 2005.
Clinical Area of Focus: nursing workforce; healthcare service delivery systems; ageing; quality of life; smoking cessation
My scholarly interests have focused on a diverse range of nursing issues spanning twenty years of research. My research background includes basic clinical research in the areas of subjective and physiological responses to pain and pain management. I have conducted clinical nursing research in areas such as graduate nurses perceived clinical competencies, patient care outcomes, novel approaches to smoking cessation, and quality of life in post acute stroke patients. Health services research includes developing models for an advanced practice role for nurses in emergency departments, evaluating the introduction of hospital in the home services for cardiac patients, evaluating the consistency of triage in emergency departments in the state of Victoria Australia, evaluating the use of patient dependency information systems by nurses in a large healthcare organization.
Teaching Topics: Research Utilization; Research in Healthcare Environments
Recent Awards and Publications:
LeVasseur, SA, Green, S, Talman, P. (2005). The SEIQoL-DW is a valid method for measuring Individual Quality of Life in stroke survivors attending a secondary prevention clinic. Quality of Life Research, 14(3):779-788.
Considine, J, LeVasseur SA, Villanueva E. (2004). The Australasian Triage Scale: Examining ED nurses performance using computer and paper scenarios. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 44(5):516-523.
Redley, B, LeVasseur, SA, Peters G, Bethune, E. (2003). Families’ needs in emergency departments: instrument development. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 43(6); 606-615.
Considine J, LeVasseur SA, Charles A. (2002) Development of physiological discriminators for the Australasian Triage Scale. Accident & Emergency Nursing, 10(4): 221-234.
Charles A., LeVasseur SA, Castle C. (1999). Suturing of minor lacerations by Clinical Nurse Specialists in the Emergency Department, Accident and Emergency Nursing, 7:34-38.
LeVasseur SA, Fitzgerald R, Bell F. (1998). A descriptive study examining postdischarge patient needs after laser ablation and traditional transuretheral resection of the prostate. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 4:33-39.
Khalil Z, LeVasseur S, Merhi M, Helme RD. (1997). Sympathetic modulation of sensory nerve activity with age: human & rodent skin models. Clinical & Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 24:883-886.
LeVasseur SA & Calder W. (1995). A comparative descriptive study of patients admitted to a high dependency unit after major and non-major surgery. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 11:66-70.
LeVasseur SA, Khalil Z, Helme RD. (1992). The use of iontophoresis to examine sensory nerve function in an ageing population. ANZ J Med, 22 Suppl 3;321.
Helme RD, LeVasseur SA, Gibson SJ. (1992). RSI revisited: evidence for psychological and physiological differences from an age, sex and occupation matched control group. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 22:23-29.
Gibson SJ, LeVasseur SA, Helme RD. (1991). Cerebral event-related responses induced by CO2 laser stimulation in subjects suffering from cervico-brachial syndrome. PAIN, 47:173-182.
LeVasseur SA & Helme RD. (1991). A double – blind clinical trial to compare the efficacy of an active based cream F14001 against a placebo non-active based cream for the treatment of pressure ulcers in a population of elderly subjects. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 16:952-956.
LeVasseur SA, Gibson SJ, Helme RD (1990). The measurement of capsaicin – sensitive sensory nerve fibre function in elderly patients with pain. PAIN, 41:19-25.
Research Reports and Monographs, data-based
LeVasseur, SA. (2007). Projected Registered Nurse Workforce in Hawaii 2005-2020, Hawaii State Center for Nursing, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.
LeVasseur SA. (2006). Survey of Nursing Education Programs 2004 – 2005. Hawaii State Center for Nursing, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.
LeVasseur SA. (2006). Supply & Demand: Assessing the Dental Hygiene Workforce in Hawaii. School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.
LeVasseur SA, Considine J, Charles A, Castle C, Villanueva E. (2001). Consistency of Triage in Victoria’s Emergency Departments: Summary Report. Monash Institute of Health Services Research. Report to the Department of Human Services, Victoria.
LeVasseur SA, Considine J, Charles A, Castle C, Villanueva E. (2001). Consistency of Triage in Victoria’s Emergency Departments: Consistency of Triage Report. Monash Institute of Health Services Research. Report to the Department of Human Services, Victoria.
Considine J, LeVasseur SA, Charles A. (2001). Consistency of Triage in Victoria’s Emergency Departments: Guidelines for Triage Education and Practice. Monash Institute of Health Services Research. Report to the Department of Human Services, Victoria.
LeVasseur SA, Charles A, Considine J. (2001). Consistency of Triage in Victoria’s Emergency Departments: Education and Quality Report. Monash Institute of Health Services Research. Report to the Department of Human Services, Victoria.
Moon S. & LeVasseur SA. (2000) The emergency nurse specialist project: advancing practice in the Southern Health Care Network. Report to Workforce Planning, Policy Development and Planning Division, Department of Human Services, Victoria.
McGuiness B, LeVasseur SA, Calladine D. (2000) Improving clinical costing by increasing the accuracy of patient dependency data. Report to Department of Human Services Victoria.
LeBrocq P, Kambourakis A, Peveril R, LeVasseur S. (2000). Chest pain evaluation area in emergency departments. Report to Department of Human Services Victoria.
Jenkins J, Keighran L, Jarman H, LeVasseur SA. (1999) Home is where the heart is. Managing patients with uncomplicated acute myocardial infarctions in the home. Report to Ambulatory Services, Department of Human Services, Victoria.
Helme RD, Gibson SJ, LeVasseur SA (1991). The role of the primary afferent nerve pathway in repetitive strain injury. Report to the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission, Canberra, Australia.