Faculty Publications

Brooks Carthon, JM. (2011). Making ends meet: A historical account of community networks and health promotion among blacks in the city of brotherly love. American Journal of Public Health 101(8): 1392–1401..Download.

Sumpter, D. & Brooks Carthon, J.M. (in press). Lost in translation: Student perceptions of cultural competence in undergraduate and graduate curricula. Journal of Professional Nursing: Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), .

H Brom, JMB Carthon, U Ikeaba, J Chittams. 2020. Leveraging Electronic Health Records and Machine Learning to Tailor Nursing Care for Patients at High Risk for Readmissions. Journal of Nursing Care Quality 35 (1), 27-33

Brooks Carthon, J.M., Brom, H., Poghosyan, L., (…), Todd, B., Aiken, L. (2020).. Supportive clinical practice environments associated with patient-centered care, Journal for Nurse Practitioners 16(4): 294–298.

4. Brooks Carthon, JM, Hatfield, L, Brom, H, Houton, M, Kelly-Hellyer, Erin, Schlak, A, Aiken, LH. (in press). System-level improvements in work environments lead to lower nurse burnout and higher patient satisfaction. Journal of Nursing Care Quality February 24, 2020 - Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue - Download

Brooks Carthon, JM, Hedgeland, T, Brom, H, Hounshell, D, & Cacchione, P.Z (2019). You only have time for so much in 12 hours” unmet social needs of hospitalised patients: A qualitative study of acute care nurses. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28(19-20), 3529-3537.

Harrison, JM, Aiken, LH, Sloane, DM, Brooks Carthon, JM, Merchant, RM, Berg, RA, & American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines–Resuscitation Investigators. (2019). In hospitals with more nurses who have baccalaureate degrees, better outcomes for patients after cardiac arrest. Health Affairs, 38(7), 1087-1094.

Ritter, AZ, Bowles, KH, O’Sullivan, AL, Brooks Carthon, M, Fairman, JA. (2018). A policy analysis of legally required supervision of nurse practitioners and other health professionals. Nursing outlook, 66(6), 551-559.

Pogosyhan, L., Brooks Carthon, JM. (2017). The untapped potential of the nurse practitioner workforce in reducing health disparities. Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, 18 (2), 84-94.

Brooks Carthon, J.M., Gamble, K., Rothwell, R., Pancir, D. Holland, S. Ballinghoff, J. Aiken, L. (2017). Increasing research capacity in a safety net setting through an academic clinical partnership. Journal of Nursing Administration, 47 (6), 350-355.

Brooks Carthon, J.M., Wiltse-Nicely, K., Sarik, D.A., Fairman, J. (2016). Effective strategies for achieving scope of practice reform in Pennsylvania. Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice 17(2) 99-109.

Rearden, J., Hanlon, A., Ulrich, C., Brooks, C.M., Sommers, M. (2016). Examining differences in opportunity and eligibility for cancer clinical trial participation based on socio-demographic and disease characteristics. Oncology Nursing Forum 43 (1), 57-66. (also in 2015 Nursing Research 64 (2), E80-E81). 

Brooks Carthon, J.M. (2016). The role of minority nurses in meeting the healthcare needs of diverse communities: Lessons from the Past-Instruction for the Future. In Nursing History for Contemporary Role Development, Ed. Lewenson, S., Smith, K., & McAllister, A. Springer Publishing Company. 

Brooks Carthon, JM, Barnes, H, Altares Sarik, D. (2015) Federal polices influence access to primary care and NP workforce.The Journal for Nurse Practitioners 11 (5): 526-530.

Brooks Carthon, JM, Lasater, KM, Sloane, DM. Kutney-Lee, A. (2015). The quality of hospital work environments and missed nursing care are linked to heart failure readmissions: A cross sectional study of U.S. hospitals BMJ Qual Saf, 24 (4), 255-263.

Brooks Carthon, JM, Nguyen, TH, Pancir, Chittams, J. (2015) Enrollment of underrepresented minorities in nursing majors: A cross sectional analysis of U.S. nursing schools. Nursing Education Today 35 (11), 1053-1134. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.06.007

Brooks Carthon, J.M., Nguyen, T.H., Chittams, J., Guevara, J. (2014). Measuring success: results from a national survey of recruitment and retention in the U.S. nursing workforce. Nursing Outlook 62 (4), 259-267.doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2014.04.006

Guevara, J, Adanga, E, Avakame, E, Brooks Carthon, JM (2014). Minority faculty development programs and underrepresented minority faculty representation at U.S. medical schools. JAMA, 310 (21), 2997-2304. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.282116

Carthon, M. (2014). Reflections on a legacy of mentorship. Nursing History Review, 22, 140-3

Brooks Carthon, JM, Jarrin, O, Sloane, DM, Kutney-Lee, A. (2013). Variations in postoperative complications across race, ethnicity and sex among older adults, Journal of the American Geriatric Society 61 (9), 1499-1507.

Brooks Carthon, J.M., & Abbott, K. (2013). Searching for Connectivity: Using social network analysis to unearth new discoveries in nursing history. In Routledge Handbook on the Global History of Nursing, Ed. Whelan, J. Fairman, J., D, Antonio, P. Routledge: New York, NY

McHugh, MD, Brooks Carthon, M, Wu, E, Kelly, L, Sloane, D, & Aiken, LH. (2012). Impact of nurse staffing mandate on safety net hospitals: Lessons from California. The Milbank Quarterly, 90(1), 160-186.

Brooks Carthon, M. (2012). Website review of Learning Historical Research. Nursing History Review , 20(1), 218-220.

Brooks Carthon, M., Kutney Lee, A., Jarrin, O., Sloane, D., & Aiken, L. (2012). Nurse staffing and postsurgical outcomes in black adults. Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 60(6), 1078-1084 NIHMSID 364087.

Brooks Carthon, M. (2011). Making ends meet: A historical account of community networks and health promotions among Blacks in the city of brotherly love. American Journal of Public Health, 101, 1392-1401

Brooks Carthon, M., Kutney-Lee, A, Sloane, D., Cimiotti, J., & Aiken, L. H. (2011). Quality of care and patient satisfaction in hospitals with high concentrations of Black patients. Journal of Neurosurgery (JNS), 43(3), 301-310. NIHMSID: NIHMS331044..

Brooks Carthon, J.M. (2011). Life and death in Philadelphia’s Black Belt: A tale of an urban tuberculosis campaign, 1900-1930. Nursing History Review , 19(1), 29-52 Download