Deborah Wittig-Wells, PhD, RN, NE-BC, Director of Nursing Research, Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, Tucker, GA.
Melinda Higgins, PhD, Research Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Jessica Carter, BSN, RN, Staff Nurse, Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, Tucker, GA.
Estella Holmes, BSN, RN, Staff Nurse, Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, Tucker, GA.
Ani Jacob, BSN, RN, Staff Nurse, Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, Tucker, GA.
Jacqueline Samms-McPherson, MSN/MHA, RN, Nurse Manager, Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, Tucker, GA.
Pam Sapp, MN, RN, OCNS-C, ACNS-C, (Retired), Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, Tucker, GA.
Sandra Sims, MSN, Staff Nurse, Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, Tucker, GA.
Bobina Titus, BSN, Staff Nurse, Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, Tucker, GA.
Jessica Haupt, BS, Nursing Student, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Marcia Holstad, PhD, RN, FAAN, Research Professor, Professor Emeritus, and Marcia Stanhope Professor in Public Health, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Correspondence: Deborah Wittig-Wells, PhD, RN, NE-BC, Nursing Administration, Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, 1455 Montreal Rd, Tucker, GA 30084 ([email protected]).
This research was funded through a multiyear research grant from the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON). The NAON is committed to promoting and supporting orthopaedic nursing research to advance the specialty of Orthopaedic Nursing.
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
