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Mary Etta Mills, RN, ScD, FAAN, CNAA
Professor
Suite Number: 311E
Telephone: 410-706-3975
Fax: 410-706-5560
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Education:
- BSN, University of Maryland School of Nursing
- MS, University of Maryland School of Nursing
- ScD, Johns Hopkins University
Research
- Mills, M.E. Master's Preparation of Staff Nurses to Expand Clinical Capacity. Maryland Higher Education Commission, Annapolis, MD. 7/1/06-6/30/11. $1,325,000. (Principal Investigator).
- Mills, M.E. BSN Program Endowment. Helene Fuld Health Trust. 2/04-1/07. $547,500. (Principal Investigator).
- Xiao, Y.; Mackensie, C.F; Faraj, S; Mills, M.E. Coordination Processes and Awareness Support in Dynamic Work Environments. National Science Foundation. 10/1/99-9/30/02. $300,036 (Grant #99-00406). (Co-Principal Investigator)
- Mills, M.E., Relationship of System Integration & Nursing Development. American Nurses Foundation.10/99-10/00. $3500. (Principal Investigator)
Research interests:
- Information Systems Integration
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Quality of Care
- Health Services Administration
Recent Publications
- Moss, J., Coenen, A., Mills, M.E. (2003). Evaluation of the draft international standard for a reference terminology model for nursing actions. Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 36 (4-5), 271-278.
- Mills, M.E. and Newhouse, R. (2003). Clinical system integration in the organized delivery system. In: H.P. Marin, E.P. Marques, E. Hovenga & W. Goosser (Eds.) 8th International Congress in Nursing Informatics. E-papers Services Editorials Ltd: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Nahm, E.S., Preece, J., Resnick, B., and Mills, M.E. (2004). Usability of health websites for older adults: A preliminary study. CIN: Computers, Informatics. 22, 326-334.
- Mills, M.E. (2004). Nursing Administration: A Growing Role in System Development. In: M.J. Ball, C. Waver, J. Kiel (Eds.), Healthcare Information Management Systems. New York: Springer-Verlag. 320-331
- Nahm, E.S., Mills, M.E., and Resnick, B. (2004). Survey Research. In J. Fitzpatrick & K. Montgomery (Eds.) Internet for Nursing Research: A Guide to Strategies, Skills and Resources. New York: Springer Publishing Company. 69-80.
- Jairath, N. & Mills, M.E. (2005). Online Health Science Education: Development and Implementation. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Mills, ME (2006). Linkage of patient records to support continuity of care: Issues and
future directions. Nursing Informatics 2006. - Nahm, E.S., Resnick, B., Mills, ME. (2006). Development and pilot-testing of the
perceived health web site usability questionnaire (PHWSUQ) for older adults. Consumer-Centered, Computer-Supported Care for Healthy People, 2006. - Nahm, E.S., Mills, ME, and Feege, B. (2006). Long-term care information systems.
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 32 (4), 32-38.
Primary Teaching Areas:
- Nursing Informatics
- Health Services Administration
Academic & Professional Activities:
- Past President, Maryland Council of Deans and Directors of Baccalaureate and Associate Degree Nursing Programs
- Summer Institute for Nursing Informatics, University of Maryland School of Nursing Planning Committee
- Nursing Informatics Council, American Academy of Nursing
- Board of Directors, Maryland Nurses Association, District 2