Barb Van de Castle, DNP, NI-BC, OCN-Emeritus

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Barb Van de Castle, DNP, NI-BC, OCN-Emeritus
  • Assistant Professor
    Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Location:
Room 455C, School of Nursing Building
Phone:
410-706-4420
Office Hours:
PRN
Email:

Education

  • Nursing, Miami Valley School of Nursing, 1979
  • BS, Nursing, Johns Hopkins University School of Continuing Studies, 1985
  • MSN, Nursing Education, The Catholic University of America, 1989
  • DNP, Informatics, University of Maryland School of Nursing, 2014

Contracts, Fellowships, Grants, and Sponsored Research

  • Date:
    2016 - 2018
    Title:
    Identification of Factors Associated with Thirty-day Readmissions
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Role:
  • Date:
    2018 - Current
    Title:
    A Training Program of Auricular Point Acupressure for Oncology Nurse to Manage Cancer Related Pain
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Role:

Research Interests

  • Clinical Informatics, Oncology Nursing, Innovation, Electronic Health Record, Data Stewardship

Research Activity

  • Duration:
    2016 - 2018
    Title:
    Identification of Factors Associated with Thirty-day Readmissions in Adult Solid Tumor Patients
    Description:
    A retrospective chart review design with a 20% random sample (n=855) from 2012-2016 with the goal of finding variables that were significant for readmission in this population at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins.
    Status:
    Complete
  • Duration:
    2018 - 2022
    Title:
    Received IRB approval from JHU and UMB
    Description:
    Submitted and received IRB approval from JHU and UMB for cancer patient recruitment to test our mobile health game we developed
    Status:
    Complete
  • Duration:
    2019 - Current
    Title:
    A Training Program of Auricular Point Acupressure for Oncology Nurse to Manage Cancer Related Pain
    Description:
    The aim of this study is to examine the feasibility of providing a training course of Auricular Point Acupressure (APA) for inpatient oncology nurses to integrate this intervention into real-world nursing care settings and examine the effectiveness of APA on cancer related pain.
    Status:
    On-Going
  • Title:
    Testing Usability of CaS-PET Silver for Older Adult Cancer Survivors
    Description:
    our investigative team plans to conduct a pilot study to test usability of the program using focus groups of older adults ( >65 years) recruited from Hopewell Cancer Support (http://www.hopewellcancersupport.org/) and UM Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center and health care professionals (e.g., nurse navigators, social workers, survivorship program coordinators) who provide survivorship support to older adults.
    Status:
    On-Going

Publications

  • Van de Castle, B. (2023). Nurse-Administered Auricular Point Acupressure for Cancer-Related Pain. Integrated Cancer Therapies, (2023 Jan-Dec:22). doi:10.1177/15347354231198086
  • Son, H., Nahm, E., Zhu, S., Galik, E., Van de Castle, B., Seidl, K. L., et al (2022, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 1). Older Adults' Perception on and Use of Patient Portals: A Comparative Analysis of Two Samples.. Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN, 40 (1), 61-68. doi:10.1097/CIN.0000000000000802
  • Son, H. (2021, March). Testing a Model of Patient Portal Use in Adult Patients. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 53 (2), 143-153.
  • Cerbas, S., Kelemen, A. G., Liang, Y., Sik-Lanyi, C. & Van de Castle, B. (2021, May 19). A Physical Activity Mobile Game for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients: App Design, Development, and Evaluation. JMIRx Med, 2 ((2):e20461). doi:10.2196/20461
  • Yeh, C., Caswell, K., Pandiri, S., Lukkahatai, N., Campbell, C., Stearns, V., et al. Dynamic Brain Activity Following Auricular Point Acupressure in Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy: A Pilot Longitudinal Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 9 (Feb 13), 1-9. United States: Sage Publishing. doi:DOI: 10.1177/2164956120906092
  • Nahm, E., Poe, S., Lacy, D., Lardner, M., Van de Castle, B. & Powell, K.. Cybersecurity Essentials for Nursing Informaticians. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 37 (8), 389-393.
  • Cerbas, S., Kelemen, A. G., Van de Castle, B., Proszenyak, G., Arvai, A., Sik-Lanyi, C., et al (2019, July (3rd Quarter/Summer)). Database design, game development, step counter evaluations, and integration for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients. Baltimore, MD, USA: 29th annual Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics.

See a full list of published work.

Presentations

  • Year:
    2023
    Title:
    Improving Data Stewardship in DNP Projects
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    AACN Doctoral Education Conference
    Sponsoring Organization:
    AACN
    Location:
    Coronada CA United States
  • Year:
    2022
    Title:
    Standardization of Oncology Nursing Shift Handoff Utilizing a Cloud-Based Application
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Oncology Nursing Society 47th Annual Congress
    Sponsoring Organization:
    ONS
    Location:
    Anaheim CA
  • Year:
    2019
    Title:
    Identification of Factors Associated with Thirty-day Readmissions in Adult Solid Tumor Patients
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Oncology Nursing Society Annual Congress
    Sponsoring Organization:
    ONS
    Location:
    Anaheim CA

Areas of Specialization

  • Clinical Informatics

Honors/Awards

  • Name:
    Mary Nowotny Excellence in Cancer Nursing Education Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    Oncology Nursing Society
    Date:
    May 2017

Academic and Professional Activities

Professional

  • Organization:
    Oncology Nursing Society, local chapter
    Role:
    Committee Chair

Public

  • Date:
    2009 - Current
    Organization:
    Dragon Boat Teams
    Role:
    Member