title: Animal-assisted therapy for inpatient adults.
authors.affiliation: Angela Phung is an RN at the Columbia Asthma and Allergy Clinic in Vancouver, Wash. At Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Ill., Colleen Joyce is an RN in the surgical department, Shirley Ambutas is a clinical nurse specialist, and Melissa Browning is director of the Magnet® program in professional nursing practice. At Rush University College of Nursing, also in Chicago, Ill., Louis Fogg is an associate professor in community systems and mental health nursing, Beth-Anne M. Christopher is a project director for Better Care Teams and assistant professor of adult health and gerontological nursing, and Suzanne M. Flood is an instructor in the department of adult health and gerontological nursing. At the time of the study, Ms. Phung and Ms. Joyce were graduate nursing students.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Phung
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Joyce
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ambutas
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Browning
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fogg
authors.forename: Beth-Anne
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Christopher
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Flood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056447:Animal Assisted Therapy; D000818:Animals; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D004285:Dogs; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005221:Fatigue / Q000517:prevention & control; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome