Instructor
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Clinical Research KL2 Scholar
Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative
Teaching Information
Teaching Interests
- Critical Care
- Family Decision-Making
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Research Methods
- Measurement Theory
Research Information
Research Interests
- Judgment & Decision-Making
- Self-Regulation
- Sleep
- eHealth Interventions
- Measurement & Psychometric Theory
Research Projects
- Development of an eHealth Debiasing Intervention for Surrogate Decision-Makers of the Critically Ill.
PI: Raed Dweik, MD
Role: Clinical Research KL2 Scholar
Grant Number: KL2TR002547
Funding Agency: NIH, National Center for Advancing Translational Science
Funding Period: 05/2019 – 05/2023
Amount: $100,000 - A Biobehavioral Exploration of Family Intensive Care Unit Syndrome
PI: Grant Pignatiello, PhD, RN
Funding agency: Midwest Nursing Research Society and Sayre Memorial Fund
Funding period: 2019-2020
Amount: $10,000 - Narrative Nursing Intervention: Effects on Moral Injury, Resilience, and Well-Being among Ohio Registered Nurses Practicing During COVID-19
PI: Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: Ohio Nurses Foundation, #CON238549
Submission Date: February 2021
Funding Period: April 2021-March 2022
Amount: $100,000
Awards and Honors
Early Career Investigator Award: Family Health Research Group
2021
Midwest Nursing Research Society
New Investigator Award: Decision-Making Research Group
2020
Midwest Nursing Research Society
Young Alumni Award for Excellence
2019
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Alumni Association
Outstanding Dissertation Award: Decision Making Research Interest Group
2019
Midwest Nursing Research Society
New Investigator Award: Acute & Critical Care Across the Lifespan Research Interest Group
2019
Midwest Nursing Research Society
Publications
Selected Publications
- Pignatiello GA, Townsend AL, Hickman RL. Structural Validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Among Family Members of Critically Ill Patients. Am J Crit Care. 2021 May 1;30(3):212-220. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2021214. PubMed PMID: 34161981; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8270500.
- Pignatiello GA, Tsivitse E, O'Brien J, Kraus N, Hickman RL Jr. Decision fatigue among clinical nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Clin Nurs. 2021 Jul 21;. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15939. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34291521; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8447365.
- Hickman RL, Clochesy JM, Pignatiello GA. A Path Analysis of Spiritual and Religiious Coping on the Depressive Symptoms, Role Stress, and Self-Efficacy of Surrogate Decision Makers of ICU Patients. EC Nursing and Healthcare. 2021; 3(3):156-167.
- Pignatiello GA, Martin RJ, Hickman RL Jr. Decision fatigue: A conceptual analysis. J Health Psychol. 2020 Jan;25(1):123-135. doi: 10.1177/1359105318763510. Epub 2018 Mar 23. Review. PubMed PMID: 29569950; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6119549.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
Nursing
Case Western Reserve University
2018
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Summa Cum Laude
Case Western Reserve University
2013