Ruth F. Lucas
Associate Professor/Nursing Instruct and Research

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Scholarly Contributions

182 Scholarly Contributions

102
Poster/Presentations
59
Journal Articles
19
Conference Proceedings
1
Patent and Intellectual Property
1
Book Chapter
When is it safe to initiate breastfeeding for preterm infants?
2015
Rebecca L Smith, Ruth F Lucas
Research Type: Journal Article

Establishing breastfeeding with the late preterm infant in the NICU
2015
Jacqueline McGrath, Mary Lussier, Carrie-Ellen Briere, Ruth F Lucas, Elizabeth Brownwell
Research Type: Journal Article

Association of maternal BMI with infant breastfeeding behaviors: Birth to 1 month
2015
Xiaomei Cong, Michelle Judge, Jacqueline McGrath, Ruth Lucas, Joanna Sajdlowska
Research Type: Journal Article

Effect of Maternal Body Mass Index on Infant Breastfeeding Behaviors and Exclusive Direct Breastfeeding.
2015
Jacqueline McGrath, Xiaomei Cong, J Sajdlowska, D Brandon, Ruth F Lucas, Michelle P Judge
Research Type: Journal Article

Dysregulated Breastfeeding Behaviors in Children Later Diagnosed With Autism
2015
Ruth F Lucas, Ann Cutler
Research Type: Journal Article

Maternal recall of breastfeeding behavior of infants later diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
2015
Ruth Lucas, Ann Cutler
Research Type: Journal Article

Maternal descriptive comparison of late preterm infant breastfeeding behaviors and exclusive breastfeeding
2015
Jacqueline McGrath, Debra Brandon, Ruth F Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Support for mother-late preterm infant breastfeeding dyads from birth to 1 month
2015
Debra Brandon, Jacqueline McGrath, Ruth Lucas, Ana Diallo
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Sojkowski, K., Grigg, K., Carroll, C., & Lucas, R. (2015, September). Evidence based practice in nursing: Why we rarely see EBP. Institute of Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice Nursing Grand Rounds Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT.
2015
Christopher Carroll, Katie Grigg, Katie Sojkowski, Ruth F Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Evaluation of nursing knowledge of early initiation of breastfeeding in preterm infants in a hospital setting
2016
Ruth F Lucas, Rebecca L Smith
Research Type: Journal Article

Clinical Assessment and Management of Breastfeeding Pain
2016
Ruth F Lucas, Jacqueline McGrath
Research Type: Journal Article

Maternal Narrative of Infants’ Latch and Sucking: Validating the Maternal Assessment of Infant Breastfeeding Behaviors Tool.
2016
Ana Diallo, Debra Brandon, Jacqueline Mcgrath, Ruth Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Partnering with parents of children with cancer to validate the adapted “Coming off Treatment (COT)” questionnaires
2016
Andrew Needham, Leigh Hart, Tiffany Ruiz, Courtney King, Elizabeth Parry, Ruth Lucas, Mary Conway
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Doyle, P. & Lucas, R. (2016, June). A nurse fatigue countermeasure program. Institute of Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice Nursing Grand Rounds Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT. Podium.
2016
Paula Doyla, Ruth F Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Direct paternal participation in bottle feeding and its effects on feeding patters of full-term infants.
2016
Roxanne LaPierre, Ruth Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Developing a clinical instrument for mothers to assess infant breastfeeding behaviors
2016
Jacqueline McGrath, Joanna Sajdlowska, Ruth Lucas, Ana Diallo
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Lucas, R. (2015, August & 2016, August). How to create a professional poster. Institute of Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT. Lecture.
2016
Ruth F Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Lucas, R., Briere, C., & McGrath, J. (2016, December). Evidence-based practice and research. Nurse Residency Program, Connecticut Children’s Hospital, Hartford, CT. Lecture.
2016
Ruth F Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Validating the Maternal Assessment of Breastfeeding Behaviors Instrument revised (MAIBB-R) using Maternal Narrative of their Late Preterm Infants’ Latch and Sucking Patterns.
2016
Ruth Lucas, Jacqueline Mcgrath, Ana Diallo, Debra Brandon
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

The CAPFAQ! Determining the Utilization of a Tool Used to Assess the Relationship Between Acute Pain and Functional Ability
2016
Ruth F Lucas, Katherine Bernier, Megal Strobel
Research Type: Poster/Presentation