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
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

Maternal narrative of infants’ latch and sucking: validating the maternal assessment of infant breastfeeding behaviors tool
2016
Ruth Lucas, Ana Diallo, Jacqueline McGrath, Debra Brandon
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

The Effect of Healthcare Systems and Maternal BMI on Breastfeeding Outcomes.
2016
Joanna Sajdlowska, Ruth Lucas
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Maintaining Normothermia throughout the Perioperative Process to Ensure Better Surgical Outcomes at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
2016
Ruth F Lucas, Elaine Johnson, Bridget Rich, Brook Clark
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

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

Furthering our understanding of the pumping needs of mothers in the NICU: An integrative review.
2014
Carrie-Ellen Briere, Ruth F Lucas, Rebecca Paquette, Jacqueline G McGrath
Research Type: Journal Article

Differences between late preterm and full term infant breastfeeding behaviors and success.
2014
Joanna Sajdlowska, Ruth F Lucas, Lindsey Moore, Debra Brandon, Jacqueline McGrath
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Provision Of Emotional Support To Increase Pumping Duration In High Risk Mothers
2014
Ruth F Lucas, Carrie-Ellen Briere, Jacqueline McGrath, Rebecca Paquette
Research Type: Poster/Presentation