JoAnn Gruca

Scholarship

Research, Scholarly Activity, and Grants:

2001 to present Principal Investigator: Books as Influences on Children’s Consideration of a Career in Nursing. Funded by a CEP Faculty Research Grant, 2001-2002, $1,000.
1997 Community Residents’ Perceptions of Nursing Care Provided by Parish Nurses.


Works in Progress

Designing a course for RN students to focus on the health and the global environment
Evaluation of recent curricular innovations within the School of Nursing


Publications

  • Gruca, J.A. (2004). [Review of the book The geriatric survival handbook]. Rehabilitation Nursing, 29(5), 180.
  • Chase-Ziolek, M., and Gruca, J.A. (2000) Clients’ perspectives of the distinctive aspects of receiving nursing care in a congregational setting. The Journal of Community Health Nursing, 17(3), 171-183.
  • Gruca, J.A. (1998) [Review of the book Staying put: Adapting the places instead
    of people]. N&HC: Perspectives on Community    , 19(3), 138.
  • Gruca, J.A. (1997) [Review of the book Clinical practice guidelines on post-stroke rehabilitation by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research]. N&HC: Perspectives on Community, 18(2), 99.
  • Gruca, J.A. (1996) [Review of the book Redesigning nursing care delivery: Transforming our future]. N&HC: Perspectives on Community. National League for Nursing.
  • Gruca, J.A., & Douglas, M. (1994). Bug of the week: A personification teaching strategy. Journal of Nursing Education, 33(4), 153-154.
  • Gruca, J.A. (1994). The Taste of Nursing: An initiative to attract a new type of nursing student. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 25(1), 17-20.
  • Gruca, J.A., Lockie, N., & Price, M. (1991, 14 October). Retention strategy: Partnership in Learning for Utmost Success (PLUS). The Nursing Spectrum, pp. 21-22.
  • Gruca, J.A., Lockie, N., & Price, M. (1991, March/April). A retention strategy: Partnership in Learning for Utmost Success (PLUS). ABNF Newsletter, p. 3.
  • Gruca, J.A., Ethington, C.A., & Pascarella, E.T. (1988). Intergenerational effects of college graduation on career sex atypicality in women. Research in Higher Education, 29(2), 99-124.
  • Gruca, J.A. (1988). The impact of college graduation on the next generation: A path analytic model. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Illinois, Chicago.
  • Clifford, M., & Gruca, J.A. (1987). Facilitating spiritual care in the rehabilitation setting. Rehabilitation Nursing, 12(6), 331-333.
  • Gruca, J.A. (1987). A systems look at infection control. Nursing Management, 18(3), 50-51.
  • Gruca, J. A. (1986). Three perspectives on curriculum development in gerontology. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 6, 65-72.
  • Gruca, J.A. (1985). Implications of existentialist philosophy to the baccalaureate education of registered nursing students. Proceedings of the 5th Annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching, 5, 87-102.
  • Gruca, J.A. (1984). Oncology rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Nursing, 9(3), 27-30.
  • Gruca, J.A. (1984). An open letter to Sandy. Imprint, 31(2), 94-95, 97, 99-101.
  • Gruca, J.A. (1983). Effect of inservice education on the rate of urinary tract infection. Unpublished master's research, University of Illinois, Chicago.
  • Gruca, J.A. (1982). Finding the right job fit--Assessing your own needs and goals. Nursing Life, 2(4), 57-58.
  • Woods, J.D., Gruca, J.A., & Pietrzak, C.M. (1969). Comparison of chlorine-36 exchange with K2ReCl6 and Cs2ReOCl5. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science, 76, 119-126.