Cheryl A. Dellasega
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Academic title Associate Professor of Medicine, and Humanities
College College of Medicine
Campuses Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Department Medicine
Joint departments Humanities
Graduate programs
Email Phone FAX
  cdellasega@psu.edu
  717 531 8778
  717 531 3894
Educational background
  RN Diploma, 1974, Lancaster General Hospital
BS, 1981, Millersville University
MS, GNP, 1982, University of Delaware
PhD., Temple University, 1988
Areas of expertise
 
CaregiversFamily
Frail ElderlyNurse Practitioners
Life Change EventsNursing Homes
Patient AdmissionRole
AgingCognition
Geriatric AssessmentGeriatric Nursing
Neurologic ExaminationAttitude to Health
ChristianityCultural Diversity
Primary Health CareTranscultural Nursing
Drug UtilizationHeart Diseases
Health PromotionPsychotherapy
WritingAttention
Cognition DisordersMass Screening
MemoryMental Status Schedule
Nursing AssessmentOrientation
TelephoneAftercare
Home Care ServicesOutcome Assessment (Health Care)
Rural Health ServicesAttitude of Health Personnel
Community Health NursingJob Description
Nurse's RoleSelf-Help Groups
Stress, PsychologicalHome Nursing
PainAbstracting and Indexing as Topic
Health StatusCongresses as Topic
TelemedicineCentral Nervous System Agents
Women, WorkingEmpathy
Task Performance and AnalysisAged
Urban Health ServicesCareer Choice
InstitutionalizationNursing Research
Needs AssessmentDrug Therapy
Homebound PersonsStudents, Nursing
AnalgesicsNursing Care
Education, Nursing, BaccalaureateLong-Term Care
Peer Review, ResearchPsychological Tests
Interprofessional RelationsDecision Making
Adaptation, PsychologicalAnorexia Nervosa
Critical CareHyperglycemia
HypoglycemiaHypoglycemic Agents
InsulinAggression
Interpersonal RelationsNurses
Education, Nursing, ContinuingInservice Training
Nursing Staff, Hospital
Publication author name
  Dellasega CA
Dellasega C
Select publications
  Dellasega C. Orwig D. Ahern F. Lenz E. Postdischarge medication use of elderly cardiac patients from urban and rural locations. 1999 Oct. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 54(10):M514-20.
National Institute on Aging
Dellasega CA. Using structured writing experiences to promote mental health. 2001 Feb. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 39(2):14-23.
Dellasega CA. Lacko L. Singer H. Salerno F. Telephone screening of older adults using the Orientation-Memory-Concentration test. 2001 Sep-Oct. Geriatr Nurs. 22(5):253-7.
Dellasega CA. Fisher KM. Posthospital home care for frail older adults in rural locations. 2001. J Community Health Nurs. 18(4):247-60.
Public Health Service
Dellasega CA. Zerbe TM. A multimethod study of advanced practice nurse postdischarge care. 2000 Sep. Clin Excell Nurse Pract. 4(5):286-93.
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