School of Nursing

Education

• DNS, Indiana University
• MSN, Indiana University
• BSN, Indiana University

External Funding

The Mary and John Barron Quality of Life Research Award, Nasointestinal Tube Placement in Children, principal investigator, 2005-2008, $2,500.

General Clinical Research Center (M01 RR00750), Nasointestinal Tube Placement in Children, principal investigator, 2005-2008, $5,000 (abdominal radiographs).

Project Development Program, Indiana University School of Nursing, Nasointestinal Tube Placement in Children, principal investigator, 2005-2008, $5,000.

National Institute of Nursing Research R01 NR00811-01, Gastric Tube Placement in Young Children, principal investigator, 2004-2009, $1,290,000.

General Clinical Research Center (M01 RR00750), Gastric Tube Placement in Young Children, principal investigator, 2004-2009, $30,000 (abdominal radiographs).

Biosketch

Dr. Ellett is a pediatric nurse who conducts research in enteral tube placement in children and infant colic. Her research is currently funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research. She has published results of her program of research in Clinical Nursing Research, Journal of Professional Nursing, Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses, and Gastroenterology Nursing. She currently teaches statistics for master's and PhD students.

Selected Publications

Ellett, M.L.C., Croffie, J.M.B., Cohen, M.D., & Perkins, S.M. (2005).  Gastric tube placement in young children.  Clinical Nursing Research, 14(3), 238-252.

Ellett, M.L.C. & Perkins, S.M. (2006).  Examination of the effect of Dr. Brown's Natural Flow© Baby Bottles on infant colic.  Gastroenterology Nursing, 29(3), 226-231.

Baker, P. & Ellett, M.L. (2007).  Measuring nausea and vomiting in adolescents: A feasibility study.  Gasteroenterology Nursing, 30(1), 18-28.

Beckstrand, J., Ellett, M.L.C., & McDaniel, A. (2007).  Predicting internal distance to the stomach for positioning nasogastric and orogastric feeding tubes in children.  Journal of Advanced Nursing, 59(3), 274-289.

Ellett, M.L.C., Woodruff, K.A., & Stewart, D.L. (2007).  The use of carbon dioxide monitoring to determine orogastric tube placement in premature infants: A pilot study.  Gastroenterology Nursing, 30(6), 414-417.

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