School of Nursing Faculty

Paula Klemm, PhD, RN, OCN Professor Graduate Program Coordinator Telephone:(302) 831-8501 E-mail: klemmpa@udel.edu Mailing Address: School of Nursing McDowell Hall Newark, DE 19716

Paula R. Klemm , PhD, RN, OCN, is a graduate of The Catholic University of America. Her areas of research interest are internet support for cancer patients and caregivers and psychosocial adjustment to illness. She is a Certified Oncology Nurse with clinical experience at the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center. She is a reviewer and a former Associate Editor for Oncology Nursing Forum, which has an audience of over 35,000 oncology nurses nationwide.

Education
PhD, The Catholic University of America, Nursing Education
MS, University of Maryland, Nursing Education
BSN, Stony Brook University
BA, Fredonia State College, Sociology

Research Interests
Internet support for cancer patients and caregivers
Psychosocial adjustment to illness

Recent Scholarship/ Grants
American Nurses Foundation “Online Support for Informal Caregivers: Psychosocial Outcomes” Sigma Theta Tau International/Oncology Nursing Society “Psychosocial outcomes in online cancer support”

Publications
Klemm, P.R. (2009). Anticancer Agents. In J.F. Kee, E.Hayes, L.E. McCuistion (Eds.). Pharmacology: A Nursing Process Approach (6 th ed.) (pp 525-555 St. Louis: Elsevier

 Klemm, P., & Hurst M. (2009). Cancer Pathophysiology. In S. Newton, M. Hickey, & J. Marrs (Eds). Mosby’s Oncology Nursing Advisor: A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Practice (1 st ed.) (pp 14-32). St. Louis: Mosby.

 Klemm, P. (2008). Late Effects of Treatment for Long-Term Cancer Survivors: Qualitative Analysis of an Online Support Group. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 26(1), 49-58.

Anderson, A., & Klemm, P. (2008). The Internet: Friend or foe when providing patient education? Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 12(1), 55-63.

Caton, A., & Klemm, P. (in press). Introduction of the novice oncology nurse to end-of-life care. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing.

Klemm , P.R. (2006). Anticancer Drugs. In J.F. Kee, E.Hayes, L.E. McCuistion (Eds.). Pharmacology: A Nursing Process Approach (5 th ed.) (pp 527-552). St. Louis: Elsevier.

Klemm , P.R. (2006). Technologic Advances: Psychosocial Implications for Patient Care. In R.M. Carroll-Johnson, L.M. Gorman, & N.J. Bush (Eds). Psychosocial Nursing Care along the Cancer Continuum (2 nd Ed.) (pp 439-449). Pittsburgh: Oncology Nursing Press, Inc.

Klemm, P., & Wheeler, E. (2005). Cancer caregivers online: Hope, emotional roller-coaster, and physical/emotional/psychological responses. Computers, Informatics, Nursing. 23(1), 38-45.

Klemm, P., (2005). The Role of the Internet in Psychosocial Support, In R.M. Carroll-Johnson, L.M. Gorman, & N.J. Bush (Eds). Psychosocial Nursing Care along the Cancer Continuum. (2nd Ed.). Pittsburgh: Oncology Nursing Press.

Polek, C., Klemm, P., Hardie, T., Wheeler, E., Birney, M., Plowfield, L., & Lynch, K. (2004).  Asian/Pacific Islander American women: Age and Death Rates during Hospitalization for breast cancer, Oncology Nursing Forum, (31)4.

Wheeler, E., Klemm, P., Hardie, T., Plowfield, L., Polek, C., & Birney, M., Lynch, K. (2004).  The effect of race in hospitalized chronic heart failure elderly patients. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 15(4), 291-297.

Klemm, P., & Hardie, T. (2002). Depression in face-to-face and Internet
cancer support groups: A pilot study. Oncology Nursing Forum, 29(4), E45-E51.

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