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Karen Gralton

Karen Gralton, PhD, RN

Children’s Wisconsin since 1989
  • Nurse Scientist and Evidence Based Practice Specialist, Children's Wisconsin
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin

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Overview

Area of expertise

  • Implementation of a developmental behavioral intervention (H-HOPE) in NICU settings
  • Family engagement research using a Co-Design Methodology to develop a family engagement assessment tool
  • Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 for pediatric nurses and recommendations for the future
  • Resiliency in parents of preterm infants
 

Education and Awards

Education

  • 2017, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, PhD
  • 1978, University of Wisconsin Madison, MS

Awards

  • 2015, 2019, 2020, 2024 - Children’s Wisconsin Julie Lathrop Nursing Research Award
  • 2019 - Midwest Nursing Research Society Abstract of Distinction
  • 2017 - Sigma Theta Tau Eta Nu Chapter, Outstanding Graduate Student Award
  • 2016 - Wisconsin Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, APN Award
  • 2015 - Who’s Who in America, 69th edition
  • 2009 - Society of Pediatric Nursing (Wisconsin Chapter), Evidence-Based Practice /Nursing Research Award
  • 2006 - Children’s Wisconsin, Advanced Practice Nursing Excellence Award
  • 2005 - Society of Pediatric Nursing, Excellence in Advanced Practice Award

Research and publications

Research

  • Gralton, K. S., Malin, K., Sherburne, E., Smith, D., Wenner, S., Averbeck, J., ... & Kavanaugh, K. (2025). The impact of COVID-19 during the first two years: Giving voice to pediatric nurses. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 82, 151-159.
  • Jerofke-Owen, T. A., McAndrew, N. S., Totka, J. P., Gralton, K., Sawin, K. J., Fial, A. V., & Weiss, M. E. (2023). Family engagement in paediatric acute care settings: A realist review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 00:1-19. DOI: 10.1111/jan.15833
  • White-Traut, R., Griffith, T., Zheng, C., Lagatta, J., Rigby-McCotter, C., Walsh, C., Gralton, K. (2022). Descriptive longitudinal pilot study: Behaviors surrounding feeding of preterm infants who received extended tube feedings. Journal of Neonatology and Clinical Pediatrics, 9: 092. DOI: 10.24966/NCP-878X/100092
  • Gralton, K. S., Doering, J., Ngui, E., Pan, A., & Schiffman, R. (2022). Family Resiliency and Family Functioning in Non-Hispanic Black and Non-Hispanic White Families of Preterm Infants. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 64, 102-110.
  • Norton, A. M., Gustafson, D., White-Traut, R., & Gralton, K. (2022). Exploration of Aromatherapy in a Pediatric Outpatient Surgical Setting: A Pilot Study. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. In press. Available online March 5, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopan.2021.11.015
  • Klingbeil. C. G., Gibson, C., Johnson, N., Polfuss, M., Gralton, K., & Lerret, S. (2022). Nurses' Experiences Implementing ePED: An iPad Application to Guide Quality Discharge Teaching. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 40(12), 848-855. doi: 10.197/cin.0000000000000868
  • Jerofke-Owen, T. A., McAndrew, N. S., Gralton, K., Totka, J. P., Weiss, M. E., Fial, A. V., & Sawin, K. J. (2021). Engagement of Families in the Care of Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: A Scoping Review. Journal of Family Nursing, 10748407211048894.
  • Johnson, N., Lerret, S., Polfuss, M., Gralton, K., Gibson, C., Ahamed, S. I., Riddhiman, A., White-Traut, R., Brown, R., Sawin, K. (2021). One size does not fit all: Discharge teaching and child challenging behaviors. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 01939459211018829.
  • White-Traut, R., Brandon, D., Kavanaugh, K., Gralton, K., Pan, W., Myers, E. R., Andrews, B., Msall, M., & Norr, K. F. (2021). Protocol for implementation of an evidence based parentally administered intervention for preterm infants. BMC Pediatrics, 21(1), 142.
  • Gralton, K., Korom, N., Kavanaugh, K., Wenner, S., & Norr, K. (2020). COVID-19: Impact for pediatric research, evidence-based practice and quality processes and projects. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 55, 264-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2020.08.009
  • Johnson, N., Lerret, S., Klingbeil, C., Gibson, C., Garnier-Villarreal, M., Gralton, K., Sawin, K., Untentsch, R., Pawela, L., White-Traut, R., & Weiss, M. (2020). Engaging parents in education for discharge (ePed): evaluating the reach, adoption and implementation of an innovative discharge teaching method. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 54, 42-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2020.05.022
  • Lerret, S. M., Johnson, N. L., Polfuss, M., Weiss, M., Gralton, K., Klingbeil, C. G., Gibson, C., Garnier-Villarreal, M., Iqbal Ahamed, S., Adib, R., Untentsch, R., Pawela, L., White-Traut, R., & Sawin, K. (2020). Using the engaging parents in education for discharge (ePed) iPad application to improve parent discharge experience. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 52, 41-4.

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