Margaret B. Hodge

Department Chair, Professor

• 1997 Doctor of Education, Educational Leadership
  University of Southern California
• 1990 Master of Science, Nursing
  California State University, Sacramento
• 1976 Bachelor of Science, Nursing
  California State University, Sacramento

2007 - Present Chair, Department of Nursing

2003 - Present Associate Professor, Division of Nursing
California State University, Stanislaus

1997 - 2003 Clinical Nurse Scientist: Center for Nursing Research
University of California, Davis, Medical Center

1991 - 2002 Clinical Faculty - Associate Level
Division of Nursing
California State University, Sacramento

1991 - 1997 Staff Nurse, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
University of California, Davis, Medical Center

1980 - 1991 Staff Nurse/Nurse Educator/Nurse Manager
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center

1979 - 1980 Emergency Department staff nurse
University of California, Davis, Medical Center

1976 - 1979 Charge Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Sutter General Hospital

Hodge, M., Martin, CT., Tavernier, D., Perea-Ryan, M., & Alcala-VanHouten, L. (2008) Integrating simulation throughout the curriculum. Nurse Educator 33(5). 210-214.

Lang, T. A., Hodge, M., Olson, V., Romano, P. S., & Kravitz, R. L. (2004). Nurse-Patient Ratios: A systematic review on the effects of nurse staffing on patient, nurse employee, and hospital outcomes. JONA 34(7-8).

Hodge, M., Romano, P., Harvey, D., Samuels, S., Olson, V., Sauve, M.J., & Kravitz, R. (2004). Licensed Care Giver Characteristics and Staffing in California Acute Care Hospital Units. JONA 34(3). 125-133.

Hodge, M., Kochie, L.D., Larsen, L., Santiago, M. (2003). Implementing research utilization in critical care. American Journal of Critical Care Nursing, 12(4). 361-366.

Hodge, M., Asch, S., Olson, V. & Kravitz, R. Development of Indicators of Nursing Quality to Evaluate Nurse Staffing Ratios. JONA 32(6). 338-345.

Hodge, M., Robinson, C., Boehmer, J., & Klein, S. Employee out-comes following work-site acupressure and massage. In Rich G (Ed.) Massage Therapy - The Evidence for Practice, pp. 191-202. Mosby, Edinburgh.

Hodge, M., Robinson, C., Boehmer, J., Klein, S., & Ullrich, S. (2000). Effects of work-site Acupressure and massage. Massage Therapy Journal. 48-60.

Donaldson, K., Frederick, Alameda, A., & Hodge, M. (2000). Covergown policy and postoperative infection rate. Infection Control Today, 4(4). 64-70.

Ullrich, S. E. & Hodge, P. (1999). The Ullrich-Hodge Alternative Therapy Assessment Model: Teaching students to evaluate patients for use, motivation, and risk. Nurse Educator, 24(6). 19-23.

Hodge, M. L. (1999). Do anxiety, math self-efficacy, and gender affect nursing student's drug calculations. Nurse Educator, 24(4). 36.

Hodge, P., & Ullrich, S. E. (June, 1999). Does your assessment include alternative therapies. RN Magazine, 62(6); 47-49.

Dissertation: "The Effects of Gender, Math Self-Efficacy, Test Anxiety, and Previous Math Achievement on Posology Errors of Baccalaureate Nursing Students." University of Southern California

4/07 Poster Presentation: Integrating Simulation across the Curriculum. AACN Hot Topics Conference, 2007. (Denver, Colorado)

7/03 Poster Presentation: Implementing Research Utilization in Acute Care. Sigma Theta Tau Conference. 2003. (Virgin Islands)

9/02 Podium presentation: Identifying Indicators of Nursing Care Quality. Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses Annual Congress and Nursing Symposium, 2002. (San Diego, CA)

6/02 Poster Presentation: Factors affecting cognitive function in acute care nurses working 12 hour shifts. Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy Conference, 2002. (Washington D.C.)

6/02 Poster Presentation: Developing Indicators of Nursing Quality to Evaluate Nurse Staffing Ratios. Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy Conference, 2002. (Washington D.C.)

5/02 Podium Presentation: Implementing Research Utilization in Critical Care. American Association of Critical Care Nurses National Teaching Institute, 2002. (Atlanta, GA).

4/02 Developing Indicators of Nursing Quality to Evaluate Nurse Staffing Ratios. 2002, American Society of Peri-anesthesia Nurses National Conference (San Diego, CA)

4/02 The Value of Complementary Therapies. 2002, American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses National Conference (San Diego, CA)

4/01 Podium Presentation: The Effect of 12-Hour Shifts on Cognition, Fatigue, and Mood in Acute Care Nurses. Health Care Challenges Beyond 2001: Mapping the Journey for Research and Practice conference proceedings.

4/01 Poster Presentation: The Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Cognition, Fatigue and Mood in Acute Care Nurses. Western Institute of Nursing Conference, 2001. (Seattle, Washington).

6/00 Podium presentation: Alternative Therapies: Teaching students to assess patient's use, motivation, and risks. MCP Hahnemann Nursing Education Conference, 2000. (Washington, D.C.).

7/99 Poster presentation: Examining the effects of work-site acupressure/massage on employees in a high stress work environment. International Council of Nursing, 1999. (London, England).

7/99 Poster presentation: An Alternative Therapy Assessment Model; Teaching Students to Evaluate Patients for Utilization, Motivation, & Risks. International Council of Nursing, 1999. (London, England).

4/99 Podium presentation: Research Utilization - Enhancement of Clinical Practice. UCDHS Conference on Using Research in Practice, 1999. (Sacramento, CA).

1/99 Poster Presentation: Anxiety, math self-efficacy and gender: Do they affect drug dosage calculations of nursing students. University of Allegheny Conference on Nursing Education, 1999. (Orlando, Fla).

1/99 Podium presentation: Complementary & Alternative Therapies. California State School Nurses Association Annual Conference, 1999. (Sacramento, CA).

5/98 Poster Presentation: Research Utilization - Putting Science into Practice. Annual Conference on Research Utilization, 1998. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).

4/98 Poster Presentation: Personal Attributes Associated with Dosage Calculation Errors. Communicating Nursing Research Conference Proceedings, 31(6), Western Institute of Nursing Assembly, 1998. (Phoenix, AZ).