Jill Janke PhD, WHNP, RN

Jill Janke
Professor Emerita
School of Nursing
jrjanke@alaska.edu

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science, Rush University
  • Masters in Nursing, Montana State University 
  • Bachelors in Nursing, University of Utah
  • NCC Certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Biography

Dr. Jill Janke has been a nurse for 35 plus years and held a variety of positions. She was a Peace Corp volunteer in Honduras, an Itinerant Public Health Nurse in rural Alaska, a community health and STD nurse in Anchorage, as well as a maternal-newborn staff nurse. Her areas of expertise are human lactation, maternal-newborn nursing, biostatistics, and instrument development. She is a licensed and NCC certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. Dr. Janke is a full professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage. As a prior Program Chair, she has been active with program assessment and accreditation. She is an active member of and volunteer for the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN). She has served as chair and secretary treasurer for the Alaska AWHONN chapter and has also served nationally on the AWHONN Board of Directors. In addition, Dr. Janke is a reviewer for the AWHONN Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN)) and is the science team leader for the original development and writing of the AWHONN Evidence Based Guideline to Breastfeeding, as well as its subsequent revisions. She has served as the AWHONN representative for the Excellence in Pediatrics International Summit on Breastfeeding.

Research Interests

  • Newborn care
  • Postpartum care
  • Lactation
  • Instrument development and psychometrics
  • Childbirth education
  • Program assessment
  • Quantitative data analysis

Publications

Janke, J. et al. (2015). Breastfeeding Support: Preconception Care through the First Year. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline, 3rd ed. AWHONN: Washington, DC.

Mortazavi, F., Mousavi, S. A., Chaman, R., Khosravi, A., Janke, J. R. (2015). Cross cultural adaptation, validity and reliability of the Farsi Breastfeeding Attrition Prediction Tool in Iranian Pregnant Women. Iran Red Crescent Med J. 17(3), 326354.

Janke, J. (2014). Perinatal Nursing, 4th ed. Chapter 20. Newborn Nutrition. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Janke, J. (2013). Emerging research and strategies for promoting breastfeeding. AWHONN sponsored National Webinar.

Janke, J. (2012). AWHONN Perinatal Orientation and Education Program Postpartum Assessment and Nursing Care, revision.

Smith, D., Morris, A., Janke, J. (2011). Nursing satisfaction and attitudes with computerized software implementation: A quasi-experimental study. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 29(4), 245-150.

Muslu, G. K., Basbakkal, Z., & Janke, J. (2011). The Turkish Version of the Breastfeeding Attrition Prediction Tool. Journal of Human Lactation, 27(4), 350-357.

Smith, D., Morris, A., Janke, J. (2011). Nursing satisfaction and attitudes with computerized software implementation: A quasi-experimental study. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 29(4), 245-150.

Janke, J. (2008). Student’s perception of faculty responsiveness to their concerns. Western Institute of Nursing Research, 41(16), 503.

Janke, J. (2007). Perinatal Nursing, 3rd ed. Chapter 13. Newborn Nutrition. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Janke, J. et al. (2007). AWHONN Evidence Based Guideline for Breastfeeding 2nd ed. AWHONN: Washington, DC.

Janke, J. (2008). Student’s perception of faculty responsiveness to their concerns. Western Institute of Nursing Research, 41(16), 503.

Keith, J., Janke, J., Kinley, D., & Gunter, S. Poster session. (2005). Pressure Ulcers Protocol Implementation Outcomes. Third Evidence-based Nurse Practice Conference: Translating research into practice. Co-sponsored Alaska Native Medical Center & Theta Omicron Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International.

Berner, B., Janke, J., & Resick, L. (2004). Evaluating the clinical component in distance-delivered master’s level NP programs. The American Journal for Nurse Practitioners, July/August.

Cesario, S., Creehan, P., Ecklund, S., Janke, J., & Shelby, K. (2003). Standards for Professional Nursing Practice in the Care of Women & Newborns (6th edition). AWHONN.

Logan, M., & Janke, J. (2003). Engaging BSN research students in evidence based practice. Communicating Nursing Research Conference Proceedings, 36(11), 355.

Stevens, K., & Janke, J. (2003). Breastfeeding experiences of active duty military women. Military Medicine, 168(5), 380-384.

Swift, K., & Janke, J. (2003). Breast binding: is it all that it’s wrapped up to be? JOGNN, 32(3), 332-337.

Janke, J. et al. (2001). Evidence-Based Guidelines, Breastfeeding Support: Prenatal Care Through the First Year. AWHONN.

Janke, J. (1999). The effect of relaxation therapy on preterm labor outcomes. JOGNN, 28(3), pp 255-263.

Janke, J. (1995). The effect of relaxation therapy on preterm labor outcome. Published in the Proceedings to the International Nursing Research Conference, September 1995 in Kobe Japan.

Janke, J. (1994). Development of the breastfeeding attrition prediction tool. Nursing Research, 43, (2), 100-104.

Janke, J. (1993). Use of a Subcutaneous Infusion Pump to Treat Preterm Labor. Nurse Practitioner, 18 (9), 33-40.

Janke, J. (1993). The incidence, benefits, and variables associated with breastfeeding: Implications for practice. Nurse Practitioner, 18(6), 22-23, 28, 31-32.

Janke, J. (1992). Teaching breathing techniques in the '90s. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 7(2), 33-35.

Janke, J. (1992). Abstract: Development of an instrument to predict breastfeeding attrition. Communicating Nursing Research Silver Threads: 25 Years of Nursing Excellence, 25, 308. Boulder, Colorado: Western Institute of Nursing.

Janke, J. (1992). Prediction of Breast-Feeding Attrition: Instrument Development. Advances in Nursing Research, 5(1), 48-53.

Janke, J. (1990). Perinatal cocaine use: Effects on perinatal outcome. Journal of Nurse Midwifery, 35 (2), 74-77.

Janke, J. (1989). Dealing with AIDS and the adolescent population. Nurse Practitioner, 14 (11), 35-41.

Janke, J. (1988). Breastfeeding duration following cesarean and vaginal birth. Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, 33, 159-164.
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