Phone
(414) 288-5696
Specialization and Certification
- Acute Care Nurse Practioner-Board Certified (ACNP-BC)
- Certified Neuroscience Nurse (CNRN)
Highest Degree
PhD, Marquette University
Brief Statement of Scholarly Interests
My primary interest is in spirituality as it relates to drug addiction. I am currently researching spirituality in opioid addiction.
Titles of Courses Recently Taught
- NURS 1000: Dimensions of Professional Nursing
- NURS 4300: Nursing Care of the Acutely Ill Adult
- NURS 4301: Nursing Care of the Acutely Ill Adult Practicum
- NURS 6342: Advanced Acute Care Concepts and Issues
Selected Publications
Amen, S.L., Piacentine, L.B., Ahmad, M.E., Li, S-J., Mantsch, J.R., Risinger, R.C., & Baker, D.A. (2011). Repeated N-acetyl cysteine reduces cocaine seeking in rodents and craving in rocaine-dependent humans. Neuropsychopharmacology, 36, 871-878. Doi:10.1038/npp.2010.226
Piacentine, L. (2010). Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. In: Bader, M. & Littlejohns, L. (eds.); AANN Core Curriculum for Neuroscience Nursing (5th ed.) AANN: Glenview, IL.
Miller, J.F., Piacentine, L.B., & Weiss, M. (2008). Coping difficulties after hospitalization. Clinical Nursing Research, 17(4), 278-296.
Kufahl, P., Li, Z., Risinger, R., Rainey, C., Piacentine, L., Wu, G., Bloom, A., Yang, Z. Li, S-J. (2008). Expectation modulates human brain responses to acute cocaine: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study, Biological Psychiatry, 63: 222-230.
Weiss, M. E., Piacentine, L.B., Lokken, L., Ancona, J., Archer, J., Gresser, S., Holmes, S.B., Toman, S., Toy, A., Vega-Stomberg, T. (2007). Perceived readiness for hospital discharge in adult medical-surgical patients. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 21(1), 31-42.
Weiss, M. E., Piacentine, L.B., (2006). Psychometric properties of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale, Journal of Nursing Measurement, 14(3), 163-180.
Liu, H., Rainey, C., Lauer, K.K., Piacentine, L., Bloom, A., Risinger, R., Ward, B.D., Stein, E., & Li, S-J. (2006). Peripheral blood pressure changes induced by dobutamine do not alter BOLD signals in the human brain. NeuroImage, 30:745-752.
Piacentine, L. (2004). Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Causalgia) In: Bader, M. & Littlejohns, L. (eds.); Core Curriculum for Neuroscience Nursing (4th ed.) Saunders: Missouri.
Grants or Awards
2009 Outstanding Graduate Student Award-Delta Gamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau (Marquette University, 2009)
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
- American Nurses Association
- Midwest Nursing Research Society
- Sigma Theta Tau, Delta Gamma Chapter
The Marquette Neighborhood Health Center
