Department of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics

Faculty Biography

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of all infants, children, and adolescents.


Debra Armentrout, RNC, NNP PhD

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Education:

PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas

MSN, University of Texas School of Nursing, Houston, Texas

BSN, University of North Dakota College of Nursing, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Clinical and Research Interests:

  1. Neonatal End of Life Issues
  2. Gastro-intestinal Disorders
  3. Extremely Lowbirth Weight Infants
Process of Holding a Place

Research Activities

  • "Parents' Lives Following the Removal of Life Support and Infant Death", dissertation completed, March 2005 (UTMB IRB #04-173, HUSC-MS-04-201)
  • Investigator assistant in the research study: The Role of Erythromycin as a Prokinetic Agent in Preterm Infants with Poor Gastrointestinal Motility. 1999-2000
  • Co-Investigator, infant feeding study: "The Effect of Two Different Feeding Protocols on the Number of Feeding Complications in Premature Infants". 1994 - 1996

Publications (selected):

  • Armentrout, D.: Holding a Place: Parents' Lives Following Removal of Infant Life Support. Accepted for publication in Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews, March 2007.
  • Caple, J., Armentrout, D., Huseby, V., Halbardier, B., Moya, F., Garcia, J., and Sparks, J.: Randomized Controlled Trial of Slow Versus Rapid Feeding Volume Advancement in Preterm Infants. Pediatrics. 114 (6): 1597-1600. 2004.
  • Armentrout, D. Glucose Management (Chapter 9). AWHONN Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, 3rd Edition. M.T. Verkland and M. Walden (eds.). 192-204. 2004.
  • ElHennawy, A.A., Sparks, J.W., Armentrout, D., Huseby, V., and Berseth, C.L.: Erythromycin Fails to Improve Feeding Outcome In Feeding-Intolerant Preterm Infants. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 37 (3): 281-286. 2003.
  • Armentrout, D., Huseby, V.: Polycythemia in the Newborn. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing. 28 (4): 234-241. 2003. (CEU offering)
  • Armentrout,D. Caple, J.: Newborn Hypoglycemia. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 13 (1): 2-6. 1999.
  • Armentrout, D. Getz, S.: Neonatal Blood Component Therapy. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing. 12 (3): 50-66. 1998.
  • Armentrout, D. Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 9(2): 75-78. 1995.
  • Armentrout, D. Gastro-Esophageal Reflux in Infants. The Nurse Practitioner. 20(5): 54-63. 1995.

Presentations:

  • Parents' Lives Following the Removal of Life Support and Subsequent Death of Their Infant. AWHONN, Houston, TX, May 2006.
  • Newborn Screening: An Overview. Collaborative Nursing Consortium, Houston, TX, March, 2006.

 

Faculty Biography

Dr. Debra Armentrout, RNC, NNP PhD
  • Debra Armentrout, RNC, NNP PhD
    Assistant Professor
  • Department of Pediatrics
    Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • University of Texas-Houston Medical School
    6431 Fannin Street, MSB 3.234
    Houston, Texas 77030
  • phone: (713) 500-5727
    fax: (713) 500-5794
    e-mail: Debra.C.Armentrout@ uth.tmc.edu
  • Executive Assistant:
    Kim Self (713) 500-5727
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