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Emily Funk

Assistant Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
DUMC Box 3478, Durham, NC 27710
DUMC Box 3322, 307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing · 2020 - Present School of Nursing

In the News


Published August 21, 2024
Nurse Review: What To Do If Your Kid Swallows a Button Battery

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Recent Publications


Button Battery Ingestion in Children: An Educational Review for Perioperative Nursing.

Journal Article J Perianesth Nurs · February 2025 Button battery ingestion is potentially fatal, especially in children less than 6 years of age, most commonly due to esophageal perforation. The number of ingestions and complications has risen significantly in recent decades. Impacted button batteries sho ... Full text Link to item Cite

Implementation of Continuous Capnography Protocol in a Postanesthesia Care Unit for Adult Patients at High-risk of Postoperative Respiratory Depression.

Journal Article Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses · February 2025 PurposeThis project aimed to implement a continuous capnography protocol in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) for postoperative adult patients who are at high risk for respiratory failure.DesignA preintervention and postintervention qua ... Full text Cite

Critical Events in Patients With Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: A Cohort Study Subgroup Analysis.

Journal Article AANA J · February 1, 2025 People with alternating hemiplegia of childhood undergoing general anesthesia are at risk for severe complications including critical bradycardia and hemiplegic incidents. We performed a 10-year historical cohort study and completed a subgroup analysis of ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2014 D.N.P.