Current Appointments & Affiliations
Consulting Associate in the School of Nursing
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2020 - Present
School of Nursing
Recent Publications
Improving Anesthesia Providers' Needle Cricothyrotomy Success With Ultrasound-Guidance: A Cadave Quality Improvement Project.
Journal Article AANA journal · February 2023 Difficult and failed airway management remains a significant cause of anesthesia-related morbidity and mortality. Failed airway management guidelines include performing a cricothyrotomy as a final step. Correct identification of the cricothyroid membrane ( ... CiteEffect of bundle set interventions on physiologic alarms and alarm fatigue in an intensive care unit: A quality improvement project.
Journal Article Intensive & critical care nursing · December 2021 ObjectiveTo determine if the implementation of an evidence-based bundle designed to reduce the number of physiologic monitor alarms reduces alarm fatigue in intensive care nurses.DesignThis quality improvement project retrospectively revi ... Full text CiteNurse practitioner management of type 2 diabetes.
Journal Article The Permanente journal · January 2014 ContextMultifactorial barriers prevent primary care clinicians from helping their adult patients with type 2 diabetes achieve good control of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels. Patients' depression and low self-efficacy can complicate diabetes managem ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
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ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2012View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
North Carolina State University ·
2006
Ph.D.
North Carolina State University ·
2004
M.S.N.
Bowling Green State University ·
2000
B.A.