Kathleen Marie Turner
Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
Dr. Turner earned her BSN from the University of Vermont and her MSN (Nursing Administration) and DNP at the Duke University School of Nursing. She has over thirty years of experience in adult health / critical care, administration and education. Kathy has held numerous managerial and leadership positions. She is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, American Nurses Association, North Carolina Nurses Association, American Organization of Nurse Leaders and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
Her areas of interest, scholarship and research include: Nursing Education, Leadership in Healthcare and Nursing, Ethics in Health Care, End of Life Care, Adult Health and Intensive Care Nursing, Patient Safety and Inter-professional Education.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2018
Contact Information
- 2053 Schoolof Nursing, DUMC 3322, Durham, NC 27710
- Box 3322 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
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kathleen.turner@duke.edu
(919) 684-9385
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- D.N.P., Duke University School of Nursing 2012
- M.S.N., Duke University 1993
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Medical Licensure
- Registered Nurse . North Carolina. 1982
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Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2014 - 2018
- Assistant Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2004 - 2014
- Assistant Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2003 - 2004
- Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2002 - 2003
- Recognition
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Awards & Honors
- ABSN Faculty Excellence in Mentoring . Duke ABSN graduating students 5/19. May 2019
- ABSN Faculty Excellence in Mentoring . Duke ABSN graduating students 12/18. December 2018
- Distinguished Teaching Award. Duke School of Nursing Faculty Governance Association . May 2018
- ABSN Faculty Excellence in Mentoring . Duke ABSN students graduating 05/18. 2018
- ABSN Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching. ABSN students graduating 12/2017. 2017
- ABSN Faculty Excellence in Mentoring . Duke ABSN students graduating 12/17 . 2017
- ABSN Faculty Excellence in Teaching. ABSN students graduating 12/07. 2007
- Great 100, for RN Excellence. North Carolina. 2005
- Induction. Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Beta Epsilon Chapter . 1992
- Expertise
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Subject Headings
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Global Scholarship
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Teaching
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- Research
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Selected Grants
- Duke LEADS in Nursing awarded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2014 - 2016
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Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- Assessing Student Attitudes of Interprofessional Learning Experiences: A Mixed Method Approach awarded by Duke AHEAD 2015 - 2016
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Books
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Morton, P. G., & Fontaine, D. K. (2017). Critical Care Nursing.
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Academic Articles
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Murphy, M., Engel, J. R., McGugan, L., McKenzie, R., Thompson, J. A., & Turner, K. M. (2022). Implementing a Standardized Communication Tool in an Intensive Care Unit. Critical Care Nurse, 42(3), 56–64. https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2022154Full Text
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Carter, M., & Turner, K. M. (2021). Enhancing Nurse Manager Resilience in a Pandemic. Nurse Leader, 19(6), 622–624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2021.07.007Full Text
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Porter, T. K., Turner, K. M., McMillian-Bohler, J., & De Gagne, J. C. (2021). Improving Care of Skilled Nursing Patients: Implementation of Early Sepsis Recognition. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 47(8), 37–44. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20210624-02Full Text
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Lewis, L., Biederman, D., Hatch, D., Li, A., Turner, K., & Molloy, M. A. (2021). Outcomes of a holistic admissions process in an Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Program. Journal of Professional Nursing : Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 37(4), 714–720. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2021.05.006Full Text
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Naidoo, S., Turner, K. M., & McNeill, D. B. (2020). Ethics and Interprofessional Education:An Exploration Across Health Professions Education Programs. J Interprof Care, 34(6), 829–831. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2019.1696288Full Text Link to Item
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Fuoto, A., & Turner, K. M. (2019). Palliative Care Nursing Communication: An Evaluation of the COMFORT Model. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing : Jhpn : The Official Journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, 21(2), 124–130. https://doi.org/10.1097/njh.0000000000000493Full Text
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Using Good News to Engage Nursing Students. (2019). Nurse Educator, 44(1), 14. https://doi.org/10.1097/nne.0000000000000538Full Text
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Turner, K. M., Hatton, D., & Valiga, T. M. T. (2018). Student Evaluations of Teachers and Courses: Time to Wake Up and Shake Up. Nursing Education Perspectives, 39(3), 130–131. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.nep.0000000000000329Full Text
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Franklin, J., Turner, K., Hudson, J. S., Guest, K., & Dillavou, E. D. (2018). The evaluation of the implementation of the vascular preventative bundle and development of suggested interventions for improvement and sustainability. Journal of Vascular Nursing : Official Publication of the Society for Peripheral Vascular Nursing, 36(1), 8–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvn.2017.09.002Full Text
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Oermann, M., Christenbery, T., & Turner, K. (2018). Writing publishable review, research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice manuscripts. Nursing Economics, 36(6), 268–275.
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Clay, A. S., Chudgar, S. M., Turner, K. M., Vaughn, J., Knudsen, N. W., Farnan, J. M., … Molloy, M. A. (2017). How Prepared Are Medical and Nursing Students to Identify Common Hazards in the Intensive Care Unit? Ann Am Thorac Soc, 14(4), 543–549. https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201610-773OCFull Text Link to Item
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Hawks, S. J., Turner, K. M., Derouin, A. L., Hueckel, R. M., Leonardelli, A. K., & Oermann, M. H. (2016). Writing Across the Curriculum: Strategies to Improve the Writing Skills of Nursing Students. Nursing Forum, 51(4), 261–267. https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12151Full Text
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Stevenson, E., Chudgar, S. M., Turner, K., Molloy, M., Phillips, B., Engle, D. L., & Clay, A. S. (2016). How We Engage Graduating Professional Students in Interprofessional Patient Safety. Nurs Forum, 51(4), 233–237. https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12146Full Text Link to Item
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Derouin, A. L., Hueckel, R. M., Turner, K. M., Hawks, S. J., Leonardelli, A. K., & Oermann, M. H. (2015). Use of Workshops to Develop Nurses' and Nursing Students' Writing Skills. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 46(8), 364–369. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20150721-03Full Text
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Oermann, M. H., Leonardelli, A. K., Turner, K. M., Hawks, S. J., Derouin, A. L., & Hueckel, R. M. (2015). Systematic review of educational programs and strategies for developing students' and nurses' writing skills. The Journal of Nursing Education, 54(1), 28–34. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20141224-01Full Text
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Day, L., Turner, K., Anderson, R. A., Mueller, C., McConnell, E. S., & Corazzini, K. N. (2014). Teaching Delegation to RN Students. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 5(2), 10–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2155-8256(15)30083-1Full Text
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Oermann, M. H., Turner, K., & Carman, M. (2014). Preparing quality improvement, research, and evidence-based practice manuscripts. Urologic Nursing, 34(3), 113–119.
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Oermann, M. H., Turner, K., & Carman, M. (2014). Preparing quality improvement, research, and evidence-based practice manuscripts. Nursing Economic$, 32(2), 57–64.
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Turner, K. M., Chudgar, S. M., Engle, D., Molloy, M. A., Phillips, B. C., Stevenson, E. L., & Clay, A. S. (2013). It Takes a Village”: An Interprofessional Patient Safety Experience for Nursing and Medical Students. Medical Science Educator, 23(3), 449–456. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03341667Full Text
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Turner, K., Frush, K., Hueckel, R., Relf, M. V., Thornlow, D., & Champagne, M. T. (2013). Implementation of the Josie King Care Journal in a pediatric intensive care unit: a quality improvement project. J Nurs Care Qual, 28(3), 257–264. https://doi.org/10.1097/NCQ.0b013e318276da87Full Text Link to Item
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Utley-Smith, Q., Phillips, B., & Turner, K. (2007). Avoiding socialization pitfalls in accelerated second-degree nursing education: the returning-to-school syndrome model. The Journal of Nursing Education, 46(9), 423–426. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20070901-08Full Text
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Book Sections
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Kaplow, R., Turner, K., & Relf, M. V. (2013). Critical care nursing practice: Promoting excellence through caring, collaboration, and evidence. In Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach (pp. 1–14).
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Kaplow, R., Turner, K., & Relf, M. V. (2012). Critical care nursing practice: Promoting excellence through caring, collaboration, and evidence. In Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach: 10th Ed. (pp. 1–14).
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Recent Courses
- NURSING 583: Professional Transitions: Advanced Nursing Practice 2022
- NURSING 708: Innovation and Influence through Inquiry and Data Management 2022
- NURSING 711: Nursing and Healthcare Leadership Synthesis 2022
- NURSING 964: Effective Leadership 2022
- NURSING 975: DNP Scholarly Project 2022
- NURSING 583: Professional Transitions: Advanced Nursing Practice 2021
- NURSING 710: Synthesis of Specialty Practice, NHL 2021
- NURSING 964: Effective Leadership 2021
- NURSING 975: DNP Scholarly Project 2021
- NURSING 473: Professional Nursing: Evolution as an Effective Team Member 2020
- NURSING 575: Independent Study 2020
- NURSING 710: Synthesis of Specialty Practice, NHL 2020
- NURSING 975: DNP Scholarly Project 2020
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