Overview
Midge Bowers is a Clinical Professor and Director of the Cardiovascular Specialty at Duke University School of Nursing in Durham, NC. She holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology as a nurse practitioner. Dr. Bowers earned her BSN from Binghamton University, her MSN as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in critical care at Duke University School of Nursing and completed a Post-Master’s Certificate as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Duke. Subsequently she …
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
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2022 - Present
School of Nursing
Recent Publications
Evaluation of a Pre-operative clinic's sleep apnea screening
Journal Article Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management · June 1, 2024 Background: This quality improvement (QI) project aimed to evaluate the process and outcomes of utilizing the STOP-BANG questionnaire (SBQ) to screen patients for sleep apnea in a pre-operative clinic. Studies outside the United States show that there is a ... Full text CiteThe Tricuspid Valve: A Review of Pathology, Imaging, and Current Treatment Options: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Journal Article Circulation · May 28, 2024 Tricuspid valve disease is an often underrecognized clinical problem that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, patients will often present late in their disease course with severe right-sided heart failure, pulmonary hyper ... Full text Link to item CiteDevelopment, Implementation, and Assessment of an Online Modular Telehealth Curriculum for Health Professions Students.
Journal Article Adv Med Educ Pract · 2024 PURPOSE: Several national health profession organizations endorse or have developed competencies for telehealth, yet there is no standardized curriculum for teaching telehealth to health professions students. Additionally, implementing telehealth curricula ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Advanced Nursing Education Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEFaculty Member · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2013 - 2017Enhanced Geriatric Content for Family Nurse Practitioners
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2010 - 2013Tools for Economic Analysis of Patient Management Interventions in Heart Failure
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2013View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine ·
2012
D.N.P.
Duke University ·
1990
M.S.N.