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Staci Reynolds

Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
3151 Pearson Building, Durham, NC 27710
307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Dr. Staci Reynolds is a Clinical Professor at Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON). At DUSON, Dr. Reynolds primarily teaches in the DNP program. Previously, she clinically served as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) at Duke University Hospital within the neuroscience inpatient units and Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology department. In January 2023, Dr. Reynolds was appointed the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Nursing Care Quality.  Before coming to DUSON, she was a neurocritical care nurse and a neuroscience CNS at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital.

Dr. Reynolds received a baccalaureate degree in nursing science from Indiana University (IU) School of Nursing in Indianapolis, Indiana.  She earned a Master’s degree as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at IU in 2011, and completed her PhD at IU in May 2016.  Dr. Reynolds’ current scholarship interests include evidence-based practice implementation and evaluation, and she is an expert in quality improvement.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing · 2024 - Present School of Nursing

Recent Publications


Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement Reporting Guidelines.

Journal Article Journal of nursing care quality · January 2026 BackgroundClarity in the accurate reporting of evidence-based practice quality improvement (EBPQI) initiatives is essential to support sustainable, scalable change in clinical settings.ProblemWhile there are separate reporting guidelines ... Full text Open Access Cite

Faculty perceptions of AI-versus human-summarized narrative exit survey data across three nursing programs.

Journal Article Nurse education in practice · November 2025 AimThe purpose of this study was to compare faculty perceptions of the quality of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated versus human-generated summaries of narrative exit survey data to assess the feasibility of AI integration into program evalua ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Indiana University at Bloomington · 2016 Ph.D.