Interest and areas of expertise
statistics, nursing research, quality improvement, public health nursing
Education
- Diploma in Nursing (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital)
- BSN (University of Hawaii)
- MSN (University of Pennsylvania)
- MPH (University of Hawaii)
- Post-MSN (Ursuline College)
- Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University)
Classes I teach
- NURS 501 Statistics for Evidence-based Practice
- NURS 732 Integration of Evidence-based Practice Across Healthcare Settings - DNP Project
Profile
Nancy’s extensive clinical practice combined with her passion for education led to multiple teaching opportunities, locally, nationally, and internationally. Over the past 20 years, Nancy played an integral part in the education of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students at Johns Hopkins University and at Messiah University, as well as in clinical education of medical interns and residents. Nancy has received several awards for her teaching excellence and was appointed as a Fellow in the Leadership in Academic Nursing Program through the American Association of Colleges of Nursing in 2013. She serves as a scientific member of Messiah University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Nancy is convinced that the most effective way to improve patient outcomes on a broad scale is through the practice of nursing education: as a nurse you change one patient/one family at a time; as an educator you impact change in every patient each student and graduate encounters. You reach millions!
Publications and Presentations
Research Articles (since 2019)
Robinson-Bert, K., and Woods, A.B. (2022). Effectiveness of synchronous action observation and mental practice on upper extremity motor recovery after stroke. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1090/07380577.2022.2138675
Tiedebohl, J.M., DeFabio, M.E., Bell, T., Buchko, B.L., & Woods, A.B. (2020). ECMO survivors’ quality of life and needs after discharge: A descriptive, comparative, cross-sectional pilot study. Intensive & Critical Care Nursing 59, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102829
Von Stein, M., Buchko, B., Millen, C., Lampo, D., Bell, T., & Woods, A.B. (2019). Effect of a scheduled nurse intervention on thirst and dry mouth in intensive care patients. AJCC, 28(1), 41-46. https://doi.org/10.4037/1jcc2019400