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Denise Waterfield, PhD, APRN-NP, CCRN, AGACNP-BC

Assistant Professor, UNMC College of Nursing

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Dr. Waterfield is an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing. She received her bachelor of science and master of education from Louisiana Tech University and her bachelor of science in nursing and PhD from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She has spent the last 10 years in nursing working as a nursing assistant, an intensive care nurse, a nurse specialist, and an advance practice registered nurse in neurology. Her research trajectory includes ethical sensitivity and symptom management.

Education

1993, BS, Louisiana Tech University
1994, M.Ed., Louisiana Tech University
2015, BSN, UNMC
2022, PhD, UNMC

Research Interests

Symptom Management
Critical Care Nursing
Pain
Agitation/Sedation
Delirium
Immobility
Sleep
Ethical Sensitivity
Interprofessional Care
Implementation and Translational Research

Grant Support

2022-2022 Title: MNRS/Aurora Health Dissertation Grant, Award Amount: $5,000, Role: Waterfield, D (P.I.)

Publications

Waterfield, D., & Barnason, S. (2022). The integration of care ethics and nursing workload: A qualitative review. Journal of Nursing Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13723
Waterfield, D., & Barnason, S. (2021). Use of PADIS assessment tools by critical care nurses: An integrative review. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 43 (9), 843-858. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0193945920973025
Waterfield, D. (2019, May). Preventing a meltdown: Nurses’ role in the patient safety system. Nebraska Nurse, p. 4. https://www.nursingald.com/publications/2065

Service

Member, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Member, International Association for the Study of Pain
Committee Chair, Member, Nebraska Nurses Association, American Nurses Association
CHI Health Good Samaritan RN in the Intensive Care Unit (2015-2019).
Member, Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Member, Midwest Nursing Research Society.
Member and LARC Co-Chair and Region 2 Representative, Nebraska Nurses Association.
Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nurses, Gamma Pi At-Large Chapter
Member, American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
Member, UNMC CON PhD Recruitment Taskforce.
Student Representative, UNMC CON Distance Education/Digital Campus Agile Pod Committee.

Recognition

2021, Berger Nursing Scholarship, UNMC
2020, Muriel Munchrath Scholarship Award in Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, Gamma Pi at-Large Chapter
2019, Nellie House Craven Scholarship, UNMC
2019, Gail Graham Scholarship, Nebraska Nurses Association