Brief Bio

Dr. Wood teaches courses in both the MSN (Adult Nurse Practitioner-Cardiovascular Care specialty) and the Doctor of Nursing Practice programs. She received her BSN from Brenau College (Gainesville, GA) and her MSN from the University of Alabama, Birmingham in Cardiovascular Nursing. She earned a PhD in Physiological Nursing and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in symptom management at the University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Wood’s clinical experience has included operating room, emergency, critical care, electrophysiology lab, and cardiovascular ICU settings. Before coming to Duke, she previously worked as a clinical specialist in critical care and cardiovascular settings in Hawaii, California, Ohio, and Georgia, in addition to spending five years in the cardiac medical device industry. Dr. Wood is active professionally in the Heart Rhythm Society, the American Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau, the Southern Nursing Research Society and the American Heart Association, where she is a member of the Cardiovascular Nursing Council. She serves as a reviewer for multiple cardiac and critical care journals.

Dr. Wood’s interests include both qualitative and quantitative methods focusing on the diagnostic process and symptom experiences of patients with arrhythmias. Her research interests include symptoms and quality of life in arrhythmia patients, gender differences in symptoms and access to care for patients with supraventricular arrhythmias, outcomes of ablation, and device treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Academic Program Affiliations

PhD in Nursing Program
Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

Education

PhD	University of California - San Francisco
MSN	University of Alabama - Birmingham
BSN	Brenau College

Professional Certifications

CCRN	Certified in Acute/Critical Care Nursing

Research Interests

Research interests include:
● atrial fibrillation
● supraventricular tachycardia
● gender issues in access to care
● symptom management
● quality of life in arrhythmia patients
● arrhythmia patient outcomes
● qualitative research
● instrument development

Awards and Honors

• 2008 Post-doctoral Fellowship, University of California - San Francisco

• 1995 Centennial Award, Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Eta Chapter

• 1994 Doctoral Student Research Award, School of Nursing, UCSF

• 1981 Inducted, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing

Areas of Expertise

• Acute / Critical Care
• Adult Health
• Cardiovascular

Representative Publications

• 2011 -- Pubmed # 22157419 Carver, H. R., Studeny, M., Gress, T. W., Wood, K. A. Quality improvement in an anticoagulation clinic: Development of a new treatment protocol. J Nurs Care Qual. December 12, 2011;

• 2011 -- Pubmed # 21667881 Wood, K. A., Moskovitz, C., Valiga, T. M. Audio feedback for student writing in online nursing courses: Exploring student and instructor reactions J Nurs Educ. June, 2011; 124(3); 1-4

• 2011 -- Pubmed # 21709057 Estes 3rd, N. A., Sacco, R. L., Al-Khatib, S. M., Ellinor, P. T., Bezanson, J., Alonso, A., Antzelevitch, C., Brockman, R. G., Chen, P., Chugh, S. S., Curtis, A. B., Dimarco, J. P., Ellenbogen, K. A., Epstein, A. E., Ezekowitz, M. D., Fayad, P., Gage, B. F., Go, A. S., Hlatky, M. A., Hylek, E. M., Jerosch-Herold, M., Konstam, M. A., Lee, R., Packer, D. L., Po, S. S., Prystowsky, E. N., Redline, S., Rosenberg, Y., Van Wagoner, D. R., Wood, K. A., Yue, L., Benjamin, E. J. American heart association atrial fibrillation research summit: a conference report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. July, 2011; 124(3); 363-72 PMCID: PMC3144149

• 2010 -- Pubmed # 20109982 Wood, K. A., Stewart, A. L., Drew, B. J., Scheinman, M. M., Froëlicher, E. S. Patient perception of symptoms and quality of life following ablation in patients with supraventricular tachycardia. Heart Lung. Jan-Feb, 2010; 39(1); 12-20 PMCID: PMC2817962

• 2009 -- Pubmed # 19701927 Wood, K. A., Stewart, A. L., Drew, B. J., Scheinman, M. M., Frolicher, E. S. Development and initial psychometric evaluation of the Patient Perspective of Arrhythmia Questionnaire. Res Nurs Health. 2009; 32(5); 504-16 PMCID: PMC2953868

• 2009 -- Pubmed # 19769208 Wood, K. A., Ranji, S. R., Ide, B., Dracup, K. Rapid response systems in adult academic medical centers. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. September, 2009; 35(9); 475-82, 437 PMCID: PMC2953857

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17409024 Wood, K. A., Wiener, C. L., Kayser-Jones, J. Supraventricular tachycardia and the struggle to be believed. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. December, 2007; 6(4); 293-302 PMCID: PMC2267208

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17545823 Funk, M., Wood, K., Valderrama, A. L., Dunbar, S. B. Supraventricular dysrhythmias: nursing research to improve health outcomes. J Cardiovasc Nurs. July 10, 2007; 22(3); 196-217

• 2005 -- Pubmed # 15987235 Berger, R. L., Wood, K. A., Cabral, H. J., Goodnight-White, S., Ingenito, E. P., Gray, A., Miller, J., Springmeyer, S. C. Lung volume reduction surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Treat Respir Med. 2005; 4(3); 201-9

• 2004 -- Pubmed # 15495892 Dunbar, S. B., Funk, M., Wood, K., Valderrama, A. L. Ventricular dysrhythmias: nursing approaches to health outcomes. J Cardiovasc Nurs. November 19, 2004; 19(5); 316-28

• 2003 -- Pubmed # 12766741 Newman, D. M., Dorian, P., Paquette, M., Sulke, N., Gold, M. R., Schwartzman, D. S., Schaaf, K., Wood, K., Johnson, L., Worldwide Jewel AF AF-Only Investigators Effect of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator with atrial detection and shock therapies on patient-perceived, health-related quality of life. Am Heart J. May 2003; 145(5); 841-6

• 2000 -- Pubmed # 11028487 Dorian, P., Jung, W., Newman, D., Paquette, M., Wood, K., Ayers, G. M., Camm, J., Akhtar, M., Luderitz, B. The impairment of health-related quality of life in patients with intermittent atrial fibrillation: implications for the assessment of investigational therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol. October, 2000; 36(4); 1303-9

• 1997 -- Pubmed # 9114761 Wood, K. A., Eisenberg, S. J., Kalman, J. M., Drew, B. J., Saxon, L. A., Lee, R. J., Lesh, M. D., Scheinman, M. M. Risk of thromboembolism in chronic atrial flutter. Am J Cardiol. April 15, 1997; 79(8); 1043-7

• 1997 -- Pubmed # 9193013 Wood, K. A., Drew, B. J., Scheinman, M. M. Frequency of disabling symptoms in supraventricular tachycardia. Am J Cardiol. January 15, 1997; 79(2); 145-9

• 1995 -- Pubmed # 7651948 Wood, K. Mechanisms and clinical manifestations of supraventricular tachycardias. Prog Cardiovasc Nurs. Spring, 1995; 10(2); 3-14

• 1988 -- Patrick, M., Gurdak C., Howell, E, Reeder, N., Wood, K. Cardiothoracic trauma. In Comprehensive Trauma Nursing: Theory and Practice, edited by Howell, E., Widra, L & Hill, M. G. 1988; pp. 559-617. Boston, MA: Scott/Foresman.

Grant Funding (selected)

• Women’s Perspectives of Symptoms in Atrial Fibrillation  
  09/2010-08/2011
  Role: Principal Investigator
  Project aims of this qualitative, grounded theory study are to: (1) explore women’s perspectives on symptoms of atrial fibrillation with a focus on those that are most troubling; (2) explore women’s symptoms of fatigue, anxiety, and depression with atrial fibrillation; and (3) describe women’s experiences regarding the diagnosis of and living with atrial fibrillation.

• Symptoms in Patients with Arrhythmias  
  Duke University School of Nursing Small Grant Project
  04/2009-04/2011
  Role: Principal Investigator
  Project aims are to determine: (1) which symptoms are most frequent and bothersome for patients with arrhythmias, (2) how the symptom experiences differ between different types of arrhythmia patients, (3) whether the symptoms differ between genders, and (4) whether the symptoms differ between groups of patients with different ethnicities.