Brief Bio

Kathy Turner teaches core courses in the ABSN Program including: Adult Health Nursing; Leadership, Management, and Contemporary Issues in Nursing; and the Nursing Specialty Synthesis course which provides a tailored precepted clinical experience for each student during the final semester.

Dr. Turner earned her BSN at the University of Vermont and her MSN (Nursing Administration) and DNP at the Duke University School of Nursing. She has over twenty-five years of experience in adult health and critical care. Kathy has held numerous managerial and leadership positions: Assistant Head Nurse, Nurse Manager, Clinical Educator and Clinical Nurse Specialist. She is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and Sigma Theta Tau International.

Academic Program Affiliations

Education

Professional Certifications

Research Interests

Clinical Interests

Kathy Turner’s clinical interests and affiliations remain in the intensive care areas at Duke University Hospital to include the Neuroscience Center.

Awards and Honors

• 2007 ABSN Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching, Duke University School of Nursing

• 2005 Great 100 Nurses in North Carolina

• 2000 Nominated for Friends of Nursing Educator Award, DUMC Friends of Nursing

• 1998 Nominated for Friends of Nursing Educator Award, DUMC Friends of Nursing

• 1992 Inducted, Sigma Theta Tau International

Areas of Expertise

• Acute / Critical Care
• Adult Health
• Nursing and Health Care Leadership
• Quality of Care / Patient Safety

Representative Publications

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17912995 Utley-Smith, Q., Phillips, B., Turner, K. Avoiding socialization pitfalls in accelerated second-degree nursing education: the returning-to-school syndrome model. J Nurs Educ. September 1, 2007; 46(9); 423-6

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