Brief Bio

Dr. Short is Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Senior Research Fellow with the Terry Sanford school of Public Policy Health Inequalities Program. In the School of Nursing, she served as Assistant Dean for Special Projects from 2002-2006 and as Chair of the ABSN Program in 2007, and she has been instrumental in achieving CCNE accreditation for both the MSN and ABSN Programs. At Duke, she teaches population health, leadership, health policy, and health economics to graduate students in nursing and clinical leadership majors. She received the Duke University School of Nursing Outstanding DNP Faculty Award in 2011.

Dr. Short earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Duke University School of Nursing, a Master of Business Administration from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and a doctorate from the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. Her doctoral studies focused on health policy and administration with a minor in leadership, while her research identified gaps in data collected about nurse practitioner practice.

Dr. Short spent 18 months in Washington, D.C. during 2004-05 as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellow. She was the first nurse from Duke to be awarded the RWJF fellowship and the 19th nurse selected over the 32-year history of the fellowship. As a Legislative Health Fellow in the office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Dr. William Frist, she performed analyses and participated in discussions on health care issues that were priorities for the senator.

Academic Program Affiliations

Education

Research Interests

Clinical Interests

Dr. Short’s experiences encompass 36 years of bedside clinical nursing and management roles. As associate executive director of the North Carolina Nurses Association (1995-98), Dr. Short was an advocate for issues facing the nurse workforce in the state as well as underserved populations and served on numerous statewide workgroups. As a partner in a consulting firm, Dr. Short was hired by the UNC Public Health Management Academy to guide teams from the Virginia Department of Public Health in the development of sustainable business plans. She consulted with the UNC Institute for Public Health on international issues related to distance learning. She has delivered leadership and quality management training to to maternal-child public health leaders in North Carolina. She also has experience teaching research methods to health professionals in Moshi, Tanzania and leadership topics to Turkish and Greek nurses in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Most recently, Dr. Short has been invited to serve on the Leadership Task Force for the North Carolina Future of Nursing Action Coalition. She is a member of the Durham County Board of Health, and influences policy through her work with the Performance Standards and Accreditation Committee of the National Association of Local Boards of Health.

Dr. Short's Twitter feed is @profshort.

Awards and Honors

• 2011 Outstanding DNP Faculty Award, Duke University School of Nursing

• 2010 Distinguished Teaching Award, Duke University School of Nursing

• 2010 Invited Participant, Altarum Institute Policy Roundtable, Newseum, Washington DC

• 2010 Outstanding DNP Faculty Award, Duke University School of Nursing

• 2009 Arnold D. Kaluzny Distinguished Alumni Award, Public Health Leadership Program, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health

• 2008 Scholarship to Second National Congress on the Un- & Underinsured and The Congress for Health Reform

• 2007 Who's Who in North Carolina Health Policy, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation, Duke University Center for Health Policy, and NC Institute of Medicine

• 2006 Board of Directors' Outstanding Service Award, North Carolina Nurses Association

• 2006 Great 100 Nurses in North Carolina

• 2006 Nominated by U.S. Senator Bill Frist for 2007 membership on the National Advisory Board of the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research

• 2006 Nominated by U.S. Senator Richard Burr for membership on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Advisory Board for Medicare Education

• 2004 Health Policy Fellow, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

• 2000 Mentor of Distinction Award, Women’s Business & Professional Advisory Council (Raleigh, NC)

• 2000 President’s Teamwork Award - School of Nursing Tech Team, Duke University

• 1999 Eunice M. Smith Scholarship, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

• 1993 Duke University Human Resources Service Award

• 1987 Inducted, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society

• 1984 Adjunct Faculty Award, Utah State University School of Nursing

Areas of Expertise

• Nursing and Health Care Leadership
• Quality of Care / Patient Safety

Representative Publications

• 2011 -- Corazzini, K. N., Anderson, R. A., Mueller, C., McConnell, E. S., Landerman, L. R., Thorpe, J., Short, N. M. Regulation of LPN scope of practice in long-term care. Journal of Nursing Regulation. July, 2011; 2(2); 31-36

• 2011 -- Short, N. M. Overview: The economics and finance of healthcare. (Chapter 10). In Health Policy and Politics: A Nurse’s Guide (4th ed.), edited by Milstead, J. 2011, invited chapter; Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers Inc..

• 2010 -- Pubmed # 21043554 Morgan, P., Strand de Oliveira, J., Short, N. M. Physician assistants and nurse practitioners: a missing component in state workforce assessments. J Interprof Care. November, 2010; 25(4); 252-7

• 2008 -- Pubmed # 18976231 Blood-Siegfried, J. E., Short, N. M., Rapp, C. G., Hill, E., Talbert, S., Skinner, J., Campbell, A., Goodwin, L. A rubric for improving the quality of online courses. Int J Nurs Educ Scholarsh. December, 2008; 5 Article 34

• 2008 -- Pubmed # 18804078 Short, N. M. Influencing health policy: strategies for nursing education to partner with nursing practice. J Prof Nurs. 2008 Sep-Oct; 24(5); 264-9

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17674692 Strand, J., Short, N. M., Korb, E. G. The roles and supply of nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in North Carolina. N C Med J. 2007; 68(3); 184-6

• 2007 -- Short, N. M. Applied healthcare economics for the noneconomics major (Chapter 10). In Health Policy and Politics: A Nurse’s Guide (3rd Ed.), edited by Milstead, J. 2007; Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers Inc..

• 2006 -- Pubmed # 16568925 Kelly, D. L., Short, N. M. Exploring assumptions about teams. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. February, 2006; 32(2); 109-11; author reply 112-3

• 2006 -- Pubmed # 16452864 Short, N. From classroom to Congress. My year on the legislative staff of the U.S. Senate. Am J Nurs. February, 2006; 106(2); 70-1

• 2006 -- Short, N. Dos and don'ts for meeting congressional leaders and staff. Nurse Practitioner World News. December 11, 2006; 11(12); 17

• 2006 -- Pubmed # 16910318 Short, N. From classroom to Congress. My year on the legislative staff of the U.S. Senate. Tar Heel Nurse. September 21, 2006; 68(3); 17-8

• 2006 -- Short, N. M. From classroom to Congress. News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) National Nurse’s Week Supplement. May 7, 2006;

• 2006 -- Short, N. M. Looking beyond our health care myth. Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL). March 8, 2006;

• 2006 -- Short, N. M. Medical care available to all? We’re kidding ourselves. News & Observer (Raleigh NC). March 8, 2006;

• 2006 -- Short, N. The art of apology: Have we reached a tipping point? Duke Nursing Magazine. 2006; 1(1); 34-35

• 2005 -- Short, N. M. S.265 and Helicopter EMS in the U.S. Background paper for the US Senate Majority Leader, W. H. Frist. November 24, 2005;

• 2005 -- Short, N. M. Analysis of current introduced bill with methamphetamine health topics. Background paper for the US Senate Majority Leader, W. H. Frist. October 3, 2005;

• 2005 -- Short, N. M. Direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines. Background paper for the US Senate Majority Leader, W. H. Frist. April, 2005;

• 2004 -- Pubmed # 15160630 Kennedy, T., Turner, B., Nevidjon, B., Short, N., Lagasse, C. The nursing leadership program. The Cyprus experience--a tale of two cultures. Nurs Leadersh Forum. December, 2004; 8(3); 88-94

• 2003 -- Johnson-Pawlson, J., Champagne, M., O'Shaughnessy, M., & Short, N. Making a difference. Association of Academic Health Centers Monograph. July, 2003; 1-16

• 2003 -- Short, N. M. Wall of silence: The untold story of the medical mistakes that kill and injure millions of Americans [book review]. Tar Heel Nurse. 2003; 65(4); 13

• 2002 -- Champagne, M. T., Hewitt, D., Short, N., Brown, S., Bowers, M. Access to opportunity:  The Duke-East Carolina Partnerships for Training Program. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks: Special Nursing Edition. 2002; 6(2); 10-15

• 2000 -- Pubmed # 11147007 Short, N. Online learning: ready, set, click. RN. November, 2000; 63(11); 28-32

• 2000 -- Short, N. M. Five steps to prevent online problems before they start. T.H.E. Journal (Technological Horizons in Education). 2000; 28(2); 56-65

• 1998 -- Short, N. M. Growing your own. Nursing Matters, North Carolina Edition. 1998; 8(6); 10

• 1997 -- Short, N. M., & Adcock, G. Advanced Practice Nurses: Providing Quality Care for Patients [film script] 1997;

• 1996 -- Roth, A. V., Johnson, S., Short, N. Strategic deployment of technology in hospitals: Evidence for reengineering. In Managing Technology in Health Care, edited by Geisler, E. and Heller, O. 1996; pp. 189-214. Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishing.

• 1996 -- Short, N. M. “Blacklisted” nurse speaks up. Nursing Matters, North Carolina Edition. 1996; 6(7); 9

• 1996 -- Short, N. M. Are all RNs supervisors? Nursing Matters, North Carolina Edition. 1996; 6(6); 5

• 1996 -- Short, N. M. Cruising the information highway. Tar Heel Nurse. 1996; 58(1); 16-18

• 1996 -- Short, N. M. The missing paperwork: Should this incident be reported? Nursing Matters, North Carolina Edition. 1996; 6(5); 12

• 1996 -- Short, N. M. Workplace Issues: Are you having problems where you work? Nursing Matters, North Carolina Edition. 1996; 6(3); 8

• 1994 -- Roth, A. V., Johnson, S., Short, N. Reengineering the hospital: Assessing the strategic need for enabling technology. In Proceedings of the 1994 Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, edited by November, 1994; pp. 1901-1903. Honolulu, HI: Decision Sciences Institute.

• 1991 -- Munn, N. E. The Acute Abdomen: C.E. Test Handbook. The Nursing Institute. 1991; 5(1); 75-81

• 1990 -- Pubmed # 2352717 Short, N. M., Bair, L. Standards of care: practicing what we preach. Nurs Manage. 1990; 21(6); 32-6, 38-9

• 1989 -- Pubmed # 2487823 Short, N. M. Interdependence between the GI unit and inpatient nurses. Gastroenterol Nurs. February, 1989; 12(2); 118-21

• 1989 -- Munn, N. E. When the bile duct is blocked. RN. January, 1989; 52(1); 50-57

• 1989 -- Pubmed # 2487810 Short, N. M. Gastrointestinal intubations: nursing considerations. Gastroenterol Nurs. January, 1989; 12(1); 43-9

• 1989 -- Munn, N. E. Quick guide to abdominal trauma. Nursing. 1989; 19(5); 32J-32L

• 1988 -- Munn, N. E. Diagnosis: acute abdomen [CEU feature]. Nursing. September, 1988; 18(9); 34-42

Grant Funding (selected)

• “Get The Picture” patient education video contest  
  Duke Univ/Western Carolina/UNC-Charlotte Innovative Nursing Education Technologies (iNet) grant (HRSA)
  10/2009-06/2010
  Role: Project Leader
  Project Goal: Engage nursing students with other disciplines to create attractive, relevant patient videos. Increase the use of technology to solve patient problems, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, translate practice into useful educational products.

• 2010-11 Nursing Fellows: Best Practices on Teaching Online Classes  
  Duke University Center for Instructional Technology
  07/2010-07/2011
  Role: CIT 2010-2011 Nursing Fellow
  Project goal: Define and develop “Best Practices” in both technology and pedagogy to be used for teaching online students and mentoring faculty about online education. Fellows will compile findings and publish an online teaching orientation guide.

• Doctor of Nursing Practice  
  Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA)
  1D09-HP14827-01-00
  07/2009-06/2012
  Role: Faculty
  Project Goal: The goal is to develop, implement, and operate the DNP program, the first in North Carolina.

• Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Advanced Nursing Practice  
  Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA)
  D09HP09346
  07/2008-06/2010
  Role: Faculty
  Project Goal: Increase quality of education related to palliative and end-of-life care for Master's students.

• Standardized Teamwork Skills Assessment: Feasibility, Reliability and Validity  
  NBME
  0708-086
  07/2008-06/2011
  Role: Faculty
  Project Goal: Develop and implement a multi-player simulation based upon the AHRQ TeamSTEPPS curriculum.

• Regulating Licensed Nursing Practice In Nursing Homes: RN Delegation, LPN Practice, and Care  
  National Council of State Boards of Nursing
  P19004
  06/2008-06/2010
  Role: Faculty
  Project Goal: Measure the relationships between RN delegation, LPN practice, and quality-of-care outcomes in nursing homes to improve the regulation of professional nursing practice in long-term care.

• Simulations and Partners Across Communities for Registered Nurse Education (SIM-PAC-RN)  
  Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA)
  1D11-HP08367-01-00
  07/2007-09/2008
  Role: PI
  Project Goal: The purpose of this project is to expand and strengthen the current Accelerated BSN (ABSN) program by 1) Increasing and expanding the number of clinical sites for entry-level training, 2) expanding the pool of clinical instructors, 3) expanding enrollment in the ABSN program, and 4) enhancing the breadth, depth, and integration of simulation technology into the ABSN curriculum.ABSN Program at Duke University School of Nursing.

• Global Health Research Training in East Africa and North Carolina  
  Glaxo Smith Kline
  07/2006-08/2006
  Role: Participant in Glaxo Smith Kline-funded Research Training Institute in Moshi, Tanzania
  Purpose: to assess educational barriers to achieving consistent performance of random controlled research using local health professionals (mid-level Tanzanian researchers working with two Duke partners: Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center and KIWAKKUKI).

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2004-2005 Health Policy Fellowship  
  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  I.D. #051331
  09/2004-08/2007
  Fellowship Assignment: Office of Senator William H. Frist (R-TN), U.S. Senate Majority Leader

• Developing Best Practices in an Online Curriculum  
  Duke University Center for Instructional Technology
  07/2004-06/2005
  Role: CIT Fellow 2004-2005
  Project Goals: Developing technological competencies in MSN students; analyzing the key quality elements of DUSON online courses.

• Distance Based MSN in Nursing & Healthcare Leadership  
  Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) Division of Nursing
  07/2003-06/2006
  Role: Faculty
  Project Goal: Increase access and revise the existing program at the DUSON to address the critical shortage of nursing leaders in rural and underserved areas by preparing APRNs who practice as nurse executives in health system leadership positions

• Nursing Leadership Program in Cyprus  
  AMIDEAST
  04/2003-08/2003
  Role: Faculty
  Project Goal: To develop intra-country communication and development in nursing leadership among Turkish and Greek Cypriot nurses.

• Partnerships For Training  
  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  10/1997-09/2001
  Role: Coordinator
  Project Goal: Develop and implement innovative distance learning for nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and physician assistants in rural North Carolina.