Brief Bio

Shari Rushton earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Iowa, a Master of Biomedical Science in Physiology from the Mayo Graduate School of Biomedical Science, and a Master of Science in Nursing and a Doctor of Nursing Practice, both from Duke University School of Nursing.

She has several years of clinical experience in critical care. She also has care coordination experience as a Patient Resource Manager covering medical, surgical, pediatric, and critical care patients. In addition, she has provided case management for patients referred for admission to various levels of rehabilitation services.

Her research experience includes bench work in signal transduction and a clinical heart failure project while she was a trainee in the Clinical Environmental Science Program, a joint program of the National Institute of Environmental Health Science, the University of North Carolina, and Duke University.

Academic Program Affiliations

Education

Professional Certifications

Clinical Interests

Shari Rushton has interests in case management of complex patients, multidisciplinary care coordination, patient navigation of the healthcare system, and resource utilization.

Awards and Honors

• 1998 - 2000, Nurse Fellow, UNC-NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences Training Program

• 1996 Critical Care Nursing Fellowship, Mayo Medical Center

• 1993 Inducted, Sigma Theta Tau International

Areas of Expertise

• Acute / Critical Care
• Adult Health
• Chronic Illness

Areas of Interest

• Case Management
• Cardiovascular Care
• Care Coordination
• Chronic Illness

Representative Publications

• 2004 -- Rushton, S., Kalpin, P. K. Cardiovascular surgery. In Cardiovascular Nursing Secrets (1st ed.), edited by Davis, L. April, 2004; pp. 223-240. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

• 2001 -- Pubmed # 11158945 Schneider, S., Chen, W., Hou, J., Steenbergen, C., Murphy, E. Inhibition of p38 MAPK alpha/beta reduces ischemic injury and does not block protective effects of preconditioning. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. February, 2001; 280(2); H499-508

Grant Funding (selected)

• Population Care Coordinator Program (PCCP)  
  Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey / HHI BCBS Education Services Agreement
  10/2011-12/2013
  Role: Project Faculty
  The goal is to educate nurses for roles as population care coordinators for primary care practices.