Brief Bio

Dr. Carter joined the School of Nursing in 2010 and teaches Pediatrics and Professional Nursing in the ABSN program. She earned her BSN at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in 1998, a Master’s of Science in Nursing Education from University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2002 and PhD in Nursing from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2009. She continues her clinical practice as a staff nurse in the Duke University Medical Center Intensive Care Nursery, where she has 16 years’ experience. She is the project director of the HRSA Nursing Workforce Diversity grant at DUSON, “The Academy for Academic and Social Enrichment and Leadership Development for Health Equity (The Health Equity Academy)” and is also the Academic Coordinator for this program.

Dr. Carter’s experience in nursing education before joining the DUSON faculty included coordinating staff education and development in the Intensive Care Nursery, and teaching positions at both Duke (clinical instructor in labor and delivery for ABSN students) and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (Teaching Fellow in the UNC School of Nursing). She also serves as a board member of the North Carolina Nursing Association.

Dr. Carter has 26 years of U. S. Navy service (including 9 on active duty) and is currently serving in the rank of Commander in the U. S. Navy Reserves. She currently is stationed at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Dr. Carter's current research focuses on nursing care of premature infants (<1500 grams) with feeding intolerance and identification of measurable methods for early detection of feeding intolerance.

Academic Program Affiliations

Education

Professional Certifications

Research Interests

Clinical Interests

Dr. Carter practices in the Intensive Care Nursery at Duke University Medical Center. Her clinical interests include both neonatal and pediatric intensive care. Clinical Nurse IV: 12 hours per month.

Awards and Honors

• 2008 Nurse Educator of Tomorrow Scholarship

• 2004 T32 Fellowship (Interventions for Preventing and Managing Chronic Illness), UNC School of Nursing

• 2002 Inducted, Sigma Theta Tau (Gamma Zeta & Pi Sigma Chapters)

Areas of Expertise

• Neonatal Nursing
• Pediatric Nursing

Representative Publications

• 2015 -- Pubmed # 26002859 Carter, B. M., Howard, C. A 6th Vital Sign--Potential Use of Nasogastric Tube for Intra-abdominal Pressure Monitoring Method to Detect Feeding Intolerance in Very Low Birth-Weight Preterm Infants (<1500 g). Adv Neonatal Care. June, 2015; 15(3); 176-81

• 2015 -- Pubmed # 25839948 Carter, B. M., Powell, D. L., Derouin, A. L., Cusatis, J. Beginning with the end in mind: cultivating minority nurse leaders. J Prof Nurs. March-April, 2015; 31(2); 95-103

• 2014 -- Pubmed # 24589902 Carter, B. M. Nursing assessment of guaiac-positive and occult blood in preterm infant stools. Neonatal Netw. March/April, 2014; 33(2); 101-5

• 2013 -- Carter, B. M., Holditch-Davis, D., Tanaka, D., Schwartz, T. A. The Relationship Between Black Race, Maternal Infection and NEC in the Preterm Infant Newborn & Infant Nursing Reviews. December, 2013; 13(4); 166-170

• 2012 -- Carter, B. M. Feeding intolerance in preterm infants and standard of care guidelines for nursing assessments. Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews. December, 2012; 12(4); 187-201

• 2012 -- Pubmed # 22282155 Carter, B. M., Holditch-Davis, D., Tanaka, D., Schwartz, T. A. Relationship of neonatal treatments with the development of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants. Nurs Res. March, 2012; 61(2); 96-102

• 2010 -- Pubmed # 21531964 Gilliss, C. L., Powell, D. L., Carter, B. Recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce in nursing: from evidence to best practices to policy. Policy Polit Nurs Pract. November, 2010; 11(4); 294-301

• 2008 -- Pubmed # 18827518 Carter, B. M., Holditch-Davis, D. Risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants: how race, gender, and health status contribute. Adv Neonatal Care. October, 2008; 8(5); 285-90 PMCID: PMC2677063

• 2007 -- Pubmed # 17594416 Carter, B. M. Treatment outcomes of necrotizing enterocolitis for preterm infants. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. August, 2007; 36(4); 377-84; quiz 385

• 2006 -- Pubmed # 16749371 Carter, B. M. Nursing care of the premature infant with severe combined immunodeficiency disease. Neonatal Netw. August, 2006; 25(3); 167-74

Grant Funding (selected)

• Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) Program  
  Health Resources and Service Administration
  1D19-HP25902-01-00
  07/2013-06/2016
  Role: Project Director
  Project goals: The Health Equity Academy for Academic and Social Enrichment and Leadership Development (The Health Equity Academy/HEA) is designed to increase the preparation of high-achieving/high-potential (HA/HP) URMs from economically disadvantaged backgrounds for practice and leadership as nurses committed to reducing health disparities by managing and addressing SDH. The program is also designed to strengthen the integration of a focus on SDH, health access, health disparities, and health equity throughout the Accelerated Bachelors of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program, so that the all Duke ABSN graduates will be prepared to address the needs of an increasingly diverse society.

• Intra-abdominal Pressure in Preterm Infants <1500 grams during Enteral Feedings  
  American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
  02/2012-03/2014
  Role: PI
  Project goals: Monitor intra-abdominal pressure in very low birth weight preterm infants with the aim of identifying early symptoms of feeding intolerance. The findings could help healthcare providers better adjust feeding volumes, resulting in more rapid postnatal growth, thereby reducing the length of hospital stay and hospital costs.

• Making a Difference in Nursing II  
  Health Resources and Service Administration
  1D19-HP19020-01-00
  07/2010-06/2013
  Role: Team member
  

• Interventions for Preventing and Managing Chronic Illness  
  National Institute of Nursing Research
  T32 NR07091
  07/2004-07/2007
  Role: T32 Fellow
  School of Nursing, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Nursing T32 Fellowship