Brief Bio

Dr. Rémi Hueckel is Assistant Professor and MSN Assistant Program Director. Before joining the DUSON faculty, Dr. Hueckel was an expert clinician in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and a leader in patient safety and process improvement at Duke Hospital, where she continues to hold a clinical appointment. Rémi is a member of the pediatric critical care nurse practitioner team and continues to be a leader in clinical education and simulation for nurses, residents, fellows and advanced practice nurses in pediatrics and pediatric critical care.

Dr. Hueckel’s clinical experience and interest in patient safety and emergency response teams have allowed her to creatively integrate simulation into the Duke Acute Care PNP management courses and create opportunities for intra-professional collaboration between the ABSN and Acute Care PNP students. She is the president of the North Carolina chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, serves on the Acute Care PNP Exam Committee of the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), and is a reviewer for Journal of Pediatric Health Care. Dr. Hueckel developed and implemented a professional transition to practice program for ACPNPs at Duke University Health System and has contributed significantly to the advancement of the ACPNP role nationally. In 2014 she was inducted as Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Dr. Hueckel received her BSN from Purdue University. She earned an MSN degree as an Adult Nurse Practitioner and completed post-master’s certificates in the Family Nurse Practitioner and Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner specialties at Duke University. She is a 2011 graduate of the Duke DNP program. Dr. Hueckel is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Family Nurse Practitioner and as an Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner by the PNCB.

Academic Program Affiliations

Education

Professional Certifications

Research Interests

Awards and Honors

• 2014 Golden Graduate, Purdue University School of Nursing’

• 2013 AANP State Award for Nurse Practitioner Excellence, American Association of Nurse Practitioners

• 2013 Selected participant, Chancellor’s Clinical Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (CCHAMP) 2014 cohort, Duke Medicine Chancellor's Cabinet

• 1992 Inducted, Sigma Theta Tau

Areas of Expertise

• Acute / Critical Care
• Pediatric Nursing
• Quality of Care / Patient Safety

Representative Publications

• 2015 -- Pubmed # 26534870 Hawks, S. J., Turner, K. M., Derouin, A. L., Hueckel, R. M., Leonardelli, A. K., Oermann, M. H. Writing Across the Curriculum: Strategies to Improve the Writing Skills of Nursing Students. Nurs Forum. November, 2015 Epub ahead of print;

• 2015 -- Pubmed # 26247659 Derouin, A. L., Hueckel, R. M., Turner, K. M., Hawks, S. J., Leonardelli, A. K., Oermann, M. H. Use of Workshops to Develop Nurses' and Nursing Students' Writing Skills. J Contin Educ Nurs. August 1, 2015; 46(8); 364-9

• 2015 -- Pubmed # 25719569 Bush, P. A., Hueckel, R. M., Robinson, D., Seelinger, T. A., Molloy, M. A. Cultivating a Culture of Medication Safety in Prelicensure Nursing Students. Nurse Educ. Jul-Aug, 2015; 40(4); 169-73

• 2015 -- Pubmed # 25535756 Oermann, M. H., Leonardelli, A. K., Turner, K. M., Hawks, S. J., Derouin, A. L., Hueckel, R. M. Systematic review of educational programs and strategies for developing students' and nurses' writing skills. J Nurs Educ. January, 2015; 54(1); 28-34

• 2014 -- Pubmed # 25057001 McLaughlin, C. A., Hockenberry, M. J., Kurtzberg, J., Hueckel, R., Martin, P. L., Docherty, S. L. Standardization of health care provider competencies for intrathecal access procedures. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. Nov-Dec, 2014; 31(6); 304-16

• 2014 -- Hueckel, R. M. Chapter 41: Family centered care In (10th), edited by Hockenberry, M. J. & Wilson, D. 2014; St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.

• 2013 -- Pubmed # 23117793 Turner, K., Frush, K., Hueckel, R., Relf, M. V., Thornlow, D., Champagne, M. T. Implementation of the Josie King Care Journal in a pediatric intensive care unit: a quality improvement project. J Nurs Care Qual. July-September, 2013; 28(3); 257-64

• 2013 -- Pubmed # 22907684 King, M. E., Hueckel, R. Transient myeloproliferative disease: keeping a high index of suspicion. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. January, 2013; 29(5); 289-93

• 2012 -- Pubmed # 21989457 Hueckel, R. M., Mericle, J. M., Frush, K., Martin, P. L., Champagne, M. T. Implementation of condition help: family teaching and evaluation of family understanding. J Nurs Care Qual. July, 2012; 27(2); 176-81

• 2008 -- Pubmed # 18613098 Graf, J. M., Montagnino, B. A., Hueckel, R., McPherson, M. L. Children with new tracheostomies: planning for family education and common impediments to discharge. Pediatr Pulmonol. August, 2008; 43(8); 788-94

• 2008 -- Hueckel, R. M., Turi, J. L., Cheifetz, I. M., Mericle, J., Meliones, J. N., Mistry, K. P. Beyond rapid response teams: Instituting a “rover team” improves the management of at-risk patients, facilitates proactive interventions and improves outcomes. In Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches. Vol. 3: Performance and Tools, edited by Henriksen, K., Battles, J. B., Keyes, M. A., & Grady, M. L. August, 2008; Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

• 2008 -- Pubmed # 18477921 Graf, J. M., Montagnino, B. A., Hueckel, R., McPherson, M. L. Pediatric tracheostomies: a recent experience from one academic center. Pediatr Crit Care Med. January, 2008; 9(1); 96-100

• 2007 -- Delemetter, G., Cochran, C., Hueckel, R. pH monitoring study: care and management. In AACN Procedure Manual for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care, edited by Verger, J. T. & Lebet, R. M. 2007; St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier.

• 2006 -- Hueckel, R., Wilson, D. Chapter 31: The child with disturbance of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange In Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children (8th), edited by Hockenberry, M. J. & Wilson, D. 2006; St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.

• 2006 -- Hueckel, R., Wilson, D. Chapter 32: The child with respiratory dysfunction. In Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children (8th), edited by Hockenberry, M. J. & Wilson, D. 2006; St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.

• 2006 -- Hueckel, R. Case Study: Pediatric Trauma In Virtual Clinical Excursions for Wong’s Nursing Care of Infants and Children (8th), edited by Hockenberry, M. J., Wilson, D., & Barrera, P. 2006; St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.

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