Brief Bio

Kathleen Turner teaches core courses in the MSN and ABSN Programs including: professional development, leadership and transition courses. She also mentors DNP students with their scholarly projects. 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 thirty years of experience in adult health critical care, administration and education. Kathy has held numerous managerial and leadership positions: Assistant Head Nurse, Nurse Manager, and Clinical Educator. She has been on faculty at the Duke School of Nursing since 2002. She is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, American Nurses Association, North Carolina Nurses Association, American Organization of Nurse Executives and Sigma Theta Tau International. Her areas of interest, scholarship and research include: Baccalaureate Nursing Education, Leadership in Health Care and Nursing, Ethics in Health Care, End of Life Care, Adult Health Clinical Practice and Intensive Care Nursing, Patient Safety and Interprofessional Education.

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

• 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 # 26506864 Stevenson, E., Chudgar, S. M., Turner, K., Molloy, M., Phillips, B., Engle, D. L., Clay, A. S. How We Engage Graduating Professional Students in Interprofessional Patient Safety. Nurs Forum. October, 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 # 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 # 24834629 Oermann, M. H., Turner, K., Carman, M. Preparing quality improvement, research, and evidence-based practice manuscripts. Nurs Econ. June, 2014; 32(2); 57-63, 69; quiz 64

• 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 -- Turner, K. M., Chudgar, S. M., Engle, D., Molloy, M. A., Phillips, B. C., Stevenson, E. L., Clay, A. S. "It takes a village": An interprofessional patient safety experience for nursing and medical students. Medical Science Educator. 2013; 23(3S); 449-456

• 2012 -- Kaplow, R., Turner, K., Relf, M. V. Critical care nursing practice: Excellence through caring, collaboration and evidence (Chapter 1). In Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach (10th), edited by Morton, P. G. & Fontaine, D. K. October, 2012; Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

• 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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