Elizabeth Sharpe
Dr. Elizabeth Sharpe is a Clinical Professor in the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University, where she teaches in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. She is a neonatal nurse practitioner and neonatal/pediatric vascular access specialist with over 25 years of clinical experience. She is the lead author of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) Guideline for Neonatal Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs), the definitive globally referenced resource on PICCs in infants. She designed and conducted the largest national survey of Neonatal PICCs in the United States and has published in neonatal care, vascular access, simulation and nursing education. She was the first nurse practitioner invited to serve on the Infusion Nurses Society Standards of Practice Committee to guide protocol development for implementing best practices in vascular access and infusion therapy worldwide. She currently serves as a Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors of the Association for Vascular Access Foundation.
Research Interests
- Neonatal care
- Neonatal and pediatric vascular access
- Transition to practice for advanced practice nursing students
- Educational innovations for student engagement – assigned discussants, simulation
News
Joyce Calamese put off scheduling a routine preventive medical procedure for more than a decade until an Ohio State-trained community health worker strongly encouraged her to make the appointment. That intervention likely saved her life, the 67-year-old said.
Faculty member recognized for impact and influence in the healthcare field
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) named faculty member Jessica Fritter, DHSc, MACPR, ACRP-CP, FACRP, as part of its 2026 class of Fellows.
