Elizabeth Sharpe

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First Name

Elizabeth

Last Name

Sharpe

Credentials

DNP, APRN-CNP, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN

Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing

sharpe.104@osu.edu

Address (Line 2)

1577 Neil Ave.

City

Columbus

State

Zip Code

43210

Dr. Elizabeth Sharpe is an Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing at The Ohio State University. She is a neonatal nurse practitioner and neonatal/pediatric vascular access specialist with over 25 years of clinical experience. She is the co-author of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) Guideline for Neonatal Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs), the definitive resource on PICCs in infants. She designed and conducted the largest survey national survey of Neonatal PICCs in the United States and has published in neonatal care, vascular access, simulation and nursing education. She was 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 is a Director-at-Large on the Association for Vascular Access Foundation Board of Directors.

Research Interests

Neonatal care
Neonatal/Pediatric vascular access
Simulation
Transition to Practice

Publications

Gorski, L.; Hadaway, L.; Hagle, M.; Broadhurst, D.; Clare, S.; Kleidon, T.; Meyer, B.; Nickel, B.; Rowley, S.; Sharpe, E.; Alexander, M. (2021). Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice. Journal of Infusion Nursing, 44(suppl 1):S1-S224. Doi:10.1097/NAN.0000000000000396
Sharpe, E. (2020). Innovative Approach to Procedure Skills: A Nurse Practitioner Educator’s Response to COVID-19. Journal of Nursing Education. 59(12):692-696. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20201118-06.
Kayton, A., DeGrazia, M., Sharpe, E., Smith, D., Perez, J., and Weiss, M. (2020). Correlation between heart rate characteristic index score and severity of brain injury in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Advances in Neonatal Care. 20(4), e70-e82. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000686.
Sharpe, E. (2020). Chapter: Introduction to Vascular Access. In Kenner, C., Altimier, L. & Boykova, M. (Eds.), Comprehensive Neonatal Nursing Care, 6th ed. (pp. 955-959). New York NY: Springer Publishing Company.
Bellflower, B., Bordelon, C., Sharpe, E. & Jnah, A. (2019). Chapter: The Renal System. In Jnah, A & Trembath, A., Fetal and Neonatal Physiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse (pp. 239-265). New York NY: Springer Publishing Company.
Pettit, J. & Sharpe, E. (2017). The effect of education on chlorhexidine use in the NICU. Neonatal Network. 36(5), 294-305. Simultaneous publication in JAVA.
Pettit, J. & Sharpe, E. (2017). The effect of education on chlorhexidine use in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Journal of the Association for Vascular Access. 22(3), 115-123.
Sharpe, E., Kuhn, L., Ratz, D., Krein, S.L. and Chopra, V. (2016) Neonatal Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Practices and Providers: Results From the Neonatal PICC1 Survey. Advances in Neonatal Care. 17(3), 209-22. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000376.
Sharpe, E. (2017). The Power of a Mentor, the Legacy of a Leader, honoring Dr. Janet Pettit. Advances in Neonatal Care. 17(3), 147.
Sharpe, E. (2016). Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters. In Kenner, C & Lott, J., Neonatal Nursing Care Handbook: An Evidence-Based Approach to Conditions and Procedures, 2nd ed. (pp. 492-498). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Wyckoff, M. & Sharpe, E. (2015). Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters: Guideline for Practice, 3rd edition. Chicago: National Association of Neonatal Nurses.
Sharpe, E. (2014). Neonatal Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Practices and their Association with Demographics, Training and Radiographic monitoring: Results from a National Survey. Advances in Neonatal Care, 14(5), 329- 335.
Sharpe, E. (2013). Pediatric PICCs (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters): Cracking the Code of Product Labeling. Journal of the Association for Vascular Access, Volume 18, No. 2, 121-124.
Sharpe, E., Pettit, J & Ellsbury, D. (2013). A National Survey of Neonatal Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Practices. Advances in Neonatal Care. Volume 13, No. 1, 55-74.
Sharpe, E. and Roig J. (2012). A novel technique for difficult removal of a neonatal peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). Journal of Perinatology, 32, 70-71. January 2012.
Sharpe, E. (2012). Contributor to Comprehensive Neonatal Nursing Care, 5th ed. (Introduction to Vascular Access). New York: Springer. Kenner, C & Lott, J., 2014.
Catudal, J. and Sharpe, E. (2011). The Wandering Ways of a PICC line: Case Report of a Malpositioned Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) and Correction. The Journal of the Association for Vascular Access, Vol 16, No. 4, Winter 2011.
Sharpe, E. (2010). Repositioning Techniques for Malpositioned Neonatal Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters. Advances in Neonatal Care, Volume 10, No. 3, June 2010.
Sharpe, E. (2009) Guest Editorial, Neonatal Pharmacology, Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews, Vol. 9, No. 1, March 2009.
Sharpe, E. (2008) Tiny Patients, Tiny Dressings: A Guide to the Neonatal PICC Dressing Change. Advances in Neonatal Care, Volume 8, No. 3, June 2008.
Sharpe, E. (2006) Developing a Nurse-Directed Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Team in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews, December 2006.

Honors

Selected for Fellowship, Class of 2020, American Academy of Nursing
Fellow, National Academies of Practice (2018)
Fellow, American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2017)
First Janet Pettit Scholar, Association for Vascular Access (2014)

Professional Activities

Board Liaison, Alliance of Global Neonatal Nurses (2017-present)
Board of Directors, National Association of Neonatal Nurses (2014-2018)
Advisor, Association for Vascular Access Pediatric Special Interest Group (2013-2017)
Executive Board, Vascular Access Certification Corporation (2012-2016)

News

June 11, 2025

Jane E. Heminger Hall earns WELL Gold certification for health and wellness-centered design

College of Nursing home is first building at Ohio State to earn designation

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has awarded The Ohio State University College of Nursing’s Jane E. Heminger Hall WELL Gold Certification for its construction and design features that promote and support health and well-being. It is the first building at Ohio State to earn this designation.

May 27, 2025

Tornwall awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Kyrgyzstan

Joni Tornwall, clinical professor, College of Nursing, has been awarded a 2025-2026 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to teach student-centered nursing practices at Kyrgyz State Medical Academy.