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
New research shows that overall, the prevalence of adverse and positive childhood experiences reported by parents of teenagers hasn’t changed substantially in the United States in recent years.
The findings suggest that interventions designed to boost positive family experiences and shield children from negative experiences may not be hitting the mark on a national scale, the study’s authors say.
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The Ohio State University is investing $14 million into expanding one of its programs.
The university plans to nearly double undergraduate enrollment within the College of Nursing amid a nationwide nursing shortage.
“We need to answer that call, answer the calling to care and help people in the healthcare community,” said Dr. Wendy Bowles, Associate Dean for Baccalaureate Programs at Ohio State’s College of Nursing.
