Paula Garvey

Dr. Paula Garvey has been a nurse for 30 years. Her clinical experience includes medical, surgical, cardiac, and cardiac surgery intensive care units, Emergency Department, critical care transport, and flight nursing. Dr. Garvey has 20 years of experience in nursing education, most recently at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, with 10 years as a health system nurse educator and eight years as the Manager of the Quality and Education programs for the Level 1 trauma program. She received her master’s degree with a specialization in nursing education in 2010 and is board-certified in Nursing Professional Development and a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator. Dr. Garvey received her DNP in 2021 and is now an Assistant Clinical Professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing where she assisted with the development and instruction of the world’s first and only Doctor of Nursing Education degree.
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.