Curriculum Vitae Name: Susan Lynne Ahrens [Grass]

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1 Page 1 of 5 Curriculum Vitae Name: Susan Lynne Ahrens [Grass] Address: Work: (260) ahrenss@ipfw.edu 1. Degree Granting Institution & Location 2001 Ph.D. Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, Ph.D, Nursing 1986 MSN Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, MSN 1976 BSN Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, BSN 2. Academic Appointments January 2008-present. Associate Professor, IPFW, Fort Wayne Indiana August 2008-August Director, Graduate Programs, Nursing, IPFW, Fort Wayne, Indiana January 2005-January Limited Term Lecturer, IPFW, Fort Wayne, Indiana. August 2002-January Online Practictioner Faculty, University of Phoenix. June 1998-June Student Editorial Support to the Editor, Research in Nursing and Health, Detroit, Michigan. September 1994-June Teaching Assistant, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan September 1986-September Part-Time Faculty, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, September 1984-September Adjunct Faculty, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, September 1977-January Clinical Instructor, Michael J. Owens Technical College, Toledo, 3. Clinical Appointments: August 2009-November Clinical Care Coordinator, Parkview Hospital, Hospitalist Program, Fort Wayne, Indiana. August 2004-January Director Adult Critical Care, Dialysis, EICU, Parkview Hospital and Parkview North, Fort Wayne, Indiana. July 2001-July Vice President Patient Care Services, CNO, Rochelle Hospital, Rochelle, Illinois. January 1998-July Cardiac Surveillance Manager. Rockford, Illinois. November Case Manager, Heart Failure and Cardiology Programs, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan. September 1991-November Clinical Nurse Specialist. Cardio-Vascular Trauma Unit, Henry Ford Health Care System. January 1988-September Manger CICU, CCU Stepdown, Cardiac Rehabilitation, St. Charles Hospital, Oregon, January 1986-January Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care. St. Charles

2 Page 2 of 5 Hospital, Oregon, July 1982-January Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Coordinator. St. Charles Hospital, Oregon, January 1977-July Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse, St. Charles Hospital, Oregon, June 1976-January Staff Nurse, The Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus, 4. Licenses, Registrations, and/or Certifications Registered Nurse License # A Indiana 2004-present Illinois Michigan Ohio Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Health Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) Awards, Grants, and Honors 2011 Indiana Organization of Nurse Executives $6,000 awarded to help fund an educational leadership conference in Fort Wayne Indiana, HRSA Traineeship Grant, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, $4600 for graduate student education 1997 Best Family Practice Paper Presented by a Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist Graduate Student Traineeship, Wayne State University 1989-American Nurses Foundation Grant, Self Care Needs of Individuals with Heart Failure 1988-American Nurses Foundation Grant, Self-Care Needs of Individuals with Mitral Valve Prolapse 1986-Medical College School of Nursing Graduate Dean s Award Graduate Student Traineeship, Medical College of Ohio 6. Memberships in Academic, Professional, and Scholarly Societies 2013-present Coalition Advanced Practice Nurses in Indiana 2012-Present International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning 1976-present Sigma Theta Tau International 2011-present Indiana Organization of Nurse Executives 2004-present Northeast Indiana Organization of Nurse Executives 7. Consultation 2009-In-Touch Health regarding robot applications to improve and streamline nursing care In-Touch Health regarding applications of robot technology in critical care. 7. Publications

3 Page 3 of 5 Ahrens, S. Workplace issues. In Zerwekh, J. & Garneau, A.Z. (Eds.). Nursing Today: Transitions and Trends, 8 th ed., (in press, 2014) Ahrens, S.L. & Johnson, C.S. (in press). Finding the way to evidence-based practice, Nursing Management(44)5, DOI: /01.numa Ahrens, S.L., and Wirges, A.M. (2013). Using evidence to improve satisfaction with medication side effect education on the neuro-medical surgical unit. Neuroscience Nursing, 45(4), 1-7. DOI: /JNN.06013e3182d8ca5. Yeo, W., Ahrens, S.L., & Wright, T. (2012). A new era in the ICU: The case for telemedicine. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 35(4), /CNO.0b13e318266bbff. Ahrens, S. (2012). Workplace issues. In Zerwekh, J. & Garneau, A.Z. (Eds.). Nursing Today: Transitions and Trends, 7 th ed., Ahrens, S. (2008). Workplace issues. In Zerwekh, J. & Claborn, J.C. (Eds.). Nursing Today: Transitions and Trends 6 th ed., Ahrens, S. (2005). Workplace issues. In Zerwekh, J. & Claborn, J.C. (Eds.) Nursing Today: Transition and Trends, 5 th ed., Ahrens, S. (2001). The development and testing of the heart failure self-care inventory. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Wayne State University. Cardoza, L. & Ahrens, S. (1999) Assesssing the efficacy of a clinical pathway in the management of older patients hospitalized with heart failure. Journal for Health Care Quality, 21, Beach, E.K., Smith, A., Luthringer, L., Utz, S.K., Ahrens, S., & Whitmire, V.M. (1996). Self-care limitations of persons after acute myocardial infarction. Applied Nursing Research, 9, Ahrens, S. (1995) Managing heart failure: a blueprint for success. Nursing, 1995, 25, Utz, S.W., Whitmire, V.M., Grass, S. [Ahrens] (1993) Perspectives of the person with mitral valve prolapse syndrome: a study of self-care needs derived from a health deviation. Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing, 8, Utz, S.W., Hammer, J., Whitmire, V. M., Grass, S. [Ahrens] (1990). Perceptions of body image and health status in persons with mitral valve prolapse syndrome. Image, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 22, Utz, S.W., & Grass, S. [Ahrens] (1987). Mitral valve prolapse: self-care needs, nursing diagnosis, and interventions. Heart and Lung: Journal of Critical Care, 16, Grass, S. [Ahrens] & Utz, S.W. (1986). Mitral valve prolapse: a review of the scientific and medical literature. Heart and Lung: Journal of Critical Care, 15,

4 Page 4 of 5 8. Paper Presentations Ahrens, S. & Poling, D. (November, 2012). For the sake of clarity: Unraveling the definitions of bad behavior in higher education, 32 nd Lily International Conference on College Teaching. Oxford, OH. Poling, D. & Ahrens, S. (October, 2012). Incivility and bullying in nursing: how do we define them?, 39 th Annual National Conference on Professional Nursing and Development, Philadelphia, PA. Ahrens, S. & Johnson, S. (April, 2012). Moving toward magnet status: Results of an evidencebased practice online education program for nurse leaders in a community hospital. The Toledo University, Annual Nursing Research Symposium, Toledo, OH. Ahrens, S. (April, 2010). Use of interactive teaching modules to improve attitude, beliefs, and implementation of evidence-based practice among nurse leaders in a community hospital. The University of Toledo, College of Nursing Research Symposium, Toledo, Ahrens, S. (October, 2005). Is there a bully on your unit? Understanding bully behavior and how to stop it. Sigma Theta Tau International, Biennial Convention, Indianapolis, IN. 9. Invited Presentations Ahrens, S. (August, 2011). How nursing theory works in practice, Indiana University, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN. Ahrens, S. (October, 2011). How nursing theory works in practice, Indiana University, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN. Ahrens, S. (March, 2011). The nurse leader role in evidence-based practice. Northeast Indiana Organization of Nurse Executives, Fort Wayne, IN. Ahrens, S. (November, 2010). The Good Nurse. Induction Speech. Sigma Theta Tau International Induction, XiNu Chapter, Fort Wayne, IN. Ahrens, S. (November, 2009). Precepting: When things go wrong. Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses Indiana Conference, Fort Wayne, IN. Ahrens, S. (May, 2009). All about love in nursing: Induction Speech. Sigma Theta Tau International, XiNu Chapter Induction Ceremony, Fort Wayne, IN. Ahrens, S. & Walker, J. (2008). Bringing the ICU to the Patient Room: Using the In-Touch robot to improve care of patients inside and outside of the ICU. Annual In-Touch Robotics in Healthcare Conference, Santa Barbara, CA. Ahrens, S. (2008). Florence Nightingale A Leader for Evidence-Based Practice. Northeastern

5 Page 5 of 5 Indiana Organization of Nurse Executives, Fort Wayne, IN. Ahrens, S. (July, 2008). Using robot technology to enhance patient care Webinar paper presentatation at the Scottsdale Institute, Scottsdale, AZ.

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