Bryan Wilbanks PhD, DNP, CRNA

Bryan Wilbanks PhD, DNP, CRNA
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Vice Chair for the Department of Acute/ Chronic/ and Continuing Care, Nursing Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care , Nursing Academic Affairs
Assistant Professor (P), Nursing Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care , Nursing Academic Affairs 2014 -

Overview

Dr. Wilbanks is a nurse anesthetist with over 12 years of clinical experience. He is also an educator and researcher. His expertise is in nursing informatics, specifically how electronic health record interface design impacts usability in real-world settings.

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2022	A Systematic Review of Race, Sex, and Socioeconomic Status Differences in Postoperative Pain and Pain Management. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. 2022
2021	Mentoring Team Projects for the Doctor of Nursing Practice: Considerations for Nurse Anesthesia Faculty. AANA Journal. 89:435-442. 2021
2021	Using Eye Tracking for Measuring Cognitive Workload During Clinical Simulations: Literature Review and Synthesis 2021
2021	Development of the University Postoperative Obstructive Sleep Apnea Protocol (UPOP). Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. 36:219-223. 2021
2021	From the operating room to the front lines: Shared experiences of nurse anesthetists during the coronavirus pandemic. AANA Journal. 89:109-116. 2021
2021	Impact of Data Entry Interface Design on Cognitive Workload, Documentation Correctness, and Documentation Efficiency. AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science proceedings AMIA Summit on Translational Science. 2021:634-643. 2021
2020	A Practical Approach to Acute Postoperative Pain Management in Chronic Pain Patients. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. 35:564-573. 2020
2020	Using Clinical Simulations to Train Healthcare Professionals to Use Electronic Health Records: A Literature Review 2020
2020	Exploring production pressure and normalization of deviance and their relationship to poor patient outcomes. AANA Journal. 88:365-371. 2020
2020	Comparison of Video-Facilitated Reflective Practice and Faculty-Led Debriefings. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 42:1-7. 2020
2020	Evaluation of Methods to Measure Production Pressure: A Literature Review. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 35:E14-E19. 2020
2020	Perioperative Considerations for Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Undergoing Surgery. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. 35:112-119. 2020
2019	It’s never just a block: An analysis of regional anesthesia closed claims. AANA Journal. 87:365-373. 2019
2019	Preventable closed claims in the AANA foundation closed malpractice claims database. AANA Journal. 87:468-476. 2019
2018	A Review of Measuring the Cognitive Workload of Electronic Health Records 2018
2018	Thematic analysis of obstetric anesthesia cases from the AANA foundation closed claims database. AANA Journal. 86:464-470. 2018
2018	The effect of data-entry template design and anesthesia provider workload on documentation accuracy, documentation efficiency, and user-satisfaction. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 118:29-35. 2018
2018	Electronic Health Records in Simulation Education: Literature Review and Synthesis 2018
2018	Electronic Health Records in Simulation Education: Literature Review and Synthesis 2018
2018	A review of measuring cognitive workload of clinicians using electronic health records 2018
2018	Evidence-Based Guidelines for Interface Design for Data Entry in Electronic Health Records 2018
2018	Transfer of care in perioperative settings: A descriptive qualitative study. AANA Journal. 86:401-407. 2018
2016	The role of documentation quality in anesthesia-related closed claims: A descriptive qualitative study 2016
2016	The role of documentation quality in anesthesia related malpractice claims 2016
2015	A review of electronic health records for legal nurse consultants 2015
2015	A review of anesthesia related closed claims: 2002 to 2012. AANA Journal. 2015
2015	A review of electronic health records for legal nurse consultants 2015
2015	The AANA Foundation malpractice closed claims study: A descriptive analysis. AANA Journal. 83:318-323. 2015
2014	An integrative literature review on accuracy in anesthesia information management systems 2014
2014	A review of dashboards for data analytics in nursing 2014
2013	An integrative literature review of contextual factors in perioperative information management systems 2013
2013	An observational study of the accuracy and completeness of an anesthesia information management system: Recommendations for documentation system changes 2013
2013	Design and contents of an advanced distance-based statistics course for a PhD in nursing program. Nurse Educator. 38:61-65. 2013
2005	Hyperkalemia-induced residual neuromuscular blockade: A case report. AANA Journal. 73:437-441. 2005

Research Overview

Dr. Wilbanks’ research interests include: the impact of electronic data-entry interface design on documentation quality, documentation efficiency, and user-satisfaction; the role of documentation quality in patient safety and outcomes; and improving clinical practice and evidence-based guidelines through anesthesia related closed-claims studies.