Smith DNP, CRNP, CPNP-PC, CNE, Tedra

Smith DNP, CRNP, CPNP-PC, CNE, Tedra
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Assistant Professor (P), Nursing Family, Community & Health Systems , Nursing Academic Affairs 2014 -
Director, Nursing Academic Affairs , School of Nursing 2019 -
Associate Scientist (C), Civitan International Research Center , Academic Joint Departments 2019 -

Overview

Dr. Tedra S. Smith is a pediatric nurse practitioner with a specialization in primary care. She has more than 13 years of experience as a pediatric nurse including primary, emergency and preanesthesia care. Her interest includes utilizing simulation as a pediatric clinical rotation to enhance communication with children and their caregivers. This also includes using simulation to decrease student anxiety related to caring for pediatric patients.

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2019	Effectiveness of two psychiatric screening tools for adolescent suicide risk 2019
2019	Innovative use of concept-based testing to improve comprehensive results 2019
2019	Simulating multi-audience education: From cradle to college 2019
2019	Anxiety of active and passive role groups in clinical simulation: A pilot study 2019
2019	Using large scale simulation to engage pediatric nurse practitioner students 2019
2018	Using simulation to teach telehealth nursing competencies 2018
2018	Educational interventions to increase Tdap vaccination rates among pregnant women 2018
2018	No Evidence to Support Number of Clinical Hours Necessary for Nursing Competency 2018
2018	Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment 2018
2018	A pilot study assessing anxiety between active participant vs. observer participant groups in clinical simulation 2018
2018	No Evidence to Support Number of Clinical Hours Necessary for Nursing Competency 2018
2017	Educational interventions to increase Tdap vaccination rates among pregnant women 2017
2015	Clinical boot camp: An innovative simulation experience to prepare nursing students for obstetric and pediatric clinicals 2015
2015	Clinical boot camp: an innovative simulation experience preparing students for obstetric and pediatric clinicals 2015
2014	Case study: The unilateral tear 2014
2014	Decreased solid food intake in a toddler: Is that a problem? 2014
2012	Childhood emotional wellbeing 2012
2012	Case study: Rash and fever in a school-aged child 2012
2012	Preventing brain drain, avoiding the summer slide. 2012
2010	Trust and learn through mentoring at Children's. 2010
1996	Simulations in nursing education. 1996
	A pediatric simulation experience: Development, implementation and lessons learned
	Disruptive innovation: Implementing a partially-flipped classroom in nursing
	Social and Situational Boundaries that Influence Oral Sex Initiation among African American Adolescent Females: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
	Using Simulation to Teach Telehealth Nursing Competencies

Chapter

Year	Title	Altmetric
2018	Chapter 44 -Nursing care of a family when a child has a hematologic disorder 2018
2018	Chapter 47 -Nursing care of a family when a child has a reproductive disorder 2018
2018	Child abuse and neglect 2018
2017	Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment, 2E 2017