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Associate Dean for Nursing Programs, School of Nursing and Health Sciences Assistant Professor Office Number: 4400 Benilde Tower Office Hours: By appointment 215.991-3681

• PhD, Duquesne University, Nursing
• MSN, The College of New Jersey, Family Health Nursing, Management
• BSN, Villanova University

Certification

• Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), National League for Nursing

Training

• End of Life Nursing Education Consortium Training - sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and City of Hope Cancer Center
• Geriatric Nursing Education Consortium Training - sponsored by the Hartford Foundation and the AACN

Research Interests

• Dementia Caregiving
• Hospice, Palliative Care
• Community Health
• Education

Publications

• Czekanski, K. & Wolf, Z. (accepted). Encouraging and evaluating class participation. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice.


• Piper, L., & Czekanski, K. (2012). Use of a simulated administrative decision-making exercise in an online master’s nursing administration course. Journal of Nursing Education, (51), 1-2.


• Wolf, Z. & Czekanski, K. (2011). Analyzing student complaints against nursing programs: Taxonomies of complaints and outcomes. Journal of Professional Nursing. 27(5), 283-291.


• Hodgson, N., Gitlin, L., Winter, L., & Czekanski, K. (2011). Undiagnosed illness and neuropsychiatric behaviors in community-residing older adults with dementia. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. 25(2), 109–115.


• Bicknell, P. & Czekanski, K. (2009) Clinical nurse leader®: Potential nursing role for long-term care. PADONA Journal, 22(1), 21-24.


• Czekanski, K, (2008). Dying Care in Ackely, B., Ladwig, G., Swan, B. A., & Tucker, S.  Evidence-based nursing care guidelines. St. Louis: Mosby.


• Griffiths, M., Papastrat, K., Czekanski, K. & Hagan, K. (2004). The lived experience of NCLEX failure. Journal of Nursing Education. 43: 322-325.


• Griffiths, M. & Czekanski, K. (2003).  Meeting the needs of the health system: A refresher course for registered nurses. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. 34: 162-173.

Professional Organizations

• Sigma Theta Tau, International
• Eastern Nursing Research Society, Nominating Committee member

Volunteer, Alzheimer’s Association, Delaware Valley Chapter

Patti Rager Zuzelo, EdD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANP-BC, FAAN
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