Kathleen (Kathy) A. Schell

Director & Associate Professor
School of Nursing
391 McDowell Hall
302-831-0655
kaschell@udel.edu

Education

• Ph.D., Nursing Education, Widener University, 2001
• MS in Nursing, Cardiopulmonary Track, University of Delaware, 1987
• BSN Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1981

Research Interests

• Accuracy of Blood Pressure Measurement, Nursing-Innovative Teaching
• Cardiovascular Nursing

Recent Research Activities

• Co-Principal Investigator, /Prevalence of Bleeding Events in Individuals
  Admitted With Myocardial Infarction Who Receive Anticoagulation Therapy,
  /Bayhealth Medical Center, Dover, DE and University of Delaware. (IRB
  approval 2010, data collection ongoing)
• Co-Principal Investigator, /Evaluating the Need for Post Study Nursing
  Assessments and Cardiovascular Monitoring of Patients Undergoing
  Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography* *(Coronary CTA)/./ /Bayhealth
  Medical Center, Dover, DE and University of Delaware. (IRB approval
  2010, data collection ongoing)
• Co-Principal Investigator, /Does Gum Chewing Promote Post-operative
  Bowel Recovery in Patients Undergoing Elective Colorectal Surgery?/
  Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE and University of Delaware.
  (IRB approval 2010, data collection ongoing)
• Principal Investigator, AnatomicalDeterminants of Forearm and Upper Arm Oscillometric Blood Pressure Differences, University of Delaware Research Grant, $25,000, June 2007 - 2009.
• Principal Investigator, Comparison of Traditional and Simulation-Based Learning Methods for Blood Pressure Measurement Skills of Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Spring 2008.
• Co-Principal Investigator, Clinical Comparison of Forearm and Upper Arm Automatic Non-invasive Blood Pressures in Critically Ill Adults, University of Delaware and The Chester County Hospital, West Chester, PA. Partially funded by an Evidence-based Practice Grant, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, $2000, 2006. Data collection completed 2007.
• Co-Principal Investigator,A Clinical Comparison of Upper Arm and Calf Automatic, Noninvasive Blood Pressures in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients, University of Delaware and Nemours/AI du Pont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware. Data collection completed 2007.
• Research Fellow, School of Nursing, Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI), IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), National Institutes of Health NCCR (NIH - 2 P20 RR016472-04), July 2005-April 2007.

Publications

• Schell, K., Briening, E., Lebet, R., Pruden, K., Rauheiser, S., &
  Jackson, B. (in press). Comparison of arm and calf automatic,
  noninvasive blood pressures in pediatric intensive care patients.
  /Journal of Pediatric Nursing/. Available on-line January 25, 2010.
  DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2009.11.007
• Schell, K., Morse, K., & Waterhouse, J.K. (2010). Comparison of
  oscillometric blood pressures in the forearm and upper arm of critically
  ill adults. /Western Journal of Nursing Research, 32/(3), 322-340.
• Wheeler, E., Hardie, T., Schell, K., & Plowfield, L. (2008). Symbiosis - Undergraduate research mentoring and faculty scholarship in nursing. Nursing Outlook , 56(1), 9-15.
• Schell, K., & Waterhouse, J. K. (2007). Comparison of forearm and upper arm automatic noninvasive blood pressures in college students. Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice, 9 (1), 10 pages.
• Schell, K., Richards, J. R., & Farquhar, W. B. (2007). The effects of anatomical structures on adult forearm and upper arm non-invasive blood pressures. Journal of Blood Pressure Monitoring 12 , 17-22. Partially funded by CHNS, Center for Research Development, $5010.
• Schell, K. (2006). A Delphi study of innovative teaching in baccalaureate nursing education. Journal of Nursing Education ,45, 439-448. F unded by General University Research Grant, $4000.
• Schell, K. (2006). Evidence-based practice: Noninvasive blood pressure measurement in children. Pediatric Nursing, 32, 263-267.
• American Association of Critical Care Nurses (2006). AACN practice alert: Noninvasive blood pressure monitoring. AACN News, 23, 4. (member of authoring team)
• Schell, K., Lyons, D., Bradley, E., Bucher, L., Seckel, M., Wakai, S., Carson, E., Waterhouse, J., Chichester, M., Bartell, D., Foraker, T., & Simpson, K. (2006). A clinical comparison of forearm and upper arm automatic, noninvasive blood pressures, supine and with head of bed raised 45 degrees: A follow-up study. American Journal of Critical Care, 15, 196-205. Partially funded by the SePA Chapter of American Association of Critical Care Nurses, $1223.
• Schell, K., Bradley, E., Bucher, L., Seckel, M., Lyons, D., Wakai, S., Bartell, D., Carson, E., Chichester, M., Foraker, T., & Simpson, K. (2005). A clinical comparison of forearm and upper arm non-invasive blood pressures. American Journal of Critical Care, 14, 232-241. Partially funded by the SePA Chapter of American Association of Critical Care Nurses, $1250.

Recent Presentations

• Poster Presentation, Schell, K., Morse, K., Waterhouse, J.K., Easter, E., Henrick, S., Saccomondi, J. A Comparison of Forearm and Upper Arm Noninvasive Oscillometric Blood Pressures in Critically Ill Adults, National Teaching Institute, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Chicago, IL, May 2008.
• Paper Presentation, Schell, K.,Overcoming Barriers to An Innovation: Clickers in the Classroom, Sigma Theta Tau International Biennial Convention, Baltimore, MD, November 2007.
• Poster Presentation, Schell, K.,Weaving the Tapestry of Innovative Teaching in Undergraduate Education. Lilly- East Conference 2006, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, April 2006.
• Paper Presentation, Seckel, M., & Schell, K. Better Blood Pressure for Better Patient Care. The AHRQ/NCI Translating Research into Practice and Policy (TRIPP) Conference, Washington, D.C., July 2006.

Recent Award

• Research Dissemination Award, Sigma Theta Tau International 2007 International Awards for Nursing Excellence, Project: Better Blood Pressure for Better Patient Care, University of Delaware & Christiana Care Health Systems Blood Pressure Team, July 2007.