School of Nursing Faculty

Kathleen Schell, DNSc, RN Associate Professor Telephone:(302) 831-8396 E-mail:  kaschell@udel.edu Mailing Address: School of Nursing McDowell Hall Newark, DE 19716

Education

DNSc, 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


Recent Research Activities

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

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.

School of Nursing Faculty