College of Health Sciences I University of Delaware

Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
371 McDowell Hall
302-831-8506
kavino@udel.edu

Human Resource Committee of the Veteran’s Health Administration National Leadership Board. Avino, K. & Welde, C. (October, 2010). A comparison of face-to-face vs. Intranet Mandatory Training Outcomes. Funding date: October, 2010. Wilmington Veteran’s Administration Medical Center ($9,720).
Sigma Theta Tau International /National League for Nursing Small Grant. Avino, K. (November, 2007). Integrating Holistic Nursing and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) into Delaware Schools of Nursing. ($5,000).
Sigma Theta Tau International Small Grant. Wade, G. & Avino, K. (June 2005). Factors Influencing Professional Nursing Practice and Job Enjoyment. ($5,000).

2010. Avino, K. Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Nursing Faculty and Students related to Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (in press). Journal of Holistic Nursing.
2010. Avino. K. Integrating Holistic Nursing into the Curriculum: The Process. (in press). Journal of Holistic Nursing.
2008. Wade, G.H., Osgood, B., Avino, K., Bucher, G., Bucher, L., Foraker, T., French, D. & Sirkowski, C. Influence of organizational characteristics and caring attributes of nursing managers on nurses’ job enjoyment. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 64(4, 344-353.
2008. Avino, K. Holistic nursing receives ANA specialty status, Delaware Nurses Association Reporter, 32(4), 20-21.
2007. Avino, K. Nursing, technology and teaching: What’s on the horizon? Delaware Nurses Association Reporter, 32(2), 5.
1999. Avino, K.M.. Is professional association membership important to you? Delaware Nurses Association Reporter, 24(3), 10.

2010, October. The Nature of Stress Management. (Invited Keynote Speaker). Delaware Nurse’s Association Fall Conference, Managing Life’s Stressors, Dover, DE.
2010, June. Perceptions of Delaware Nursing Faculty and Students regarding Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Poster Presentation). American Holistic Nurses Association, Colorado Spring, CO.
2010, May. Perceptions of Delaware Nursing Faculty and Students regarding Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (Poster Presentation). Delaware Health Sciences Alliance Research Conference, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE
2010, May. Experience Energy Therapy. (Invited Presentation). Newark Senior Center, Newark, DE.
2009, October. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Obstetrics. (Invited Presentation). Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, Bethany Beach, DE.
2009. April. Recreating Nursing Practice. (Invited Presentation). RN II Annual Conference. Christiana Care Health system, Newark, DE.
2009, June. Integrating Holistic Nursing in the Curriculum. (Invited Presentation). 4th Annual Educator Update. Delaware Technical and Community College, Dover, DE.
2008, June. Investigating Complementary and Alternative Medicine within Nursing’s Scope of Practice. (Poster Presentation). American Holistic Nurses Association, Bretton Woods, NH.
2008, April. Complementary and Alternative medicine. (Invited Presentation). School of Nursing, Delaware Technical and Community College, Stanton, DE.

2010 Award Winner. University Faculty Senate Excellence in Undergraduate Academic
Advising and Mentoring Award.
2008 Award Winner. Delaware Nurse Association /Delaware Organization of Nurse
Executives, Excellence in Nursing Practice- Nurse Educator

2009- American Holistic Nurses Association- Faculty/Student eNews Editor
Network Leader Committee
2008- American Holistic Nurses Association- Delaware Chapter- Leader/Founder
2004- Christiana Care Health System- Team of Researchers Challenging Healthcare
(TORCH II), Member

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