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Nancy George, PhD, RN, FNP­-BC, FAANP

Nancy George, PhD, RN, FNP­-BC, FAANP

Professor (Clinical)

300 Cohn, 5557 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202
ah1261@wayne.edu
313-720-9743

Office hours

 By appointment

Nancy George, PhD, RN, FNP­-BC, FAANP

Bio Sketch

Dr. George brings over three decades of expertise to her roles as a registered nurse and nurse practitioner, with 35 years in nursing and 31 years in advanced practice. Since joining the Wayne State University College of Nursing faculty in 2004, she has served in pivotal capacities, including Assistant Professor and Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program from 2008 to 2016. She played a key role in the development of the DNP program, leading the creation of its proposal and curriculum.

A dedicated advocate for advancing nursing practice, Dr. George has made significant contributions to the profession through her leadership roles. She has served as Chair of the Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners’ Political Action Committee (PAC), President-Elect, and President, as well as Chair of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Coalition. For over 12 years, she has worked tirelessly to modernize Michigan’s scope of practice laws, reducing barriers for APRNs.

Dr. George's contributions to nursing practice and policy have been widely recognized. She received the AANP State Award for Excellence in 2011, the NONPF Outstanding Policy Award in 2013, and was inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in 2014.

In addition to her academic and advocacy roles, Dr. George currently serves as Board Chair of the Nursing Practice Corporation, the College of Nursing’s faculty practice plan. Her extensive experience in nurse-managed health centers spans community, hospital, and academic settings. She continues to practice as a nurse practitioner at a federally qualified health center, demonstrating her commitment to community health and clinical excellence.

Education

  • PhD, University of Michigan, 2005
  • Post-graduate certificate Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Michigan, 1998
  • MSN, Community Health Nursing, Adult Primary Care, University of Michigan, 1993
  • Diploma Nursing, Bronson School of Nursing, 1989
  • BS, Biology, Michigan Technological University, 1982

Research Interests

  • Social Determinants of Health
  • An allostatic model of pre-hypertension and hypertension in adolescents
  • The impact of environment and sleep on physiological resilience in Native American adolescents
  • Relationships between environment, sleep disruption and physiological resilience and the development of metabolic and cardiovascular risk

PhD Committees:

  • Committee member for 11 PhD students.

DNP project planning:

  • Chaired 82 DNP committees and has been DNP project member for 30

Project types:

  • Program evaluation
  • Policy analysis
  • Quality improvement
  • Practice change

Theoretical frameworks:

  • Cheryl Cox: An interaction model of client health behavior theoretical prescription for nursing
  • Parse's Theory of Human Becoming
  • Pender's Health Promotion Model
  • Martha Rogers: Theory of Unitary Human Being

Methodologies:

  • Bardach's Eightfold Path for Policy AnalysisLogic Model
  • Fawcett's A Conceptual Model of Nursing and Health Policy
  • PDSA
  • PDCA
  • Six Σ
  • CDC’s Policy Analytical Framework

Analysis/evaluation:

  • Program evaluation
  • Policy analysis

Writing/editing/manuscript preparation:

  • Poster development
  • Writing DNP project proposals

 

Clinical Area(s) of Expertise

  • Family nurse practitioner primary care
  • Adolescent health improvement
  • Healthcare policy
  • Adult primary care
  • Scope of practice
  • Economics of healthcare billing and coding
  • Robot use in clinical practice

 

Selected publications

McNeill, C., Stephens, U., Walker, T., George, N. (2024) Teaching evidence-based practice to MSN, DNP and PhD students: Lessons learned. Association of Black Nursing Faculty Foundation Journal. April 2024

May, I* & George, N. (2021) Faith-Based Adaptation of an Evidence-based Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program. Journal of Christian Nursing. 38(1).

Poirier, C*., George, N., Herrington, C., Nelson, F. (2019). Evaluation of an Organizational Intervention to Improve Osteoarthritis. Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice. 12(2): 148-158.

McNeill, C*., George, N. M., Glover, R. (2017). An evaluation of Sisters Informing Healing Living Empowering: Increasing HIV knowledge among African-American adolescent females using an evidence-based HIV prevention intervention. Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice.10(1): 4-10.

Ohns, M.J.*, Oliver-McNeil, S., Nantais-Smith, L.M., George, N.M., (2015). Non-urgent Use of the Emergency Department by Pediatric Patients: A Theory Guided Approach for Primary and Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Journal of Pediatric Health Care.

Serowoky, M*, George, N.M. (2015). Using Program Logic to Evaluate ¡Cuídate!, a Sexual Health Program for Latino Adolescents in a School-Based Health Center. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 12(5): 297-305.

Balint, K,* and George, N.M. (2015). Faith community nursing scope of practice: extending access to healthcare. Journal of Christian Nursing. 32(1): 34-40.

George, N.M., & Davis, J.E., (2013). Assessing Sleep in Adolescents Through a Better Understanding of Sleep Physiology. American Journal of Nursing.

Rajda, C.*, & George, N.M., (2009). The effect of education and literacy levels on health outcomes of the elderly. Journal of Nurse Practitioners, 5 (2), pp.115-119. Benkert, R., George, N.M., Tanner, C., Barkauskas, V.H., Pohl J.M., Marszalek, A. (2007) Satisfaction with a School-based Teen Health Center: A Report Card on Care. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 33(2), pp. 103-110.

George, N.M., Nichols, K., (2007). Inverse Psoriasis: A Case Study. American Journal of Nurse Practitioners, 11(3), pp.29-41. 

Honors and Awards

  • Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2014
  • NONPF Outstanding Policy Award, 2013
  • WSU Presidents Excellence in Teaching Nominee, 2012
  • AANP Nurse Practitioner State Award for Excellence, 2011 
  • Graduate Women’s Leadership Program Center for Education of Women, 2002
  • The Ella E. McNeil Memorial Award for Excellence in Community Health Nursing, 2001
  • Certificate of Merit: Most Likely Future Leader, University of Michigan School of Nursing, 1997
  • Finalist, University of Michigan Hospitals Recognition of Excellence in Professional Nursing Award, 1993

Current Research

An Allostatic Model of Pre-hypertension and Hypertension in Adolescents: The aims of the proposed study are to examine the impact of environment and sleep on physiological resilience in adolescents, and to determine the relationships between environment, sleep disruption and physiological resilience and the development of metabolic and cardiovascular risk.

Courses Taught

 Undergraduate:
• NUR 2010—Health Assessment: History Taking and Physical Examination.
• NUR 4040—Leadership and Management in Nursing Practice
• NUR 4050--Care of the Critically Ill Patient
• NUR 4505—Professional Nursing in the Future: Current Issues for Professional Practice
• NUR 4060—Synthesis of Core Nursing Knowledge
Graduate:
• NUR 6510—Health, Economics, Policy, and Professional Issues for APNs
• NUR 6520—Health Systems, Health Policy and Ethics for Advanced Practice: APN
• NUR 6530—Shaping Health Policy and Health Delivery in Advanced Practice: APNII.
• NUR 7030--Advanced Nursing Assessment
• NUR 7030--Advanced Nursing Assessment
• NUR 7035—Family-Centered Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
• NUR 7155—Primary Prevention Strategies in Primary Care
• NUR 7165—Clinical Decision Making in Primary Care
• NUR 7175—Primary Care Management and Evaluation
• NUR 7180--Adult Primary Care
• NUR 7444—Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan for
• Advanced Practice Nurses
• NUR 8065—Health Economics and Policy Evaluation of Nursing Care for Vulnerable Populations
• NUR 8350—Family Nurse Practitioner II: Intermediate
• NUR 8360—Family Nurse Practitioner III: Advanced
• NUR 8620—Foundation s of Nursing as a Discipline
• NUR 8615—Innovations in Informatics of Nursing
• NUR 8625—Evidence-Based Nursing Practice: Theoretical and Methodological Issues
• NUR 8630—Conceptual Methodologies in Health Policy Leadership and Ethics
• NUR 8635—Clinical Practice Outcomes Evaluation and Benchmarking Methodologies
• NUR 8653: Healthcare Analytic Methods, Data Management, Evaluation, and Outcomes through Translation of Evidence into Practice
• NUR 8665—Health Policy, Economics, Ethics and Evaluation in Advanced Practice Nursing
• NUR 8670—APN Specialty I: Foundations (FNP)
• NUR 8675—APN Specialty Clinical I: Foundations (FNP)
• NUR 8680—APN Specialty II: Intermediate (FNP)
• NUR 8685—APN Specialty Clinical II: Intermediate (FNP)
• NUR 8690—APN Specialty III: Advanced (FNP)
• NUR 8695—APN Specialty III: Advanced (FNP)
• NUR 8890—Health Economics, Policy in Vulnerable Populations
• NUR 9500—Clinical Inquiry Practicum I
• NUR 9505—Clinical Inquiry Practicum II
• NUR 9508—DNP Project Proposal Development Practicum I
• NUR 9510—DNP Project Practicum III
• NUR 9520—DNP Project

Courses taught by Nancy George, PhD, RN, FNP­-BC, FAANP

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