Sally Villasenor, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC

Assistant Professor (Clinical) and Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education Program Coordinator

148 Cohn, 5557 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202
sally.villasenor@wayne.edu
313-577-2204

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Sally Villasenor, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC

Bio Sketch

Dr. Sally Villaseñor is a board certified acute care nurse practitioner (ACNP-BC) with 26 years experience in the critical care, emergency department, and urgent care settings. Clinical areas of expertise are: Emergency Department & Urgent Care of Adults; Intensive & Critical Care Nursing; Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education (GCNE).

She is an assistant professor & alumnus of Wayne State University (WSU) College of Nursing. Her teaching experience includes physical assessment, pathophysiology, applied pharmacotherapeutics, and nursing informatics in the doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program. She is currently the specialty coordinator for the Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education (GCNE).

Sally has participated in multiple DNP project committees with students as both chair & reader. Translation of research into practice interests are: Care continuity with use of virtual personal health records; Bridging the communication gaps between acute and primary care; Advancing technology in healthcare and nursing; Challenges with electronic prescribing.

She chaired the DNP Curriculum committee for WSU Faculty Association for 3 years (2019-2022) and is co-chairing the College of Nursing Strategic Planning committee (2022-2027) with Dr. Kristina Aaron while serving on the WSU Graduate Council (2022-2024).

She is currently doing a 2-year Fellowship (2023-2025) with the WSU Office of Teaching & Learning (OTL) to become a peer reviewer of the Quality Matters (QM) Rubic for online & hybrid courses. She is also a recipient of an assessment grant from WSU (for the 23-24 AY) to to build a sustainable, more robust assessment portfolio of the GCNE program that elicits students’ and graduate perspectives on their preparation for teaching nursing and on the quality of clinical sites.

Education

DNP, Wayne State University, 2016
MSN, Wayne State University, 2003
BSN, Wayne State University, 1996
BA, Adrian College, 1994
Basic EMT - Huron Valley Ambulance, 1993

Research Interests

Quality improvement involving translation of research into practice and policy
Care continuity with use of virtual personal health records
Bridging the communication gaps between acute and primary care
Advancing technology in healthcare and nursing
Challenges with electronic prescribing and other areas of healthcare informatics
Nursing education process improvement

Project types:

Quality improvement
Program evaluation
Policy analysis

Methodologies:

PDSA
Logic model
Kaizen

Clinical Area(s) of Expertise

Board Certified Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Emergency Department & Urgent Care of Adults
Intensive & Critical Care Nursing
Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education

Selected publications

Chapters in production

Villaseñor, S. (2023). Patient Empowerment. In Sewell J. P. & Thede L. Q. (2023). Informatics and nursing : opportunities and challenges (7th ed.). Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (In Production).
Villaseñor, S. (2023). Interoperability. In Sewell J. P. & Thede L. Q. (2023). Informatics and nursing : opportunities and challenges (7th ed.). Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (In Production).

Presentations

Villasenor, S. (October 13, 2023). Bone Up on Musculoskeletal Assessment. Workshop Presentation, Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners (MICNP) Annual Conference. Grand Rapids, MI

Published chapters & articles

Villaseñor, S., Fetters, L. & Akintade, B. (2023). Musculoskeletal Disorders. In Fuller, V. & McCauley, P. eds., (2023). Textbook for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: Evidence-Based Standards of Practice (1st ed.). Springer Publishing, New York. ISBN-10: 0826152325. ISBN-13: 978-0826152329.
Villaseñor, S. & Galuardi, M. (2022). Evidence-based practice and pharmacotherapeutics. In Vallerand, A.H. & Sanoski, C.A. (2022). Davis’s drug guide for nurses (18th ed.), Philadelphia, FA Davis Company. ISBN-10: 1719646406
Villaseñor, S. & Galuardi, M. (2022). Medication errors. In Vallerand, A.H. & Sanoski, C.A. (2022). Davis’s drug guide for nurses (18th ed.), Philadelphia, FA Davis Company. ISBN-10: 1719646406
Villaseñor, S. & Galuardi, M. (2022). Special dosing considerations. In Vallerand, A.H. & Sanoski, C.A. (2022). Davis’s drug guide for nurses (18th ed.), Philadelphia, FA Davis Company. ISBN-10: 1719646406
Galuardi, M. & Villaseñor, S. (2022). Detecting and managing adverse drug reactions. In Vallerand, A.H. & Sanoski, C.A. (2022). Davis’s drug guide for nurses (18th ed.), Philadelphia, FA Davis Company. ISBN-10: 1719646406
Galuardi, M. & Villaseñor, S. (2022). Educating patients on safe medication use. In Vallerand, A.H. & Sanoski, C.A. (2022). Davis’s drug guide for nurses (18th ed.), Philadelphia, FA Davis Company. ISBN-10: 1719646406
Fetters, L., & Villaseñor, S. (2021). Erysipelas, the “Other” Cellulitis: A Practical Guide for Nurse Practitioners. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners (JNP). 17(8), 954-957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.04.026
Villaseñor, S., Walker, T, Fetters, L, & McCoy, M. (2017). e-Prescribing in the acute care setting: Determining the educational and motivational needs of healthcare providers. Computers, Informatics, Nursing (CIN), 35(8), 392-400. https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000000340
Villaseñor, S., Krouse, H.J. (2016). Can the use of urgent care clinics improve access to care without undermining continuity in primary care? Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 28(6):335-41. https://doi.org/10.1002/2327-6924.12314
Villaseñor, S., Piscotty, RJ Jr. (2016). The current state of e-prescribing: Implications for advanced practice registered nurses. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 28(1):54-61. https://doi.org/10.1002/2327-6924.12263

Articles & presentations in collaboration with students:

Petrucci, C. M., Villaseñor, S., Brown, W. G., & Peters, R. M. (2022). Traumatic Stress and Depression Risk Screening at an ACS Verified Trauma Center. Journal of trauma nursing: The Official Journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses, 29(3), 142–151. https://doi.org/10.1097/JTN.0000000000000640
Darsa, N., Walker, T., Villasenor, S.,Boudreau, K. (2022). Improving Postoperative Transfer of Care Through a Structured Handoff System: A Quality Improvement Project. Poster presentation (with student) for the WSU Contemporary Issues in Urban Health conference at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
Affholter, S., Villaseñor, S., Balint, K. (2021). Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Through Reduction of Late Cancellations and No-Shows using a Nurse Navigator. Poster presentation (with student) for the WSU Contemporary Issues in Urban Health conference at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
Bassalious, M., Oliver-McNeil, S., Villasenor, S. (2021). Utilizing Medisafe® Application to Enhance Medication Adherence in Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Quality Improvement Project. Poster presentation (with student) for the WSU Contemporary Issues in Urban Health conference at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.

Honors and Awards

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Professional Practice Award, 2012

Courses Taught

Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education

NUR 7710 - Theoretical Perspectives of Teaching in Nursing
NUR 7720 - Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education
NUR 7730 - Practice Teaching in Nursing

Doctor of Nursing Practice Program (DNP)

NUR 7555 - Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice
NUR 9508 - DNP Project Proposal Development Practicum
NUR 9510 - DNP Project Practicum III
NUR 9520 - DNP Project

Baccalaurate of Science in Nursing (BSN)

NUR 2060 - Pharmacology in Nursing

Courses taught by Sally Villasenor, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC

Spring-Summer Term 2024 (future)

Winter Term 2024 (current)

Fall Term 2023

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Winter Term 2023

Fall Term 2022

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Winter Term 2022

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