Education

• Diploma in Nursing - Henry Ford Hospital School of Nursing

• BSN - Mercy College of Detroit

• MSN - Oakland University

• PhD (Human Ecology, Family Systems) - Michigan State University

Research Interests

• Critical Care practice improvement

• Family and social system theory application in nursing practice

• Cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment

• Complementary health with a focus on practices for health maintenance and prevention of disease.

• Benchmarking nurse practitioner performance as guidelines for practice.

Clinical Area(s) of Expertise

Cardiology and Cardiac surgery, Acute Care evidence based practice initiatives

Selected Publications

Franklin, M. & McCoy, M.A. (2017). Transition of care challenges from home to hospital for persons with hypertension. The Nurse Practitioner, Vol 42 (2). 

McClelland, M., McCoy, M.A. & Burson, R. (2013). Clinical nurse specialist: Then, now & the future of the profession. Clinical Nurse Specialist:  The Journal for Advanced Practice Nursing.Vol 26 (1), 1-4.

Oliver-McNeil, S., Hickman, L., McCoy, M.A. & George, N. (2013). Potential to improve outcomes: Causes of thirty-day readmission after ICD implantation. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. (28)1, 85-91.

 

Current Research

• Point of Care Ultrasound use as a tool to support differential diagnosis.
• Benchmarking NP practice as value added to quality patient care.

Courses Taught

• NUR 2030

• NUR 3020

• NUR 4050

• NUR 7030

• NUR 7140

• NUR 7370

• NUR 7130

 

NUR 8635

Populations of interests

• All Ages; but primarily adults
• Both genders
• Primary: Cardiovascular patients
• Family Groups & Care Givers

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