Tara Walker DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC
Tara Walker DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC
Education
- BSN - University of Rochester
- MSN/MBA - University of Phoenix
- DNP - Wayne State University
- ANCC Board Certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Graduate Certificate Nursing Education - Wayne State University
Research Interests
- Reducing 30-day readmission rates
- Quality improvement in long term care facilities
- Hospital throughput to reduce length of stay in adult populations
- Provider to provider communication
- Adolescents and health promotion
Clinical Area(s) of Expertise
- Internal Medicine
- Leadership
- Reduction strategies for length of stay in adult cardiology
- Reduction of 30-day readmission rates
Selected Publications
Casida, J., Crane, P., Walker, T., Wargo, L. (2012). Elaboration of leadership and culture in high-performing nursing units of hospitals as perceived by staff nurses. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice: An International Journal, 26( 4), 241- 261.
Courses Taught
•NUR 2010 - Health Assessment: History Taking and Physical Examination
• NUR 2995 - Special Topics: Foundations Professional Nursing
• NUR 3010 - Restorative Care of Adults and Elders with Acute Illness
•NUR 3020 - Restorative Care of Adults and Elders with Chronic Illness
•NUR 4040 - Leadership and Management in Nursing Practice
• NUR 4060 - Synthesis of Core Nursing Knowledge
• NUR 5993 - (WI) Writing Intensive Course in Nursing
• NUR 7140 - APN: Cardiopulmonary and Renal
• NUR 8635 - Clinical Practice Outcomes: Evaluation and Benchmarking Methodologies
• NUR 8695 - APN Specialty Clinical 3: Advance Section