
Tara Walker, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC
Assistant Professor (Clinical)
140 Cohntara.walker@wayne.edu
313-577-3647
Office hours
Wednesdays 11-12:30 pm by appointment
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
- Doctoral mentoring programs
- 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
- Reduction of 30-day readmission rates
- Nursing Mentorship
Selected Publications
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, 35(8), 392-400.
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 7370 - APN: Specialty I
- NUR 7140 - APN: Specialty II
- NUR 7130 - APN: Specialty III
- NUR 8635 - Clinical Practice Outcomes: Evaluation and Benchmarking Methodologies
- NUR 8675 - APN Specialty Clinical 1: Advance Section
- NUR 8685 - APN Specialty Clinical 2: Advance Section
- NUR 8695 - APN Specialty Clinical 3: Advance Section
- NUR 9500 - DNP Practicum I
- NUR 9505 - DNP Practicum 2