Stacey Sears, DNP, CPNP-AC
Assistant Professor (Clinical) and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care Specialty Coordinator
260 Cohn, 5557 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202staceysears@wayne.edu
313-577-4124
Office hours
By appointment
Stacey Sears, DNP, CPNP-AC
Bio Sketch
After earning her BSN from Madonna University on a softball scholarship, Dr. Sears began working as a registered nurse at Beaumont Hospital, initially in the neonatal intensive care unit before transferring to the pediatric intensive care unit. After earning her MSN in the pediatric nurse practitioner-acute care specialty from the Wayne State College of Nursing, she moved to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor in the pediatric intensive care unit, where she continues to practice. Dr. Sears earned her DNP from the University of Michigan to pursue a career in teaching. She is focused on helping her students achieve their dreams and inspiring them to be the best versions of themselves.
Education
- DNP and teaching certificate, University of Michigan- Ann Arbor, 2021
- MSN, Wayne State University, 2015
- BSN, Madonna University, 2007
Research Interests
- Pediatric critical care medicine and the inpatient hospital setting
- Sepsis
- Burns
- ECMO
- ARDS
- Palliative Care
- QI
- Nursing education
- Use of methylene blue in vasoplegic shock
DNP project planning:
- Open to all DNP projects
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
Methodologies:
- Logic Model
- PDSA
Analysis evaluation:
- Program evaluation
- Policy analysis
Writing/editing/manuscript preparation:
- Poster development
- Writing/editing DNP project proposals
Clinical Area(s) of Expertise
- Pediatric critical care medicine
- QI initiatives
- Pediatric health improvements
- Burn management
- Scope of practice
- Pain management
- ARDS
- ECMO
Selected publications
- Harding, M. , Sorkin, T. , McCaffery, H. , Pizzo, M. , Punches, A. , Sears, S. & Odetola, F. (2020). Parental Acute Stress due to Invasive Procedures in the Pediatric Intensive care Unit(link is external). Critical Care Medicine, 48(1), 396. doi: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000631468.53581.17.
- Pollack, B & Sears, S. Infant with Neurological Changes and Respiratory Failure. Cases in Pediatric Acute Care: Strengthening Clinical Decision Making. Hoboken, Wiley-Blackwell, 2020
Honors and Awards
- Midwest Nursing Research Society DNP Project Award, 2020
Current Research
- Sepsis screening tool in the PICU
Courses taught by Stacey Sears, DNP, CPNP-AC
Winter Term 2025 (future)
- NUR7930 - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care: Pathophysiology, Clinical Care, and Management II -Didactic
- NUR8480 - Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II: Intermediate
- NUR7207 - Advanced Pediatric Pharmacology
Fall Term 2024 (current)
- NUR7920 - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care: Pathophysiology, Clinical Care and Management I - Didactic
- NUR8470 - Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I: Foundations
Spring-Summer Term 2024
- NUR7030 - Advanced Nursing Assessment
- NUR7940 - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care: Pathophysiology, Clinical Care and Management III- Didactic
- NUR8490 - Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner III: Advanced
Winter Term 2024
- NUR8480 - Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II: Intermediate
- NUR7207 - Advanced Pediatric Pharmacology
- NUR7930 - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care: Pathophysiology, Clinical Care, and Management II -Didactic
Fall Term 2023
Spring-Summer Term 2023
- NUR8690 - APN Specialty III: Advanced
- NUR7030 - Advanced Nursing Assessment
- NUR7227 - Pathophysiology, Clinical Care and Management III
Winter Term 2023
- NUR8680 - APN Specialty II: Intermediate
- NUR7207 - Advanced Pediatric Pharmacology
- NUR7226 - Pathophysiology, Clinical Care and Management II