M. M. West, PhD, CNE, RN

Contact Dr. West

100 North Academy Avenue
Nursing Education Center
Danville, PA 17822-0403

(570) 271-8008
(570) 271-5657 fax

Education
PhD, Widener University, 2000

MSN, Misericordia University

BSN, Bloomsburg University

Certification
Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)

University Appointment
Associate Professor, Director, ASN Program

Research and Clinical Interests
Critical care
Cardiac care
Adult Health
Substance Abuse Impairment - prevention and early intervention
Curriculum development and evaluation
Nursing Administration
Nursing Education
Nursing Theory
Evidence-Based Practice

Publications

Most recent Peer-reviewed Publications

1. Kids into health careers: A rural initiative
2. Implementing an MSN nursing program at a distance through an urban-rural partnership
3. Toward evidence-based teaching: evaluating the effectiveness of two teaching strategies in an associate degree nursing program
4. Enhancing the clinical adjunct role to benefit students
5. Teaching complex trauma care in a curriculum challenges critical thinking and clinical judgment--how nurses can help.
6. A rural academic-service partnership
7. Early risk patterns in substance abuse impaired nurses.
8. A kaleidoscopic review of literature about substance abuse impairment in nursing: Progress toward identification of early risk indicators?
9. Early risk indicators of substance abuse among nurses