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Mei Lin Chen-Lim, PhD, RN, CCRC

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

Mei Lin Chen-Lim, PhD, RN

Edison Building
130 South Ninth Street
Suite 713
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Email Mei Lin Chen-Lim

215-503-8057

Assistant Professor

Research & Clinical Interests

  • Synergy-based patient acuity and nursing workforce for patient safety
  • Child health and clinical practice
  • Nurse engagement in clinical inquiry, evidence-based practice, and research
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Nursing

EDUCATION

  • PHD, Widener University, Nursing (2019)
  • MSN, Widener University, Family Nurse Practitioner (2014)
  • BSN, Temple University (1997)

PUBLICATIONS (LAST FIVE YEARS)

  • Chen-Lim, M. L., Ruppel, H., Faig, W., Flood, E., Mead, D., & Brodecki, D. (2025). Adaptation of a Synergy Model-based Patient Acuity Tool for the Electronic Health Record: Proof of Concept. Computers, informatics, nursing: CIN, 10.1097/CIN.0000000000001262. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000001262
  • Chen-Lim, M. L., Koellhoffer, J. F., Turner, K. B., Summerlin, M., George, A., Handberg, E., Lawrence, D., Naqvi, S. H., O'Brien, E., Cohen, L., McAdams, P., Webb, L., & Leverty, R. (2024). Through the lens of Good Participatory Practice: Findings and lessons learned from the healthcare worker subcommittee of the COVID-19 Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes Registry. Journal of clinical and translational science, 9(1), e9. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2024.668
  • Henry, E., & Chen-Lim, M. L. (2024). Does Postanesthesia Forced-Air Warming Affect Emergence Delirium in Pediatric Patients Receiving Daily Anesthesia?. Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, S1089-9472(24)00041-8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopan.2024.01.021
  • Flood, E. L., Schweig, L., Froh, E. B., Frankenberger, W. D., Lebet, R. M., Chen-Lim, M. L., Payton, K. J., & McCabe, M. A. (2024). The Arcus Experience: Bridging the Data Science Gap for Nurse Researchers. Nursing research, 73(5), 406–412. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000748
  • Chen-Lim, M. L., McCabe, M. A., Xu, H., Thomas, L. E., Forrest, C. B., Birnbaum, S., Webb, L. E., & O'Brien, E. C. (2022). Experiences of U.S. Nurses Compared With Nonnurses in the First Year of COVID-19: Findings From a National Registry. Nursing research, 71(6), 421–431. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000610
  • Friedland, A., Hernandez, A. F., Anstrom, K. J., Chen-Lim, M. L., Cohen, L. W., Currier, J. S., Forrest, C. B., Fraser, R., Fraulo, E., George, A., Handberg, E., Jackman, J., Koellhoffer, J., Lawrence, D., Leverty, R., McAdams, P., McCourt, B., Mickley, B., Naqvi, S. H., O'Brien, E. C., … HERO Research Program (2021). Design of the Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes (HERO) research platform. Contemporary clinical trials, 109, 106525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2021.106525
  • Froh, E. B., Brodecki, D., Chen-Lim, M. L., Frankenberger, W. D., DiGerolamo, K., Ten Have, E. D., & McCabe, M. A. (2021). Advancing Opportunities for Clinical Inquiry and Professional Development During a Pandemic. Journal of pediatric nursing, 58, 36–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2020.11.020
  • DiGerolamo, K. A., & Chen-Lim, M. L. (2021). An Educational Intervention to Improve Staff Collaboration and Enhance Knowledge of Fall Risk Factors and Prevention Guidelines. Journal of pediatric nursing, 57, 43–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2020.10.027
  • Froh, E. B., Frankenberger, W., Lebet, R., Chen-Lim, M. L., & McCabe, M. (2020). Implementation of a Centralized Mechanism to Enrich the Quality of Nursing Research within a Children's Hospital. Journal of pediatric nursing, 50, 131–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2019.10.010

LICENSURE

  • Registered Nurse, Pennsylvania

CERTIFICATON

  • Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC), Association of Clinical Research Professionals

FUNDING (LAST FIVE YEARS)

  • 2024-2025, PI, Youth-Led In Environmental Agriculture within Community (LINC): A Community Engagement Initiative, Partnership with Project Always & Lasalle University.  Jefferson College of Nursing.
  • 2022, PI, The Nurse HERO Study - Phase II. Independence Blue Cross Foundation
  • 2020 – 2022, PI, The Nurse HERO Study: Evaluating the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on US Nurses (Phase I). Independence Blue Cross Foundation.

AWARDS & HONORS (SELECTED)

  • 2003, Gold Coin Award for Teamwork Excellence, Independence Blue Cross
  • 2001, Recognition of Excellence for Clinical: Performance with a Complicated Post-Operative Patient
  • 2000, Recognition of Excellence for Clinical: Educating Staff of Nursing Standards and Protocols
  • 1999, Recognition of Excellence for Clinical: Expert Assessment Skills and Rapport During a CODE
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