Susan Dresser, PhD, APRN-CNS, CCRN, FCNS
MSN CNS Program Director
Assistant Professor
Regents’ Professorship
(405) 271-1491 ext.49159
Susan-Dresser@ouhsc.edu
After working as a cardiovascular critical care CNS for over 25 years Susan transitioned to academia and began teaching in the Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing Adult-Gerontology CNS program. Her clinical background includes extensive experience in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery and management of complex cardiovascular patients as an advanced practice nurse.
Education:
- University of North Carolina- Bachelor of Science Nursing
- Duke University- Master of Science in Nursing
- University of Kansas- PhD Nursing Research
Board Certification(s):
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Clinical/Research Interests:
- Nursing Workforce and Work Environment
- Patient Safety and Quality
- Advanced Practice Nursing
- Scope of Practice
- Recognition of Patient Deterioration
- Clinical Judgment
- Symptom Science
- Self-Management of Chronic Conditions
- Heart Failure
Select Honors & Accomplishments:
- Fellow -Clinical Nurse Specialist Institute
- Brenda Lyon Leadership Award- NACNS
- Outstanding CNS Educator Award- NACNS