Exploring the Nurse Engineer: A Growing Interdisciplinary Profession You Didn’t Know About
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December 31, 2024Posted By
Pacific Lutheran University
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Patient Outcomes, Primary Care, Radiology, and SurgeryThis lecture explores the growing interdisciplinary profession of nurse engineers and collaboration of the two fields to improve patient outcomes through innovation and medical technology design.
Although you will not find a job requisition and a salary by typing in the words "nurse engineer", there are many biomedical technology companies and hospitals that are employing nurses and providers for their knowledge and experience in the design process for medical technology and devices. This need has been studied and written about in medical and technology-related journals for many years and recently some nursing schools have developed dual degree programs for BSN/BME (Biomedical Engineers) to meet the demand due to the increasing advances and use of medical technology.
This lecture aims to educate nurses on this trend and its relevance in their work with patients, the promotion of collaboration with engineers and to give nurses career ideas and resources to become a part of the nurse engineer track.
Learning Objectives
The Nurse Engineer
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The Future
What is Nursing?
Uniting Nursing & Engineering
Speakers
Biomedical Engineer and Nurse
Garett Craig is a nurse engineer with a passion for collaborating in both the clinical and medcial device industry. With only a few years of experience in both clinical and industrial fields, he has quickly become known for supporting medical innovation and development. His intertwining background of these two fields has led him to success in improving patient outcomes while earning the respect of peers and colleagues alike. Garett holds a bachelor’s degree in both Biomedical Engineering and Nursing and a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering all from Duquesne University. Through school he developed a strong foundation in project collaboration, 3D printing, prototyping, patient care, applying the engineering and nursing process and translating both disciplines to create unique solutions for challenges faced in the medical field.
Clinical Program Manager
Kenneth is currently working as a Clinical Program Manager and consultant for a technology company producing medical education software and simulation device integration. He also does part time work as a clinical research coordinator studying traumatic brain injuries through the Geneva Foundation, a nonprofit organization conducting Department of Defense medical research and innovation.
Biomedical Engineer
Kelly Landsman is a biomedical engineer with nearly 20 years of industry experience in R&D of patient care related technologies. She is also a registered nurse with experience in adult cardiology and perioperative nursing. Her passion lies in bringing nursing voices to the forefront of healthcare design processes and striving to ensure positive healthcare experiences for both patients and clinicians. Kelly endeavors to achieve this by working to bring engineering perspectives and tools into clinical care processes. Kelly has spent the past five years researching and advocating for the role of the nurse engineer. Beginning in 2018 she began hosting the website, NurseEngineer.com, which underwent an update in the fall of 2023. This website is an initiative to unite those working to bring nursing and engineering skillsets together to transform healthcare.
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This activity offers 2.0 contact hours to attendees.
Accredited by Pacific Lutheran University Center for Continued Nursing Learning (PLU CCNL) is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation..
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None of the planners or presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies
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Registration to this activity includes access to the following supporting materials.
- Nurse ENGR presentation 2-21-24.pdf (Size: 1.54 MB)
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Exploring the Nurse Engineer: A Growing Interdisciplinary Profession You Didn’t Know About