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Dr. Sharon Gallagher

Assistant Professor

Education

DNP      University of North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina

MSN Post Certificate - Family Nurse Practitioner      South University, Georgia

MSN     Walden University, Minnisota

ADN      Cochise College, Douglas, AZ

Biography
With over 25 years of nursing experience Mrs. Gallagher has experience in long-term care, hospice, progressive care, nursing leadership, medical-surgical, performance improvement and quality assurance, case management, family practice, and nursing education.  Her areas of interest include health promotion and prevention,  student and program outcomes, and the successful integration of student-centric activities in the learning environment.

Research Interest

Research Interests 

Health promotion and prevention

Student and program outcomes

Publications and Scholarly Activities

Scholarly Activities

Presentation: ETCE101; Ethic and Civic Engagement Fellows Annual Meeting, 2015

North Carolina Service Learning Coalition's 2nd Annual Service Learning Summit. Poster Presentation of Practicum Service Learning Experiences in NURS 430 Community Health, 2013


Quality Improvement Project-In Progress: Principal Investigator:Lifestyle Management: Preventing Type2 Diabetes Mellitus, 2019

Co-Investigator: Examining Kaplan Nursing School Entrance Exam for Student Success and Attrition: A Retrospective Review Spring, 2016

FacilitateApplication of the Precaution AdoptionProcess Model to Reduce the Risk of Falls in Healthy Community Dwelling Elders Over the Age of 65 research through exempt IRB status. Guides Principle Investigator through Organizational Research/IRB process, 2009

Mentors and supports staff nurses to develop and participate in nursing research 2007-2011

Leads review of potential nursing research projects for recommendations and filtering of exempt or nonexempt status. Forwards completed nursing research proposals to CFVHS IRB, 2007-2010

NDNQI RN Survey Site Coordinator: National survey regarding RN workforce characteristics through theKansas Medical Center, 2006-2010

Promotes literature research to incorporate best practices in the acute care setting, 2005-2011

Data collector for Staff Nurses' Perception of Nurse Managers' Caring Attitudes and Behaviors: A Descriptive Research Study of Organizational Nursing Relationships Survey, 2007

Data collector for Fayetteville State University Cultural Diversity Survey, 2006

Honors, Awards, and Grants

Honors

Exemplary Service-Learning Faculty, 2019

Walden University International Nursing Society Inaugural Member, 2008

North Carolina Great 100 Recipient, 2006

Cape Fear Valley Health Exemplary Nurse Recipient, 2006

Highsmith Rainey Specialty Hospital Top Nurses, 2004

Preceptor of Excellence  - Residency New Graduate Nurses, 2003

Awards

DAISY Faculty Award Recipient, 2017

Grants

FTCC Foundation Mini-Grant, $500- Facilitates a NUR 212 student nurses' group project to cultivate acommunity venture that positively influences Healthy People 2020 initiatives

Professional Experiences and Memberships

Professional Experiences

Primary Care RN Certification, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC, 2019

Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, 2018

Cape Fear Valley Health Nursing Congress (Shared Governance) Chairperson, 2005-2011

Professional Memberships

2020-Present     Fayetteville State University Omega Psi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, Governance Committee Co-Chair; Media Outreach, and Marketing Committee Chair

2019-Present     UNC Wilmington, Nu Omega Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, International, member 

2019-Present     Sigma Theta Tau, International, member

2017-Present     American Association of Nurse Practitioners, member

2006-Present    North Carolina Nurses Association, member

2018-Present    National League of Nursing, member

2011-2013          National League of Nursing, member

2011-2013         North Carolina Associate Degree Nursing Council, member

2008-2011        North Carolina Organization of Nurse Leaders, member

2006-2015       American Association of Critical Care Nurses, member