September Nelson

School of Nursing & Health Innovations, LRC Director, Instructor

September Nelson

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Buckley Center 301

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September Nelson, MS, RN, CNE, CNL, is an instructor and director of the University of Portland, School of Nursing, Learning Resource Center. She spent five years working as a direct care nurse in multiple medical surgical units at Providence Portland Medical Center. Ms. Nelson completed her master’s degree and Clinical Nurse Leader certification at the University of Portland. She joined the faculty of University of Portland in 2010 and has taught in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. She is currently completing her doctoral dissertation research through the University of Colorado – College of Nursing. Her research interest is focused on the processes of nursing care delivery, especially the phenomenon of missed nursing care.

 

Education

  • Candidate - Doctorate of Philosophy, Nursing – Health Care Systems, University of Colorado
  • Master of Science, Nursing, University of Portland
  • Master of Science, Exercise and Movement Science, University of Oregon
  • Bachelor of Science, Sports Medicine, Pepperdine University

 

Research

Relationships among Workload, Teamwork, and Missed Nursing Care in Long Term Care. Funded by Sigma Theta Tau International - Omicron Epsilon Chapter, Total award $1500, (05/16-05/17), Status: Ongoing.

 

Professional Affiliations

  • 2015 – present – National League of Nursing
  • 2012 – present - Western Institute of Nursing
  • 2010 – present - Sigma Theta Tau International, Omicron Upsilon Chapter

 

Recent Publications

Nelson, S. T., & Flynn, L. (2015). Relationship between missed care and urinary tract infections in nursing homes. Geriatric Nursing, 36(2), 126-130.

Nelson, S. T. (2016). Lateral integration. In C. R. King and S. O. Gerard (Eds.), Clinical nurse leader certification review. New York: Springer Publishing Company