Donna McDermott, PhD, RN, CHSE
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Department Head for Nursing
Faculty, Clinical Performance Suite and High Fidelity Simulation
Biography
Donna has over 27 years clinical nursing experience in medical surgical and
critical care nursing and six years higher education experience. She is CPR
and ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certified. During her graduate
studies and employment at RMU, she began working at the RMU RISE Center
under Dr. Valerie Howard, where she developed and initiated several
simulation scenarios including a simulation for clinical nurse educator
training at the bedside. She has developed and initiated simulation scenarios
across the curriculum in undergraduate psychiatric care of clients,
undergraduate community/hospice care, and nuclear medicine ECG and IV
training. She has facilitated and debriefed simulation scenarios in all areas of
undergraduate nursing including advanced care of adult medical surgical
patients, care of both pediatric and obstetric patients, as well as simulations
for doctoral nurse practitioner students. She has developed and participated
in multidisciplinary simulations for nuclear medicine students, graduate
education students, and training for medical residents. Additionally, Donna
implemented the standardized patient (SP) program at RMU and is
experienced in SP script and checklist writing as well as SP training. She is a
Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) and a member of SSH and
INACSL. She serves on the INACSL Research committee and as a manuscript
reviewer for the INACSL journal, Clinical Simulation in Nursing. Donna
recently completed a three round Delphi study of prebriefing for her doctoral
work.
Publications
2014
Kameg, K. M., Szpak, J. L., Cline, T. W., & McDermott, D. S. (2014).
Utilization of standardized patients to decrease nursing student anxiety.
Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 10(11), 567573. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2014.09.006http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.e
cns.2014.09.006
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2014.09.006
Research
2015
McDermott, D. Doctoral dissertation: Seeking Consensus on Prebriefing:
Preparing Students for Simulation-Based Learning.
Grants
2012
Use of Standardized Patients to Reduce Nursing Students’ Anxiety Related to
Communicating with Patients Experiencing Mental Illness ($5000)
Pennsylvania Higher Education Nursing School Association (PHENSA)
Received highest score for submitted proposals; March, 2012; Kameg,
Szpak, & McDermott Co-investigators on study.
Presentations
International
2015
McDermott, D., Sarasnick, J., and Macy, R. (Boise State University). Two
successful approaches to creating an orientation and development program
for educators in the pedagogy of simulation which contributed to SSH
accreditation in free standing nursing programs. Peer reviewed podium
presentation at 2015 International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation
and Learning (INACSL), Atlanta, GA.
McDermott, D. Peer reviewed poster presentation, Exploring
Transformational Leadership in Simulation Education: A Case Study, at 2015
International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning
(INACSL), Atlanta, GA
2014
McDermott, D., Sarasnick, J., Barber, J. & Simon, C. Pre-conference peer
reviewed workshop on Simulation Center Accreditation at 2014 International
Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL), Orlando,
FL
2013
McDermott, D. & Grindle, K. “Cash in with Student Workers” Peer reviewed
podium presentation at 2013 International Nursing Association for Clinical
Simulation and Learning (INACSL), Las Vegas, NV
2012
Gargaro, K., & McDermott, D. (2012).Podium Presentation. International
Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL)
Conference; San Antonio, TX
McDermott, D. (2012).“Using High Fidelity Mannequins and Standardized
"Nursing Students" to Train Clinical Nurse Educators”. Peer reviewed poster
presentation at the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Leadership Forum Indianapolis, IN
2011
Hebb, A., Howard, V., Newton, A., & McDermott, D. (2011). “BibbidiBobbidi-Boo! Student Workers will Transform You!”. Peer-Reviewed Poster
Presentation. International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and
Learning (INACSL) Conference, Orlando, FL
McDermott, D., & Howard, V., (2011).“Simulation Themes and Variations”.
Peer Reviewed Presentation. International meeting for Simulation in
Healthcare (IMSH); New Orleans, LA
Regional/Local
2012
McDermott, D,. (2012). Simulation in Practice. CE presentation for Upsilon
Phi Chapter of STTI; Moon Township, PA