People Group Archives: Acute Care

Associate Professor Vivian Schutz is the author of five books, nearly two dozen book chapters and more than 50 journal articles, primarily focusing on healthcare costs, healthcare economics evaluation and patient safety. In addition to her degrees in nursing, Schutz holds two MBAs — one in strategic management service and another in total quality management. Her […]

Instructor Kate Dorminy is a dual alumna of the UCF College of Nursing and holds professional certifications in Progressive Care by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and in Nurse Professional Development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Prior to her academic role at UCF as undergraduate clinical education coordinator since 2019, Dorminy worked for […]

Trauma, emergency and transport services, and clinical decision support, particularly the use of computer-assisted trauma triage and informational/system support for nurses making time-critical decisions.

Assistant Professor Brian Peach has been a nurse for more than 17 years, primarily in critical care settings, and continues to practice in the Orlando Regional Medical Center Multisystem Intensive Care Unit. His past research focused on sepsis epidemiology and the impact of organizational factors on septic patient outcomes, using big data from the Agency […]

Women’s health, particularly cultural influences and pregnancy; Trauma nursing; Life support.

Holistic care; Preservation of core holistic nursing values in nurse practitioner care.

Innovation in nursing education and practice, particularly in emergency care.

Critical care, including health care associated infections, patient outcomes and quality indicators; Minimizing health care costs; Role of advanced practice nurses as intensivists in intensive care units.

Nurse-to-Nurse Handoff Communication in relation to Medical Errors.

Obesity, genetics and genomics; How technology influences nursing practice; Women’s health; Rural Health.