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DR. MIKE ALDRIDGE, PHD, RN, CNE
Associate Professor of Nursing
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO, USA
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Certified Nurse Educator
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Patient Safety Advocate
BIOGRAPHY
A Nursing Professor’s Story
As a pediatric critical care nurse, I loved teaching students at the bedside. Those experiences led me to a career teaching students to become outstanding nurses. My goal is to make healthcare safer through my research and teaching.
CURRENT RESEARCH
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Innovative Teaching Methods in the Classroom
Improving Patient Safety through Teaching Methods
Evidence-Based Teaching of Psychomotor Skills
Evidence-Based Practice: Teaching Methods
TYPICAL COURSES TAUGHT
Knowledge for Every Level
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT IN NURSING
Undergraduate course exploring concepts of leadership theory, delegation, communication, collaboration, and patient safety in the clinical setting.
LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH POLICY
Doctoral course (PhD and DNP students) focusing on how health policy influences nursing care.
PEDIATRIC NURSING THEORY
Didactic course covering the major pediatric diseases and associated nursing care of children and families.
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN NURSING
Undergraduate course that focuses on the phases of evidence-based practice, including developing a question, searching the literature, evaluating research, and translation to practice.
CONSULTATION
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Institutional Review Board (expertise in all phases of research, including pediatrics)
Legal Nurse Consulting / Case Review
High Energy Speaker with clinical expertise in pediatrics, pediatric critical care, pediatric nephrology; nursing education, patient safety, and psychomotor skills teaching.
