College of Nursing

Kathleen Mitchell, D.N.P., APRN-CNS


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Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Diversity for the College of Nursing
Assistant Professor

kathleen.mitchell@utoledo.edu

Education D.N.P., and Wright State University, 2018
M.S.N., Thomas Jefferson University, 1989
B.S.N., Ursuline College, 1981
Population Focus The older adult, rehabilitation, student success
Clinical Interests

Re-engineering discharge
Transition to practice
Holistic admission
Nursing leadership

Research/Evidence Based Practice
  1. April 2020:Transition to Practice: The Creation of a White Coat Ceremony.Presenters: Mitchell, K., Phillips, K. Meeting: 2020 Ohio League for Nursing, Education Summit, Columbus, Ohio (rescheduled to April 2021 due to COVID-19).
  2. March 2020: Transition to Practice: The Creation of a White Coat Ceremony.Presenters: Phillips, K. & Mitchell, K.Meeting: Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Region 10 Biennial Conference,Ann Arbor, Michigan (rescheduled to November 2020 due to COVID-19).
  3. November 2019: The Use of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit on Patients Undergoing a Hip or Knee Joint Replacement or Revision.Presenter: Mitchell, K.Meeting: 2019 Fuld Institute for Evidence Based Practice National Summit,Columbus, Ohio.
  4. November 2019:The White Coat Ceremony: Enhancing the Social Fabric of Professional Nursing Education.Presenters: Phillips, K., Mitchell, K. Meeting: 2019 Baccalaureate Educational Conference, Orlando, Florida.
  5. October 2019:An Interprofessional Approach to Launching a Serious Game Investigating Nursing Career Pathways.Presenters: Sexton, M., Mitchell, K., Kreamer, C., Ensworth, E.Meeting: Collaborating Across Borders VII: Crossroads of Collaboration. Indianapolis, Indiana.
  6. October 2019:The Creation of a White Coat Ceremony.Presenters: Mitchell, K., Phillips, K., Pocotte, S., and Lee, C.Meeting: 2019 Gold Humanism Summit – International Conference on Person-Centered Care, Orlando, Florida.
  7. May 2019:The Use of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit on Patients Undergoing a Hip or Knee Joint Replacement or Revision.Presenter: Mitchell, K.Meeting: Zeta Theta Tau Spring Continuing Education Program,Toledo, Ohio.
  8. April 2019:The Use of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit on Patients Undergoing a Hip or Knee Joint Replacement or Revision.Meeting: Interprofessional Health Scholarship and Research Day,Toledo, Ohio.
  9. April 2019:Discovering the Evidence for Launching a Serious Game Investigating Nursing Career Pathways.Presenters: Sexton, M., Mitchell, K., Kreamer, C., Ensworth, E.Meeting: Interprofessional Health Scholarship and Research Day, Toledo, Ohio.
  10. April 2019:The Use of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit on Patients Undergoing a Hip or Knee Joint Replacement or Revision.Presenters: Mitchell, K.Meeting: Interprofessional Health Scholarship and Research Day, Toledo, Ohio.
  11. 2018: Doctoral Project Title: The Use of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit on patients undergoing a hip or knee joint replacement or revision.
  12. Summer 2018: National Science Foundation I-Corp Rocket Innovations Program: Cloud-based Information Decision making system delivered in a smart device.
  13. April 2018:The Use of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit to Improve the Discharge Process.Presenters: Mitchell, K., Chen, H.S.Meeting: Midwest Nursing Research Society 42nd Annual Research Conference, Cleveland, Ohio.
  14. March 2018:The Preceptor Shortage: Preparing for Rocket Launch International.Presenters: Mitchell, K M., & Phillips, K. A.Meeting: STTI Region 10 Biennial Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  15. February 2018:The Preceptor Shortage: Preparing for Rocket Launch National.Presenters: Phillips, K.A., Mitchell, K.M.Meeting: 2018 Clinical Nurse Leader Summer and Masters’ Education Conference, Anaheim, California.
  16. October 2017:The Use of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit to Improve the Discharge Process for Primary Joint Patients.Presenters: Mitchell, K., Chen, H.S.Meeting: 11th Annual Promedica Research Conference, Toledo, Ohio.

Submitted

  1. Mitchell, Kathleen M., and Kelly A. Phillips. “The Preceptor Shortage: Preparing for Rocket Launch.” OLN 2019 Education Summit. Spring 2019.
  2. Mitchell, Kathleen M., and Brandy Szmania. “Freshman Orientation - Improving the Advising Session.” 2019 NACADA Region 5 Conference. March 2019.
  3. 1989: Master's Research Project "Functional Status Measurement and Rehabilitation Outcomes in the Community Setting: Measurement by the Barthel Index."
Affiliations/Community Service

Eucharistic Minister, Heartland of Perrysburg,Spring 2017 - Summer 2019
Parish Nurse, St. Rose Parish,Fall 2006 - Ongoing
Zeta Theta at Large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau

Awards/Recognitions/Grants
  • Ohio Board of Nursing: Increasing Enrollment in RN-BSN CBE Program, $150,000 (2019-2021)
  • Joint College of Nursing/College of Medicine and Life Sciences Collaboration Grant: Mental and Behavioral Health Problems among Students in the Health Professions, $58,000 (February 2020)
  • Nurse Education Grant Program (NEGP): Increasing Enrollment in RN-BSN CBE Program, $156,990 (September 2019-August 2021)
  • Nurse Education Grant Program (NEGP): Increasing Enrollment in Nurse Educator Certificate Program, $200,000 (September 2017-August 2019)
  • STTI: Zeta Theta Tau Hall of Fame Presenter (Spring 2018)
Publications
  1. Bowles, W.S., Sharpnack, P., Drennen, C., Sexton, M., Bowler, C.,Mitchell, K., & Mahowald, J. (2020). Beyond Articulation Agreements: Teamwork in Ohio. Nursing Education Perspectives (A)
  2. Mitchell, Kathleen M., Kelly A. Phillips, Susan Pocotte, and Carolyn J. Lee. “The Creation of a White Coat Ceremony.” Journal of Professional Nursing. Volume 36, Issue 4, July–August 2020, Pages 218-222
  3. Mitchell, Kathleen M.“The Use of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit on Patients Undergoing a Hip or Knee Joint Replacement or Revision.” STTI Virginia Henderson International Nursing E-Repository., June 2018..