Cara Davis, RN, MSN, CCRN

BIOGRAPHY:

I began my nursing career in a telemetry, progressive care unit and transitioned to critical care. My critical care experience extends through various specialties including cardiac care unit, trauma, neuro-intensive care, and medical intensive care.

I began teaching in the clinical setting and it is there I discovered my passion for nursing education. I have taught in clinical rotations from sophomore through senior-level nursing students. I also equally enjoy the classroom setting where I am currently co-instructing pharmacology and pathophysiology to our undergraduate nursing and accelerated nursing students.

Courses Taught:

• NUR 200, Nursing Concepts
• NUR 350, Pharmacology
• NUR 333, Pathophysiology

Selected Publications and Presentations

• Murphy, L, Gilmar, C., Davis, C., Maillie, S., Anderson, B., Schweickert, W., LaMura, E., Tolbert, M., Kinniry, J., Leichter, D., Lightheart, E., Fuchs, B., & Piech, A. (2019). Innovative, Multidisciplinary Central Line Assessments in the Medical ICU (MICU): Utilizing Technology to Provide Real-Time Feedback. American Journal of Infection Control.
• Anderson, B., Simonds, L., Timko, D., Junker, P., Bellamy, C., Candeloro, C., Siemianowski, L., Nietupski, R., Davis, C., Maillie, S., Tolbert, M., Doroba, C., LaMura, E., Lightheart, E., Kinniry, J., Fuchs, B., & Schweickert, W. (2020). Improving Time to Urgent Antibiotic Administration in Critically Ill Patients with Suspected Sepsis. Critical Care Medicine.
• Kinniry, J., Schweickert, W., Anderson, B., Fuchs, B., Mikkelsen, M., Maguire, C., Piech, A., Davis, C., Maillie, S., LaMura, E., Tolbert, M., Lightheart, E., Bellamy, C., Candeloro, C., Murphy, L., & Gilmar, C. (2020). MICU Advanced Practice Providers: Deliver Quality Care and Reduced Bed Strain and Physician Burnout. Critical Care Medicine.
• Co-presenter, Preventing CLABSIs through Strengthening Lines of Communication, May 2, 2019, Hospital Health System Association of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Patient Safety Summit.
• Co-presenter, Preventing CLABSIs through Strengthening Lines of Communication, February 28, 2019, AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Teamwork and Communication Webinar.
• Co-presenter, Preventing CLABSIs through Strengthening Lines of Communication, June 12, 2019, Association for Professionals in Infection Control Conference.