Quinnipiac University
Associate Professor of Nursing
Hamden, CT
2022 - Present
Carolyn E. Bradley
Associate Professor of Nursing
Director, Upper Division Nursing
Carolyn E. Bradley
Associate Professor of Nursing
Director, Upper Division Nursing
Carolyn Bradley is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Quinnipiac University. She teaches in the DNP program, and the junior and senior levels of the BSN program. Carolyn joins Quinnipiac with experience from academia, professional development, leadership, and clinical practice with over 26 years in adult critical care nursing. She is certified as a Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). Carolyn also holds a position as a Nursing Professional Development Specialist in the Heart and Vascular Center at Yale New Haven Hospital, focusing on critical care and quality improvement.
Carolyn’s areas of scholarly interest are interprofessional communication in the intensive care unit, and family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Carolyn’s work is disseminated on the local, regional, and national levels. She was presented with a national Research Poster Award from AACN for her original, grant-funded research entitled: The Perceptions of Adult Hospitalized Patients on Family Presence during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
Carolyn is the recipient of the Nightingale Award in Nursing, the Donna Diers' Speaking of Nursing Award, and the Marge Funk Nursing Research Award. She is published in the American Journal of Critical Care, Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, and American Nurse Today. She is also the author of a textbook chapter on cardiovascular assessment. Carolyn enjoys volunteer work with AACN as a CCRN Ambassador and Peer Manuscript Reviewer for Critical Care Nurse.
Carolyn’s areas of scholarly interest are interprofessional communication in the intensive care unit, and family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Carolyn’s work is disseminated on the local, regional, and national levels. She was presented with a national Research Poster Award from AACN for her original, grant-funded research entitled: The Perceptions of Adult Hospitalized Patients on Family Presence during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
Carolyn is the recipient of the Nightingale Award in Nursing, the Donna Diers' Speaking of Nursing Award, and the Marge Funk Nursing Research Award. She is published in the American Journal of Critical Care, Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, and American Nurse Today. She is also the author of a textbook chapter on cardiovascular assessment. Carolyn enjoys volunteer work with AACN as a CCRN Ambassador and Peer Manuscript Reviewer for Critical Care Nurse.
Education
- BS, Hartwick College
- MSN, St. Joseph's College
- DNP, Loyola University
Areas of Expertise
- Critical Care Nursing
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Leadership
Organization
- Nursing
Office Location
- Medicine, Nursing, Health Sci 470M
Mail Drop
- NH-HSC
Courses
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NUR 326 Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapy I
Spring 2023 -
NUR 430L Holistic Nursing Integration Lab III
Summer I 2023 -
NUR 450L Holistic Nursing Integration and Transition Into Practice Lab
Spring 2023 -
NUR 454 Nursing Capstone
Spring 2023 -
NUR 499 Independent Study in Nursing Practice
Spring 2023 -
NUR 610 Clinical Scholarship and Inquiry in Nursing
Spring 2023 -
NUR 610PBL DNP Project I
Summer I 2023 -
NUR 612 Leadership and Collaboration for Change in Health Care
Summer I 2023 -
NUR 620 Principles of Population-Based Health Care
Spring 2023
Experience
University of New England
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Portland, Maine
2013 - 2015
Yale New Haven Hospital
Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Heart and Vascular Center
New Haven, CT
2010 - Present
Selected Publications
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Improving the Quality of Interdisciplinary Communication through Bedside Rounds on a Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
Bradley, C.
Connecticut Research Alliance, 26th Annual Evidence Based Practice Conference, Hartford, CT
Peer Reviewed Poster
Improving Resuscitation Team Performance through Defining Intensive Care Unit Nurse Roles and Responsibilities.
DeVaux, L., Sowell, B., Hilliard, A., Cutillo, R., Carbone, J., Sigovitch, K., & Bradley, C.
Connecticut Research Alliance, 26th Annual Evidence Based Practice Conference, Hartford, CT