Assistant Dean, Office of Academic and Student Affairs - SPHAP - Assistant Dean of Educational Outcomes
Associate Professor

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Kelly K . Nystrom, PharmD, BCOP
Assistant Dean, Office of Academic and Student Affairs - SPHAP - Assistant Dean of Educational Outcomes
Associate Professor
Teaching Interests
- Oncology
Research Focus
Pharmacy Clinical Workload Documentation Pharmacy PracticeIPE Palliative Care
Department
Pharmacy Practice
Position
Associate Professor
Books
- Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach
Nystrom KK, Pick AM. Chapter 40: Nausea and Vomiting. In: Schwinghammer TL, editor. Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach, Eleventh Edition. McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division: United States. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2020. 2020 - Sutton NAPLEX Review Guide
Nystrom KK. Chapter 42: Nausea and Vomiting. In: Sutton SS, editor. Sutton NAPLEX Review Guide, Second Edition. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2019. 2019 - Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach
Nystrom KK, Pick AM. Chapter 40: Nausea and Vomiting. In: Schwinghammer TL, editor. Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach, Tenth Edition. McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division: United States. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2017. 2017 - McGraw-Hill
Nystrom KK, Pick AM. Nausea and Vomiting. In: Sutton SS, editor. Sutton NAPLEX Review Guide.
Second Edition , p. 366-373 2015 - Sutton NAPLEX Review Guide
Nystrom KK, Pick AM. Nausea and Vomiting. In: Sutton SS, editor. Sutton NAPLEX Review Guide, Second Edition. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2015; 366-373., p. 366-373 2015 - McGraw-Hill
Nystrom KK, Pick AM. Nausea and Vomiting. In: Schwinghammer TL, editor. Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach, Medical Publishing Division: United States.
Ninth Edition, p. 365-372 2014 - McGraw-Hill
Nystrom KK, Pick AM. Nausea and Vomiting. In: Schwinghammer TL, editor. Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach, Eighth Edition. McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division: United States. , p. 118-120 2011 - McGraw-Hill
Nystrom KK, Pick AM. Nausea and Vomiting. In: Sutton SS, editor. Sutton NAPLEX Review Guide., p. 358-365 2011
Articles
- Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Pick, Amy M., Nystrom, Kelly K. Nonchemotherapy Drug-Induced Neutropenia and Agranulocytosis: Could Medications be the Culprit?
27, p. 447-452 2014 - US Pharmacist
Pick AM, Wehrer ME, Nystrom KK. Multiple Myeloma: An overview of the disease treatment options. (Oncology suppl)
39(1), p. 7-11 2014 - American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
Nystrom, Kelly K., Pick, Amy M. An Oncology Pharmacy Practice Elective Course for Third-Year Pharmacy Students
77, p. 1-5 2013 - Clinical Therapeutics
Pick AM, Nystrom, KK. Pazopanib for the Treatment of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Clin Ther, Originally published online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinthera.2012.01.014
34(3), p. 511-520 2012 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Nystrom KK. Clinical Significance for “Cancer and Chemotherapy”. Roche VF. Cancer and Chemotherapy. In: Williams DA, Foye WO, Lemke TL eds. Foye’s Principles in Medicinal Chemistry.
7h Edition 2012 - Nebraska Mortar and Pestle
Anderson J, Nystrom KK. Medication Dosing in Obese Patients: A review of select antibiotics, anticoagulants and chemotherapy. Lincoln, NE: Nebraska Pharmacists Association.
74(5), p. 11-19 2011 - Journal of oncology pharmacy practice
Pick, A. M., Nystrom, K. K. Fatal hepatic and renal toxicity as a complication of trabectedin therapy for radiation-induced sarcoma
16, p. 269-272 2010 - Hospital Pharmacy
Nystrom, K. K., Foral, P. A., Christensen, C. M., Destache, C. J., Davis, Estella M. Rotation Students' Perceptions of Clinical Workload Documentation Using a Personal Digital Assistant
44, p. 968 2009 - Pharmacotherapy
Pick, A. M., Neff, W. J., Nystrom, K. K. Temozolomide-induced desquamative skin rash in a patient with metastatic melanoma
28, p. 406-409 2008 - American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
Davis, Estella M., Christensen, Carla M., Nystrom, Kelly K., Foral, Pamela A., Destache, Chris Patient satisfaction and costs associated with insulin administered by pen device or syringe during hospitalization
65, p. 1347-1357 2008 - Southern Medical Journal
Foral, P. A., Ineck, J. R., Nystrom, K. K. Oxycodone accumulation in a hemodialysis patient
100, p. 212-214 2007 - Hospital Pharmacy
Nystrom, K. K., Foral, P. A., Wilson, A. F., Christensen, C. M., Miller, C. K. Personal digital assistant (PDA) clinical intervention documentation system: Development, implementation, and comparison to a previous paper-based system
41, p. 143-150 2006 - ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
Nystrom, K. K., Foral, P. A., Christensen, C. M., Davis, E. M., Galt, M. A. Justifying a medication reconciliation program at a community health system, p. P-184D 2005 - Drugs of Today
Foral, P. A., Nystrom, K. K., Wilson, A. F., Christensen, C. M. Gastrointestinal-related adverse effects of COX-2 inhibitors
39, p. 939-948 2003 - Pharmacotherapy
Foral, P. A., Wilson, A. F., Nystrom, K. K. Gastrointestinal bleeds associated with rofecoxib
22, p. 384-386 2002 - Anderson J, Nystrom KK. Medication Dosing in Obese Patients: A review of select antibiotics, anticoagulants and chemotherapy. Anchorage, AK: The Alaska Pharmacists Association. Accepted for publication.
Publications
- Brongiel S, Nystrom KK, Silberstein P. Chemotherapy patient education assessment and quality improvement in an academic center oncology outpatient clinic. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting 2018:53. 2018
- Alcorn A, Nystrom KK, Fuji KT. Evaluation of an in-house vancomycin protocol in a community teaching hospital. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting 2017:52. 2017
- Quinn CM, Nystrom KK, Schmidt DP. Implementation of a multi-disciplinary task force recommendations on the medication reconciliation process at a community hospital. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting 2014. 2014
- Pick AM, Nystrom KK. Development of an Oncology Pharmacy Elective for Third-Year Pharmacy Students. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting, Meeting Proceedings. 2011
- Maiefski M, Davis E, Schmidt D, Nystrom KK, Christensen C. Pharmacist impact on discharge medication reconciliation in heart failure patients. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting:46. 2011
- Anderson JM, Foral PA, Christensen CM, Nystrom KK, Davis EM, Schmidt DP, King JM. Piloting clinical pharmacy services in the emergency department of a community hospital. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting 2011:46 2011
Presentations
- Selig, C., Kirkpatrick, A., Hercinger, M., Chapple, H., Iverson, L., Jorgensen, D., Nystrom, K., Pick, A., Shirley, N., & Thinnes, A. Interprofessional team development through virtual palliative care simulations. Midwest Nursing Research Symposium (MNRS) 44th Annual Research Conference. Shaumburg, IL, April 1-4, 2020. 2020
- Shirley, N., Thinnes, A., Nystrom, K., Kirkpatrick, A., Chapple, H., Hercinger, M., Iverson, L., Jorgensen, D., Pick, A., & Selig, C. Interprofessional competence development through online palliative care education. 2nd Annual Arizona Nexus Interprofessional Conference. Glendale, AZ, November 15-16, 2019. 2019
- Thinnes, A., Nystrom, K., Kirkpatrick, A., Chapple, H., Hercinger, M., Iverson, L., Jorgensen, D., Pick, A., Selig, C., & Shirley, N. Interprofessional competence development through online palliative care education. 2019 University Assessment Symposium Office of Academic Excellence. Omaha, NE, October 25, 2019. 2019
- Selig, C., Kirkpatrick, A., Thinnes, A., Hercinger, M., Chapple, H., Iverson, L., Jorgensen, D., Nystrom, K., Pick, A., & Shirley, N. Interprofessional team development through virtual palliative care simulations. 2019 University Assessment Symposium Office of Academic Excellence. Omaha, NE, October 25, 2019. 2019
- Kirkpatrick, A., Chapple, H., Hercinger, M., Iverson, L., Jorgensen, D., Nystrom, K., Pick, A., Selig, C., Shirley, N., & Thinnes, A. A VISion for collaboration through online palliative care education. Collaborating Across Borders VII Conference, Indianapolis, IN. Peer-reviewed. Invited. October 20-23, 2019. 2019
- Nystrom KK. Breast Cancer: Treating Second Base. Metro Omaha Coders Association. Omaha, NE October 12, 2019. 2019
- Kirkpatrick, A., Iverson, L., Chapple, H., Hercinger, M., Jorgensen, D., Nystrom, K., Pick, A., Selig, C., Shirley, N., & Thinnes, A. Interprofessional team development through virtual palliative care simulations. 2019 Heartland Interprofessional Education (HIPE) Conference. Omaha, NE, August 1-2, 2019. 2019
- Thinnes, A., Nystrom, K., Kirkpatrick, A., Chapple, H., Hercinger, M., Iverson, L., Jorgensen, D., Pick, A., Selig, C., & Shirley, N. Interprofessional competence development through online palliative care education. 2019 Heartland Interprofessional Education (HIPE) Conference. Omaha, NE, August 1, 2019. 2019
- Selig, C., Kirkpatrick, A., Thinnes, A., Hercinger, M., Chapple, H., Iverson, L., Jorgensen, D., Nystrom, K., Pick, A., & Shirley, N. Interprofessional team development through virtual palliative care simulations. 30th Annual Iota Tau Research Day. Creighton University, Omaha, NE, May 2, 2019. 2019
- Selig, C., Kirkpatrick, A., Thinnes, A., Hercinger, M., Chapple, H., Iverson, L., Jorgensen, D., Nystrom, K., Pick, A., & Shirley, N. Interprofessional team development through virtual palliative care simulations (poster presentation). 2019 Creighton University (St. Alberts) Research Day. Omaha, NE, April 2, 2019 2019
- Brongiel S, Nystrom KK, Silberstein P. Chemotherapy patient education assessment and quality improvement in an academic center oncology outpatient clinic. American Society of Health-System Pharmacy 53rd Annual Midyear Clinical Meeting. Anaheim, California. December 6, 2018.Brongiel S, Nystrom KK, Silberstein P. Chemotherapy patient education assessment and quality improvement in an academic center oncology outpatient clinic. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting 2018:53 2018
- Alcorn A, Nystrom KK, Fuji KT. Evaluation of an in-house vancomycin protocol in a community teaching hospital. American Society of Health-System Pharmacy. 52nd Annual Midyear Clinical Meeting. Orlando, Florida. December, 4, 2017.Abstract: Alcorn A, Nystrom KK, Fuji KT. Evaluation of an in-house vancomycin protocol in a community teaching hospital. Abstract #: 378846. ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, 2017. 2017
- Nystrom KK. Targeted Therapies for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Midwest College of Clinical Pharmacy, Creighton University, Omaha, NE March 3, 2015 2015
- Nystrom KK. Drugs for Treatment of Diarrhea and Constipation with an Ostomy. Ostomy Support Group, Methodist School of Nursing, Omaha, NE March 2, 2015 2015
- Nystrom KK. Drug Issues with Colon Cancer. Colorectal Support Group. American Cancer Society, Omaha, NE September 18, 2014. 2013
- Nystrom KK. Complementary and Alternative Medication Use in Leukemia and Lymphoma. Leukemia Lymphoma Support Group, Omaha, NE January 8, 2013 2013
- Nystrom KK. New Therapies in Multiple Myeloma. Multiple Myeloma Support Group. March 2012. 2012
- Nystrom KK. Controversies in Care: Peripheral Neuropathy, 7th Annual Conference, Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Association, Salt Lake City, UT. Peer-reviewed. Invited. March 25, 2011. 2011
Foundation/Association
Alcorn A (CO-PI), Nystrom KK (CO-PI), Fuji KT. Evaluation of an in-house vancomycin protocol in a community teaching hospital. SPAHP Student Research Program. School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Internal Gran. $3,000. January 2017-September 2018.
Other
Alcorn A (CO-PI), Nystrom KK (CO-PI), Fuji KT. Evaluation of an in-house vancomycin protocol in a community teaching hospital. SPAHP Student Research Program. School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Internal Grant.
Kirkpatrick, A., Chapple, H., Hercinger, M., Iverson, L., Jorgensen, D., Nystrom, K., Pick, A., Selig, C., Shirley, N., & Thinnes, A. Interprofessional Team Development Through Virtual Palliative Care Simulations: Funding for Standardized Patients. Submitted September 2019 for Dean’s Faculty Research Grant from Creighton University College of Nursing.
Kirkpatrick, A., Chapple, H., Hercinger, M., Iverson, L., Jorgensen, D., Nystrom, K., Pick, A., Selig, C., Shirley, N., & Thinnes, A. Interprofessional Team Development Through Virtual Palliative Care Simulations: Funding for Standardized Patients. Submitted January 2019 for Faculty Research Grant from Creighton University Graduate School.
Awards
- CHI National Pharmacy Vision and Innovation Award
CHI National - Nursing Excellence Research Award and Platform
Alegent Health System