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Tamara L. Oliver, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

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College of Nursing
Faculty - Nursing
CRISS II - Criss 2 - 217E

Tamara L. Oliver, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

Research Focus

Heart Failure
Critical Care
Classroom and simulation

Position

Assistant Professor

General

  • JMIR Medical Informatics
    MA Clarke, Clarke MA, Fruhling AL, Lyden EL, Tarrell AE, Bernard TL, Windle JR. The Role of Computer Skills in Personal Health Record Adoption Among Patients With Heart Disease: Multidimensional Evaluation of Users Versus Nonusers
    8(3) 2021
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
    MA Clarke, Fruhling AL, Lyden EL, Tarrell AE, Bernard TL, Windle JR ). Impact of Age on Patients’ Communication and Technology Preferences in the Era of Meaningful Use: Mixed Methods Study.
    22(6) 2020
  • Science
    Mukherjee, S, Bernard, T., Kharbanda, K., Barak, A. J., Sorrell, M. F., & Tuma, D. J. Impact of betaine on hepatic fibrosis and homocysteine in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis-a prospective, cohort study.
    3 2011

Articles

  • Heart and Lung
    Tamara Bernard (Oliver), Hetland, B., Schmaderer, M., Zolty, R., & Pozehl, B. Nurse-led heart failure educational interventions for patient and informal caregiver dyads: An integrative review.
    Volume 59(May - June 2023), p. 44-51 2023

Presentations

  • Nursing Pharmacology is a required and vital course in the nursing curriculum, containing numerous new and challenging concepts. Educational research supports utilization of multiple teaching and learning strategies to improve nursing student success and retention, but a gap exists related to specific course placement. Purpose: To prevent interruptions in progression, an online summer Pharmacology course was created after sophomore year to offer students the option to take Pharmacology prior to fall term. 2023
  • Exploring the influence of contextual factors and the caregiving process on burden, quality of life, and outcomes of heart failure (HF) dyads after a hospital discharge guided by the Individual and Family Self-Management Theory (IFSMT): A mixed method study. Competitive Abstract - Midwest Nursing Research Society 2023
  • A feasibility study to assess qualitative methodology of explanatory sequential mixed methods of the Zarit Burden Interview in heart failure caregivers following a recent hospitalization. 33rd Iota Tau Nursing Scholars Forum, Creighton University, podium presentation, April 2021. 2021
  • Nurse-led heart failure educational interventions for patient and informal caregiver dyads: An integrative review. State of the Art Nursing Conference, podium presentation, May 2020. 2020

Awards

  • Daisy Award
    The DAISY Award is a recognition program to celebrate and recognize nurses by collecting nominations from patients, families, and co-workers. It is run by our partners as a way to thank nurses for the care and kindness they provide.
    Class of 2023
  • Teaching Excellence award - Clinical Excellence
    The Clinical Excellence award is given to faculty who taught at a high level in the clinical setting.
    ABSN Class of August 2023
  • Teaching Excellence award - Classroom Excellence
    The Classroom Excellence award is given to faculty who have shown above and beyond excellence in the didactic classroom.
    Class of 2023

Consulting

  • CIPER Passport Activity - Interprofessional Managment of a Medical Emergency Simulation
    Simulation Coordinator
    This is an optional CIPER IPE Passport Activity for many health professions campus: Dental Students (D1-D4); Paramedicine Students; Medical Students (M1-M4) Omaha; Graduate Nursing or Undergraduate Traditional Nursing students (RN3-RN4) or Undergraduate Accelerated Nursing Students Omaha and Grand Island campuses; Occupational Therapy Students (OTD1-2) Omaha pathway; Pharmacy Students (P1-P4) Omaha pathway; Physical Therapy Students Omaha Program (DPT1-DPT3); Physician Assistant Program students (PA1) Omaha; Public Health and Social Work students.
    CIPER
    2024 - 2024
  • CIPER Passport Activity - Interprofessional Managment of a Medical Emergency Simulation
    Simulation Coordinator
    This is an optional CIPER IPE Passport Activity for many health professions campus: Dental Students (D1-D4); Paramedicine Students; Medical Students (M1-M4) Omaha; Graduate Nursing or Undergraduate Traditional Nursing students (RN3-RN4) or Undergraduate Accelerated Nursing Students Omaha and Grand Island campuses; Occupational Therapy Students (OTD1-2) Omaha pathway; Pharmacy Students (P1-P4) Omaha pathway; Physical Therapy Students Omaha Program (DPT1-DPT3); Physician Assistant Program students (PA1) Omaha; Public Health and Social Work students.
    CIPER
    2023 - 2024
  • "The Effect on Home Caregivers of a Family Support Program Based on a Nurse-Led Case Management Model: A Randomized Controlled Trial"
    Review
    Review Manuscript
    International Journal of Nursing Practice
    2023 - 2023
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