Aimee L. Burch, DNP, APRN-CNS, CMSRN, SCRN

Department

• Nursing - Bachelors

Position

• Assistant Professor

• NUR243-Care Management Concepts I- (care management to promote, protect, restore, maintain health). Emphasis on fundamental concepts/exemplars r/t actual/potential health alterations across the lifespan and with diverse populations.
• NUR244-Care Management Practicum I (basic care management to promote, protect, restore and maintain health). Focusing on diverse populations with actual and potential health alterations. Teaching proficiency in fundamental skills and knowledge.
• NUR250- Human Pathophysiology (provides an overview of pathophysiological concepts across the lifespan). Defining concepts, identifying health alterations, providing an overview of common pathologies and pathophysiological changes to body systems.
• NUR312-Evidence-Based Practice I (development of skills in research utilization/critiquing in quality/quality improvement). Focus on analysis/synthesis of evidence to solve clinical problem.
• NUR343-Care Managememt Concepts II- (care management in promoting, protecting, restoring and maintaining health in clients with increased complexity).
• NUR377- Research for Health Professionals- (development of beginning level skills in research utilization and critiquing health care research for purposes of quality and quality improvement).
• NUR443- Care Management Concepts III- (care management in promoting, protecting, restoring and maintaining health in clients with increaingly complex illness acuity and chronicity).
• NUR444- Care Management Practicum III (care management to promote, protect, restore and maintain health). Focusing on diverse populations with actual and potential health alterations. Teaching proficiency in advancing skills and knowledge.
• NUR450-Evidence-Based Practice II (Utilize research to support quality improvement initiatives/evidence-based practice. Develop and disseminate a proposal for a quality improvement project).
• NUR489-Capstone Practicum (Synthesizes professional nursing concepts/skills in clinical setting/simulated care scenarios, focusing on care management/clinical outcome improvement. Emphasizes developing sound clinical decision-making skills/teamwork.
• NUR899- Seminar- DNP Scholarly Project

Dr. Aimee Burch joined Creighton College of Nursing in 2018 as an Assistant Professor. She received a Bachelor of Science in Comprehensive Biology from the University of Nebraska-Kearney in 1994, her Accelerated BSN in 2003 and her MS as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in 2008, both from Creighton University. She completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice in Advanced Practice Leadership with highest disctinction from Chamberlain College of Nursing in 2017. Dr. Burch's research focus includes improving student writing ability in the ABSN program, as well as hourly rounding and nurse knowledge of palliative care, among others. 
A more complete listing of scholarship, teaching, and research interests can be found on the Curriculum Vitae.

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Presentations

Research and Scholarship Interests

• Palliative care, nursing knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice, hourly rounding, improvement of student writing ability in the ANC course.

Current Research Projects

• Use of a text-to-speech application to improve nursing student writing submissions in the accelerate nursing curriculum. 

Grant Funding Received

• The Effect of a Text-to-Speech Application on Nursing Student Writing Submissions (1452509-1)- use of an on-line platform to allow students to hear their writing and make improvements as they go.

• Excellence in Teaching Award, Creighton ANC Nursing students from Hastings campus, 2019
• Excellence in Teaching Award, Creighton ANC Nursing students from Hastings campus, 2018
• Induction, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Phi Pi chapter, 2017
• Top 25 Nurse of the Year, March of Dimes, Nebraska and Iowa, 2014
• Non-Clinical Nurse of the Year, CHI Health St. Francis, 2014
• Research project consultant, 2012
• Induction, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Iota Tau chapter, 2003
• Induction, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2003