Colleen Halverson, Ph.D., RN, CNE

Contact

chalverson@twu.edu
2147072954
IHSD 7822

Biography

Dr. Halverson, Associate Professor at TWU in Dallas, is a critical care/resuscitation science specialist with over 40 years of clinical, education, and product development experience. She has been involved with the American Heart Association (AHA) Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) development of resuscitation guidelines throughout the United States (U.S.) and internationally. She worked with AHA ECC teams to develop the ECC Handbook and advanced life products such as the teaching tools for the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support courses. Her dissertation, Predictors of Cardiac Arrest in Rapid Response Systems, was conducted using an AHA data base from the Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation (GWTG-R). Her area of research focuses on the pre-arrest phase of resuscitation with nurse surveillance.

Education

Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science, Texas Woman's University College of Nursing, Denton, TX
M.S., Clinical Nurse Specialist, Texas Woman's University College of Nursing, Denton, TX
B.S., State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Research Interests

Critical Competency Integration; Adult Health; Resuscitation Science; Cardiopulmonary Pre-Arrest Surveillance; Interprofessional Practice and Collaboration; Pediatric Advanced Life Support; Nursing Surveillance

Latest Articles

Creating a culture of support for nursing surveillance
Nursing Forum (2022)
Colleen Halverson, Donna Scott Tilley

Nursing surveillance of respiratory adverse events among hospitalized adults: A systematic review to guide evidence based practice
Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing (2022)
Colleen Halverson, Cathy Bailey, Joyce Ennis, Eliane Cox

Nursing surveillance: A concept analysis
Nursing Forum (2022)
Colleen Halverson, Donna Scott Tilley

Clinical Query: CPR for LVAD Patient
Nursing 2022 (2022)
Colleen C Halverson

Current Projects

Her current research centers on improving professional nursing care for medical-surgical and critically ill patients in the areas of detection and management of patients in crises.

Professional Affiliations

• American Association of Critical Care Nurses
• National League of Nursing
• Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta Beta Chapter
• Textbook & Academic Authors Association