Patricia A. Quigley
Nurse Consultant LLC, USA
Biography
Dr. Patricia Quigley, PhD, ARNP, CRRN, FAAN, FAANP, Nurse Consultant, both a Clinical Nurse Specialist and a Nurse Practitioner in Rehabilitation. Her contributions to patient safety, nursing and rehabilitation are evident at a national and international level – with emphasis on clinical practice innovations designed to promote elders’ independence and safety. For over 40 years, Dr. Quigley has practice in the field of rehabilitation nursing, 32.5 years with the Veterans Administration. Her leadership resulted in redesign measurement of patient safety indicators for falls and fall injuries that link organizational unit and patient-level variables that are relevant and evidencebased. She has conducted large-scale studies to examine trends and cost savings on national interventions to reduce harm from falls. Dr. Quigley has served as principal or co-investigator in 35 research studies, totaling over $7.5 million. She has a track record of interdisciplinary research with health economists, epidemiologists, and statisticians for population-based outcomes research. She has co-authored and served as associate director for 11 VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry center grants from 1999-2016, totaling over $13 million. She has authored, co-authored over 60 peer-reviewed manuscripts and over 50 non-peer reviewed manuscripts, book chapters, products and media works. She provides on going consultation to the nursing staff, quality management, and patient safety coordinators for management of complex patients at risk for falls.
Email:pquigley1@tampabay.rr.com
Abstract
Abstract : Redesigning fall and fall injury prevention strategies for stroke patients