Kathleen Stevens, RN, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dept. of PM&R, Feinberg School of Medicine
Clinical Instructor, DePaul University College of Nursing
Telephone Number
1-844-355-ABLEAbout Me
About Me
Dr. Kathleen Stevens has been involved as a rehabilitation nurse since 1977. Dr. Stevens work and research interest has been focused on rehabilitation nursing care of patients with spinal cord injuries. She has worked at the Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine at New York University, the acute Spinal Cord Injury Unit at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. She has for multiple years authored chapters in the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses Core Curriculum (Technology and Rehabilitation, Acute and Chronic Complications in Rehabilitation, Acute and Chronic Pain Management). Dr. Stevens has authored chapters in a text, Gerontological Nursing by K. Mauk, in the first and second editions. Dr. Stevens has been a frequent presenter in courses on rehabilitation nursing, care of patients with spinal cord injury and care of patients with stroke. Dr. Stevens was a member of an international delegation that presented a course on rehabilitation care sponsored by the UN Commission for Refugees in Nicosia, Cyprus. Dr. Stevens research interest is ventilator management of patients with spinal cord injury.
Location
Shirley Ryan 香港六合彩即时开奖
355 East Erie
Chicago, IL 60611
Education & Professional Associations
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Education
1973 – 1977
Nursing, Salve Regina University
1979 – 1981
Nursing, Rush University
1995 – 2005
Nursing PhD, Loyola University Chicago
Affiliations
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Board MemberRehabilitation Nurses Foundation
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PresidentAssociation of Rehabilitation Nurses, 1992 - 1993
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Director, Board MemberAssociation of Rehabilitation Nurses, 1987
Honors & Awards
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Nurse Staffing and Outcomes Research GrantRehabilitation Nurses Foundation, 2013
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Distinguished Service AwardAssociation of Rehabilitation Nurses, 2009
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Sarah Baskin Award for Clinical ResearchRehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 1995
Work History
- 1977 - 1978Staff NurseInstitute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University
- 1978Staff Nurse - SCI UnitNorthwestern Memorial Hospital
- Assistant Nurse - SCI unitNorthwestern Memorial Hospital
- 1982 - 1990Clinical Nurse SpecialistRehabilitation Institute of Chicago
- 1990Nursing Clinical DirectorRehabilitation Institute of Chicago
- 1995Director, Center for Clinical ExcellenceRehabilitation Institute of Chicago
- 2005Nursing QualityRehabilitation Institute of Chicago