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<span class="user-name "><span class="user-name__text">Denise Stage McNulty</span></span>

Denise Stage McNulty
RN, DNP, MS-HSA, NPD-BC, NE-BC

TX

Specialties

Educational/Research, Management/Admin/Leadership, Quality / Risk Management


Details

Professional Achievements:
  • Russell, J. (Host). (2022, October). NPD Forecast: Animal Assisted Therapy and RN Stress [Audi podcast episode]. In the NPD Sound Bites. Association for Nurses in Professional Development (ANPD).
  • 2022 ANA Foundations of Nursing Practice Award Recipient - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S4Cp1fDXEc 
  • Publication - McNulty, D. S., LaMonica-Way, C., & Senneff, J. (2022). The impact of mindfulness on stress and burnout of new graduate nurses as a component of a nurse residency program. Journal of Nursing Administration, 52(4), 12-18. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001137 April 2022
  • Publication - McNulty, D. S. (2021). Creating a Model for Mindfulness in Nursing Professional Development. Journal for Nurses in Nursing Professional Development. https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000000725 
  • Manuscript Accepted: Establishing a peer support program in the acute care setting: Promoting resiliency and inspiring spiritual & emotional wellbeing using peer support. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice
  • Research Study: Employer’s Perceptions of New Graduate Nurses’ Readiness for Practice Post-COVID – IRB 2022.
  • Research study: The Evaluation of the Online 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction completed January 2021
  • Research study: What are the Perceptions of Employers Regarding New Graduate Nurse Preparedness for Practice? 2021
  • Good Samaritan Foundation Excellence in Nursing Education Silver Medalist – 2021
  • Poster Presentation – 2022 QSEN International Forum. “Establishing a Peer Support Program” -- June 2022
  • Podium presentation – American Hospital Association’s Advancing Care Conference. Presenting findings from evidence-based practice implementation: “The Impact of Mindfulness Training on Stress and Burnout in Newly Licensed Nurses” – March 2022
  • https://www.texasnurses.org/news/?id=8918 
  • Podium presentations – Sigma Creating Healthy Work Environments Conference. Presenting findings from evidence-based practice implementation: “The Impact of Mindfulness Training on Stress and Burnout in Newly Licensed Nurses” and “Impact of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Registered Nurse Stress” – March 2022
  • Live presentation at internal Quality & Patient Safety Symposium - “Employer’s Perception of New Graduate Nurses’ Readiness for Practice Post-COVID-19” – March 2022
  • Poster Presentations at Quality & Patient Safety Symposium - “Employers Perception of New Graduate Nurse Readiness for Practice – Part Two” and “Impact of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Registered Nurse Stress” – March 2022
  • Live presentation – Nursing World Conference. Presenting findings from evidence-based practice implementation: “The Impact of Mindfulness Training on Stress and Burnout in Newly Licensed Nurses” – October 2021
  • Executive Quality Award – June 2021
  • Houston Methodist Nursing Excellence – Researcher Award – May 2021
  • Houston Methodist System Quality and Patient Safety Award – Mindfulness Ambassador – November 2020
  • Accepted for a podium presentation – American Hospital Association’s Advancing Care Conference. Presenting findings from evidence-based practice implementation: “The Impact of Mindfulness Training on Stress and Burnout in Newly Licensed Nurses” – October 2021
  • Poster presentations at internal Quality and Patient Safety Symposium - “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Virtual Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction” and “Using Lean Six Sigma Principles to Enhance the Massive Transfusion Protocol” – May 2021
  • Live presentation at Health Service Performance Improvement national conference. Presented findings from the research – “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Virtual Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction” – February 2021
  • Podium Presentation at Transforming Healthcare Through Evidence-Based Practice & Research: Nursing Leading the Way, Houston - “The Impact of Creating Awareness and Desire for Mindfulness” – 2019, awarded Best EBP Podium Presentation.
  • Poster presentations at the 2016 QSEN & ANPD and 2017 AACN-NTI National conferences – “Improving Critical Thinking with Case Study Debate.”
  • Guest lecturer on emotional intelligence at Sam Houston State University and Houston Baptist University – 2018-2020
Favorite Thing About My Profession:

The best thing about being a nurse is the ability to make a difference in the lives and health of others. 

Virtues:

A caring and curious healthcare professional that wants to make a difference.


Work History

Texas Lutheran University in Houston
Houston Campus Executive, Asst. Director of Nursing — September, 2022 to present
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in TX
Professional Development Leader - Per Diem — August, 2004 to present

Education History

UT Tyler
June, 2018 to May, 2021


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