Overview
Education
- Post-graduate Teaching Certificate: The University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): The University of Texas Medical Branch School of Biomedical Sciences
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing: The University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing
- Bachelor of Science in Biology: The University of St. Thomas
Areas of Research, Teaching, And Clinical Expertise and Scholarship
- Critical Care
- Leadership
- Quality outcomes and regulations
- Evidence-based practice
- Interprofessional education
- Innovation in education
Professional Memberships
- Sigma Theta Tau
- American Assembly for Men in Nursing
Publications
- Cangelosi, M.M., Trahan, R.L., Carson, Z.W., and Edwards, C.R. (2023). Patient safety rooms: Creating opportunities for prioritization in a traditional BSN program. Journal of Nursing Education. (submitted)
- Edwards, C. R. (2013). The journey of men in Nursing: A critical ethnography [Doctoral dissertation, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Texas Digital Library. https://utmb-ir.tdl.org/handle/2152.3/661
- Edwards, C. R. (2008). Using interdisciplinary shared governance and patient rounds to increase patient safety. Medsurg Nursing, 17(4), 255-257.
- Edwards, C. (2007). Communicate better for patients' sake! Medsurg Matters, 16(5), 1, 12.
Lectures/Presentations at Symposia Conferences
- Yanes, M., Cangelosi, M., Edwards, C., & Trahan, R. (2022, August 4-5). An interprofessional approach to critical care lab for respiratory & undergraduate nursing students [Poster presentation] . Texas IPE Consortium Annual Meeting, Fort Worth. https://www.ipecollaborative.org/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=49&Itemid=115&year=2022&month=08&day=05&title=texas-ipe-consortium-annual-meeting&uid=2606416d9eeb4689b0379925c3288571
- Yanes, M., Cangelosi, M., Edwards, C., & Trahan. (2022, May). An Interactive Interprofessional Approach to Critical Care Lab for Respiratory & Undergraduate Nursing Students. IPEP Symposium, Galveston, TX.
- Cangelosi, M., Edwards, C., & Trahan, R. (2021, December). Self-Paced Learning in a Critical Care Skills Lab: AACN Transform 2021, Dallas, Texas.
- Hansen, K., Frost, D., Hastings, A., Martinez, N., Myre, R., Schnos, K., Simmons, K., Wechsler, A., Williams, P., & Edwards, C. (2020, September 15). Caregiver communication initiative. MD Anderson Patient Family Advisor Meeting, Houston, TX.
- Mudgett, R., Avila, S., Berry, J., DeRossi, L., Dillard, E. K., Pittman, B., Reuben, D., Stangeland, P., & Edwards, C. (2019, November 11). A Quality Improvement Project Using Educational Videos to Teach UTMB Renal Transplant Patients about the Transplant Process. UTMB SON BSN Team Meeting, Galveston, TX.
- Busby, H., Edgar, A., Klimisch, J., Landry, M., Marsh, C., Phillips, A., and Edwards, C. (2018, October 8,). A quality improvement project aimed at decreasing barriers to care for patients with diabetes in southeast Texas. Good Samaritan Foundation Conference, Moody Gardens Hotel, Galveston, TX.
- Edwards, C., Feldhusen, M., and Kirschbaum, M. (2016, May 10). Quality transparency on the internet [Webinar]. In America’s Essential Hospitals. Retrieved from https://essentialhospitals.org/webinar/quality-transparency-on-the-internet/
- Edwards, C., Cupit, T. (2014, October). Quality improvement and evidence-based-practice: Similarities and differences. UTMB School of Nursing Doctorates in Nursing Practice, Galveston, TX.
- Edwards, C. (2014, May). The experience of men in nursing. UTMB Nursing Research Series, UTMB, Galveston, TX.
- *Edwards, C. R., Lucke, K., and Fain, N. (2008, May). Feasibility study for telehealth in spinal cord injury patients. Poster session for Nurses Week at The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.
- Lamm, B., Hernandez, M., Wellings, K., Hernandez, M., Young, B., Sandoval, M., and Edwards, C. (2021, October, 18). Smiles behind the mask. Good Samaritan Foundation Conference, Galveston, TX.
- Cangelosi, M., Edwards, C., and Trahan, R. (2021, September 27). Self-Paced Learning in a Critical Care Skills Lab: An Innovative Approach to increase student learning and clinical preparation during COVID-19 using in-person skills stations [Poster session]. Texas IPE Consortium, El Paso, TX.
- Busby, H., Edgar, A., Klimisch, J., Landry, M., Marsh, C., Phillips, A., and Edwards, C. (2018, October 8,). A quality improvement project aimed at decreasing barriers to care for patients with diabetes in southeast Texas [Poster session]. Good Samaritan Foundation Conference, Galveston, TX.
- Edwards, C. (2010). A critical ethnography study of the perceptions of men in about the effects of gender on their career paths [Conference session]. American Assembly of Men in Nursing 35th Annual Conference: Working for the Health of the Nation and the World. Duke University School of Nursing, Raleigh, NC.
- Edwards, C. R., Lucke, K., and Fain, N. (2008, May). Feasibility study for telehealth in spinal cord injury patients [Poster session]. Southern Nursing Research Society 2008 Annual Conference, Houston, TX.
