Elizabeth Blunt, PhD, RN, APN, BC
Coordinator Nurse Practitioner Programs
Assistant Professor
Area of Expertise:
- Role of Nurse Practitioners in the Changing Health Care Delivery System
Summary
As a professor who also maintains an active clinical practice, Dr. Blunt can offer a unique perspective on the role of nurse practitioners in the changing health care delivery system. In addition to her teaching and administrative role at Villanova, she currently works as a nurse practitioner in the busy Emergency Department of Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia.
Education
- Ph.D., Drexel University
- M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania
- B.S.N., Widener University
Selected Publications
- Blunt, E. (2005). "Do pharma perks sway patient care?" Holistic Nursing Practice, September/October.
- Blunt E. (2001). "Helping Expand Nurse Practitioner Students' Clinical Skills Repertoire" Nurse Educator, July/August 2001
- Blunt E. "Role and productivity of nurse practitioners in one urban emergency department" Journal of Emergency Nursing, June, 1998
Selected Professional Experience
- Drexel University, Director, Graduate Nursing Programs
Grants
- Advanced Nurse Traineeship Grant, HRSA
- Independence Blue Cross Nurse Scholars Grant
