1. PATRICIA A. DUNN, PHD, RNC
2800 Hargrave Street • Philadelphia, PA 19136 • 215-605-9675(c) 215-331-8435(H)
pdunn@holyfamily.edu or pdunnphdrn@comcast.net www.linkedin.com/in/patriciadunnphd/
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Nursing
University of Pennsylvania: May 1998
Awards: Marian R. Gregory Award for the dissertation holding significant promise as a contribution to nursing
knowledge
Dissertation: The Stress Response in Women who Received a Moderate, Individualized Oxytocin Protocol
Compared to Those Who Received A Low Dose Oxytocin Protocol for Induction of Labor
Master of Science in Nursing
University of Pennsylvania, Perinatal Nursing concentration: August 1987
Honors: Elected to Sigma Theta Tau
Clare Melville Scholarship Award
Who’s Who in American Nursing 1988-1989
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
LaSalle University: December 1985
Honors: Graduated Maximum Cum Laude
Clare Melville Scholarship Award
Diploma in Nursing
Thomas Jefferson University: May 1971
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
• Holy Family University
Associate Professor (Assistant Professor 2005-2006) and Clinical Instructor, School of Nursing: 2006 to present
Faculty Assessment Coordinator: 2011-2014
Undergraduate teaching: Provide course coordination and didactic education &/or clinical supervision: Fundamentals in
Nursing Practice, Maternal Child Nursing, Nursing Care of the Middle Aged Adult, Health Assessment, Nursing
Research (BSN, RN-BSN), Introduction to Nursing, NCLEX-RN Review Courses
Graduate teaching: Provide didactic education: Health Promotion, Advanced Clinical Theory and Practicum
Teach in classroom and hybrid format
Program Assessment: data entry, goal alignment, rubric development, e-portfolio development, faculty and student
education, program outcome assessment with recommendations for revisions, travel as needed
Curriculum development and revision: Graduate & Undergraduate Nursing Programs
University/SON Committee Membership (Major Committees)
 Faculty Senate 2005-present
 Faculty Senate Executive Committee 2008-present
 Faculty Senate Scholarship Committee - chair
 Aria Health Care System-Evidence Based Practice Committee, Member 2009-present
 Faculty Welfare Committee (2009-2012 - 2 terms)
 Informational Technology Team (2006-disolution 2009)
 Faculty Handbook Revision Committee (2008-2011 1 term & dissolved)
 Institutional Scholarship Committee (Fall 2008)
 BSN Council
 MSN Council
 SON Curriculum Committee
 Miscellaneous functional committees
Attend annual Open Houses-Performed birthing simulation which received university-wide recognition
Serve as IT resource for nursing faculty
Advise approximately 55 students
Assist students with academic needs
Provide administrative guidance for difficult students
Mentor new faculty and clinical instructors

2. • Healthcare Consultant: 1992-present
Provided consulting services concerning assessment issues and remediation, hospital practice and issues, accreditation
issues, ethics, competency validation, practice guidelines and perinatal, gynecological, peri-operative, and medical-
surgical legal nursing practice. Review media including books, symposia, and articles for publication. Write questions for
test banks. Provide lectures outside teaching responsibilities.
• LaSalle University: 2002-2007
Adjunct Professor & Clinical Instructor, School of Nursing
Course Coordinator Nursing Care of Women and the Childbearing Family: Provided clinical care and didactic
education, supervision, and instruction as coordinator of the Maternal-Newborn Course. Provided clinical
care, supervision, and instruction for students caring for Mothers and Neonates in Labor/Delivery/Recovery
Unit, High-Risk Antepartum Unit, Postpartum Maternal-Newborn Unit and Normal Newborn Nursery.
Arranged observational and/or hands/on experiences for students in Special Care Nursery.
Provided clinical care and didactic education, supervision, and instruction in Medical-Surgical Units.
Provided Didactic Education in Professional Issues and Ethics course for Student Nurses
Assisted students with academic needs
Provided administrative guidance for difficult students
Taught large sized classes
• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania/ University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing: 1989-1997
Clinical Nurse Specialist, 50% Joint Appointment: Lecturer/Clinical Instructor, Obstetrical/Neonatal Nursing, School of
Nursing
Staff RN in unit as needed
See Selected Professional Activities and Accomplishments below for employment related activities for this and earlier
positions
• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital: 1987-1989
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Perinatal Nursing/Labor & Delivery/Joint Appointment Adjunct Faculty/Clinical Instructor
• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: 1987
Clinical Coordinator, Obstetrical-Neonatal Nursing, part-time
• Pennsylvania Hospital: 1977-1987
Nursing Supervisor, Obstetrical-Neonatal Department, Adult ICU, CCU, SCU, NICU, ED
Staff RN in above units
• Pennsylvania Hospital: 1975-1977
Nurse Manager, Adult Step Down Unit
Staff RN in unit as needed
• University of Illinois Hospital: 1974-1975
Nurse Manager, Medical-Surgical Unit
Staff RN in unit as needed
• Oxford Hospital: 1972-1974
Nurse Manager, Medical-Surgical Unit
Staff RN in unit as needed
• Nazareth Hospital, Frankford Hospital, Pennsylvania Hospitals
Staff Nurse positions, 1971-1987: Maternal Units, Nursery, Intensive Care Nursery, Adult Critical Care Units, Medical-
Surgical and Oncology Units, and Emergency Room

3. Professional Organizations & Membership
ANA
AWHONN
NLN
PNA
Sigma Theta Tau
Society of Critical Care Medicine
SPLN
Thomas Jefferson University Alumni Association
University of Pennsylvania Alumni Association
Additional Professional Experience/Service
• South Eastern Pennsylvania Nurses Association 2008-present
Consult with special projects
Served on Board of Directors
Chair-Nominating Committee (2009-2011)
• Reviewer, AWHONN’s Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline, Breastfeeding Support
Prenatal Care through the First Year, Reviewed August 2001, Published 2002
• Reviewer, Nursing Spectrum
Review articles for Publication and Continuing Education, 2000-2004
• Reviewer, AWHONN 2000 Convention
Reviewed abstracts
• Reviewer, AWHONN’s Fetal Auscultation Module
Reviewed August 1999
• AWHONN’s Single Room Maternity Care
Reviewed August 1999
• Pennsylvania Nurses Association
Consultant: Evaluate Standards and Recommend Practice Guidelines, 1992-2000
• March of Dimes, Southeastern Pennsylvania Division
Board of Director, 1992-1994
Chair, Nursing Modules Committee, 1992-1995
Member, Volunteer Development Committee, 1992-present
Speaker, 1993-present
• JOGNN, Journal of Obstetrical, Gynecological & Neonatal Nursing
Editorial Board Member, 1991-1993
• Reviewer, JOGNN, Journal of Obstetrical, Gynecological & Neonatal Nursing
Peer reviewer, 1990-1994
• Newsletter for the Pennsylvania Perinatal Association
Editorial Board Member and Consultant, 1987-1989
• University of Pennsylvania
Research Assistant in Neonatal Sucking Study, 1986-1987
• Pennsylvania Hospital, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Clinical Practicum in Women Undergoing Fetal Treatment, 1987
Cared for critically ill women
Certifications
Inpatient Obstetric Nurse 1985-2010
Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Regional Instructor 1992-1998

4. Major Past Committee Service
• AWHONN Practice Committee
Corresponding Member, 1999 - 2002
• Nursing Research Committee Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Division of
Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing,
Member, 1989 - 1997
• Ethics Committee of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Co-chair, 1992 - 1997
Member, 1990 - 1997
• Ethics Committee of the University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
Member, 1991- 1997
• Nursing Clinical Practice Committee of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Member, 1989 - 1997
• Nursing Clinical Practice Committee of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,
Ob-Neonatal Nursing
Member 1989-1991
Chair, 1991 - 1997
• JCAHO Committees of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Patient Rights and Organizational Ethics, Surgical and Invasive Procedures, and Patient Assessment, 1991-1997
• Code Call Committee of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Member, 1990 - 1997
• Obstetrical Neonatal Nursing Quality Assurance Committee, Hospital of the University
of Pennsylvania
Member, 1989 - 1997
• Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality Committee, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Member, 1987-1989
• Nursing Research Committee Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Division of
Nursing,
Member, 1987 - 1989
Selected Employment Related Professional Activities and Accomplishments
Educational Activities before 2002 (Selected)- University of Pennsylvania and/or LaSalle
University
Developed Fetal Monitoring Course with Competency Validation for nurses and residents.
Provided didactic education and clinical education and supervision for students at LaSalle University in various courses
and corresponding clinical areas including care of maternal newborn patients and medical surgical patients. Taught
Introduction to Professional Issues in Nursing. Supervised students in the clinical areas and assumed direct
responsibility for patients.
Provided education for the University of PA School of Nursing on a 50% basis and additional consultative teaching
services to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Medical School, and other medical centers in the Health Care
System regarding ethical policies and JCAHO accreditation, cross-training, and competency validation.
Provided didactic and clinical instruction for undergraduate students in Maternal Newborn Course at the University of
Pennsylvania. Didactic material included maternal adaptation to pregnancy, physiological changes in pregnancy,
antepartum surveillance, the birth process, labor and delivery, ethical considerations in provision of care pertaining
to perinatal and women’s health issues, preterm labor, stages & phases of labor, theories of labor, labor care,
intrapartum & antepartum fetal heart rate monitoring, dysfunctional labor, induction of labor and oxytocin
administration, care of the woman with pregnancy induced hypertension , Diabetes Mellitus in the pregnant
woman. Taught selected medical-surgical, leadership, ethical and administrative topics. Taught sections of the
Graduate Pharmacology Course.
Served as undergraduate course advisor for approximately 10-12 students per semester.
Serve as guest lecturer for registered nurses in selected graduate nursing and medical student courses, including topics
about critical care of the pregnant woman, physiology, physiological changes in pregnancy including cardiac,
respiratory and vascular changes in pregnancy, ethics, ethical considerations in provision of care, pharmacology for

5. the laboring woman, fetal effects of selected complications of pregnancy and labor, preterm labor, intrapartum &
antepartum fetal heart rate monitoring, advanced fetal monitoring, hematological changes in labor, pulmonary
edema in the pregnant woman, and resuscitation of the pregnant woman. Taught selected research topics.
Provided interdisciplinary didactic education for registered nurses and physicians in continuing education courses .
Topics included ethics, fetal monitoring, trauma, critical care OB, neonatal resuscitation, ethical considerations in
provision of care, pharmacology for the laboring woman, care of the woman with pregnancy induced hypertension,
Crisis Obstetrics, Cardiac Arrhythmias in the Pregnant Woman , CPR for the Pregnant Woman, and other perinatal
topics. Provided practice opportunities and examples of extremely high risk women in a Tertiary Care Center.
Taught mock neonatal and adult codes. Taught selected medical-surgical, leadership, and administrative topics.
Clinical Practice Activities before 2002 (Selected)
Provided consultation and direct patient care for normal and vulnerable mothers and newborns and medical surgical
patients.
Taught students to be catalysts for communication between all members of the care team and between the care team
and patients.
Collected clinically-oriented data that was vital to quality and continuity of inpatient care management, while patient
satisfaction increased and costs were significantly reduced.
Ensured that continuity of patient care was sustained. Conducted CQI clinical audits and electronic fetal monitor review
to ensure that quality standards were maintained; proactively followed up on patient findings and treatment plans,
identifying and nursing and system issues.
Developed Interdisciplinary Treatment Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Developed program for RNs to start PIVs using Lidocaine/NaHCO3
Developed a program and taught other RNs to perform vaginal examinations.
Provided quality clinical care, teaching, patient care, teaching, and research for medical-surgical patients, intensive care
patients, and maternal-newborn patients for greater than 20 years.
Cared for critically-ill mothers and taught other nurses skills for the same.
Developed a Critical Care Obstetrics Course for Nurses and Residents
Developed Clinical Practice Guidelines for care of Critically-ill mothers as well as for mothers and newborns with and
without complications.
Quality Improvement Activities before 2002 (Selected)
Provided direct patient care and assessed areas for improvement.
Investigated and initiated practice of nurses using local anesthesia for IV access.
Wrote and coordinated writing and revision of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Obstetric-Neonatal Departments, Nursing
Department and Division of Nursing. Participated in Division of Nursing Clinical Practice Committee; Implemented
obstetrical nursing standards of care into practice and evaluated such..
Provide consultation to various facilities regarding revision of facilities’ policies & procedures.
Presented at Medical Grand Rounds and attended such.
Developed and implemented ongoing fetal monitoring education and competency validation program.
Developed and implemented ongoing interdisciplinary obstetrical critical care course; Coordinated nursing care and
related educational activities for high-risk and critically-ill obstetrical patients.
Served as nurse consultant for high-risk and critically-ill obstetrical patients in other areas of the hospital.
Evaluated staff and made recommendations for progress.
Participated in administrative aspects of obstetrical transport service and coordinated development of related practice
guidelines.
Coordinated aspects of clinical, admission, and billing information systems in Labor and Delivery
Participated in JCAHO accreditation process.
Served as a primary interviewee for surveyors and as chair for Patient Rights and Organizational Ethics chapter.
Served on committees for patient assessment, surgical and invasive procedures, code call, and ethics. Oversaw and
participated in several obstetrical/neonatal nursing department related activities. Coordinated selected hospital and
unit based activities. Managed activities related to JCAHO accreditation for the Hospital of the University of
Pennsylvania Ethics Committee.

6. Fetal Surgery Program: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia
Provided intra operative and postoperative direct maternal care
Counseled families regarding genetic issues and feasibility of corrective procedures.
Attended staff meetings regarding genetic issues and feasibility of corrective procedures.
Coordinated writing clinical practice guidelines, standing orders, and procedures.
Evaluated and procured equipment.
Coordinated and provided inpatient nursing care and staffing.
Educated staff about providing direct patient care
Ethics Committee, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
As chair of Committee, I established subcommittees for selected activities such as issues related to diversity, “Do Not
Resuscitate” orders in the Operating Room, and procuring guest speakers for committee education.
Evaluated organizational ethics needs.
Prepared committee budget.
Wrote, or coordinated writing and revision, of house-wide policies R/T ethics at the Hospital of the University of
Pennsylvania and implemented such in other medical centers of the health system.
Developed and evaluated quality improvement indicators, particularly in geriatric patients and those patients with
terminal disease processes.
Oversaw related committee activities such as policy development for advanced directives, criteria for death by
neurological status, organizational ethics, and others.
Participated in and oversaw publications in health system-wide media.
Coordinated committee education in business aspects of health care and ethical issues involving technology.
Coordinated Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Ethics Committee’s expansion to serve other institutions in the
health system.
Served as consultant to various departments at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, other organizations of the
health system, and outside facilities.
Provided education for medical and nursing staff as well as associated student bodies.
Information Technology: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Project manager for 51 node point-of-care, Labor and Delivery (L&D) information system (IS) for computerized patient
records, central monitoring, and archival and retrieval of electronic fetal monitoring and patient related data.
Managed project through the System Development Life Cycle including writing of RFP, negotiation of budget and
finalization of payments, services, and vendor contract, and beta-site testing. HUP served as an regional referral
status.
Coordinated development of customized software input, outputs, and synchronization for patient records. Designated
fields for relational database. Tested database files for integration into statistical packages. Planned analysis and
implementation of data
Facilitated linkage of Labor & Delivery IS with hospital-wide EHR and billing systems.
Planed facilities to accommodate and enhance further usability of IS for QI.
Addressed system and personnel issues related to L&D IS initiatives. Developed operational and practice policies and
guidelines, and developed and implemented point of care entry and training program.
Collaborated with leadership from admission’s department.
Coordinated personnel and education. Evaluated functionality and integration for Labor & Delivery patients. Evaluated
audit trails for Labor & Delivery inpatients and out-patients.
Managed day to day operations of PC functionality in Labor & Delivery, HUB connectivity, and downtime.
Educated “Nurse Leaders” and participated in remediation as indicated.

7. Unit Integration and Administrative Coverage: University of Illinois, Thomas Jefferson
University Hospital
While managing a 54 bed medical unit, equipped, implemented, and managed an integrated plasmapheresis unit.
While managing a 32 bed medical/surgical unit, equipped, implemented, and managed an integrated 4 bed critical care
unit
Assumed supervisory and weekend hospital administrative coverage.
Performed selected aspects of budget and clinical management for a 17 bed critical care unit.
Provide administrative coverage for Labor & Delivery, including coverage for Clinical Information Systems and selected
clinical programs.
Integrated critical care facilities, monitoring, and staff into Labor & Delivery.
Evaluated nursing and secretarial staff.
Research
Dunn, P. A. The Stress Response in Women who Received a Moderate, Individualized Oxytocin Protocol Compared to
Those Who Received A Low Dose Oxytocin Protocol for Induction of Labor, Unpublished dissertation. 1998.
Publications
Books
Dunn, P. (Ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn Fact Finder. Little, Brown and Company. 1996.
Book Reviews, Editorials, or Commentaries
Dunn, P. (2013) Davis’s Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination, (Reviewed Cardiovascular chapter and
questions.) FA Davis.
Dunn, P, September 28, 2013, On-line Chronicle of Higher Education, Response to Tenured Radical.
Dunn, P, (2012). Reviewer, Ohman, K (in press) Davis Q&A NCLEX RN Examination, F. A. Davis.Fundamentals:
Perioperative Management
Dunn, P., 2012 Reviewer, Ohman, K (in press) Davis Q&A NCLEX RN Examination, F. A. Davis. Adult Health: Cardiac
Disorders
Dunn, P. Reviewer of illustrations for Porth, Carol A. Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States (8th ed) 2009.
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins (By oversight, my name & Holy Family University affiliation was not printed in
reviewer list in the first printing but will be printed in subsequent printings.
Dunn, P. Response to “The Role of Critical Care Nurses in Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide” (letter to the editor), New
England Journal of Medicine, October, 1996.
Dunn, P. Euthanasia Study Exaggerated Danger (letter to the editor) USA Today, week of June 3, 1996.
Dunn, P. Euthanasia Study Exaggerated Danger (letter to the editor) Philadelphia Inquire, week of June 3, 1996.
Dunn, P. Euthanasia Study Exaggerated Danger (letter to the editor) Philadelphia Daily News, week of June 10, 1996.
Dunn, P. Book Review: Perinatal/Neonatal Nursing In Mayers, M. & Jacobson, A. (Eds.) Doody’s Nursing and Allied
Health Book Review Quarterly 1(1) December 1995.
Dunn, P., & Smith C. RSV: Practice and Protocols (in "Ask the experts") Nursing 89, September, 1989.
Dunn, P., Perinatal Nurses Visit Washington, Newsletter of the Pennsylvania Perinatal Association, Winter 1987.
Dunn, P., Questions for Ethical and People Problems, Nursing Life, July-August 1986.
Book Chapters
Dunn, P. (2010) Common Female Reproductive System Disorders in Capriotti &Frizzell (eds.) Pathophysiology:
Introductory Concepts and Clinical Connections: F. A. Davis Company (in press).
Dunn, PA. Gies, ML & Peters, MA.. Perinatal litigation and related nursing issues. In Hermansen, M. (ed.) Clinics in
Perinatology. Elsevier Health Sciences Division. Philadelphia. 32:1 (2005) 277-290.
Dunn, P. Stress Response, Risk Identification, and Cultural Aspects. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn
Nursing: Maternal Newborn Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Infertility and Assisted Reproduction Considerations. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing:
Maternal Newborn Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.

8. Dunn, P. Ethical Considerations in Provision of Care for Childbearing Families. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-
Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Legal Considerations in Provision of Care for Childbearing Families In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-
Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Miovich, S. & Dunn, P. Fetal Development. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn
Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Anatomical and Physiologic Adaptations of Pregnancy. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing:
Maternal Newborn Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. & Wheeler, S. Psychosocial Considerations during Pregnancy. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn
Nursing: Maternal Newborn Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Fetal Treatment. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn Fact Finder. Little,
Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Electronic Fetal Monitoring. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn Fact
Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Intrapartum Care. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn Fact Finder.
Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Fescina-Jones, D., Minnick, K. & Dunn, P. Postpartum Care. In Dunn, P (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing:
Maternal Newborn Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Immediate Care of the Newborn After Delivery. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing:
Maternal Newborn Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. & Fowler, D. Early Pregnancy Complications. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal
Newborn Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Autoimmune Disorders. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn Fact
Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Cardiac Dysrhythmias. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn Fact Finder.
Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Cardiac Disorders In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn Fact Finder.
Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. & Poole, J. Care of the Critically-Ill Pregnant Woman. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing:
Maternal Newborn Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn
Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. & Conard, C. Gastrointestinal Disorders. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal
Newborn Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Neurological Disorders. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn Fact Finder.
Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Preterm Labor. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn Fact Finder. Little,
Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn
Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Pulmonary Disorders in Pregnancy. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn
Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Renal/Urinary Disorders During Pregnancy. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal
Newborn Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Surgery in Pregnancy. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn Fact Finder.
Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P., Poole, J., & White, D. Trauma in Pregnancy. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal
Newborn Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.
Dunn, P. Procedures for Antepartum Testing. In Dunn, P. (ed.) Manual of Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Maternal Newborn
Fact Finder. Little, Brown and company. 1996.

9. Journals
Dunn, P. Bleeding Disorders in Women: Newly Charted Territory. Pennsylvania Nurse May 1998.
Dunn, P & Feinberg, RF. Oncofetal fibronectin: New insight into the physiology of implantation and labor. JOGNN
October 1996.
Dunn, P. A. & Donati, M. The best mousetrap: Computers in Nursing. Nursing Spectrum 5(9) 4-5, 1996.
Dunn, P. & Hansen-Flaschen, J. Framework for Analyzing an Ethical Problem and Conducting an Ethical Consultation.
Seminars for Nurse Managers 2(1):27-31, March 1994.
Dunn, P., York, R., Cheek, T., & Yeboah, K. Maternal Hypothermia: Implications for Obstetrical Nurses, JOGNN 23 (3):238-
42, Mar/Apr 1994.
Fitzpatrick, E., Sullivan, J., Smith, A., Dunn, P., et al, Clinical Nursing Research Priorities: A Delphi Study, Clinical Nurse
Specialist, 5(2) 94-99, Summer 1991.
Dunn, P., Parks, N., Matthews, N., Cooksey, M., Schuck, L., Pirog, J., Danyo, L., & Weber, C., Assessing the Pregnant
Woman After Trauma, Nursing 90, 20(12): 52-7, December 1990.
Dunn, P., Fetal Therapy, NAACOG Update Series 6(4) January 1989.
Dunn, P., Weiner, S., Ludomerski, A., Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling, JOGNN 17 (5):308-13,
September/October 1988.
Dunn, P., Bhutani, V., Weiner, S., Ludomerski, A., Care of the Neonate with Erythroblastosis Fetalis, JOGNN 17 (6):382-6,
November/ December 1988.
Dunn, Patricia A., Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling, Newsletter of the Pennsylvania Perinatal Association, Winter,
1987.
Dunn P., Surgery for the Unborn: A nurses own story, Nursing Life, September-October 1984.
Selected Presentations
Dunn, P (2013). Use of iPads and Other Technological Devices in Higher Education, Holy Family University, Faculty
Development Day
Dunn, P (2013) Legal Case Studies: Implications for Care, Aria 6th Annual Evidence Based Conference
Dunn, P (2013).Transitioning a Course to the iPad, Holy Family University, , Faculty Development Day
Dunn, P (2011,2012, 2013) OB NCLEX Review, Holy Family University
E-3 Power (Education, Employment, and Empowerment) Philadelphia, December 2008.
Birth and Medical/Nursing Malpractice, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pittsburgh, June 2004.
How to Best Administer Oxytocin: Differences in a Moderate Individualized Dose or Low Dose of Oxytocin for Induction
of Labor, AWHONN 2002 National Convention, Boston, Mass., June 2002.
Pregnancy After 35, Vanguard Corporation, August 2001.
Men Have Babies Too, Stress and Pregnancy, Frankford High School Elect Program, April 2001.
Preparing for Pregnancy and Stress in Pregnancy, Community Presentation, Barnes & Noble Books, February 2001.
Making the Right Choices for a Healthy Pregnancy, Holy Redeemer Women’s Center, November 2000.
Babies and You, March of Dimes, Speakers Training Bureau, September 1999, October 2000.
Preparing for Pregnancy, March of Dimes, June 1999, March 2000.
Folic Acid and Pregnancy, WJJZ-FM, January 1999.
New Approaches to the Administration of oxytocin, ACOG/AWHONN Armed Forces District 1997 Annual Meeting, New
Orleans, October 1997.
The Stress Response in Women who Received a Moderate, Individualized Oxytocin Protocol Compared to Those Who
Received A Low Dose Oxytocin Protocol for Induction of labor, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Grand
Rounds, September 1997.
Expanding the Role of the RN Caring for Intrapartal Patients with Epidural Analgesia, Pennsylvania State Board of
Nursing, 1996.
Role of Health Care Professionals Caring for Dying Patients, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, 1996-1997.
Sensitive Issues: Abortion, Animal Research, Fetal Tissue Research, Prenatal Diagnosis, Family Planning, March of Dimes
Volunteer Development Committee and Board of Directors, Presented throughout 1996-2003.
Electronic Fetal Monitoring, University of Pennsylvania, Quarterly 1989- 1997.
Care of the Pregnant Trauma Patient, Trauma Course, University of Pennsylvania, Quarterly 1989-1997.
Critically-ill Obstetric Patient, Critical Care Graduate Course, University of Pennsylvania, Quarterly 1989-1997.
Cross Training Ob/Neonatal Staff, AWHONN (formally NAACOG) District 3 Conference, September 1995.
Infection Control, Kiev Ukraine, November 1994.
Writing for Publication, AWHONN (formally NAACOG) District 3 Conference, September 1994.

10. End of Life Decisions, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Perspectives Lecture Series, March 1994.
Ethics of Resuscitation, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, March 1994.
The Nurse Advocate: Interpretation and Application of DNR Levels of Treatment, University of Pennsylvania, School of
Nursing, March 1994.
Role of the Ethics Committee in Patient Care and Mock Ethics Consultation, Trends in Critical Care 1993, Philadelphia,
October 1993.
Ethics Consultation in Patient/Family Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Nursing Seminar for City-wide
Nurses, October 1993.
Workshop: Critical-Care Obstetrics, Annual Conference on Obstetrical Nursing, Atlantic City, October 1993.
Electronic Fetal Monitoring: Case Presentations, Annual Conference on Obstetrical Nursing, Atlantic City, October 1993,
University of Pennsylvania, monthly 1991-1994.
Fetal Therapy, Annual Conference on Obstetrical Nursing, Atlantic City, October 1993.
Ethical Implications of "Reluctance of Internists and Medical Nurses to Perform Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation" in
Archives in Internal Medicine 153, August 19, 1993 KYW Television News, August 24, 1993.
Ethical and Economic Considerations in Experimental Procedures, Canadian News Network, August 1993.
Ethical and Economic Considerations in Experimental Procedures, KYW Television, August 1993.
Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia: New Findings and Treatment for an Old Disease, Halifax Medical Center, National
Association of Obstetric, Gynecological & Neonatal Nurses (NAACOG) Texas Section, April 1993.
Critical Care Case Presentations, Atlantic City, New Jersey Perinatal Association, September 1992.
Critical Care Orientation for the Obstetrical Nurse, Atlantic City, New Jersey Perinatal Association, September 1992.
Crisis Ob, Resource Applications, Indianapolis Columbus May 1992.
Fetal Therapy, National Association of Obstetric, Gynecological & Neonatal Nurses (NAACOG) Texas Section, April 1992.
Trauma in Pregnancy, National Association of Obstetric, Gynecological & Neonatal Nurses (NAACOG) Texas Section, April
1992
Infant Mortality: A Report from the National Commission on Infant Mortality, National Association of Obstetric,
Gynecological & Neonatal Nurses (NAACOG) Georgia Section, April 1992.
Collaborative Care of the Critically-ill Obstetric Patient, National Association of Obstetric, Gynecological & Neonatal
Nurses (NAACOG) New Jersey Division, March 1992.
Crisis Ob, Resource Applications, New York, Boston March 1992.
Incorporating Fetal Monitoring into your Intrapartal and Antepartal Care, The Annual Conference on Obstetrical Nursing,
Virginia & Toronto, November 1991.
Nursing Quality Assurance, Maternal-Child Health Session, Nursing Quality Assurance Conference, Miami Beach, October
1991.
Trauma in Pregnancy, National Association of Obstetric, Gynecological & Neonatal Nurses (NAACOG), Florida Division,
September 1991.
Fetal Therapy: A Report on a State of the Art, The Annual Conference on Obstetrical Nursing, Virginia, Seattle & Toronto,
1991.
Crisis Ob, Resource Applications, Presented nationally, 1991-1992.
The Critically Ill Ob Patient, Trends in Critical Care Nursing '91, American Association of Critical Care Nurse, SE PA
Chapter, October 1991.
Trauma in Pregnancy, National Association of Obstetric, Gynecological & Neonatal Nurses (NAACOG), New Jersey
Section, August, 1991.
Trauma in Pregnancy, 6th Annual Perinatal Symposium 1991, National Association of Obstetric, Gynecological &
Neonatal Nurses (NAACOG), Texas Section, August, 1991.
Physiology and Pathophysiology in Pregnancy, including Placental-Fetal Physiology, National Association of Obstetric,
Gynecological & Neonatal Nurses (NAACOG), Texas Section, August, 1991.
Managing the Critically Ill Ob Patient, Resource Applications, Presented in Atlantic City, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, New
York, Raleigh, Williamsburg, Worcester 1991.
Fetal Monitoring: Inpatient Management and Legal Issues, The Annual Conference on Obstetrical Nursing, Atlantic City,
N.J., Oct. 1990.
Fetal Therapy: When the Patient is a Fetus, The Annual Conference on Obstetrical Nursing, Atlantic City, N.J., Oct. 1990.
Fetal Therapy and Antepartum Surveillance, NAACOG, Hackettstown, N.J., May 1990.
Trauma in Pregnancy, University of Pennsylvania Trauma Course, June, 1990, Oct 1990, 1991.
Critical Care Ob, Presented Nationally in 8 Cities for Resource Applications, March-May 1989.
Standards of Care for the Critically Ill Obstetric Patient, Annual Conference for the Pennsylvania Perinatal Association,
October 1989.

11. Cardiopulmonary and Hematologic Physiology in Pregnancy, University of PA., Graduate Division, October 1989, Dec.
1990, Dec 1991, Dec 1991.
Trends in Antepartal Surveillance and Fetal Treatment,
NAACOG New Jersey Section, June 1989,
Thomas Jefferson University, Neonatal Critical Care Course, May, 1989, Sept 1989.
University of PA., School of Nursing, Graduate Division, May 1989.
Clinical Nursing Research Priorities: A Delphi Study, Annual Nursing Research Day, Thomas Jefferson University, May
1989.
Care of the Pregnant Cardiac Patient, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, December 1988, June, 1989, Sept. 1989.
Diabetes in Pregnancy, Bryn Mawr Hospital November 1988, Episcopal Hospital, April 1988, Thomas Jefferson University
Hospital, January 1988, June 1989, January 1989, Sept 1989.
Electronic Fetal Monitoring, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Dec. 1987 & Jan. 1988, March 1988, August 1988,
January, June 1989, Sept 1989.
Legal Issues in Perinatal Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, June 1988, December 1988, January 1989, Sept.
1989.
Neonatal Resuscitation, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, March 1988, January 1989, Sept. 1989.
Assessment and Management of the Newborn, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, January 1989, Pennsylvania
Perinatal Association, Bryn Mawr Hospital, November 1988.
The Normal Labor and Delivery Process, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, January 1988, March 1988, January, June
1989. Sept. 1989.
Perinatal Infections, Episcopal Hospital, April 1988, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, August, October 1988,
January, March, June, 1989, July 1989.
Preterm Labor, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, June 1988, January 1989, Sept. 1989.
Preterm Labor, Theories, Management and Home Care Aspects, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, December 1988.
Physiologic Changes in Pregnancy, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, January 1988, March, 1988, January, June 1989,
Sept. 1989.
Pulmonary Edema in Pregnancy, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, June 1988, January 1989, Sept. 1989.
Congenital Anomalies of the Newborn: Perinatal Management, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, August, 1988.
Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling, NAACOG District Conference: PA. Section, October 1988.
The First Hour of Life: New Concepts of Care in the Delivery Room, Annual Conference for the Pennsylvania Perinatal
Association, May 1988.
Viability, Gestational Age, and Fetal Lung Development, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, March 1988.
Cardiac Arrhythmias in the Pregnant Woman, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, January & August 1988.
Cardiac Arrhythmias and Hemodynamic Monitoring in Pregnancy,
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Graduate Division, April March 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992.
AIDS-Perinatal Implications, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, December 1987, January 1988.
PUBS-Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling, Poster presentation, The Forth International Parent Care Conference,
October 18,19,20,21 1987.
Fetal Therapy, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Graduate Division, October 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990.
Family-Centered Maternity Nursing, Part I & II, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, May 1987.
PUBS-Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling-Technique, Indications, and Complications, Hospital of the University of
Pennsylvania, April- May 1987.
PUBS-Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling-Implications for Patient Management, University of Pennsylvania, School
of Nursing, April 1987.
Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, April 1987.
Standards of Care for the Critically-Ill Obstetric Patient, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, March 1987.
Management of the Pre-Eclamptic Patient in ICU, Pennsylvania Hospital, 1985.