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Introduction

Patsy Maloney joined the faculty at the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT) in 2015. Dr. Maloney has held clinical, educational and administrative roles. Her clinical experience includes Emergency, Medical-Surgical, Critical Care, and Pediatric nursing. Her administrative roles include serving as a nursing manager, nursing director, and chief nursing executive. Her educational experience includes teaching nursing in graduate and undergraduate programs and directing a continuing nursing education center, serving the South Puget Sound and beyond.

Dr. Maloney has served professionally in a variety of leadership roles, nationally and regionally, including past president, Psi-at-Large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau. Past President for the Association of Nursing Professional Development (ANPD), past director of Pacific Lutheran University's Center for Continue Nursing Learning and past chair of Pierce County Emergency Medical Services Training and Development Committee. She has served on educational planning committees for both the ANPD and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Dr. Maloney has completed two years as the ANPD column editor for the Journal for Nurses in Professional Development and is the editor of theJournal for Nurses in Professional Development's Scope and Standards column. She was the co-editor of the third and fourth editions of Nursing Professional Development: Scope and Standards of Practice. She maintains certifications as an emergency nurse (CEN), nurse professional development practitioner (NPD-BC), and a nurse executive (NEA-BC). Dr. Maloney has been recognized for her exceptional leadership in nursing and contributions to healthcare as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN).

Dr. Maloney holds an educational doctorate in Higher, Adult, and Professional Education from the University of Southern California, an MA in Behavioral Sciences (Organizational Behavior) and an MSN preparing her for the roles of Adult Health CNS and Nursing Administrator from the Catholic University of America. Her BSN is from the University of Maryland (Walter Reed Army Institute of Nursing).

Biography

Dr. Maloney received her BSN from the University of Maryland, her MA (organizational behavior) and MSN (Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nursing Administration) from Catholic University of America. and her doctorate in higher, adult, and professional education with an emphasis in professional development from the University of Southern California. She spent over 20 years in the Army Nurse Corps advancing through the ranks and through leadership positions from charge nurse to chief nurse. She worked in a variety of clinical areas to include medical-surgical, obstetrics, pediatrics, critical care, and emergency. She continues to be certified as an emergency nurse. Wherever she worked, her habit was continuous learning and sharing her learning and skill by developing those around her. This practice didn’t go unnoticed. First, she was given unit education positions as extra duties and later as a nurse manager saw professional development as one of her most important duties. Eventually she was assigned as a training officer and chief nurse of a field hospital, responsible for the development and training of all the soldiers within the hospital. Later, she was the Chief of what at that time was called Nursing Education and Training. In 1992, she took the very first Nursing Staff Development Certification examination and has maintained her certification since then. Patsy left the military to become Director of the Center for Continued Nursing Learning (CCNL) at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) and moved through the professor ranks to full Professor of Nursing. In her role as Director of CCNL, she led the team that provided professional development for nurses in the South Puget Sound. The bulk of the participants came from those who were not served by a professional development department. These were nurses outside of acute care--school nurses, long-term care nurses, community health nurses, parish nurses, and nurse practitioners. She retired from her position at PLU after 21 years as Professor Emeritus and accepted her current position at the University of Washington Tacoma. Although she ended her tenure at Pacific Lutheran University and her work as director of the CCNL, she continued her service to the community as the higher education member of the Pierce County Emergency Medical Services Training and Development Committee, which was a member of for 30 years and chaired for the past 17 years. This committee has allowed her to use her development skills and knowledge to contribute to the training and development of EMTs and Paramedics. 

Patsy’s love and advocacy for professional development is lived through her engagement in the Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD). She served on the board of directors and is a past president. She also served as co-editor of the Nursing Professional Development (NPD): Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd edition and 4th edition, and the NPD Anthology: Making a Difference, and served as the editor of the ANPD Update column and currently serves as the editor of the Scope and Standards Column for the Journal for Nurses in Professional Development. She served as the section editor for Foundations of Practice in the Core Curriculum for Nursing Professional Development, 3rd & 4th editions, and as a contributor to the 5th edition. Dr. Maloney has participated in and published several national nursing professional development research studies as either a principal or co-investigator. 

 She has maintained her certification in nursing professional development since1992. She is also certified as a Nurse Executive-Advanced and has been recognized for her exceptional leadership in nursing and contributions to healthcare as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN). 

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Scholarly Interests

• Nursing professional development
• Leadership
• Teaching and learning
• Emergency care in the community

Methodologies

• Survey design and methods
• Qualitative studies using focus groups and World Café eDelphi

Current Research

Nursing professional development research priorities/scholarly inquiry focus areas.

• Validating Current and Exploring Future Nursing Professional Development Practice

 (Initial data collected at ANPD Aspire Convention—April 29 and May 1. using World

 Café methods and once analyzed for themes, the eDelphi method will be used to reach 

 expert consensus on the themes. 

• Descriptive survey research to identify perceived challenges faced by nursing 

professional development practitioners (NPDP) r/t leadership, coordination, and 

delivery of any type of transition to practice (TTP) programs for the healthcare workforce.

(Survey is still in development)

• Exploratory Study of Nursing Professional Development Practice (NPD) Judgment. To determine 

if Tanner Model of Clinical Judgment and the dimensions of Lasater’s clinical judgment rubric 

serve as a framework for nursing professional development (NPD) practice judgment using 

qualitative methodology--focus groups and deductive, reflexive thematic analysis.

 (Data collection via four virtual focus groups beginning May 19 and ending June 4.)

• Development of a Valid and Reliable Preceptor Evaluation Instrument Based on the Ulrich Model. 

(Instrument developed—presented, not published)

Teaching

• Selected Courses Taught:
  • THLEAD 360 Healthcare Leadership Strategies
  • THLEAD 380 Healthcare Budgetary Analysis and Financial Decision Making
  • T NURS 403 Introduction to Research in Nursing and Healthcare
  • T NURS 435 Nursing Leadership
  • T HLTH 475 Aging Explored through the Arts
  • T NURS 512 Evaluation of Academic and Clinical Performance in Nursing Health CareT NURS 513 Theories and Methods of Teaching and Learning
  • T NURS 539 Healthcare Business Strategies: Optimizing Resources
  • T NURS 552 Organizational and Systems Leadership
  • T NURS 598 Scholarly Projects Seminar