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Nursing: Faculty & Staff

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Faculty and Staff

Merrily Kuhn, Ph.D., ND, R.N.

Professor, Nursing

Education

  • N.D., Clayton College (Ph.D. expected completion, Spring 2011)
  • M.S.N., SUNY at Buffalo
  • Ph.D., SUNY at Buffalo
  • M.S.N., Canisius College
  • B.S.N., D'Youville College

Areas of expertise

  •  Pharmacology
  •  Pathophysiology
  •  All areas of Medical-Surgical Nursing

Professional affiliations

  • Board of Directors NYSNA District 1, 2008 - 2012
  • Educational Chairperson NYSNA District 1, 1995 - present
  • Active in several local, state and national professional organizations

Professional Activity

  • Rat research (ongoing) - investigating effects of CoQ10 on memory

Recent presentations

  • Med-Surg Day, Knappe Medical Center, November  2010
  • Lab testing, What do we know, Duke University System, October 2010
  • Complimentary Therapies: What works?, Mind Matters Seminars, September 23 - October 1, 2010
  • Med-Surg review, Knappe Medical Center, May 2010
  • Keeping Ourselves Healthy with Herbs & Supplements, Duke University System, May 2010
  • Med-Surg review, Kingston Hospital, April 2010
  • Med-Surg review, South Shore Hospital, February 2010
  • Med-Surg review, Florida SNA, February 2010

Recent Publications

Journals since 2000:

  • Pharmacogenomics. Critical Care Nurse. (Under review)
  • Genomic Testing for Drugs & Disease & Health. American Nurse. (Under review)
  • Pharmacogenetic Drug Interactions. Critical Care Nurse. (Under review)
  • Letter to the Editor, AJN, Feb 06
  • Oxygen free radicals & antioxidants. AJN. 2003; 103(4):58-62.
  • Herbal Drug Remedies: Drug/Herb Interactions. Critical Care Nurse. 22(2):22-30. 2002.

Books

  • Lab Reference Pocket Guide with Drug Effects, Jones & Bartlett Publishing – March 2008
  • Herbal Therapy & Supplements: A Scientific & Traditional Approach, 2nd edition. Lippincott – January 2008.
  • Complementary Therapies for the Health Care Provider, 2nd edition, Springer Publishing – December 2007
  • Pharmacotherapeutics: A Nursing Process Approach. Pharmacology textbook. Philadelphia, PA F. A. Davis Publishers, 1986; Second Edition, 1991. Third Edition, 1994. Fourth Edition, 1998, revised 2000.

Contact


Merrily Kuhn
Professor, College of Nursing
Office: SCH 231
Phone: 419-824-3870

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