About the Owner
Kimberly Delgado, PhD, RN, CDP, CADDCT
Long-term Care Nurse Educator
"I can't reach every long-term care resident, but I can share my love and passion with my fellow healthcare providers, allowing my light to shine..."
Dr. Delgado completed her dissertation in December 2022, with her research focused on nursing home nursing staff identification of urinary tract infections. The integrative review for her dissertation was published in May 2022 in the Journal of Gerontological Nursing (noted below). Kimberly is a Certified Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Trainer and Certified Dementia Care Practitioner. She completed both the Eastern North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC) Scholars program and the North Carolina Nurses Association's Leadership Academy in 2022. Other recent accomplishments include:
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Featured in the Association for Leadership Science in Nursing’s New Member Spotlight, January 2022 Newsletter
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East Carolina University’s Research and Creative Achievement Week, Best Graduate Oral Presentation in the Human Health Category for “Nursing Staff's Role in Detecting Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Homes: An Integrative Review," April 2022
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Omicron Delta Kappa, Circle Leader of the Year Award, 2021-2022
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Omicron Delta Kappa, Outstanding Leadership Committee Member Award, 2021-2022
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Omicron Delta Kappa, First recipient of the “Delgado Outstanding Non-traditional Member Award,” in honor of my dedicated service, 2021-2022
Publication: Delgado, K. F., Roberson, D., Wei, H., & Haberstroh, A. (2022). Nursing staff’s role in detecting urinary tract infection in nursing homes: An integrative review. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 48(5), 43-50. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20220405-03