Biography:
Ms. Cunningham graduated from Farmingdale State College with a Bachelor of Nursing degree & a Master of Nursing Education from St. Joseph’s College. Focused on medical-surgical telemetry nursing at Stony Brook University Hospital, she completed her Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse board certification. During her career as Unit Nurse Educator & Clinical Nurse Specialist, she has trained nurses in Basic Life Support, Crisis Prevention Intervention, & TRUST Training. Ms. Cunningham’s expertise provides unit support to ensure hospital-wide quality care focused on patient safety & best practice, leading to unit improvements for multiple quality measures such as patient safety & infection rates.
Title : Improving healthcare workers perspectives of older adults using geriatric education