Catherine Mikelaites, DNP, RN

• DNP, The George Washington University
• MSN, Loyola University
• BA, The College of William and Mary
• Diploma, Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing

Experience:

• Clinical Educator for Oncology, Short Stay Medical Surgical, Renal, Medical Telemetry, and Neurology
• Nurse Manager
• Assistant Nurse Manager
• Staff Nurse Oncology Unit

• RN-BC (Registered Nurse Board Certified) 
• CMSRN (Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse)

• Staff Development
• Leadership
• Professional Development
• Gerontological Nurse Certification, American Nurses Credentialing Center, 2014 to present
• Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN), Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing, 2011 to present
• End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Critical Care Regional Trainer, 2012 to present.
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale certification 2012 to present.
• Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Geriatric Resource Nurse (GRN) 2013 to present
   

Publications/Presentations

• Mikelaites, C. S. (2023, September) Faculty Fellowship to Complete Quality Matters Teaching Online Certificate Poster abstract accepted for 2023 NLN Summit
• Turner, C. & Mikelaites, C.S. (2023). Developing BSN Students’ Quality Improvement Skills Through Addressing Real-World Problems. Nursing Education Perspective, 44(3), 194-195.
• Mikelaites, C. S. (2022, December) Preparing Faculty for the Digital Future: Faculty Fellowship to Complete Quality Matters Teaching Online Certificate. Poster abstract accepted at the AACN 2022 Transform Conference
• Mikelaites, C. S. (2019, April). Adding Quality Matters to our Education Puzzle Through Faculty Development. Podium presentation at the Quality Matters East Coast Regional Conference.
• Mikelaites, C. S. (2017, April). Impact of Preceptor Education on Students’ Critical Thinking Skills. Poster presentation at the Central Virginia Association of Nursing Professional Development’s Pathways to Excellence Conference.
• Mikelaites, C. S. (2017, April). Impact of Preceptor Education on Students’ Critical Thinking Skills. Podium presentation at the Virginia League for Nursing’s Beyond Boundaries conference.
• Mikelaites, C. S. (2016, Feb). Bridging the Practice-Education Gap for Pre-Licensure Students by Utilizing Post-Licensure Students in Teaching the Affordable Care Act. Poster session presented at the meeting of Virginia Nurses Association, Richmond, VA

Honors

• DAISY Faculty Award, The DAISY Foundation
• Finalist for Leadership Excellence Award, Nurse Educator category