Joined faculty in 2008. B.S.N. from Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Penn. in 1985, M.S.N. with a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner certification from Georgetown University, Washington, DC in 1992; and D.N.P. from Wilkes University in 2014. Professor Loftus teaches First Year Nursing Seminar, Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice, and Nursing Leadership.
Areas of Expertise
- Nursing
- Critical Care
- Geriatrics
- Long-term care
- End of life issues
Recent Presentations
Simulation as the Opportunity to Identify Students at Risk. American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Beyond the Rhetoric: The Impact of Technology on the Transformation of Nursing Education. Baltimore, MD. April 2011. Poster Presentation.
The Integrated Model for Clinical Education. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded Conference on Enhancing Nursing Undergraduate Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Setting: What do we know and how do we move forward? Arlington, VA. October 2010.
The Collaborative Clinical Assessment Model. AACN's 2009 Baccalaureate Education Conference Chicago, IL. November 2009.
An Integrated Model for Clinical Education. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Conference on Enhancing Nursing Undergraduate Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Setting. Arlington, VA. October 2010. Poster Presentation.
Simulation as the Opportunity to Identify Students at Risk. American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Beyond the Rhetoric: The Impact of Technology on the Transformation of Nursing Education. Baltimore, MD. April 2011. Poster Presentation.
Clinical Teaming for Novice Nursing Students. St. Anslem’s 21st Annual Conference for Nurse Educators: Meeting Practice Challenges through Education Redesign. June 2014. North Falmouth, MA. Poster presentation.
Clinical Teaming for Novice Nursing Students. American Association of Colleges of Nursing. 2014 Baccalaureate Education Conference. November 20-22, 2014. Baltimore, MD. Poster presentation.
Nurse Knowledge and Recognition of Delirium in the ICU. St. Anselm’s 23rd Annual Conference for Nurse Educators Clinicians and Educators: Partners in Developing Tomorrow's Nurse. May 27-29, 2015. North Falmouth, MA. Abstract accepted.
International Service Learning for Nursing Students. St. Anselm’s 24th Annual Conference for Nurse Educators. Clinicians and Educators: Collaborating to Meet Practice Changes. June 2016. North Falmouth, MA. Poster presentation.
Education
- D.N.P., Wilkes University
- M.S.N., Georgetown University
- B.S.N., Wilkes College