Kathy Plitnick, RN PhD CCRN

Assistant Professor

Office: 954 Urban Life
Phone: 404-413-1210
Fax: 404-413-1205
Email: kplitnick@gsu.edu

Education

PhD, Nursing. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. 2002. Exercise Physiology [minor].
MSN, Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist. Northwestern State University, Shreveport, Louisiana.1993.
BSN, Nursing. Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma, 1985.
BS, Nutrition & Dietetics. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1982.

Clinical Expertise
23 years experience in Cardiovascular Critical Care - open-heart, heart transplantation & coronary care.

Research Interests
My primary area of research is on Elder Abuse and Neglect. In the past, other research interests included heart transplantation, cardiovascular critical care and nutrition.

Scholarship (publications, funding, podium presentations for past 2-3 years):

In Publication: Plitnick, K.R., & Holtz, C. (2006). Chapter 17: Global Perspectives of Nutrition. In C.Holtz (Ed.), Global Health. Sudbury, Mass: Jones and Bartlett.
Plitnick, K.R. (2002). Predictors of Adherence to Exercise After Heart Transplantation. (Doctoral Dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida).
2007 – Evidence-Based Practice/Nursing Research Conference: Wellstar Health System. “Knowledge of Elder Abuse in Nurses”. Podium presentation. Marietta, Georgia.
2004 -Research Abstract presentation, AACN National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Exposition, “Predictors of Adherence to Exercise After Heart Transplantation”, Orlando, Florida.

Professional Service Activities

Elder Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation (ANE) Work Group committee member, State of Georgia - Department of Human Resources, Atlanta, GA.
Member of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists.
Member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
AACN/CCRN Ambassador.
Member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
Member of the Nursing Research Institute Committee at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta.

Previously, an editorial and manuscript reviewer for several Nursing Journals and Publishers including the Critical Care Nurse journal; Nursing 2006 journal; Nursing Made Incredibly Easy Journal; Content Connections; and Jones & Bartlett Publishers - Pharmacology in Nursing and Critical Care Nursing.

Awards and Honors
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing