Rick Daniels, PhD, RN, COL
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Associate
Professor |
Rick Daniels, RN, Ph.D. received his BSN from the University of Oregon School of Nursing, his MSN from the University of San Diego, and his Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Daniels has been an associate professor for the School of Nursing, Ashland campus, since 1988. His primary responsibilities are teaching theory and clinical courses at the undergraduate level, performing research with a wellness focus, and serving on campus-wide committees. He teaches a variety of acute care didactic nursing courses, such as pathophysiology, adult health and illness, and pharmacology. In addition, Dr. Daniels developed and taught a distance learning course in Pathophysiology from 1994-2000, as well as co-teaching the RN-BSN online Pathophysiology course from 2002-2006. In the clinical settings, he initiated innovative selected clinical immersion courses in the areas of perioperative nursing, intensive care, and emergency health services. Dr. Daniels has also obtained three successive grants with the Department of the Army for initiating wellness programs with Oregon National Guardsmen. In addition, he has written a number of articles in nursing journals, authored three nursing textbooks, and presented posters and presentations at local, regional, and national conferences. Dr. Daniels maintains clinical practice in the Oregon Army National Guard as the State of Oregon Deputy Commander at the rank of Colonel.
Education
University of Texas
at Austin, PhD
Teaching
- Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, Acute Care I & II
Practice
1996-present
Oregon Army National Guard Nurse officer in the position of Colonel. Appointed
as the Deputy Commander of
the State of Oregon. This position is appointed by the Oregon State Surgeon
and is the commanding officer
over the entire States’ nurse officers. Continue to also be the
commander of officers in the State Medical
Teaching Team). This team is responsible for the entire state's medical
education (e.g., Combat Medic, Combat
Lifesaver course; Pre-Hospital Trauma Lifesaving Course). This position
includes developing and implementing
curriculum, purchasing supplies and administering the budget, and coordinating
the supervision, scheduling, and
performance evaluation of the teaching team. In addition, this selected
team is immediately activated for
state and national medical emergencies and disasters.
Research
2005-2006. Co-investigator
with Dr. Deborah Messacar (PI) awarded OHSU for: Family
Reintegration Following Guard Deployment, funded by the TriService Nursing
Research
Program.
2004-2005. Co-investigator with Dr. Heather Young (PI)
awarded AHRQ via Asante Health
Systems for: Medication Management: A Closed Computerized Loop. Total
budget funded is
$3.2 million.
2002-2005. Principal investigator for Health Promotion
and Prevention Initiative (HPPI)
accepted Dec., Title is, "Personal Responsibility Project Replication".
Total budget funded is
$15,300.
Community Service
Boards:
Oregon Army National Guard Medical Leadership; FOCUS (nonprofit organization) chairperson
Organizations: Phi Kappa Phi, ONA, NLN, AORN
OHSU Faculty Committees:
Statewide OCNE course leader for Acute Care I and Acute Care II
Statewide and Regional Search Committees
Statewide Conduct Officer
Statewide Bacc. Curriculum Committee
Publications
Daniels, R. Nosek, L., & Nicoll, L. (2007). Contemporary
Medical-Surgical Nursing. New York:
Thomson Delmar Learning.
Daniels, R. (2005). Delivery of trauma care to injured soldiers, The Sentinel, 36 (3), 6-8.
Daniels, R. (2004).
Nursing Fundamentals: Caring & Clinical Decision Making.
New York:
Thomson Delmar Learning.
Daniels,R. (2003). Delmar's Manual for Laboratory and
Diagnostic Tests. Albany, New York:
Thomson Delmar Learning.
Daniels,R. (2002). Health promotion program implemented
in ORARNG. AZUWUR, 29 (2),
8-9.
Daniels, R. (2002). Delmar's Guide to Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests.
Albany, New York:
Thomson Delmar Learning.
Daniels, R. (2000). Exploring the self-care variables
that explain a wellness lifestyle in spinal
cord injured wheelchair basketball athletes. SCI Psychosocial Press,
13(2), 32-41.
Jaqavone, J., Daniels, R., Tyner, I. (1999). CNS facilitation
of a cardiac surgery clinical
pathway program, Clinical Nurse Specialist, 13 (3), 43-49.