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Richard Henker, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Vice Chair
Acute and Tertiary Care
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School of Nursing 336 Victoria Building 3500 Victoria St Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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Research
My research activities center around thermoregulation and the inflammatory response. Specific studies include: evaluation of responses to various treatments of fever in critically ill patients, description of core and brain temperatures in head injured patients, and comparison of various methods of measuring temperature in the critically ill. Most recently, I was funded to conduct a genetic study of the relationships between mu receptor genotype and post-operative pain response following anesthesia.Teaching
I have been on faculty since 1993. During that time I have taught a variety of courses. At the undergraduate level I have taught clinical practicums for sophomore and senior level students. I have also taught undergraduate pathophysiology since 1994 and I have taught Applied Pathophysiology for the RN-Options students. At the masters level I have taught Advanced Pathophysiology since 1994 and I have been involved in research practicums with students on projects associated with thermoregulation. At the doctoral level I have taught the Research Emphasis Seminar on Critical Care Topics and have been on a number of dissertation committees. I have taught pathophysiology via distance education to the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown since 1995. More recently I have been involved in teaching anesthesia students in the human simulation laboratory and as a Nurse Anesthetist preceptor at UPMC-Presbyterian.Service
I am a member of various School and University Committees. I am a reviewer for Critical Care Nurse, Heart & Lung and the American Journal of Critical Care. I am currently the Vice-Chair of the Acute/Tertiary Care Department and the Assistant Coordinator of the Clinical Nurse Specialist Area of Concentration.Clinical
Currently I conduct my faculty practice at UPMC-Presbyterian as a Nurse Anesthetist.Education
| MSN | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,PA 15261 |
| MSN Nurse Anesthetist | |
| PhD | University of Washington Seattle , Washington 98195 |
| Nursing Science | |
| MS | University of Arizona, Tucson , Arizona 85721 |
| Med-Surg Nursing | |
| BSN | University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison , Wisconsin 53706 |
| Nursing | |
| Other Relevant Training | The Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center s and University of Cincinnati`s Genetics Program for Nursing Faculty. Two-week program funded by the NIH, Human Genome Research Institute. Attended updates for this program in 1999, 2001, and 2003. |
Professional Experience
| 1988-1989 | Nurse Practitioner II Critical Care, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle , Washington |