Acute & Tertiary Care

Faculty in the department of Acute and Tertiary Care teach multiple courses in the undergraduate nursing program covering topics such as ethics, medical/surgical nursing, and pharmacology.   At the graduate level, there are several areas of concentration within the Master's and doctoral programs.

Department includes:

  • Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist — Adult-Gerontology
  • Health Systems Executive Leadership
  • Clinical Nurse Leader

Administration

Department Chair Sheila A. Alexander, PhD, RN, FCCM 412-624-3831 salexand@pitt.edu
Vice Chair for Administration Alice Blazeck, RN, DNSc,  412-624-3814 blazecka@pitt.edu
Vice Chair for Research Salah Al-Zaiti, PhD, RN, ANP-BC- FAHA,, 412-624-4369 ssa33@pitt.edu
Department Administrator leesha Barron  412-624-6859 irb10@pitt.edu

336 Victoria Building
Pittsburgh, PA  15261
Phone: 412-624-4722
Fax: 412-383-7227

Courses

Undergraduate Courses Graduate Courses
Foundations
Medical-Surgical Nursing
Transitions
Pharmacology
Pathophysiology
Ethics
Finance and Policy
Intro to Professional NRSG
Pathophysiology
Pharmacology
Advanced Research Methods
Ethics
Philosophy
Health Policy

Certificate and Minors

Nurse Education Certificate and Minor Laura Fennimore, DNP, RN, NEA-BC 412-624-1853 laf36@pitt.edu

Master of Science in Nursing Area of Concentration

Clinical Nurse Leader Heather Vitko, PHD, RN, CNL, CCRN, TCRN 412-624-9654 vitkoh@pitt.edu

 

Doctor of Nursing Practice Areas of Concentration

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Brady John Bielewicz, DNP, CRNP, CNS, CCRN, TCRN 412-624-3434 bjb148@pitt.edu
Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Patricia Tuite, PhD, RN, CCNS 412-624-3797 ptuite@pitt.edu
Health Systems Executive Leadership  Judith F. Zedreck Gonzalez, DNP, MPM 412-624-3582 jfz5@pitt.edu