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Nicole Dean
DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, CHSE
Assistant Professor
Health Promotion & Development
Profile
Dr. Nicole Dean currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Health Promotion and Development Department at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. She is a currently practicing Family Nurse Practitioner with clinical practice history working with children and families in multiple areas of pediatrics, as a nurse and nurse practitioner. She pursued a Nursing Education minor during her DNP education and has been teaching in different faculty roles within the BSN and DNP programs at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing since 2022.
Clinical Emphasis
Dr. Dean’s clinical emphasis has been primarily in multiple settings of pediatrics. As a Family Nurse Practitioner, she has worked in pediatric outpatient and inpatient settings, including practice with pediatric patients and their families transitioning from hospital to home environments and patients with medical complexities. Her nursing career prior to NP practice was spent in Neonatal Intensive Care.
Scholarly Emphasis
Dr. Dean’s areas of scholarly interest include nursing education, simulation within nursing education, and pediatric development, with particular interest among at-risk infants and young children.
Teaching
Dr. Dean teaches in roles within the BSN and DNP programs. Courses have included Nursing Care of Children and their Families, Transitions into Professional Nursing Practice, Diagnostic Physical Exam Across the Lifespan, Differential Diagnosis Clinical, and DNP Project Clinical.
Service
Dr. Dean's service includes membership to multiple professional organizations and a current mentorship role through Sigma Theta Tau, Eta Chapter.